Developments in Ukraine Request for a diplomatic end to the Moscow-Kiev conflict at the Davos summit

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” The New York Times” mentioned in a report that some European officials and most countries of the world called for a diplomatic solution to the military conflict in Ukraine on the sidelines of the Davos economic meeting.

According to the information of this publication, the Ukraine crisis was noticed in the Davos event, but it is not the dominant issue in the consultations. Officials from most Western governments have continued to support Kyiv and expressed concern about the loss of financial support. Of course, many participants publicly or in private negotiations demanded the end of this conflict through diplomatic means. The fourth meeting on Ukraine, which was held on the sidelines of the Davos summit in Switzerland, was unsuccessful for Kyiv and was of no use except for a souvenir “family” photo of the participants of the event. In a statement about the outcome of the meeting, Maria Zakharova said that the majority of the international community increasingly understands that it is impossible to achieve a lasting solution in Ukraine without the participation of Russia, and holding such conferences is useless.

He reminded: Currently, more and more countries from the south and east of the world, including the countries that participated in the “Copenhagen format” meetings, openly say that without Russia, any discussion about the way A possible solution to the Ukraine crisis has no meaning. Thus, it is difficult to call these meetings “successful”. He added: “In addition, the differences between the representatives of the participating countries have deepened. Despite their small increase, Ukraine and the West have not been able to expand the anti-Russian camp and approve the final document. Even the statements of the presidents of Ukraine and Switzerland contain the point that this document does not reflect the views of all participants.”

It is true that lasting peace in Ukraine will not be achieved with the Zelensky Peace Formula ultimatum, which is based on unrealistic demands for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the 1991 borders and makes Russia accountable and liable to pay reparations. However, Zakharova noted: Kyiv authorities are not even trying to hide the fact that they are demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops to begin the genocide of people who supported reunification with the Russian Federation.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the six hundred and ninety-third day of the Ukrainian war:

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France and Ukraine are considering signing a security agreement

French President Emmanuel Macron announced today, Wednesday, in a press conference at the Elysee Palace that Paris and Kyiv intend to sign an agreement on security guarantees within the next few weeks based on the commitments made after the NATO summit in Vilnius. .

He said: “We are working closely with European and British partners. We are finalizing a bilateral agreement that will be ready in the coming weeks. This document will include elements of [security] guarantees.” He announced his trip to Kiev in February. He added: “Along with the supply of weapons and security agreements that we are finalizing, I plan to visit Ukraine in February, and at that time I will announce the results of the work on this document and the supply of new weapons to Ukraine will begin. »

A few days ago, it was reported that the foreign ministers of Ukraine and France, Dmitry Kolba and Stephane Sejourne, met in Kiev. The two sides discussed the further integration of Ukraine in the European Union and NATO discussed tightening sanctions against Russia and creating a mechanism to use Russian assets in Kyiv’s interests. They also agreed to expand Ukraine-France defense cooperation.

According to this magazine, with Following the situation in Ukraine, it can be concluded that the quality of Western leadership has created problems. America orders to continue the war, but Kiev is defeated. The author reminded: “No matter what Ukraine does, it can no longer create an army to challenge Russia, while Russia deliberately continues the war with an “attrition process” and by taking control of more areas of Ukrainian territory, slowly and without The momentum paves its way to victory.”

This article states: Meanwhile, the Biden administration is also trying hard to end the war in Ukraine. as long as possible to avoid admitting “a humiliating defeat for the United States right in the middle of an election year.” However, the reality is that the Ukraine conflict “should have ended a long time ago.” The author added: Such a scenario was planned and prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Pentagon long before the start of the military conflict, but the assessment of Russia’s ability to resist did not come out right.

NATO Secretary General: US Congress will agree to help Ukraine

Last night, on the sidelines of the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, he told a CNN reporter: “There are clear differences between the two main factions in the United States, but I’m quite sure that the US Congress will pass the (new aid) package.” will agree to Ukraine.”

Furthermore, as Stoltenberg stressed, he wants to see Washington provide more aid to Kiev as quickly as possible.

