Developments in Ukraine The White House blames Congress for the loss of Avdioka

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Joe Biden , the President of the United States predicted; After the city of Avdiyoka fell to the Russian military, the Ukrainian armed forces may lose control of other cities unless Congress passes a bill to double the financial aid to Kyiv as soon as possible.

Biden said at a news conference last night: “I spoke with (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky today to assure him that we We will receive the money. A lot is at stake. NATO is vital to our survival”.

When reporters asked the US president if he was sure that Russia would not soon capture new cities, his answer It was negative. In addition, Biden called the theory of stopping the supply of weapons to Kiev immoral. He said: “I even think that we don’t have any more ammunition and that we turn away from (Kiev) is very strange and completely immoral. So I’m going to fight for that to get them the ammunition that they need. Control assessed the decision of Russian forces to capture the city of Avdiyka in the Donetsk region as a reward for the inaction of the US Congress in allocating financial aid to Kiev. The New York Times quoted him as saying: “This is the price of (the US Congress’s) inaction… It is very important that the House of Representatives passes without delay additional funding for Ukraine, so that we can provide Ukraine with artillery ammunition and other critical equipment.”

Last night, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin that the city of Avdiyoka has been completely liberated and the Russian armed forces are under control of this strategically located city in the Donetsk region. have completely taken off and the enemy has been forced to flee while leaving behind his weapons and military equipment.

Shoygo emphasized that the capture of Avdiyka by the Russian armed forces allows the front line to be moved away from the city of Donetsk and the people living there are significantly protected from the attacks of the Ukrainian side. stay safe According to him, currently, the Russian forces are completely clearing the area from the presence of Ukrainian forces and surrounding their units outside the city.

After hearing the defense minister’s report on the capture of Avdiyka, he congratulated the Russian military for this important success and victory on the battlefield. The Ministry of Defense of Russia reminded that the information about the advance of the military units was not released until the complete destruction of the Ukrainian side’s military power and complete control of the city.

Early on Saturday morning, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army, Oleksandr Sirsky, confirmed the withdrawal of the country’s armed forces units from Avdiyka. He explained that this decision was taken due to the operational situation and to prevent the soldiers from being encircled and save their lives. is located, which the armed forces of Ukraine had turned into a strong military base and from there, the residential areas of Donetsk city were constantly attacked.

In the following, you can follow the developments related to the 725th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Zelensky’s telephone conversation with Biden about the situation on the battlefront

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, during the conference Munich Security made a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden and discussed with him the current situation on the battlefield with Russia.

He announced this last night on his Telegram channel and said: “At the Munich Security Conference, I spoke with President Joseph Biden on the phone. We discussed the current situation on the battlefield. I am happy that I can count on the full support of the President of the United States.” and Biden have agreed to “maintain their communication in this field”. >

The president of Ukraine announced that he does not consider the positions of the US congressmen, who have blocked financial aid to Kiev, as treason.

Vladimir Zelensky announced this last night during a press conference on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, and expressed his hope that America will maintain its position as an ally towards Kiev. “Do I think this is a treasonous position,” Zelensky explained. no Because I do not think that our strategic partner will allow himself to refuse to support Ukraine. In other words, I don’t see the possibility of such a stance for our most important strategic partner.”

The President of Ukraine reminded that a series of different internal processes are happening in America and these issues are related to the internal politics of this country. He considered America’s assistance to Ukraine as vital and emphasized that there is no substitute for it.

Zelensky added: “We very much hope for the positive decision of the Congress, for us this aid package is very vital.” We do not see an alternative to it today, because we hope that the United States will remain our strategic partner. The escape of Ukrainian soldiers was issued

Brigadier Igor Konashinkov, the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced this morning, Sunday, that the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Sirsky The decision to withdraw from the city of Avdiyka was made only one day after the Ukrainian armed forces fled.

Konashinkov recalled that the information about the advance of the Russian armed forces was not announced until the complete defeat of the Ukrainian armed forces and the complete control of the city of Avdiyoka. He emphasized: The city was liberated by units of the “Central” forces under the command of Brigadier General Andrey Mordvichev. And an area of ​​about 32 square kilometers has been under the control of the Russian army. Ukrainian forces are encircling the enemy units who have left the city and are hiding in Avdiyoka chemical plant. In addition, according to Konashinkov, the liberation of Avdiyoka has made it possible for the Russian armed forces to move the front line away from the city of Donetsk.

According to the data of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the number of casualties of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles of Avdiyoka in the last 24 hours was more than 1,500. Only separate groups of Ukrainian forces managed to escape from Avdiyoka in a scattered manner, leaving behind their weapons and equipment due to the continuous fire of Russian forces.

Zelensky called the reason for the Ukrainian army’s withdrawal from Avdiyoka to be insufficient help from the West. accused of insufficient assistance in supplying weapons to Kiev, which he believes led to the Ukrainian forces being forced to withdraw from the city of Avdiyka.

