President Zelensky reveals Ukraine war has entered a new phase in the winter.

Another area where there is still fighting is Ukraine. Fighting between the Ukrainian army and the Russian army remains fierce and heavy in many areas. especially in Donetsk Oblast in the east and in Zaporizhia Oblast in southeastern Ukraine. But progress remains limited.

On December 1, the US news agency AP published an exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, which is approaching its second year, the interview contained many interesting points.

One of the points mentioned by the Ukrainian president is The coming winter has ushered in a new phase of the war and will make it even more complicated and difficult.

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The reason why President Zelensky stated this Not only does the cold weather provide an opportunity for Russia to turn to strategic airstrikes to destroy Ukrainian civilian energy infrastructure.

But at the same time, it also made fighting on the frontline more difficult. Whether it’s freezing temperatures The ground is soft from snow. that makes moving possible more difficult and dry grasslands, which resulted in soldiers having no camouflage space.

Another interesting point is The Ukrainian president admitted that counteroffensive operations over the summer did not bring the results the Ukrainian military had hoped for. It said the Ukrainian military expected the advance to be more rapid.

But the limited strength of the army and some weapons were not received after requests from the allied nations. causing limited progress

This interview comes at a time when Ukraine is facing difficult times. Meanwhile the fighting continued heavily. The amount of ammunition in Ukraine’s stockpile is steadily decreasing. This has led to concerns about whether Ukraine will have enough military equipment to prevent the fight against the Russian army from being halted.

Especially when a major ally like the United States Still unable to pass a budget to support arms and equipment for Ukraine. Amid disagreements within US politics

Most recently, the White House has issued a letter pressuring Congress to quickly pass a budget to support Ukraine. After there were signs that the budget support in the United States The grant to Ukraine is about to expire.

Yesterday (December 4) during a statement from the White House, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has come out to state that The Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget has sent an open letter to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson. from the republican party

It warned that Ukraine’s previously approved military aid budget will expire at the end of the year and that the United States will not be able to continue purchasing weapons and equipment for Ukraine. If the parliament still doesn’t rush to pass the new budget.

and stated that it does not matter whether the members of the House of Representatives are from the Republican Party or the Democrat Party. They should vote to pass this budget because voting against the Ukraine aid budget would be tantamount to allowing Ukraine to lose on the battlefield. and leave Russia under the leadership of President Vladimir. Putin wins

U.S. National Security Adviser’s statement reiterated It comes after Shalanda Young, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, sent a letter to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. A copy will also be sent to the President of the United States Senate.

Part of the letter stated: “Our budget is exhausted. And time is running out.”

A senior White House budget official detailed the letter: United States Department of Defense Or that the Pentagon has already spent 97 percent of the budget worth 60 billion US dollars, or about 2.2 trillion baht, received in mid-November?

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ budget of 4.7 billion US dollars, or about 160 billion baht, which consists of military assistance and humanitarian assistance, has been exhausted.

This letter from the US administration serves as a warning to urge lawmakers like the US Congress to act. Hurry to pass Ukraine support budget that has been stuck for nearly two months. The last time the White House sent a request for additional funding to Congress was in late October. It is an emergency package valued at US$100 billion. to assist Ukraine, Israel, allies in the Indo-Pacific region and to enhance US border security

In the said budget Ukraine’s aid budget is valued at $61 billion. which in that number More than half of the budget will be for the Ministry of Defense to purchase additional weapons and deliver them to Ukraine.

However, in the past the aid budget for Ukraine could not be passed. This is because some Republican lawmakers have begun to object to the White House’s approach to allocating funding to support Ukraine. Especially those holding important positions like the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. which has the power to determine the direction of the passage of the aid budget

That’s why the White House issued a warning letter to pressure Congress to quickly pass a new budget. before the remaining support budget runs out

This was after the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget published a letter warning to speed up the passage of the budget. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives He came out and tweeted a reply stating that The Biden administration has yet to clarify its strategic concerns with Ukraine. Meanwhile, a few weeks ago Republicans have given an ultimatum that they will consider passing additional aid to Ukraine. Only if the Democrats are willing to consider changing the border security policy to be more stringent and attach it to the same body.

As for the reason that the letter came out yesterday Because this coming Wednesday, the US Senate which the majority belongs to the Democrats Will consider preparing to vote on additional aid budget worth 61 billion US dollars for Ukraine.

Recently, The Guardian news agency reported that Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader in the US Senate, invited President Zelensky to address the Senate via video call today. So that the senators could hear directly from the Ukrainian leader that What is Ukraine facing and what is at stake?

However, the White House has continually expressed confidence that in the end Congress could pass additional aid to Ukraine. According to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated to a meeting of NATO foreign ministers last week.

However, it is not clear if Congress cannot approve a budget to help Ukraine. Will another aid bill be passed later this year?

The Ukrainian president recently said in an interview with US media that the war had entered a new phase after the winter began, admitting that the counteroffensive over the summer had not led to the expected results.

Many are concerned about whether Ukraine will receive sufficient support from its allies. Russia is still determined to continue its war of aggression against Ukraine. Recently, it was reported that Russia attacked Ukraine in the Kherson region. until 2 civilians died

Today morning local time The head of the Ukrainian President’s Office stated that Russia has launched several attacks on the Kherson region in southern Ukraine. One attack resulted in the deaths of a 48-year-old male civilian and an unidentified female civilian.

Roman Mrochko, Governor of the Kherson Region, stated that Another attack resulted in two doctors who were in the hospital area being injured in the attack.

Kherson has always been the target of Russian attacks. After the Russian army retreated down the eastern bank of the Dnipro River. from the launch of Ukraine’s counter-operation last year.