Turkey rejects NATO offers negotiations with Finland and Sweden. The talks were scheduled to take place on Wednesday, with the aim of finding a compromise with Turkey over Sweden's and Finland's accession to NATO.
“Tripartite meeting with the mediation, the alliance was the ultimate goal … but we have not yet reached it, “a NATO source told the newspaper.
Turkey has presented conditions to these countries, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling for an end to “support for terrorism”, in particular the PKK, which is considered a terrorist movement in Turkey.
On July 1, it will not pay compensation to citizens who have hidden Ukrainian refugees. The majority of the country's population supports this decision, said Rzeczpospolita.
Financial assistance was 40 zł per day for each person who was provided with food and accommodation in Poland. The refusal of funding is intended to encourage Ukrainians in the country to become more independent.
According to the survey, most respondents are satisfied with the decision of the Polish government. So 63.4% think it's “definitely good” or “quite good.” At the same time, only 11.6% are categorically against it, ie for the continuation of financial aid.
Earlier, Polish leader Andrzej Duda complained that Warsaw and Budapest were forced to cope with the flow of refugees from Ukraine without the help of the European Union. According to data from mid-May, more than 3 million Ukrainians have arrived in Poland since the end of February.
Ukrainian gunmen They broke the departure of civilians from the Azot power plant in Severodonetsk. & nbsp; At the same time, he could not happen to know about the corridor and go out and ask Ukrainian nationalists for time off, allegedly on the case.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched shelling in the humanitarian corridor at 8:10 Moscow time. According to Nikishin, a ceasefire began to be observed. A corridor was organized from the entrance to the factory to the east of Severodonetsk. Nevertheless, as early as October 8, the Ukrainians began shelling the area east of the power plant. The shelling was carried out from a tank and mortars, as well as from Nona.
It is not yet possible to evacuate, Nikishin added. However, negotiations with the Ukrainian side are likely to continue.
Vitaly Kiselev, LPR's deputy interior minister, previously spoke about the number of people who took refuge in the Azot plant. in Severodonetsk Ukrainian army. According to initial estimates, there are up to 2.5 thousand soldiers somewhere. This is the total number of people fighting on the side of Ukraine who have settled in the industrial zone. He also stressed that, according to the LPR, 20-25% of this composition is a foreign contingent.
In an article for National Magazine Interested Arash Tupchinedjad, a columnist, said that Ukraine should consider concessions to Russia.
Tupchinedjad urges Kyiv to consider a peace treaty with Russia to destroy the Ukrainian economy. He believes that further prolongation of the conflict threatens the country's survival.
The author notes that, at first glance, “a peace treaty that includes territorial concessions seems destructive to Ukraine.” However, in his opinion, a return to diplomacy will help “avoid further financial and human losses.”
A military special operation to denacify and demilitarize Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. . There is a civil-military administration, Russian television and radio stations broadcast, and trade relations with Crimea are renewed. Residents of the regions receive Russian passports.
Germany signed an agreement to join led Finnish CAVS program to create a new 6X6.CAVS (Common Armored Vehicle System).
According to the Finnish armaments company Patria in a statement, a formal accession agreement should be concluded before the end of the year. Germany will be the fifth country to participate in the first phase of multinational cooperation.
Finland, Latvia and Estonia have been participating in the program since 2019, Sweden since 2021. Patria, as the supplier of the 6 × 6 vehicle platform, is responsible for developing the system within CAVS.
The joint program is open to other countries as well. Under the CAVS program, Latvia ordered more than 200 armored personnel carriers in August 2021, of which Patria has already delivered more than a dozen.
Finland signed a declaration of intent for 160 new armored personnel carriers in August 2021 and pre-series deliveries to Finland, as reported in June. Earlier this month, Sweden signed an agreement on product research and development phases.
“Patria 6×6 is a modular solution that can meet a wide range of needs,” said Hugo Vanbokrik, European Market Manager, Patria. The German interest in the CAVS program is further proof of the concept. Germany is currently looking for a successor to the Fuchs armored personnel carrier.
Russian Ambassador in US Anatoly Antonov said that the Pentagon's statements about the supply of MLRS HIMARS to Ukraine show that America is ready to escalate the situation. Among other things, arms supplies demonstrate a lack of aspirations for a peaceful settlement of the current situation.
Recall that former US President Joe Biden has officially announced that Ukraine will receive US HIMARS missile systems. The main condition for the start of deliveries was Ukraine's promise not to use these weapons to strike Russian territory.
According to the ambassador, the Pentagon's decision to supply long-range systems is extremely worrying.
“Washington has only confirmed that Americans have no ambition to find a peaceful solution to the current situation,” Antonov said. so that people have no choice but to pump weapons into the Kiev regime.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during a visit to the Ukrainian Institute in New York in May 2022 Photo: Global Look Press
The Ukrainian people and the country's leadership, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, must decide for themselves on the possibility of territorial concessions; the United States will not force its position on the matter. The White House's position was outlined by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with PBS on Tuesday.
“Ukraine's future is in the hands of Ukrainians. These decisions are up to the Ukrainian people and the democratically elected government, including President Zelenský. It is up to him to decide what is in the interests of his country, his people, and we will support it, “he told a television reporter.” Blinken noted that the United States and Western countries “work 24 hours a day. , seven days a week to ensure that [Ukrainians] get everything they need “to fight the Russian side.
Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki summed up the results of a closed meeting of NATO leaders in The Hague and called on the alliance and the European Union to seize all of Russia's frozen assets.
Also according to policies. the property of all those who support Moscow must be confiscated. And the funds must go to the reconstruction of Ukraine.
& quot; We must seize the funds of the Russian Federation and those who support it … Russia – & nbsp; a barbaric country that commits genocide. Therefore, freezing assets is not enough. We have to confiscate them in order … to restore Ukraine and restore order there, “Morawiecki said.
How was France-Presse, Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, who spoke to journalists in Stockholm, expressed her concern that the country's accession process to NATO could be delayed.
which does not support the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Alliance. At the same time, Marin stressed that an agreement with Ankara must be reached before the Madrid summit.
“I think it is extremely important to move forward at this stage … “Believes the prime minister.”
During a press conference for Danish media in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an online format that the country needs a weapon capable of hitting targets at a distance of more than 100 kilometers. He explained that such weapons would be required in places of concentration of Ukrainian troops located at a great distance from the Russian army.
agree. “We are not terrorists to shell civilian quarters,” the head of state said.
