Developments in Ukraine Kiev’s serious dependence on receiving foreign financial aid / Poland’s warning to America

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, “Julie Kozak”, director of the communications department of the Bin Fund Last night, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced in a press conference that the survival of Ukraine depends on the help of foreign donors in the amount of about 32 billion dollars. According to him, this year, Kiev will receive about 42 billion It needs foreign aid dollars, including about $32 billion in “official donor aid.” He added that the representative of the International Monetary Fund in Warsaw will continue to work and for the third time will review the program of financial assistance to Ukraine.

A day before, Bloomberg, citing its news sources, reported that Ukraine is close to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to provide $900 million in financial assistance as part of a $15.6 billion loan. The $900 million is the first of four payments Ukraine expects to receive from the International Monetary Fund this year. In total, the fund plans to contribute $5.4 billion in 2024.

In late December 2023, Kozak announced that Ukraine would need $42 billion in foreign financing in 2024. has it. According to him, such amount is necessary to maintain the financial and external stability of this country. These contributions will be provided by the United States and other members of the G7 group, as well as international financial institutions.

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Zelensky does not want new contracts conclude like the Minsk agreement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with “Fox News” TV channel this morning, emphasized that Kiev does not want to repeat this mistake and make similar agreements. Minsk to conclude. Emphasizing that we are talking about Ukraine’s security, he said: “We do not want to repeat the Minsk agreements in another part of our territory.” We do not believe in new frozen conflicts in our country.” Zelenskiy also announced: “There has never been an official offer to hand over territory in exchange for Ukraine’s membership in NATO and the European Union, and informing about this is an invention.” It is the western media.

Opposition to Trump’s theory to resolve the conflict in Ukraine within 24 hours

The President of Ukraine also stated this issue in an interview with Fox News. He said that Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, cannot resolve the military conflict in Ukraine within 24-48 hours, as he often promised in his speeches.

Vladimir Zelensky said: “I don’t understand how that’s possible. He can’t solve this problem so quickly.” He added: “Let him come, I will explain it to him and he will explain it to me, maybe he will have some ideas. Let him come and I think he will change his position after that.”

Zelensky: If elections are held in Ukraine, people will elect me again

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, expressed in this interview He assured that if elections were held in Ukraine now, citizens would vote for him. He claimed: “Currently, I have the most support in the Ukrainian society. So if we hold elections now, the people will re-elect me.” According to Zelensky, this proves that he is not looking to stay in power. He claims that the only way to organize presidential elections is to change the laws. According to the martial law that was imposed in the country in February 2022 and has been extended several times, it is legally impossible to hold elections in Ukraine until the end of the military conflict. “Plan B” does not exist

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admitted in an interview with Fox News that there is no backup plan if the United States does not help Kiev.

The host of this network asked him if he has a “plan B” if Washington does not help Kiev. Zelensky did not answer the question directly, adding: “We have to find something similar, and of course we will, we can’t just stand still, we have to try to survive. We have to find possible ways and parallel lines.”

At the same time, Zelensky reminded that the armed forces of Ukraine will suffer more casualties without the support of Western partners. To Ukraine

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski warned of “serious consequences” for US alliances around the world if Congress does not approve $60 billion in aid to Ukraine.

In an interview with Bloomberg, he said: “If [additional aid to Ukraine] is not passed, US allies will be disappointed and realize that Washington may not be able to continue its support, even if the commander-in-chief [ The United States] wants to help.”

The International Monetary Fund’s surprise at Russia’s economic growth under sanctions

Julie Kozak, director of communications at the International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that Russia has surprised everyone with its economic growth despite international sanctions. He said at a press conference last night: “As far as the Russian economy and the sanctions are concerned, the Russian economy has really surprised us with its growth strength”.

In addition, the International Monetary Fund In a report last month, he improved his forecast of Russia’s economic growth in 2024 by 1.5 percent, thus reaching 2.6 percent. According to this report, the Russian economy, contrary to expectations, shows a better growth rate than in the past.

