US military aid
The “Démarche”, sent through diplomatic channels between Wednesday and Thursday, was delivered to several Western allies, including the Czech Republic. The Biden administration would have chosen to avoid a reaction from the general public in order not to accentuate the rhetorical clash, but yesterday it was leaked that the new shipment of weapons (from guns to helicopters, from armored vehicles to ammunition) will begin to arrive already this weekend in Ukraine.
TV channel “Russia 1” defends Putin’s decisions
Meanwhile, tensions fueled by propaganda are mounting in Russia. In one of the most visited state TV channels, which accompanied the report on the sinking of the cruiser “Moskva”, the journalist Olga Skabeyeva spoke out very sharply against the West, blaming its “support for Ukraine” as the cause of the escalation of the conflict a ” Third World War”. “Now we are definitely fighting against the infrastructure of NATO, if not against NATO itself. We must recognize it” added Skabeyeva.
Moscow’s previous threats
Putin has already said he considers Western military supply convoys legitimate targets, but so far he has not hit them. NATO weapons are being transported to their territory by the Ukrainians, and if they were hit there, it would be the norm in the current war. It would be different if Moscow attacked convoys in Atlantic Alliance countries, in which case the application of Article 5 of the Pact would be triggered, or the