“Indecisiveness is killing more and more people,” says Zelenskyy about Berlin’s lack of the green light for the delivery of Leopard tanks to Kyiv. Today meeting in Paris between Macron and Scholz. The German defense minister has announced that he will go to Kyiv “soon”. The Japanese Prime Minister Kishida also appreciates the visit. Meanwhile, the US is advising Ukraine to wait until the last package of American weapons is available before starting the final offensive against Russia
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President Duma: Shipping new weapons to Kyiv risks ‘global catastrophe’
Moscow’s new sharp warning to the West: Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, wrote on his Telegram channel today that the delivery of new offensive weapons to Kyiv would lead to a “global catastrophe”.
“Given the technological superiority of Russian weapons, foreign politicians making this type of decision must understand that it could lead to a global catastrophe that would destroy their countries,” Volodin explained, adding that if Washington and NATO States supplied arms, “what is happening will be used to attack peaceful cities and try to take over our territories” will lead to “retaliation with more powerful weapons”.
In conclusion, Volodin sent a signal to the governments of Germany and France to “be aware of their responsibility to humanity”.
8:54
Kyiv: Sea King helicopters donated by the UK have arrived
The Sea King helicopters donated by the UK have arrived in Ukraine, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said. He did not specify the number of aircraft received. “This is a great reinforcement for the Ukrainian Navy.
Our cooperation will continue to grow,” Reznikov said on Twitter, thanking his British counterpart Ben Wallace. In November, London announced it would send three Sea King helicopters to Ukraine.
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Japanese media: Prime Minister Kishida assesses visit to Kyiv
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering a visit to Kyiv in February to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and show his support for the country in anticipation of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, which the Ukrainian leader himself could be a guest at. The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, citing government sources, said the news, following a similar announcement by the White House following Kishida’s visit to Washington earlier this month.
Last week, according to the Jiji Agency, at the meeting of G7 leaders scheduled for May in the city of Hiroshima, the possibility of a direct invitation from the Japanese Prime Minister to Zelenskyy was examined. Last month, Ukraine’s president traveled to Washington from Poland for his first trip abroad since the conflict with Russia began in February.
