Military aid for Ukraine: Hope for new support in Brussels!

Military aid for Ukraine: Hope for new support in Brussels!

Almost 1,200 days after the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine again receives support in the form of military help from the West. Defense Minister from Germany, Great Britain and other countries meet in Brussels to coordinate the swaths of further military operations for Ukraine. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umjerow will take part in this meeting to inform about the urgently needed defense goods and the current front situation.

The meeting is led by the defense ministers Boris Pistorius from Germany and John Healey from Great Britain. Especially under the pressure of the ongoing conflict with Russia, the ministers are determined to give their support even more weight. While the US government under President Donald Trump is less on military aids and instead works for an armistice, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha demands an answer from Russia to suggestions for peace that were submitted in Istanbul.

Current front position and challenges

The general staff in Kiev reports of 134 Russian advances, with Pokrowsk and the border area to Sumy in particular being the focus of the attacks. In addition, Russian armed forces have used drone floors that have targeted several Urkrainian cities, including Cherson, Odessa and Saporischschja. This escalation of the attacks leads to an increased international concern, in particular on the part of the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA), which warns of potential atomic accidents in Ukrainian nuclear power plants. IAEA boss Rafael Grossi emphasizes the need for a permanent commitment of the organization to avoid such dangers.

NATO plans and geopolitical concerns

NATO also has its military skills in view in response to the situation in Ukraine. It is planned to increase this ability to deter and defend it by around 30 percent. The national planning goals for Germany and other Member States are to be accepted in the Brussels meeting. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made it clear that the focus of the upcoming summit is the foreign ministers of the 32 NATO countries on Ukraine and not on peace agreements. Rutte underlines that Ukraine currently does not need any further ideas for a peace process.

These developments appear in a context in which concerns about a possible reduction in US support for Ukraine are loud. President Trump said that he could end the war within a few days, which raises questions about the long -term support rails. At the same time, the Russian defense in Kursk is supported by more than 10,000 North Korean troops, while Iran and China provide military technologies that are used against the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine.

President Selenskyj recently admitted that the Ukrainian armed forces are currently not strong enough to recapture all occupied areas. However, he emphasizes the urgency of diplomatic solutions and the need for a quick NATO membership of Ukraine, noting the Foreign Ministry that no replacement solutions are accepted. The 1994 Budapest memorandum, in which Russia assured the territorial integrity of Ukraine, is also used as an important reference.

The ongoing commitment and the new military plans signal a clear message to Moscow, while the EU and NATO strengthen their support for Ukraine in order to address the challenges of its territorial integrity.

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