Russian President Vladimir Putin this Friday discussed with his Security Council the situation of military intervention in Ukraine, while NATO and countries of the Contact Group for Ukraine discuss military aid to Kiev.
Putin briefed members of the Security Council about his recent telephone conversations with foreign leaders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
‘During the meeting, ideas were exchanged about the special military operation’ [como o Kremlin sempre designa a intervenção na Ucrânia]said the representative of the Russian presidency, without specifying.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu “updated the participants on his visit to the operation’s headquarters at the beginning of the week”, and in addition “current issues on the social and economic agenda were discussed”, the spokesman said. of the Kremlin.
The meeting in Moscow coincided with the meeting of the Contact Group for Ukraine, made up of Kiev’s Western allies, today at the US base in Ramstein, Germany, aimed at increasing military support for that country against Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expected “strong decisions” such as sending heavy armored vehicles to help his country in its fight against Russia.
A few hours before this meeting, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark announced new substantial arms shipments to Ukraine.
The meeting will be attended by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, as well as their counterparts from Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland, among others, and other senior representatives from dozens of countries.
Source: DN
