The pressure of the Atlantic on Vladimir Putin, after the last burst of attacks that in Ukraine killed 23 civilians (including 4 children). And after Moscow’s decision to get “up to 100,000” soldiers near Pokrovsk, the key city of the Eastern of the country, as Volodymyr Zelensky denounced. Kiev and his allies have agreed to wait until September 1st “so that Russia demonstrates a real will and readiness to participate in a bilateral meeting to end Ukraine’s invasion”. The Kremlin continues to make Melina, stating that “Vladimir Putin does not exclude the possibility of keeping such a meeting, but believes that any comparison at the highest level must be well prepared” first “in terms of experts”. In the meantime, however, with a timing that does not seem random, the US has approved the sale of 3,350 Earth-air missiles with extensive ray and related equipment for a total of 825 million dollars, while the White House makes it known that Donald Trump “is not happy” even if “it is not surprised” by the Russian offensive. And, while the EU discusses the security guarantees for Kiev, the Macron-Merz tandem goes in pressing: the two leaders, in a press conference common in Tolone, have solicited new European penalties, promised new aerial defenses and announced a phone call to Trump over the weekend for a tightening on the Tsar, also with American penalties.
The head of the Elysée reiterated the ultimatum of September 1, noting that if the Russian president will not meet Zelensky by Monday, as requested by the Tycoon, “this will mean that Putin once again will have made a game of Trump”. Macron also had a hard blow and response with Moscow, who called “vulgar insults against Russia and his people” his comments on Putin, portrayed as a “ogre” and a “predator”. The French president rejected the accusation of being “rude or vulgar” and raised the shot: “When we say that there is an ogre at the gates of Europe, I believe that he describes what Georgian and Ukrainians, They feel deeply, that is a man who has decided to move towards an authoritarian and autocratic drift and to pursue revisionist imperialism “. punitive – already taken for India – “also to other countries that buy Russian gases and oil, thus financing most of the Russian war economy”.
“France and Germany will provide further aerial defense to Ukraine, in light of the massive Russian attacks”, therefore announced the two leaders, adding that France, the only EU nuclear power, and Germany will also open a “strategic dialogue” on nuclear deterrence. Meanwhile, Kiev tries to remain aligned with the mediation efforts of the White House and to point out Moscow as the only guilty of his failures. The head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andriy Yermak, meeting in New York the US correspondent Steve Witkoff, reiterated that Kiev “welcomes all the peace initiatives proposed by the United States” but that “unfortunately, each of them is blocked by Russia”. For now Kiev must be satisfied with the go -ahead for the new package of USA weapons, which includes 3,350 Eram missiles. (range 240-400 km), as many GPS units, as well as components, spare parts and other accessories, as well as training and technical support.
“This sale will support the United States National Foreign Authorities and Ukraine Safety Policy objectives, and will improve Ukraine’s ability to face current and future threats, providing them with additional skills to carry out self -defense and regional security missions”, said the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (Dsca) American. According to the agency, the goal is to “improve the safety of a partner country which is a driving force for political stability and economic progress in Europe”. Comfortable words, also in light of the fact that for the purchase of these Kiev weapons it will use funding of allies born as Denmark, Holland and Norway, but also American foreign military funding. This after Trump had promised “not one more money for Kiev”.