He emphasized that the retreat was necessary to save the lives of the military forces. Zelensky added: “Our actions are limited only to close range and sufficient military equipment.” But it does not depend only on us. And the situation in Avdevoka confirms this.

Ukraine’s president complained that keeping Ukraine in a state of artificial shortage of weapons, especially in the shortage of artillery and long-range military equipment, would allow Russian forces to Match battle.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Koleba announced early today, Sunday, that he met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Koleba in a statement on the network X X wrote about this: “We agreed on the need to maintain contacts between Ukraine and China at all levels and continue bilateral dialogues.”

The Chinese foreign minister also discussed bilateral trade relations. Koleba also explained to Wang Yi Kiev’s expectations of international consultations based on the “peace formula” prepared by Ukraine.

Before this, Switzerland China had asked to participate in an upcoming meeting on the “Peace Formula” of Ukraine. The Swiss foreign minister noted that China has very strong relations with Russia and this issue can help end the military conflict in Ukraine.

Orban: Brussels is almost involved in the Ukraine conflict

In his speech on the government’s 2024 plans, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán emphasized that the EU’s strategy towards Ukraine It is not proceeding with significant success, either militarily or politically, and the Union itself has almost become a party to the military conflict in Ukraine.

Orban said: “It seems that the strategy of the European Union towards Ukraine is not only on the battlefield, where the situation is catastrophic, but also in the field of international politics. It’s also failed”.

Furthermore, according to Orban, Budapest is giving Kiev the upper hand, despite the fact that most EU members clearly do not like this fact. It will not provide weapons.

The President of Colombia: We are ready to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine; Not sending weapons

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced that his country is ready to help establish dialogue to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. But he will not allow weapons to be sent to Kiev.

He said: We can help Ukraine, but not with weapons, not by creating enmity between two brother nations but by example, we are ready Clear the mined lands.

Petro added that Colombia could “help find a way for the two sides to talk” that would help end the armed conflict.

President of Lithuania called EU sanctions against Russia ineffective

During the Munich Security Conference, the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausda, expressed his opinion that the sanctions measures by the European Union against Russia are not effective and are not working.

He said: It must be accepted that all these sanctions packages have had a very limited and inefficient effect on the Russian economy. Nausda stressed that his assessment of the limited impact of anti-Russian sanctions is based on actual macroeconomic indicators in Russia.

The President of Lithuania considered one of the reasons for the current situation to be the possibility of circumventing the sanctions imposed by the European Union and emphasized that we should “strengthen secondary sanctions and distant mechanisms “Remove Restrictions” which has now become so widespread that it renders anti-Russian measures ineffective and meaningless.

Italian foreign minister called Ukraine’s immediate entry into NATO dangerous Antonio Tajani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister of Italy, announced on Saturday that the immediate accession of Ukraine to NATO would be dangerous for everyone.

As to why it is impossible to accept Ukraine in the military bloc during the current military conflict in this country, he answered: “In the current situation, this action will be dangerous for everyone, because you are at war with Russia.”

The head of Italian diplomacy emphasized that this issue requires caution. Tajani emphasized that Ukraine’s entry into NATO will cause the coalition member countries to get involved in this war, and therefore we must be very cautious in this matter. Of course, he emphasized the importance of NATO cooperation with Ukraine, which alone is “a clear signal to Russia.”

Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Nikolay Denkov, announced that Kiev has a clear prospect of joining the European Union and NATO in the future. Of course, according to him, it is difficult to say how the possible entry of Ukraine into the bloc and alliance will proceed. Russia

The heads of diplomacy of the Group of 7 countries intend to continue to preserve the frozen assets of Russia, this was stated in the joint statement of the foreign ministers after their meeting It was revealed on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

In this statement, published on the website of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is stated: “The ministers emphasized that Russia should compensate for the damages and destruction caused to Ukraine and the people it imports. They praised the work of the G7 finance and foreign ministries on this matter to date and supported continued discussions in this regard in the future. The foreign ministers also expressed their decision to keep frozen Russian assets in confirmed their territories to be in a static state until Moscow pays for the damage done to Ukraine”.

The Group of Seven will continue to explore all possible ways to help Ukraine. The meeting of the foreign ministers of this group was their first meeting this year and during the presidency of Italy on the G7.

Czech found 800,000 ammunition for the armed forces of Ukraine The Czech Republic has found the necessary resources to buy hundreds of thousands of artillery ammunition abroad, which it can send to Ukraine in the next few weeks. The President of the Republic, Peter Powell, announced this on Saturday during his speech at the Munich Security Conference. He said: We have half a million 155 mm ammunition and we have identified 300,000 munitions with 122 mm caliber and we intend to buy and send them to Ukraine.

Paul emphasized that his country is trying to reach the United States, Germany attract Sweden or other countries that help Ukraine militarily to finance this plan.

The Czech president did not specify in which country the ammunition is located. At the same time, he reminded the difficult situation of the Ukrainian army in the military conflict. According to him, since last year the situation on the battlefield has significantly changed for the worse for Ukraine. He added: This is while Russia has adapted to the war situation and has also moved its economy to the military path.

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