Poland’s MFA: Sanctions against Russia insufficient, must be strengthened
Current sanctions against Russia are insufficient, a new package of restrictive measures is needed.
02 July 2022
Current sanctions against Russia are insufficient, a new package of restrictive measures is needed.
The United States announced a new support package for Ukraine, which includes powerful NASAMS systems that will significantly strengthen our air defense.
Member of the European Parliament from Lithuania Petras Auštrevičius, answering a question of whether Ukraine needs F-15s and F-16s interceptor aircraft, said that American fighters would help protect the sky and save lives in Ukraine, while missile defense systems are inevitably required to effectively protect Ukraine.
Moscow, while losing the war it launched against Ukraine, seeks to artificially create a global food crisis and blame it on the European Union.
01 July 2022
90% of Ukrainians back accession to EU, 73% want Ukraine to join NATO
Some 90% of Ukrainians support Ukraine's accession to the European Union, whereas 73% are in favor of their country joining NATO, according to a survey conducted by the National Democratic Institute in Ukraine on May 2-11.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and thanked him for his involvement in the development of a project of security guarantees for Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Ukraine will soon receive additional modern Caesar howitzers, as well as other military, economic and humanitarian aid to fight Russian aggression.
30 June 2022
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that Russia’s shameful retreat from Snake [Zmiinyi] Island shows Ukraine’s ability to fight back.
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will provide a new package of security assistance to Ukraine worth $800 million in the coming days, which will include, in particular, new air defense systems, artillery systems, and ammunition.
Ukraine needs modern weapons to fight Russian aggression, and NATO will help it switch from Soviet-era equipment to modern weapons.
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said that the country will continue to implement the terms of the fourth package of EU sanctions against Russia and stop the transit of other goods to Kaliningrad Oblast from July 10, when the restrictions are set to come into effect.
Guided cruise missiles that the Russian army has been launching at Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure remain effective as they fly at low altitudes, invisible to the Ukrainian air defense system. Western powers should transfer F-15, F-16 fighter jets, or other Western interceptors to Ukraine to effectively counter enemy cruise missile strikes.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov notes that while the NATO summit is being held in Madrid, shelling of peaceful Ukrainian cities continues so Ukraine needs more weapons to stop Russian aggression.
Britain will almost double its military support to Ukraine with an extra £1 billion (over $1.2 billion), to help the country move to offensive operations.
29 June 2022
The visit by British billionaire Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, to Ukraine is another evidence that the world and famous people support Ukraine.
Russia sees any talk of concessions or even negotiations as a weakness, with blackmail, bloodshed, and destruction being the backbone of Russia's foreign policy.
The decision NATO took at the 2008 Bucharest Summit and all subsequent decisions with respect to Georgia and Ukraine have been reaffirmed.
NATO's new Strategic Concept reaffirms ope-door policy for Ukraine
The Russian Federation is the most significant and direct threat to Allies’ security, as well as peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area.
Russia "most significant and direct threat” - NATO Strategic Concept
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has hailed NATO’s clear position on Russia and the accession of Finland and Sweden.
Ukraine needs modern missile and air defense systems, and providing such systems will break Russia’s tactics to destroy cities and cause terror against civilians.
Russia must be isolated. It must not be present in the international bodies that it wants to destroy.
NATO and all Allies are now focusing on providing practical assistance to Ukraine in its self-defense against the Russian invasion, but once Ukraine wins this fight, NATO will be ready to return to the issue of its membership in the Alliance.
NATO to sustain support for Ukraine - Stoltenberg
NATO will continue to provide unprecedented support for Ukraine to ensure its right to self-defence to create the conditions for its victory in the war for its freedom.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in a phone call on Wednesday discussed another package of military assistance to Ukraine from NATO member states.
28 June 2022
The heads of state and government of NATO member states will adopt a new comprehensive assistance package to Ukraine at the Madrid summit to help the country resist Russian aggression.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, is counting on NATO assistance to Ukraine in providing surface-to-air missile systems and a strong Allied response to the latest Russian missile attack on the Kremenchuk shopping mall.