PNN – The warning of Zelensky’s office about the risk of defeat of the army without American help, Washington’s budget reaching the end of the barrel for Kiev, the delay in sending German weapons to Kiev, the increase of British and American sanctions against Russia and the cancellation of Zelensky’s speech in the Senate are among the most important events of the war.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Andrey Ermak, the chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, warned last night that without the approval of aid to this country in the US Congress, Ukraine faces a “great risk” of losing the military conflict with Russia.
“If the United States decides to delay the transfer of the next amount of financial aid, the situation of Ukraine in the conflict will become more difficult,” he admitted. And of course, there is a very high probability that it will be impossible to continue to “liberate the territories”, which carries a great risk of losing this conflict.
Ermak also added that without direct assistance from the United States, the Ukrainian government would have difficulty financing its people and ensuring their survival.
Another official in Zelenskiy’s office, who was not named, told Politico that after December, Ukraine will have no more funding. He warned that if Ukraine does not receive military aid from the United States, there is a possibility that it will lose its control over many areas.
CNN’s political commentator reported yesterday that the Ukrainian military’s failure to launch a successful counter-offensive has called into question the continued US military aid to the country, as billions of dollars are sent to Ukraine from American taxpayers’ pockets. According to him, if the Washington authorities refuse to provide unconditional aid, Kiev will lose even more territory, and the situation in Ukraine may become much worse, and the country will completely collapse, losing the port of Odessa.
The pledge to help Ukraine has hurt America
CNN reported last night that the United States has incurred huge credit costs for Washington in connection with providing aid to Ukraine, which is now on the verge of collapse.
“While Ukraine’s existence is threatened, so is the credibility of the United States as an undisputed global leader,” the report said.
The network reminded: “US aid to Ukraine is currently facing two serious situations – the approach of a ‘hard winter’ and the strengthening of the positions of Russian forces along the conflict line.” And while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also expressed his concern that the current conflict between Palestine and Israel has actually put Ukraine in the background of the world community’s attention.
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Congressman: America has wasted a lot of money for Ukraine
Last night, in an interview with the famous American Analyst Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massey, the Republican representative of the American Congress, emphasized that the United States has spent too much on Ukraine. He said: “The United States has spent twice as much on Ukraine as anyone else, and in fact has sent the cost of building its bridges and roads to Kiev.”
In addition, Messi expressed his confidence that even after the end of the conflict, Kyiv will still seek help from Washington to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure of his country.
The congressman also admitted the US involvement in the 2014 coup in Ukraine and said: In 2014, the US helped overthrow the legally elected government in Ukraine.
Thomas Massey added: “In the events of 2014 in Kiev, we drew swords against Russia, and I said at that time that these sanctions, fencing, resolutions have consequences and will have consequences.”
Warning about the US responsibility for the possible defeat of Ukraine
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed his opinion in a conversation with reporters last night that if there is no additional funding from the US Congress to help Ukraine, Washington will have to take responsibility for the failure of Kiev.
“We [the U.S.] have to take responsibility for Ukraine’s failure if we can’t provide the necessary funding to Ukraine,” he said.
Yellen also emphasized that he has already discussed this issue with members of the US Congress.
Zelensky canceled his speech in the US Senate at the last minute
U.S. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky canceled his planned address to U.S. senators via video link at the last minute.
“In any case, Zelensky cannot attend the Senate meeting,” Schumer told reporters. “Something happened at the last minute that he canceled his speech.”
Republicans walked out of the session on aid to Ukraine
Republican Senator Mitt Romney told reporters that the US administration failed to hold a briefing to discuss more aid to Ukraine. He said: “Republicans simply walked out of the meeting […] there was no reason to sit and listen to people talk about the importance of helping Israel and Ukraine.”
In addition, it has become clear that Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republicans in the US Senate, has expressed his strong opposition to Washington’s continued assistance to Kiev.
Berlin’s acknowledgment of the problems related to the delay in sending weapons to Kiev
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced last night in an interview with ZDF TV that there is a delay in the supply of weapons to Ukraine, but the efforts to speed up the supply of the ammunition needed by the country will not stop.
Pointing out that the work on increasing the capacity continues at an active pace, he said: “The defense industry cannot supply some items at the required speed.”
British sanctions against suppliers of military equipment in Russia
In a statement published by the British Foreign Office, it is stated that the country will impose sanctions against legal entities and foreign individuals who supply parts and equipment to Russia for military purposes. “Britain (December 6) will impose sanctions on military suppliers that support Putin’s (Russian President) war machine,” the statement said.
Russian Embassy: The US military’s request to Kiev to “destroy” the Crimean bridge is madness
The Russian Embassy in Washington called the comments of a former US military official who called on Ukraine to “destroy” the Crimean bridge as madness and malicious. Thus, the Russian diplomatic mission responded to the relevant statement by Ben Hodges, the former commander of the US Ground Forces in Europe, which was published on Tuesday in the “Foreign Affairs” magazine.
US State Department: Washington has reached the “end of the barrel” for more aid to Kiev
US State Department press service chief Matthew Miller admitted at a press conference on Tuesday that it has become increasingly difficult for Washington to provide the aid Kiev needs. “The United States has reached the bottom of the barrel in terms of its ability to provide security assistance to Ukraine,” he said.
In addition, Miller emphasized that the expected cold winter in Ukraine also casts doubt on the possibility of providing the necessary assistance from the United States. He warned that the US government will exhaust its funds to support Ukraine in the next week or two, and without the decisions of the US Congress, it is impossible to continue the aid.
Belgium promises to deliver F-16 to Ukraine in 2025
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that Belgium has confirmed its plans to transfer F-16 fighters to the armed forces of Ukraine in 2025.
A day earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rostam Umerov held talks with his Belgian counterpart, Ludivin Dedonder, after which it was reported that Belgium plans to deliver its F-16s to Kiev in 2025.
During the negotiations between the defense ministers of the two countries, the training of Ukrainian pilots and the organization of the supply of ammunition, spare parts and equipment for these fighters were also discussed. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine added: Currently, the volume of technical assistance from Belgium to the armed forces of Ukraine has exceeded 320 million euros.
The protest of the ambassadors of the Baltic countries to Poland regarding the border blockade of Ukraine
The Estonian Foreign Ministry reported yesterday that the ambassadors of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in Warsaw expressed their displeasure with the Polish authorities that Polish transport companies continued to block the movement of cargo vehicles on the border with Ukraine.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: The protest of the three Baltic Sea countries’ ambassadors in Warsaw was related to the fact that blocking the border by Polish truck drivers has led to a difficult situation in the field of international transportation.