Developments in Ukraine Europe’s intention to prolong the war with Russia until 2025
| The 3-fold reduction of Western aid to Kiev in 2023, Zelensky's aim to isolate Crimea in 2024, his admission of complete dependence on Western military aid and the request for people to give up democracy and Putin's hint: the West is Russia's main enemy are important events. are war |
According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” The Times quoted a government official as saying: Britain and other European countries plan to continue supporting Ukraine, even if the United States stops doing so if former US President Donald Trump wins the 2024 election. According to a senior official in London, Britain and other European countries have “put in place a mechanism” to ensure that if Trump is re-elected, they can help Ukraine without US involvement.
This publication wrote: To achieve this goal, the British Cabinet of Ministers is trying to increase the production capacity of weapons throughout the European continent, so that regardless of the American support, weapons and ammunition will be available for at least one more year. send the front line of the battle and prolong the military conflict with Russia as long as possible.
According to military intelligence officials, Ukraine will not be able to defeat Russia in 2024 , because it has neither the manpower nor the weapons necessary for any kind of great success on the battlefield. However, they are confident that efforts can be made to prolong the grueling confrontation between the two countries until 2025. At the same time, there is a concern in British government circles that if Trump is re-elected and the American support in this field is cut off, it may be necessary to fill the current gap in the amount of financing of Kiev and the production of weapons necessary for Ukraine.
Rishi Sonak, the British Prime Minister, also said in his New Year’s message that 2023 was a significant year for this country, but in no way in terms of the amount of support for Ukraine with money and Weapons were not an important year. Sonak did not mention the unwavering solidarity with Kyiv and focused on domestic politics and the achievements of the country’s economy. Of course, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized in his New Year speech said that the people of France should express their opinion on the issue of supporting Ukraine. “In the European Parliament elections next June, the choice is between ‘stopping Russia, supporting Ukraine or surrendering to authoritarian forces,’ and French voters will have a say in strengthening European governance,” he said.
Next, you can follow the developments related to the 678th day of the Ukrainian war:
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The aid of Western countries to Ukraine will be reduced by three times in 2023
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko announced that in 2023, Western partner countries contributed about $42.5 billion to Kyiv, which was only a third of the $120 billion paid in 2022.
Marchenko said: We collected 42.5 billion dollars for the budgetary needs of Ukraine, 25% of which is grants. And he also mentioned that during the last year, more than 300 working meetings were held with international partners to continue supporting Kyiv. January pointed to the fact that Ukraine’s economy exists only with the help of other countries, and in his opinion, it is completely destroyed. The main goal of the Ukrainian army in 2024
Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, announced on January 1st in an exclusive interview with The Economist magazine. that the main goal of the Ukrainian armed forces in 2024 will be to completely isolate the Crimean peninsula from Russia.
He emphasized that this issue is very important for the Ukrainian side and Among other things, it will lead to a reduction in the number of Russian armed forces attacks from Crimea. At the same time, the president of Ukraine did not mention the time frame for achieving this goal set for the armed forces of Ukraine. After the failure of the Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive last summer, he “no longer set a time limit or made any promises about retaking the lost areas”.
Zelensky: We need Taurus missiles to attack the Crimean bridge
In this interview, the president of Ukraine also emphasized that the armed forces of Ukraine have Taurus long-range cruise missiles They need the construction of Germany to “destroy” the Crimean bridge.
According to Vladimir Zelensky, “Russia should know” that this bridge is “a military target” for the armed forces of Ukraine. And it must be destroyed. He admitted that the “speed of success” of the Ukrainian forces depends on the amount of military assistance from the West.
The Economist noted that Zelensky talked about what Kyiv can achieve in 2024. Vared spoke very little, although he called “Crimea and the battle on the shores of the Black Sea” the “center of gravity” of the military operations of the Ukrainian army.
In late October, it was reported that Germany still does not plan to provide long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Zelensky’s request to Ukrainians to abandon democracy
The president of Ukraine believes that the people of this country should decide whether they support the process of democracy and the holding of presidential elections in this country or whether they want to succeed in the war against Russia again.
Vladimir Zelensky stated this in an interview with the Economist magazine on January 1 and said: “Let’s be honest, if we focus on domestic politics To continue, we have to hold elections, which requires changing the laws and the constitution. But in this case, you should forget about aggressive actions and liberation of occupied areas. This is a choice that the people of Ukraine have to make, which one they want.”
