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Developments in Ukraine Will the West betray Kiev?

The prediction of the crisis in Ukraine due to the lack of ammunition, the possibility of Kiev agreeing to a ceasefire, the continued attacks on the Russian city of Belgorod, the surprise of the ability of the Sukhoi-57 fighter, the West's disappointment with Kiev and the prediction of the defeat of Ukraine in the first half of 2024, are among the most important events surrounding the war. are.
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According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, the newspaper ” “Telegraph” has written in an analysis: that group of Western countries that once introduced Ukraine as a defender of democratic values ​​has increasingly lost their patience and the possibility of reducing their military and economic support for Kiev has increased.

This article states: The situation in Ukraine will be completely different in 2024. The counterattack failed to inflict a decisive blow on the Russian forces. Russia’s economy has resisted Western sanctions and is rapidly militarizing, ensuring a steady flow of ammunition to the front. Western supporters are still making claims and demands to achieve indisputable results in exchange for the money and weapons that Kiev has received. It is understandable for supporting countries to overestimate their level of commitment to Ukraine, but it seems that turning their back on Ukraine now would be a “moral and strategic failure” for the West.

The commentator of this newspaper immediately reminds that Western economies and budgets are still trying to recover from the Corona epidemic and last year’s energy crisis, and the global supply chains have not yet recovered and the difficulties in this regard continue.

In this analysis, it is recalled: Ukraine’s failed offensive, stalemate on many fronts, Russia’s standoff than expected and the West’s declining attention, now put Kiev in a situation It is very deplorable compared to last year, and if this situation continues, 2024 may end for Ukraine with the brutal betrayal of the West.

Next You can follow the developments related to the 679th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Ukrainian military adviser calls Western aid a recipe for Kiev’s slow defeat

Nikolai Belskov, adviser to Ukraine’s military leadership and expert The head of the military policy department of the Center for Security Research in the Institute of Strategic Studies of this country believes that the current way of supplying military equipment and ammunition from the West is no longer a way to help, but a full-fledged recipe for the long-term failure of Ukraine.

He wrote on the X page (former Twitter): The way Western military aid is only a recipe for the slow and gradual defeat of Ukraine. The imbalance in maintaining the fire of long-range weapons with the artificial restrictions imposed on Ukraine is only one example that leads to this conclusion. Belskov made these comments in response to an article by Historian and author Phillips O’Brien’s article in the “Wall Street Journal” under the title “Does Biden want victory for Ukraine?” He expressed. The author called it ridiculous that the Ukrainian army uses the fake excuse of not having long-range weapons to justify its failures. According to Belskov, all this is a reason to think about who they really want to win in the United States.

Ukraine in 2024 will face a serious crisis due to the lack of ammunition

The American newspaper “Wall Street Journal” wrote in an article: Currently, the armed forces of Ukraine with They are facing a serious shortage of ammunition, but the situation will be much worse in the future. Thus, the lack of ammunition makes it difficult to maintain defense lines against Russian attacks.

In the author’s opinion, although the word “crisis” is overused, but Exactly this word describes the situation that Ukraine will face in 2024. He continued, in addition, Russia’s economy has been more flexible and resilient than expected, and the country’s military production has increased several times faster than Ukraine and its allies.

Former US intelligence officer: Russia just needs to consolidate its victory in Ukraine

Scott Ritter, former US intelligence officer In an interview, Muttahida has expressed his opinion that the Russian armed forces are now in the last stages of their military operations before the final victory in the conflict with Ukraine.

He said: the Russian army carefully monitors There will be more battles ahead, but in fact the result is certain: Russia has already won and now there is only one action left and that is to consolidate its superior position.

Ritter added: In the current situation, Ukraine is trying hard to bring NATO into conflict by taking provocative actions like what we have seen in recent days – massive missile attacks on the Russian city of Belgorod. Kiev officials think they can force Moscow to act hastily, and subsequently NATO bloc countries will be forced to intervene in the situation.

