Developments in Ukraine Consequences of sending Western long-range missiles to Ukraine
| The Russian Defense Minister's advice to the West to listen to Putin's warning, the German Defense Minister's silence about possible dismissals, Bashar Assad's opinion about Zelenskiy's performance, criticism of England's destructive role in the Ukraine conflict, and the increase in Kiev's government debt are some of the most important events surrounding the war. |
according to the international group Tasnim news agency, The Times newspaper In a report, it was mentioned that the Russian intelligence services can trace the details of the transfer of French SCALP and English Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine thanks to information leaked from the audio file of German officers’ conversations.
According to this publication, SCALP and Storm Shadow long-range missiles are delivered to Ukraine in several ways. France uses Audi-Q7 SUVs and Britain uses Ridgeback armored vehicles. This information will help Russia track and locate them and potentially target such vehicles on European and Ukrainian soil.
In this article It has been recalled that the UK and other NATO members should be deeply concerned about information security breaches that lead to the release of such sensitive data.
It was previously revealed that the authorities The head of the German army talked about the possible attack of the Taurus missile on the Crimean bridge and concluded that these missiles can be used to destroy the ammunition depots of the Russian army and the Crimean bridge. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Schultz once again opposed the delivery of long-range German Taros missiles to Ukraine and considered Germany’s involvement in the conflict dangerous.
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General Shoigu last night in the documentary program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” In this regard, he said: It will be very strange if Western countries do not pay attention to the words of the Russian president. Putin’s words are not just sending a signal, but these are clear messages that have been talked about many times and we always tried to understand them. Of course, this time the message is so clear, precise and specific that I think they must have heard it.” with any enemy and anyone who invades the territory of this country.
Vladimir Putin, in response to the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine, warned that the West It should understand that Russia also has weapons that can target targets on their soil.
align:justify”>Boris Pistorius, the Minister of Defense of Germany last night in a special press conference, announced that in relation to the publication of a series of high-ranking officers of the Bundeswehr, who talked about a possible plan to attack the Russian Crimea bridge using Taurus missiles, in He will not speculate on the possible resignation of military officials.
He said: “As a matter of principle, I will not comment on the personal consequences of this until the investigation is completed.” I’m not speculating.”
In Germany, Olaf Schultz has been asked to expel the participants in the leaked conversation with the German military. Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Tino Chiropala has demanded that the chancellor should order the defense minister to expel soldiers who threaten Germany’s security.
According to the law, the German Federal President can appoint and dismiss ministers only on the proposal of the chancellor.
Janine Whistler, the co-chair of the German Left Party, also said on Sunday that He considers the possible transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine very dangerous amid a leaked conversation between high-ranking German military officials. According to him, possible attacks “even on Moscow” could “trigger an unprecedented spiral of escalation”. Whistler also demanded transparency about the leaked conversation between military officials.
The Minister of Defense of Germany announced that the published audio file of the conversation between German officers about Ukraine and the possible attack on the Crimea bridge was not intended for the public.
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Boris Pistorius justified: “It is clear that much of the information discussed in this conversation was already known through public discussions, but in general these statements are for public opinion. It was not and it should be determined why it was raised at that time and whether it can be discussed.” At the same time, Pistorius added that the German army considered various scenarios. and this does not mean a green light for the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. He reminded that the proposed plans between the military officials rule out Germany’s participation in the conflict in Ukraine. “Intelligence” of Russia.
Bashar Assad: Zelensky was more successful as a comedian than as president
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed his opinion in a television interview last night that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was more successful as a comedian than in his current role.
Assad said: “He [Zelensky] is a comedian. This was his career before the presidency (in Ukraine). By the way, he was much more successful in this profession and the role of a comedian than as a leader for the Ukrainian nation.” will return Russia to the international arena. Regarding the upcoming presidential elections in Russia, he added: “If you look at this issue from the point of view of the balance of global power, here too, Russia and its leadership’s decisions cannot be separated from each other. There is no doubt that the decisions made by Putin will bring Russia back to the international stage and create balance.” Fico asked London to explain why. Johnson convinced Kiev not to negotiate
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday asked London officials to provide a convincing explanation why Boris Johnson , the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, has convinced Ukraine not to negotiate with Russia. criticized in Ukraine and said: “Imagine what would happen if our ambassador gave a speech in London and criticized the policies of the British government and its prime minister?” I am surprised that the ambassador is surprised by my view about the lack of support from the West to achieve peace in Ukraine, I have always been clear about this.
