Developments in Ukraine NATO does not “expect a miracle” in the course of the war in 2024

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, Dutch Admiral Rob Baer, ​​head of the Atlantic Treaty Military Committee The North (NATO) has expressed the opinion that in 2024, one should not “expect a miracle from any side” in the military conflict in Ukraine.

This NATO official said after the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Military Committee of the countries in Brussels, in response to a reporter’s question about expectations for the new year: “I believe that you should not expect miracles from any side <...> Both sides of the conflict will look for opportunities to exploit them, but I don’t expect miracles. The situation will be very difficult, but we must continue to support Ukraine, this is the most important thing to understand.” According to many military experts, the armed forces of Ukraine are capable of attacking again this year. or next year, and it is very unlikely that the Ukrainian army will even be able to maintain its current positions in 2024. Besides, according to Tucker Carlson, an American journalist, if financial and military aid continues The US government will be destroyed in Kiev, Ukraine. “Joe Biden’s administration will probably spend a total of half a trillion dollars of American taxpayers’ money to help Ukraine,” he said. So it’s fair to ask: What will they get in return? The answer is clear: a whole generation of Ukrainian men is being killed. A country called Ukraine will completely disappear from the map of the planet. And above all, the United States has become much weaker and poorer.”

According to Carlson, the funds allocated to help the Kiev authorities by the United States will only lead to “more senseless death and destruction in Ukraine.”

Next, you can follow the developments related to the 695th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Ukraine’s foreign minister: we are expecting help at any moment

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmitry Kolaba, is sure that the United States “any day”, as soon as the congressional representatives agree Regarding solving the problem on the southern borders of this country, he will approve the allocation of a new aid package to Kiev.

Last night, in an interview with the Bloomberg news agency in Davos, Switzerland, Kuleba emphasized that the question is only about time. is a clause “We have received assurances that help is on the way… This could happen any day,” he added. The good news is that Congress is not debating whether to provide aid; Rather, they are trying to reach an agreement on border problems. That is, the question is not whether there will be help, but when the help will come. I am sure that this agreement will be reached at any time – today, tomorrow, next week, two weeks from now. As far as we understand, we are close to this point and we are waiting.”

Ukraine’s foreign minister also stressed that his country does not steal money from American taxpayers. According to him, it is now very important to explain to the voters in the United States that their support for Kiev in the fight against Russia is in fact “for their own benefit”. related to reconnaissance drones. Dmitriy Koleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, believes that reconnaissance drones have become a significant force in connection with offensive drones, and that they affect the counterattack process of the armed forces. Ukraine had a negative impact in 2023.

He explained: “The biggest challenges in the counterattack last summer were related to the use of reconnaissance drones by both sides – Ukraine and Russia – along with attack drones. The situation reached such a level that the soldiers were unable to move, because as soon as they left the forest or the trench, the reconnaissance drone would detect their movement and transfer the target to the attack drone, resulting in the death of a large number of people. So their influence on the actions of the armed forces of Ukraine was very high. The President of the United States, last night before flying to the state of North Carolina, announced to reporters that the question of allocating more aid to Ukraine from the United States has been blocked by a small minority in Congress.

He recalled that he had discussed this matter with the American lawmakers in the White House the day before and, in his opinion, the meeting “went well.” “I think the vast majority of members of Congress support aid to Ukraine,” Biden added. The question is whether a small minority will prevent this from happening, which would be a catastrophic situation.” He stressed that the “majority of Republicans” are in favor of providing aid to Kiev. Yesterday, Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic majority of the Senate, after meeting with Biden, expressed the opinion that the chances of reaching an agreement on the financing of Ukraine in the US Congress exceeded 50%. Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, for his part, said that the US Senate next week may start working on President Biden’s request for national security purposes, including aid to Ukraine.

Zelensky: Ukrainians cannot “breathe air alone” or must fight or work

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced yesterday on the sidelines of the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. that the citizens of this country do not have the right to “breathe the air alone”, but they must either mobilize and go to the front or work. He said: “This is not a complicated issue, it is an issue of justice.” Of course, this issue is not relevant for women, people of non-mobilization age or children. They are free. But those citizens who have the ability do not have the right to “breathe the air alone”, they must either be mobilized or work.” Zelensky added: “If someone is of mobilization age, according to the laws of Ukraine, This person must be in Ukraine and serve the country. This is a fact.” Paris claimed the absence of French mercenaries in Ukraine After the destruction of a point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries by the Russian army in the Kharkov region, Agence France-Presse reported, quoting the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “France does not have military mercenaries either in Ukraine or anywhere else.” “.

This agency reminded that the information about the destruction of dozens of French mercenaries on the Ukrainian battle front is “gross distortion of information on the part of Russia”.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that The armed forces of this country attacked the temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries near Kharkiv using high-precision weapons, most of whom were French mercenaries. As a result of this attack, about 60 soldiers were killed and more than 20 people were injured.

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also announced that in this regard, Pierre Levy, the French ambassador in Moscow, told the Ministry of Affairs Foreigners were summoned.

A French journalist had previously said that only the French remained with the armed forces of Ukraine and had a personal desire to fight against Russia.

Schultz’s request from the European Union to increase aid to Ukraine to prevent Russia’s victory

The Politico newspaper wrote in a report that Olaf Schultz, the German chancellor, The fear of Russia winning the military conflict has asked the European Union to provide more aid to Ukraine. In this report, Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, mentioned the possibility of winning the election and reminded that this The incident increased the stakes and if Trump returns to the White House, Europe should prepare its way to seriously confront Russia.

Noting that Schultz has often expressed frustration with the level of EU aid to Ukraine, Politico wrote: “Thus, the biggest challenge for European officials since the Cold War is the daunting prospect of financing and arming Ukraine.” It is without US support”.

Kiev mayor’s admission of the pressure of Russian forces on the Ukrainian army

Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv , complained about the severe shortage of ammunition and military personnel in the Ukrainian army, as well as the frantic pressure of Russian soldiers on the battle front.

Yesterday, after talking with the military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the front line, he said in an interview with the German Bild magazine: “For several months, our army has been facing a severe shortage of ammunition. In addition, the Ukrainian army has recently come under “crazy pressure from Russian forces.” According to Klitschko, the current situation is “very difficult” for Ukraine, which does not have enough soldiers and ammunition on the front lines. . In this regard, he was disappointed by the decision of the Bundestag, which rejected the sending of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine by a majority of votes a day before. He added: “Unfortunately, yesterday’s decision was not in favor of Ukraine.”

Kiev mayor also warned that although “military operations” are currently taking place on the territory of Ukraine, it may turn into a war on the whole continent of Europe.

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