In Ukraine, are Westerners playing with fire?

In Ukraine, fighting continues in the Kharkiv region. The Russian army’s gains between its border and Kharkiv have been significant in recent days. “I won’t say it’s a great success [pour la Russie]but we must be sober and understand that they are moving into our territory »reacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an interview with Agence-France Presse.

The leader also said he expected Russia to step up its offensive in the northeast and warned that kyiv had only a quarter of the air defenses needed to hold the front line. The head of the military administration of the Kharkiv administrative region, Oleh Synehoubov, explained that “9,907 people had been evacuated” since the start of the Russian assault in the area.

NATO is considering sending trainers

Faced with several setbacks by the Ukrainian army, NATO is considering sending trainers to Ukraine. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. raised the possibility Thursday aboard his plane en route to a NATO meeting in Brussels. “We will get there in time”, did he declare. For now, an effort in Ukraine would “At risk a group of NATO trainers” and would most likely involve deciding whether to use valuable air defenses to protect the trainers instead of critical Ukrainian infrastructure close to the battlefield.

The move could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war. It follows a request from kyiv, which asked Westerners to help them “train 150,000 new recruits, as close as possible to the front line for faster deployment,” says the daily. The New York Times. If the Biden administration continues to say there will be no U.S. troops on the ground.

A position which comes after the controversial remarks of the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, visiting kyiv on Wednesday. Top US diplomat says Ukrainian forces could bomb Russia with US-supplied equipment “We did not encourage or facilitate strikes outside Ukraine, but ultimately it is up to Ukraine to make its decisions on how it fights this war” did he declare. A change of posture nuanced the next day by the State Department.

Belgorod targeted by kyiv with French weapons

Even so, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned the Atlantic Alliance and the West that they were playing with fire by allowing Ukraine to use their missiles and weapons to strike Russia and that Moscow would retaliate. “Once again, we wish to unequivocally warn Washington, London, Brussels and other Western capitals, as well as kyiv, which is under their control, that they are playing with fire. Russia will not let such encroachments on its territory go unanswered”indicates the press release.

The Russian authorities even accused kyiv this Saturday of having attacked it with French guided bombs and American anti-radar missiles in the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine. Russia accused the Kiev regime on Saturday of having attacked it with French guided bombs in the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine. “ An attempt by the kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using French-made Hammer guided bombs and American-made HARM anti-radar missiles against targets on Russian territory was prevented. the Russian Defense Ministry said.