Developments in Ukraine Zelensky’s attempt to scare Europe from defeating Kiev in the war

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, Vladimir Zelensky , the president of Ukraine, in a press conference on the sidelines of the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, complained about the lack of drones and artillery of the country’s army. He said: “We don’t have enough drones and bullets.” We have certain goals that we are moving towards, but there is a shortage of ammunition.” Ukraine’s armament needs are sufficient. He also claimed that if Kiev loses in the current military conflict, “Europe will lose the largest and most powerful army on this continent”.

The president of Ukraine also believes is that Donald Trump’s plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine will lead to the loss of more areas of this country’s territory. Zelensky noted that Trump apparently promised that he would be able to quickly end the conflict by threatening Moscow to supply large quantities of weapons to Kiev and warning Ukraine to cut off aid. Of course, according to Zelensky, in this case, Russia can take control of more territories of Ukrainian territory in a certain period of time.

Previously, in October, Trump He said that it would be the right thing if Ukraine cedes the eastern regions of the country, where the local Russian-speaking people speak, to Russia, and that he is able to reach an agreement with Kiev on such a deal, thus giving the Ukrainian side the opportunity to keep the rest of the country.

Military experts have warned that US and European Union military aid to Ukraine will continue, but will be less than in the past. Earlier, the New York Times reported that as the United States cuts financial and military support to Ukraine, differences are growing among European countries trying to fill the gap. Now it is weakened and the growing fatigue and financial problems caused by it are already clear. Follow:

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Biden: delay in Helping Ukraine threatens the security of the United States and NATO

Biden also asked the Congress to “take the necessary measures to strengthen national security” to fully adopt.

John Kirby, the coordinator of strategic communications at the American National Security Council, mentioned last night that Joe Biden plans to meet with the leaders of the American Congress. Point out the urgent need to send weapons to the territory of Ukraine. He said: “President Biden will have the opportunity to make sure that the members of Congress fully understand that there is a strong and urgent need to continue providing weapons and funding [money] to Ukraine.” align:justify”>White House: Ukraine is running out of weapons stockpiles

John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the Council National Security warned at a news conference that Ukraine is close to running out of some weapons, including air defense systems, in the absence of US military aid.

Stopping the delivery of US weapons to Ukraine affects the decisions of other countries in this field

Strategic Communications Coordinator At the National Security Council of the White House, in his press conference last night, he predicted that European countries will refuse to provide assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine after the United States.

John Kirby expressed concern: “If the United States, for whatever reason, decides to stop supporting Kyiv and stop offering anything to Ukraine, we can certainly see other countries wanting to follow suit.” And the result of this situation will be disastrous for Kiev.”

The White House official said a few days ago that Washington, due to the continued lack of funds for this purpose, is currently It has not prepared a new military aid package for Ukraine.

The US Senate may begin talks on aid to Kiev next week

U.S. Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced early today that lawmakers may vote next week on U.S. President Joe Biden’s request to strengthen national security, including continued aid to Ukraine, work.

He said: “I am among the people who were invited to the White House today to discuss with the president about the double budget. I believe we will take this up in the Senate next week.”

McConnell also stressed that the request for additional funding not only for national security, It is also planned to protect the borders of the United States.

American senator: the chance of reaching an agreement on support for Kiev is 50%

Chuck Schumer, the leader of the majority of the Democrats in the US Senate this morning, after meeting with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, expressed his opinion that the chances of reaching an agreement on Continuation of funding for Ukraine in Congress now exceeds 50 percent.

Schumer said he is more optimistic than ever about the deal. He estimated the possibility of reaching an agreement more than 50% and added: “This is the first time I can say something like that.”

Senator Schumer: The situation on the battlefront is not in favor of Ukraine

Chuck Schumer, the Democratic majority leader of the Senate, before the meeting of congressional leaders with the President of the United States Joe Biden in The case of the allocation of a large military aid package to Kiev warned that the situation in Ukraine was deteriorating. In his opinion, if the United States does not help Ukraine quickly, the situation on the battlefront will change irrevocably.

He said: “To be honest, It is very clear at this meeting that the situation in Ukraine is changing for the worse, and if we do not help them quickly, the situation of the war may change irreversibly.”

American journalist: Ukraine will be destroyed with the help of Washington

Tucker Carlson, famous expert and journalist Last night, the American predicted that if the financial and military aid of the United States government to Kiev continues, Ukraine will be destroyed.

He said in a television analysis program: Joe Biden’s administration is likely to spend a total of half a trillion dollars of American taxpayers’ money on aid to Ukraine. So it’s fair to ask: What will they get in return? The answer is clear: a whole generation of Ukrainian men is being killed. A country called Ukraine will completely disappear from the map of the planet… and above all the United States will become much weaker and poorer.”

Carlson, the funds allocated by the United States to help the Kiev authorities will only lead to “more senseless death and destruction in Ukraine”.

Board China ignored Zelensky at the Davos summit

The American newspaper “Politico” reminded in a report this morning that the representatives of China at the peace meeting and the World Economic Forum in Switzerland ignored Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

In this article, it is noted that despite the clear desire of Ukrainian politicians to meet with Chinese officials, “Vladimir Zelenskyi did not receive He returned home without any request for the intended visit and this encounter has given him a hard blow.”

