On Ukraine War Day number 90, targets are aimed at the Donbass, where Russia launches a massive attack. The capture of Mariupol with the surrender of the last resisters of the Azov Battalion in the bunker of the Azovstal Steel Works did not mean a truce, as suggested by those who hoped for a resumption of negotiations to at least achieve a truce. On the contrary, it has given new impetus to the Kremlin’s offensive aimed at taking over the entire east of the country and eventually sitting down at the table in a position of strength.
8.53 a.m .: “Russian victims like in Afghanistan”
The number of Russian deaths in the war in Ukraine in three months is “similar” to that of theSoviet Union in nine years of war in Afghanistan. British intelligence says so. The blame — according to London 007 — is “a combination of low-level tactics, limited air coverage, a lack of flexibility, and a leadership approach that is willing to repeat the same mistakes.” Therefore, “public dissatisfaction” with the war in Russia could increase if the death toll in Ukraine continues to rise.
8:42 a.m.: Biden, “Russia must pay a long-term price”
The American President Joe Biden He said in Tokyo today that Russia “has to pay a long-term price“for” barbarism “in Ukraine, referring to sanctions Imposed on Moscow by the United States and its allies. “It’s not just about Ukraine,” Biden told the press, because if “sanctions weren’t maintained, what signal would be sent to Ukraine China at the expense of a fishing attempt Taiwan forcibly? “.
8.41 a.m .: IMF: “We are facing the greatest challenge since the Second World War”
The global economy is facing what may be “the greatest test since World War II.” That said the number one of the IMF Kristalina Georgievawhile from today in Davos the World Economic Forum. The Russian invasion is “devastating lives, dragging down growth and raising inflation,” he recalled, urging countries “not to succumb to the forces of geoeconomic fragmentation that will make our world poorer and more dangerous.” Georgieva’s warning came as Ukraine stepped up its attempt to give its citizens hope for a future if the war is won with a $1 billion recovery aid package funded by asset seizures. The IMF is therefore asking countries to prioritize four actions to restore global confidence: removing trade barriers, promoting debt relief for vulnerable countries, modernizing cross-border payment systems and managing the green energy transition.
8.03 a.m .: “Russian troops are strengthening the police regime in Kharkiv”
The Russian army is strengthening the police regime, checkpoints and fortifications on the access roads to the region Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine. This was announced by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on its Facebook page this morning. “In the direction of Slobozhansky, the enemy is fighting to hold the previously occupied borders through the units of the 6th Army of the Western Military District and the Baltic Fleet,” the statement said.
7.40 am: Gaidai: “Russia is using scorched earth tactics in Lugansk
Serhiy Gaidaithe governor of Lugansk, in an interview on local television, said that Russia’s tactics of “scorched earth“in the region and that Sievierdonetsk It was attacked from “four different directions”, although Russian forces did not raid the city.
7.20 a.m .: Zelenskyy, “Up to 100 Ukrainians die every day in eastern Ukraine”
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy In his recent address to the nation, he stated that every day 50 to 100 Ukrainians die on the eastern front of the war. The heaviest fighting is concentrated around the twin cities of Sievierdonetsk and Lysychansk in Lugansk.
5.51 a.m .: US-Japan for Kishida “Russia threatens the world order”
“Russian Aggression of Ukraine Undermines Foundations of World Order”. The Japanese Prime Minister said so Fumio Kishida at the end of the meeting with President Joe Biden that just ended in Tokyo.
5:34 a.m.: Biden in Tokyo, “new Indo-Pacific Pact”
president Joe Biden is ready to throw a new Indo-Pacific Pact after the crisis related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the White House at the ongoing meeting in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Referring to the “new deals,” Biden said there will be “tangible benefits” for people across the region. The President noted close cooperation in the areas of digital commerce, clean energy, labor protections and anti-corruption measures: A “joint path” of countries in the region with the United States is Washington’s latest step to ensure broader and better ties American influence, to counter China’s pressure in the region.
5:03 a.m.: Pentagon, “no decision on sending special forces to the embassy in Kyiv”
The US Department of Defense said it has “not yet made a decision” on whether to mobilize Special forces for the garrison of the US embassy in Kyiv. The Pentagon reported in a note, adding it was in “close contact with the State Department” regarding “possible security requirements after the embassy resumed in Kyiv.” The Wall Street Journal newspaper announced yesterday, May 22, that President Joe Biden’s administration is considering the use of special forces to provide greater security at the diplomatic headquarters in the Ukrainian capital. Anonymous sources cited by the newspaper state that the eventual dispatch of US soldiers to Kyiv would have the sole function of ensuring the security of the embassy; At this time, the plan has not yet been brought to the attention of President Biden.
1:31 a.m.: Zelenskyy, “finally sincere relations between Ukraine and Poland”
“I am happy to note that Ukrainian-Polish relations are finally on a completely clean and honest basis, without quarrels and old conflicts. This is an achievement, a historic achievement of our nations. And I would like that there is a brotherhood between Ukrainians and Poles preserved. forever. As I told the deputies today: so that our unity, the unity of Ukrainians and Poles, is a constant value that nobody will violate,” Zelenskyy said in the video about updating the war in Ukraine.