Wars 2022 02/24 Monitoring Russian and Ukraine War.

[Lulldapull]

Most Pakistani children now consider posh restaurants and shopping malls to be the measurement of development. I have already given up any hope for the country.

I was hoping we learnt our lesson in yemen after the Maarib disaster of Raheel Sharif sahb and the good sense of Mian sahb to extricate our poor sods from that meat grinder. Now if our establishment sends our people to die in Ukraine as mercs.....I will seriously lose all respect for them. They can't treat our ghareeb as cannon fodder. It will be a real shame.

 

[Old School]

[H1]Ukraine likely inflated own combat successes – Forbes[/H1]
Kiev's claims of downing Russian planes aren't backed by available evidence, the Western publican said.
Forbes wrote on Monday that Ukraine has likely exaggerated the number of reported downings of Russian aircraft. The American business magazine analyzed the statements made by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and the country's Defense Ministry and concluded that not all of them can be independently verified.
Kiev claimed that its 110th Mechanized Brigade had shot down seven Russian Su-25 attack aircraft between May 4 and May 25. And yet, only two supposed shootdowns were backed by some sort of visual evidence, Forbes noted, referring to "a grainy photo of something burning on the ground," and a video that "might depict a missile hitting a low-flying jet," respectively.
Ukraine likely inflated own combat successes – Forbes — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

 

[Lulldapull]

Bewquff jungli khotay! they think F-sola goin turn the tide?......Iss-toopid people, do mint k ander rhusshian nay in ko tabah ker dena hae:

Ukraine will acquire F-16 fighter jets ‘very soon’: Defense minister

Defense Minister Umerov said some half of its desperately-needed foreign military aid is arriving late.

www.presstv.ir

 

[Saif]

It will be ‘difficult’ to attend Ukraine peace talks without Russia: China

China said Friday it would be ‘difficult’ for it to take part in a planned conference on the war in Ukraine next month if Russia did not attend...

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It will be 'difficult' to attend Ukraine peace talks without Russia: China
Agence France-Presse . Beijing/ Prague 31 May, 2024, 21:57

| AFP file photo.

China said Friday it would be 'difficult' for it to take part in a planned conference on the war in Ukraine next month if Russia did not attend.

While China says it is a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict, it has been criticised for refusing to condemn Moscow for its offensive.

Ukraine is trying to whip up attendance at the June peace conference in Switzerland, where it hopes to win broad international backing for its vision of the terms needed to end Russia's war.

While President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged China to take part, Beijing insisted on Friday that any summit would need the participation of Russia, which Ukraine has rejected.

Beijing believes the conference 'should have the recognition of Russia and Ukraine, equal participation of all parties and fair discussion of all peace plans,' foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.

'Otherwise, it is difficult for the conference to play a substantive role in restoring peace,' she added.

'The arrangement of the meeting still falls short of China's requirements and the expectations of the international community, making it difficult for China to attend,' Mao said.

Moscow has dismissed the idea of a peace summit without Russia as 'absurd'.

On the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Friday, China's top defence official reiterated Beijing's 'objective, impartial position' on the war, according to a spokesman.

'We have honoured our commitment not to provide weapons to either side of the conflict,' spokesman Wu Qian said, following the rare meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China's Dong Jun.

'We have implemented strict controls on exports of military items,' Wu said.

'China will continue resolutely to promote peace talks and play a constructive role, but we firmly oppose the United States shifting blame onto us,' he added.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday called on members to commit to keeping annual military aid for Ukraine at a minimum of 40 billion euros ($43 billion), after alliance foreign ministers debated long-term support for Kyiv.

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[Saif]

Turkey opposes NATO takes part in Ukraine war

Turkey’s foreign minister said Friday that his country did not want NATO to ‘take part’ in the Ukraine war as other alliance members allow Kyiv to strike...

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Turkey opposes NATO takes part in Ukraine war
Agence France-Presse . Ankara 02 June, 2024, 02:03

Sympathisers and members of Hungarian parties FIDESZ and Christian Democratic Party march in Budapest on Saturday during their Peace March to demonstrate for the peace in Ukraine one week before the EU election. | AFP photo
Turkey's foreign minister said Friday that his country did not want NATO to 'take part' in the Ukraine war as other alliance members allow Kyiv to strike Russia with their weapons.

'We support the continuation of aid to Ukraine and Ukraine's capacity for dissuasion (against Russia), but we do not want NATO to take part in this war,' Hakan Fidan said after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague.

'We think a balance must be maintained between these two things, both by the member states and by NATO' overall, he added, warning that the conflict could spread regionally and spark worse crises.

Turkey has managed to tread a fine diplomatic line by maintaining ties with both Russia and Ukraine since Moscow invaded its pro-Western neighbour in February 2022.

Washington on Thursday gave the green light for Ukraine to use US weapons to defend its Kharkiv region on the border with Russia, overcoming previous concerns that authorising such strikes could drag NATO into a direct conflict with Russia.

Germany on Friday said it too had given Ukraine permission to fire German-delivered weapons at targets in Russia.

Italy's foreign minister repeated his opposition Saturday to Ukraine using Italian weapons inside Russia, warning of a 'delicate' situation where 'rash' moves must be avoided.

Support is growing among NATO allies for allowing Ukraine to use Western-donated weapons to strike inside Russian territory—but Rome, a founding member of the alliance, remains opposed.

'It is a very delicate moment, we must not make false steps' and must avoid 'rash steps and declarations', Antonio Tajani told a meeting in Rapallo, northwest Italy, according to the AGI and ANSA news agencies.

He added that 'even the US has not authorised the indiscriminate use of its weapons against Russia, but only to strike a base from where the drones depart. They too are very cautious', AGI reported.

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