England calculated the cost of financial aid provided to Kiev from 2021

Tareq Ahmed, the British Deputy Foreign Minister announced last night the total cost of all types of civilian support provided to Ukraine since 2021. According to him, London has allocated 4.7 billion pounds of aid to Kyiv in the specified period.

The Deputy Foreign Minister calculated the allocated cost for Ukraine in response to a request from a member of the British House of Lords. In his response, Ahmed emphasized that Britain will continue to support Ukraine until achieving a “just and sustainable peace based on the UN Charter”. The pound is globalized through loan guarantees and grants from the World Bank. 357 million pounds of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and the region; £150 million to support Ukraine’s energy security and resilience; £2.5 million to support Ukraine’s domestic prosecution of international crimes.

White House: US considering sending ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

The American official added that Ukraine has the opportunity to receive weapons with a similar range from other countries.

In the same During a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, Victoria Nuland, the Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs, spoke about the absence of specific obstacles to the transfer of medium-range weapons to Kiev by US allies. The diplomat said: “I don’t know anything about the United States preventing the transfer of various weapons by allies to Ukraine.” /strong>

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a bill on the conditions for the withdrawal of conscripts from military service to the Supreme Parliament of Ukraine. This matter was reported yesterday on the official website of the parliament of this country.

This document includes changes in the law related to “performance of military duty and military service” and is related to the conditions of military service. The draft law may be reviewed on Friday, February 23.

Meanwhile, in December 2023, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rostam Umerov said that waiving the mobilization law would be possible only after the end of the conflict.

Zelensky allowed foreigners to serve in the National Guard of Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree allowing foreign soldiers to serve in to serve in the national guard of this country.

At the same time, foreign nationals must be legally present in Ukraine, have no criminal record and comply with the requirements of the law “On military duty and military service”. Foreign nationals can serve in the military as soldiers and sergeants on a contractual basis.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine separately determines the list of criteria for this action. The National Guard of Ukraine is a military organization with specific law enforcement duties that operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of this country. Lavrov’s reference to the West’s failure to “Ukrainize” the G20 agenda. >

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said last night in a press conference after the meeting of the Group of 20 ministers that the attempt of Western countries to make Ukraine the main issue of the Group of 20 has failed.

Lavrov stressed that at the Rio de Janeiro meeting, developing countries in the world actively focused on the need to move away from the artificial bottleneck of the capabilities of the Group of 20 caused by the efforts of a small group of countries to achieve their geopolitical goals against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict. He added: The efforts of some of our Western colleagues in the meetings of the Group of 20 ministers to divert the discussions and turn it into a matter of support for Kiev, baseless accusations against Russia and to make the agenda Ukrainian in any way possible. meeting, these efforts were made openly. Of course, these measures were not supported by the developing countries and most of the countries of the global south, and they did not reach their goal. Danish Prime Minister Matt Frederiksen announced yesterday that the Danish government has agreed to allocate a military aid package to Ukraine in the amount of 1.7 billion kroner ($247 million).

He reminded: “Time is not in favor of Ukraine And only actions on the battlefield are important, and we must continue our military assistance to them.” Fredriksen added that Denmark has also agreed to provide security guarantees to Ukraine for 10 years. >

Earlier, the prime minister said that Denmark will donate all its artillery to Ukraine, as the kingdom does not need it at the moment. According to him, support for Kiev should be done through the weapons and equipment it already has and the main emphasis should not be on production.

Determining the time for negotiations between Poland and Ukraine about the border problem

Donald Tusk, The Prime Minister of Poland announced yesterday that the authorities of Warsaw and Kiev will negotiate to resolve the border situation on March 28. He said in a press conference: “I met with Denis Schmigal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine and With the opinion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, I agreed that the meeting between the two sides will be held on March 28 in Warsaw. He reminded that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmitry Kolba, is currently in Warsaw and discussed the border situation with him. The previous day, Zelenskiy addressed the Polish leaders with a proposal for border negotiations. Two countries presented about blocking the border crossings. He mentioned that he is ready to go to the border of Poland to participate in the negotiations. He also asked the European Commission to join the discussion on the border situation.

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