Germany plan Halve military aid to Ukraine in 2025That will grow to 4 billion euros, according to a draft budget seen by Reuters, despite concerns about continued U.S. support. Instead, the German government hopes that Ukraine will be able to meet most of its military needs through a $50 billion loan obtained by freezing Russian assets approved by the G7, and that the funds earmarked for armaments will not be fully used. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Wednesday that “Ukraine’s financing is secured for the foreseeable future thanks to European instruments and G7 loans”. Germany has faced criticism for repeatedly failing to meet Nato’s target of spending 2% of its GDP on defence, but aims to achieve this by 2025.
Trump’s choice of J.D. Vance as his running mate ‘bad for us, but it’s terrible news [Ukraine]“A senior European diplomat in Washington told The Guardian’s Andrew Ross. “[Vance] Not our allies. Michael McFaul, director of the Freeman Spoli Institute of International Studies and former ambassador to Russia, said: “Senator Vance was one of the leading opponents of the new aid package to Ukraine last spring, and he has expressed concern about the war. What happened expressed indifference.
Ukrainian Defense Minister says he will find a way Even if Donald Trump wins a second term, fighting Russia’s invading forces. Speaking remotely at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, Rustem Umerov said: “We believe in American leadership and we believe that the United States wants its partners and allies to also become strong. At this stage we will The focus is on the battlefield. “no matter what the result is [of the US elections]we will find a solution.
Umerov fights back Biden administration limits Ukraine’s firing of U.S. weapons against Russia. Biden suggested at a NATO summit that Ukraine could use them to attack Moscow. Umerov says Ukraine cannot prevent Russian attacks on its cities and infrastructure unless it can Attacked Russian air bases and other military locations where the attacks were launched. “We want to say loudly: We Focus on military objectivesso they can’t harm civilians [in Ukraine]”. Umerov also said that this was “within our goals” Take back the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant From the Russians.
Russian man jailed for three years in US Smuggling U.S.-made military-grade microelectronics into Russia. Maxim Marchenko, 52, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years of supervision after his release from prison, the Justice Department said. Marchenko and two Russian accomplices accused of using shell companies to conceal fraudulent purchases OLED microdisplay Used in rifle scopes, night vision goggles, thermal optics and other weapon systems. The conspirators claimed they were seeking medical electron microscopes from China and Hong Kong.
Russia is ready to cooperate with any US leader willing to engage in “fair and mutually respectful dialogue”, Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. Russian Foreign Minister welcomed this J.D. Vance’s stance on Ukraine, the Republican vice presidential candidate. Vance wants Cut off U.S. military support For Ukraine to fight back against Russia, It said it had no chance of regaining all its territory.
Both Ukraine and Russia have Exchange 95 prisoners of war each. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Russian Defense Ministry reported the exchange on Wednesday. The swap is the 54th since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Estonia and Lithuania will Belarusian-registered cars no longer allowed to pass through checkpoints Due to EU sanctions, they share a border with Russia or Belarus. “Belarus directly Enabled and supported Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” explain Estonian Foreign Minister Magus Chakna. Latvia announced a similar ban this week. The ban does not apply to diplomatic vehicles. The three countries, along with Poland, Finland and Norway, banned Russian-registered cars from entering their territories last year.