Andrei Yermak, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, shortly before the meeting The multinational regarding this country in the Swiss Alps considered it very important for China to join the peace talks and pointed out that Zelensky will have the opportunity to communicate with the Chinese Prime Minister at this summit.

This newspaper noted: However, despite “wide opportunities” for Chinese representatives to meet their Ukrainian counterparts, this did not happen. The Chinese delegation refused to meet with Zelensky “not because of scheduling problems, but on purpose.” Two senior American diplomats told Politico that the Chinese delegation rejected the Ukrainian side’s offer to meet. /strong>

Andrej Duda, the president of Poland last night at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, announced that the fatigue in the Western countries from the continuation of the military conflict in Ukraine exists, it has become a very dangerous phenomenon that must be fought against and a solution must be found. He emphasized that Warsaw “transferred huge amounts of military equipment to Kiev and is one of the organizers of the tank supply coalition for Ukraine.” Duda added: We ask the international community to continue providing assistance to Ukraine. And in this regard, strengthening the cooperation between EU countries in the defense industry, including in the production of more ammunition, is very important for Kyiv.

General of the Ukrainian army: Zelensky is trying to deceive the Ukrainian people

Sergei Krivnos, the retired general of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, revealed in an internet interview that the office of the President of Ukraine is deceiving the citizens of this country and spreading populism.

Referring to the words of Dmitry Kulba, the foreign minister of Ukraine, this military official said: I have a question for Mr. Kulba: have they prepared a shovel for the entire people of Ukraine so that they can use it to defend the country? <...> Can you dig a lot of trenches with just one shovel?”.

Similar statements by another retired general of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in It was related to the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine about the readiness of Ukrainian soldiers to use shovels as the only weapon in case of stopping the military aid of Western countries.

President of Hungary: EU and NATO should not be drawn into the conflict in Ukraine justify”> In his Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Hungarian President Katalin Novak emphasized that the European Union and NATO should avoid interfering in the current military conflict in Ukraine and prevent the spread of war in this country.

“I would like to emphasize that neither NATO nor the European Union is in a state of war and should not interfere in the conflict in Ukraine.” We must support Ukraine in fighting and protecting its territory, at the same time we are in a difficult situation and it is necessary to ensure peace and security in our countries.

The President of Hungary, pointing out that she is the mother of three children, explained Budapest’s positions regarding the solution to the situation in Ukraine and emphasized that the conflict in Ukraine cannot be resolved by military means and the current conflict in this country must be resolved through negotiation.

Zakharova: Russia’s victory in the Ukraine conflict does not depend on the permission of Macron and others

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, reacted to French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement yesterday that Russia’s victory in the military conflict with Ukraine is unacceptable. Macron expressed his opinion that Russia’s victory would endanger the “established rules of the international order”. Zakharova said: “We must warn Macron that Russia’s victory in Special military operations in Ukraine do not depend on his or anyone else’s permission – Russia will do what it says.

A few days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin He also emphasized that Moscow will not give up its goals in the military conflict in Ukraine. According to him, the enemy has suffered significant losses and lost its reserves, but is still “trying to show results to its Western masters”.

Russia will not leave Poland’s consent for the deployment of German troops unanswered

Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced in a press conference on Wednesday Kurd said that Warsaw’s statements about this country’s readiness to deploy German military units in Poland, in addition to NATO forces already stationed there, indicate the global trend of Russia-phobia of the alliance countries and their desire to increase tension in the European continent.

About 10,000 American troops are currently stationed in Poland. There is also a combat tactical group of multinational NATO forces in this country, which includes soldiers from the United States, Great Britain, Romania and Croatia.

Zakharova reminded that At the end of 2023, Germany and Lithuania signed an agreement to increase the number of Bundeswehr troops on the territory of the Baltic republic to one brigade. He added: It seems that Polish leaders do not want to lag behind their neighbors in showing loyalty to their big brothers in Berlin and Washington.

The diplomat concluded : The increase in military activity of NATO and its member states near the borders of Russia and the united country of Russia-Belarus is provocative and leads to the complete destruction of the security architecture in the entire European continent, and these actions will certainly not go unanswered by Russia.

A few days ago, Poland’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrzej Szyna, announced that Warsaw had agreed to the deployment of German military forces in this country. According to him, Poland will welcome any help and cooperation from its allies as long as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues near the country’s eastern borders.

Moscow: The security agreement between London and Kiev has no legal force >

In this press conference, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia also announced that the security guarantee agreement signed between Ukraine and Great Britain is just a set of promises that no legally binding power No.

Maria Zakharova said: “The Ukrainians were simply given a series of promises of advisory assistance, all surrounded by beautiful verbal assurances of support for Ukraine.” They have no legal binding force.” According to Zakharova, the conclusion of this agreement is to prevent other G7 members from losing interest in Ukraine, which in London continues to The title is considered a geopolitical tool against Russia.

Lavrov’s participation in the Security Council debate on Ukraine

Maria Zakharova also announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will participate in the United Nations Security Council talks on Ukraine from January 22 to 24, as well as discussions on the worsening situation in the Middle East region. He added: “Regarding the discussion of Ukraine issues, we consider these consultations as a good opportunity to once again present Russia’s positions to the international community at the United Nations, including political and diplomatic means of resolving the crisis with the participation of Russia’s legitimate interests in transfer the security field to the international community.”

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