Developments in Ukraine Kiev is not able to continue the war without mobilization again

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, “Keril Budanov, head of the main intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, pointing out that the current year 2024 will be very difficult for the people of this country, added: “Obviously, without mobilizing again, Kiev will not be able to continue the war with Russia.

Budanov admitted in an interview with the “Financial Times” newspaper: “To say that everything is fine is false and unrealistic. I do not have a bold prediction for 2024. Our people will have a hard time this year.”

The Ukrainian official did not explain what exactly he meant by hard times. He also added that this country is unlikely to be able to continue the war with Russia without mobilization. Budanov continued: “It is unthinkable to even imagine that we will be able to continue the war without declaring mobilization again, because the lack of military forces on the battle front is quite noticeable.”

At the same time, he disagreed with the media’s assessment that the Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive, which began in the summer of 2023, was a complete failure. According to the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, “it cannot be said that the counterattack would have a disastrous result for Kiev”. New Basij, more citizens will flee Ukraine. While the casualties of the Ukrainian armed forces are very heavy, people are less and less ready to fight for their country, and since the beginning of the conflict, the Security Service of Ukraine has detained more than 17 thousand people while crossing the border illegally.

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The UN Secretary General’s emphasis on the need to respect the rights of Ukrainian refugees

Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations last night, Sunday, in a conversation with reporters, emphasized that refugees who have gone from Ukraine to other countries have the right to be protected.

Guterres said of a bill already passed by the UK that would allow British authorities to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda: “All countries should fulfill their obligations under the refugee law <...> Ukrainian refugees definitely have the right to protection.” The request to stop supporting the refugees who were accepted from Ukraine after the start of the military conflict and return them to their homeland.

The European Union is a A new aid plan of 20 billion euros has been prepared for Ukraine

The “Wall Street Journal” newspaper wrote in a report that the European Union has a new plan to provide aid to Ukraine in the amount of more than 20 billion euros.

According to this information, EU officials this week reviewed a new plan to provide military aid to dozens billion dollars to Ukraine and are looking to revise the important aid program that has been mired in internal disputes. According to this publication, this plan allows for a It provides a special fund that will absorb around €6.5 billion from the European Peace Fund, which was created two years ago. It is recalled that the new fund will receive 5 billion euros annually from 2024 to 2027.

Earlier, Bloomberg reported that EU member states are in the process of discussing The creation of a new fund, the funds of which will be spent on military support for Ukraine.

German Ministry of Defense: We will train about 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in 2024

Major General Christian Freuding, the head of the working group for the coordination of military aid to Ukraine in the German Ministry of Defense announced that in 2024, about 10,000 Ukrainian military personnel will be trained in Germany

He said in an interview: Currently, we expect about 10 thousand Ukrainian soldiers to be retrained this year, but if necessary, we can increase this figure. increase However, in reality, we have to check with the Ukrainians how long we can continue this process. Ukraine is not discussed. According to him, this is not logical from a military point of view. In addition, the EU directive explicitly provides for education outside of Ukraine.

Advisor Zelenskiy asked European countries to send Ukrainian refugees to their countries.

Sergey Lishchenko, one of the advisers of the office of the President of Ukraine, announced that the European countries that accepted refugees from Ukraine after the start of the military conflict in Ukraine should stop supporting them and send them to their country.

According to him, such a decision is necessary due to the fact that Ukraine is currently It has lost an entire generation of young people who will quickly begin to integrate into European society and will never return to their country. emphasized that refugees will have something to do once they return home to Ukraine.

In mid-January, Canada’s Edmonton Journal reported that refugee resettlement agencies The country is preparing to increase the number of Ukrainians who will arrive in Canada in the near future. The willingness of some European officials to negotiate with Russia about Ukraine. /strong>

Marian Carey, head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of the Slovak Republic and a member of the country’s ruling party “Smer”, in an interview with Izvestia newspaper, Moscow edition. He expressed his opinion that there are those in the European Union who are interested in negotiating with Russia, but this group of politicians is in a difficult situation.

According to him, from the beginning In the conflict in Ukraine, European leaders have done nothing but criticize Russia, and now they cannot change their stance because they may be heavily criticized by the media.

The possibility of the Slovak Prime Minister meeting with Putin

Head of the Foreign Affairs Commission The Slovak Parliament also noted that Prime Minister Robert Fico is potentially interested in meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, in his opinion, it is unlikely that such negotiations will be possible in the near future. It still won’t be possible, because our opponents will immediately announce that the prime minister went to Putin to ask him what to do and what not to do.”

According to This politician, some radical politicians and journalists criticize the stance of the new Slovak government on the causes of the military conflict in Ukraine.

The tiredness of European countries Conflict in Ukraine

In this interview, the head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Slovak Parliament also said that many EU member states are tired of the prolonged military conflict in Ukraine. They do.

He added: “First of all, this issue is true for our country, Slovakia.” Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke of the need for peace talks at the very beginning of the conflict. And it’s only a matter of time before other European Union countries come to this conclusion and demand action in this field.”

European and American politicians are talking about the current stalemate in the military conflict in Ukraine and the need to move towards negotiations with Russia. It is becoming more and more authoritarian

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, believes that the policy of Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, has become more authoritarian every day.

This Ukrainian official said in an interview with the Canadian publication The Globe and Mail: “The actions that are being observed in our country now, I cannot say that it is democracy. “The decisions made smell more of extreme authoritarianism and force.”

Previously, Viktor Medovchuk, the leader of the opposition party “Opposition Platform – Struggle for Life”, which is banned in Ukraine, said in mid-January that Ukraine 2024 will be a disaster with the continuation of Zelensky’s rule, although the result of this situation can be a victory for the people of Ukraine.

In this regard, on Sunday, Oleksandr Dubinsky, a member of the Supreme Parliament of Ukraine, revealed that the authorities of Kiev have started a large-scale political cleansing operation in this country to remove their opponents. let them

He wrote on his Telegram channel about some recent arrests in Ukraine: “In general, the lawlessness applied by the security forces against politicians, businessmen, journalists and citizens It is possible, it should have been the subject of the investigation of the activities of the members of the parliament a long time ago.

Johnson to Biden: The United States should know what the conflict in Ukraine will lead to

Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, emphasized in an interview with “Fox News” on Sunday that the representatives of the Republican Party in the United States Congress want to receive a clear formula from the administration of Joe Biden that specifies the military conflict between What should Russia and Ukraine lead to?

Johnson said: The White House must answer the important questions that concern the people of the United States about Ukraine. We need to know the strategy of the government, to know how Ukraine can get out of this conflict.

He added: Washington is constantly asking for billions of dollars from Congress, but actually so far It has not provided “sufficient arms assistance to Ukraine”. In this regard, it is not entirely clear what the United States wants from this military conflict. President Biden must do his duty and fix the disaster he created.

According to him, the US government has the power to end this conflict right now.

New York Times: Zelensky’s refusal to negotiate with Russia, the chance to receive aid has destroyed the financial

New York Times newspaper wrote in an analysis that the refusal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate with Russia, the possibility It has destroyed the continuation of the financing of Kyiv.

This report states: Zelensky has a habit of continuing his way to continue receiving more money from the West. The unaccounted billions of dollars that American taxpayers have sent to Ukraine is an example of this behavior. While it has become more difficult than ever to find justification for allocating more financial aid. However, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week, Zelensky bowed again to more money.

This publication noted that Zelensky, by stating that he does not intend to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, is making the situation of his country even more difficult, and many are not willing to continue saying this. to hear Zelensky’s position at the Davos meeting means that significant financial aid to Ukraine will not be realized in the near future.

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