Developments in Ukraine Kyiv agreed to the presence of French military instructors

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Alexander Sirsky The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine revealed yesterday that he has already signed an official permit for a group of French military instructors to visit training centers in this country in order to familiarize themselves with the existing conditions and infrastructure.

He also expressed his confidence that the determination of France, which took the initiative to send military trainers to Ukraine, will encourage other western countries to join this action.

At the same time, some media, citing the report of the French Ministry of Defense, noted that the issue of sending French military trainers to train Ukrainian forces in Ukraine is still under consideration. An official of the Ministry of Defense said: “One of the projects that is being discussed is training on the territory of Ukraine.” It is increasingly heard in Western countries. A few days ago, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that the country is ready to send military trainers to Ukraine as part of the French-led coalition. According to him, in response, Paris, in turn, may deploy its air defense systems in the countries of the Baltic Sea and try to convince “other countries” to participate in this.

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has repeatedly emphasized that the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine is not ruled out. Of course, this theory has met with different reactions and agreement and opposition.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the 825th day of the Ukrainian war. :

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Zelensky signed a security agreement with the Prime Minister of Belgium will sign

Le Soir newspaper reported on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Belgium on Tuesday on an unannounced visit. and there he will sign a security agreement with Prime Minister Alexandre DeCro. 

It is recalled that during this visit, the parties will discuss Belgium’s plan to provide F-16 aircraft to Ukraine and progress in the training of pilots and flight technicians.

Belgium Foreign Minister: We plan to transfer 30 F-16 aircraft to Kiev

Aja Liabib, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium announced on Tuesday that Brussels will commit to transfer at least 30 F-16 fighter jets to Kiev by the end of 2028.

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, believes that European countries do not intend to start a war against Russia and its people.

In his speech at the Europe Day ceremony, he said: We Europeans do not wage war against Russia and the Russian people. European countries want peace, but they should think about their defense and security. Macron added: “It is reasonable that we think about strengthening our defense and security capabilities To be European people.”

The inability of the European Union to decide to buy weapons for Kiev with the benefit of Russian assets

Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief foreign and defense policy official, announced last night that the foreign ministers of the EU member states could not make a final decision on whether to direct the profits from frozen Russian assets to provide military aid to Ukraine. confirm 

He said in a press conference after the meeting of the European Union Council in Brussels: Today we have the conditions and my proposal to use 90% of this profit to meet the military needs of Ukraine. We approved the European Peace Fund. Of course, I do not deny that we have had intense and even heated discussions about this military aid to Ukraine, the approval of which has faced obstacles on the way to reaching the necessary consensus.”

Burrell added: “Now, in order to start using the profits from Russian assets for the military supplies of Kiev, the European countries must unanimously approve the creation of a special fund for Ukraine within the framework of the European Peace Fund.

According to him, one country prevented this decision.

The head of European diplomacy expressed the opinion that Ukraine “needs weapons now , not another year” and emphasized that the European Union has acted late in this regard.

Burrell reminded that currently the Council of the European Union has blocked seven documents. which does not allow the allocation of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 5 billion euros.

Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, during his meeting on Monday with Tanjo Bilgich, the Turkish Ambassador in Moscow, with him regarding Russia’s approaches regarding possible ways to resolve And the peaceful chapter of the Ukrainian crisis exchanged views. 

According to the information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this Russian diplomat emphasized the futility of the Ukrainian conference held in Switzerland and also pointed to the destructive role of the West in aggravating the situation surrounding the conflict. Galuzin added: The futility and futility of holding a quasi-peace conference in Switzerland on June 15-16 is based on the unacceptable formula and ultimatum of the “Zelensky formula”, it only shows the destructive role of Western countries supporting Kiev in aggravating the situation around Ukraine. .

Earlier, a high-ranking EU official said that Brussels hopes to determine the framework for future negotiations to resolve the Ukraine conflict at the Swiss peace summit.

Creation of assault units of organized criminals in Ukraine

Denys Maliwska, Minister of Justice Ukraine announced in a TV interview last night that the released prisoners who have decided to join the armed forces will form separate assault units.

He explained. Dodd: “These will be offensive units that are still exclusively made up of people who joined the army instead of serving their sentences, and these units will operate “separately” and without mixing with other military personnel.”

According to the Minister of Justice, units made up of released prisoners are not yet participating in actual military combat as they are undergoing training. Maliuska noted that the command of the Ukrainian army in the future may decide to merge these units with other units of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Earlier, the New York Times reported that Ukraine It has started to release a number of prisoners to be sent to the battle front, and so far more than 4,000 requests from prisoners have been received and are being considered.

