Developments in Ukraine The most difficult situation on the battlefield since the beginning of the conflict

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, “Alexei Danilov, Secretary of the National Security Council and the Defense Council of Ukraine, admitted in an interview with a Portuguese news agency that the situation of the country’s armed forces on the front line is very difficult at the moment.

According to him, now the motivation of the military forces to continue fighting is very low and the difficult conditions have affected the morale of the armed forces of Ukraine.

Danilov at the same time predicted that without a significant increase in Western arms supplies, the situation would become even more difficult for Kiev.

Earlier on Sunday, adviser Yuri Butusov The former Minister of Defense of Ukraine also reminded that the armed forces of this country, unlike the Russian army, do not have ready and strong defense lines. But on the other hand, there is no saving in terms of manpower, and for this reason, their casualties are very high. According to him, the armed forces of Ukraine are facing a lack of special equipment and logistics, the soldiers have to dig trenches for themselves using shovels, and this is their only line of defense.

In this regard, the German magazine “Bild” also pointed out in an article the other day that Ukraine is in the most severe military crisis since the beginning of the military conflict in this country.

This publication pointed out that the current situation is probably the worst military crisis in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s attack on this country in 2022. The suffering of Ukrainian soldiers is not understood by the authorities in Washington, Berlin and Paris. Besides, without the aid of the United States and without the presence of military weapons, it will be very difficult, if not impossible, for the Ukrainian army to resist. Follow about the 719th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Russia requested a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on the anniversary of the Minsk agreements

Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations This morning, Monday, he announced that this country has requested a special meeting of the Security Council regarding Ukraine on the occasion of the anniversary of the signing of the Minsk Agreement.

He wrote about this: “On February 12 – the anniversary of the adoption of the Minsk package of measures – we have requested the convening of a special meeting of the UN Security Council to remind our Western colleagues what a historic chance for a peaceful resolution of the internal crisis in Ukraine by the Kyiv authorities. And their supporters have been lost.”

Polyansky also said that the meeting was supposed to discuss specific actions of the Security Council that led to the failure of one of the tasks. The main goal of the United Nations is to prevent crises and military conflicts.

Earlier, in late January, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled that Ukraine’s leadership ” “From day one, he deliberately refused to implement the Minsk agreements” and instead intensified military operations in the Donbas region and against the people living in this region.

The aid bill to Ukraine and Israel was approved in the US Senate

In the United States Senate, during the preliminary vote, the representatives of the Senate supported the simultaneous aid bill to Ukraine and Israel. Of course, the provision of allocating funds for the protection of the United States borders in the southern regions is excluded from this version of the bill. The final review is coming.

The date of the final vote has not been set yet. The next step will be the House of Representatives, where the bill is likely to fail because the Republican Party, which holds the majority, opposes it.

Yesterday, the Kentucky Republican Senator, Rand Paul, called the bill for allocating $60 billion in aid to Ukraine an insult to every American citizen. appointed

Changes in the leadership of the armed forces of Ukraine continue, including new commanders of the ground forces, air forces, joint forces and defense forces of this is the country The relevant decrees were published by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on his website on Sunday.

Aleksandr Pavlyuk was appointed as the commander of the ground forces and Yuri Sudol He also became the commander of the joint forces of the armed forces of Ukraine. In addition, the leadership of the Ukrainian Air Force was entrusted to “Igor Skibyuk” and “Igor Plakhuta” was appointed to the position of commander of the territorial defense forces.

Zelensky on Thursday, Valery Zalogheny, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, was removed from his post and replaced by Alexander Sirsky, who served as the commander of the ground forces since 2019.

Stoltenberg: NATO will protect its allies if attacked

Jens Stoltenberg, The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization stated that any suggestion that NATO allies will not protect each other undermines the security of the entire military bloc, including the security of the United States, and puts European troops at risk in the first place. It is not acceptable.

