Meloni Minister considers smaller nuclear strikes possible in the event of Putin's defeat - "Is planned"
Created: 12/29/2022, 5:01 am
By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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In the Russian war of aggression, Ukraine needs Western help.
Military expert Gressel thinks Europe's policy is too hesitant.
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Europe aid to Ukraine
too hesitant?
Military expert Gustav Gressel criticizes "pants shit".
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Update from December 28, 10:15 p.m .:
Parts of the peace plan drawn up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have allegedly become public.
It is of course also about the military battles between the armies of Ukraine and Russia.
According to the news channel Al Jazeera English, Zelenskyj's draft includes the following points:
Ukraine-News: Zelenskyj's peace plan to end the Ukraine war
Release of all prisoners and deportees, including prisoners of war and children deported to Russia.
Withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities, restoration of Ukraine's state borders with Russia.
Establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes.
Nuclear security, with a focus on restoring security around Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhia, which is currently occupied by Russia.
In addition, Zelenskyy calls for security for Ukraine's grain exports to the poorest nations for an end to the war.
In addition, energy security for Ukraine with a focus on critical infrastructure and price caps on Russia's energy products and the release of all prisoners and deportees to Russia, which includes prisoners of war and children deported to Russia.
Ukraine-News: Talks between Putin and Xi Jinping planned before the New Year?
Update from December 28, 9:45 p.m .:
Apparently, Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming for a conversation with China’s ruler Xi Jinping before New Year’s Eve.
A Kremlin spokesman, however, left open whether the meeting would be a face-to-face meeting or a phone call, and a scheduled date was not announced.
The current course of the Ukraine war should probably also be part of the entertainment.
Ukraine news current: Putin seeks talks with China's rulers - rejection of Macron
While Putin is probably aiming for talks with China's rulers, the Kremlin spokesman gave a clear rejection to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Various reports in the media had speculated that there would be a phone call in the near future.
However, there was confirmation of the statement that US President Joe Biden would not receive any New Year's wishes from Putin this year.
Ukraine-News: Zelenskyj holds video conference on post-war reconstruction with Blackrock
Update from December 28, 4:55 p.m .:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has described the reconstruction of Ukraine after the Russian war of aggression as the largest economic project in Europe.
During a speech in the parliament in Kyiv on Wednesday, Zelenskyy called on MPs to draw up laws that would attract entrepreneurs and investors, according to the media.
According to the Presidential Administration, Zelenskyy also held a video conference with the head of the investment company Blackrock, Larry Fink, on the topic of post-war reconstruction of the country in Ukraine.
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Ukraine-News: Reconstruction is the largest economic project in Europe
It must also be possible to bring Ukrainians who have fled abroad back into the country, Selenskyj told the Rada at the end of the year.
Ukraine has become a leader of the free world.
You have helped the West to find itself again.
"The West has stopped being afraid of Russia," said Zelenskyj in his recent speech on the situation in the Ukraine war.
Russia will be held accountable for its war crimes.
The country is also making its defense industry one of the most advanced in the world, with the aim of restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity, he pledged.
Ukraine news: Will Putin use a tactical nuclear bomb?
Meloni Minister thinks it's possible
Update from December 28, 3 p.m.:
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto believes it is possible that Russia will resort to tactical nuclear bombs in the event of a certain defeat in the war in Ukraine.
"The use of a tactical nuclear weapon is envisaged by Russia," he told Italian newspaper
Messaggero
.
"It's unthinkable for us, but for Russia, yes, if there is no way back if there is a risk of defeat," he said.
There is therefore a risk of nuclear use, albeit "very unlikely".
In addition, he was basically open to supplying Ukraine with air defense systems: "Russia has crossed a line that should not have been crossed."
War in Ukraine: Berlin welcomes Kuleba proposal for Ukraine peace conference
Update from December 28, 2:25 p.m .:
The federal government has welcomed the proposal by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba for an international peace conference for his country attacked by Russia.
Apparently she sees little chance for this for the time being.
"Basically, every suggestion to bring the Russian war of aggression to an end is good and right," said Foreign Office spokesman Christofer Burger.
Of course, it is up to the government of Ukraine to decide on the taking place, timing and content of possible negotiations with the Russian Federation.
However, it should be noted that “Russia is not showing any signs of abandoning its original war aims”.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has just made it very clear that Russia "continues to work hard towards the destruction of Ukraine's statehood," said Burger.
"We have to take note of that.
And that's why our support for Ukraine, for its right to self-defense, remains undiminished," he said.
At the same time, the spokesman pointed out that Germany has long been providing diplomatic support on issues that are important to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement.
It is about, for example, holding those responsible for war crimes accountable.
Kremlin sets condition for negotiations: Russia wants recognition of annexed regions
Update from December 28, 1:35 p.m .:
As a basis for negotiations in the Ukraine war, the Kremlin continues to insist on the recognition of annexed Ukrainian regions as part of Russia.
"There can be no peace plan that does not take into account today's realities on Russian territory, after which four new regions have joined Russia," Russian agency RBC quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.
Update from December 28, 1:05 p.m .:
In an interview with an Italian newspaper, ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her attitude towards Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin.
At the same time, she also acknowledged NATO mistakes.
Ukraine News: Sharp criticism of European politics
Munich – In order to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack, Ukraine is dependent on the support of the West.
But which weapons should be supplied and in what quantity, what sanctions should be imposed and where should the limit be set?
These are hotly debated questions – in an interview with Stern
magazine, military expert Gustav Gressel sharply criticizes the answers given by European governments
.
Europe aid to Ukraine too hesitant?
– Military expert Gressel criticizes “pants shit”
"The problem is that in Europe we are mostly dealing with slobs in the political leadership ranks who, due to the nuclear disparity, do not dare to jump over the slightest hurdle alone," said the expert, who focuses on Eastern Europe and Russia.
So, eventually, the US would have to "go and take them by the hand and escort them, like little children do."
The federal government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) also came under Gressel's sights.
"The Chancellor's carousel of excuses still has plenty of ammunition," he said, referring to Germany's refusal to deliver Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
In addition to the SPD, the excuses would also be fueled by “party-loyal bloggers and trolls”.
In addition, according to Gressel, Germany must stop sending only signals of de-escalation and renewed economic cooperation to the Kremlin.
In an interview with
Stern
, he emphasized : "For all his madness, Putin is good at reading the mood among the heads of state he faces and talks to on the phone."
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Ukraine News: Traffic light debates tank delivery - Strack-Zimmermann attacks the Chancellery
The supply of Leopard tanks is also the subject of heated debates within the traffic light coalition.
Recently, the FDP defense politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann accused the chancellor's office of adopting Russian representations when justifying the blockade of combat and infantry fighting vehicle deliveries to Ukraine.
"Obviously the Russian narrative works and is preventing some in the Chancellery from giving Ukraine the urgently needed tanks," said the chair of the defense committee of the editorial network Germany (RND).
"Anyone who fantasizes about the concern that a red line would be crossed towards Russia is telling the story of the aggressor, not that of the victims," reprimanded the FDP politician.
(bb/dpa)
