“The war in Ukraine has been going on for more than seven years, and the current actions of Russia on the border with Ukraine raise concerns about a possible new military attack threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Latvia has provided and will continue to provide non-military and military support to Ukraine … if necessary, we will also supply weapons, “Pabriks said.
It is noted that during the meeting, Mishchenko and Pabriks also discussed RF ultimatum on security to NATO.
“Putin’s Russia is doing everything possible to prevent Ukraine from drawing closer to the European Union and NATO,” Mishchenko stressed.
On December 21, 2021, the Minister of National Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anushauskas stated that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, if necessary, are ready to provide Kiev “very quickly military and non-military support” when escalation of the Russian situation in relation to Ukraine.
At the end of December, it became known that the Estonian Defense Ministry intends to provide Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, Javelin missiles and 122mm howitzers… However, before making a final decision, it is necessary to obtain permission from the country of origin of the missiles – the United States, as well as from the former owners of howitzers – Finland and Germany. Estonia has already started this process, ERR TV and Radio Company reported.
Other Western countries also provide military assistance to Ukraine. For example, the United States provided assistance to Ukraine from 2014 to December 2020 more than $ 4.1 billion, and Germany’s financial support for the first five years after the start of the war amounted to more than € 1.4 billion.
President of the United States Joe Biden signed the country’s defense budget for fiscal 2022 on December 27. He includes funding of $ 300 million as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Straightaway after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia launched an armed aggression in eastern Ukraine. The fighting is between the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the one hand and the Russian army and Russian-backed militants who control parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on the other. Officially, the Russian Federation does not recognize its invasion of Ukraine, despite the facts and evidence presented by Ukraine.
In the spring of 2021, Russia built up troops near the border with Ukraine and in the occupied Crimea. In late October, American media began reporting that Russia pulls up troops again to the border with Ukraine.
In November, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov, said that RF prepares for an attack on Ukraine in late January or early February, and the attack will be “much more destructive than any before.” Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said on December 22 that in a zone 200 km from the country’s border there are 122 thousand Russian military.
In the Kremlin called the messages about the preparation of the invasion “stuffing”, said that “Russia is not going to attack anyone and is not hatching any aggressive plans,” and accused Kiev of preparing to aggression “against” LPR “and” DPR “. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine denied the disinformation of the Russian Federation about the alleged preparation for a military attack in Donbass.
The United States and NATO have repeatedly called on Russia to de-escalation of stress at the border.
Putin on December 23 at the annual press conference answered the question, will Russia attack Ukraine… According to him, Moscow’s actions “will not depend on progress of negotiations [о продвижении НАТО на восток], but from the unconditional provision of Russia’s security today and in the historical perspective. “” We made it clear that further NATO movement to the east is unacceptable, “Putin said.
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