Developments in Ukraine NATO’s effort to limit the attack on Russia

according to the report of Tasnim news international group, Jens Stoltenberg The Secretary General of NATO asked the member states of this alliance to cancel the restrictions related to Ukraine’s attacks with Western weapons on targets deep in Russian territory. 

He said last night, Friday, in an interview with “The Economist” magazine: “It’s time for Kiev’s allies to think about whether they should set some limits whether to cancel the previous agreement to use the weapons transferred to Ukraine or not.” 

According to Stoltenberg, these restrictions have seriously negatively affected the ability of the Ukrainian military to use these weapons for defensive purposes. At the same time, he rejected the theory that NATO countries should use their air defense systems to shoot down Russian missiles in the sky of Ukraine. 

The Secretary General emphasized that NATO is not going to send its military forces to Ukraine, and emphasized: We have no intention to send ground forces to Ukraine. We are not and will not be part of this military conflict. We cannot allow this conflict to turn into a full-scale confrontation between Russia and NATO on European soil. 

He demanded to pay attention to the fact that the coalition is supplying weapons and training Ukrainian soldiers, but not directly interfering in the conflict with Russia on the territory of Ukraine or from the territory NATO member states refuse.

In this interview, Stoltenberg expressed dissatisfaction that a number of European politicians “are not trying hard enough” to fully provide Ukraine with military equipment. Kurd and added: “The European allies promised one million cannonballs, but we have not seen anything like that.” And follow the 22nd day of the war in Ukraine:

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American expert: the use of NATO weapons to attack Russian territory is aggravating the situation

Retired colonel of the US Army “Earl Rasmussen” expressed his opinion that the words of Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, and other Western officials, who encourage the use of NATO weapons in Ukraine to attack deep into Russian territory, are a direct escalation of the existing tension and violate international laws. 

Rasmussen emphasized that belligerent statements by Western leaders “really did nothing for the Ukrainian forces” and “do not change the situation on the battlefront,” it only does In fact, it is encouraging terrorism, because an attack deep into Russian territory is nothing but a terrorist act. where the Ukrainian army attacks, “there are no military installations or strategic targets that could influence the course of the battle”.  Pointing out that what is happening is very dangerous, he added: Western elites are “crossing the red line” which will definitely only worsen the situation.

The reaction of the Russians to the statement of the Secretary General of NATO to lift the restrictions on attacks

Zair Smirnov, the head of the inter-ethnic commission of the Republic of Crimea, in response to The NATO Secretary General’s request to lift restrictions on attacks on Russian territory is nothing more than an attempt to scare the Russian people. He said: “Stoltenberg’s call is nothing more than the West’s collective effort to It is not intimidating Russia and putting pressure on us. This happens in the context of the successful advance of the Russian army and the strengthening of the positions of our forces in case of possible negotiations. In addition, until today, Ukraine has attacked residential areas in Russia many times. They both use American weapons outside the war zone and attack targets deep inside Russian territory, mainly civilian infrastructures.

A few days ago, a group of American lawmakers asked the Pentagon which allows Ukraine to carry out attacks on Russian territory using the weapons provided by the United States.

Polyansky: Russia and Ukraine at this stage They can’t negotiate

Dmitry Polyansky, the first deputy permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations, announced in an interview with Ryannews published this morning, Saturday, that Moscow and Kiev are “very far” from practical steps towards peace talks.

He said: At this stage, we are far from any practical progress towards negotiations and The reasons for this are quite clear, not least because peace talks with Russia were banned at the legislative level in Ukraine in 2022.

Furthermore, Poliansky recalled. that Vladimir Zelensky’s “peace formula” represents an unrealistic ultimatum to Moscow, and the Russian side has no reason to talk about it. He explained: The only platform on which the Kyiv authorities are willing to talk with other parties is the so-called Zelensky peace formula, which is completely unrealistic and based on delusional thinking and the idea that Ukraine is capable of defeating Russia.

According to this diplomat, such a formula is only a kind of ultimatum and “in general there is no reason for anyone to talk about it”.