Ukraine The reason for Mobilization is that it faces a severe shortage of labor

The National Bank of Ukraine recognized the serious shortage of labor caused by Mobilization and this situation was predicted The economy of this bank for the next quarter has been determined.

In this report, it is reminded that finding workers for required job positions is becoming more difficult due to the consequences of immigration and mobilization. . The National Bank believes that the tense situation in the Ukrainian labor market will continue for a long time. The most difficult situation is in the field of logistics and retail trade, of course, the lack of necessary labor can be seen in all areas.

Poland imposes restrictions on the movement of diplomats from Russia throughout the territory of this republic. 

Radoslav Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, explained that the travel restrictions for Russian diplomats working in the central diplomatic mission in Warsaw and consulates, with the exception of Sergei Andreev Russian ambassador, it will be implemented soon and the Russian embassy will soon receive a note on this matter. In Poland

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told reporters that it is certain that the Moscow authorities retaliated against Poland’s restrictions on the movement of diplomats. Russian will adopt. 

Zakharova said last night: “The details of this decision are not yet known. The Polish Foreign Minister has announced this decision and when we get the official note, we will study it and certainly retaliatory measures will be taken so that the Polish elite who suffer from Russophobia will regret another hostile action against our country. »

The Russian embassy has not yet received an official notification on this matter.

The beginning of the exercise Joint Air Force and Defense Forces of Russia in Belarus

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced that the joint exercise of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces with Russia has started on the territory of Belarus .  

According to this report, in the period from May 27 to 31, a joint flight-tactical exercise with the forces and equipment of the air fleet and air defense of the Armed Forces of Belarus and the Air Force – Russian space is underway.

It is reminded that this joint exercise is part of the improvement of the integrated regional air defense system and in order to increase the interaction, coordination and training of forces. and flight personnel in progress. At the same time, military aviation units and anti-aircraft missile units and radio-technical forces of Belarus, as well as crews of reconnaissance aircraft, fighters and the Russian army are participating in this event.

Spanish Prime Minister and Ukrainian President Sign Security Agreement

El Pais newspaper reported that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Volodymyr Zelenskiy The President of Ukraine signed an agreement on security cooperation in Madrid on Monday. 

After signing this document, Sanchez emphasized that Spain has always supported Ukraine since the beginning of the military conflict. 

The bilateral security agreement includes the supply of weapons to Kiev, from the transfer of Patriot systems to Leopard tanks. The Spanish government has also committed to provide Ukraine with an arms shipment worth 1.129 million euros, which is an unprecedented amount of military aid.

Spain’s opposition using NATO weapons for Ukraine’s attack on Russia

The Spanish Prime Minister stressed on Monday in a press conference after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Madrid Kurds do not support the possible use of NATO weapons by Kiev to attack Russian territory. Russia will support using NATO weapons, he said: “We do not have such a will and intention, and I certainly do not have information about such a program with other members of the NATO alliance.”

Hungary’s opposition to allocating 6.5 billion euros from the peace fund to Ukraine

Peter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, who on Monday in a meeting with His colleagues from the EU countries participated in Brussels, after this meeting he announced that Budapest is against the allocation of 6.5 billion euros of military aid to Ukraine from the European Peace Fund. 

He said: We have clearly stated that because the risk of escalation is now much higher than before, we should include in the European Union’s strategy regarding the military conflict in Ukraine. reconsider. Allocating another 6.5 billion euros from the European Peace Fund for the provision of arms to Ukraine is an unacceptable act.

Scijarto also emphasized that EU ministers tried to pressure him in this regard. import a lot, but Hungary will remain firm in its stance.

On Monday, the foreign ministers of the 27 European Union countries discussed providing military aid to Ukraine. They also reviewed the process of supplying artillery shells and air defense systems of this country.

Kiev’s dissatisfaction with the West because of unsuitable drones for conflict conditions

Alexander Borniakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, believes that Western countries supporting Kiev are supplying Kiev with drones that are not suitable for the current military conflict. 

He said: “We receive a small number of drones from allied countries that are really suitable for the real situation in Ukraine.” But many of the UAVs provided by the West need to improve their performance and thus do not meet the needs of the military. Budanov

The Times newspaper quoted an unnamed senior Ukrainian counterintelligence officer of an attempt to assassinate Kirill Budanov, head of the ministry’s main intelligence agency. Defense of Ukraine reported and wrote: Three security guard colonels of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky were preparing this assassination when their plan was revealed and foiled.

It is mentioned that Budanov was supposed to be killed before May 5. The security service of Ukraine monitored all three people for several months and finally these people were arrested in an operation. Weapons and explosives were discovered in the apartment of one of them in Kiev. 

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