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Post by Admin on Nov 10, 2023 2:48:18 GMT
At a press conference on the 9th, Hungarian Prime Minister Goulász announced his intention to reject the start of negotiations for Ukraine's accession to the European Union (EU). Local media reported. EU member states will discuss the start of negotiations at the EU summit in December, but approval from the 27 EU member states is required before negotiations can begin, and twists and turns are expected.
On the 8th of this month, the European Commission, the EU's executive agency, recommended that member states begin accession negotiations with Ukraine, with conditions such as Ukraine taking steps to treat ethnic minorities and combat corruption.
On the 9th, Mr. Gouyash said that Hungary has been providing financial and humanitarian support in solidarity with Ukraine, but said, ''This does not change the fact that Ukraine does not meet the conditions for starting negotiations.'' Hungary's Orbán government claims that the right of ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine to use their native language is being violated.
According to Reuters, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Stefanisina, who is in charge of European integration, said at a press conference on the 9th that she "understands that there are such voices," but called for dialogue with the Hungarian government. I showed my thoughts.
Ukraine officially applied for membership in the EU at the end of February 2022, immediately after Russia's invasion began. On the 8th of this month, the European Commission also recommended starting conditional accession negotiations with Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regarding the start of negotiations, there is a possibility that Slovakia, where the leading party is a center-left party that is friendly to Russia, may also show some reluctance.
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Post by Admin on Dec 27, 2023 18:27:00 GMT
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's first deputy prime minister and economy minister, Yulia Sviridenko, said on Wednesday that civil servants face delays in paying their salaries and pensions unless financial support from the United States and Europe is approved immediately. Stated.
"Support from our partners is vital and urgently needed," Sviridenko told the Financial Times (FT), adding that without support, 500,000 civil servants and 1.4 million teachers said payments to 10 million pensioners could be delayed.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian government has poured all of its revenue into national defense, relying on foreign aid to pay pensions and other benefits. However, aid from the European Union (EU) and the United States has stalled, and Ukrainian government officials have announced immediate funding of 18.5 billion euros and more than $8 billion to close next year's $43 billion budget deficit.
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Post by Admin on Dec 27, 2023 18:44:22 GMT
At a regular press conference on the 27th, Russia's Foreign Ministry Director of Intelligence Zakharova asserted that the Japanese government's plan to export Patriot surface-to-air guided missiles to the United States "cannot exclude the possibility that they will end up in Ukraine."
In that case, he warned, ``It would be considered an act hostile to Russia, and would have the most serious consequences for Japan in bilateral relations.''
The Japanese government has stated that it "does not envisage that it will be used in Ukraine" (Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi) and has explained that there will be no transfer to a third country.
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Post by Admin on Dec 28, 2023 18:05:13 GMT
A prominent German politician has called on Ukraine to accept a "temporary" loss of territory to end the war with Russia. On December 20, Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer suggested to the German magazine Der Spiegel that the Ukrainian government consider freezing the current border, which includes four occupied eastern states, in exchange for a ceasefire. , said that ``the time has come for a final resolution'' to the 23-month war.
"In the case of a ceasefire, Ukraine may first have to accept that certain territories will be temporarily inaccessible," Kretschmer said. "Ukraine's territory will never become Russian territory. But, as in other major conflicts, the time has come for a final solution."
Kretschmer also urged the German government to make a "U-turn" on its policy toward Russia, calling Russia a "dangerous and unpredictable neighbor" and saying that weakening Germany's position would "lay the foundations for further conflict." "It will happen," he warned.
``Unfortunately, the German government's basic position is, don't negotiate, just hand out the weapons,'' Kretschmer said, adding that American lawmakers should have a better understanding of the situation and that ``this way we can't win the war.'' He suggested that he understood that there was no such thing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last year that he would annex four Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia. Although not recognized internationally, these states are all under Russian control as the war continues.
The New York Times also reported on December 23 that Putin was "ready to make a deal" for a ceasefire. Putin is said to have indicated through diplomatic back channels that he intends to end the war on the condition that the borders remain frozen in their current positions.
Ukraine has made it clear that it has no intention of giving up any of its territory to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has repeatedly declared that the war will not end until Russia retakes everything, including Crimea, which it illegally annexed in 2014.
Ira Slisco
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Post by Admin on Dec 28, 2023 18:55:42 GMT
The Prime Minister of the German state of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, said that Ukraine should come to terms with the occupation of its territories by Russia. This, in his opinion, will ensure a truce and a cease-fire.
“Perhaps, in the event of a ceasefire, Ukraine will first have to admit that certain territories are temporarily inaccessible to Ukraine,” Spiegel quoted Kretschmer as saying.
“Not a square meter of Ukrainian territory has become Russian,” Kretschmer said. “But as with other major conflicts, the time has come for a final solution.”
He also called on the German government to reconsider its policy towards Russia. He believes that it is necessary to start a dialogue with the Kremlin. As an example, he gave the US, which, according to him, allegedly understood that only supplying weapons to Ukraine would not end the war.
“Russia is our neighbor. A dangerous, unpredictable neighbor. The idea of weakening Russia militarily, politically, and economically so that it can no longer threaten us is an attitude that goes back to the 19th century. This lays the groundwork for further conflicts,” Kretschmer said.
The Prime Minister of the German state of Saxony has repeatedly called for a “freeze” of the conflict.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to Kretschmer’s statement: “If Ukraine accepts the temporary loss of territories, Russian troops will become closer to Germany and Saxony in particular.”
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