New Russian attack on five Ukrainian regions. Trump relaunches military aid to Kiev, Moscow opens but keeps the US on the list of hostile countries
In the last few hours, the Russian armed forces have affected the Ukrainian territory with a night attack, using four anti-aircraft missiles S-300/400 and 54 drones of various types, including i Kamikaze Shahed of Iranian manufacture. This was reported by the Kiev aeronautics via the Telegram channel, specifying that 34 hostile drones were intercepted and neutralized thanks to electronic war systems. The offensive affected five different areas of the country. “I’m not satisfied with the president’s behavior at all Putin. If I can avoid a conflict, I do it, because I have the possibility … I must say frankly, that it has disappointed me the fact that Putin has not put an end to hostilities ». So he expressed himself Donald Trump answering the journalists’ questions during an official dinner at the White house together with the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu. «We will send new military supplies. It is necessary. Ukrainians must be able to defend themselves. I am under heavy attack ». The Department of Defense of the United States He confirmed, through an official note, that “following the directives of the president” Donald Trump, the sending of new war aid to Kievin order to “strengthen the ability of self -defense of Ukraine”. The press release was released by the American government authorities. “In our commitment to build a stable peace and put an end to violence, we continue to use the presidential strategic framework as a guide to evaluate global military missions, remaining faithful to the absolute priority of national defense under the principle of America First”, we still read in the Pentagon declaration. On the diplomatic front, Fly He made it known that a date has not yet been set for the next direct interviews with Kiev, and that we are waiting for an official response from Ukrainian. The spokesperson of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskovmade it known during a press conference.
In the meantime, the Kremlin He recognized the US initiatives aimed at promoting a direct confrontation between the two capital. However, he recalled that Washington still appears in the list of countries considered hostile by Moscow. “At the moment there are no changes to this list,” he said Peskov in a briefing reported by the Interfax agency. «We appreciate the commitment of United States – in particular of President Trump and his team – to restart dialogue with Ukraine. We believe that there are large potential to relaunch economic and commercial relationships, promoting shared projects in investments and bilateral exchange ». According to the Cremlin spokesman, these projects “respond to the needs of the entrepreneurial communities of both nations and could generate significant economic benefits”. However, he underlined that “the US sanctions currently in force hinder this process, penalizing not only Russian but also American companies”. To the question on a possible exclusion of the USA from the list of hostile countries, Peskov He said: «Of course, this list can be reviewed. It is not immutable. A state is considered hostile until it maintains a hostile attitude towards the Federation. Only with a change of course and the start of a path of normalization of bilateral relationships can we face the topic of its removal ». The Kremlin also accused theWest to hinder negotiations for a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, continuing to provide armaments to Kiev. «These choices cannot be considered part of a peace strategy. It is clear that the line adopted by European countries aims to extend hostilities, “he said again Peskov. Regarding the declarations of the President Trump With regard to the resumption of military aid in Kiev, the spokesman specified: «We have not received any official confirmation of the interruption or suspension of supplies. On the contrary, everything indicates that they are continuing ». Second Peskovit remains to be clarified “which weapons are actually sent and in what quantity, since there are currently multiple contrasting versions”. Finally, the British government has announced the adoption of new sanctioning measures against Moscow, accusing the Russian authorities of having employed chemical weapons in violation of the international reference convention. According to what reported by Ukrinform, two high Russian officers appear in the updated list of sanctions: Aleksey Rishchevat the head of the forces for chemical, biological and radiological defense, and his deputy Andrei Marchenko. Both, writes the agency, would be involved in the use of chemical armaments in Ukrainian territory. The penalties provide for the freezing of goods in the United Kingdom and the ban on entry into the country. Even the prestigious Russian research institute on applied chemistry has been included among the bodies sanctioned by the British government.
