UK to deliver new air mobile defense system to Ukraine, Starmer says
In 2025, the UK will give more aid to Ukraine than ever before. Keir Starmer he says, adding that Britain will deliver a new air mobile defense system to Ukraine, which will be funded by Britain and Denmark. The defense system will be “developed for the needs of Ukraine,” said the British prime minister. He also said that the UK would continue to train Ukrainian forces (over 50,000 had already been trained on British soil three years before the start of the war).
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Starmer says the US role is “vital” and pays the Biden administration a “tribute” for helping Ukrainian forces repel Russian aggression in the course of the war, which was launched by Russia in February 2022. Ukraine He has achieved “incredible success” against Moscow’s attacks, saying that this was “an offer” to Ukraine and (military) support from its allies.
Starmer emphasizes that it is vital Ukraine it is the strongest “possible position” in 2025 (before we can talk about peace). He said Britain was “a leading party” when it came to guaranteeing Ukraine’s security, without giving a specific statement.
Starmer claims that any “permanent peace” must guarantee Ukraine’s security and independence
Moving on to how to end the war, Starmer says that any “lasting peace” must guarantee Ukraine’s security, independence and the right of Ukraine to “choose its own future”.
“We will work with you and with all our partners on steps that will be firm enough to ensure the security of Ukraine, to be able to guarantee any peace and deter any future aggression. That conversation will remain in the months ahead,” the UK prime minister said in a press conference.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy he previously said that he thought that European security guarantees would be insufficient, as there are “real defenses” from NATO that depend (along with European countries) on decisions taken by the US.
President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn into office on Monday, has repeatedly repeated his promise to bring the Ukraine crisis to a quick conclusion, regardless of how. Trump has often expressed skepticism about US military and financial support Kyiv.
Starmer said the 100-year-old partnership, which would formalize the country’s already tight economic and military support, was a recognition of the “deep ties” between Britain and Ukraine communicates, and further deepens. Starmer says business, technology, innovation and culture are areas that will be strengthened, as well as military ties.
UK to deliver new air mobile defense system to Ukraine, Starmer says
In 2025, the UK will give more aid to Ukraine than ever before. Keir Starmer he says, adding that Britain will deliver a new air mobile defense system to Ukraine, which will be funded by Britain and Denmark. The defense system will be “developed for the needs of Ukraine,” said the British prime minister. He also said that the UK would continue to train Ukrainian forces (over 50,000 had already been trained on British soil three years before the start of the war).
Keir Starmer holds a press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Keir Starmer is holding a press conference Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The 100-year-old partnership was signed to further strengthen security ties and strengthen the relationship between Ukraine and the UK. “However, we have signed the terms of the agreement, the first of its kind, a new partnership between the UK and Ukraine, which involves a huge amount of affection between the two nations,” Starmer told reporters in Kyiv.
The British Prime Minister, who is visiting Kyiv today, said the UK would be with Ukraine long after this the “great war” was over and the country was “free and flourishing.”
Said the Russian president Vladimir Putin he shows no “stomach” to want peace, pointing to recent Russian attacks, including the one launched on Thursday. He praises the “determination” of the Ukrainian people against the “relentless” Russian aggression.
Ukraine said it hit a Russian oil terminal in the Voronezh region used by the military
The Ukrainian military said that the Russian oil terminal in the Voronezh region Russia overnight, when fire broke out after at least three drones hit the target. Voronezh is located about 465 kilometers (289 miles) south of Moscow. The ambassador general of Ukraine said in Telegram that the fuel depot was used by the Russian military. “A large-scale fire broke out at the facility,” Ukraine’s ambassador-general said in a statement. There were no immediate reports.
The Kherson regional military state administration said two people were injured in the Russian drone attack Khersonand the southern suburbs Ukraine. The region – which has often been targeted by Moscow during the war – represents a strategic strategic location along the Dnipro River. From positions on the east bank, Russian soldiers besieged the city of Kherson and surrounding villages, killing many civilians.
In a post on Facebookregional state administration wrote:
The Russians are attacking Kherson and its suburbs with UAVs. At 09:40, a 62-year-old man suffered an explosive injury and a leg wound due to the dropping of explosives from a UAV in Kindiyka.
At around 10:30 am, a 68-year-old woman was wounded in a drone attack in the Dniprovskyi Kherson region. She was previously reported to have suffered an explosive injury. Both victims were hospitalized in moderate condition.
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Poland called a breakthrough in the historical dispute with pain Ukraineafter he said he was a neighbor to allow the exhumations of Polish citizens murdered by Ukrainian nationalists in the Second World War.
Warsaw is one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters in the EU, offering military and diplomatic support, but for years the link has been mired in a historical atrocity — the massacre of as many as 100,000 Poles by Ukrainian nationalists between 1943 and 1945.
After the meeting with the president of Ukraine; Volodymyr ZelenskyyIn Warsaw on Wednesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the two countries “find a common language and methods of joint action on the massacre in Volhynia and “sensitive and dramatic issues in our history”.
“They need empathy from Ukraine towards Poland and Poland towards Ukraine,” Tusk told reporters.
The Polish government said Ukraine agreed to exhume the remains of the first victims, so that Polish families could bury their relatives with dignity.
Mutual understanding and action “deserves to be seen as a breakthrough,” Tusk said.
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The Kremlin rejects Poland’s plan to attack the airline
Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk Yesterday he said Russia planned to carry out “acts of terrorism in the air”, planning a wave of firebombing attacks that could bring down mid-air planes around the world (you can read more about this. here).
Tusk appeared to be referring to the particles that exploded in logistics transport in Europe that Western security officials suggested were part of a Russian conspiracy to trigger explosions on cargo flights in the US.
“Some data can confirm the validity of the fears Russia “The act of terrorism in the air was planned not only against Poland,” Tusk told a news conference in Warsaw after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, though he did not elaborate or elaborate. The Kremlin dismissed Tusk’s allegation.
“These are absolutely allegations against Russia,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about Tusk’s decision today. “Poland is known for such prosecutions.”