The former US military also added that this It is not the first time that the Ukrainian army attacks civilians. He reminded that even before the start of the Russian military attack, the civilian population of the Donbass region was the target of the Ukrainian army’s attacks for years. Ritter added: Russia responded to the attack on Belgorod, but their actions were limited to strategic and military objectives, and there were no retaliatory attacks against civilians in Ukraine.

Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls for a reduction in the current tension between Russia and Ukraine and Protecting the lives of the civilian population. In response to the continued attacks of the Ukrainian armed forces on the Russian city of Belgorod, he called on each of the two parties involved in the conflict to adhere to international laws and avoid targeting civilians during military conflicts on the social network X (former Twitter).

On Tuesday, January 2, the armed forces of Ukraine fired at the city of Belgorod three times during the day using “Ulkha” missiles. During the day, several warnings of missile attacks were sounded in the city.

The Russian air defense system shot down several targets over the Belgorod region

Vychslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, announced this Wednesday morning that the Russian air defense system was still active during the last night and several air targets were shot down near the city. Currently, no information has been reported about the possible consequences of these attacks.

Yesterday, the armed forces of Ukraine repeatedly targeted the city of Belgorod with their missile attacks. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems destroyed 17 air targets of various types over the Belgorod region and near the city.

According to the governor, as a result of the attacks Ukrainian armed forces damaged more than 70 houses and 40 cars. As a result of these attacks, 11 residents were injured and one person was killed.

In Belgorod, the activity of shopping centers, cinemas and cultural complexes was temporarily suspended. It has arrived and people have been asked to remain in their homes or shelters and refrain from traveling in the city.

align:justify”>Nicolas de Riviere, France’s permanent representative to the United Nations, promised in a press conference last night that the United Nations Security Council will hold several meetings on the military conflict in Ukraine in January.

In January, France presides over the United Nations Security Council, and as the new president, de Riviere talked to reporters and explained the agenda of Paris in this regard. He said: “As the head of the Security Council, I can say that there is a high possibility that we will hold another meeting on Ukraine in January, possibly next week.” I will not be surprised if two or more meetings are held in January regarding Ukraine. It will be approved by the members of the Council.

Yesterday, the Security Council once again held a meeting on Ukraine, which included shelling of the city of Belgorod, Russian airstrikes and severe frost in Ukraine was assigned.

Zakharova’s response to Koleba’s request to isolate Russian diplomats

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, responded last night to the statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmitriy Koleba, and emphasized that no one will isolate Russian diplomats.

The US has allowed Ukraine to make up its own mind about the range of missile attacks. decide

Bridget Brink, the US ambassador to Kyiv, revealed that the Washington authorities have given permission to the command of the armed forces of Ukraine to use the multiple launch missile system. HIMARS, independently determine the range of attacks.

The diplomat noted that American officials plan to transfer more systems to Kiev in the near future. However, there is currently no information that Ukraine will receive HIMARS missiles with a range of more than 160 km.

Earlier, in mid-December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during his visit to the United States, demanded the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Kiev. It should be remembered that the range of ATACMS missiles can vary from 165 to 300 km depending on the plan.

The American magazine “Military Watch” (Military Watch) wrote in an analysis that Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi-57 fighters in air battles in the sky of Ukraine have successfully proven their high efficiency.

This article states: Sukhoi-57 is the only representative of the fifth generation of Russian fighters that is involved in military conflicts in Ukraine And not only in air battles, but also in air attacks against ground targets, it has acted with strength. Destroying Ukrainian air defense systems has been successfully used, and as a result, the success of these Russian weapons has greatly strengthened the confidence of this fighter model and gained more fans in the world.

Turkey has not allowed mine detectors donated by London to Kiev to pass through the Black Sea strait

Center for Combating False Information of the Bureau Turkey’s presidency announced yesterday that the claim of some western media that minesweepers donated by Britain to Ukraine were allowed to pass through Turkish straits to the Black Sea is not true.

The center emphasized that such an action is a violation of the 1936 Montreux Convention, which prohibits the passage of warships of parties involved in a military conflict.

