Developments in Ukraine|Kiev’s serious problem without American help

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Bloomberg news agency quoted its own news sources. has given that the White House does not have a “Plan B” to continue supporting Ukraine except for a 60 billion dollar military aid package that has not yet been agreed upon in the US Congress.

In this analysis, it is recalled that the White House Republicans in Congress and their allies in Europe are frustrated by the delay in funding Ukraine. A senior Joe Biden administration official, who was not named, indicated that European countries should immediately respond positively to Ukraine’s requests to provide the country with more Patriot air defense systems from their stockpiles, and that any delay in this regard would have a “sad” consequence for Kiev will have.

This article also emphasized that what worries Western allies most is Ukraine’s inability to continue to defend its airspace, as Russia’s armed forces have clear air superiority. , while Ukraine’s military is “experiencing conditions of complete weakness.” According to Western officials familiar with the situation, severe shortages of ammunition and manpower along the 1,200-kilometer contact point of the front show gaps in air defenses. Ukraine’s armed forces are at their most vulnerable position in more than two years of conflict. At the same time, due to the internal political conflicts in the United States, Ukraine is at risk of the lack of financial and military aid from the United States. Bloomberg noted that the Russian armed forces also benefited from the increasing lack of ammunition on the Ukrainian side and They have intensified their all-out attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian army. In addition, the morale of the Ukrainian military is very low, they have been through the most difficult conditions in the last few months, and there is a danger of the country’s defense lines collapsing.

Previously, in early April, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirsky, admitted that the Russian Armed Forces have complete superiority in air, missile and artillery.

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Czech President’s promise to sign a security agreement with Ukraine

Czech President Peter Pavel last night after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Vilnius, promised that Kiev and Prague could In May to June, they will conclude an agreement on security guarantees. He pointed out that the Czech Republic’s support to Ukraine, especially in non-material aid, includes the field of information technology, and added: Our goal is to strengthen The stability and defense power of Ukraine. Pavel assured Zelensky of his commitment to the theory of Ukraine’s integration into Western political structures, saying, “Not only in terms of supplying ammunition in cooperation with foreign partners, but also in order to plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war and support the country along the way.” Joining the European Union and NATO.

He emphasized that Ukraine needs more ammunition to stop the attacks of the Russian army; They need every means to strengthen their air defense.

Ukraine signed a bilateral agreement on security guarantees with Latvia

Vladimir Zelenskiy, Yesterday, the President of Ukraine signed a bilateral security agreement in a meeting with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkovic.

Zelensky mentioned in his Telegram channel that according to this document, Riga annually allocates 0.25% of the GDP for military aid to Kiev. Latvia will also help Ukraine for 10 years in the field of cyber defense, clearing mined areas, as well as providing unmanned technologies. In addition, the Latvian side has pledged to facilitate Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and NATO “unconditionally”. Poland cannot transfer the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine >

Polish President Andriy Duda announced yesterday in a joint press conference with the presidents of Lithuania and Ukraine in Vilnius that Warsaw cannot transfer the Patriot air defense systems to Kiev.

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He said: “Poland currently does not have Patriot air defense systems, we have just started installing these systems.” In fact, today, even if we wanted to, we wouldn’t be able to transfer them to Kiev.”

Duda noted that the Patriot systems belonging to the US Army are now stationed in Poland. According to him, his country is constantly under threat. There is a threat of “potential attack” from Russia.

Destroy more than 30 thousand weapons of air strikes of the Ukrainian army

Lieutenant General Andriy Siminov, Commander of the Defense Forces Air and Missile Defense and the Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces announced in an interview last night that during the last two years, the air defense and missile defense forces of this country have destroyed more than 30,000 weapons from the air strikes of the Ukrainian armed forces.

