September 29, 2024
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 05:42 Zelensky spokesman on weapons release: Russians will be the first to know +++
According to the spokesman for the Ukrainian president, there is still no final decision on the use of Western weapons on Russian territory. Serhiy Nykyforov explains in the Ukrainian news program 24/7 that there is still “no final, clear decision” on this issue. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “held discussions with all parties on which this decision depends – Italy, France, Great Britain and of course the USA.” Zelensky’s spokesman added: “We must understand that the Russians will be the first to know about the permission to penetrate deep into Russian territory. They will be the first to know, and then there will be an official announcement.”
+++ 04:45 Switzerland supports China’s peace plan, Kyiv disappoints +++
The Swiss Foreign Ministry has expressed support for a China-led peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. Switzerland’s view of such efforts has changed significantly, explains the ministry in Bern. From Kiev it is said that Switzerland’s attitude is a disappointment. Ukraine is currently preparing a second peace summit for November. In June, dozens of states, excluding Russia and China, took part in a first meeting in Switzerland.
+++ 03:29 Lithuania launches aid package for Kyiv +++
Lithuania is sending a military aid package including ammunition, computers and logistics supplies to Ukraine. The Lithuanian government said the aid would arrive this week. According to Vilnius, Lithuania has already delivered 155mm ammunition, M577 and M113 armored vehicles, anti-drone systems, anti-tank weapons, remote detonation systems and other equipment since the beginning of this year.
+++ 02:29 Three dead after attacks in Kharkiv region +++
Three people were killed and six others injured in Russian airstrikes on the village of Slatyne in the Kharkiv region, regional authorities report. The attack targeted civilian infrastructure, hitting an educational institution and shops while people walked on the streets, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubow said.
+++ 01:29 North Korea calls US military aid “playing with fire” +++
North Korea, accused of illegal arms sales to Russia, says $8 billion in U.S. military aid to Ukraine is “an incredible mistake” and a game of fire against nuclear superpower Russia. US President Joe Biden announced the new aid on the occasion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington. It is intended to support Kiev in self-defense and includes, among other things, longer-range weapons that are intended to improve the country’s ability to attack Russia from a safe distance.
+++ 00:25 Attack on Sumy: The number of victims rises to ten +++
The death toll has risen to ten after a Russian attack on a hospital in the Ukrainian border town of Sumy. In the first attack on the clinic, one person was killed, explains Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko. While the patients were being evacuated, the hospital was bombed again. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of waging a “war on hospitals.”
+++ 22:54 Zelenskyj team: USA shows great interest in the Ukrainian “victory plan” +++
According to Ukrainian presidential office spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov, the US government is showing “great interest” in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s so-called “victory plan.” Kykyforov thus contradicts corresponding media reports that reported a skeptical attitude from Washington. “That’s not true,” says Nykyforov on Ukrainian television. The plan was “received constructively”. He adds that US President Joe Biden has promised to return to the plan with “some decisions and answers” at the Ramstein Contact Group meeting in Germany on October 12.
+++ 22:25 Zelenskyj: Trump is on the side of Ukraine +++
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump will side with Ukraine if he wins the November election. This is what Zelenskyj said after the meeting with the US Republican Fox News channel. “I don’t know what will happen after the elections and who will be president,” says Zelensky. “But I received very direct information from Donald Trump that he will be on our side, that he will support Ukraine.”
+++ 21:40 Lavrov: West should not “want to fight to victory” with a nuclear power +++
In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West against “fighting to victory with a nuclear power, which is Russia.” He describes the attempts to defeat Russia as a “suicidal adventure.” Just a few days ago, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin again threatened to use nuclear weapons. According to Putin, any conventional attack on Russia supported by a nuclear power will be viewed as a joint attack by these countries.
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