Developments in Ukraine The US intelligence service admits to Russia’s military successes

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, in the report US National Intelligence pointed to the fact that the Russian armed forces, despite the challenges they face, have achieved significant successes on the battlefield of military conflicts in Ukraine since the end of 2023, and the uncertainty of Western countries about Continued military aid to Kiev was maximized.

US intelligence services believe that this situation has created a strategic military advantage for Russia and increasingly the battlefront situation. Moscow’s favor has changed. This document also mentions that Russia has significantly increased the growth rate of its defense industry and turned to the production of ammunition and long-range weapons.

In this regard April Hines, director of the US intelligence community, admits that the military potential of the Ukrainian armed forces has been significantly weakened during the current conflict with Russia. He said last night at the hearing of the US Senate: “The surrender of the city of Avdiyoka to the Russians and the efforts to prevent further casualties in the last few weeks have shown the destruction of the military capabilities of the Ukrainian army.”

According to him, the reduction of military aid from Western countries to Kiev has also negatively affected the situation of Ukrainian soldiers.

Furthermore, according to some military experts in the United States, Russia will likely win the conflict in Ukraine. According to them, it can be said with almost mathematical certainty that Russia will win because it has more capacity to produce artillery ammunition, long-range missiles and weapons that are effective in the weather conditions of the conflict zone.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the 748th day of the Ukrainian war:

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In America they know that Russia is not interested in conflict with NATO

US National Intelligence has admitted in its annual report that Russia is not seeking direct military conflict with the US and NATO. The document states: “Russia almost certainly does not seek direct military conflict with the US military and NATO, and will continue to engage in asymmetric activities at a level below the threshold of military conflict on a global scale.”

Of course, it is mentioned in this report that the Russian Federation is still considered a strong and stubborn enemy and it is necessary to continue deterring this country.

CIA Director William Burns announced last night that new US aid, if approved by Congress, would allow Ukraine to launch offensive and infiltration attacks.

He said at the hearing of the US Senate Intelligence Committee: If the new aid package is approved, Ukraine could be in a position to take the initiative in the field of offensive measures by the end of 2024 or early 2025. regained and can also negotiate from a position of significant strength.

The head of the CIA warned that if Ukraine refuses to provide assistance, this year Ukraine may take significant areas of its territory from shake hands.

Biden: There is no need to increase American troops on the Polish border

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this morning that there is no need to increase the presence of American troops on the borders of Poland. “There is no need to increase the number of troops on the Polish border at this time,” he said, according to the White House. that this country will propose an increase in the defense costs of NATO countries to 3% of the GDP.

In addition, Duda will travel to Washington today, Tuesday, where he will meet with his American counterpart, Joe Biden. The state of affairs in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will also be discussed. Poland will increase, and by early 2024, the number of troops will exceed 10,000.

EU plan to transfer profits from frozen Russian assets to Kyiv

This morning, the Financial Times reported that as early as summer 2024, the European Union may freeze up to €3 billion in profits from assets blocked by Russia to Ukrainian authorities.

According to Brussels officials, “the European Commission is preparing a plan to confiscate sanctions-related profits from the central depository “Euroclear securities are from February.” It is recalled that the first installment may be sent to Kiev in early July of this year. European countries’ assets in Russia are far more than this country’s assets in Europe, that is why the use of blocked Russian accounts by the European Union will be an illegal and stupid decision.

Zelensky: There is no need to send military forces from France

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, announced that Kiev is The present does not need the French military forces.

Last night, Monday, in an interview with the French television channel BFM TV, he said: As long as the armed forces of Ukraine in are resisting, the French army can stay on the soil of its country.

As ​​Zelensky reminded, Kiev is facing a serious shortage of cannonballs needed by the Ukrainian armed forces, as well as ” The “high density” of Russian drone strikes has faced numerous problems on the battlefront, but the Ukrainian military is holding back.

Politiko reported on Friday, March 8 that France is creating a new coalition of countries that will be ready to send troops to Ukraine if necessary. /strong>

The President of Ukraine, in an interview with this French TV channel, denied the possibility of stopping military operations. Responding to Pope Francis’s remarks, Zelensky said: “Russia needs a break in military operations like oxygen, so they should not be given this opportunity.”

In his opinion , Moscow is very interested in such a pause “not for negotiations, but for the restoration of its military strength and the training of conscripts”. He refused to “pause” but supported the creation of a “peace plan” which, he said, could be formulated in Switzerland during a “peace meeting”. He added: the countries that support this plan can “hand it over to Russian representatives”.

Zelensky announced the construction of three fortification lines

Vladimir Zelensky also announced that the Ukrainian army has started building three lines of fortifications on the front line of the battle, which are about 2,000 kilometers long.

The president of Ukraine added: “The issue of fortifications is very important and the armed forces need these fortifications.”

Yesterday, Prime Minister Denis Schmigal gave a report to the president about the speed of building new defense lines. Zelensky also expressed hope for the timely completion of this work. However, he did not specify in which directions these fortifications will be built.

