Difficult winter awaits Ukrainians, US and its allies will do everything to protect its infrastructure, - Blinken said
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the States and allies will do everything to protect and repair Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
He announced this on Twitter, Censor.NET reports.
"We will be with Ukraine as long as it takes. Ukrainians have a tough winter ahead of them, and we will work tirelessly with the G7 and other partners to repair, replace and protect Ukraine's energy infrastructure," he stressed. Source:
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Number of desertions in Russian army is increasing, - General Staff
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published information on the increase in the number of desertions in the Russian army.
As Censor.NET informs, this was reported on the official Facebook page of the General Staff.
The message states: "Due to significant losses of personnel, there has been an increase in cases of desertion of Russian servicemen and their leaving combat positions in the Luhansk region. In order to maintain control over the situation, the Russian military leadership has increased the number of patrols to detain and return deserters to their units." Source:
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Brussels should do its "homework" in context of Ukraine’s accession to EU, - Berbok
The European Union should deal with internal transformations against the background of potential expansion, in particular, the acceptance of Ukraine into its membership.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbok said this in an interview with the Romanian portal Digi24, Censor.NET reports with reference to "European Truth".
The head of the German Foreign Ministry called granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union in June a "historic moment".
"Ukrainians also fight every day for the right to freely choose their future. And they see this future in Europe, in the EU. The road there will still be long and, of course, difficult at times, but we are doing everything possible to support Ukraine in the process of harmonizing its legal system and standards with European ones, thus paving the way to EU membership," she noted.
At the same time, Burbok noted that the European Union should also do its "homework".
"It is not enough to hang more new flags on the (EU) Council building in Brussels. We have to think about how we can remain able to act and take decisions in an enlarged Union. This is why we support reforms such as the use of qualified majority voting in more areas." , - explained the head of the German Foreign Ministry.
Back in June, Annalena Berbok spoke out for the reform of the European Union, in particular, the rejection of the principle of unanimity of decision-making in foreign policy, before the bloc's expansion, and also supported Ukraine's entry into the EU.
We will remind you that the Minister of European Affairs of the Government of Austria, Karoline Edtstadler, considers Ukraine's accession to the European Union a real prospect if it continues to follow the path of reforms. Source:
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