The Russian-imposed interim leader of Ukraine's Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, accused the Ukrainian army on Monday of
using chemical weapons against the Russian military
in fighting near the cities of Artiomovsk (Russian name for Bakhmut) and Vuhledar, in the eastern Ukraine.
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06.02.2023 08:08
08:08
The Ukrainian Defense Minister denies that he has been offered another ministry
Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov addresses a press conference on his ministry's activities one year after the war in Ukraine.
Photo EFE.
The head of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, who according to local media may be dismissed in the next few hours by President Volodimir Zelenski, said Monday that "neither the president nor the prime minister of the country" have offered him to be in charge of the Ministry of Strategic Industries.
Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia, head of the ruling Servant of the People party and Ukraine's main negotiator with Russia, said yesterday that Reznikov, after his dismissal, would remain in government as Minister of Strategic Industries, overseeing Ukraine's defense sector.
06.02.2023 07:41
07:41
Pro-Russians in Donetsk accuse kyiv of using "chemical weapons" against the military
A dog and chickens are seen next to a Uragan missile used by the Russian military, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, outside Bahmut in the Donetsk region.
Reuters photo,
The interim leader of Ukraine's Russian-imposed Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, today accused the Ukrainian army of using chemical weapons against the Russian military in fighting near the eastern cities of Artiomovsk (Russian name for Bakhmut) and Vuhledar. from Ukraine.
"We have cases of use of chemical substances that generate discomfort among our military," he told the Russian channel Rossiya 24.
According to Pushilin, this was confirmed by the military and commanders of various units fighting in the vicinity of Bakhmut and Vuhledar.
05.02.2023 23:04
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Anne-Marie Slaughter
Opinion: Who is part of the free world?
In his 2022 State of the Union address, US President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to “shake the very foundations of the free world” with his invasion of Ukraine six days earlier.
Putin believed that his “premeditated and totally unprovoked” attack on Ukraine would meet with little resistance.
But, as Biden proclaimed, "the free world is holding him accountable."
When he delivers his next State of the Union address on February 7, Biden will most likely trumpet all the ways the “free world” has continued to support Ukraine — and punish Putin — over the past year.
NATO countries and their partners around the world have delivered massive amounts of weapons and other supplies to Ukrainian fighters, while hosting millions of Ukrainian refugees.
Those same countries have maintained – and even increased – sanctions against Russia, while looking for ways to support those who are working to wean themselves from Russian energy.
Biden's pride in his administration's response to Russian aggression is justified.
His determination to revitalize alliances and partnerships and to cooperate closely on all major decisions is particularly impressive.
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05.02.2023 22:39
22:39
Russian FM visits Iraq to discuss energy and food security
Sergei Lavrov arrived in Iraq on Sunday night to meet with local leaders and discuss energy and food security issues in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, the spokesman for Iraqi diplomacy said.
Lavrov landed in Baghdad at the head of an important delegation that includes representatives "of oil and gas companies and investors," the spokesman for Iraqi diplomacy Ahmed al Sahhaf told the AFP agency.
The Russian Foreign Minister will meet his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on Monday morning, Sahhaf was quoted as saying by the state press agency INA.
05.02.2023 22:02
22:02
Ukrainian anti-aircraft operators to learn how to operate SAMP/T Mamba defense systems
Anti-aircraft systems.
Photo capture.
According to the local agency Ukrinform, the units of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile forces left to receive training in the operation of the SAMP/T Mamba air defense systems that will be supplied by France and Italy.
This was stated by the commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, referring to a statement by the press service of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.
“I sincerely thank the governments of France and Italy for the decision to provide SAMP/T Mamba air defense systems to protect Ukraine from Russian missile terrorism and strengthen the country's air defense capabilities.
I immediately ordered to send the necessary number of anti-aircraft missile force units for training.
And they are already on their way, ”he noted.
"We are looking forward to the return of our specialists in the spring, as they will return to Ukraine not empty-handed, but with knowledge, skills and the SAMP/T Mamba systems themselves," the commander added.
