2024-03-08 06:22:49
American President Joe Biden assured Thursday that he would not “bend” to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. He urged the American Congress to vote for aid to Ukraine to “stop Putin” in his invasion. Follow the latest information.
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War in Ukraine: attacks in Russia are increasing
08:11
kyiv AND MOSCOW SAY HAVE SHOT DOZENS OF ENEMY DRONES
Ukraine and Russia said they shot down dozens of drones overnight Thursday into Friday, as both sides launched nighttime attacks on targets behind front lines.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia fired 37 Iranian “Shahed” explosive drones and three missiles into Ukrainian territory. “As a result of combat operations, 33 Shaheds were shot down” in the regions of Kirovograd (center), Odessa, Kherson, Mykolaiv (south) and Kharkiv (northeast), she said on Telegram.
In Moscow, the Defense Ministry said it had intercepted 16 Ukrainian drones at dawn Friday. Fifteen of them were destroyed in the southern Volgograd region, the closest part of which is about 300 kilometers from the front lines in eastern Ukraine. Another drone was shot down over the Belgorod border region, according to the Russian defense services.
07:18
RENCONTRE ZELENSKY-ERDOGAN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Istanbul on Friday for a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, focusing on the prospects for peace and the relaunch of a secure corridor in the Black Sea. “The situation of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, the current status of the latest contacts regarding the revival of a secure corridor in the Black Sea and the search for permanent peace in the region will be discussed in detail” , the Turkish presidency announced Thursday evening.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting – the time of which has not been specified – will be held at the Dolmabahce Palace, in Istanbul, and will be followed by a press briefing at 7 p.m. local time (5 p.m. French time).
07:16
kyiv WILL DEMOBILIZE SOME ARMY CONSCRIPTS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Thursday authorizing the demobilization of conscripts who joined the army before Russia’s February 2022 invasion and have already completed their service, at a time when recruitment is a particularly sensitive issue. This concerns conscripts whose military service was extended when it should have ended between February 24, 2022, when martial law was declared in response to Russia’s offensive, and today, according to a decree published by the presidency. Authorities did not say how many people were affected.
Volodymyr Zelensky, in his daily address, stressed that this process would require “a few weeks of preparation procedures.” The conscripts should be demobilized “from April”, he said. Those concerned will join the reserve but can also, if they wish, remain in the army.
07:15
FORMER COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR
The former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, General Valery Zalouzhny, replaced in early February, has been appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom, a key ally of Kiev in its war against Russia, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday. Foreign Affairs. “The president approved the candidacy of Valery Zaluzhny for the post of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom,” the ministry said in a statement, a month after this major change at the head of the Ukrainian forces.
“Our alliance with the United Kingdom can only strengthen,” President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed in his daily message, speaking about the appointment of the former commander-in-chief. “Mr. Zalouzhny told me that he wanted to take the diplomatic route,” he assured. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kouleba, welcomed this decision, deeming it necessary “the understanding of the military context” that General Valery Zalouzhny has, according to him, to be ambassador in London.
07:13
BIDEN ACCUSES TRUMP OF “SUBMITTING” TO PUTIN
American President Joe Biden described Friday, in his State of the Union speech, as “scandalous” the words of Donald Trump who said he was ready, during an election rally in February, to let Russia is attacking NATO countries which do not contribute sufficiently to the collective defense efforts of the Atlantic Alliance. He accused his opponent of “submitting” to Vladimir Putin.
06:30
“PUTIN WILL NOT STOP AT UKRAINE”
US President Joe Biden assured Thursday that he would not “bend” to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, urging Congress to vote for aid to Ukraine to “stop Putin” in his invasion. In his State of the Union address, he accused his predecessor and likely Republican opponent in November’s presidential election, Donald Trump, of “submitting” to Vladimir Putin.
“I assure you that Putin will not stop at Ukraine. But Ukraine can stop Putin if we support it and provide it with the weapons it needs to defend itself,” he assured, urging the Congress to release aid to Kiev, which has since been frozen by partisan quarrels between Democrats and Republicans. “That’s all Ukraine is asking for. It is not asking for American soldiers,” he added, in reference to the debate launched by Emmanuel Macron’s comments on the possible deployment of troops.
“My message to President Putin, whom I have known for a long time, is simple: we will not give up. We will not give in. I will not give in,” he insisted. “History is watching us.”
06:27
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Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree this Thursday authorizing the demobilization of conscripts who had joined the army before the Russian invasion of February 2022 and have already completed their service, at a time when recruitment is a particularly sensitive issue.
This concerns conscripts whose military service was extended when it should have ended between February 24, 2022, when martial law was declared in response to Russia’s offensive, and today, according to a decree published by the presidency. Authorities did not say how many people were affected.
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Volodymyr Zelensky, in his daily message, stressed that this process would require “a few weeks of preparation procedures”. Conscripts should be demobilized “from April”, he said. The people concerned will join the reserve but can also, if they wish, remain in the army.
“I know that some of them have already signed a contract to serve in the armed forces,” declared Volodymyr Zelensky, again without giving figures.
The question of recruitment to replace soldiers exhausted by two years of war has become a hot political and societal subject in recent months. Despite the need for renewal, the army is struggling to find volunteers. Especially at a time when it is running out of ammunition and facing a surge of Russian forces on all fronts.
At the beginning of February, Parliament voted in first reading for a bill to facilitate enlistment, which would make it possible to replace physically and psychologically worn-out soldiers, but it is causing lively debate. This text, which can still be modified, plans in particular to lower the age at which one can be mobilized from 27 to 25 years or even to limit military service to 36 months in time of war.
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