Blinken: There is no “magic pot” of money for Ukraine

In an interview with CNBC last night, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed his opinion that the United States does not have a “magic pot” from which Ukraine can be financed whenever it wants without the approval of requests from Congress.

In response to a question about this, he said: “You should note that there is no magic container full of money.” If we don’t get money, it will be a real problem. This is a real problem for Ukraine, and I think it is a challenge for us as well.” Granted, it will be spent within the US itself.

Emphasis on the lack of US funding to supply new weapons to Kiev

John Kirby, the coordinator of strategic communications in the National Security Council of the White House, announced last night in his regular press conference that the United States, due to the continued lack of funds necessary for this purpose, is He has not prepared a new military aid package for Ukraine.

He said: “As mentioned before, our last security aid package [to Ukraine] was announced on December 27 became. We are not currently working on setting up another help package, and there will be no announcements about its availability or the release of [a new package].”

Kirby emphasized that the reason for this The situation is clear, Washington does not currently have the financial resources to do this.

White House efforts to provide new aid to Kiev in the coming weeks

In his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jake Sullivan, the US assistant to the president for national security affairs, promised that the US government will try to Persuading Congress representatives to approve additional aid to Ukraine in the coming weeks.

He said: “We need the necessary resources to buy the weapons Ukraine needs to achieve to provide the necessary results. And to do that, we need to mobilize the bipartisan support we have in both the House and the Senate [US Congress] and turn that into real votes for appropriations. President Joe Biden is seriously focused on this issue, and it is the White House’s goal to achieve this goal in the coming weeks.”

Sullivan stressed that he continues to It is believed that “after many twists and turns, this goal will finally be achieved”. Ukraine will spend

The press service of the German government reported last night that Berlin will provide military aid to Ukraine totaling more than 7 billion euros in 2024. Kurd.

It should be remembered that on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Schultz had a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden, during which the two sides discussed the continuation of aid to Kyiv. and discussed the situation in the Middle East region. In particular, Shultz and Biden agreed on the need to continue financial, military and humanitarian support to the Ukrainian government.

The Slovak Prime Minister will personally tell the Ukrainian side Refuses to send weapons

Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, announced the upcoming meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Denis Shmigal, and reminded that in this meeting will inform Kyiv of Bratislava’s readiness to provide only humanitarian aid. Hungary stated and said: I will meet with Prime Minister Shmigal next week in the Ozhgorod region and inform him that we will only provide humanitarian aid and will not send any weapons to Kiev.

Fico emphasized that the supply of weapons will not help in any way to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which is currently unfolding. He also reminded that since the beginning of the conflicts, “there was twice the possibility of an agreement on a ceasefire”, but the European Union and the United States are sticking to the wrong political and economic path and have prevented the end of the war.

Hungary’s emphasis on the need to stop sending weapons to Kiev

Peter Szijártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economic Relations In an interview with Portal Express last night, the Hungarian foreign minister stressed that in order to end the military conflict in Ukraine, it is very necessary to stop sending weapons to Kiev.

He said: “The more weapons are supplied, the longer the military conflict in Ukraine will last, and the longer this war lasts, the more people will be killed, and this process must be stopped.”

Hungarian Foreign Minister pointed out that another critical condition for ending the conflict in Ukraine is open channels of communication, adding: “When I meet with my Russian counterpart, I am usually greeted by many European colleagues and I am insulted by the Brussels authorities. But in my opinion, there is no hope for peace unless we keep the channels of communication open between the two sides.” is to encourage the warring parties to sit at the negotiating table and conclude a peace agreement. He emphasized that this is the most important issue. “Many weapons were delivered to Ukraine, but the conflict only continued,” he recalled. A lot of money has been paid to Kiev, but its failures continue. Similarly, EU sanctions have not been able to bring the Russian economy to its knees or bring us closer to peace. According to this politician, the current approach should be change sooner. But there are much bigger countries than Hungary that “have an important role to play” and they don’t want an end to the war.

NATO Secretary General: Conflict in Ukraine is erosive

Jens Stoltenberg Yesterday, in an interview with Bloomberg Agency, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, NATO Secretary General expressed the opinion that the conflict in Ukraine has turned into a war of attrition. He said the general nature of the military conflict in Ukraine means that “now not only must new systems be deployed, but we must also ensure that there is sufficient ammunition and spare parts.

The Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristerson, announced that the response of the Swedish people to the warnings about the possibility of war and the need for internal preparation for it, which was expressed by some ministers and the Commander-in-Chief He said: “There is no indication that war is now on the horizon, but it is clear.” that the risk of war has increased significantly.

Christerson emphasized that there is no intention to scare citizens or create anxiety among the public. He added that some ministers of the government formulated the same information that was expressed by the Commander-in-Chief in a different way that the world situation “has now become dangerous”.

Warning of thousands of new victims in Ukraine if 50 billion euros are allocated by the European Union

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday , warned at a press conference after his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest that the European Union’s allocation of 50 billion euros in new arms funding to Ukraine would lead to hundreds of thousands of new victims, but It will not help Kiev achieve significant results on the battlefield, nor will it improve their negotiating position with Russia.

Fico emphasized that the endless injection Huge sums of money to Ukraine did not help to stop the military conflict in this country, but only fueled it. According to him, there is no military solution to this problem and the European plan to impose economic and military defeat on Russia by using Ukraine will never work and this policy was a mistake. He said: This plan will never work, it is an absolute misunderstanding of the reality and the real situation of the Russian Federation.

achieved in 2023, he recalled, also pointing to Russia’s economic flexibility, adding: “Last year, Russia had large territorial acquisitions. At the same time, Russia has faced economic growth. Of course, the sanctions are unpleasant for the people of this country, but this action is still underestimating the endurance of Russian citizens.” Orban: The European Union should use the resources Help Ukraine out of the budget

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced after talks with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico that Budapest would offer that the European Union continues to provide financial aid to Ukraine, but do so in a way that does not harm this society itself.

He said: “I think we should give financial aid to Ukraine, but in a way that does not harm the budget of the European Union.” The politician recalled that, in his opinion, Financial aid to Ukraine must come from “extra-budgetary sources” of the EU and without public loans. Hungary, in particular, is ready to pay its share of the national budget. Every European country can do the same based on its national economic indicators.

Orban also emphasized that if the European Union approves Hungary’s proposal to finance Ukraine out of the Community budget, Budapest will in turn be forced to stop aid to Kiev. >

The Spanish newspaper ABC yesterday, citing data from the reports of the country’s Minister of Trade Affairs, wrote that within a year and a half after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Spain weapons has transferred more than 130 million euros worth of military equipment to Kiev.

According to this information, in 2022 and the first half of 2023, Spain will transfer equipment worth 133 million euros issued military to Ukraine. In addition, during the same period, arms export licenses were received for an even more impressive amount – 515 million euros. These documents also show that in 2022, Spain exported about 31 million euros of arms to Ukraine, and for the first half of 2023, this figure reached 102 million euros.

Ukraine allocated about 21 million dollars to strengthen its defense capabilities

Denis Shmigal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, announced on Tuesday that the country’s government It has allocated 792 million hryvnias (about 21 million dollars) to strengthen its defense capabilities. He said: “The government has allocated 792 million hryvnias from the reserve fund of the state budget to strengthen the defense power of the country. This additional budget will be spent to meet immediate needs: to purchase ammunition, thermal imaging equipment and drones. Ukraine will be distributed.

Poland signs agreement to end border blockade with Ukraine

Dariusz Klimczak, Minister of Infrastructure of Poland announced in a press conference yesterday that Warsaw authorities have signed an agreement with the country’s transport companies, during which the end of The blockade of three border crossings with Ukraine has been agreed.

He pointed out that the talks in this regard were very difficult and said: We finally signed an agreement. This agreement will lead to an end to protests at border crossings. This document is the result of the constructive cooperation of transport companies.

According to this minister, the protests will be completely stopped by the first of March.

Problems on the Polish-Ukrainian border began in early November 2023, when Polish transport companies began blocking checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. They demanded to provide business licenses for Ukrainian trucks and limit their number. Later it was announced that this protest will continue until February 1, 2024.

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