10:28
Meloni: “Putin’s plan has failed”
“Putin’s goal was to get Ukraine to capitulate and then direct her expansion plans towards other neighboring states, not just Europe. That plan failed, leaving Moscow to contend with the heroic response of a people willing to do anything to defend their freedom and something stronger than missiles and tanks: love for their country. The Ukrainian people are paying a very high price, I saw it with my own eyes in Bucha and Irpin and I will not forget it,” said the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
10:26
Von der Leyen: Joint EU purchases for ammunition in Kiev
“We stand firmly on the side of Ukraine, determined as always: to support Ukraine financially, economically and militarily. Our member states are supplying military equipment. And we will use joint procurement to deliver urgent military supplies like 155mm ammunition to Ukraine. We are working with our defense industry to produce these munitions and other equipment needed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.” The President of the European Commission said Ursula von der Leyen Conversation from Tallinn with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
10:25
Meloni: Russia shocked the world a year ago
“A year ago, the Russian Federation shocked the world by invading Ukraine, Russia had already carried out aggression against its neighbors in the past and never erased claims to its so-called historical borders, but no one could seriously imagine such an act .” This was stated by Prime Minister Giorgia melons in a message on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
10:24
Born: China not credible
“China has no credibility because it never condemned the invasion of Russia and signed an unlimited partnership agreement with Moscow some time before the Russian invasion.” That’s what the NATO Secretary General said Jens Stoltenberg in a press conference from Tallinn in response to a question on the peace plan presented by Beijing. On the possibility of China supplying arms to Russia, Stoltenberg stated: “We don’t see any evidence that even minimal military assistance is being provided, but what we are seeing is that there are indications that China might do so.”
09:21
USA: Negotiations on launch starting tomorrow
The US is ready “tomorrow” to resume negotiations with Russia on the application of the New Start Treaty on the limitation of nuclear weapons, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his suspension but not his resignation. US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland said in an interview with Tass. “We are ready to do this starting tomorrow when the Russian Federation is ready, and we are also ready to allow inspections of American sites,” added Nuland.
09:20
USA: We support negotiations for a just peace
The United States They support negotiations to resolve the Ukraine conflict only on the basis of the demand for a “just peace” put forward in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 10-point plan. That said the US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland in conversation with Tass. “If the peace talks started on the basis of the ‘just peace’ formula put forward by the Ukrainians, we would of course support them,” Nuland said.
09:05
NATO: Russian efforts fail
“Russia’s efforts to break the resolve of the brave Ukrainian people are failing. A year later, Ukrainians are bravely fighting for freedom and independence. We are with them.” That says it North Atlantic Council in a statement a year after the start of the war in Ukraine.
09:04
Zelenskyy: “Ukraine inspired and united the world”
“Ukraine has inspired and united the world” and “will not stop until the killers are brought to justice,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a speech broadcast on social media marking the first anniversary of the Russian invasion. “The world has seen what Ukraine is capable of. They are the new heroes. The defenders of Kiev, the defenders of Azovstal. companies from entire cities. Karkhiv, Chernihiv, Mariupol, Kherson, Mykholaiv, Gostomel, Volnovalka, Bucha, Irpin, Okhtyrka – heroic cities. The capitals of invincibility,” Zelenskyy said.
07:42
Zelenskyy: «A year of pain, 2023 will be the year of victory»
“On February 24th (2022), millions of us made a choice: not a white flag, but a blue and yellow one. Not flee, but face. resist and fight. It has been a year of pain, tears, faith and unity. And this year we remained invincible. And we know that 2023 will be the year of our victory!” wrote Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on his Twitter account on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of his country. Zelensky accompanied his message with an edited video featuring images from that war year.
06:13
China urges ceasefire and stop at civilian sites
There China Calls for a ceasefire and an end to fighting in Ukraine because the war “does not foresee any winners”, calls for “reasonableness and moderation” to prevent the crisis from worsening or spiraling out of control, and “so that Russia and to support Ukraine will meet” and resume “direct dialogue as soon as possible” In the announced document on solving the Ukrainian crisis divided into 12 points and cleared by the State Department, there is also a call to “refrain from attacks on civilians and civilian structures”.
06:12
Washington announces another 2 billion in aid
Washington will send another $2 billion tranche of military aid to Ukraine a year after the Russian invasion began, the White House national security adviser announced on CNN Jake Sullivan. Sullivan did not give details of these new deliveries. The senior official, who accompanied Joe Biden on a surprise visit to Kiev this week, added that the US administration is constantly questioning how to “give Ukraine the tools it needs to win.”
06:11
Der Spiegel: China, Kamikaze drones to Russia
The Russian military is in talks with China’s Xìan Bingo Intelligent Aviation Technology for the mass production of Kamikaze drones to his armed forces. Der Spiegel reports that the affair has created a new urgency in the debate about possible Chinese military aid to Russia. Bingo has agreed to produce and test 100 ZT-180 prototype drones before delivering them to Russia’s defenses by April 2023, according to the German warhead. Military experts believe that the ZT-180 is capable of carrying a warhead from 35 to 50 kg.
Ukrainian war, Live News. It’s February 24th, the anniversary of the Russian invasion. Fears of a new maxi offensive seem to have faded in recent days, but the conflict remains very violent. China proposes its peace plan but plans to supply Kamikaze drones to Russia. Meanwhile, the UN is voting on the resolution for Moscow’s withdrawal from Ukraine.