Nato and EU states ‘considering sending troops to Ukraine’
by The prime minister of Slovakia has claimed that Nato and EU member states are preparing to
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07:47 AM GMT
Millions will be killed in Ukraine without more US aid, warns Zelensky
Volodymr Zelensky has warned that millions more Ukrainians will die without further aid from the United States.
When asked about comments from a Republican Senator who said new US funding for Ukraine would not change the war’s outcome, Mr Zelensky said he was unsure JD Vance “understands what is going on here.”
The Ukrainian president told CNN:
“To understand it, is to come to the front line to see what’s going on, to speak with the people, then to go to civilians to understand … what will (happen to) them without this support.
And he will understand that millions (of) people … will be killed. It’s a fact.”
Earlier this month, Mr Vance, an ally of Donald Trump, had argued that the package stuck in Congress would not “fundamentally change the reality” on the ground.
07:35 AM GMT
Zelensky makes duplicates after counter-offensive plans leaked to Moscow
Ukraine’s counter-offensive plans were leaked to Russia last year, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
In a startling admission at a press conference marking the second anniversary of the war, the Ukrainian president said the plans “were on the Kremlin’s table” before the long-awaited offensive began.
Kyiv’s forces made little progress against heavy Russian defences despite being provided with billions of dollars in Western weaponry.
The Ukrainian president said “several plans” for a new offensive are now being drawn up to fool Moscow if they are leaked again. He gave no further details on what was leaked to Russia.
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07:30 AM GMT
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