967 days ago the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Ukrainian attacks continue to result in a progressive weakening of Russian military capabilities on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, said the British Ministry of Defense. Here's what happened in and around Ukraine over the last 24 hours.
> President Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky he said in Brussels that during a conversation with Donald Trump stated that Kyiv has two options: joining NATO or returning to nuclear weapons. – Apart from NATO, we do not know any other, more effective and efficient alliance. NATO countries they are not at war, the inhabitants of NATO countries live in peace, Zelensky said.
> Prime minister Donald Tusk at the conference after the EU summit in Brussels, he said that there was no consensus among EU leaders in assessing the victory plan presented in Brussels by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
> The US intends to focus on training Ukrainian F-16 cadet pilots, not experienced pilots, writes “The Wall Street Journal”. According to the daily, this may significantly extend the time during which Kiev will have a full squadron of American fighters ready to fight.
> – Thousands of North Korean soldiers is preparing for fights in Ukraine, and some of the officers are already on its territory. They joined the Russian army, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels.
> Ukrainian attacks continue to result in a progressive weakening of Russian military capabilities on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, said the British Ministry of Defense.
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> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied at NATO Headquarters that his country was preparing to create nuclear weapons “or something similar.” Earlier in the day, he stated that Ukraine had two options: either join NATO or have nuclear weapons.
> We need it urgently air defense systems – Volodymyr Zelensky appealed in Brussels. During the European Council summit, the President of Ukraine presented a “victory plan”, which he had presented to the Ukrainian parliament the day before.
> Australia will soon donate 49 US-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of a military support package worth $245 million, Australian Defense Industry Minister Pat Conroy said.
> General Valery Zaluzhny, former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and currently ambassador to Great Britain, supported on Thursday the plan to win the war against Russia presented by President Volodymyr Zelensky. He emphasized that the only real security guarantee for Ukraine is NATO membership.
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