Deputy Ukrainian Party “Opposition platform – for life” Viktor Medvedchuk said in an interview with the Izvestiya newspaper that most European and American politicians do not really want any peace in Ukraine.
Among other things, he added that those politicians who advocated peace were slandered and intimidated at the behest of the West because they “didn't fit into Western democracy.”
“Currently, even the Ukrainian Peace Party is not favored in Europe or America. All this indicates that the majority of politicians in these countries do not want any peace for Ukraine. At the same time, this does not mean that Ukrainians do not want peace and that the military triumph of the Zelenskyi regime is much more important to them than their own lives and destroyed houses,” Medvedchuk said.
According to him, those who advocated peace were intimidated and they were suppressed at the behest of Western politicians.
Recall that on the eve of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, several MPs from the Opposition Platform – For Life were stripped of their party mandates, including Medvedchuk.
Ukrainian prisoner of war he said that there were many mercenaries in the Soledar region, which is located in the Donetsk People's Republic, but the Ukrainian armed forces used Ukrainian mobilized as cannon fodder.
He specified that there were a very large number of mercenaries in the Soledar region , including mercenaries from the United States of America.
“Mercenaries are specialists, but once hit, they run and retreat. At the same time, the mobilized are thrown into the meat,” said the prisoner of war.
Earlier, a resident of the village of Opytnoye, Artemovsky district, DLR, said that the Ukrainian army wanted to destroy Artemovsk if they retreated.
According to the German arms concern Rheinmetall, Leopard 2 tanks they can be delivered to Ukraine in 2024 at the earliest. The head of Bild am Sonntag Armin Papperger emphasized that decommissioned combat vehicles need not only to be repainted, but also to be re-equipped for use in war, the tanks are completely dismantled and then restored.
“Even if a decision was made tomorrow on the delivery of our Leopard tanks, to Kiev, the delivery will take until the beginning of next year, — he noted.
According to Welt, Papperger explained that Rheinmetall now has 22 of decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks and 88 vehicles of the previous model Leopard 1. worth several hundred million euros. “Rheinmetall cannot finance it in advance,” — Papperger clarified.
Member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation In his Telegram channel, Alexei Pushkov speculated about the “fashionable” talk in recent years about Russian isolation.
“Taking into account the fact that in 2022, Russian citizens can travel to more than 100 countries without any, about isolation only people who have never looked at a world map can speak of our country,” the senator wrote.
Puškov also recalled the preparation of the agreement on the visa-free regime. with several other important states.
Germany has more 70 police officers were injured during protests in the municipality of Lützerath. This was reported by the press service of the police of the city of Aachen.
The protests were organized by eco-activists who are against coal mining in the area. The authorities decided to liberate the village from the inhabitants, but the activists settled in empty houses, some climbed into an underground tunnel.
More than 70 police officers were injured since the beginning of the operation. police said.
They added that nine activists were also taken to the hospital, but no one was seriously injured.
Organizers of the event had previously said that 35,000 people took part in it. Police said there were 8-10 thousand protesters.
Moscow will deliver Su-35 fighter jets to Tehran in the spring, said Shahriyar Heydari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament. His words are reported by the Tasnim agency.
According to Heydari, the fighters will be delivered at the beginning of next year according to the Iranian calendar. We will celebrate the beginning of the new year in the country on March 21.
Heidari added that Iran has ordered additional military equipment from Russia, including air defense systems, helicopters and missile systems. He believes that the armament will be adopted in the near future.
The official representative of the Moldovan Foreign Ministry, Daniel Voda, said in a radio interview that Chisinau did not join the sanctions against Russia and Belarus due to concerns about the interruption of gas supplies.
According to Voda, this could have a negative impact on the economy country.
At the same time, he noted that Chisinau sympathizes with the EU's decision to impose sanctions on the Russian Federation.
Republican US Congressman George Santos he could have been fired due to lies and inconsistencies in the biography he provided to voters and irregularities in financial reporting. CNN reports, citing House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer.
“If he violated campaign finance laws, he will be expelled from Congress,” Comer said.
He called Santos that is a “bad guy” and said he disapproves of his way of getting into Congress. Comer vowed to conduct a rigorous investigation of his running mate.
The New York Times previously reported on Santos. Journalists found many inconsistencies in the resume he submitted to voters. Democrats also made claims about his campaign finance records.
Germany does not want to transfer Ukraine Leopard tanks, but the pressure on Berlin on this issue will increase. This was stated by Senator Alexei Pushkov.
In his opinion, official Berlin is “worse” to send “leopards”, despite the efforts of the “greens”.
“But after the US Department of Defense spoke out in favor such deliveries, the pressure on Berlin will increase,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
The transfer of Leopard to Kyiv was announced earlier by Polish President Andrzej Duda. Finnish President Sauli Niiniste also announced plans to consider transferring such tanks. However, a permit from Germany as the country of origin is required for deliveries.
