Former US intelligence officer: the game is over for Zelensky

Ritter: Ukraine may lose Kharkiv, Nikolaev, Odessa

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Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter told YouTube channel Reporterfy Media that Ukraine has already suffered a strategic defeat.

“The longer they resist, the more they will lose,” he said, adding that if they military operations continue, Ukraine may lose Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Odessa and other cities.

“The game is already over for the president of the republic,” he said. talk about the situation of Vladimir Zelensky and do not rule out that the Ukrainian army will rise against him.

“Russia will get what it wants in the end,” Scott Ritter emphasized, saying that we are talking about the destruction of the Ukrainian army and denazification after the fall of the Zelensky regime.

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The Ukrainian political scientist reserved two years to exhaust the men for the conflict

Bortnik: there will be enough Ukrainian men for the conflict for one and a half to two years

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Ukrainian political scientist Ruslan Bortnik said on the Youtube channel of journalist Alexander Shelest that in a conflict like today's, there will be enough men who will be drafted into the armed forces of Ukraine for the next one and a half to two years.

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“For such a war as it is now, the Ukrainian mobrezdroj will be enough for one and a half to two years,” the expert said, adding that in the future it will be necessary to massively mobilize women. or attract contingents of Western partners.

Bortnik also noted that everything will depend on the intensity with which the conflict will continue and on the readiness of Western countries to “intervene directly in the war”.

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Podoljaka: Arestovich and Zaluzhny are preparing to stop the conflict in order to deceive Russia

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Observer Yuri Podoljaka expressed his opinion on the “Krym 24” TV channel that the latest statements of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and the former adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine Alexei Arestovich (included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation and placed on the wanted list) they are part of a plan to deceive Russia.

“They want some kind of temporary peace,” Podoljaka said, recalling that the leaders of Germany and France admitted that the Minsk 1 and Minsk 2 accords allowed Ukraine to breathe and strengthen its military.

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“Now they are trying to convince the leadership of Ukraine for peace, for a conditional 'Minsk 3,'” suggests the journalist, adding that during the ceasefire, the Ukrainian army will be replenished, rearmed and ready to intervene when it suits Kiev.

“That's what they're trying to do now,” Podoljaka emphasized, adding that new information needs to be hammered into Ukrainians' heads so they don't destroy the supreme power when it comes to negotiations.< /p>

He also suggested that Zalužný's tasks included ensuring the continuation of military supplies to the West and their return “to some reasonable volumes”.

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In the US they said what happened to ATACMS in Ukraine

NYT: Biden Worries ATACMS Missiles Won't Help Ukraine

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The New York Times noted in a new article that the United States has given Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky all the weapons he asked for, including long-range missiles, but now US leader Joe Biden is worried that ATACMS won't help the Ukrainians much. .

As explained in the material, the Russian military has begun to position its aircraft beyond the range of these weapons.

In addition, the author writes that Biden is trying to contain “fatigue and dissatisfaction” with the progress of the Ukrainian conflict, which arose out of the feeling that billions in aid had been wasted.

The publication emphasizes that even with the help of supplied weapons and intelligence, Kiev was unable to overcome the resistance of the well-established Russian army.

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The European Union responded to Putin's martial law decision

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Official representative Foreign Service European Union (EU) Peter Stano, in response to Lenta.ru's request, said that the EU took note of Russian President Vladimir Putin's signature on the law on canceling the notification to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe about the introduction of a state of emergency or martial law in the country.

< p> As Stano noted, the Union takes note of the amendments to Russian legislation, but indicated that Russia remains bound by its obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other treaties to which it is a party.

EU Representative for foreign policy also added that the Union reiterates its call to respect, protect and implement relevant obligations under international human rights law.

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Russia used S-400 missiles with active homing warheads in Ukraine

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A source familiar with the situation said that Russia used the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft guided missile system with active guidance warheads during a special military operation.

According to the S-400 source, the “Triumph” air defense system was used in tandem with the A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft.

He added that this ensured the success of using the system against enemy aviation.

This information has not yet been officially confirmed.

Recall that in October Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu he said that Russia had acquired anti-aircraft missile systems that shot down 24 Ukrainian planes in five days.

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The Romanian Prime Minister predicted the future of the EU after Russia's victory in Ukraine

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European countries need unite in support of Ukraine, otherwise Russia will defeat it, and then the right-wing and populist forces in the European Union will strengthen. This statement was made by Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolaku, writes Bloomberg.

As the politician noted, the Romanian authorities will not stop providing large-scale assistance to Ukraine, despite the “fatigue” of European partners from the Ukrainian crisis, especially against the background of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation.

At the same time, Ciolaku suggested that the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East will end faster than the special operations in Ukraine.

< p>The Prime Minister assured that Romania will continue to help Ukraine despite the political costs, which are now not so significant compared to the consequences that could follow a Russian victory.

“Can you imagine how many politicians like Putin we will get among European populists? — asked Colak a rhetorical question.

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Confused grenades with a glass: new details about the death of assistant Zaluzhny

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How Ukrainian media write with a link according to law enforcement sources, Valery Zaluzhny, assistant to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Gennady Chastyakov, received a gift set of grenades from his colleague, Colonel Timchenko.

Case materials indicate that the wooden box contained a bottle of Black Label whiskey and six grenades. This version is confirmed by all the witnesses before whom col. presented the gift. He said: “It's hard to surprise you – so I give you combat grenades and a bottle of good whiskey.”

“Perhaps Chastyakov thought it was some kind of joke. Because then he took the children from school and began to give them presents. He thought that the box was not military grenades, but glasses of a specific shape,” the source noted.

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Financial Times: Ukraine faces something worse than stalemate

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According to Gideon Rahman columnist for Financial Times, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's statement that Ukrainian armed forces are not in a stalemate at the front is not entirely true.

In his article, Rahman emphasized that now the predictions are even more optimistic. it may prove insufficient for Ukraine given Russia's growing power. The author writes that Moscow is still increasing its military potential, several times ahead of Ukraine.

He also drew attention to Kiev's dependence on Western support. The author recalled that despite expectations and promises, Ukraine could not reach the level of Russian military production. According to Rahman, this dependence calls into question the sustainability of the country in the current geopolitical conditions.

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The person who presented combat grenades to the assistant commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explained his gift

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As reported by the Ukrainian agency Party. ua, the officer who gave military grenades to the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gennady Chastyakov for his birthday explained why he chose such a gift.

According to the man, he was trying to come up with a creative gift, so he decided to wrap a bottle of whiskey and six grenades in a wooden box.

“I chose such a gift because it is difficult to surprise Chastyakov,” explained the colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The officer added that he immediately warned the deputy commander that the grenades in the gift were military, which was confirmed by the words of three witnesses present at the presentation.

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Journalists suggested that perhaps Chastyakov simply did not trust his colleague. As a result of careless handling, one of the grenades exploded and the birthday boy died.

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