Ukraine|Zelensky’s warning about the possibility of defeat of Kiev

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last night, Friday In a conversation with the “Washington Post” newspaper, he admitted that if the United States stops financial and military aid to Kiev, the armed forces of Ukraine will be forced to retreat from their positions.

He said: “If Without American support, that means we will have no air defense systems, no Patriot missiles, no electronic warfare capabilities, and no artillery shells. Such a scenario will directly force our armed forces to retreat “step by step”. He will take advantage of the opportunity and intensify his attacks.

Ukraine’s president pointed out that without the support of the US Congress, the army will face a huge shortage of missiles, saying: the problem is that the efforts of Ukraine and the US to Advancing in the conflict zone is absolutely not enough. He admitted: “While Russian drones, missiles and precision bombs are destroying our defense lines and targeting critical military infrastructure, there is no other option but to attack beyond Russia’s borders”.

In this regard, Japanese experts also emphasized that if Ukraine continues to fight with Russia, it may disappear, and without financial assistance from the West, Kiev will not be able to maintain this country. According to them, if the military conflict continues in its current form, Ukraine will not only be unable to carry out a counterattack, but there is also a real risk of losing its existence as a country. Anarchy may start in this country, the gap between the authorities will increase and even the political center will move to the west of Ukraine. Follow Ukraine:

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Zelensky threatened: we will attack Crimea with ATACMS missiles

For the first time, the president of Ukraine reminded that peace talks between Moscow and Kiev may start even without Ukraine returning to the borders of 1991.

Vladimir Zelensky expressed confidence: if If the Ukrainian army can evict the Russian forces from the occupied territories and push them back behind the 2022 borders that existed before the start of the military offensive, then Vladimir Putin will finally be “ready to talk”.

He added: “We will not need to de-occupy all our lands through military means only.”

 Ukraine’s president confirmed that Washington’s response to Ukrainian drone attacks on fuel infrastructure and energy facilities on Russian soil was “not positive.” According to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the United States has expressed concern over Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries, however, he claimed that no one can dictate or impose a military strategy on Kiev.

Before The British newspaper Financial Times reported that the United States allegedly asked Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian energy facilities because it could lead to a rise in global oil prices. Podoliak admitted: The Russian army is advancing on the contact lines

Mikhail Podoliak, the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, confirmed the difficult situation of the Ukrainian army on the battle front, pointing to the increasing pressure of attacks by the Russian armed forces. .

In a conversation with the German newspaper “Bild” last night, he admitted this situation and said: “We are on the defensive and they [Russian forces] are putting a lot of pressure on the army.” They continue to advance more and more on all lines of contact.

Podoliak reminded: Kiev sees how the Russian side continues to produce more and more military weapons, strengthen the army and replenish its mobilized reserves.

He also admitted Adding to the fact that the Ukrainian authorities cannot solve the problem of the lack of weapons in the army, he added: “We are preparing for different scenarios. Will there be a massive attack from Russia? I’m not sure if they are ready for it on this scale, but they will continue to advance and we cannot stop them without weapons.”

Complete destruction of thermal power plant near Kharkiv

The press service of the Central Energy Company of Ukraine (Centerenergo) reported this morning, Saturday, that the thermal power plant “Zmievskaya” (Zmievskaya) was completely destroyed as a result of Russian airstrikes.

The published statement says: “All units were destroyed, auxiliary equipment was also damaged. The degree of destruction to the facilities varies from complete to significant. According to this information, currently, the debris in the area of ​​this power plant is being cleared and there is no way to access most of the equipment. The possibility of possible reconstruction of these facilities seems unlikely. Moreover, it is not possible to assess the amount of damage and accurately estimate the funds needed to rebuild the power plant. A day ago, the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushenko, warned that the country’s energy facilities are exposed to new large-scale attacks. has it. According to him, attacks on energy facilities in Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk and Cherkassy regions continue.

