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Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2024 10:13:09 GMT
Nearly three months after the war began, Ukraine is still asking the U.S. to provide advanced weapons and lift restrictions on the use of long-range missile systems provided by the U.S. The future of U.S. support for Ukraine is unclear with less than a month until the U.S. presidential election.
The Ukrainian government continues to lobby hard. Ukrainian President Zelensky brought a detailed list with him when he met with President Biden at the White House late last month. However, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, this was not a list of weapons, but a list of targets in Russia that the U.S. wants to attack with the long-range ATACMS missiles provided by the U.S.
U.S. officials have long been concerned about sensitive American technology falling into Russian hands, which is likely why the transfer of the Link-16 system has been slow, one of the sources said, adding that fighter-launched air-to-surface missiles may not be useful to Ukraine unless it gains some air superiority.
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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2024 20:49:41 GMT
Ukrainian President Zelensky, who is currently on a European tour, met with British Prime Minister Starmer in the UK and explained his "victory plan" for an invasion of Russia.
President Zelensky visited Downing Street in London on the 10th and met with Prime Minister Starmer.
UK Prime Minister Starmer: "I am pleased to welcome you to Downing Street again."
According to the Ukrainian presidential office, Zelensky explained his "victory plan" for ending the war with Russia, and stressed the importance of relaxing restrictions on the use of long-range weapons provided by the US and Europe, and of negotiating for membership in NATO.
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Post by Admin on Oct 11, 2024 11:37:01 GMT
On August 19, the Ukrainian government ordered the forced evacuation of children and their families from the area around the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast.
More than 53,000 people (including 4,000 children) remained in the city of Pokrovsk. Serhiy Dobriak, head of the Pokrovsk military administration, warned that "residents have at most two weeks to escape the advancing Russian forces."
Large-scale evacuation efforts began in the suburbs of Pokrovsk the following day, the 20th. It was said that this scale of evacuation had not been seen since the fall of the underground fortress in the southeastern city of Mariupol in May 2022.
Many towns in Donetsk Oblast are connected by main roads stretching from east to west to north to south, and roads branching off from those roads to each city. If Pokrovsk is occupied by Russian forces, Donetsk Oblast will be divided into north and south. This could be a turning point on the eastern front.
The author entered Donetsk Oblast on August 19th, and on the 20th began accompanying a volunteer group working to rescue refugees in Pokrovsk. People with cars are evacuating on their own, and volunteers are helping elderly, sick, and disabled people evacuate. When we entered Pokrovsk, there was a lot of pedestrians and traffic, and the area was crowded with rescue vehicles and military cars.
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Post by Admin on Oct 11, 2024 12:02:35 GMT
On the 11th, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated, "Russia must stop its nuclear threats," following the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations (Hidankyo). The comment was provided to Kyodo News.
Friedness read out the reason for the award, saying, "The taboo (that nuclear weapons should not be used) is under pressure." During the question and answer session, a local journalist asked, "Why this year?" to which he referred to ongoing conflicts around the world and emphasized, "We must abide by standards that prohibit the use of nuclear weapons. The Hidankyo plays an important role."
After the press conference, Friedness responded to interviews by Kyodo News and other Japanese media, saying, "The survivors of the atomic bomb are getting older. I hope that this award will inspire the Hidankyo's activities to be passed on to the next generation."
A journalist from Norway's national television station NRK commented, "I had expected that a humanitarian organization dealing with the tense situation in the Middle East would receive the award, but considering the constant nuclear threat, it was a good decision to award the award this time."
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Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2024 10:30:24 GMT
Putin told Trump that Ukraine was a “corrupt” and “fabricated country” and insisted Russia had “every right” to wield its authority over the nation,The Times reported.
Trump reportedly told Putin he was considering giving weapons to Ukraine and asked: “What do you think?”
The Russian leader said that would be “a mistake.” Ukraine would only ask for more, he reportedly warned Trump. According to three American officials who were in Hamburg, the former president did not push back.
Tillerson reportedly said to “nervous” White House aides after the meeting: “We’ve got work to do to change the president’s mind on Ukraine.”
Fiona Hill, a member of Trump’s National Security Council staff who was in the German city for the summit and briefed about the meeting by Tillerson, told The Times: “Putin was basically telling [Trump] that you can’t trust Ukraine, and don’t give them anything.”
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