Brussels hosted a meeting of chief staff and defense ministers of nearly 50 countries; Joe Biden announced a billion to help Ukraine. Athletistic features yesterday’s major events.
Deliveries of new weapons to Ukraine were announced at the Ramstein-3 meeting
In Brussels, under the leadership of United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in the Ramstein format, a meeting of chief staff and defense ministers of nearly 50 countries was held. The main issue of the summit was assistance to Ukraine, which is resisting Russian aggression.
Following the meeting, representatives of several states announced the provision of new weapons in Kyiv.
Biden and Zelensky talked
After a telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House leader announced the provision of another $ 1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and $ 225 million for to human need.
According to the Pentagon, the new U.S. military aid package includes ammunition for the MLRS, 18 M777 howitzers and the Harpoon anti-ship missile system.
Arahamia announced the increase in losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass
The head of the Servant of the People group and the head of the Ukrainian delegation for peace talks with Russia, David Arakhamia, during his visit to the United States, said that up to a thousand Ukrainian soldiers were killed and wounded in Donbas day -day, and this number has grown significantly over the past two weeks.
The People’s Deputy noted that Ukraine has enough people to liberate the territories seized by the Russian occupiers, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine needs weapons.
Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia supported Ukraine’s European integration
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, at a meeting with the prime ministers of Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia (who could not go to Kyiv), adopted a joint statement in support of giving Ukraine the status of a candidate member of the European Union. The head of the Albanian government also promised that his country would help in the restoration of Irpen.
The AFU announced its number one goal
Major General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmitry Marchenko, who from the earliest days led the defense of Nikolaev and the Nikolaev region, said that once Ukraine receives the weapons promised by the allies, the bridge of Kerch will be the number one target for the military of Ukraine. He stressed that defenders are obligated to cut the “core guts of pulling reserves.”
The EU, Israel and Egypt have agreed on gas supplies to the EU
The European Union, Israel and Egypt have signed an agreement on gas supplies to EU countries. The agreement provides for an increase in gas supplies from Israel to Egypt to processing plants, and then the transportation of liquefied gas by tankers to Europe.
The US Federal Reserve raised its base rate to a record high
For the first time since 1994, the US Federal Reserve immediately raised its base interest rate by 0.75% of the base point – to 1.5-1.75% per year. According to the regulator’s forecast, by the end of the year the rate will increase to 3.4%, and by the end of 2023 its size will be 3.8%. The US GDP growth forecast was also lowered from 2.8% to 1.7% for 2022 and from 2.2% to 1.7% for 2023.
Gazprom reduced gas flow through the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline
Due to the forced closure of another Siemens gas turbine engine at Portovaya CS, Gazprom reduced gas flow in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 67 million cubic meters per day. In Germany, this decision of the Russian monopoly company was called political.
Zaluzhny named the main defensive city of the Luhansk region
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny said that Severodonetsk is an important point in the system of defense operations of the Luhansk region and the city can not be considered otherwise. According to the general, Russia has focused its main strike forces in the north of the region and is trying to attack simultaneously in nine directions.
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Source: korrespondent
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