The conflict does not seem destined to die down Europe and inside the Born on the limits on the use of weapons to Kiev. Today the outgoing secretary of the Born Jens Stoltenberg makes an equation that suggests the need for a support total to theUkraine: not only does it argue that the right to self defense of a country invaded by Russia more than 900 days ago “does not stop at the border” but also approves theoffensive Of Kiev in the Russian region of Kursk.
“Russian soldiers, tanks and military bases are legitimate targets under international law,” the leader of theAtlantic Alliance in an interview with the German newspaper The World.
Waiting for the American electionswhich in case of victory of Donald Trump or of Kamala Harris could mark a watershed in support USA to Kiev, Zelensky he sent his top advisers to Washington. A meeting in format Quad at the White Housesummoned by the councilor for the safety national Jake Sullivan with France, Germany And Great Britain to discuss together with the right-hand man of the Ukrainian president Andriy Yermak how to «strengthen Ukrainian forces on the battlefield, including through the provision of artillery, defense air and other critical capabilities.”
USA, France, Germany And GB It is the major Western powers that have authorized Kiev to strike in the territory Russian using their own weapons (unlike theItaly) although, in the case of the United Stateswith some limitations.
But to push for “support for the war to become aid for victory”, as summarized by minister from the Defense Estonian They have Pevkurthey are also the Northern European Countries. «Allies should not limit the use of weapons provided to theUkraine», he argued Prime Minister Danish Mette Frederiksen which was echoed by the president Finnish Alexander Stubb.
The bans “are absolutely ridiculous”, the latter stated, highlighting how “the Russia is waging an illegal and aggressive war, violating all international rules.”
The new Ukrainian strategy, which began on August 6 with the invasion of Kursk – kept secret until the last moment even from his generals by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky -, seems to be the direction of Zelensky. After yesterday’s heavy Russian raid in Kharkivwhich left 7 dead including a 14-year-old teenager, Ukrainian forces responded promptly with a attack in the Russian region of Belgorodbordering the Kursk and considered a possible target of a new Ukrainian advance in Russia.
«Five people were killed and 37 others were injured by cluster bombs mounted on missiles from multiple launchers. Mlrs Vampire“, the oblast governor denounced, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
And the Ukrainian incursions in Russia they seem to harm the consensus at home Vladimir Putin. TheInstitute for the Study of War (Isw) cites some polls, conducted by Russian state sociological institutions, which register a drop in approval ratings towards the Kremlin.
To the point that, he claims,Isw, Putin is waging a complex information campaign to justify why it prefers to continue offensive operations in theUkraine eastern rather than focusing on driving Ukrainian troops out of the region Kursk.
On the other hand, by admission of Zelensky same, theUkraine suffers from Pokrovsk and in other areas in the region of DonetskThe situation is becoming difficult even at Chasiv Yara strategic city that Russian forces “currently control by 40 percent,” he said Andriy Polukhinspokesperson for the 24th Mechanized Brigade Ukraine.
And this morning a new bombing hit a private home and a skyscraper “killing 5 men aged between 24 and 38”.