Zelensky situation At the border, he called Poland beyond the moral borders
Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, emphasized last night in a video message published on his Telegram channel. that the situation on the border of Ukraine and Poland has exceeded the boundaries of morality. Poland’s border, where the situation has long gone beyond the economic and moral borders.
According to Zelensky, the Polish authorities should not use the situation of Ukraine in the “internal political struggle”. He assured that, however, “Ukraine will overcome this problem”. They blocked the military for Ukraine in the border area. The Ukrainian side has complained that Polish farmers even break the windows of vehicles carrying equipment needed by the armed forces of this country. Polish farmers blocked all six border crossings on the Ukrainian border in continuation of their protests.
Possibility of approving 60 billion US aid to Ukraine in March to April
CNN television network, quoting its news sources, reported that the Republicans may be the subject of an agreement on the budget bill, which includes the transition clause. to resolve the double aid to Ukraine in the amount of 60 billion dollars between March and April. He will not work on reviewing this bill unless the “Mexico” clause is added to the bill. However, he announced in late February that he was ready to start working on the document and think about solutions to resolve the internal conflict.
This data includes protective equipment, communication equipment, as well as various types of weapons and drones. It is known that this list is related to the signing of the bilateral security agreement between Paris and Kiev.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized on Sunday at the end of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum that Russia and Ukraine have reached the limit of their military capabilities, so the start of peace talks is necessary.
In his opinion, both sides of the conflict have reached the limits that can be reached by military means and now the time has come to start the dialogue for a ceasefire. In the end, Fidan said: This is not the recognition of the “occupied territories”, but Turkey believes that it is time to separate the issue of Ukraine’s sovereignty from the issue of the need to establish a ceasefire.
Serbian President did not consider the sending of Western forces to Ukraine unlikely
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic believes that due to the development process In the current situation, the possibility of sending military forces from Western countries to the conflict zone in Ukraine cannot be ruled out.
During his speech at the meeting of the Progressive Party of Serbia yesterday, he pointed to It warned that in this case the world should “expect more difficult conditions”. Turns out, many said it would never happen, but now we’re seeing them. Then the issue of transferring Western planes was raised, which some thought was unlikely, but they are on the way. Now we are talking about the presence of Western forces in Ukraine. Some say this will not happen, but it will happen. And the situation keeps getting worse.
According to the information of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the government debt of this country has quadrupled during the last 9 years and has increased to 5.5 thousand dollars per person.
These data show that Ukraine’s government debt has increased 2.4 times since 2014 and 1.5 times over the past two years, reaching 145.3 billion dollars. The main growth came from external debt.
Over 9 years, this debt has grown from $31 billion (2014) to nearly $95 billion (2023). Therefore, its national per capita is currently 5.5 thousand dollars.
Previously, at the end of February, the European Parliament approved the creation of a new fund for financial assistance to Ukraine worth 50 billion euros voted, out of 615 representatives, 536 people supported this decision, 40 representatives were against and 39 people abstained.
Office Zelensky spends more on foreign trips than six ministries
Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, announced that in 2023, the officials of Volodymyr Zelensky’s office will spend more than A total of six Ukrainian ministries paid for foreign business trips and used the government budget for this purpose. He said: “I calculated the budget of the President’s office for business trips.” I did. It is interesting to know that in one year they spent more than the total of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Ministry of Sports with government money for their trips.”
He added that the calculation of the expenses of the presidential office still does not include the expenses of Zelensky’s own trips.
Earlier, Zelensky said that Zelensky’s office He prevented a number of Ukrainian parliamentarians from traveling to Washington to participate in a meeting organized by the American Embassy in Ukraine.
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