Direct confrontation on the battlefield in Ukraine may lead for the first time since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the < Russia and the United States, as Washington significantly strengthens Kiev's military capability with Moscow threatening to hit US and NATO targets./p>
At the same time, the revelations about mass graves, even 9000 civilians in Mariupol, where Russian forces are pounding the Azovstal steel plant, cause horror, despite the impression left by Vladimir Putin on Thursday, about its suspension. Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Kremlin last night of failing to agree to an Easter truce and “succeeded” in opposing Moscow's efforts.to hold a referendum on Kherson's secession from Ukraine.
Washington's moves and Moscow's response
Developments on Thursday seems to give a new, dramatic turn to the war in Ukraine, as Washington's determination to strengthen Kyiv militarily shows that the correlations in the field can change significantly and be challenged. Russian supremacy , especially on the eastern front where the invading forces have turned.
As an anonymous Pentagon official said, Ukrainians now have more tanks than the Russians the ability and ability to use them. No matter what this may mean in practice , as the general military superiority of the Russians is not in question, it is now a fact that the Ukrainian defense is significantly strengthened.
The announcement by Washington that it is sending a large military package to Ukraine with dozens of shells, ammunition, drones, Howitzer type self-propelled guns and ammunition, has angered Moscow. In fact, these drones ghosts , as reported, were rapidly deployed by the US Air Force specifically for the war in Ukraine. These are a total of at least 121 Phoenix Ghost Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems. The US $ 800 million in new US military aid to Ukraine announces US decision Joe Biden has warned Vladimir Putin that Territory “
Reacting to the White House move, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova insisted that Moscow has the right to target US and NATO forces in the event that Western weapons cross into Ukrainian territory. This is Russia's clearest threat to Western countries since the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24.
It should be noted that the United States shows the willingness to take an increasingly active leading and coordinating role in supporting the Ukrainian defense against the Russian invasion. It is indicative that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin invited his counterparts from several countries to a meeting next Tuesday, to discuss the defense of Ukraine . The meeting will take place at the US air base Rammstein in Germany, as officially announced by the US Pentagon spokesman John Kerby./strong>
Late Thursday night, Ukrainian President Zhelensky announced that Russia had rejected a proposal for a truce over Easter, accusing Moscow of seeking a referendum on the independence of the Kherson and Zaporizhian regions. its army , in the southern part of the country. And he called on the people of these areas not to cooperate with the Russian occupation forces in this process.
“There will be no democratic democracy in Kherson. “If anyone wants a new annexation, new, even stronger sanctions will hit Russia,” Zelensky said, referring to the dramatic call to action. requested by the Russian Armed Forces . They do not just want to take stock. Nor should they distribute humanitarian aid of any kind. “This is the so-called referendum in our territory, if an order arrives from Moscow to organize this comedy.”
