The Biden administration has asked Republicans to quickly reach an agreement on aid to Ukraine, which has been expected for several months.
According to the American press, Donald Trump, a possible candidate for the presidential election in November, will try to torpedo the negotiations to deprive Joe Biden of a political victory.
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The White House on Thursday urged US senators to reach an agreement on essential aid to Ukraine, after reports that Donald Trump wants to torpedo any progress on the issue. According to American media, the right’s big favorites for the presidential election are encouraging Republicans to oppose the agreement to deprive their opponent, Democratic President Joe Biden, of a political victory before the November election.
In recent weeks, Republican elected officials have pressured the Biden administration by tying any new aid to Ukraine to a crackdown on immigration, one of Trump’s campaign themes. An agreement between Republican and Democratic senators appeared to be on the verge of being reached in recent days.
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A budget for aid to Ukraine expires at the end of 2023 due to a lack of agreement in Congress, while Kiev is increasingly concerned about a lack of aid from its main backers the United States and the European Union after the Russian invasion in February. 2022.
At the White House, we confirm that the Biden administration has handled this file “honesty” with Republicans, including a meeting with the president himself last week. “We will continue in good faith and we hope that Republicans will be at the negotiating table so that we can get there.”White House spokeswoman Olivia Dalton told the press.
Strikes in Kharkiv: A New Review
An eleventh person was killed Tuesday following a Russian strike on the major city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the regional prosecutor’s office announced today.
“Despite the efforts of doctors, the 61-year-old woman died in hospital last night,” they lamented on Telegram.
“French Mercenaries” in Ukraine
Paris has identified a “coordinated maneuver by Russia” to disseminate false information implicating France, such as the alleged presence of French “mercenaries” fighting for Kiev in Ukraine, the Ministry of the Armed Forces announced on Friday.
The ministry said in a statement, “The relevant state services have identified and are pursuing coordinated maneuvers by Russia, including pro-Russian information networks and state media such as Sputnik News, RT and RIA Novosti, to disseminate and amplify this disinformation.” “
Plane crash
A plane was shot down this Wednesday morning over Belgorod, Russia. Moscow has accused Kiev of being behind the crash of the plane and its 65 prisoners of war. Currently, there is no evidence to confirm the Russian version.
Ukrainians are welcome in the EU
European interior ministers on Thursday discussed the future of the reception of some 4.2 million Ukrainians who currently benefit from temporary protection status in the EU until March 2025.
“As you unfortunately know, the war is not over. And the temporary protection measures should end in March 2025. It’s earlier than it seems,” declared Nicole de Moor, the Belgian secretary of state for asylum and migration, whose country. Six-monthly Presidency of the Council of the EU.
White House Press for Aid to Ukraine
The White House on Thursday urged US senators to reach an agreement on essential aid to Ukraine, after reports that Donald Trump wanted to torpedo any progress on the issue. According to American media, the right’s big favorites for the presidential election are encouraging Republicans to oppose the agreement to deprive their opponent, Democratic President Joe Biden, of a political victory before the November election.
In recent weeks, Republican elected officials have pressured the Biden administration by tying any new aid to Ukraine to a crackdown on immigration, one of Donald Trump’s campaign themes.
Update on the situation
Here is the latest key information on the conflict:
– Russia and Ukraine accused each other at a UN Security Council meeting on Thursday after a Russian military plane crashed near Ukraine’s border a day earlier. Russia announced the launch of an investigation into “terrorism”, with Moscow accusing Kiev of deliberately shooting down the machine, which Russian authorities said was transporting 65 Ukrainian prisoners. The Ukrainian human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, for his part requested that the UN and the Red Cross have access to the crash site.
– Ukraine announced Thursday that it had shot down 11 of 14 drones launched by Russia overnight, injuring several in the country’s southern regions.
– Investigative journalists in Ukraine have recently been targeted by “intimidation” operations potentially linked to investigations they are investigating into corruption in the country, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) lamented on Thursday, condemning “an increase in pressure against Ukrainian does. media”.
– A Russian judge on Thursday sentenced Igor Gerkin, an ardent nationalist and veteran of the Front of Ukraine, to four years in prison for “extremism” in 2014, who became a critic of the Kremlin while supporting an attack on Ukraine.
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Especially from Russia “Watch closely” The evolution of Washington’s support for Ukraine, for its part, was underlined by John Kirby, the spokesman for the National Security Council of the United States. “Ukraine faces critical months as it heads into winter and spring. And the Russians have shown no intention of letting up on drone and missile attacks.”he insisted.
