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Ukraine depends on the assist of your companions in your air protection, however can also be prepared for getting additional plane techniques. This was emphasised by President Wolodymyr Selenskyj after the assembly of the so-called Ramstein Group in Brussels. “Ukraine not only asks – we are ready to buy the corresponding additional systems,” mentioned Selenskyj in his night video message. “Strong weapons are the only one you can trust to protect life when you have a neighbor like Russia.”

Germany and a number of other different international locations have agreed to the Defense marketing campaign towards Russia for the protection combat towards Russia. The govt Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) introduced, amongst different issues, the short-term supply of anti-aircraft missile techniques of the IRIS-T in addition to fight tanks, artillery techniques and knowledge drones.

In addition, in keeping with him, work is carried out on medium and long-term commitments. It is about greater than 1,100 radar techniques for soil monitoring and different Iris-T techniques. The British Defense Minister John Healey confirmed that the group from round 50 nations had agreed on additional help value a complete of 21 billion euros. Pistorius spoke of “big progress”.

“We count on the decisions of our partners – we need the systems, they are available in the world, and we need a political decision so that air defense works here in Ukraine,” emphasised Selenskyj. At the identical time, he recalled the current Russian air and rocket assaults on Ukrainian cities.

“Crystal ball”: nice uncertainty in US aids

However, this can be very unclear whether or not the commitments shall be sufficient to allow Ukraine an efficient continuation of the combat towards Russia. The motive is the course of US President Donald Trump, who has to this point not introduced any new arms deliveries to Ukraine and as an alternative needs to induce Kiev and Moscow in negotiations on an armistice. US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth had not traveled to Brussels for the assembly of the Ukraine allies, however was on the video.

“In the near future (…) we will see what happens to US support,” mentioned Pistorius. “I’m not able to look into the crystal ball. We are waiting.” Europe assumes extra accountability, together with inside NATO.

British need to ship “hundreds of thousands of drones”

In addition to Germany, Great Britain additionally offered additional particulars of the assist on the assembly. A bundle value greater than 500 million euros co -financed by Norway is meant to allow the supply of radar techniques, tank protection mines and “hundreds of thousands of drones”.

Selenskyj: Hundreds of Chinese in Russian armed forces

According to Selenskyj, a number of hundred Chinese combat within the ranks of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine. “We have information that at least several hundred Chinese citizens fight as part of the Russian occupation troops,” he advised the Ramstein Group, in keeping with Ukrainian media. “(Kremlin chief Vladimir) Putin did not have enough soldiers from North Korea – now he is trying to compensate for the losses by bringing another nation into play.”

A number of days in the past, Selenskyj reported the seize of two Chinese struggling on the Russian aspect in Ukraine after which said that it was not particular person circumstances. He identified that the Chinese preventing on the Russian aspect contradicted the official place of Beijings. China all the time warned of an escalation of the conflict.

China had rejected the allegation that personal residents have been concerned within the Russian invasion in Ukraine. These are baseless claims.

US particular envoys. Putin meets Putin

The US specialist Steve Witkoff spoke in St. Petersburg for greater than 4 hours with Kremlin chief Putin, amongst different issues, in regards to the Russian assault conflict towards Ukraine. Specific outcomes have been initially not recognized.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow didn’t rule out that after the conversations there could possibly be one other cellphone name Putin with Trump. Witkoff introduced a message to Trump, who listened to Putin, Peskow mentioned. The discussions on the assorted facets of an answer to the Ukraine battle continued. It is about troublesome questions.

U.S. President Trump as soon as once more put strain on Moscow after Witkoff’s arrival. He wrote on the Truth Social platform: “Russia has to move. Too many people die, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war.”

New drone assaults towards Ukrainian cities

Shortly after the American-Russian talks in St. Petersburg, the Russian army began combat drones towards Ukrainian cities. First, the Ukrainian port metropolis of Odessa was attacked. Mayor Hennadij Truchanow referred to as on the residents to go to secure locations. He reported on the Telegram platform of explosions within the metropolis.

After that, the capital Kyiv and the second largest metropolis of Charkiw turned focused Russian drone assaults. Charkiw’s Mayor Ihor Terechow reported on Telegram of not less than three explosions within the metropolis. He didn’t give particulars. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported not less than two fires after drone strikes.