Russian Ambassador: The United States is not interested in peace in Ukraine

Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington this morning, Saturday. He expressed his opinion that the United States will allocate a new arms aid package to the armed forces of Ukraine on the exact day that the Russian leadership has made it clear that Moscow is ready for peace talks.

Antonov added that the United States admits that “still It has no intention of asking Kiev to agree to a peaceful solution, and Ukraine may even be allowed to launch attacks using American missiles deep into Russia. 

The Russian ambassador called on the American side to “accept the reality of what happened on the battlefield and stop trying to prolong the suffering of the Ukrainian people and stop illusory plans to impose a strategic defeat.” Give up to Russia.” In the end, he reminded: No one in Washington even thinks about the future of Russian-American relations, the prospects of which continue to disappear.

Senator Kennedy: Washington officials censor criticism of the conflict in Ukraine

Robert Kennedy Jr., who previously expressed his desire to participate in the US presidential election as a The independent candidate announced this morning at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington that the Joe Biden administration is censoring any speech critical of the conflict in Ukraine. 

In the United States, a billion-dollar censorship industrial complex has grown rapidly, involving government agencies, universities, NGOs and technology companies, he said. “They started with medical disinformation and expanded it to a variety of political issues, including censorship of any criticism of the conflict in Ukraine and government programs.”

Kennedy Jr. also reminded that the governments that came to work from both the Democratic and Republican parties have in turn violated the rights and freedoms of American citizens.

Blinken’s conversation with Barbuck about China’s alleged support for Russia’s defense industry The phone conversation discussed China’s alleged support for the Russian military industrial complex. This issue was clarified in the statement released by Matthew Miller, the head of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This statement reads: During their telephone conversation, they emphasized the commitment of the two countries towards Ukraine and declared their readiness to provide all-round assistance to this country.

Barbock exchanged views on the challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China, including Beijing’s support for the Russian military industrial complex. In national security affairs, he said that the United States has no information about China’s intention to supply Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine.

Zelensky: America needs long-range missiles will transfer to Ukraine

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, emphasized that long-range missiles are “very needed” by the country’s armed forces, and so far artillery ammunition They have received precision guided missiles, anti-tank weapons and other weapons from the United States.

Zelensky wrote on X social network (formerly Twitter) last night: “Quick transfer of the aid package New is now very critical because the enemy has intensified its attacks on the front line, including in the Kharkiv region. I insist on the importance of strengthening our forces to protect the people and cities of the country. New military aid announced is ‘greatly appreciated’.

New $275 million US arms shipment to Ukraine

The United States has allocated a new arms shipment worth 275 million dollars to Ukraine. This article was reported on the website of the US Ministry of Defense on Friday.

It is mentioned that in the new aid package as part of the military procurement, the ammunition required for missile systems The HIMARS multiple launch will receive 155mm and 105mm artillery shells, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank missile systems, anti-tank mines, chemicals, biological and radiation protection, as well as military helmets and body armor.

This aid package is part of efforts to help Kiev repel Russian attacks near Kharkiv and based on the urgent needs of the Ukrainian military.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken also mentioned that previous aid packages have already been delivered to the front line and he hopes that the new shipment will be sent as soon as possible.

Zakharova: Koleba is lying about Russia’s attempt to disrupt the Swiss conference

Maria Zakharova The spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last night that Moscow has always been open to negotiations and Dmitry Koleba’s claim that the Russian authorities are trying to disrupt the “peace meeting” that will be held on June 15-16 in Switzerland. it is nothing more than a lie and it shows that he is very nervous.

Kuleba claimed that it seems that Russia is afraid of the success of these negotiations and that is why it intends to disrupt the work. .

The spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry added: “The Swiss “peace meeting” is another fraud invented by the US State Department. And everyone understands this. “How can a ‘peace conference’ be held by those who, at the same time as ostensibly pacifist initiatives, are bringing weapons to the conflict zone?” The foreigner reminded the EU that the military conflict will end in two weeks if they stop sending weapons to Ukraine. He emphasized: “This is the real formula for peace.”

