The American president noted that she still has "a long way to go"WASHINGTON, September 14.
/tass/. Ukraine has made "significant progress" in the course of military operations, but it "has a long way to go," US President Joe Biden said. He was answering questions from reporters in Delaware on Tuesday.
He was asked if the Ukrainian authorities had reached a "turning point" during the conflict. "This is an unanswered question. It's hard to say. It is obvious that Ukrainians have made significant progress. But it will be a long way," the White House press pool quotes the head of state.
The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said on September 10 that in order to achieve the stated goals of a special military operation to liberate Donbass, it was decided to regroup Russian troops stationed in the areas of Balakleya and Izyum. According to him, this is necessary to increase efforts in the Donetsk direction.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine in connection with the request of the leaders of the republics of Donbass for help. He stressed that Moscow's plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories, and the goals are demilitarization and denazification of the country. The West, in response to Russia's decision, began gradually imposing numerous and large-scale sanctions against it. Western states have begun to supply weapons and military equipment to Kiev in the amount of tens of billions of dollars. Some Western politicians have admitted that it is, in fact, an economic war against Russia. As Putin stated on March 16, the Western sanctions policy towards Moscow has all the signs of aggression. He pointed out that the policy of containing Russia is a long-term strategy of the West.
