Ukraine on alert: Selenskyj urgently demands more weapons!

Ukraine on alert: Selenskyj urgently demands more weapons!

Odessa, Ukraine - The summits of heads of state and government from Southeast Europe in Odessa brought new hope for Ukraine. At this meeting, the country received commitments for additional weapons aids, such as Süddeutsche.de reported. Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha confirmed that "further defense packages" were promised by several countries, but without naming details. President Wolodymyr Selenskyj put the need for increased military upgrade at the center of his speech. He expressed the accusation that Russia was more far -reaching plans for conquest and warned of possible conflicts in the Odessa region as well as at the borders to Moldova and Romania

The summit not only served the discussion of regional problems, but also to coordinate international help for Ukraine. Among other things, Selenskyj called for support for the air defense and political backing for the EU accession. At a moving moment he released a video in which he puts flowers down for fallen Ukrainian soldiers. In the meantime, Serbia's President Alexandar Vucic traveled to Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the war and promised to participate in the reconstruction of the Ukrainian cities, but did not sign the summary of the summit, since these sanctions contained.

military location and fights

The situation on the front of Ukraine remains tense. There have been around 200 military clashes in the past 24 hours, especially in the Donetsk area. Pokrowsk is a focus of the Russian attacks with around 60 advances. In addition, other drone attacks in several regions of Ukraine were reported on Thursday night. Moscow also plans prisoners of war, which are supposed to be seriously injured.

in Kiev was held on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. zdf.de reports that EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the solidarity with Ukraine that the fate in Europe stand. In March 2025, Ukraine is expected to receive an additional 3.5 billion euros, financed by interest income from frozen Russian national assets. Both sides, the military support of Ukraine and the general willingness to defend the EU, are to be reinforced.

economic challenges

The economic effects of the war are increasingly analyzed. The Bundesbank In its monthly report, the possible consequences of an escalation of the conflict examines. A scenario stipulates that trading in Russia, including energy imports, is set. In this case, real GDP in Germany could be up to 5% lower than in the March forecast of the European Central Bank (ECB). Rising energy prices have been identified as the main cause of a higher inflation in the coming year.

In addition, a decline in demand and German exports is expected. The uncertainties in the market could burden both commercial investments and private consumption, which could further tighten the overall economic situation. Domestic production could consider the risk of a dramatic failure of Russian energy deliveries.