Developments in Ukraine The opposition of 6 European Union countries to security guarantees to Kiev

according to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, Andrey Sibiga , Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine, mentioned six EU countries that did not support the declaration of security guarantees for Kyiv.

In a message on his Telegram channel, this official from the office of Vladimir Zelensky mentioned the names of six European Union countries that did not join the declaration of security guarantees of Ukraine. We are talking about Austria, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Malta.

Earlier, Mikhail Podoliak, adviser to the head of Zelensky’s office, said that Kiev hopes to increase the number of countries. who want to act as a key guarantor of Ukraine’s security and their arrival in 51 countries was announced. Quoting his news sources, he wrote that the negotiations between Western countries on providing security guarantees to Ukraine will not end before 2024. Zelensky previously said that he expects Washington to provide security guarantees similar to those offered to Israel. This form of support means that the United States will provide any kind of military assistance to Kiev without directly participating in the conflict. Follow the information related to the 669th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Russia’s readiness to negotiate to achieve its goals in Ukraine

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, in response to the New York Times reporter He emphasized that Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his readiness to negotiate with Ukraine, only to achieve the goals set in Ukraine.

Peskov Asked about reports that Putin was ready to negotiate a ceasefire on the current line of contact, he said such theses were “false in the sense used”. He explained: “President Putin is really ready for negotiations and has announced this many times, but only to achieve the set goals of special military operations and not to abandon them.”

Last week, Vladimir Putin, referring to the collapsed myth about the invulnerability of Western military equipment, emphasized that the Ukrainian army has suffered significant casualties and losses and wasted its human and weapon reserves despite the help of the West.

The Italian Defense Minister also called for urgent negotiations on Ukraine

This agency wrote, quoting the Italian Defense Minister: “It is necessary to follow a path that leads to a political solution (the conflict in Ukraine) and now it is clear that the military solution is not efficient.”

Crosto noted that the need for such a decision is due to the fact that the goals set by Kiev have not yet been achieved due to the continuation of the full-scale military conflict in Ukraine that has been going on for almost two years. And this is despite the fact that there has been military aid from the West to this country throughout this period.

Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, also reminded yesterday that all the weapons in the world will not help Ukraine to defeat Russia militarily. This politician emphasized that he does not believe in a military solution to the current conflict in Ukraine.

London does not intend to reduce the level of military aid to Kiev in 2024. Justify

The Telegraph reported last Saturday night that London authorities will continue to provide aid to Kiev in 2024. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said: “We are looking at which items of our spending we can allocate [aid to Ukraine] on a multi-year basis.”

In addition, Cameron, talking about the planned volume of British aid to Ukraine, emphasized that next year Kiev can count on even more support than now.

Japan’s mistake in transferring the Patriot missile to America for Ukraine

American experts in an interview with the publication Japan’s Nikkei Asia opined that Tokyo authorities should not have transferred its Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to the United States as indirect aid to Ukraine.

Eldridge Colby, former Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States, said about this: “The government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to the priority of the Joe Biden government in Europe, it is a mistake Essentially committed. He criticized the policy of the American authorities in Ukraine. This former Pentagon official added: Washington has supplied weapons to Kiev that cannot be replaced in time for its own use. It is now clear that the US military industrial complex has been diverted from solving more important strategic problems. Iran currently does not have enough anti-aircraft missile systems to protect its military airfields. He predicted that sending the high-value Patriot missiles to the United States would carry too many risks for the Japanese side, calling it a “short-sighted decision” on both sides.

Russia assures IAEA of safe operation of Zaporozhye power plant

Russia’s Permanent Delegation to International Organizations in Vienna to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) informed that the Zaporozhian nuclear power plant has sufficient technical personnel to ensure safe operation.

The document released by the Russian delegation said: Technical personnel are scheduled to ensure the safe operation of the power plant in hot and cold working mode, as well as maintenance work, and the recruitment of new employees continues.

The document also mentions that the International Atomic Energy Agency has been informed that the background radiation in the area of ​​the power plant facilities and in the area where it is located has not exceeded the established standards.

From this, in early December, Alexey Likhachev, the general manager of the state-owned company “Ras Atom” and Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, held comprehensive consultations regarding the situation around the Zaporozhian nuclear power plant, during which the necessary planning of the plant’s operation in the months of January and it was done in February 2024.

The imbalance in the consumption of ammunition of the Ukrainian armed forces and the ability of the West to produce

The American magazine Military Watch (Military Watch) wrote in a report that the armed forces of Ukraine are using the supplied ammunition faster than the western countries expected. It is mentioned in this article: “And the rerouting of American ammunition to Israel since the beginning of October, most of which was supposed to be sent to Ukraine, has only worsened the situation.”

This publication adds, the production capacity of Western countries that provide military assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces is currently facing serious problems. There is a lot of evidence that the Russian frontline units are much better equipped than the Ukrainian side.

According to Ukrainian media reports, another gathering of relatives of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel was held on Independence Square in the center of Kyiv on Saturday.

Relatives of Ukrainian soldiers, as in the past weeks, are demanding the cancellation of the mobilization law for soldiers who have been on the front for a long time.

The arrest of the official of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in connection with the theft of 40 million dollars

The press office of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine announced on Saturday that a court has detained a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Defense in connection with the embezzlement case of 40 million dollars during the purchase of ammunition for the army.