02.05.2023 21:14
21:14
England: Giving Ukraine arms is the "only path" to peace
British Foreign Secretary
James Cleverly
said the only and quickest path to peace in Europe is to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs to defeat Russia, the Times of Malta reported and the Ukrinform news agency reported. .
"Like all authoritarian rulers, Putin reacts only to the force of his opponents. He rejected Volodimir Zelensky's 10-point peace plan last December. That's why friends in the UK and Ukraine are doing everything they can to make him Ukraine to succeed on the battlefield," he declared.
"And that's why I'm delighted that Germany and the US are joining the UK in sending tanks to the Ukrainians. Giving the Ukrainians the tools they need to finish the job is the quickest way, in fact the unique, towards peace”, he wrote.
He noted that Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine a year ago is the biggest threat to Europe's security since 1945, stressing that Vladimir Putin's ambitions do not end with the conquest and annexation of Ukraine.
05.02.2023 20:46
20:46
Ukraine hopes the West will send fighter jets
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has expressed confidence that the Western allies will agree to meet the country's latest request for weapons: fighter jets to repel Russian forces that invaded Ukrainian territory nearly a year ago.
At a press conference in kyiv, Reznikov said Ukraine has already received everything in its "letter to Santa (Claus)" except for the planes.
"There will also be planes," he predicted.
"The question is to know exactly what type... consider that this mission has already been completed."
So far, Ukraine has drawn support from the Baltic nations and Poland in its attempts to obtain fighter jets from the West.
But several Western nations have expressed concern that the Kremlin sees the sending of such aircraft as a provocation and will further draw their countries into the conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives and caused mass destruction.
02.05.2023 20:24
20:24
The harsh video of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense against the Russian delegation to the Olympic Games
"Are you still waiting for the Russian team at the Paris Olympics?" Asks the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on its Twitter account (@DefenceU).
The text accompanies a harsh video showing a Russian shooting competitor aiming his gun and, as he fires, there is an edit showing dead bodies on Ukrainian streets.
The President of Ukraine himself, Volodimir Zelenski, reiterated this Sunday his rejection of the participation of Russian athletes in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024 during a telephone conversation he had with the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.
"And I emphasized to him: the representatives of the aggressor have no place in Paris 2024," Zelensky wrote on Twitter about his talk with Sunak.
The United Kingdom will host a summit on February 10 to address a possible ban on Russian athletes in the upcoming Olympic Games, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it is studying a way for athletes from that country to compete in Paris 2024 , probably as neutral athletes.
05.02.2023 19:51
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The sanctions of the European Union on the importation of Russian oil come into force
From this Monday, the sanctions ordered by the EU on Russian oil imports come into force, by prohibiting purchases from Moscow by sea.
It also vetoed European shipping companies and insurers from transporting to third countries if it sells for more than 60 euros a barrel, according to EU officials.
"On the one hand, we want to reduce the income that (Vladimir) Putin gets from oil, because with it he is financing his horrible war and all the atrocities that the Russians are committing in Ukraine. And on the other, we are in close dialogue with our transatlantic partners. and we believe that we should not disturb the international oil markets. That would not help us", explained the vice-president of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, in Brussels.
Russia's oil exports are enormously important worldwide, since after Saudi Arabia it is the world's second largest exporter of crude oil.
02.05.2023 19:25
7:25 p.m.
Bakhmut is "increasingly isolated"
It is becoming "increasingly isolated" as Russian forces slowly move towards the encirclement of the city, making it difficult for Ukraine to continue supplying its troops inside it, the UK Defense Ministry said, The Kyiv reported. Independent.
Ukrainian and Russian troops were fighting "fiercely" on Sunday in Bakhmut, on the eastern front of Ukraine.
Seconded by mercenaries from the Wagner group, the Russian army has been trying for months to seize this city, currently in ruins, and where both sides have suffered numerous losses.
Moscow has made small advances in recent weeks in the area, with the capture of the city of Soledar and the town of Blagodatne.
