USA no longer want to deliver to Ukraine promised weapons

Ukraine has to expect that the United States will not deliver some of the previously promised weapons. “Politico” and the broadcaster NBC News reported, citing the matter with the matter, or defense officials and congress members of a delivery freezer of certain rockets and ammunition. According to “Politico” and other US media, deliveries to Kiev rockets for air defense system of the type Patriot as well as precision artillery and grenades concern. The background of the decision from the Pentagon is the concern about too small US weapons. The media reported that there had been a review of the stocks beforehand.

The White House did not confirm any details on request. In a statement by the deputy spokeswoman for the White House, Anna Kelly, it was said: “This decision was made to put the interests of America in the foreground after the Ministry of Defense had checked the military support and help of our nation for other countries around the world.” Kelly emphasized the strength of the US armed forces, and added: “Just ask Iran”.

According to the reports, the weapons were promised to the reports under Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden. Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian attack war for more than three years.

Selenskyj had warned of massive effects for his country in early June if the United States was supposed to shorten or completely hire support for Ukraine. The United States, once the largest supporter of Ukraine, had no longer decided on the Ukraine attacked by Russia since January.

The stop was announced just a few days after a meeting between Trump and Selenskyj at the NATO summit in the Hague. Trump had given Selenskyj a very vague answer to the question of delivery of further patriot air defense systems, which Ukraine urgently wanted for its defense war. “We will see if we can make them available. They are very difficult to get,” said Trump.

The first phone call of France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin for more than two and a half years. The Élysée Palace announced that Macron had called for a quick ceasefire and the start of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

The Kremlin announced that Putin had said Macron that the causes of the conflict in Kiev had to be removed. It is also necessary to recognize the reality on site.

The Kremlin chief once again pushed responsibility for the Ukraine war he ordered and renewed his regional claims in the neighboring country. In addition to the Crimea, which was annexed in 2014, Russia also demands at least the four Eastern Ukrainian areas of Luhansk, Donetsk, Cherson and Saporischschja. Most recently, Putin also emphasized that he wanted to create a “buffer zone” in the Ukrainian border area. This would have further Ukrainian areas under Moscow control.

Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) refer to a alleged drone attack near the Russian Saporischschja nuclear power plant in Ukraine. According to the operators, vehicles were damaged, the IAEA said in Vienna. The incident is said to have occurred about 600 meters away from one of the six reactors. The Saporischschja nuclear power plant is the largest nuclear system in Europe. The six nuclear reactors have been switched off for a long time.

The IAEA team in Saporischchja was shown a truck that was presumably hit by a drone on Friday. The team was unable to see any damage and no drones – the employees were too far from the vehicles. However, they would have seen burnt grass and other charred vegetation.

According to the announcement, IAEA boss Rafael Grossi said to the alleged drone fire: “If this report is confirmed, this would be a completely unacceptable attack near a large nuclear power plant. Whoever is behind such attacks plays with the fire. This must stop immediately.” Too many drones flow too close to Ukrainian nuclear power plants. They endangered nuclear security. As you saw in February, you could badly damage the systems.

In February, according to the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, a Russian drone damaged the protective cover of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant almost 40 years ago. Increased radiation values ​​were not reported afterwards. The Kremlin had denied a Russian attack on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the IAEA has played a central role in protecting and monitoring the condition and the security of the Ukrainian nuclear power plants. She regularly sends experts teams on the active reactor locations in Riwne and Chmelnyzkyj and has been in the Saporischschja nuclear power plant since September 2022, which has been under Russian control since March 2022.