Earlier the same day, Colonel Douglas McGregor, the former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, expressed his opinion that the term of the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky will soon end due to the severe corruption of government officials. will find He added that the military authorities were increasingly dissatisfied with Zelensky and wanted to end his policies. Kyiv is

Victor Orban, the Prime Minister of Hungary, in an interview with a reputable newspaper of his country on Saturday, emphasized that the deterioration of relations between Hungary and Ukraine is to blame. Budapest is not, and Kiev’s actions have caused this situation.

He noted that he has been analyzing the relations between Budapest and Kiev for several years. He believes that the violation of the rights of the Hungarians living in Ukraine has had a negative impact on the relations between the two neighboring countries. Orban recalled that the Hungarian community has lived in Ukraine for a thousand years without any problems. lived, but in 2015, Ukraine passed a law that deprived them of their rights, including cultural rights, the right to raise children in their mother tongue, and the use of their language in education.

According to the Prime Minister, in order to improve relations between Ukraine and Hungary, Kyiv should change the laws on national minorities, language and education.

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Hungary’s desire to improve the status of the European Union

Hungarian Prime Minister in this interview also said that he was tired of Brussels’ attempts to impose wrong decisions on Budapest on many issues, especially on Ukraine.

Thus, Viktor Orban Asked if EU-imposed policies bother him, Saal replied, adding: “No, I accept it as a natural reality, although I am disgusted by the Brussels authorities. The only question is what to draw from the current situation. My conclusion is that we should do more, assert our positions and gather allies to finally improve the situation of the European Union.”

Vladimir Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, expanded the list of sanctions against Russia. The corresponding decree was published on the website of the head of state on Saturday.

The extended list of sanctions included eight other real persons and 15 companies. Most of the organizations against which restrictions have been imposed operate in Crimea and the Zaporizhia region. This list also includes organizations registered in the Donetsk region, Belarus, Austria, Latvia and Cyprus. /strong>

Alexander Lambsdorff, the German ambassador to Russia, in an interview with RND yesterday, expressed his opinion that the Berlin authorities should maintain their relations with Moscow and Russia should interact.

The ambassador said: “Certainly, we have completely different positions on fundamental issues. But we must accept the fact that Russia was and remains the largest country in the world in terms of area, has a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and is a direct neighbor of the European Union. Therefore, it is necessary that we must maintain our relations with Russia.”

According to this diplomat, the main goal of Germany is to end the military conflict between Moscow and Kiev, as well as Achieving lasting peace in Ukraine is based on international law. He added, in addition, the sanctions imposed against Russia are aimed at “increasing the cost of certain behaviors” and changing the current policy of the Moscow authorities.

Delivery of the first shipment of F-16s to Ukraine by the end of the year

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) announced in a report on Saturday that the delivery of the first shipment of F-16 fighters to Ukraine will be done before the end of this year.

This think tank cited a document from the Ministry of Defense of Estonia, which states that the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Belgium have committed to the delivery of a number of F-16s by the end of 2023. transfer to Ukraine.

Earlier, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, without giving an exact time frame, said that he would contact Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the decision. It has announced the preparation of 18 F-16 fighters for delivery to Kiev.

Estonia’s readiness to extradite Ukrainians of Basij age to Kiev

The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia has announced that it is ready to identify Ukrainian men of military mobilization age who are present in this country and hand them over to the authorities of Kiev.

It is necessary to remember that the Estonian government has repeatedly demanded to conclude an agreement with Ukraine on the extradition of fugitive men. According to the Estonian press, such a decision to “pursue and hunt Ukrainian men” shows that there are serious problems in the implementation of the mobilization law in Ukraine.

In Estonia, more than 7,000 Ukrainian men at the age of Basij requested temporary protection, most of whom took refuge in the Republic of Estonia through illegal ways to work and escape the war.

Yesterday, a Polish publication He also mentioned that Warsaw authorities will take measures to check the situation of Ukrainians of military service age who are in this country at the request of Kiev.

in America has increased the need to put pressure on Kiev to negotiate with Moscow. It is highly unlikely for Ukraine, so now is the time for the United States and European countries to persuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sit at the peace negotiating table.

in The article also emphasizes that public discontent has increased due to Zelensky’s refusal to negotiate peace. Ukraine was initially hailed as a “heroic beacon”, a flawless symbol of freedom, but democracy does not exist inside the country: Zelensky has dissolved rival parties, taken control of television networks and “suppressed violence”. “The opposition” in Ukraine does not shy away.

This magazine notes that Zelensky himself does not want to negotiate because he wants to “maintain his neo-Nazi status” and avoid the developments. He is afraid of politics. However, with a little pressure from Western allies, he can be brought to the negotiating table with Vladimir Putin, and Zelensky is forced to listen to the advice of Western partners.

Last week, Vladimir Zelensky, despite the difficult situation of the Ukrainian forces in The battle front has once again emphasized that the issue of negotiating with Russia to resolve the conflict is not yet at all. In this regard, Colonel Douglas McGregor, a former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, said that if Zelensky continues to refuse peace talks with Russia, the men of Ukraine may be completely destroyed. According to him, in this situation, instead of reaching a peace agreement, Kiev has stubbornly demanded billions of dollars to continue the conflict. In light of the apparent decline in Western support for Kiev, it reported that Western countries hope to convince Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, as dialogue is the only way to restore peace.

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