More American weapons on the way to Ukraine, Russia may have lost a third of its troops

According to CNN, in a message posted on Twitter on May 15, Kuleba said he had met with Blinken in Berlin, Germany, where the foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held informal meeting on the weekend.

“We have agreed to work closely together to ensure that Ukraine’s food exports reach consumers in Africa and Asia. We are grateful to Secretary of State Blinken and the United States for their leadership and support. their foothold,” wrote the top Ukrainian diplomat.

At the meeting in Berlin, Blinken and Kuleba discussed the latest US security assistance package to strengthen Kiev’s defense capabilities as well as defense capabilities, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. like the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war.

A day earlier, on May 14, Republican leader in the US Senate Mitch McConnell and other congressmen of the same party made a surprise visit to Kiev to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. McConnell said he was urging Republican Senator Rand Paul to end his opposition to a $40 billion military aid package for the Eastern European country, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives.

Zelensky hailed the move as a strong signal of US bipartisan support for Ukraine and the strength of the Washington-Kiev relationship.

Britain believes Russia has lost a third of its forces in Ukraine

British military intelligence said that Russia has suffered a lot of losses in the military offensive campaign in Ukraine and maybe only two-thirds of the infantry force has been mobilized to fight. British authorities said that the ambush operation by Moscow forces in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine “has lost momentum and is significantly behind schedule”.

“Despite initial advances on a small scale, Russia has failed to acquire a significant amount of territory in the past month, while maintaining a high level of attrition. Russia may now have suffered a loss of 1/ Three ground combat forces that the country deployed in February”, quoted intelligence reports of the British Ministry of Defense. The agency assessed that Moscow forces are unlikely to significantly increase the speed of their advance in the next 30 days.

So far, the army Ukraine forced Russian military commanders to abandon their plans to advance to the capital, Kiev, before striking back quickly in the northeast and driving foreign troops out of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. A counter-offensive by Kiev forces is taking place near the Russian-controlled town of Izium.

Turkey sets conditions for Finland and Sweden to join NATO

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Finland and Sweden need to stop supporting terrorist groups against Ankara in these countries, provide clear security guarantees and lift export bans on Turkish products. Turkey as it seeks to join NATO.

Speaking after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin on May 15, Cavusoglu revealed that he had met his Finnish and Swedish counterparts to address Turkey’s concerns. He assessed that the contact had gone well and that the foreign ministers of the two Nordic countries had made proposals to alleviate Ankara’s “legitimate concerns”. Mr. Cavusoglu said that he himself provided the Finnish and Swedish side with evidence that the terrorists were residing in these countries.

Mr. Cavusoglu once again pointed out that Sweden “does not respect Turkey’s position” when it comes to the Kurdish terrorist group PKK meeting in Stockholm over the weekend. Cavusoglu stressed that Turkey is not threatening anyone or trying to oppose NATO’s open door policy.

On the same day, President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland officially confirmed that the country would apply to join NATO. They described it as a “historic decision”, ushering in a new era in which Finland “will be assured of its security and contribute to building a stable, strong and responsible Nordic region.” “.

According to CNN, the new move marks Finland’s abandonment of decades of neutrality and ignoring threats of retaliation from Russia.

The Finnish parliament is expected to approve the decision in the coming days, before authorities formally send an application to join NATO to the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, possibly next week.

Tuan Anh

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