02.05.2023 18:01
18:01
Ukrainian deputy confirms that head of military intelligence will be the new defense minister
The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirilo Budanov, will replace Oleksii Reznikov as Defense Minister after corruption scandals and pending a new Russian offensive, Deputy David Arakhamia announced Sunday.
Reznikov will leave the Ministry of Defense to move to Strategic Industries.
Photo: EFE/Oleg Petrasyuk.
"Kirilo Budanov will head the defense ministry, which is absolutely logical in times of war," the deputy said, referring to the 37-year-old head of Ukrainian military intelligence.
Reznikov, 56, will be appointed Minister of Strategic Industries, added the deputy without specifying the date on which the replacement will take place.
"The war dictates the movements of personnel," explained the legislator.
"The enemy is preparing to advance. And we are preparing to defend ourselves," he added.
02.05.2023 17:23
17:23
Fighting between Ukrainians and Russians intensifies in Bakhmut
Ukrainian and Russian troops were engaged in "bitter" fighting on Sunday in Bakhmut, on Ukraine's eastern front, where according to President Volodimir Zelensky the situation was becoming "complicated" in the face of Moscow troops.
Ukrainian soldiers fire on an anti-aircraft battery in a position near Bakhmut.
Photo: EFE/Sergey Shestak.
Seconded by mercenaries from the Wagner group, the Russian army has been trying for months to seize this city, currently in ruins, and where both sides have suffered numerous losses.
Moscow has made small advances in recent weeks in the area, with the capture of the city of Soledar and the town of Blagodatne.
"Heavy fighting is taking place in the northern (Bakhmut) neighborhoods for every street, every house," Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia's Wagner paramilitary group, whose men are on the front line of the battle, said on Sunday.
"The Ukrainian armed forces are not withdrawing. They are fighting to the last man," he added, quoted by his Telegram press service.
02.05.2023 16:37
4:37 p.m.
Zelenski promises "cleansing" of internal enemies
Faced with the Russian advance in eastern Ukraine, President Volodimir Zelensky appealed for unity and announced a new step to "clean up" the internal enemy "that has joined" the foreign aggression from the Ukrainian rear.
"During the 346 days of the war I have often said that the situation at the front is tough. And that the situation is getting tougher. Now it is one of those moments again. The occupier throws more and more forces to break through our defenses ", he stated in his usual message to the Ukrainians.
Zelensky acknowledged that the situation "is very difficult in Bakhmut, in Vuhledar, in the direction of Liman," but assured that the courage and determination of the Ukrainian military will make the plans of the aggressor country fail.
05.02.2023 15:52
15:52
Lithuania raises money to buy radars for Ukraine
The Lithuanians raised 6 million euros to buy air defense radars for Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent site reported.
“There are no signs of fatigue here.
We will support Ukraine until victory is achieved,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis wrote on Twitter.
02.05.2023 14:38
2:38 p.m.
Rumors about changes in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
The Ukrainian Defense Minister, Olexiy Reznikov, affirmed this Sunday that he will resign if the country's president, Volodimir Zelenski, so decides, and also promised to support his successor, amid rumors unleashed about his next replacement.
"No official is in office forever. The decision is up to the president and supreme commander," Reznikov said in an appearance before the media, according to the portal "Ukrinform.
The Defense Minister also assured that, in the event of dismissal, he will provide "advice" to whoever succeeds him and will make himself available for "all action protocols."
Reznikov also reiterated his commitment to facilitate an in-depth investigation into the corruption cases revealed in recent days at his ministry.
The minister's statements follow reports from the "Ukrayinska Pravda" portal, according to which Reznikov will be relieved of his post next week.
Said medium referred to government sources, while another portal, "Unian", added that Reznikov will probably go to Justice and that the new head of Defense will be the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kirill Budanov.
Both Ukrainian media relate their information to the recent investigations into corruption in that ministry, which already cost the deputy minister Viacheslav Shapovalov his position, who was relieved on January 24.
Defense Minister of Ukraine Olexiy Reznikov.
Photo EFE
02.05.2023 13:26
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Europe imposes ban on Russian diesel
Europe imposed a ban on Russia's diesel and other refined petroleum products on Sunday,
cutting Moscow's energy dependency
and seeking to further cut the Kremlin's revenue from fossil fuels as punishment for invading Ukraine.
