Developments in Ukraine Westerners disagree about attacking Russian territory

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Matthew Miller The spokesperson of the US Department of State announced in a press conference last night that despite the request of Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, the US government is still against Ukraine’s use of American weapons to attack deep into Russian territory.

This diplomat said: “Our policy has not changed in this matter and we will not encourage attacks outside the borders of Ukraine as in the past and we will not allow the use of American weapons for this purpose.”

He stressed: “Despite maintaining this position, Ukraine has no better support than the United States.”

Joseph Borrell, the head of EU diplomacy, said: “Of course, Kiev is right,” referring to the disagreement between member states about allowing Ukraine to attack deep into Russian territory with Western weapons. to defend itself in a “proportionate” way, use western weapons to attack Russian territory.

In this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the member states NATO warned that before engaging in a military confrontation with this country, think carefully about “what they are playing with”.

Sergey Lavrov believes , the Russian Foreign Minister, raising statements about the right of Kiev to attack deep into Russian territory shows the West’s frustration with the situation in Ukraine, but they cannot cross the last red line without noise.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the eight hundred and twenty-sixth day of the Ukrainian war:

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Macron supported Ukraine’s attack on military targets in Russia with western weapons

“We believe that we should allow them to destroy the military installations from which the missiles are launched, and mainly the military installations from which the attacks on Ukraine are launched,” he said. do Of course, they should not have the right to attack other targets in Russia, specifically civilian targets or other military targets. able to target Russian military targets inside the country will not escalate the conflict.

“How can we send weapons to Ukraine,” the French president argued. And then say you can’t use them to defend yourself? Allowing Ukraine to destroy military facilities on Russian soil from which missile attacks are carried out is not an escalation of tension.”

He refused to send French military trainers to Ukraine and said that this issue will be discussed next week in Kiev. The basis of international law is achievable. I don’t think anyone seriously believes that peace can be achieved with weapons. Therefore, we are in favor of negotiations from the day when both sides are ready to conduct these negotiations under suitable conditions.”

Ukraine signed a security agreement with Portugal. Kurd

According to the information published on the website of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, this country has signed a security agreement with Portugal, according to which Lisbon will receive 126 million Euro allocates military aid to Kiev.

The statement says: In Lisbon, President Vladimir Zelenskiy, Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegrin, signed a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of security. Based on which, at least 126 million Euros of military aid has been earmarked for Kyiv this year. 

According to this information, this agreement is for 10 years and within its framework, Lisbon will participate in the international F-16 fighter coalition, the naval coalition, as well as in the supply program. confirmed large-caliber ammunition and efforts to clear mined areas in Ukraine. Kyiv will coordinate and strengthen on the way to NATO membership”.

White House: confiscation of Russian assets is unacceptable for some G7 countries

Deputy National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, Dalip Singh, who oversees global economic affairs, announced that many of the United States’ partners in the Group of Seven are seizing frozen Russian assets. is considered a red line that should not be crossed.

He said in a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington: Thank you Congress, and we really Thank you for that, we now have the authority in the United States to seize the bulk of government assets that have been frozen and transfer the funds to Ukraine.”

Singh noted that this would be the most powerful option available. In the end, he said: “Of course, the confiscation of the main amount is a red line for many of our partners in the Group of 7.” billion in military aid to Kyiv

Joseph Borrell, the EU’s chief foreign and defense policy official, admitted that the association has been in limbo for months due to a lack of agreement between member states. has not been able to allocate 6.6 billion euros for military aid to Ukraine.

He said at a press conference in Brussels after the meeting of the European Union defense ministers: “Currently, We have seven legal documents that need to be approved for the allocation of 6.6 billion euros to Kyiv, including the Ukrainian aid fund, and this action has not been possible for a long time, because the necessary consensus was not reached and there was no consensus for months.”

Burrell also noted that the final decision on the use of the income from frozen Russian assets for these purposes has not yet been made.

In addition, he said that the European Union would like to expand the current mission to train Ukrainian soldiers in the member states of this union. The head of European diplomacy added: Of course, there is a consensus among European countries about the possibility of such training in Ukraine itself. There is none.

Disagreement in the European Union about Ukraine’s right to attack Russia with Western weapons

The head of the European Union’s diplomatic service emphasized in this press conference that Ukraine certainly has the right to carry out attacks with Western weapons on the territory of Russia, if these attacks are carried out “proportionally”.

Joseph Burrell also noted that a number of European Union countries do not want to allow the armed forces of Ukraine to attack Russia with Western weapons, but some countries support these actions. they do. At the same time, he emphasized: This is certainly a decision that each member country must take individually and accept the responsibility of doing or not doing it. Some countries have found this inappropriate and have now decided to support it. Maybe others still have doubts. It’s up to them.

Borrell did not specify how many countries support this measure.

Szijártó: Hungary will not allow young Europeans to be sent to the Ukrainian front

Peter Szijártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary today In the past, in a meeting with the residents of the city of Nagykers, he announced that the cabinet of ministers of this country will not allow anyone to send young Europeans to the Ukrainian front and is against the theory of compulsory military service in the European Union.

