{"id":4238,"date":"2023-02-23T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4238"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:43","slug":"ukraine-will-prevail-on-the-eve-of-invasion-anniversary-zelensky-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/ukraine-will-prevail-on-the-eve-of-invasion-anniversary-zelensky-says\/2023\/02\/23\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine “will Prevail ” on the eve of Invasion Anniversary, Zelensky says"},"content":{"rendered":"

KYIV (AFP) – On<\/span> the<\/span> eve<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> one-year<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion,<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> said,<\/span> “Ukraine<\/span> will<\/span> win<\/span> against<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> army.”<\/span> Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> has<\/span> previously<\/span> promised<\/span> to<\/span> increase<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> arms<\/span> production<\/span> and<\/span> develop<\/span> “all<\/span> the<\/span> components”<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> armed<\/span> forces<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> rages<\/span> on.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Concern<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> will<\/span> try<\/span> to<\/span> “memorial”<\/span> his<\/span> first<\/span> anniversary<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>Gulliver<\/span> Cragg<\/span> reports<\/span> from<\/span> Kiev<\/span> that<\/span> fear<\/span> and<\/span> anxiety<\/span> are<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> air<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> eve<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> one-year<\/span> anniversary<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> all-out<\/span> Russian<\/span> invasion.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Zelensky<\/span> has<\/span> not<\/span> seen<\/span> China’s<\/span> peace<\/span> plan,<\/span> but<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> welcome<\/span> talks<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> not<\/span> seen<\/span> China’s<\/span> peace<\/span> proposal,<\/span> but<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> “would<\/span> like<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> China.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Italy<\/span> demands<\/span> her<\/span> G7<\/span> sanctions<\/span> against<\/span> Russia<\/span> be<\/span> enforced<\/span> by<\/span> all<\/span> her<\/span> G20<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>Italy’s<\/span> Economy<\/span> Minister<\/span> Giancarlo<\/span> Giorgetti<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> sanctions<\/span> G7<\/span> countries<\/span> imposed<\/span> on<\/span> Russia<\/span> after<\/span> its<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> should<\/span> also<\/span> be<\/span> imposed<\/span> by<\/span> all<\/span> G20<\/span> countries.<\/span> G7<\/span> pledges<\/span> $39<\/span> billion<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> for<\/span> 2023<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>G7<\/span> (G7)<\/span> countries<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> increased<\/span> economic<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> this<\/span> year<\/span> to<\/span> $39<\/span> billion<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> pushing<\/span> his<\/span> IMF<\/span> program<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> March,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> issued<\/span> by<\/span> Japan.<\/span> .<\/span> current<\/span> president.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> Finnish<\/span> Ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> announced<\/span> Thursday<\/span> that<\/span> Finland<\/span> will<\/span> send<\/span> three<\/span> Leopard<\/span> 2<\/span> main<\/span> battle<\/span> tanks<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Putin<\/span> has<\/span> promised<\/span> to<\/span> increase<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> arms<\/span> production<\/span> and<\/span> “strengthen”<\/span> its<\/span> military.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> has<\/span> called<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> military<\/span> the<\/span> guarantor<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> stability<\/span> and<\/span> promised<\/span> to<\/span> increase<\/span> weapons<\/span> production<\/span> almost<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> offensive<\/span> began.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> video<\/span> released<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin,<\/span> he<\/span> said:<\/span> “Now<\/span> our<\/span> industry<\/span> is<\/span> rapidly<\/span> increasing<\/span> the<\/span> production<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> kinds<\/span> of<\/span> conventional<\/span> weapons.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> president<\/span> also<\/span> paid<\/span> tribute<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> soldiers<\/span> who<\/span> fought<\/span> “heroically”<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> “protected<\/span> the<\/span> people<\/span> on<\/span> historic<\/span> land.”<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> “unbreakable<\/span> unity<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> key<\/span> to<\/span> our<\/span> victory,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sweden<\/span> open<\/span> to<\/span> sending<\/span> Leopards<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> defence<\/span> minister<\/span> says<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweden<\/span> is<\/span> open<\/span> to<\/span> sending<\/span> some<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> Leopard<\/span> battle<\/span> tanks<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Nordic<\/span> country<\/span> prepares<\/span> to<\/span> present<\/span> another<\/span> package<\/span> of<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> fight<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> invasion,<\/span> its<\/span> defence<\/span> minister<\/span> told<\/span> local<\/span> news<\/span> agency<\/span> TT.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sweden<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> preparing<\/span> to<\/span> send<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> the<\/span> advanced<\/span> Archer<\/span> artillery<\/span> system<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> but<\/span> support<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Swedish<\/span> parliament<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> growing<\/span> to<\/span> additionally<\/span> contribute<\/span> some<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> around<\/span> 120<\/span> Leopard<\/span> tanks.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Spain’s<\/span> PM<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> for<\/span> talks<\/span> with<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> ahead<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> war<\/span> anniversary<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spain’s<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Pedro<\/span> Sanchez<\/span> travelled<\/span> to<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> show<\/span> of<\/span> support<\/span> a<\/span> day<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> one-year<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Russia<\/span> accuses<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> of<\/span> planning<\/span> to<\/span> invade<\/span> Moldova’s<\/span> breakaway<\/span> region<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia’s<\/span> defence<\/span> ministry<\/span> accused<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> of<\/span> planning<\/span> to<\/span> invade<\/span> Moldova’s<\/span> breakaway<\/span> Transnistria<\/span> region<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> false<\/span> flag<\/span> operation,<\/span> the<\/span> RIA<\/span> news<\/span> agency<\/span> reported.<\/span> The<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> was<\/span> planning<\/span> an<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> alleged<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> from<\/span> Transnistria<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> pretext<\/span> for<\/span> aggression,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> RIA.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Biden:<\/span> No<\/span> Signs<\/span> Russia<\/span> Considers<\/span> Suspending<\/span> Nuclear<\/span> Weapons<\/span> Treaty<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S.<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> issued<\/span> fresh<\/span> criticism<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> suspension<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> nuclear<\/span> deal,<\/span> but<\/span> stressed<\/span> that<\/span> there<\/span> were<\/span> no<\/span> signs<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> was<\/span> any<\/span> closer<\/span> to<\/span> actually<\/span> using<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>US<\/span> considers<\/span> releasing<\/span> information<\/span> on<\/span> possible<\/span> China<\/span> arms<\/span> transfers<\/span> to<\/span> Russia<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>The<\/span> Biden<\/span> administration<\/span> is<\/span> considering<\/span> releasing<\/span> information<\/span> it<\/span> believes<\/span> China<\/span> is<\/span> considering<\/span> providing<\/span> weapons<\/span> to<\/span> support<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> The<\/span> Wall<\/span> Street<\/span> Journal<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Courtesy AFP,AP and Reuters)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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