Ukraine News: ++ “Does the West want Ukraine to win? My faith is diminishing,” says former US general ++

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DFormer US General Ben Hodges accused Germany and the US of not being committed to supporting Ukraine. “Does the West Want Ukraine to Succeed? “My faith is fading,” the former commander of US forces in Europe said in an interview.Daily mirror“. While the U.S. government is now allowing its allies to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Hodges said their long delay before delivery “is an example of the indecision that will help Ukraine win.”

Hodges also criticized Germany’s reluctance to deliver Taurus cruise missiles. If Ukraine’s counteroffensive fails, “the US and German governments will be held responsible”. However, defeat can be avoided if both countries act decisively now. Ukraine has long demanded that the red-green-yellow federal government provide Taurus cruise missiles for defense against Russia. So far, however, the traffic light has been a warning. There are fears that these weapons may also reach the Russian border.

Key to the Ukrainian military’s success, Hodges argues, is “the ability to conduct long-range precision strikes.” “Then the Russians can no longer hold Crimea. It would be too dangerous for its Black Sea fleet and air force to continue operating there.” Long-range precision weapons could help accelerate the destruction of Russia’s artillery, logistics and transport infrastructure, a former US general said.

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04:40 – Putin meets senior military leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with senior military commanders at the headquarters of Russian operations, according to a media report. The RIA news agency reported, based on a Kremlin statement, that there was no reason for the meeting in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

02:30 am – Nearly 500,000 soldiers are reported killed or wounded

According to an American media report, nearly 500,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in the war in Ukraine. Casualties since the Russian offensive in February last year have been higher on the Russian side than on the Ukrainian side, with around 300,000 dead or wounded.The New York TimesCiting US officials.

Estimates of Russian casualties ranged from 120,000 to 170,000 to 180,000 wounded. About 70,000 soldiers were killed and 100,000 to 120,000 wounded in the fighting in Ukraine.

However, the exact number of Russian casualties is difficult to calculate because Moscow regularly understates the number of its combat deaths and injuries and Kiev does not release any official figures, the New York Times continued.

00:23 – Lavrov: Russia’s nuclear weapons are a response to threats

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov justifies having nuclear weapons. “Today, the possession of nuclear weapons is the only possible response to some significant external threats to our country’s security,” Lavrov said.

10:38 pm – Biden: Russian war of aggression not only affecting Europe

According to US President Joe Biden, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is not only affecting Europe. “There hasn’t been an invasion like this since World War II,” Biden said after a summit at Camp David with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. After the war began, he said, “It is very important to make clear that the consequences of a war go beyond Europe” and what it means if an Asian country attacks another country in the region. This way.

Biden said the Japanese prime minister made it clear early on that such an attack could happen anywhere. “If we remain silent, what signal will that send to China regarding Taiwan?” Biden also stressed about Ukraine: “As for peace, we all want that.” After all, Ukrainians wanted. This is. Biden said the US government remains in constant contact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and his team. “Russia has already lost and can no longer achieve its original goal, it is impossible.”

10:02 pm – Ukraine makes progress on security guarantees

According to the Ukrainian leadership, it is moving forward in its search for Western security guarantees against future Russian aggression. In his video message distributed in Kiev on Friday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of a “diplomatic victory”. Meanwhile, 18 states have joined the Group of Seven (G7) declaration on such security guarantees. He did not elaborate.

9:18 pm – Ukraine and Romania want to facilitate grain transport

Considering the tense situation in the Black Sea, Ukraine and Romania want to strengthen their cooperation in the transportation of goods. The two countries have signed an agreement that will “ensure reliable transit of Ukrainian goods,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmihal said after a meeting with his Romanian counterpart, Marcel Ciolagu, in Bucharest. New check posts for road, rail and river transport are planned along the shared border.

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7:57pm – Russia bans entry of 54 more Britons

Moscow has re-imposed entry bans on 54 British citizens, including government members, journalists and PR figures, because of London’s “anti-Russian tendencies”. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the blacklist included Culture Minister Lucy Fraser and Defense Ministry politician Annabelle Goldie, who were responsible for supplying uranium munitions to Ukraine. More than 300 Britons are now listed there.

Representatives of the defense establishment and the legal department are also subject to sanctions, including Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine.