Latest Developments in the Ukraine/Russia War: G7 Support, NATO Actions, and More

2023-11-08 05:59:55

Cover image: Ukrainian soldiers fire a rocket towards Russian troops on the front line, in the Zaporizhia region (Ukraine), November 7, 2023. STRINGER / REUTERS

The G7 foreign ministers, meeting in Tokyo, assured Wednesday November 8 that the group would remain « uni » in his “firm support” to Ukraine against the Russian invasion. They also assured that they would continue to impose together “severe sanctions” in Moscow. “Ukraine is and will remain at the top of the G7 agenda”promised German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday.NATO countries have announced their intention to suspend their participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (FCE) limiting conventional arsenals on the continent for as long as necessary. This follows Russia’s decision to withdraw from the pact, announced in May by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and officially took effect on Tuesday.“Ukraine will be part of the European Union”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued on Tuesday, in his daily speech. He said his country ” prepared already the next steps » in this sense, particularly in “reinforcing” ses institutions.Russia on Tuesday reported six deaths in a strike blamed on Ukraine in Donetsk. According to Denis Pushilin, head of the “Donetsk People’s Republic”, civilian buildings were damaged in this strike, including a social center, a medical facility and apartment buildings. He added that the firing was carried out by the M142 Himars multiple rocket launcher system.France will add 200 million euros to France’s support fund in kyiv in order to allow the Ukrainian army to continue its purchases of French equipment, announced Tuesday the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu.New Nasams surface-to-air missile batteries (Norwegian advanced surface-to-air missile system) entered service in Ukraineannounced President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, welcoming a “timely reinforcement” of air defense before winter.The Netherlands sent its first five F-16 fighter jets to Romania on Tuesdaywhere Ukrainian and Romanian soldiers must be trained in their piloting, the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced in a communiqué.Electricity and gas installations were mined by Russian forces in the occupied part of Kherson oblast, Ukrainian intelligence services announced on Tuesday.Volodymyr Zelensky closed the door on Monday to potential presidential elections in 2024 in the country while nearly 20% of the territory is occupied by Russia and millions of Ukrainians are refugees abroad. “The time has come for defense, for battle, on which the fate of the state and the people depends, and not for farce, which only Russia expects from Ukraine”he decided in his daily speech.

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