Developments in Ukraine Kiev passed the first month without help from the West

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Ukraine for For the first time since the start of Russia’s military attack on this country in February 2022, it did not receive any international financial support during the month of January this year and was able to pass a month without foreign aid.

Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an official of the Ukrainian Parliament, referring to this issue, noted that Kyiv did not receive any international financial aid in January and there is no news about it at the moment. He also expressed the hope that today, Thursday, February 1, the European Union will please the authorities of Kiev with good news about the continuation of support.

Meanwhile, John Kirby , the coordinator of strategic communications of the White House, also last night in a press conference, reminded that the United States has no choice to continue military support for Ukraine without the approval of Congress to Joe Biden’s request. He answered in the negative when asked if the congressmen do not accept President Biden’s requested package for national security purposes, including military support for Kiev, Washington has alternative options to help Ukraine.

Kirby noted that the White House needs exactly the requested funds because the request was “tailored” to Kiev’s needs. In addition, according to an American government official, the current restriction on the supply of Western weapons is already having a bad effect on the situation of Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.

On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in another controversial statement, demanded the transfer of aid allocated by Western countries for Ukrainian refugees directly to Kiev and claimed that this action would be in the country’s interest.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the 780th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Zelensky had to refuse to dismiss the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Newspaper Politico reported this morning, Thursday, citing unnamed Ukrainian officials, that Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s office is concerned about a political conflict with the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valery Zalogeny. According to this publication, Zalozheni has not yet decided to go into politics, but he is still considering this scenario. This fact has caused not only controversy, but also serious fear for Zelenskyi’s office. It didn’t happen on Monday. Another official pointed out that Zalozheni still maintains his position, but plans to appear more actively in the country’s political arena, and for this reason, the president’s office is more active than before trying to get rid of this influential general.

Another news source in Kyiv believes that Volodymyr Zelensky was forced to abandon the plan to oust Valery Zalogeny because the entire Ukrainian military threatened to resign. He said: “All the high-ranking officials of the army threatened that if Zelensky sacked Zalogeny, they would also resign, and Zelensky was forced to withdraw from this demand.

Meanwhile, Mikhail Podoliak, adviser to the chief of staff of Volodymyr Zelenskyi, expressed surprise on Wednesday about the possibility of removing the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zalogeny, describing him as “a person with strong management”. According to him, the political competition between the army officials and the politicians seems very suspicious. but Zelensky has already decided to dismiss him. According to this publication, the decree of the President of Ukraine will be published in February.

Russian Ambassador: America does not want the conflict in Ukraine to end

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov announced this Thursday morning that the United States government is not interested in a quick end to the conflict in Ukraine. According to Antonov, this issue is clear from the decision to send GLSDB long-range missiles (small ground-deployed bombs) to Kiev. Long range ammo supply is simply shocking. Confirmation that another shipment of such weapons is on its way to Ukraine essentially negates any desire on the part of the White House to end the conflict. Antonov pointed out that Washington’s actions, On the contrary, it shows the intention of prolonging the torment of Kiev, he said: the American government is not worried about new casualties among the people of Russia and Ukraine.

According to him, this issue lies in Washington’s reaction to the missile attack by the Ukrainian military on the Russian Il-76 plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners is clear, and instead of condemning this crime, the US government sends new deadly weapons to Kiev, thus, not in words, but in practice, puppets. It incites itself in Kiev to commit new crimes.

Noland: GLSDB bombs are on the way to Ukraine

US Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland announced yesterday during her visit to Kiev that the GLSDB (Small Ground Deployed Bomb) high-precision guided missiles with a range of up to 150 Km is moving to the military conflict zone in Ukraine.

He emphasized: The United States will support Kiev, especially new investments to strengthen its defense capabilities and Sending new weapons systems, such as the GLSDB bomb, which is already on its way to Ukraine, as well as continuing to rebuild the defense industry to ensure a long-term fight.

Scott Ritter The former intelligence officer of the US Marines warned last night that Russia will definitely respond harshly to the US plan to deploy new long-range missile weapons on the territory of Ukraine.

Beginning The European Union talks about the details of new sanctions against Russia

Reuters news agency, citing its diplomatic sources, reported that the European Commission on Saturday, February 3rd, its negotiations It will start with EU member states on the details of the 13th proposed package of sanctions against Russia.

According to these sources, these meetings will be the last step before the official unveiling of the new package of measures against Russia for discussion and voting in the European Union. The document is expected to contain measures to deal with the circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions and to expand the list of sanctions against natural and legal entities. Reuters noted that, in addition, Poland and other countries The Baltics demand a ban on aluminum and liquefied natural gas imports from Russia.

The United States rejected the news of trying to delay Ukraine’s accession to NATO

Matthew Miller, the head of the press service of the US Department of State, called the publication of some information about the US effort to delay Ukraine’s accession to NATO false.

He said: “These reports are false. You have heard many times from the President (Joe Biden) and Secretary of State (Anthony Blinken) that Ukraine should become a member of NATO.

Previously, “Foreign Policy” magazine Quoting his news sources, he wrote that the United States and Germany, contrary to Kiev’s strong desire to join the alliance as soon as possible, are preventing the process of Ukraine’s rapid accession to NATO.

