Developments in Ukraine | Zelensky’s anger at the difference in the West’s treatment of Israel

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, Vladimir Zelensky The president of Ukraine criticized the different treatment of the West towards his country and Israel, and especially the decision of the US Congress to separate the review of financial aid to Kyiv and Tel Aviv. “To be honest, this incident is a shame for the whole world,” he said in a televised interview. And this is a shame for democracy and for all those who talk about democracy.” to divide Ukraine, this approach only shows that this is an election issue in the United States and they do not care about the difficult situation in our country.”

Reality expressed concern that now the whole world is trying to help the Jewish state of Israel and Ukraine has been forgotten. He emphasized that politicians are seeking their political goals by making such proposals. Zelensky claimed that if Ukraine is defeated, the conflict will be extended to NATO countries and the Americans will have to prepare to defend them.

A day before, Mike Johnson The Speaker of the US House of Representatives suggested that US aid packages for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan be reviewed separately. He promised that the review of these bills will be done this week.

According to some experts, it is natural that Israel, and not Ukraine, is the main recipient of US aid. Washington should focus its attention on the Middle East region. According to them, against the backdrop of recent events, the United States is giving more aid to Israel than to Ukraine, and that is why Volodymyr Zelensky is asking for help from the West with a more aggressive approach.

Explaining the change in the priority of US support from Ukraine to Israel, analysts noted: Of course, the US will continue to help Ukraine to continue deterring Russia, but this support will be more limited than before. And the main meaning of future funding for Kyiv will be for Washington to show the world that it has not abandoned Ukraine yet, while for the United States it prefers supporting Israel over helping Ukraine, and this fact has angered Vladimir Zelensky.

The fact is that the Middle East is not only politically a strategic region, but also primarily the most important source for obtaining raw materials, oil and gas. Therefore, the Middle East is a priority for the United States, and the other side of the coin is that the Washington authorities have lost faith in the ability of Ukraine to confront Russia militarily. The US intelligence community is pretty sure that the conflict in Ukraine is over and spending billions of dollars on direct support for Zelensky is practically useless.

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Borrell announced the impossibility of protecting Ukraine against drones compared to Israel

Joseph Borrell, head of EU diplomacy Europe announced last night after the video conference of the foreign ministers of the European Union that Western countries cannot protect Ukraine from drone attacks in the same way as Israel, because the conditions of these two countries are very different.

Boll recalled: “Iran’s attacks against Israel were carried out from French, American, British and Jordanian bases. Therefore, these countries responded to these attacks in defense of their security, but these bases do not exist in Ukraine. Therefore, we cannot provide the same assistance to Ukraine that we provided to Israel. The situation is completely different”.

He reminded that Israel has created the “Iron Dome” shield for years to protect them from foreign attacks. Burrell added: “Even if we have the necessary funds, we cannot build such a dome for Ukraine within 24 hours.” And the UK can’t shoot down Russian missiles in the skies over Ukraine because there are no US or British military bases there that are under threat from them.

Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst, declared that the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a huge influence on Ukrainian intelligence services. He said in an interview: There is always a possibility that Ukraine and the United States will coordinate their actions. The intelligence services of the two countries are definitely in contact and the CIA has great influence in Ukraine. also take action independently. However, there is no evidence that the American side is not directly involved in the actions of Ukraine. Johnson added: “There are reports that the CIA is complaining that Ukraine is carrying out its reckless raids deep into Russian territory without CIA authorization or orders.”

Intensification of mobilization law will not help Ukraine

Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson also expressed his opinion in this interview that the signing of the law of intensification of mobilization in Ukraine by Vladimir Zelensky, the president of this country, will not affect the current situation in the contact line of the military conflict with Russia. It may cause problems for the training of new troops. In addition, the lack of material and military resources will also aggravate this problem. According to Johnson, these soldiers will need at least six to eight months of military training and will not be ready for combat operations as part of organized military units any time soon. Therefore, this decision of the Kyiv authorities can only be described as a meaningless and desperate gesture. A day before, this document was signed by Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament. This law will be implemented in one month after Zelensky’s signature. The Supreme Parliament of Ukraine approved the controversial law on strengthening mobilization on April 11. >

Stéphane Dujarric, the official spokesman of the head of the United Nations, announced in a press conference last night that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations have the necessary resources to identify those responsible. They do not have the attacks on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

In response to a journalist’s question about whether the United Nations can find out who is responsible for the attacks on the Zaporozhye power plant, he said: No. Neither the United Nations nor the International Atomic Energy Agency have the ability to investigate, analyze and identify those responsible for this attack, nor have they received an order for this.