The White House added $61.4 billion to Ukraine in the US budget bill. /strong>

The White House has asked the US Congress to approve a request for financial assistance of 61.4 billion dollars for Ukraine. The 2025 US budget draft published on the White House website is proof of this.

The text of the draft reads: “Without timely action by Congress on this request emergency, the United States cannot provide the necessary aid to Ukraine or support its allies and partners with the necessary military support”.

Stoltenberg: NATO has no plans for Not sending troops to Ukraine

Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, once again emphasized that the North Atlantic Alliance has no plans to send troops to Ukraine.

He said in a press conference: “We do not intend to send troops to Ukraine, and NATO is neither a party to this military conflict nor an ally of Ukraine in this war.”

At the same time, he reminded that now is not the time to talk about the surrender of Ukrainians, because such an action would be a tragedy for them. In addition, Stoltenberg noted that the surrender of Ukraine would be dangerous for NATO member states. We are negotiating, the way to achieve this goal is to provide more military support to Ukraine.

According to Stoltenberg, even if individual NATO countries send troops to Ukraine, this This will affect the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a whole, as the members of the alliance are committed to a collective defense pact. , who did not consider the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine unlikely, commented and added: It is important that we consult with each other and have a common approach to these important issues, because these issues are important for all of us.

Macron’s failure to build a coalition for military support for Ukraine

Agence France-Presse ( France Press) wrote on Monday that French President Emmanuel Macron could not find a partner to supply long-range weapons and send military forces to Ukraine.

This analysis states: The theory was that during Macron’s visit to Kiev, not only the delivery of new French weapons to Ukraine would be announced, but serious decisions would be made by all Western allies to move to a new stage of support for Kiev, i.e. the deployment of military forces.

Agence France-Presse noted that Macron has not yet determined the date of his trip to Kiev, because a certain success in creating such a coalition will go to Ukraine in early March, but this trip to postponed According to a news source of this agency, Macron intended to link this meeting with concrete results, but the creation of a coalition requires the cooperation of other partners.

Slovak Parliament Speaker’s opposition to sending even one soldier to Ukraine Peter Pellegrini, the Speaker of the Parliament of the Slovak Republic, announced that the country will not send any of its military forces to Ukraine. “Slovakia has decided not to send a single soldier to Ukraine under any circumstances,” the Prime Minister of Hungary told reporters. And while today we have been criticized for this clear position which is our inalienable right.” supports peaceful negotiations between the conflicting parties.

On the same day, Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kaliniak also said that the armed forces of Ukraine can be strengthened by the return of ready-made Ukrainians. Razm helped his country instead of NATO troops, whose deployment is a “red line” and escalates the situation. He emphasized that the only way to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty is to stop the war completely.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister’s proposal to start a dialogue about sending troops to Ukraine >

Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, suggested in an interview that now is the right time to start negotiations on sending Western troops to Ukraine.

He said: Now is the time to discuss this (sending Western troops to the conflict zone). Starting a dialogue on this will remove the red lines we set for ourselves.”

In the opinion of the Lithuanian Defense Minister, long discussions without a decision will only weaken Europe. And it concluded that when conflict is imminent, action must be taken.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister agreed with the French President’s theory about the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine and reminded that the situation in Ukraine is not improving on the front, so only Western countries They can play a decisive role and change the situation.

Schultz did not support the Pope’s position on Ukraine negotiations

German Chancellor Olaf Schultz does not agree with Pope Francis’ stance on the need to start peace talks with Ukraine.

In an interview on Saturday, Pope Francis emphasized that “he who thinks of the people and has the courage to raise the white flag and start negotiations” is stronger. He stressed that the losing side in the conflict in Ukraine should accept this fact and take advantage of the willingness of some countries, including Turkey, to act as mediators.

Later, the head of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni, announced that the pope’s reference to “raising the white flag of Ukraine” was only for the desire for a just peace.

Ukrainian doctors: the real casualties of the army are much higher than the official statistics

The Guardian newspaper reported yesterday that Ukrainian doctors believe that the casualties in the Ukrainian armed forces are much higher than what the official authorities declare.

According to this publication, many who work with military casualties have said that the number of Ukrainian military casualties is higher than official statistics show. According to the director of the medical department of the Ukrainian non-profit organization “First Voluntary Mobile Hospital”, if a body is not taken from the battlefield, the death of a soldier is not confirmed, while the number of such victims is high.

The Guardian pointed to the fact that the military is looking to use felons as evidence that there aren’t many men left to send to the front.

Furthermore Therefore, one of the Ukrainian prisoners of war admitted that he lost almost 90% of his fellow soldiers. According to him, the remaining military personnel on the front are gathered from different units and are fighting.

Before this, Scott Ritter, a former US intelligence officer, also warned. that the Ukrainian army will lose many of its forces in case of a new attempt to implement a military operation. He recalled, in the summer of 2023, in the first counterattack of the Ukrainian forces, they could not even break the first line of defense of the Russian army.

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