Joe Biden, the U.S. president, said on October 13 that Washington was ready to engage in discussions with Russia, China and North Korea, without any preconditions, to reduce nuclear threats.
Biden made this statement while congratulating Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization that groups survivors of the atomic attacks on Japan nearly 80 years ago. They are credited with their campaign to rid world of nuclear weapons.
The comments were made after Russia changed its nuclear doctrine and lowered the threshold for its response to nuclear threats.
Biden said that it was not in the interests of our nations or those around us to stall progress on reducing nuclear weapons. “Reducing nuclear threats is important, not because of the dangers in today’s world, but precisely because of those dangers,” Biden said.
Since the beginning of the full scale invasion in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly issued nuclear threats against Ukraine as well as the West. The threats failed to materialize and Russia continues its all-out conflict without using its nuclear arsenal.
Putin elaborated on the scenarios that could trigger an armed nuclear response in Russia, including reliable intelligence about a large-scale, cross-border attack using aircraft, missiles or drones. He also said any attack on Russia that was backed by a nuke power would be treated like a joint attack.
The Kremlin claimed that the move was in response to discussions taking place in the U.S., U.K. and elsewhere about allowing Ukraine long-range conventional weapons supplied by the West to strike deep into Russian territories.
North Korea is now one of Russia’s most important allies in the full-scale conflict against Ukraine. It has provided ammunition and missiles, and sent military personnel to help Russian forces.
China claimed neutrality during the war, but supported Moscow in the face Western sanctions. It became Russia’s top source of dual-use products feeding the Russian defence industry.
On Oct. 13, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned against an “increasing” alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang following reports that North Korea was likely to send regular troops to Ukraine in order to assist Russia at the front.
“It is not in the interests of our nations or those around us to stall progress on reducing nuclear weapons.” Joe Biden, President of the United States, said that reducing the nuclear threat was important not because of the dangers in today’s world, but because of them.
First, it is important to appeal to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, to stop attacking civilian targets across Ukraine. The German opposition leader said that if Moscow doesn’t concede, Ukraine should have the freedom to use weapons it has already received without restrictions.
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that “such Soviet aircraft are used in particular to transport the Russian Defense Ministry leadership.”
The statement comes two days after German Foreign Ministry Annalenna Bärbock said that Russian president Vladimir Putin is not willing speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding brokering peace in Ukraine.
This includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
In a recent comment to a Russian journalist, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said that recent changes in Russia’s nuclear weapon policy were long overdue, and would likely “cool down the ardor of Western nations.”
Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban prepares to make a significant concession to Donald Trump. This could allow him to avoid a $50 billion loan meant to support Ukraine during its ongoing war against Russia.
The Sumy Oblast Military Administration announced on October 13 that nearly 37,000 people, including 6,400 children, have been evacuated. They are continuing to work to evacuate additional residents under expanded mandatory orders.
Video footage from the scene shows officers standing outside the venue’s doors, intercepting male concertgoers as they exit the venue. Some men are seen being arrested by officers.
Der Spiegel reported that the government is currently in “serious talks” about abandoning its goal of full territorial restoration.
“We are witnessing an increasing alliance between Russia, and regimes such as North Korea. It’s not just about transferring arms. It is about transferring North Koreans to the occupying forces.”
“We must understand that this can only happen in a way where Ukraine gets more money if we purchase.” “They will be able produce more for their military,” Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur stated.
The Washington Post quoted an officer from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade as saying, “They just overpowered” us. The officer claimed that Russia’s access Starlink was the key factor in the loss.
According to the announcement, the U.K. committed to providing additional long-range weaponry, artillery and robotic systems. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron discussed opening a drone training center in France.
Biden was to convene, on Oct. 12 in Germany, a meeting of leaders from the Ukraine Defense Contact Group where President Volodymyr Zelensky was to present his victory strategy. He rescheduled his visit to oversee the emergency response for Hurricane Milton.
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Zelensky, in a video message posted on Telegram, said that Russia has also launched over 40 missiles and more than 400 combat drones.
“The killings of prisoners of war are a gross violation and international crime of the Geneva Conventions.” Kostin wrote on X that a criminal case was opened for the violation of laws and customs in war, combined with premeditated killing.
“There were attempts from Russia to push our positions back.” “But we are holding the lines,” he said.
Deepstate reported that the shootings took place on October 10, citing sources from Ukraine’s First Tank Brigade.
The two MiG-31K aircraft landed in Belarus in October 9 and 10 – a year after their last appearance.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces announced on October 13 that Russia has lost 668.930 troops since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.
The Air Force reported that Russia also attacked Ukraine using two Iskander M ballistic missiles and 2 Kh-59 cruise missiles. The missiles were aimed at Chernihiv oblast, Sumy oblast, Poltava oblast, and Odesa ablast.
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