He stressed about the proposal of the leader of the main faction of the European Parliament – the European People’s Party – Manfred Weber for compulsory service in the European Union: “The idea of ​​European conscription must be rejected. It should be made clear that no one will take Hungarian youth to the Ukrainian front either by force or based on the decisions of Brussels. , is only for the purpose of sending young Europeans to Ukraine. =”text-align:justify”>Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rostam Umerov complained in an interview with the Reuters news agency that about half of the military aid needed by Kiev has arrived “late”.

According to him, only half of the supplies promised by the West arrive on time, which benefited the Russian armed forces.

He emphasized: We will resist, but we definitely need more weapons, more firepower, we need long-range missiles to keep them (Russians) away from our country.

Earlier, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin assured that US military supplies would be sent to Ukraine “week after week” in a steady flow. He also mentioned that “much more” American military aid is on the way. >

Rostam Umarov, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, requested the neighboring NATO member countries to close the skies of the western regions of this country.

He said: I have requested the neighboring countries that are members of NATO and cannot provide us with their air defense systems to close the skies of the western regions of our country from their territory in order to strengthen its security.

In addition, Umarov demanded the consent of Western countries to use the weapons sent by them to attack Russian territory.

Putin: Ukrainian army is not able to change the situation of the battlefield

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia last evening At the end of his trip to Tashkent, he mentioned to the journalists the fact that the armed forces of Ukraine were not and will not be able to change the situation on the battlefield.

He said: “It is impossible to change the course of the situation on the battlefield. And the more efforts are made, the more casualties there will be, and these losses are not in the interest of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”

Putin also noted the fact that Kyiv authorities have lowered the age of conscription for Ukrainians who are eligible for mobilization: first it was 27 years old, now it is 25 years old, the next step can be 23 years old or immediately 18 years old.

In his opinion, these decisions are because they do not care about the people of Ukraine and their fate is not important to them.

At the same time, Putin once again He stressed that Russia has never refused to negotiate about Ukraine.

Putin: Western coaches are suffering casualties in Ukraine

The President of Russia warned at the press conference at the end of his visit to Uzbekistan that Western military trainers will certainly suffer casualties in Ukraine. 

Vladimir Putin said: “These are actually so-called mercenaries who are there under the guise of military trainers.” There was a question about Western long-range precision weapons. Who should control these weapons, who will maintain them? Of course, these military trainers are mercenaries. They are present in Ukraine and they suffer losses.”

He also confirmed that the mercenaries of Western countries are still present in Ukraine and it is a fact that Russia He is well aware of it and their words are broadcast in English, French and Polish media, and this is not a new issue that the Ukrainian army has just allowed. 

Belgium prime minister’s warning about using F-16 only in Ukrainian skies :justify”> Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croix warned in his joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels that all the weapons that Belgium provides to Kiev, including the F-16 fighter, are only on the surface. They can be used on the territory of Ukraine.

He said: All the weapons that Belgium provides to Ukraine according to the security agreement are only intended for use on the territory of Ukraine. In addition, he reminded that Belgium will try to transfer several planes to Ukraine by the end of this year, taking into account its needs. “Today, Belgium is a member of the F-16 procurement alliance. Our planes are used to train Ukrainian pilots, our technical teams train Ukrainian technicians and teach them how to maintain these planes.”

Minister Polish Foreign Ministry did not rule out sending military forces to Ukraine

Radoslav Sikorski, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, in an interview, denied the possibility of sending military forces to Ukraine. did not.  He explained that currently Poland is not going to send its military personnel to Ukraine, but he does not rule out such a scenario in the future.

He answered a question in this He said: We should not rule out any possibility and these decisions will depend on the situation in Ukraine.

Earlier, German magazine Spiegel reported that the countries The Baltic Sea and Poland have announced their readiness to send troops to Ukraine if more serious successes of the Russian armed forces continue in Ukraine.

More than 600 prisoners to The ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine have joined

Denis Maliuska, Minister of Justice of Ukraine, announced that so far more than 600 prisoners in this country have joined the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine.

He said: Currently, 613 prisoners were taken out of their detention centers to join the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. They are now undergoing proper training and will serve in the strike units that will be specially formed for them in the future.

Kid 30 children have been killed in Russia’s border areas since the beginning of the year.

Rodion Miroshnik, the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for crimes in Kyiv, announced that from At the beginning of 2024, 30 children were killed and 95 others were injured due to the shelling of the Russian border areas by the Ukrainian armed forces. 

Mirushnik said yesterday at a press conference entitled “Terrorist Regime of Ukraine: Killing of Russian Children by NATO Bullets” on the occasion of Children’s Day in Russia: “I can I confirm that only since the beginning of this year, since January 1, among the people injured in our border areas as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian side with weapons provided by NATO, there are 125 minor children, 30 of whom lost their lives. and 95 children were injured with varying degrees of severity.

The purpose of this press conference is to draw the attention of the international community to the killing of children as a result of the actions of the armed forces of Ukraine and all those who They support this country. In this event, pieces of NATO equipment will be displayed, which were collected during the air attacks on Russian residential areas, and are supposed to be sent to the United Nations General Assembly later. On each of them, the names of the children who died from the same bullet are engraved.

An official request to investigate this war crime by the General Assembly. The United Nations was signed in this press conference.

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