Ukraine’s population is expected to decrease to 25 million people

based on data According to the Ministry of Social Development of Ukraine, the country’s population may decrease to about 25 million people over the next 26 years, that is, until 2051. The report states: “By 2041, the population of Ukraine may decrease to 28.9 million people, and by 2051 – to 25.2 million people.” Average life expectancy among Ukrainian men decreased from 66.4 to 57.3 years from 2020 to 2023, and for women – from 76.2 to 70.9 years. In addition, more than 6 million Ukrainian women and children have also migrated, and at the same time, the birth rate has decreased by 45% since 2021.

Schultz: Germany will help Kiev for its security. Does

German Chancellor Olaf Schultz said that financing Ukraine is linked to Germany’s exclusive security interests. In a video message on the occasion of the approaching Easter of the Catholic world, referring to this issue, he said: the international community is moving towards a “more peaceful world”, the chancellor believes that “international law must defeat violence and aggression” and He also mentioned that Germany will not stop military aid to Ukraine.

He added: “Therefore, we support Ukraine in its struggle to achieve a just peace – however long it takes. We are doing this for our own sake and for our security.”

A few days ago, the German government announced the transfer of a large package of military aid to Ukraine. It has been determined that this package includes Leopard-2 tank ammunition, 18,000 155 mm caliber bullets, 24,000 40 mm caliber bullets, six WISENT mine detectors, two BEAVER bridging vehicles with spare parts, as well as nine anti-mine vehicles. /p>

Lithuanian President announces “full defense readiness” Kurds said that the NATO forces stationed in this country and the Lithuanian army are preparing for a “full defense” in order to deal with possible threats. are established He also said that the annual exercises of this alliance are carried out based on “planning for complete defense”.

Early yesterday, it was also reported that the Netherlands will temporarily deploy its Patriot anti-aircraft missile system on the territory of Lithuania. did According to the Minister of National Defense of this country, this action helps to implement NATO’s rotary air defense model. NATO official: Russia has no plans to attack this alliance. Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of NATO’s military committee, said on Friday that there is currently no indication that Russia plans to attack any of the alliance’s member states. There is no indication that Russia is planning to attack NATO members. I don’t think there is any direct threat. The problem is that Russia’s ambitions extend beyond Ukraine. We know this, so the coalition as a whole should be more prepared.” He pointed out that, in the current situation, every country should be able to protect itself, adding: “If there is a military threat, Security is the responsibility of each country of the coalition. In addition, Bauer commented on the possible victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election and said that he is not afraid of Donald Trump’s re-election. According to him, in any case, the member states of the coalition are ready to spend several times more on their defense.

Orban: Without peace talks, Ukraine will suffer more

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a conversation with former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel published in “European Voices” magazine, expressed his opinion that Ukraine may fail and suffer even more losses if He did not turn to negotiations.

Hungarian Prime Minister recalled: “First of all, a ceasefire is necessary, because there is no longer a rational discussion between the Russians and the West.” Otherwise, the Ukrainians could lose even more than before, including military defeat”.

Orban: There is no threat from Russia to NATO

The Prime Minister of Hungary also emphasized that Russia will never threaten to attack NATO countries, but is firmly against Ukraine joining this alliance. According to Viktor Orban, Russia will not attack any NATO member, but never by joining Ukraine will not agree to this alliance, as it would mean bringing NATO closer to Russia’s borders.

He also proposed the creation of a “safe zone”. Of course, the former Chancellor of Austria did not agree with the Prime Minister of Hungary and said that Ukraine should immediately participate in negotiations to join not only the European Union, but also NATO. Moldova announced

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Friday, appointing Alexey Danilov, the former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of this country, as the new ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Moldova.

Zelensky explained in a video message about this: “Alexei Danilov will continue his work in the diplomatic direction, and specifically, I agreed to his nomination as the new ambassador of our country to the Republic of Moldova.”

According to him, Danilov had exactly such a future in mind for himself.