In his opinion, both the holding of elections and the implementation of another counter-attack operation on the front require the mobilization of all people. Is. At the same time, Zelensky admitted that Ukraine does not have enough resources to combine these two goals. Canada has sent unmanned air defense systems to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on January 1st and thanked him in particular for providing them with Nassams air defense systems and additional missiles. .
It should be noted that during this telephone conversation, the parties exchanged views on Ukraine’s security issues. Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel: “I had my first international conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. First of all we talked about security issues. I am grateful to Justin for his willingness to help strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses, particularly by providing them with additional NASAMS systems and missiles.”
He noted, Ottawa and Kyiv will intensify bilateral talks for an agreement in the near future. The two politicians also agreed to start preparations for a meeting to implement the “peace formula” of the Ukrainian president; The event should be held in mid-January in Davos, Switzerland.
In turn, the press office of the Canadian Prime Minister also reported that during the telephone conversation between Trudeau and Zelensky The leaders of the two countries discussed the current situation in Ukraine as well as the needs of Kyiv in the coming months. Trudeau assured Zelensky that Canada would help Ukraine as long as needed.
Norway allowed its companies to sell weapons directly to Ukraine
Norwegian government has decided to allow Norwegian companies to directly sell weapons and defense products from Norwegian defense industries to military structures in Ukraine. The relevant information was published on the official website of the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday.
Thus, Norwegian companies can now apply for an export license for the direct sale of weapons and defense products to Ukraine. apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country.
Meanwhile, the Norwegian government claimed that this country followed the decision of the Parliament in 1959, according to which Norway that there is war or the risk of war, he does not sell weapons and ammunition, he will continue. The statement reads: “The fact that the government is now allowing direct sales to Ukraine does not mean that we generally allow direct sales of arms to countries at war.”
Spenbart Eid, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, noted that this decision is due to the emergency situation that Norway and its allies are in.
Putin’s meeting with a group of Russian armed forces on the first day of the year
Russian President Vladimir Putin after his January 1st visit to a The military hospital held another meeting with a group of military forces participating in the conflicts in Ukraine. , said: “Dear friends, Happy New Year! I requested the Ministry of Defense to gather you today and its composition should be such that the most diverse branches of the armed forces from different regions are represented on the battle front so that I can get to know their position better.”
The president asked the military personnel to talk about how they conduct their combat activities. The continuation of the conversation between the Russian military and Putin took place while having a meal and behind closed doors.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a military hospital on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday, January 1, where he met with injured military personnel. and talked with them.
The president congratulated them on the New Year and inquired about the treatment of military personnel. Putin also pointed out the good equipment of this hospital for this purpose.
Putin said in the group of these soldiers: “Ukraine itself is not our enemy, but those who want the country of Russia destroy, those who want to impose a strategic defeat on Russia on the Ukrainian battlefield, and they are mainly in the West, they are considered the main enemy of our country. Of course, at the same time, there are different people in the West, and some of them sympathize with us and are with us in spirit. But there are so-called elites for whom the existence of Russia, at least in its current quality and size, as they think, is unacceptable, so they want to dismember our country, weaken it and destroy it if possible.”
He added: The issue is not that they help our enemy, but they are our enemy, they solve their problems with their (Ukrainians) hands. And this confrontation existed in the past and continues today.
The Russian President also emphasized that the West has long assigned the task of “confronting Russia” to itself. “They don’t hide their goal to break up our country, they’ve been talking and writing about it publicly, and for decades, if we’re talking about new world history,” he explained. They obviously talk a lot about dividing Russia into five smaller parts.” Do this. He pointed to the strong consolidation of Russian society and noted that this issue is of great importance, because there is an understanding of how important the task that Russian military personnel perform on the battlefield is.
He added: “If you look at the results of the year, the most important thing is that you are not only standing strong on the battle front, but today we actually have the strategic initiative on the battlefield.”
Putin: What happened in Belgorod was a terrorist attack
President Vladimir Putin The President of Russia also mentioned the attack on the city of Belgorod in the meeting with the injured Russian soldiers and said: What happened in Belgorod is definitely a terrorist act. Why? What did they do under the cover of two missiles? They fired from the multiple launch missile system and where did they target with this weapon? Right in the center of the city and the day before New Year’s when there were a lot of people walking around. Therefore, this action is a targeted attack on the civilian population and it is certainly a terrorist attack and there is no other name for it.” It could target Kyiv or any other city across Ukraine, but it won’t. He added: “We will certainly retaliate for this action, but as in the past, we will attack the decision-making centers and their basic military infrastructures using highly accurate weapons.”
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