onsdag 11 september 2024

The Russian Invasion|The Battles

Sources during Kyiv visit: Will talk about Ukraine's goals

Ukraine needs to come up with more realistic goals and strategies for the war against Russia next year, Western diplomats told the Wall Street Journal.

New targets would facilitate the work of convincing voters in Western countries of continued military support for Ukraine, the argument goes. According to the sources, the issue will be discussed when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Minister David Lammy visit Ukraine on Wednesday.

However, the diplomats emphasize that they continue to stand behind President Volodymyr Zelenskyi's long-term goal of retaking the Ukrainian areas controlled by Russia.
 
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Paasikivi: "Quite likely" that arms restrictions will be lifted

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and his American counterpart Antony Blinken arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday morning.

The visit is seen as an opportunity for Ukraine to push for the use of American long-range weapons in the war against Russia. Then Ukraine could strike airfields central to Moscow's long-range drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.

The former lieutenant colonel Joakim Paasikivi considers it "quite likely" that the restrictions will be lifted. He tells SR Ekot that it would enable Ukraine to strike air bases from which Russian attack planes operate.

At the same time, he points out, the protracted process has enabled the Russians to move the aircraft backwards and thus reduce the risk of Ukrainian attacks.
 
 

 

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