Diplomats from dozens of countries gather in Germany for US-initiated talks to discuss the “critical” phase of the war in Ukraine. ”
Russian Foreign Minister blames NATO in waging an indirect war by providing military assistance to Kyiv. The statement came amid a meeting of representatives of 40 countries in Germany to discuss military aid to Ukraine . However, the next few weeks, one American general called “very critical,” writes The Guardian.
Sergei Lavrov told Russian state media that the West was waging a proxy war, providing Kyiv with weapons and that the risks of a nuclear conflict were now “significant.” The statement, according to Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, demonstrates that Moscow has lost “the last hope to scare the world away from supporting Ukraine.”
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Heavy weapons (howitzers, drones, ammunition) can be provided for defense. Rammstein Air Force Base southwest of Frankfurt was chosen for the meeting.
General Mark Millie, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the key goal of the talks was to coordinate increased aid to Kyiv's security, including heavy weapons such as howitzers, as well as combat drones and ammunition.
“The next few weeks will be very, very important,” Millie said. “They need constant support to succeed on the battlefield. And that is really the goal of this conference. “
Speaking after his trip to Ukraine, Austin said:” They [Ukraine] can win if they have the right equipment, the right support. “
Moscow is transferring ground forces from several directions. But units of the Russian Federation are exhausted, losses are 30%
U.S. officials have spoken out on condition of anonymity, saying Russia will now rely heavily on artillery strikes to strike at Ukrainian positions as Moscow deploys ground forces from several directions to try to surround and destroy much of the Armed Forces. Forces of Ukraine.
But the United States also estimates that many Russian units are exhausted, and some are operating with casualties of up to 30 percent, a level the U.S. military considers too high to continue fighting.
15,000 soldiers killed 2,000 units of Russian equipment seized 2,000 units of Russian armored vehicles were destroyed or seized, including 530 tanks; more than 60 Russian helicopters and fighters were lost.
On Monday, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to put pressure on Russia to evacuate the besieged port of Mariupol and criticized his decision to visit Moscow first before his trip to Kyiv.
Read also: thousands of Mariupol residents
Guterres “should focus primarily on one issue: the evacuation of Mariupol,” Kuleb said of the city, where about 100,000 people were trapped and Ukrainian fighters hiding in a metallurgical plant resisting Russian forces. “It simply came to our notice then. And if he [Guterres] demonstrates political will, character and principle, I hope this will allow us to take another step forward. ”
It will be recalled that the Financial Times recently noted that incomplete control over Mariupol gives Russia a chance to announce the end of “denazification”.
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