According to this information, the authorities Ankara has informed the European allies that the minesweepers donated by Britain to Ukraine cannot pass through the Turkish strait to the Black Sea as long as the military conflict in Ukraine continues.

Ivo Dalder, the former US ambassador to NATO, has expressed the opinion that Amid political changes in the United States, Ukraine may lose the war with Russia in the first half of 2024.

The former American diplomat predicted in a podcast interview. : Trump [former US President Donald] may consolidate his position as the Republican Party’s nominee by the end of the month. And the Republicans on Capitol Hill will then try to align themselves with their party’s presidential nominee and stop further aid to Ukraine.

Thus, to According to the former US ambassador to NATO, Kiev could easily lose significant aid from Washington, which would lead to the loss of positions on the Ukrainian side in the war.

Dalder also stressed that Europe does not have the reserves and production capacity to compensate for the lack of American weapons. According to him, Ukraine will suffer from the lack of weapons, because the capabilities of its army in the combat contact line directly depend on the help of the United States.

The French ambassador in Kiev: The approach of supporting Ukraine is changing

Gael Vissier, the French ambassador in Kiev, admitted on Tuesday in a television interview that Paris is gradually changing its approach. will change to provide military aid to Ukraine. He said: France’s support for the supply of military equipment continues naturally, but this issue will gradually undergo changes, because the goal is to produce more weapons on Ukrainian soil instead of relying on financial aid or buying weapons from abroad. >

According to him, the implementation of this strategy will take time, but its change is supported by the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who has already made five trips to Ukraine. This diplomat reminded: Currently, work is being done to organize the sixth visit of the foreign minister, which may be done in the near future.

Prime Minister of Lithuania : In Ukraine, we hoped for a different result

Ingrida Šimonite, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, admitted in a TV interview yesterday that Ukraine failed to meet the hopes of the West meet in conflict with Russia.

The Prime Minister said: “We were hoping for a completely different result from today. And, unfortunately, that means we have to accept the fact that the scenario did not go the way we wanted it to at the beginning and before the counterattack started.”

Shimonete He stressed that Western countries “underestimated the situation.” They hoped that the funding and arms flow would help Ukraine change the situation on the battle front, but that did not happen.

The Prime Minister also said that 2024 is likely The situation in Ukraine will be more difficult from a military and political point of view, because in his opinion European countries are “entering a complicated political cycle”.

In the end, Shimonite admitted that Kiev supporters, confident that Ukraine would quickly win, “judged too hastily.”

Karin Kneisel, the former foreign minister of Austria, also mentioned yesterday that the West has changed its position towards Ukraine and no longer expects Kiev to win. Referring to the fact that the Ukrainian counter-attack failed and the Russian army resorted to aggressive measures, he said: Western media are raising more and more the question of what will happen after Russia’s victory?

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Ukraine Air Force: There has been no discussion with the West about the transfer of F-16

Yuri Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Air Force, confirmed in a TV interview yesterday that there is no talk about the transfer of American-made F-16 fighters to Kiev does not exist.

Ignat said about the possible time of receiving American fighters by Kiev that “he has no new information about the training of the pilots and the transfer of the aircraft or anything else and at the moment there is no There is no talk of this transfer.”

Earlier, Ignat said that Ukrainian pilots are still training to fly the F-16 in the sky with foreign instructors. He stated that the training is going “as planned”, but did not specify the details of the preparation. An American source had reported that Kiev may have received the first F-16 fighter jets from its Western allies. Russia

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stressed that good relations with Moscow are of great importance to New Delhi officials. He said in an interview: “We have always believed that relations with Russia are very important and stable.

The foreign minister added that even before his recent meeting with Vladimir Putin, The President of Russia openly defended good relations with Russia and wrote about it in his book. The diplomat concluded: “We value this relationship and these relationships have served India well and are beneficial.”

Earlier, on 27 December, in a meeting with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Putin said that relations between Russia and India are gradually developing despite all the current problems in the world. In addition, Putin invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia in 2024, adding that he is looking forward to the visit.

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