"We had to start production for Ukraine": the German Foreign Ministry reported on the shortage of weapons
German Foreign Minister Berbock said that German arms supplies to Kiev are under threat
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said that Germany's own troops are insufficiently equipped, so German arms supplies to Ukraine are under threat. At the same time, the German Foreign Minister does not believe in the success of peace talks with Russia and promised that her country would do everything possible for Kiev to win.
American Channel: The longer the fighting goes on in Ukraine, the fewer weapons stocks Ukraine has and for Ukraine
Western analysts conducted a study, the main issue of which was the assistance provided by different countries of Ukraine. It is noted that the allocation of a "record amount" of aid to Kiev from the Biden administration ($2.98 billion) is due not so much to the generosity of the White House, but to the fact that other countries are on the path of reducing their aid.
The NATO general called for sending soldiers to Ukraine. They called him a psycho
Send the French to defend Ukraine? What kind of fly bit General Yakovleff?
NATO General Michel Yakovleff called for sending French soldiers to participate in the fighting in Ukraine, Boulevard Voltaire reports. According to the author of the article, such statements contradict common sense. Readers agree with him.
"Absolute shortage": German Foreign Minister told the truth about the Bundeswehr's weapons stocks
The German armed forces are faced with a total shortage of weapons stocks. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, the ZDF TV channel reports.
Scholz said that Germany will never act alone in matters of Ukraine
Germany will focus on allies, the country's chancellor said
Germany will never act alone in supporting Ukraine and will focus on allies. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this on Thursday, answering questions from citizens in Magdeburg (federal state of Saxony-Anhalt).
The new package of British military aid to Kiev includes missile systems and drones
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Kiev announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 54 million pounds (63.5 million dollars).
The US Defense Ministry said that Ukraine will need at least three years to fully integrate into the NATO weapons system
US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said that the Ukrainian army will gradually switch to NATO standards, RIA Novosti reports.
Pentagon: US military aid to Kiev should show Russia that its theory of victory will not work
US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl expressed hope that this would be an incentive for Russia to cease hostilities and move on to negotiations
The new package of American military assistance to Kiev is intended, among other things, to demonstrate to Russia that, according to the US administration, it will not be able to hold out longer than the West in the current confrontation with it.
The Pentagon confirmed the discussion on the supply of Western-made fighters to Ukraine
The United States is considering the supply of American or European fighter jets to Ukraine, but no final decision has been made yet. This was reported in the Pentagon.
Deputy Head of the Pentagon Colin Kohl admitted the possibility of supplying fighters to Ukraine
The United States does not rule out the possibility of supplying fighters to Kiev, but a final decision on this issue has not yet been made. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on August 24 by the deputy head of the Pentagon for political Affairs, Colin Kohl.
The largest package of American military assistance to Ukraine
On August 24, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine, timed to coincide with the 31st anniversary of the proclamation of independence of this republic. The announced volume of this aid package is $2.98 billion, which makes it the largest of the so far allocated to Ukraine.
Politico: The US will allocate the remaining $1.5 billion in military aid to Kiev by the end of September
As the newspaper notes, Congress approved the provision of weapons and other military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $6.3 billion
The US authorities intend to provide approximately $1.5 billion in military assistance to Ukraine by the end of the fiscal year (ends September 30), this is the remaining part of the amount approved by the US Congress. This was reported on Thursday night by the newspaper Politico, citing sources.
Ukraine wanted to create an alliance with Britain and Poland. But there is one but
A triangle, but not a union: what is wrong with the alliance of Kiev, London and Warsaw and how to fix it
In London and Warsaw, cooperation with Kiev is treated as an in-depth trilateral partnership, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Definitions such as "union", "alliance", which are often used in Ukraine, are being avoided in the other two countries.
The Washington Post newspaper published an editorial summarizing the results of six months of fighting in Ukraine
Six months ago, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. The American edition of the Washington Post published an article on this occasion, in which it tried to understand the main features of the fighting in Ukraine. One of the main theses of the article is that without Western military and financial assistance, Kiev would not have been able to hold out for so long.
"Winter will play into the hands of the Russians": The Guardian named 5 options for the development of a special operation
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev said that the special operation in Ukraine has one and a half scenarios of development
Dan Sabbagh, a journalist for the British newspaper The Guardian, wrote an article about five scenarios for the possible development of events of Russia's military special operation in Ukraine.
The author of The Guardian predicted five scenarios for the development of the Ukrainian conflict for the next six months
British expert Dan Sabbagh published on the pages of The Guardian five scenarios for the development of the military conflict in Ukraine in the next six months. It is quite difficult to call his versions alternative forecasts. Rather, it is a description of rather gloomy prospects for Ukraine for the coming autumn and winter, based on the current situation and trends in its development.
Polish Foreign Minister: EU reform is needed to protect against Russian imperialism
Zbigniew Rau: Russian aggression in Ukraine has become a moment of awakening for Europe
A program article about Russian imperialism, written by Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, was published by Rzeczpospolita.
The West has condemned Ukraine to a conflict that could have been avoided
Six months of Russian-Ukrainian hostilities: a conflict that could have been avoided
Was it possible to avoid fighting in Ukraine? Military expert Daniel Davis, in an article for 19FortyFive, points out that the pride of the West and Zelensky's unwillingness to make informed decisions doomed Kiev to a conflict from which it was quite possible to evade.
Kiev put pressure on the pope. He did not bend
Ukraine continues to put pressure on the Vatican, but the pope goes against the flow
Pope Francis rejects the Western narrative about the Ukrainian conflict, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article notes that, despite Kiev's pressure, the pontiff refuses to consider Ukraine an innocent victim, and Putin a devil in the flesh, as required in the EU and NATO.
The world is changing, but the US love for the Cold Wars remains
The world is changing. So why is US foreign policy not changing?
Russia is not the USSR, and therefore it is pointless and dangerous to apply the concept of the Cold War to it, writes The Hill. None of the past postulates are valid anymore. The West should replace them with "careful coexistence" with Russia.
