According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia is increasing the size of its army by another 100,000 people, is actively developing its military industry and is enlisting North Korea to help. The President of Ukraine emphasizes that Ukraine's allies must take this threat into account and act accordingly, Informator reports, quoted by FOKUS, referring to the evening address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says that Russia continues to expand its armed forces, attracting more than 100,000 recruits. According to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not considering peace talks. On the contrary, "he is preparing for a prolonged military confrontation".
The Ukrainian head of state stated this in his address on February 8, emphasizing the active strengthening of the Russian army. According to intelligence reports, Russia is creating new divisions, increasing weapons production and working in closer cooperation with North Korea.
"Putin is not preparing for negotiations, not for peace, but for the continuation of the war, and not only against us, against Ukraine. At the moment, they are increasing their army by more than 100,000 soldiers. All partners should know about this and see it", Zelensky emphasized.
The president also reported that the new head of the NATO Military Committee had visited Ukraine the other day. This is his first visit, demonstrating his support for Ukraine.
"Today we discussed the preparations for Ramstein and the needs of our defense - our common defense... We need to see together what the threats are and what our countermeasures are. We need to have a clear understanding: here, in Europe, every country will have to strengthen its defense, and the goal of 5% of GDP for defense will not disappear from the agenda“, Zelensky emphasized.
The United States has a key message for the upcoming Ramstein summit in Brussels. The main thing is to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible. This time, Britain, not the United States, will chair the Ramstein summit. For US President Donald Trump, this is the first summit in Ramstein since he took office.
We recall that the United States and Russia have allegedly not yet begun discussions about a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Previously, however, he had spoken about intensifying contacts between the countries.
Instead, according to some reports, US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin may meet this spring. The Russian State Duma claims that contacts are possible in February or March, while German MP Roderich Koesewetter indicates that the talks could take place in a few weeks.