02/17/2023
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 00:07 majority of Germans reject fighter jet delivery +++
The majority of Germans are against the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine. In the ARD “Germany Trend” 64 percent of those questioned reject the provision. Only 23 percent support it, 13 percent don’t want to or can’t comment on it. Rejection is greatest among supporters of the AfD and the left, with 86 and 81 percent respectively opposing it. The proposal is still most popular with supporters of the Greens with 38 percent and FDP with 34 percent. In the case of the Union with 27 percent and SPD with 26 percent, approval is significantly lower.
+++ 23:20 Ukraine may keep confiscated oligarch assets +++
Ukraine to get €250m fortune from Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine has upheld a decision by the Ministry of Justice in Kiev, according to which Deripaska’s companies, land and holdings will be handed over to the state, the Ukrainian secret service said. Ukraine wants to use the money to compensate for war damage. Deripaska is close to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and, as a supporter of the war of aggression against Ukraine, is also subject to sanctions in the West.
+++ 22:12 US officials: sanctions against Russia hinder supplies +++
According to the US, the sanctions imposed on Russia at the beginning of the invasion are gradually affecting the supply of important parts to replace destroyed or used up war equipment. Russia is trying to circumvent the restrictions, said senior economics ministry official Alan Estevez. However, not everything that is needed can be imported. “Over time, (President Vladimir) Putin’s war machine will be crippled, and as we continue to supply arms to Ukraine, its military capability will increase and Putin’s will decrease.”
+++ 21:16 Khodorkovsky: No peace with Putin +++
The Russian anti-Kremlin Mikhail Khodorkovsky does not believe in a peace solution for Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “As long as Putin’s regime is in power, the war will not end,” said Khodorkovsky in Munich before the official start of the Munich Security Conference (MSC). Khodorkovsky described Russian society as deeply divided down to the families because of the war against Ukraine. This is not yet a war of the Russian people. If, under the conditions of a dictatorship, 15 to 20 percent of the people said they were against the war, that was a lot.
You can read earlier developments in the Ukraine war here.