The first consequence of the attempt at the annexation of the Ukrainian territory by Russia will be that they will simply choke on these new chunks of land.
Russia is ready for peace negotiations with Ukraine but their agenda must not include the “accession” to Russia of the previously captured territories.
In the liberated town of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, as part of the ongoing “stabilization measures,” the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a local traitor who had helped Russian troops capture the settlement.
Russia is trying to convince Europe that the pseudo-referenda in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine were held in accordance with international law.
Russia can no longer be entrusted with protecting international order as a permanent member of the UN Security Council. President Putin must be deprived of his right of veto in the said body.
Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the NSDC, speaking about the mobilization in the Russian Federation, noted that the majority of those mobilized for war in Ukraine are representatives of the Muslim world.
Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, expressed his confidence that in the event of Russia employing nuclear weapons against Ukraine, the international response would be immediate and drastic.
Ukraine's agreement with the United States on the non-use of U.S.-supplied weapons for strikes on the targets in the territory of the Russian Federation applies only to HIMARS artillery systems, without extending to other types of weapons.
U.S. Senate adopted by an overwhelming majority a bill to fund government operations through December 16, which provides, among other things, defense and economic assistance for Ukraine.
Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, says issues that are important and fundamental for Ukraine will be discussed at the urgent meeting on September 30.
The very threat of Russia employing nuclear weapons against Ukraine is a violation of the Budapest Memorandum, which is part of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and thereby destroys the system of international nuclear security.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis have discussed expanding cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union, and increased bilateral trade.