A White House readout said that the leaders of the United States and France, Germany and the United Kingdom discussed the five-point plan for victory in Ukraine as well as plans to offer additional military and humanitarian assistance on October 18 during high-level discussions in Berlin.
The discussion on the victory plan is just days after the President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed the details of the Plan, with the exception of three secret additions that were shared with international partners.
The readout did not provide any details on what additional assistance Ukraine will receive or the outcome of the discussions about the victory plan.
One of the main tenets in Ukraine’s victory strategy is an unconditional invitation to Ukraine to join NATO. While Western leaders have said repeatedly that Ukraine will join the alliance at some stage, a timetable for its membership has not been made public.
Allies have reportedly had mixed reactions to the victory plan since it was unveiled to Western leaders.
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said on October 2 that “a number” of productive steps were identified in the plan.
Joe Biden, the U.S. president, urged that Western support for Ukraine continue ahead of the high-level summit.
“We cannot stop. We must continue to support the cause. Biden said, “I believe we must continue until Ukraine achieves a just and lasting peace in accordance with the U.N. Charter.”
Biden said that the West must “ensure Ukraine prevails, (Russian President Vladimir Putin) fails and NATO remains stronger and more united than before.”
Biden held bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier prior to a larger meeting with other leaders.
Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security has published a video purporting to show North Korean soldiers in Russian military camps preparing to join Moscow’s war effort against Ukraine.
The latest aid package for Kyiv contains weapons from Denmark’s stocks, funding for air defence systems with Germany, as well as contributions to the U.K. led International Fund for Ukraine.
The military intelligence of Ukraine said that the enemy was forced out of the settlement and the occupying forces’ routes of travel were mined.
The North Korean missile that was shot over Poltava Oblast contained microelectronics manufactured by companies in the U.S.A., Switzerland, U.K. and the Netherlands.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief, called Ukraine a leader in the development and production of interceptor drones.
According to the authorities the bodies were recovered from Donetsk oblast, Luhansk oblast, and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as from a Russian morgue.
The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that there is no consensus among EU leaders about the plan and it’s difficult to determine its realistic potential because “a lot depends on the outcome the U.S. Presidential election.”
The bloodiest day in the history of Moscow’s forces occurred on May 13, when they suffered 1,740 reported casualties.
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s head of military intelligence, said that the first group of 2,600 troops will be deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. This is where Ukraine began its cross-border incision last August and still controls significant territory.
According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks international aid for Ukraine (IfW Kiel), Germany and the Netherlands allocated 15 billion euro ($16.2 billion) and 6.9 billion euros ($6.9billion), respectively.
The National Intelligence Service of South Korea believes that North Korea will deploy four brigades, totaling 12,000 soldiers, including special forces to the war in Ukraine.
The European Council reiterated that it would adhere to the “security and defense policy” of “certain member states” regarding the use generated from the frozen assets. It added that it would continue to address “all relevant legal and financial issues.”
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that in addition to the 80 drones shot down throughout the country, an additional 44 were “lost.”
“We cannot stop. We must continue to support the cause. “I believe we must continue until Ukraine achieves a just and lasting peace in accordance with the U.N. Charter,” said U.S. president Joe Biden.
This includes 1,530 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Krakow District Court began the trial of two Russians, Andrei G. & AlekseiT. They were allegedly hired to distribute flyers to Krakow, Poland, encouraging people to join this organization.
Denys Shmyhal, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, addressed the annual Ukraine Mine Action Conference held in Switzerland on October 17, and urged the international community for increased support to demining efforts.
According to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway has increased its overall support for Ukraine’s Energy Sector to 3 billion Kroner (around 274.2 million dollars) as part of a broader aid program.
Viktor Orban, the Hungarian Prime Minster, wrote that “what (Zelensky), outlined yesterday in Ukraine’s parliament is more than frightening,” and urged EU leaders to begin talks with Moscow as soon as possible.
In an interview with The Washington Post on October 17, Trump blamed the U.S., Ukraine and other leaders for the war. He did not mention Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We refute the insinuations made by unnamed sources, in the Bild magazine, regarding Ukraine’s alleged plan to develop weapons or mass destruction.”
The change could delay the Ukrainian squadron’s readiness for the battlefield by several months.
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