Ukraine’s General Staff admits to losing positions in the direction of Pokrovsky

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine accepted the loss of the positions of internal forces in the direction of Pokrovsk.

This headquarters He reminded that the Russian side has achieved relative success in this area and the Ukrainian armed forces are taking active measures to restore the lost position. According to this information, in addition to Pokrovsk, Kupyansk, Kramatorsk and Kharkiv, the hottest contact lines of the front are. were released In addition, the Ukrainian army has suffered heavy human and equipment losses in several other residential areas in this direction over the past few days. 

Bloomberg reported on Friday, quoting its news sources, that the Ukrainian armed forces are planning a counter-offensive operation in this area to push back the Russian forces that have occupied areas northeast of Kharkiv. 

The agency also quoted a military official as saying that Ukrainian defense lines along the border of the third zone have been strengthened and that Ukrainian forces are avoiding repeating the “miscalculation” that They will avoid giving the Russians progress in the Kharkiv area. 

Earlier, it was reported that the United States called the withdrawal of Ukrainian armed forces near Kharkiv a strategic withdrawal. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian forces in this region have been pushed back several kilometers and Kiev continues to defend the “strategic retreat”.

60% reduction in the number of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army announced that the number of the General Staff will be reduced by 60%, a number of personnel to They are sent to the front.

The published statement states: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has decided to reduce its forces by 60%. This decision was made to optimize the performance of some structural units and military command and control bodies. This process includes the dissolution of a number of military organizational structures, the formation of new structures, and the optimization of existing structures. These measures will eliminate duplicate tasks and reduce the number of employees by 60%.

It should be noted that the situation of Ukrainian military forces on the battlefield with Russia has worsened in recent months. Is. 

Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, also admitted this earlier and mentioned that because of this, a large number of soldiers were surrounded and eventually died.

EU foreign and defense policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday that rifts had begun among member states over the situation in Ukraine. According to this diplomat, there are countries that no longer want to provide military aid to Ukraine. However, he did not name them.

The head of EU diplomacy reminded that the EU should show the world that there are no double standards among them, while” The world today believes that we have them.”

On Friday, it became clear that the foreign ministers of the 27 European Union countries are going to discuss the provision of military aid to Ukraine on Monday. . A senior official in Brussels noted that the aid includes the transfer of bullets, ammunition and air defense systems. of western weapons by Ukraine

Olaf Schulz, German chancellor in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Portugal, emphasized that some speculations about the use of Western weapons against Russia are not logical.

In response to the question whether he considers the possible use of Western weapons against Russia as one of the options for expanding the conflict in Ukraine, He said: I think it is not reasonable to exaggerate in this regard. This issue is a “red line”. Let us point out that we have clear rules about this.”

Surrender of 67 Ukrainian soldiers over the past week

The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported on Friday afternoon that during the last week (from May 18 to 24), 67 military personnel of the Ukrainian army surrendered to the Russian armed forces in the contact line of the operational zone.

Furthermore, according to this information, during this period, the Russian armed forces carried out 49 successful attacks using highly accurate weapons and drones against military targets in Ukraine. As a result, the infrastructures of several enemy military airports, missile, ammunition and fuel storage sites and training workshops of the forces were seriously damaged. Ukraine and foreign mercenaries have been hit.

According to the report of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the armed forces of Ukraine during one week, 2770 soldiers, one tank, 26 vehicles, They lost 35 field guns and 20 armored combat vehicles, including four German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicles, as well as five Bradley fighting vehicles and three American-made MaxxPro armored personnel carriers.

In addition, from May 18 to 24, Russian aviation and air defense systems two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian army, 8 French SCALP-EG cruise missiles, 25 American ATACMS and Ukrainian Tochka-U missiles, 18 Hammer guided bombs Made in France, they shot down 13 US HARM anti-radar missiles, one Nepton anti-ship missile and 91 HIMARS, Vampire and Alder missiles made by the US, the Czech Republic and Ukraine respectively, as well as 356 UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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