Developments in Ukraine Creating a coalition of countries ready to send troops to help Kiev

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” Politico reported that France has started creating a new coalition of countries that will be ready to send their troops to Ukraine if necessary.

Now is creating an alliance of countries that are potentially ready to send their military forces to Ukraine, and in this process, the difference between Paris and the more cautious Berlin in this field will deepen.

According to the information of this publication, this issue was apparently discussed in the tripartite meeting of French Foreign Minister Stéphane Sejournay with his Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitriy Koleba. This French diplomat said: Russia should not coordinate our actions or set red lines for us, and in this regard we must decide among ourselves.

At the same time, He emphasized that currently Ukraine has not asked for Western military forces, and Kiev now only needs ammunition. However, things can change. Sejourne added: “No form of support for Ukraine can be abandoned. We must continue to help Ukraine where it needs it the most.” He has behaved cautiously towards Russia and prefers not to send long-range Taros missiles to Kiev.

This is despite the fact that Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said yesterday that the presence of Western forces in Ukraine is not something unimaginable or impossible. According to him, the advantage of the West in the conflict in Ukraine lies in its ability to give a “creative and asymmetrical” response to Russia. Polish Defense Minister Kusiniak-Kamish had rejected the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. He reminded that the Polish military will not participate in the conflict, but Warsaw will help Kiev and continue to supply it with weapons. Follow about the 745th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Pope Francis: The losing side of the war should turn to negotiations

Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church last night in a television interview , expressed the opinion that the losing side in the military conflict in Ukraine should accept this fact and agree to peace talks.

He said: “When you see that you are failing and things are going badly, you have to have the courage to negotiate. It’s embarrassing for you, but how many more deaths will this continue? The time for negotiation has come and you should look for a country that acts as a mediator.” Pope Francis emphasized that in such a situation, someone who cares about the people and The one who has the courage to wave the white flag and start negotiations is the stronger side. He added: However, it is possible to negotiate with the help of international powers, because currently many countries are willing to mediate for a peaceful settlement of Ukraine, for example Turkey.

Furthermore, Francis commented on the conflict in the Middle East and reminded: What is happening between Palestine and Israel is a war. The war is made by two sides, not one person, and irresponsible people on both sides are responsible for the continuation of this war.

Belgrade: The West has moved towards complete militarization because it cannot Defeat Russia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that Western countries have turned to full militarization of efforts to “impose defeat on Russia”. Because they have not been able to defeat this country just by providing aid to Ukraine.

Last night, in a speech warning about the consequences of such a decision, he reminded: Everyone in the West thought that defeating Putin (President of Russia) would be easy, but now that they realize that it is not an easy task and that they are not capable of it, they have turned to the complete militarization of the situation and are trying to send NATO forces to Ukraine. »

Earlier, the Financial Times reported that the European Union has changed the priority of its spending from the environment to strengthening the defense capability, quoting the Minister of Finance of Belgium. .

Bloomberg: Several foreign companies have started to rebuild Ukrainian infrastructure

Bloomberg news agency reported early this morning, Sunday, that companies from Austria, Germany, Denmark and Turkey have started initial steps to rebuild Ukraine’s destroyed infrastructure.

According With this information, Turkish companies will rebuild bridges and roads and supply power generators and mobile hospital units, hoping to gain an advantage as the competition for major contracts begins. It is reminded that Turkish construction contractors will implement 70 projects with a total value of about one billion dollars in two years.

German and Austrian companies are also rebuilding infrastructure. defense sector, military industries and power plants; Denmark has donated 130 million dollars for the reconstruction of the shipyard in Nikolaev.

According to this agency, of course, the continuation of military operations can disrupt the implementation of many plans. , because some facilities may be targeted by Russian airstrikes. Another problem is the search for labor, which does not exist due to the mobilization of young Ukrainian men.

Bild: Trump’s plan for Ukraine could mean keeping Crimea and other regions be new for Russia

The German newspaper “Bild” in an analysis entitled “Trump’s secret plan for Ukraine” wrote about this: President Donald Trump The former US presidential candidate has yet to reveal the details of his plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, but ideas circulating in conservative circles in the US suggest what it might look like.

Earlier, the former president said that if he is re-elected, he plans to stop the fighting within 24 hours.

