2023-07-24 01:06:09
2023-07-24 09:06 Compiled by United Daily News Lu Silun / real-time report
According to Archyde.com, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on the 23rd that Ukraine has regained 50% of the territory lost after the Russian invasion in February last year, and it will be a “tough battle” to regain more territory.
Blinken said frankly that the counterattack is still in the early stages, “it won’t be over in a week or two, it may take several months.”
At the end of last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was quoted as saying that the counteroffensive was “progressing more slowly than expected”.
At present, Uzbekistan has recovered some villages in the south and the territory around Bakhmut in the east, but has not yet made a major breakthrough in the heavily fortified Russian defense line.
On the other hand, Blinken has a positive attitude towards providing Ukrainian American-made F-16 fighter jets. “The focus is to ensure that the Ukrainian military receives proper training after receiving military aid, and is capable of properly maintaining and flying the fighter jets.”
The 11-nation coalition will begin training Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 in Denmark in August and will set up a training center in Romania.
Ukraine has long requested the United States to provide F-16 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin, but White House security adviser Sullivan said last month that the White House had not yet made a final decision. U.S. officials estimate it will take at least 18 months to train the pilots and deliver the jets.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken revealed in an interview with CNN on the 23rd that Ukraine has regained 50% of its lost territory, and it will take more territory to regain…
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has provided Ukraine with more than US$41 billion (approximately NT$1.2 trillion) in military assistance.
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