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Mr. Zelensky accused Russia of wanting to ‘take everything’, the US was hesitant to send missiles to Ukraine

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russian military is intensifying attacks in many areas such as Bakhmut, Popasna and Severodonetsk.

“The fighting in the coming weeks will be extremely difficult, and we need to anticipate that. We have no choice but to fight, let’s fight and win. Because the Russian military does not intend to take anything from us, but to take everything we have,” Zelensky was quoted as saying on the website President.gov.ua on the night of May 23.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: AP

“But to win, each of us has to try. We need to help the military, we need to protect the very essentials of Ukraine in all the international platforms that you can reach,” Zelensky added.

According to the President of Ukraine, he himself is still calling for pressure from the international community against Russia, and announced that the country’s representative will be present at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on May 23. “continues to call for more financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, and prioritizes weapons and ammunition.”

US hesitant to send anti-ship missiles to Ukraine

Al Jazeera news agency quoted sources from US officials and Congress as saying that only a few countries are willing to send anti-ship missiles to the Ukrainian government. “No country wants to be the first and only country to send Harpoon missiles to Kiev, because they fear possible retaliation from the Moscow government if a ship is sunk by anti-ship missiles. this,” said an unnamed US official.

Earlier, the adviser of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko on May 20 announced that the country was in discussions with the US authorities on the issue of supplying Harpoon anti-ship missiles.

“The US is preparing a plan to ‘take down’ Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Our military’s ability to fight against Russian warships has convinced the Washington government to prepare a plan to break the blockade of Ukrainian ports by the enemy. The supply of powerful anti-ship weapons such as Harpoon missiles or Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is being discussed,” Gerashchenko’s Twitter post at the time wrote.

EU to announce ban on Russian oil imports ‘in the coming days’

“The European Union looks like it will agree on a ban on oil imports from Russia in the coming days. However, this ban will not automatically weaken Russia, because higher oil prices have enabled them to make more money while selling less oil,” German Economy Minister Robert Habeck told the company. believe Al Jazeera.

According to Al Jazeera, many EU member states are heavily dependent on gas and oil supplies from Russia. Especially Hungary, when its President Viktor Orban recently confirmed that he would not agree with the energy sanctions introduced by the EU against Russia.

“Those sanctions have the potential to damage Hungary, drive up prices and destroy the economy. The introduction of sanctions against Russia would be equivalent to atomic bombs, as they could lead to a situation where Hungary could not feed its people,” Orban said.

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