Janet Yellen On Wednesday, in a meeting with two executive vice presidents of the European Commission, he announced that the failure to advance the passage of a double budget for Ukraine in the US Congress would lead to Russia’s victory in the war. He said: Europe has been a key partner in the effort to impose increasing costs on Russia through multiple rounds of sanctions, setting a new oil price ceiling and suppressing sanctions evasion.

According to him, the administration of Joe Biden firmly adheres to its request to Congress to provide more support to Ukraine in the amount of 11.8 billion dollars.

Stoltenberg: US aid to Ukraine is $30 billion less than European aid

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg criticized the US government for sending $70 billion in aid to Ukraine, while European countries and some other partner countries contributed $100 billion.

During his speech at the non-governmental Heritage Foundation in Washington, he said: Since the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine, the United States has given more than 70 billion dollars to [Kiev], while Europe and other countries of the world More than 100 billion euros have contributed, which is very significant for European countries compared to their gross domestic product. and Mariupol opened

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting on the socio-economic development of the regions under his control in Ukraine, a He opened a prosthetic and orthopedic center in Donetsk and a medical center in Mariupol and a student dormitory in Melitopol via video link. In addition, a new residential apartment building was put into operation in Luhansk.

Putin noted that the pace of integration of new regions of Russia is good, and pensioners’ salaries are paid regularly. It is done regularly. He also asked the big banks not to be afraid of sanctions and to operate in the two republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia.

Russia’s insistence on investigations International investigation on the downing of the Il-76 plane

The Russian president emphasized in this meeting that Moscow will conduct an international investigation into the downing of the Il-76 transport plane. – 76 Russians insist on carrying Ukrainian prisoners. Vladimir Putin said that he officially requests international organizations to send experts to investigate and evaluate the available evidence that this plane was shot down using the American Patriot system.

He also reminded that the western media did not cover the plane crash to silence the story.

Putin: The ratio of prisoners in Russia and Ukraine is almost the same It is to ten

Vladimir Putin also mentioned in the meeting with Russian officials that the number of prisoners of war in Russia and Ukraine is approximately one to ten. He said: “The ratio of Ukrainian soldiers who are in Russia [and] our people who are in Ukraine – is almost one to ten and even more.”

Putin stressed that the exchange of captured military personnel between the two sides will continue. He added that the Ukrainian side has also announced its readiness to exchange prisoners.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced a new exchange of prisoners of war

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that as a result of negotiations with the Ukrainian side, 195 Russian prisoners of war were returned from the territory under the control of Kiev, and the same number of Ukrainian soldiers were returned to the side. They were handed over.

Last night, the Ministry of Defense published a video of the return of Russian soldiers released from captivity. According to further information, the group of freed soldiers was transferred to Moscow to be treated and rehabilitated in medical institutions. The exchange of prisoners with Ukraine

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced on Wednesday that the Moscow authorities have asked the United Arab Emirates for mediation efforts in the field of coordination and They are grateful for the exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine.

The diplomat recalled that the exchange of prisoners of war between the two sides was supposed to take place on January 24, but the destruction of the military transport plane Il- 76 Russians, who were transporting Ukrainian soldiers for exchange, disrupted this process. Zakharova added that the tragedy had raised concerns that Kiev would take advantage of the situation to suspend such exchanges indefinitely, but fortunately, this did not happen.

Switzerland has joined the 12th package of sanctions against Russia

The Swiss government has joined the 12th package of European Union sanctions against the Russian Federation and from restrictions He supported the ban on the import of Russian diamonds, but avoided the issue of money transfers from Russian companies to Switzerland. The relevant statement was published on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

On Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Council decided on new measures against Russia. According to this decision, in response to Russia’s continued military aggression against Ukraine, it aligns with the action of the European Union, which approved the twelfth round of sanctions last December, and the new measures will be implemented from February 1, 2024. /p>

In addition, Switzerland has taken measures to support compliance with price limits for the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products. There is also a ban on the import of certain goods that bring “significant income” to Russia, such as liquefied natural gas and cast iron.

Profit Transfer Approval Proceeds from the frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia to Ukraine

The European Commission plans to transfer the proceeds from the frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to Ukraine . The amount of this income has not been specified in the European Commission, but they reminded that it should be ensured that the income from the management of the assets of the Central Bank of Russia is allocated and protected at this stage, and finally these incomes are provided to the Ukrainian government.

Borrell: The European Union will increase the number of trained Ukrainian soldiers to 60,000

Joseph Borrell, the main official of the foreign policy and security of the European Union, announced on Wednesday after the informal meeting of the ministers of defense of the countries of this community in Brussels, that it was agreed at this meeting and the readiness of the member states of the European Union to train 20 thousand more soldiers from the armed forces of Ukraine was announced.

He said: “We have almost fulfilled our commitment to train 40,000 Ukrainian military personnel, now we have decided to expand this promise and train another 20,000 people.” train and thus bring the total number of trained soldiers to 60,000.” transferred to Ukraine. He said that this year member states will help Kyiv with at least 21 billion euros.

Hungary will continue to ban the import of Ukrainian products

Hungary’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the country will maintain the national ban on imports of Ukrainian products. The ministry added that based on the decision of the European Commission to extend the free import of Ukrainian products, this country will not join this action. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Ukraine yesterday Denis Schmigal said that Kiev expects the European Union to extend its decision not to impose tariffs on the import of Ukrainian products to EU countries for a period of one year. In addition, he expressed hope that the unilateral export bans in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia will also be canceled.

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