Last minute of the war in Ukraine

Day 112 of the war. The Russian ambassador in Washington, Anatoli Antonov, has expressed his concern about the plans of the United States to send the systems to Ukraine. HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), for its acronym in English), which are multiple rocket launchers mounted on light armored vehicles. Antonov has stressed that these plans only confirm that the Americans have no intention of seeing “a peaceful solution.” Likewise, he pointed out that the declarations of the US Undersecretary of Defense, Colin Kahl, on the possibility of increasing supplies of high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine are extremely worrying and reveal Washington’s course toward further escalation. “The fact that a high-ranking Pentagon official sees the possibility of expanding supplies of long-range systems is cause for extreme concern. This remark can be seen as Washington’s intention to move towards further escalation. It only confirms that the Americans have no intention of seeing a peaceful solution,” Antonov said.

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Russia has withdrawn troops from Severodonetsk but attacks the surroundings

The head of the military administration of the Ukrainian region of Luganskin the east of the country, assured this Wednesday that the Russians have withdrawn some troops from Severodonetsk “because they are significantly weaker than the Ukrainian ones.” Haidai’s statements, published on her Twitter account, contradict the version offered by the Russian authorities, who yesterday assured that they were about to control this strategic population that could give them access to the rest of the region, bordering Russia. “They are dropping like flies. The rucists (as the Russian troops are called) have withdrawn the remaining Buryats (Russian ethnic minority) from Severodonetsk because they cannot withstand the clashes with the Ukrainian defenders,” Haidai insisted. However, “fierce fighting continues in Severodonetsk. The Buryats have withdrawn because they are significantly weaker than our defenders,” he assured.

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Peace falls to the lowest level in the last 15 years

Today the 16th edition of the Global Peace Index of the international think tank Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) is presented. This report reveals that the average level of global peace deteriorated by 0.3% in 2021. This is the eleventh deterioration of peace in the last fourteen years, with 90 countries improving and 71 deteriorating, which highlights that countries deteriorate much faster than they improve. It also highlights that deaths from external conflicts recorded a sharp deterioration fueled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Terrorism continued to improve, with 70 countries reporting no attacks in 2021. This is the best result since 2008. It also reveals that rising costs have increased food insecurity and political instability around the world, with Africa, the South Asia and the Middle East are the most threatened countries.

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Zelensky Calls for Modern Anti-Missile Weapons to “Clip the Wings” of Russian Missiles

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky reiterated to his Western partners on Tuesday that Ukraine needs modern anti-missile weapons to “clip the wings” of Russian missiles that the current weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not capable of shooting down. “Ukraine needs modern anti-missile weapons. Our country still does not have it at a sufficient level (…) the delay in its provision cannot be justified. I will constantly emphasize this when I speak with our partners”, the Ukrainian president has detailed in his daily message to the population of Ukraine. To this end, Zelensky has announced that during this week he will hold important talks “not only with European politicians” who can provide his country with modern anti-missile systems, despite the fact that Russia’s fleet of this type of missile is shrinking.

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Zelenski, willing to meet with Putin if there is talk of the end of the war

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has assured that he is willing to meet with his Russian counterpart, provided that the end of the war and the withdrawal of the Russian army from Ukrainian territory are discussed. “If Russia wants to end the war, because that’s what they say in the media, I don’t believe them, but for them to show that they really want it, they have to sit down at the negotiating table,” Zelensky assured in an interview with journalists. foreigners.