Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that Moscow is trying to create chaos in Ukrainian society and then reap the benefits. “Our secret services have information that also comes from our partners,” Zelensky said, quoted by Bloomberg.
The name of the plan refers to Independence Square in Kiev, the epicenter of the 2004 and 2014 uprisings. “Maidan is a blow for them, so the operation is understandable,” he noted, although he did not provide further details about the plan .
Hours after Zelensky acknowledged that the war between Israel and Hamas had made it more difficult for his country to receive military aid, the Netherlands announced an aid package worth two billion euros for 2024, and Finland another hundred million euros in the twentieth delivery of material to Kiev. For security reasons, information about what will be provided has been kept secret.
Still on the subject of ammunition, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a visit to neutral Switzerland that the authorities of both countries are negotiating to allow Bern to authorize the re-export of war materials produced in the country, a claim denied by the government turned down. Parliament of the Swiss Federation. In addition to ammunition, more than 90 Leopard 1 tanks, produced in Switzerland and stored in Italy, are also at stake.
On the ground, Ukrainian authorities claim to have established several bridgeheads (bases) on the left bank of the Dnieper River in an operation with joint forces. The progress drew praise from Zelensky for the soldiers involved.
Source: DN
