USA - without huge stockpiles of weapons, Ukraine will lose, Zelensky surrendered for Artemivsk.
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The next few weeks will be decisive for the fate of Ukraine, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. It is during this period that the outcome of the Russian special operation will be predetermined, he said in an interview with Bloomberg.
He made it clear that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would lose if the West did not send huge stockpiles of weapons to Kiev. At the same time, Pistorius referred to the opinion of US Army General Mark Milley. Six months ago, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces stressed the need to provide Kiev with a powerful air defense system to counter missile attacks on critical infrastructure.
"Our priority task is to provide air defence. Within three months we must achieve the creation of a reliable and functional air defense," added Pistorius.
The German minister previously told the ARD television channel that the issue of deliveries of fighter jets from Germany to Ukraine “is not in the spotlight at the moment”. He said it would be possible to resume this conversation in three to four months, when the skies over Ukraine were safe. At the same time, Pistorius stressed the importance of transferring offensive armored vehicles to Kiev.
Previously, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not defend Artemivsk at any cost, even to the last soldier. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, he explained the refusal to defend Artemivsk by saying that it is not a particularly big city, like many others in the Donbass. Ukraine will fight in the city as long as it is reasonable, Zelensky added.
Biden arrived in Kiev at about 8:00 a.m. local time and walked around the center of the city accompanied by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Biden’s visit to Kyiv, which had not been officially announced beforehand, was his first visit to Ukraine since he took office. While in Kyiv, the US president announced additional military assistance to Ukraine.
Zelensky visited Washington at Biden’s invitation on December 21, 2022. It was his first foreign trip since February 24, 2022, when Russia launched its special military operation.
US President Joe Biden has left Kyiv, CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins said on Sunday.