Furthermore, there is concern that Trump could pull the US out of NATO and abandon the task of protecting European countries – with serious consequences, including for Germany. Overall, it is troubling that Trump has never said who should win a war between Russia and Ukraine. Bild writes: “His silence says everything.” It has made Washington’s NATO allies nervous. In addition, Trump has long been a real agent and at his order, the Republicans in the House of Representatives have blocked the $60 billion aid package to Kiev.

Decreasing imports to Ukraine due to protests by Polish farmers

Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative of Ukraine reported Due to the continued protests of Polish farmers and the blocking of Ukrainian borders for truck traffic, the import of goods by road transport in this country decreased by 14% in February.

Meanwhile, the volume of road imports decreased by at least 14% during February.”

According to the deputy minister, the protests of Polish farmers are “a tangible blow ” to Ukraine’s imports, despite the fact that Kiev was able to bring back part of the supply through rail traffic. In addition, Kachka added that Ukraine has faced a significant decrease in exports due to the protests.

On Saturday, it was reported that more than 2,300 trucks in The Ukrainian border with Poland is lined up due to the blockade of Polish farmers and most of the trucks are stopped in areas where Polish farmers do not allow heavy vehicles to enter their country.

Tusk fails to convince farmers to stop protests

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with leaders on Saturday, Reuters reported last night. The Polish Farmers’ Trade Union met and discussed, but the meeting did not have the desired result and they said they will continue their protests. that the negotiations did not reach a conclusion and if grain imports from other countries continue, the protests will continue with more strength. Ukraine’s parliament will be sent

Denys Maluska, the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, admitted on a TV program last night that the bill that would allow the mobilization of troops to fill the ranks of the army among the convicts imprisoned in this country, it may be presented to the Supreme Parliament of Ukraine this week.

And its status will be determined soon.”

At the same time, the Minister of Justice admitted that thousands of prisoners express their desire to join the armed forces of Ukraine. Kurd, of course, not all commanders want to see subordinates among the convicts in the ranks of their forces, so the possibility of forming separate groups of mobilized criminals is being investigated.

He predicted that the approval of this bill could be approved by spring at the latest, but emphasized that the final decision rests with the members of parliament.

One ​​day before, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the number of women who serve in the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine continues to increase and has now reached more than 45 thousand people, and among these women, about 13 thousand and 500 people have combat duties.

Ex-army general: Ukraine’s intelligence service does not perform its duties properly

Sergei Krivonos, former general The armed forces of Ukraine have expressed their opinion that the intelligence services of Ukraine do not perform their assigned tasks properly. Shed: “All these events happened in the shadow of information failure. <...> We made serious miscalculations in the correct analysis of the enemy’s capabilities, and now, at least at this stage, we have miscalculations regarding the provision of ammunition for the troops on the frontline.”

Ukrainian media reported on Saturday that following the removal of Valery Zalogheny, the former commander of the country’s armed forces, Sergei Shaptala, the former head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, was also dismissed from military service.

According to media reports, the reason for his dismissal was the conclusion of the army medical commission that he was not qualified to continue military service.

According to published information, the former commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was not approved by this commission in January, and for this reason, Defense Minister Rostam Umerov and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could not give him a He was offered a military position commensurate with his high military experience, and finally he was appointed as the new ambassador of Ukraine in England.

The plan to reduce five ministries of Ukraine due to budget deficit

Ukrainian publication Citing news sources close to the president’s office and pro-Zelenskyi parliamentary faction “Servant of the People Party”, “New Voice” reported that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine plans to cut at least 5 of the 19 existing ministries due to the country’s budget deficit. .

First of all, ministries for which heads are not appointed, as well as ministries whose functions can be performed by other departments, may be reduced. And above all, it is talking about ministries related to “social issues”.

According to this publication, no working groups have been formed yet to dissolve or merge the ministries. At the same time, despite the rumors, the issue of replacing Denis Shmigal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, is not discussed, because he is approved by the office of President Zelensky.

Also remind In his press conference at the end of February, the president of this country, Volodymyr Zelensky, also talked about the possibility of reducing the government of Ukraine and cited the lack of budget as the main reason for the possible reduction of ministries.

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