Developments in Ukraine Kiev is America’s tool in the fight against Russia

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, Sergey Lavrov , the Russian Foreign Minister expressed the opinion that Ukraine is very suitable for the United States as a tool in the fight against Russia, so everything is forgiven for the Kiev authorities.

“They are forgiven by their accomplices and supporters for anything, including overt actions in defense of neo-Nazism, simply because these people are convenient for the collective West and the United States as a tool in the fight against Russia,” he said in an interview. “

Lavrov noted that precisely for this reason, the West does not accept restrictions on the use of the Russian language, open racial discrimination, unjust laws, violations of human rights and violations. It does not react to the constitution in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin recently emphasized that sooner or later Russia and Ukraine will reach an agreement and the relations between the people will be restored again. . The president added: “The West thinks that the current conflict is able to separate one part of the Russian people from another part forever, while this idea is wrong.

Japanese Shokan Gendai also wrote, Ukraine may disappear completely if the war with Russia continues, because if the support of Western countries stops, Kiev will not be able to maintain its territorial integrity. In this article, it is predicted that if the current process continues, Ukraine may fall into chaos, differences between the authorities will spread and even the political center will be moved to the west of the country, to the city of Lviv.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the 830th day of the Ukrainian war:

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The US State Department considers Zelensky’s continued presidency in Ukraine legitimate

The US State Department announced last night that despite the end of the presidential term and refusal to hold elections in this country, Washington has not changed its position on the situation of Volodymyr Zelensky as the president of Ukraine.

Matthew Miller, the spokesman of the State Department, in response to a reporter’s question about the official position of the US government regarding the continuation of Zelensky’s presidency, contrary to the Ukrainian constitution, said: “Our position has not changed in this regard.” . Zelensky is the legitimate president of Ukraine, and Washington officials understand how difficult it is to hold elections in Ukraine in a war situation. refrained from the Ukraine crisis

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Saturday at the “Shangri-La Dialogue” security meeting in Singapore that the expansion of NATO It was not the reason for the start of the military conflict in Ukraine.

During the event, he said in response to the statements of one of the participants: “With respect, with your claim that NATO expansion has caused crisis in Ukraine, I disagree. The only person responsible for the situation is Russia and NATO had no role in this. 

Orban: Ukraine’s desire to continue the war will lead to its own destruction

The Hungarian government believes that Ukraine’s intention to continue the military conflict will only lead to the destruction of this country itself, so Kiev needs peace talks like everyone else.

This was the opinion of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in his speech to the people of Budapest after the “Peace March” on the banks of the Danube, which was held on Saturday in support of the government’s policy against the escalation of the situation in Ukraine.

The Prime Minister of Hungary called for the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and the start of negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and said: Refusing peace means death for Ukraine. He emphasized that the dangerous ideas and plans “according to which Russia can be defeated with the help of Western technologies” are very wrong. Ukraine cannot win and continuing the conflict will only cause more death and destruction, so this conflict must be resolved peacefully and there is no solution on the battlefield. 

The Prime Minister of Hungary emphasized that this country intends to prevent a European war with Russia and knows how to do it. Orban ended his half-hour speech with the English phrase “No war”. /strong>

Tens of thousands of Hungarians for a “peace march” against Hungary’s involvement in the military conflict in Ukraine and the start of a new war by NATO in Europe, organized by the Civil Alliance Association , gathered in the center of Budapest.

Participants in the march maintained order and peace, waving the national flag and singing patriotic songs and slogans, holding placards against the NATO policy. against the conflict in Ukraine and the need to end the war.

This big campaign was held on the eve of the European Parliament elections and was based on the fact that Hungary should continue to avoid conflict. military in Ukraine to stay away and continue to try to prevent a war between NATO and Russia.

A few days ago Politico newspaper reported that some EU countries Hungary’s resistance to providing aid to Ukraine, they are planning to prevent the country’s representatives from occupying key positions in the European Commission so that Budapest cannot control some “influential tasks”.

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, in turn pointed to the fact that Hungary is under pressure from the European Union due to its independent policy.