He warned that any attack on NATO members will receive a decisive response. This is how Stoltenberg explained the statements of Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, who said that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO member countries if he did not fulfill his financial obligations towards this military-political bloc. He emphasized: Any attack on NATO member countries will without doubt be met with a joint and decisive response. that achieving strategic autonomy of the European Union and investment in the field of defense is necessary in relation to Trump’s critical statements about Washington’s relations with its NATO allies. He reminded that the transatlantic alliance has supported the security and well-being of American, Canadian and European citizens for 75 years. The conflict in Ukraine will be a disaster

Retired Colonel “Lawrence Wilkerson”, the former adviser to the US Secretary of State, expressed his opinion in an interview last night, as As Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled in an interview with Tucker Carlson, the United States and NATO constantly falsely warn of a “Russian threat,” a false narrative that could be disastrous.

He said: I agree with his (Putin’s) statements about what we Westerners are doing. “We are constantly escalating the threat,” he says. President Joe Biden says that if we don’t support Ukraine, Latvia or Estonia will be Russia’s next target. Such a notion is absurd and meaningless and only adds to the fire of war.

This retired American soldier recalled: When Tucker asked what would happen if NATO directly entered the conflict in Ukraine. If it happens, Putin replied that it would be a disaster for humanity.

Wilkerson emphasized that Washington and the Western progressive media are constantly spreading fake information about ” They are a threat to Russia. He added, however, Moscow does not intend to escalate the situation and this process will not be of any benefit to them, while NATO’s actions even include the use of nuclear weapons and is a real threat from NATO.

In Paris, the French Foreign Minister was called an “Agent of Washington”

Florian Filippo, leader of the Patriotic Party French fans called Stephane Sejournay, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of this country, “Washington’s agent” because of his statements regarding the possibility of granting a loan of 100 billion dollars to Ukraine.

The French politician called the foreign minister’s interview with Ouest-France newspaper “madness” and lamented that France is now under dual control – NATO and the European Union. He asked the Paris authorities to leave these two associations and decide independently about the interests of France. Filippo added: “Sejourne is the real agent of Washington, not the French foreign minister!” <...> We must leave the European Union and NATO! The issue is about freedom, independence and peace.”

In the same interview, Sejourne asked the European Union to increase the military budget to deal with what he considers the “Russian threat”. as well as organize European defense in a more coordinated manner.

Earlier, in early February, Igor Zhukova, Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine, said that Kyiv He may soon sign an agreement on security guarantees with France.

Families of military personnel mobilized in the Ukrainian army continue to protest

Families of soldiers mobilized to fill the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine who are currently on the war front, once again like every Sunday, in a protest rally in Esteghlal Square of the city Kiev demanded the return of their loved ones from the battlefield.

According to mass media information, several hundred soldiers’ families held posters and pictures of Ukrainian soldiers at the front. Battle participated in this group protest. It is reminded that one of the demands of the protesters is to create a reasonable period of time for the implementation of the mobilization law and the possibility of the return of soldiers who have been participating in conflicts for a long time without rest.

Mask Agreed that Crimea and Donbass will remain part of Russia

American billionaire Elon Musk agrees that the Crimean Peninsula and the Donbas region They will remain as a part of Russian territory.

He mentioned this issue on Sunday in a comment to a post of one of the users on the social network X (former Twitter). Musk expressed his opinion that Western aid to Ukraine has not and will not change the situation on the front line of contact, but will only prolong the conflict.

One ​​of the users X channel said: It is time for US President Joe Biden, French leader Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Schulz to accept their defeat against Russia. He added: “The only question is, how many more Ukrainian soldiers are they going to allow to be killed before recognizing this fact?”

On Saturday, Elon Musk emphasized that it is time to stop the military conflict in Ukraine and called it “meat wheel”.

This American billionaire mentioned that this war could have ended a year ago. In this way, Musk responded to Joe Biden’s words that the Republican Party’s delay in approving financial aid to Kiev is “criminally negligent”.

Trump called Zelensky the greatest businessman in history

Donald Trump, the former president of the United States and candidate for the upcoming presidential election, believes that Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine “The greatest businessman in history”.

According to Bloomberg, Trump said this at a campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday.

The former US president once again expressed his opposition to the allocation of additional financial aid to Ukraine and Israel and called Zelensky “the greatest businessman in history”, which is how the Washington authorities He put it in his pocket.

Trump reminded: “If Ukraine signs a ceasefire with Russia and no longer needs to send weapons from Washington, the United States could lose hundreds of billions of dollars”. He believes that the conflict in Ukraine should end as soon as possible and once again promised to resolve it quickly if he wins.

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