When this reporter tried to point out that his question was about whether the UN was able to attract the necessary resources to start an investigation, a spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denied his previous answer. He repeated and continued: Strictly and technically, there are no such facilities. The United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency do not have the ability to conduct these investigations. We don’t even have an order for this.”

The day before, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, at the Security Council meeting, demanded to specify the source of the attacks on the power plant. became Zaporozhye, because this issue is primarily a question of European nuclear security.

Erdogan: Putin will visit Turkey soon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced in a press conference last night after the government cabinet meeting that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey in the near future. But the exact date of his visit has not been determined yet.

Erdogan, in response to a reporter’s question about Putin’s upcoming visit to this country, said that the visit of the Russian president will definitely take place. He added: “We are often in contact with Mr. Putin. Of course, the date of his trip to Türkiye has not been determined yet. I believe that this issue will be clarified as soon as possible.”

Earlier, Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary, announced that Russia and Turkey are constantly discussing the issue at the highest level. conflict in Ukraine consult with each other.

Biden extended the ban on Russian ships entering US ports

US President Joe Biden has extended the ban on ships linked to Russia from entering US ports for another year. This issue was clarified in the letter sent by the White House to the US Congress.

In this document, it is mentioned: “Russia’s policy of continuing military actions in Ukraine” is a violation or threat to International Relations of the United States” and is considered an emergency. Therefore, I (Joe Biden) am extending for one year the state of emergency with respect to Russia and the authority to regulate the presence and movement of vessels associated with Russia in the ports of the United States.

This ban was implemented on April 21, 2022. On April 18, 2023, the White House extended the ban on Russian-linked ships entering US ports for one year. regarding the use of its assets as possible

Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, announced in a press conference last night that the United States is well aware that Russia is likely to respond strongly to the use of its independent assets in other countries in favor of Ukraine. are doing this. Yellen added that the United States is working on strategies to reduce such risks.

Russia’s strong economic growth in the first quarter of 2024 >

The Russian economy continued its strong growth in the first quarter of 2024, and this growth may be even faster than the last quarter of 2023. This is from the April report. The bulletin of the Central Bank of Russia “on the trend of the economic situation” concluded.

According to this report, consumer price growth slowed to 4 percent in March. Approached on an annual basis. It has been emphasized that measures related to reducing inflation also played a key role in this matter. The central bank also pointed to the continuation of high consumption demand as well as increased competition for limited labor resources. It has increased the growth of the Russian economy in 2024. According to this organization’s report, Russia’s GDP growth this year may reach 3.2 percent. The forecast for 2025 has also increased to 1.8 percent.

Zelensky must change the constitution to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

Karin Kneisel, the former foreign minister of Austria, in a meeting with journalists in Yekaterinburg, expressed the opinion that in order to end the conflict in Ukraine, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, must first amend the constitution of this country. Change the country.

He pointed out that possible negotiations will not solve the problem, he said: They (negotiations) will not reach anywhere. For this there must be deeper reasons and more serious work, not just meeting and talking. First of all, Zelenskiy should amend the constitution.

The former foreign minister of Austria believes that the upcoming peace meeting in Switzerland is also a platform for making an important decision about this conflict. will not be. Kneisel explained that the solution to the problem of hostilities is worked out “behind the scenes” and not in summits. He added: “In addition, it is impossible to make really important decisions in this conference, because the Russian side was not invited to it.” June is planned in Burgenstock, Switzerland. Currently, the leadership of Switzerland is deciding whether to invite Russia. Slovakia will not approve Ukraine’s accession to NATO. >

Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic announced in a press conference yesterday that this country is against Ukraine joining NATO. He said: Ukraine can say: We want to join NATO. This is normal, it is their free decision. And we freely say that we will not approve such a decision in our national parliament. Because Slovakia needs a neutral Ukraine.

He believed that Slovakia’s interests would be jeopardized if Ukraine joined NATO. At the same time, the prime minister supported the idea of ​​Ukraine’s admission to the European Union.

Earlier, General Christopher Cowley, the commander in chief of NATO forces in Europe, said that Ukraine It has not yet met the requirements to join NATO. He emphasized: “In order to accept the country, all the allies must agree to this, and this is not possible in the current situation.” Kremlin: Kiev rejects the Olympic ceasefire for Rearmament will use

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, announced yesterday that the Moscow authorities will not take any formal steps to implement President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal. The President of France does not see the cessation of military conflicts in the world during the Olympic Games in Paris, and so far no one has taken any official action in this regard.

He reminded Vladimir Putin has repeatedly been asked similar questions, and both the president and Russian military officials have noted the fact that Kiev would typically use such initiatives to rearm or reorganize its military, and that Russia would not allow it. Dad.

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