Suggestion of change in war situation in Ukraine due to weapons support from Europe and the United States
Additional 1.5 billion euros in aid for 26 countries supporting Ukraine
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace (front row, right), Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov (front row, left) and Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov (front row, center) at the Ukraine Assistance Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on November 11. ) held a press conference with Reuters/Yonhap News
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Britain’s defense minister said Russia was “starting to lose” the war as Ukraine, backed by Western precision weapons, stepped up its offensive on the southern front.
Britain’s Defense Minister Ben Wallace told the #CopenhagenUkraine2022 conference of Ukraine donors in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday that the Russian aggression was “upsetting” and that Russia was “starting to lose”. and evaluated. Reuters and others reported. At the conference, 26 countries, including host Britain and Denmark, agreed to provide Ukraine with €1.5 billion ($1.55 billion) in additional military and economic assistance.
Defense Minister Wallace stressed that fighting and loss of life continued, but it was important to understand that Russia was “starting to lose in many areas.” “Russian aggression has been revised one after another to focus only on the south and east,” he said, adding, “This is a big departure from the so-called three-day special operation they were originally talking about. What I am doing,” he pointed out. “Russian President Putin has been taking a gamble that by August, or in the next few months, we will all be tired of conflict and the international community will be heading in different directions, but the opposite is true.” said. Defense Minister Wallace said the aid agreed at the meeting “is all about helping Ukraine win, defending Ukraine’s sovereignty, and thwarting Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine.”
Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov said the money agreed at the meeting would be used for the production and purchase of weapons, training Ukrainian forces and clearing landmines, while the West promised to increase its arms support to Ukraine. . He also announced that he will hold a donor country meeting in September to discuss additional aid.
Britain, which leads the arms support to Ukraine along with the United States, pledged 300 million euros on the same day, including the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the M31A1 precision-guided missile with a range of 80 kilometers. Ukraine has recently been using precision mobile weapons such as the US-backed High Mobility Rocket Artillery System (HIMARS) deployed in combat to attack key Russian military installations, including on the Southern Front. As a result, the Ukrainian military is being assessed as continuing its offensive against the Russian military.
By Jeon Ui-gil, senior staff reporter (contact [email protected])
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