Trump picks special envoy for war in Ukraine; Biden does not have time to give aid to Ukraine, almost $7 billion can burn – media. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated retired General Keith Kellogg to serve as his special envoy to resolve Russia’s war against Ukraine. A retired lieutenant general and Vietnam War veteran, Kellogg served in senior positions in the Trump administration from 2017-2021. According to media reports, Kellogg had previously proposed his plan to end the war in Ukraine, stating that the supply of American weapons to Kyiv would only continue on the condition that Ukraine agreed to peace negotiations with Russia . At the same time, the United States is ready to warn Moscow about the consequences of refusing negotiations, including increasing support for Kyiv. The plan also provides for removing the issue of Ukraine’s membership in NATO from the agenda for the near future.
US President Joe Biden may not have time to give Ukraine the promised multi-billion dollar aid. The Pentagon has reached the monthly limit for sending weapons to Ukraine and now faces logistical problems in delivering weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. US and Congressional officials left it up to the newly elected president to decide what to do with the rest of the money. According to US officials, the administration still has more than $6.5 billion left in so-called “reduction authority,” which allows the Pentagon to transfer arms and equipment to Ukraine from its own stockpiles. The fate of these funds depends on Trump’s decisions.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with South Korean President Yoon Seok-yol as part of a visit to Seoul, where he went to ask for help with weapons. Seoul has said it may consider such assistance depending on future steps by Russia and North Korea. However, according to polls, South Koreans oppose the direct supply of arms to Ukraine.
Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are possible only if both sides agree to end the war and return to the situation that existed on February 23, 2022. This is what the head of the Presidential Office, Andrey Yermak, said. However, according to him, at the moment Russia is not interested in peace, because it shows the transfer of 11 thousand North Korean troops with the potential to increase the contingent to 100 thousand.
US President Joe Biden called on Congress to allocate an additional $24 billion to increase military support for Ukraine. However, some Republicans have already expressed disapproval of this move, strongly criticizing the request. In particular, one of the senators said that Congress should not give “this free gift to sabotage President Trump’s peace negotiations.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia was ready to exchange 630 Ukrainian prisoners of war and began preparations for further similar measures. If this exchange takes place, it will be the largest of the entire war. In early November, Zakharova reported on Moscow’s alleged proposal to transfer 935 Ukrainian prisoners to Kyiv.
The new ballistic missile that the Russian Federation recently attacked in the Dnieper has several warheads, but no explosives, and therefore caused little damage. Reuters reports this with reference to two high-ranking sources in the Ukrainian government. One of the sources said the missile was carrying dummy warheads and described the damage as “relatively minor.”
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, appealed to members of the European Parliament to increase defense spending to Russian levels. EU countries collectively spend 1.9% of their GDP on defense, while Russia spends up to 9%. “Something’s wrong here,” he said. According to von der Leyen, EU countries should be ambitious as the threats from Russia are serious.
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Source: korrespondent
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