Ukraine The main reason for the European Union’s support for Kyiv

– International news – Tasnim News Agency, Josep Burrell, the main official of the foreign and defense policy of the European Union last night in an interview with CNN. Kurd said that supporting Ukraine is primarily for the benefit of the European Union and not because of love for the people of this country.

Borrell said: “Regarding the need to support Ukraine, I must say that this is not because we love the people of Ukraine very much, but it is for our own benefit.”

Pointing out that the European Union knows that the main support for Ukraine is in the supply of weapons and financing, he pointed out that the United States also has “its own interests” in sending weapons to Ukraine, and explained this issue as “Western countries should Show their power”. Burrell stressed: the European Union cannot allow Russia to win this war, so “aid to Kiev is not only due to our generosity and love for the Ukrainian people Last week, the European Union transferred the first tranche of 4.5 billion euros to Ukraine within the framework of a 50 billion-euro support program until 2027.

Previously, the head of the Central Bank of Ukraine, Andriy Pishniy, announced that the country is heavily dependent on financial aid from the West.

According to him, 2023 has become a very difficult year for Kyiv and The situation is getting worse. Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, also expressed her opinion that the allocation of financial aid from the European Union to Ukraine will not save Kiev, and ordinary citizens of Ukraine will have to pay billions of dollars later.

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Ukraine’s foreign minister’s admission of the West’s reluctance to send Patriot missiles

Dmitry Koleba, the minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine, announced in a television interview last night that Kiev’s allies do not intend to deploy missile systems transfer more Patriot anti-aircraft to Ukraine, but are ready to send missiles for the air defense system. According to him, the allies have reached an agreement on the supply of missiles for the air defense systems that Ukraine already has. , but they cannot make a decisive decision about the supply of double Patriot missiles. The foreign minister also pointed out the priority of anti-aircraft systems for this country.

On Monday, the Associated Press news agency announced the decision of European Union leaders to speed up sending military aid to Ukraine.

In the final statement. EU summit says Ukraine needs more air defense systems, shells and missiles, supply to be stepped up.

White House: Johnson not interested in voting on aid to Kiev Ukraine should not be put to the vote. According to him, if this bill had been put to a vote, it would have been approved by now.

Jean-Pierre said: “There is no logical reason for this situation, because we know that if he had put it to a vote, (the bill) had been approved so far.”

The White House spokesman added: the speaker is looking for an excuse not to negotiate on the bill.

Early yesterday, it was reported that Johnson intended is going to vote on a bill to allocate more aid to Ukraine after Easter (March 31). The United States expanded its sanctions against Russia once again. This issue was revealed on Monday in a statement published on the website of the US Treasury Department. Thus, 18 companies and two individuals were added to the list of sanctions.

Previously, the United States had imposed sanctions against two individuals and two other legal entities from Russia.

It is reminded that being on the list of sanctions means blocking the assets of these people and companies in the United States and prohibiting American citizens and companies from doing business with them. Zakharova’s criticism of the United States’ refusal to help Russia In the field of security

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that the statement of the White House on the refusal of the United States to help Russia in the field of security after the terrorist attack in the Moscow region, is a complete act It is unethical.

He said: obvious unethical behavior in liberal democracies has become the “new normal.” The White House official told reporters in a press conference that there is no plan to provide intelligence and security assistance from the United States to Russia in connection with the attack that occurred in the suburbs of Moscow.

A day before, Ambassador Russia in Washington, Anatoly Antonov pointed out that after the terrorist attack in Moscow, the contacts between Russia and the United States in the field of fighting terrorism have completely disappeared and Moscow is not to blame in this regard.

The diplomat recalled: while after the September 11 attacks in 2001, Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first to extend a helping hand to the Americans.

More than 200,000 refugees They have entered the UK from Ukraine

Baroness Jane Scott, a member of the British House of Lords, announced that more than 200,000 Ukrainian refugees have entered the UK so far.

This MP had previously asked the British government to count the number of Ukrainian asylum seekers who entered the country.

He recalled how many refugees from Ukraine were resettled in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively.

He said: As of March 5, 2024, 201,400 Ukrainian refugees They entered British territory. 144,400 of them received financial support under the Homes for Ukraine programme: 108,601 in England, 1,500 in Northern Ireland, 5,847 in Scotland and 4,200 in Wales. In addition, 20,882 Ukrainians are supported by the Scottish government and another 3,291 by the Welsh government.

Kremlin considers Ukraine a tool of the West to contain Russia

Peskov said: “Ukraine has become a tool in the hands of the collective West, with the help of which they intend, in their opinion, to put pressure on Russia, to restrain Russia and marginalize it in every sense.” to drive They speak almost openly and unequivocally about this goal, and Ukraine and Ukrainians have only become a tool that they use in this direction. The military conflict in Ukraine without the participation of the Russian side is absurd and pointless.

Emphasis on the need to destroy the potential military power of Kiev

Dmitry Peskov emphasized in this interview that Russia should act in such a way that the military potential of Kyiv cannot threaten the security of Russian citizens, including in the new regions that have joined the country.

He pointed out that it is important for Russia that the process of harming to stop the country’s security in order to rule out the possibility of a government with “extreme nationalist tendencies” near Russia’s borders, adding: Russia cannot allow it to share a border with a country that intends to use any method to violate the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.

Putin’s press secretary emphasized that Russia will not hand over its territories to anyone, destroy enemies and traitors, and will try to convince the opposition.

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