Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a final visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, pledging that President Joe Biden's administration will continue to explore arms deliveries to Ukraine in the few hours left in his administration. “This is a critical time for the alliance to ensure that we maintain a stable level for next year,” Blinken said. “Whether you like it or not, you have me and you have us, every minute, every day, until January 20th.” Soon-to-be-elected President Donald Trump has cast doubt on maintaining U.S. support and vowed to reach a quick deal to end the war. NATO Chief Mark Rutte told Blinken: “We wish you the best of luck in January and beyond, but until January 20th, we need you every day and we know we can count on you…” he said. You are a loyal ally and people really like you. ”
it looks like this Biden administration rushes another $725 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine As a last-ditch effort to shore up defenses against Russian aggression before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president. Andrew Ross from Washington delivered Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, anti-drone weapons, artillery shells, long-range Himal rockets, and anti-armor missiles, as well as spare parts and other assistance to repair damaged equipment from the U.S. stockpile. It says that it will happen. .
Ukraine insisted on Tuesday that NATO membership is the only “real guarantee” of its securityHowever, the alliance's foreign ministers fended off pressure from Kiev for an invitation ahead of Trump's return as US president. The dinner attended by the foreign ministers of Ukraine and 32 member countries of the alliance ended without any concrete decisions being made. “No progress has been made,” said Lithuania's Gabrielius Landsbergis.
Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia said on Tuesday that some fighters were “openly flaunting” the association's support for the Kremlin-backed rebels fighting Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime. and blamed Ukrainian intelligence services.. Nebenzia claimed that “Ukrainian military instructors from the GUR are present and are training HTS fighters for combat operations, including combat with Russian forces in Syria.” There have been previous allegations that Ukrainian military experts helped local forces defeat Russian Wagner mercenaries, humiliating the Kremlin in Mali and Sudan.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that “Russia and Iran are primarily responsible” for the recent escalation in fighting in Syria. Kiev has criticized Assad for approving Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and said Ukrainians are also being targeted nightly by Iranian-designed drones. “Russian dictator Putin and his Iranian allies continue to make every effort to maintain control of the puppet Syrian regime, which the majority of Syrians associate with inhuman brutality, oppression, and crime. .”
The Russian presidential plane and funds were used for a program to remove children from occupied Ukrainian territory, strip them of their Ukrainian identity, and place them with families in Russia.according to a report from the Yale School of Public Health. A U.S. State Department-backed investigation released on Tuesday found that the 314 Ukrainian children taken to Russia in the early months of the Ukraine war were the result of a systematic “Russification” funded by the Kremlin. Turns out it was part of the program. In March 2023, The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children's Human Rights Commissioner Maria. LvovAh, Berova, Charged with war crimes for deporting Ukrainian children.