La prohibición viene acompañada de un límite de precios acordado por el G-7. El objetivo es permitir que el diésel ruso siga fluyendo a países como China e India y evitar una repentina subida de precios que perjudicaría a los consumidores de todo el mundo, al tiempo que reduciría los beneficios que financian el presupuesto y la guerra de Moscú.
El diésel es clave para la economía porque se utiliza para propulsar automóviles, camiones que transportan mercancías, equipos agrícolas y maquinaria de fábrica. Los precios del diésel han sido elevados debido a la recuperación de la demanda tras la pandemia del COVID-19 y a las limitaciones de la capacidad de refinado, lo que ha contribuido a la inflación de otros bienes en todo el mundo.
05.02.2023 12:41
12:41
Ucrania dice que nuevas armas de largo alcance no apuntarán a Rusia
El ministro de Defensa de Ucrania, Oleksii Reznikov, habla durante una conferencia de prensa en Kyiv. Foto AFP.
Las armas de largo alcance que los países occidentales prometieron entregar a Kiev no servirán para apuntar a Rusia, sino a las zonas ocupadas en Ucrania, afirmó el ministro ucraniano de Defensa este domingo.
"Siempre decimos a nuestros socios que nos obligamos a no usar las armas de los socios extranjeros contra el territorio de Rusia, sino unicamente contra sus unidades en los territorios temporalmente ocupados en Ucrania", declaró Oleksiy Reznikov en una rueda de prensa en Kiev.
05.02.2023 12:00
12:00
El 40 % de la población de Odesa sigue sin electricidad
Personas caminan por una calle cerca de humo por un ataque en Odesa, Ucrania, el 3 de abril de 2022. Foto AP foto/Petros Giannakouris.
Un 40 % de la población de Odesa sigue sin electricidad este domingo tras haberse implantado cortes de emergencia en su casco urbano y extrarradio a raíz del fallo accidental registrado ayer en unos de los transformadores de la ciudad portuaria ucraniana.
Según datos del primer ministro, Denys Schmyhal, unos 280.000 habitantes continúan sin energía eléctrica, pese a que la noche pasada se logró restablecer el servicio a otros 200.000 ciudadanos, mientras que para el resto se recuperó al menos parcialmente.
La situación es "muy difícil" tanto para el casco urbano de Odesa como para algunas zonas periféricas, añadió Schmyhal a través de Telegram, según recoge el portal Ukrinfrom.
05.02.2023 11:20
11:20
Ataques rusos dejan 5 heridos en ciudad ucraniana de Járkiv
Escuela de Jarkiv destruida. Guerra Rusia Ucrania. Foto: Sergio Araujo / Enviado Clarín
Cinco personas resultaron heridas el domingo en ataques con cohetes rusos en el centro de Járkiv, la segunda ciudad más poblada de Ucrania, informaron las autoridades.
El gobernador regional de Járkiv, Oleh Syniehubov, dijo que cuatro personas resultaron heridas cuando un misil ruso S-300 cayó cerca de un bloque de apartamentos y otra resultó herida cuando un misil alcanzó un edificio de enseñanza superior. Los medios de comunicación locales informaron de que el edificio alcanzado era la Academia Nacional de Economía Urbana, a unos 700 metros de la plaza central de la ciudad.
Mientras tanto, continuaron los intensos combates en la región de Donetsk, en el este de Ucrania, una de las cuatro regiones que Rusia se anexionó ilegalmente el año pasado, aunque sus fuerzas no controlan totalmente la región. El gobernador de Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko, dijo que cinco civiles resultaron heridos en ataques con cohetes durante la noche en la ciudad de Druzhkivka y que también se disparó contra la ciudad de Avdiivka y sus afueras.
05.02.2023 10:40
10:40
Alemania recolecta "cientos" de pruebas de crímenes de guerra en Ucrania
Alemania recogió "cientos" de pruebas de que se cometieron crímenes de guerra en Ucrania, aseguró su fiscal general en una entrevista publicada este domingo, pidiendo la creación de un mecanismo internacional para juzgar a los responsables.
