Wednesday marks the 714th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a powerful speech, Joe Biden appealed to members of Congress to support a bill providing financial aid to Ukraine. – Ukraine has a real problem defending itself against Russia's most brutal attack. The clock ticks every week, the President said. – Opposing this bill is playing with Putin. If we don't stop Putin's hunger, he won't limit himself to just one country, he argued. – Republicans have to make up their own mind. If they don't want to pay Ukraine now, history will hold them accountable. We need this package. The world is watching us. He really does see us, Biden concluded. Follow the live broadcast on Virtualna Polska.
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Haluk Bayraktar, director of Turkish defense company Baykar, announced that a new factory to produce Bayraktar TB2 or TB3 drone models is being built near Kiev.
Around 500 people are planned to work in this plant. The company says it currently exports TB2 drones to 30 countries. According to the SIPRI think tank, these are: Ukraine, Ethiopia, Libya and Azerbaijan.
– We need about 12 months to complete the construction, then we will deal with the interior, equipment and organizational structure – Haluk Pirektor said. He added that the capacity of the factory would be 120 drones per year.
We are currently working with many countries on new security obligations, and the agreements we are preparing will be ambitious and concrete, writes Volodymyr Zelensky.
The President of Ukraine emphasized that he is grateful to the diplomatic teams involved in this work. “In the coming months, we need to demonstrate the results of creating a framework of security agreements that will send positive signals throughout the year,” he adds.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that several groups of Russian combat drones were heading towards the Dnieper and Pavlohrad, while another group of Shaheds was flying towards the city of Uman.
The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has released a new map of ongoing military operations in Ukraine.
Former US Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson posted on social media that he was in Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin “soon”. Earlier, Russian media wrote about the pro-Kremlin journalist's visit to Moscow. More in the WP article.
– We have to admit that Putin will not lose this battle, and our strategy should be to negotiate with him – Republican Senator Ron Johnson said in an interview with PAP. The politician did not rule out support for providing funds to Ukraine, but stipulated that the White House present a clear plan of action.
There is an opportunity to send money to Ukraine, but in a new package, his party colleagues told the PAP. According to Johnson, “It is not realistic to assume that Ukraine can win.” – Putin will not lose this battle. It has quadrupled the population, has the economy, has the nuclear arsenal – it won't lose. We must recognize this reality, because Ukraine is being destroyed more and more every day, Johnson said.
If the US Congress does not approve the aid package for Ukraine, we – Poland and Europe – will face a dramatic challenge: to double our aid or allow Putin to take over Ukraine – said Radoslaw Sikorski, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. , Tuesday on TVP Info. He insisted that Ukraine cannot lose the war.
– Sikorsky noted that Putin cannot conquer Ukraine because he will use its industrial and human resources to advance further.
– Ukraine is starting to create a new, separate type of troops: unmanned formation forces – President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. – Drones are not a weapon of the future, their use should bring concrete results now – he said.
The possibility of getting a new aid package for Ukraine in the US Congress, developments on the battlefield and international efforts for Ukraine will be the main topics of the upcoming talks between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Security Council Coordinator John Kirby said he hoped President Biden would explain to Chancellor Schalls how much he personally wants to support Ukraine and how hard Senate negotiators on both sides of the conflict worked to reach a final bill. Aid to Ukraine.
As a result of a successful operation at one of the mine sites in the Black Sea, the special operations forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian radar station and equipment that helped attack the enemy using kamikaze drones in the south of Ukraine, Ukrainian wrote. The Special Forces in a statement gave details of Operation Citadel.
According to intelligence information, critical equipment was seized and the mast with the antenna was blown up. “After carrying out special operations, the facility was dug in. The combat team retreated to a safe distance and destroyed the enemy target,” it said.
Biden supported bipartisan deals in the Senate on immigration reform and aid to Ukraine and Israel. He said the reforms were drastic changes to the border, allowing it to be temporarily closed and protected. He cited support for the proposal from the Border Patrol Association, a staunch critic of Biden, and the editorial staff of the conservative Wall Street Journal.
The President has also recommended The only reason some Republicans are resisting the changes is because of Donald Trump's attitude. He wants to use the border crisis for his election campaign. He cited a New York Times headline describing the attitude of Republicans loyal to the former president — “Trump First, Putin Second, America Third.”
– The Republicans asked for this plan right, to deal with the border and to provide support to Ukraine, and now we have it, they say: 'It doesn't matter,' – said the President.
U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress for action on Ukraine and immigration reform in a speech Tuesday, urging members of Congress not to think they won't be judged by history if they speak out against funding for Ukraine. He warned that if Putin wins, he will not be satisfied with Ukraine alone.
– Unless we stop Putin's hunger for power and control over Ukraine, he will not be limited to Ukraine.. Biden said in a speech at the White House that the cost would increase for us and America's allies. – To Republican congressmen who think they can block funding for Ukraine and avoid accountability: History is watching. Your stand in support of Ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten – added.
Ukraine is starting to build a new, separate type of army: an unmanned formation force, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. Drones are not the weapon of the future, their use now must bring concrete results, he said.
– I have signed a decree to start creating a separate type of troops in our security forces – unmanned formation forces. And it's not a matter of the future – it's something that will bring very specific results in the future – he said in a summary of his daily activities.
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