Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Scholz: Germany will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine but not for striking Russian territory
During a speech in Magdeburg, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons, in particular, multiple launch rocket systems, anti-aircraft self-propelled guns Gepard, howitzers, air defense systems Iris-T, reports the German news website Ti-Online.
At the same time, Scholz noted that he supports the position of US President Joe Biden regarding the ban on the supply of weapons to Ukraine that can be used for strikes on the territory of Russia. …
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Turkey: Bayraktar combat drones will never be supplied to Russia
The Turkish company Baykar confirmed that it does not consider it possible to supply its Bayraktar combat drones to the Russian Federation.
According to the company’s CEO Khaluk Bayraktar, Baykar drones make "a contribution to Ukraine's struggle for independence, and we are working to ensure that this contribution is made in the best possible way."
Bayraktar stressed that money is not a priority for his company, so even if Moscow offers a large amount, it still will not receive Turkish …
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On Ukrainian Independence Day Lukashenko wishes Ukraine 'peaceful skies, courage and tolerance'
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Ukraine on Independence Day. The Belarusian dictator wished Ukrainians "peaceful skies" and also "tolerance, courage, strength and success in restoring a decent life".
"I am convinced that today's contradictions will not be able to destroy the centuries-old foundation of sincere good-neighborly relations between the peoples of the two countries. Belarus will continue to advocate the preservation of harmony, the development of friendly …
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Shoigu: Russia has slowed down the offensive to save Ukrainian lives
At a meeting of defense ministers of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia deliberately slowed down the pace of its offensive in Ukraine in order to reduce the number of civilian casualties.
"During the special operation, we strictly observe the norms of humanitarian law. Strikes are carried out with high-precision weapons on of the military infrastructure facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: command centers, …
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Media: Putin losing trust in Russian Defense Minister Shoigu
Prior to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin always considered opinions of Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. They spent many vacations together, where they could discuss plans for a future attack on Ukraine, writes the investigative project "The Important Stories".
The publication, reports, citing its sources, that Shoigu promised Putin to solve all the tasks set in Ukraine and in the shortest possible time. However, after things did not go according to plan, …
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Germany to deliver IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine in coming weeks
Ukraine will soon receive the latest IRIS-T air defense systems, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
"Specifically in the field of air defense, where first of all, help was requested, we made sure that highly modern Iris-T systems were not delivered to another country, but rather delivered to Ukraine. This will happen in the coming weeks," said the German Foreign Minister at a joint briefing with her Icelandic counterpart in Berlin.
Earlier, Baerbock said that Germany plans to …
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Russia appointed official injured in car explosion in occupied Kherson
The Russia-appointed Deputy Head of the Internal Policy Department of the Kherson region, Igor Telegin, was injured in a car explosion, reports TASS, citing the deputy head of the military-civil administration of the region Kirill Stremousov.
"An assassination attempt was made on the deputy head of the Department of Internal Policy Igor Telegin. He is alive and well. Everything is good with him. He will come back to work soon. An explosive device was detonated. Looks line the work non- …
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Erdogan says he wants to arrange a meeting between Zelensky and Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to arrange a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite Ukraine’s reluctance to resume negotiations with Russia before Russian troops withdraw from all occupied territories, reports CNN Turk, citing Erdogan's address to the nation.
The Turkish President noted that "everyone is witnessing" how Turkey is making efforts to reduce the negative consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine and …
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German Defense Ministry rejects Bundestag proposal to supply Ukraine with more weapons
The German Defense Ministry rejected the proposal of Bundestag MPs from the ruling coalition to supply Ukraine with more weapons. “In view of the threat posed by Russia under President Vladimir Putin, Germany cannot take such risks,” DW quotes the official representative of the German Defense Ministry.
"Indeed, we must be prepared for the fact that Putin will take advantage of any weakness and even a temporary gap in NATO's defense readiness," AFP quoted him as saying. He recalled that Germany …
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90 percent of Ukrainians believe Ukraine will win the war with Russia
According to a survey conducted by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Razumkov Center, more than 90% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine will win the war with Russia. 77% strongly believe, 15% somewhat believe, and 4% of respondents do not believe or somewhat do not believe in victory.
31% of those who believe in the victory of Ukraine, believe that it should be expected before the end of 2022, 34% believe that it will happen in 1-2 years. 7% of those surveyed by sociologists …