Sergei Shoigu said that the West should recognize the fact that Russia is winning the war in Ukraine and begin negotiations, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
Shoigu’s statements comes shortly after former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Presidential election, won on November 5.
Trump’s victory comes at a particularly precarious time in the war as Russian troops are advancing rapidly in Donetsk Oblast. The president-elect had previously voiced his desire to “get out” from the war and criticized military assistance to Ukraine.
Former Defense Minister Shoigu claimed that the West was trying to use Ukraine as a way to inflict strategic defeat on Russia. He added that the plan failed.
“The West faces a choice – to continue funding (the war) while destroying the Ukrainian people or to acknowledge the current realities and begin negotiations,” Shoigu stated.
Trump has criticised President Volodymyr Zelensky on the campaign trail.
He blamed Zelensky, U.S. president Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine without mentioning Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump also called Zelensky a “salesman”, for securing too much military assistance.
During the campaign, Trump said that if he returned to the White House he would end Russia’s conflict in Ukraine within “24-hours.” In his victory speech he hinted at the message once again, telling his cheering fans, “I am going to stop wars.”
The Wall Street Journal reported the plan could include delaying Ukraine’s NATO membership by at least 20-years, freezing the war on the front lines and creating a demilitarized area in the east.
Sergei Shoigu said that the West should recognize the fact that Russia is winning the war in Ukraine and begin negotiations, as reported by the Russian state news agency TASS on November 8.
The U.K. announced on Nov. 7, its largest package of sanction against Russia since May 20,23, focusing primarily on the Russian defense industries and mercenary group.
The fifth meeting will focus, among other topics, on Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine and ongoing escalation of violence in the Middle East.
The Associated Press reported that Eugene Vindman won the election for the Virginia House of Representatives. He is a retired U.S. Army soldier who gained fame as a whistleblower, along with his twin Alexander.
Yoon Suk-Yeol, South Korean President, told the media: “Now, depending upon the level of North Korean participation, we will gradually adapt our support strategy in phases.” “This means that we are not ruling the possibility of providing arms.”
The War Zone experts say that even though it is difficult to determine the exact consequences of the Ukrainian attack, the recent strike was “significant in many ways”.
“We understand that America’s core value is to protect democracy and democratic values.” “This remains unchanged, regardless if the elections are held,” Prime Minister Denys shmyhal commented.
Two people were injured in a Russian drone attack on Kyiv. The air raid warning in Ukraine’s capital lasted for eight hours. Over 30 UAVs were shot down by the air defenses.
The Kyiv City Militia Administration reported that Russia launched a drone strike on Kyiv over night on Nov. 6. It struck a residential building and an auto repair shop.
Donald Trump received informal and indirect congratulatory messages from other top Russian officials including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing three Trump-connected sources, reported on Nov. 6 that one idea among Donald Trump’s team to end Russia’s war is to delay Kyiv joining NATO for at least twenty years in exchange of continued arms supplies.
The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed the Moldovan authorities denied accreditation to five Russian international observers prior to the first voting round and the constitutional referendum regarding the EU accession.
Viasna Human Rights Center reported on Nov. 6 that Belarusian authorities had initiated a wave arrests in advance of the January election.
Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke by phone on November 7, after the former won the U.S. Presidential election. They discussed future cooperation.
This includes 1,400 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
Odesa Journal reported that the Rebuild Ukraine 4.0 conference would be held in Warsaw, Poland on November 13-14 2024.
Two administration officials told Politico the White House planned to speed up the delivery of weapons amid concerns that a Trump administration in the future would stop weapons shipments before reaching Kyiv.
Zelensky posted on social media that he had a phone conversation with Donald Trump to congratulate him for his victory in the presidential election.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president, said: “On defense, the economy, and the future after war, we have the potential to strengthen our cooperation.” “This will make Ukraine, America and the free world more successful.”
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