The prospect of a long-term war is continuing as the U.S. security adviser says the U.S. war will be a ‘long-term war’ in the Ukraine war, and Russia increases its air force despite the increase in Utrana’s anti-aircraft missiles.
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on the 22nd that "the plan is to work with allies to make long-term adjustments to the military deployment posture of NATO member countries to the east," explained President Biden's visit to Eastern Europe and announced plans to increase U.S. forces or redeploy troops in Eastern Europe.
The Washington Force reported on the 22nd that "the air battle over Ukraine is likely to enter a new phase as the Russian Air Force increases the number of daily flights by 50 percent and deploys Russian drones and ammunition on the battlefield," Pentagon officials and military analysts said. This happened despite Ukraine shooting down numerous aircraft at the beginning of the war and the United States and its allies sending thousands of portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to Ukraine.”
In another article, the Washington Post said, "There are evaluations that it is a classic, such as the Russian military losing more than 10% of its troops in the Ukraine war, but Russian President Putin said that the "special military operation" on the 16th was the second since the start of the war on the 24th of last month. "As planned," he said.
Kremlin spokeswoman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on the 22nd that "The Russian Federation is not involved in state-level banditry. It is different from Western countries, including the United States." "Ukraine is well aware of Russia's requirements. All the draft documents have already been delivered to Ukraine a few days ago," said the Voice of America (VOA).
Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a public broadcaster on the 21st that "all negotiations require a referendum" and "unless you meet Putin, you will not even know if Russia wants to end the war." He asked for a direct dialogue with Russian President Putin.”
A spokesperson for the Kremlin said at a briefing on the 21st, "For this (the summit), [the delegations of the two countries] need to first pursue negotiations and coordinate the results. There is no agreement yet to be documented by the two leaders."
The Washington Post wrote, “Putin may not be true.” “We may not be able to conquer Ukraine, but we can limit our sovereignty by destroying the city and allowing the stalemate to persist. “It’s the same way we did in Georgia and Moldova.” “Putin still has a card. "Because Western sanctions against Russia will cost Americans and Europeans more money, including rising prices for gasoline and food," he said.
The article continued, “Brazil imports 22% of its fertilizers from Russia. Putin restricted fertilizer exports in October last year, and Brazilian President Hir Bolsonar said he had “close ties” with Putin during a visit to Moscow on the 16th of last month. and explained the expansion of the low-cost fertilizer trade.
CNN reported on the 22nd, citing US and NATO officials, that Belarus is taking steps to join the invasion of Ukraine and is likely to enter the war soon.
On the 15th, the United States imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for cooperating with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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