Ukraine signed a security agreement with the European Union, Lithuania and Estonia; Trump and Biden held a televised debate in which they argued about Ukraine. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Ukraine and the European Union signed an agreement on security guarantees during the summit of EU leaders in Brussels. The agreement provides military and civilian assistance, humanitarian, financial, trade and long-term economic support for Ukraine.
Ukraine has signed two more agreements on security guarantees – with Lithuania and Estonia. The documents were signed at the summit of European Union leaders in Brussels. On behalf of Ukraine, the agreement was signed by President Vladimir Zelensky. For their part, the documents were signed by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
During the EU summit in Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. They had a short conversation. Judging by the broadcast from the meeting room, Viktor Orban himself approached the President of Ukraine and shook his hand. This happened after the signing of security agreements between Ukraine and the EU, as well as with Lithuania and Estonia. You can’t hear in the video what the leaders are talking about, but it’s clear that the communication between Orban and Zelensky was quite emotional.
The heads of state and government of the European Union countries came to an agreement late Thursday on the distribution of EU posts for the next political term. Ursula von der Leyen’s candidacy has been approved as President of the European Commission. The future President of the European Council is António Costa, the former head of government of Portugal. The head of EU diplomacy is the current Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas. Roberta Mezolla will be reappointed as President of the European Parliament for a new term.
In a televised debate on CNN between the two leading candidates of the future, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, a dispute arose over the war in Ukraine. In particular, the Republican criticized the current president for spending funds to support Ukraine. He also said that if the US had a real president that Putin respected, he would never have invaded Ukraine. In turn, Biden responded that Putin had made it clear that he wanted part of the Soviet empire back, not just part of Ukraine.
The current mobilization situation in Ukraine is better now than in March and February. This was stated by the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense Dmitry Lazutkin. He assured that the Ministry of Defense understands that these people who are now mobilizing need some time. “You have to undergo training, VLK, receive a mobilization order, but one way or another the process is constantly improving,” added Lazutkin.
The Ukrainian military actually expelled the Russian invaders from the Kanal microdistrict in the city of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region. This is what the spokesperson of the operational-strategic group of forces (OSG), Khortitsa Nazar Voloshin, said. At the same time, the Russians were intensively shelling Chasov Yar and pounding the city with Solntspek heavy flamethrower systems.
On Thursday night, drones attacked the Redkinsky experimental plant in the Tver region of the Russian Federation, opposition Russian media reported. At least four drones are said to have hit an aviation fuel plant. “The pipeline of the plant, the roof and the building of one of the workshops were damaged. There were no injuries, all workers were evacuated,” the message said.
Ukraine received 1.9 billion euros from the European Union. This is the third tranche under the Ukraine Facility program. The Ministry of Finance noted that since the beginning of the full-scale war, the EU has provided Ukraine with nearly 35 billion euros in direct budget aid. These funds contribute to maintaining macroeconomic stability and also provide funding for priority budgetary needs.
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