The European Union has no evidence that China supplies Russia with weapons

Joseph Borrell, the head of the European Union’s foreign and defense policy, said at the Shangri-La dialogue on Saturday. In Singapore, he admitted that Brussels authorities have no evidence that China is supplying Russia with military weapons. 

Burrell said: “China has committed not to deliver any weapons (to Russia) and we have no evidence to prove otherwise.”

In late May, Jake Sullivan, the US President’s national security adviser, admitted that the US had no information about China’s intention to supply Russia with weapons for use in the Ukraine conflict.

About 45 Ukrainian soldiers were killed while trying to flee the country

The Western Regional Office of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported that about 45 fugitives from the Basij Law have died trying to leave Ukraine through mountains and rivers.

According to the data published on the Facebook page of this department, the border guards have “so far counted approximately 45 people who died trying to escape from the borders and cross natural obstacles”.

At the same time, it is reminded that these are only confirmed cases and it is possible that the actual number of dead is higher than this figure.

Ukrainian border guards regularly discover bodies of fugitives at dangerous border crossings with EU member states. In this report, such citizens were called “victims of adventure or cowardice”. 

In May alone, 10 people died while trying to swim across the Tisza border river. Citizens have also been warned that recently and with the warming of the weather, the presence of wild animals, especially bears, has also increased in the border areas. Earlier, the state border guard of Ukraine had scared those who intend to leave the country illegally by pointing out the danger of encountering a bear. Zakharova stressed the level of pressure. He called what happened to Russia unprecedented

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced in an interview on Saturday that the pressure exerted on Russia in recent years Entered and its “start” button pressed in 2022 is completely unprecedented. 

He reminded that Russia has stood against pressures that no one could overcome. At the same time, this diplomat emphasized that he does not want to downplay the importance and strength of other countries and their people to resist Western pressures and pointed to Vietnam and China as examples.

However, Zakharova said: it is Russia that is under unprecedented pressure; 20 thousand sanctions. Can these sanctions be called nothing but a trade war? Russia’s international gas pipeline has exploded and no one is trying to identify the culprit. Is this a terrorist attack against a country and part of the same hybrid war? The number of weapons and the quality of equipment supplied to Kiev to continue the conflict with Russia is unprecedented and the amount of financial aid that reaches Kiev is incomparable to anything.

This diplomat He reminded that all these efforts are spent in the direction that they may be able to weaken Russia, but they do not understand that the real power of Russia lies in the unity of the people of this country, who have overcome many historical difficulties and still stand by each other. 

Bloomberg: Ukraine’s labor market is in serious trouble after millions of people fled :justify”>Bloomberg news agency reported on Saturday that institutions and companies in Ukraine are facing a serious problem of labor shortage and hiring managers are spending more time to find workers.

Bloomberg quoted Sergei Nikolaychuk, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, as saying: “The labor force has decreased by 27 percent compared to before the war.” This vacuum is exacerbated, among other things, by men employed in the shadow sector of the economy to escape conscription.

According to the report, labor shortages In Ukraine, it is a “puzzle” for Volodymyr Zelensky, because the problem can no longer be solved with the help of Western allies supplying ammunition and air defense systems.

Warning About the impending crisis for the Ukrainian army this summer

The American magazine “New Yorker” wrote in an analysis that the situation of the armed forces of Ukraine due to the expansion of Russian attacks and The lack of human and military reserves of the Ukrainian army may worsen significantly in the summer.  

According to experts, the situation for Ukrainian forces is getting worse every day. The Ukrainians have to send their units there to reinforce the Kharkiv region, and although the weapons are delivered to Ukraine as billed, they do not reach the front right away. 

According to this newspaper, the law passed in the United States on additional military aid may help Ukraine survive 2024, but the serious problem There is still a shortage of military personnel. The number of army units is reduced by 30 or even 40 percent, and when the number of troops is low, it is very difficult for those who are left to carry out the assigned tasks.

Previously, Mark Episkopos , the American historian and political expert also noted that Western leaders must accept that there is no scenario in which Russia’s unconditional defeat is possible. According to him, despite the West’s financial resources, which are more than Russia’s, the last three years have shown that this disparity cannot be easily and quickly converted into a specific military capability that Ukraine needs to supposedly defeat Russia on the battlefield. has it. 

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