He said: “Until today, our military forces have destroyed more than 30,000 enemy air attack weapons.” Among them are tactical aircraft, tactical missiles, drones and anti-radar missiles. In addition, the attacks of the Ukrainian army on the border cities in the Western European part of Russia and the Republic of Crimea have been successfully repelled.” In addition, according to this military official, the Russian army will provide effective cover against enemy drone attacks. has deployed more than 50 anti-aircraft missile systems and anti-aircraft guns of the “Pantsir” type in the border areas. General Yuri Sodol, the commander of the joint forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced that the number of Russian military forces in the operational area is approximately 7 to 10 times greater than that of the Ukrainian army. He said: “Russian armed forces are 7 to 10 times bigger than ours.” I will explain with a small example. A mechanized rifle platoon, infantry, motorized infantry, is usually 8-10 men plus a combat vehicle. While now they have two people and in some parts they have three or four troops each.”

defend while a defensive perimeter of about 15 kilometers is required.

Ukraine passed a law to intensify mobilization

On Thursday, April 11 The Supreme Parliament of Ukraine approved a law regarding the strengthening of Basij. This law was approved by the majority of votes: 283 out of 351 representatives voted in favor of it.

In this law, it is planned that the mobilization process, including the punishment for desertion and clarifying the categories of people subject to mobilization,

Now this document, according to the Constitution of Ukraine, must be signed by the Speaker of the Parliament and then submitted to the President for signature. After that, a month later, this law will be implemented.

Only 20% of Ukrainian men of military age are willing to join the army

The majority Ukrainian men are reluctant to join the armed forces of Ukraine through mobilization or contract. According to the results of a survey in this regard, only 20% of men between the ages of 25 and 59 in Ukraine are considering the possibility of joining the army voluntarily, under contract or conscription, and 63% of them do not want to do this. .

Also, based on the results of this survey, 60% of men have a negative evaluation of the work of the registration and recruitment offices and complain about the pressure in this field.

The US promise to transfer 138 million dollars for the modernization of Ukraine’s air defense

Bridget Brink, the US ambassador in Kiev, announced that the United States will transfer 138 million dollars for the modernization Ukraine will send air defense systems to this country.

He wrote on the X social network (former Twitter): “Today we signed an agreement based on which 138 million dollars will be given to Ukraine for the modernization of defense systems. Critical air will be allocated.

Brink also noted that this funding will help keep air defense operational in the face of ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s energy system. According to the US ambassador, Kiev is currently in dire need of “additional air defense systems” and US military assistance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the European Union should officially start Ukraine’s accession negotiations from June this year.

He spoke at a joint press conference with the presidents of Lithuania. And Poland said in Vilnius: Every democratic country in Europe that shares and defends the common values ​​of Europe and the Euro-Atlantic region deserves to be a member of the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance. And this is a fact and must be answered.

In his opinion, June is the right time to start negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Saying that there is no other security alternative, Zelenskiy added: “It is necessary to start the process of joining Ukraine to NATO.” We need this invitation.

Zelensky warns of losing more land and people without Western help

Ukraine’s president admitted on Thursday that if allies If the West does not support Kiev, the country will lose more citizens and territories. Vladimir Zelensky said at a joint press conference in Vilnius: “If there is no help, the situation will be very difficult for us – We will lose more men and soldiers<...> The question is not only about land, it is about people. Of course, the regions are also important to us.”

In his opinion, if the territorial integrity of Ukraine is not restored, respect for the sovereignty of this country will be lost. According to him, this situation leads to the freezing of the conflict.

Serbia will not impose sanctions against Russia despite external pressure

Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia He announced that the authorities of Belgrade have not imposed any sanctions against Moscow despite external pressures and do not intend to do so.

He emphasized: Serbia is proud of its stance, which is based on defending the legal interests of the people of this country, and no one can blackmail Belgrade.

A few days ago The vice president of the European Commission said that the European Union has started working on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia and an agreement is expected to be reached this spring.

World Bank: Ukraine to 486 billion dollars needed for reconstruction The World Bank has predicted that about 500 billion dollars will be needed to rebuild Ukraine after the end of the war. The report of this organization states: “The cost of rebuilding the infrastructure destroyed in Ukraine during the war has increased to 486 billion dollars.” According to this international financial institution, the amount mentioned in this report is almost double. The expected cost is in 2021. They also pointed out that a significant part of the costs is needed to rebuild the country’s infrastructure, especially its energy system.

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