G7 defense ministers pledged “unwavering support” to Ukraine at the first G7 defense ministers meeting. “We emphasize our intention to continue our support to Ukraine, including both short-term and long-term military assistance,” the G7 defense ministers' final statement after their meeting in Naples said. The statement also supported Kiev's “irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership.” Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a “victory plan” to the EU and NATO, but did not receive the invitation to join immediately he had sought. Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Ukraine's membership in NATO would make a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict impossible and lead to an escalation of the conflict.
France's foreign minister pledged support for President Zelensky's “victory plan” to end the war with Russia, telling reporters in Kyiv on Saturday that Ukrainian officials are working with Ukrainian officials to secure other countries' support for the plan. He said he would cooperate with Kiev's plan hopes to force Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine through negotiations. The proposal is being considered by Ukraine's Western partners, whose cooperation is essential for Kiev to resist its larger neighbor. A key element is a formal invitation to NATO, but Western backers were reluctant to consider it until after the war. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault said, “Russia's victory is a sanctification of the fittest and will lead to chaos in the international order.''
But President Zelensky's plan to end the nearly three-year war between Ukraine and Russia has so far received mixed reactions from Western allies.The Associated Press reported. The “victory plan” outlined by President Zelenskiy at home and abroad includes a formal invitation for Ukraine to join NATO and authorization to use Western long-range missiles to attack Russian military targets, as well as Kiev's allies. are two steps that have so far been reluctant to support. U.S. support is essential for President Zelenskiy to gain support from other allies for proposals he believes are necessary to strengthen Ukraine's position on the battlefield and ahead of peace negotiations. But analysts say the Biden administration is unlikely to make a decision before the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, as it may not appeal to voters.
Ukrainian air defense forces were working to repel a new Russian air attack on Kiev. the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said late Saturday. “Stay in the shelter!” Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the messaging app Telegram.
Ukraine launched a series of drones targeting Moscow and western Russia, officials said early Sunday.added that no injuries or serious damage were reported. The mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, said on Telegram that Russian air defense forces had destroyed at least one drone flying towards Moscow. Meanwhile, debris from the drone caused several short fires in Russia's southwestern Lipetsk region, the region's governor said. It added that no injuries were reported. The governors of Bryansk and Oryol oblasts, also in western Russia, reported that air defense forces had destroyed several drones there.
A video purportedly showing dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has been released by Ukrainian authorities, showing the infusion of troops North Korea has sent into the conflict. claims. The video, released by Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, purports to show North Korean soldiers queuing up to receive bags, clothes and other clothing from Russian servicemen. The center said the footage was recently shot by Russian soldiers, but did not say how the footage was obtained. The location is unknown.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he could not confirm reports that North Korea had sent troops to Russia. He added that he is refraining from potentially sending troops to the Ukraine war, but that such a move would be concerning if true. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Shibiga warned on Saturday that the involvement of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia poses a “major threat of further escalation” and that the war is at risk of “crossing current borders and borders.” . Also at the G7 meeting in Naples, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also said he was concerned about North Korea's contribution to Russia's war effort. “It has become clear that this conflict is expanding to other parts of the world in terms of its scope,” he said.
Britain's foreign secretary on Friday expressed concern about China's support for Russia in its war against Ukraine. At a meeting in Beijing, he called on China's Wang Yi to block Chinese companies from supplying the Russian military. David Lammy made the comments on his first visit to China as a cabinet minister since the Labor government took office in July. “We reaffirmed that concerns about China's supply of equipment to Russia's military-industrial complex, while contributing to Russia's war effort, risk undermining Sino-European relations,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. said in a statement. The Chinese side read out the details of the meeting, but there were no details or responses regarding the matter.