"En este momento nos centramos en los asesinatos en masa en Bucha y en los ataques a la infraestructura civil de Ucrania", declaró el fiscal Peter Frank al diario Welt am Sonntag.
Una gran parte de las pruebas se recogió a través de entrevistas con refugiados ucranianos.
05.02.2023 09:55
09:55
Scholz: "Putin no me amenazó, ni a mí ni a Alemania"
El canciller alemán Olaf Scholz, a la izquierda, y Peter Tschentscher, primer alcalde de Hamburgo. Foto EFE.
El canciller alemán, Olaf Scholz, afirmó este domingo que el presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, nunca lo amenazó y "tampoco a Alemania".
"Durante nuestras conversaciones telefónicas, nuestras posiciones muy diferentes sobre la guerra en Ucrania son muy claras", afirmó el canciller alemán Olaf Scholz en una entrevista con Bild am Sonntag.
Scholz explicó que le había dicho a Putin "claramente que Rusia es la única responsable de la guerra. Rusia invadió el país vecino para apoderarse de partes de Ucrania o del país".
05.02.2023 09:07
09:07
Ucrania informa de cuatro civiles muertos en Donetsk, tres de ellos en Bajmut
Soldados ucranianos disparan un cañón antiaéreo a una posición cerca de Bajmut, región de Donetsk. Foto EFE.
Las autoridades ucranianas informaron este domingo de que cuatro civiles resultaron muertos en los bombardeos registrados en las últimas horas en distintos puntos de Donetsk, en el este del país, tres de los cuales en la ciudad de Bajmut.
Los ataques rusos sobre esta estratégica ciudad del Donbás prosiguen, informó el jefe de la administración regional, Pavlo Kyrylenko, a través de su cuenta en Telegram, según reproduce el portal Ukrinform.
El presidente ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, ha venido insistiendo en los últimos días en que se defenderá Bajmut "como una fortaleza", mientras las tropas rusas intensifican el cerco sobre esa estratégica ciudad. Desde Kiev se ha reclamado a los aliados occidentales armas de largo alcance para defender Bajmut.
05.02.2023 08:48
08:48
"Putin prometió no matar a Zelensky", reveló uno de los mediadores que intentó llegar a un acuerdo de paz
El ex primer ministro israelí Naftali Bennett pronuncia una declaración en la Knesset, el parlamento de Israel. Foto AP.
El ex primer ministro israelí Naftali Bennett, que fungió brevemente como mediador al inicio de la guerra de Rusia con Ucrania, dijo que obtuvo una promesa del presidente de Rusia de que no mataría a su homólogo ucraniano en un viaje fugaz a Moscú el pasado marzo.
Aunque los esfuerzos de mediación de Bennett parecían haber hecho pocos avances para poner fin a la violencia que continúa todavía hoy, sus comentarios en una entrevista publicada el sábado en internet ofrecían un atisbo sobre la diplomacia entre bambalinas y los esfuerzos urgentes que se emprendieron por poner fin con rapidez al conflicto en sus primeros días.
“Pregunté, ‘¿qué pasa con esto? ¿Planea matar a Zelenski?’ Él dijo, ‘no mataré a Zelenskyy’. Entonces yo le dije, ‘tengo que entender que me está dando su palabra de que no matará a Zelenskyy’. Él dijo, ‘no voy a matar a Zelenskyy’".
Bennett dijo que después había llamado a Zelenskyy para informarle de la promesa de Putin. “'Mire, salí de una reunión, no va a matarle'. Él preguntó, ‘¿está seguro?’. Le dije ‘al 100% que no le matará’”.
Bennett, an inexperienced leader who had been prime minister for just six months when the war broke out, made an unexpected leap into international diplomacy after positioning Israel on an awkward middle ground between Russia and Ukraine.
Israel considers its good relations with the Kremlin as strategic in the face of threats from Iran, but it is aligned with Western countries and also tries to show support for Ukraine
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