Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Tuesday, December 17, 2024, discover the latest news around this conflict.
Assassination of a Russian general: Moscow accuses Westerners of being “accomplices” of Ukraine
Russian General Igor Kirillov was killed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) during a special operation in Moscow, an SBU source said on Tuesday. Ukraine considered Igor Kirillov a war criminal and a “absolutely legitimate target”added this source, accusing the Russian officer of having ordered the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces
Russia accused the West on Tuesday of being “accomplices” of the assassination of a Russian general in Moscow, claimed by Ukraine, due to their lack of criticism towards this type of operations carried out by kyiv.
“All those who welcome these attacks or deliberately ignore them are complicit”indicated the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova, accusing kyiv’s allies “to approve war crimes”.
Ukraine says it arrested Russian “agents” who were spying on F-16 fighters
The Ukrainian security services (SBU) said on Tuesday that they had arrested members of the “largest network of agents” Russians responsible for spying on military airfields that can accommodate the precious F-16 military planes that Ukraine received from the West.
“The SBU military counterintelligence service neutralized a vast network” including 12 “Russian agents and their information”the SBU said in a statement. These people operated in five regions of the country to “discover” location “secret military airfields” capable of accommodating F-16s, according to the same source.
Zelensky calls on the West to “urgently strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged his Western allies to “urgently strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield”while kyiv’s forces have been retreating for months against the Russian army.
“The main thing that will unite us”during the meeting on Thursday with the Europeans in Brussels, “is to determine how to urgently strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield, politically and geopolitically”Mr. Zelensky said during a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Warsaw will “ensure” that peace talks do not lead to “unjust solutions”
The Polish Prime Minister assured Tuesday in Lviv in Ukraine that his country would “watch” that possible negotiations on peace in this country at war with Russia do not result in solutions “unfair”.
“We will be very vigilant and will participate in all possible talks. We will ensure above all that no negotiation results in unfair decisions”said Donald Tusk, after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“There is no reason for Ukraine to give in” to Moscow in the event of negotiations, according to Tusk
The Polish Prime Minister declared on Tuesday in Lviv in Ukraine that this country had not “no reason to give in to Moscow” in the event of negotiations on peace in this country attacked by Moscow.
“Ukraine has no reason to give in. Ukraine is under attack. It is Moscow that must reconsider (its actions)”underlined Donald Tusk, after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while adding that “the only way” to achieve this objective is to “cooperate and support Ukraine fully and in solidarity, before any negotiations”.
