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LIVE War in Ukraine: Kiev is convinced that the United States will not “abandon” it in the face of Russia

This Sunday, Kiev claims that half of the promised Western weapons will be delivered late. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmyhal, on the other hand, is convinced that the USA will not “abandon” his country in the face of Russia. Follow the latest information on the conflict.

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2:33 p.m

MEETING AT THE ÉLYSEE

The President of the Republic will bring together more than twenty heads of state and government or their ministerial representatives at the Élysée Palace on Monday for a conference in support of Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron's communications department announced this Sunday in a press release.

“Two years after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, participants will reaffirm their unity and determination to defeat the Russian-led war of aggression in Ukraine. This conference will be an opportunity to exchange insights on the situation in Ukraine, the profound destabilization caused by Russia and its renewed aggressiveness towards Ukraine and Europe. It will also enable leaders to examine the means available to respond ever more quickly and effectively to the needs of Ukraine and its people,” the document said.

12:51

Kyiv is strengthening its trust in Washington

Ukraine is convinced that the United States will not “give up” in the face of Russia and will ultimately vote for $60 billion in aid that has been blocked in Congress for months, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys told Chmygal on Sunday.

“We are deeply convinced that the United States will not abandon Ukraine in terms of financial and military support,” Chmygal said at a forum in Kiev dedicated to the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of that country.

11:50

VERY SIGNIFICANT DELIVERY DELAYS

Half of the Western weapons promised to Ukraine will be delivered late, Ukrainian Defense Minister Roustem Umerov said on Sunday. Because of these delays, “we would lose people, we would lose territories,” he added.

11:49

London asks for further freeze on Russian assets

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday called on the West to be “bolder” and seize frozen Russian assets to redistribute them to Ukraine, advocating that interest on those assets should first be transferred to Kiev.

“It starts with sending the billions in interest that these assets generate to Ukraine,” argues Rishi Sunak. “And then, together with the G7, we must find legal ways to confiscate the assets ourselves and send these funds to Ukraine as well,” he added.

08:01

WESTERN SANCTIONS: “SKEPTIC” UKRAINIANS

From Kiev, Gwendoline de Bono reports for LCI on the latest announcements of Western sanctions against Russia. “The Ukrainians remain a little skeptical because they need these promises to be fulfilled and, in particular, the deadlines to be met,” our journalist explains. And added: “Today, the lack of ammunition is the number one problem” for Kiev.

Military aid: Zelensky is pushing the WestSource: TF1 Info

07:39

G7 PROMISES SANCTIONS

On Saturday, at the end of a virtual summit intended to reaffirm full support for Kiev, the G7 pledged to “increase the cost of war” in Ukraine for Moscow, exactly two years after the invasion began.

“We will continue to increase Russia’s war costs, reduce its revenue streams and hinder its efforts to build its war machine, as demonstrated by the sanctions packages we recently adopted,” the G7 leaders said in a statement.

This meeting was the first of the heads of state and government of the G7 member countries (USA, Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada) under the Italian presidency.

07:38

ZELENSKY CONFERENCE THIS SUNDAY

This Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold a press conference to mark the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion.

06:47

HELLO EVERYONE

Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast on Sunday, February 25, dedicated to the war in Ukraine.

The G7 pledged to “increase the cost of the war in Ukraine” on Saturday, two years to the day after Moscow's invasion began, at the end of a virtual summit intended to reaffirm full support for Kiev. “We will continue to increase Russia’s war costs, reduce its revenue streams and hinder its efforts to build its war machine, as demonstrated by the sanctions packages we recently adopted,” the G7 leaders said in a statement.

This meeting was the first of the heads of state and government of the G7 member countries (USA, Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada) under the Italian presidency. For the occasion, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traveled to Kiev, where she chaired the virtual meeting, alongside her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was also there.

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G7 leaders did not hesitate to target China and Iran for their logistical support to Russia. “We call on Iran to stop supporting the Russian army,” said leaders of the G7, where absent French President Emmanuel Macron was replaced by his foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné. They also expressed “concern about the transfer of components of weapons and equipment for military production to Russia by Chinese companies (…”).

North Korea was also targeted, with the G7 “strongly condemning North Korean exports and the supply of North Korean ballistic missiles to Russia” and calling for an “immediate end to such activities.”

While Canada and Italy signed bilateral agreements with Ukraine on Saturday, modeled on those already signed by Germany and France, the G7 called on Ukraine's donors to validate their financial contribution for 2024, but without blocking new American aid in Congress to be mentioned directly. “We urge the approval of additional aid to cover Ukraine’s remaining budget needs in 2024,” they demanded, in a clear reference to the American blockade.

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