West, with USA and the United Kingdom at the head, remain intact their commitment to the defense of Ukrainehalf a year after the beginning of the Russian invasion, branded in Moscow as a “special operation” to “denazify” the neighboring state. In this new anniversary of the conflict, the greatest threat to the security of the European continent as a whole since the end of the Second World War, the allies have wanted to send a powerful message of solidarity with the Government of Volodymyr Zelenskyapproving new financial aid packages and calling for increased arms shipments.
Coinciding with the anniversary Ukraine Independence Day -a holiday in which the country commemorates the Declaration of Independence approved in 1991 by the Supreme Soviet of the country, a few months before the Soviet disintegration – the president of the USA, Joe Bidenhas announced the concession of an arms aid package valued at $2.98 billion, the highest figure to date. Taking advantage of the occasion to congratulate the Ukrainian people on the holiday, Biden paid tribute to a citizenry “that has inspired the world with its extraordinary courage and dedication to freedom. “The United States is committed to helping the people of Ukraine as they continue to fight to defend their sovereignty,” she stressed.
Although the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is about to leave office, has taken the opportunity to pay another visit to kyiv previously unannouncedthe third since the start of hostilities, during which he has called on the international community to speed up arms deliveries. The president has reported the sending of thousands of drones latest generation and anti tank shells, and has stressed that his country would maintain its support for the Slavic country until the end. “The United Kingdom is and will be with you in the coming days and months; you can win and you will,” proclaimed the premiere British, flanked by his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky.
training mission
Taking advantage of such an important date, from Brussels, the head of European diplomacy, Joseph Borrellhas disclosed that the Twenty-seven are currently considering establishing a military training mission for the Armed Forces of the Slavic country, a proposal that they will debate in the next August 29 and 30 in a summit of the community defense ministers that will take place in prague. “As the European Union, we have to examine what we can do to support Ukraine and raise costs for Russia of this war”, declared the Spanish diplomat.
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Due to the war, the ephemeris on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day from the USSR has been celebrated discreetly. The government has banned public events, and only President Zelensky has delivered a vibrant speech. “We are going to fight (for our land) until the end; we are holding up well after six months; It is hard, although we close our fists we fight for our destiny”, the president has galvanized the citizens.
On the different war fronts, no major war activity to the usual. Military commanders, such as the commander of the Azov Battalion, Mkyta Nadtochii, have made gestures of defiance, noting that the Ukrainian nation “has become stronger to give a devastating response and punish criminals forever”. “We are going to win and a spirit of steel has risen from the ashes,” she proclaimed. In Kramatorsk, a town in Donbas in the hands of Ukrainian troops very close to the front, all shops were closed and the streets offered a desert look.