President Trump reversed himself on one of the key foreign policy issues of his presidency on Tuesday, abandoning his insistence that Ukraine give up land to strike a peace deal with Russia and instead declaring that Ukraine, with the support of Europe, was âin a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form.â
His turnabout on social media shortly after a meeting in New York with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was a head-spinning pivot.
Trump has stepped up pressure on Zelensky ahead of Aug. 18 peace talks in Washington with European leaders, saying on Truth Social that the Ukrainian president could end the war „almost immediately“ if he chose to or he could „continue to fight“ while making it clear that Ukraine would not be permitted to join NATO or reclaim Crimea from Russian control as part of any potential deal with Moscow.
Zelensky meanwhile cautioned that any new deal must prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from using concessions as a „springboard“ for another attack, citing Russia‘s seizure of Crimea in 2014.
However, according to him, there are opportunities in the world for sanctions and other economic pressure, diplomatic pressure, âto say this, to discuss territorial issues, but only after a complete, unconditional ceasefire.â
The President stressed that Ukraine is ready for dialogue in any format at any time, but only after a real signal that Russia is ready to end the war.
„Such a signal is a complete, unconditional ceasefire,“ Zelenskyy explained.
(February 12, 2025)
Later on Wednesday afternoon, Trump said he agrees with Hegseth and does not âthink itâs practicalâ to have Ukraine join NATO.
âI donât think itâs practical to have it. Personally, I know that our new secretary of defense is excellent. Pete made a statement today saying that he thinks itâs unlikely or impractical. I think probably thatâs true. I think long before President Putin, they said thereâs no way theyâd allow that. This has been going on for many, many years. Theyâve been saying that for a long time that Ukraine did not go into NATO, and Iâm okay with that,â Trump said from the Oval Office.
(February 12, 2025)
Speaking in Brussels at NATO headquarters, Hegseth told his fellow defense chiefs, „We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraineâs pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective. Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering.â
No peace talks have been scheduled, but Hegseth said any durable conclusion to the war must include „robust security guarantees to ensure that the war will not begin again.“
Er erklĂ€rte laut Nachrichtenagentur Reuters, dass jede Einladung, dem BĂŒndnis beizutreten, fĂŒr das gesamte ukrainische Territorium gelten mĂŒsse. Selenskyj rĂ€umte allerdings ein, dass das wegen der besetzten Gebiete im Krieg aktuell noch nicht möglich sei.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine âattempted to conduct a terrorist strike on the Crimean Bridge using a guided air-defense S-200 missile converted into a strike versionâ around 1pm Moscow time on August 12.
(12 May 2023)
Manufacturer MBDA says the Storm Shadow has a range of more than 150 miles, giving Kyiv the ability to strike behind the Russian front line.
Britain is understood to have received assurances that the missiles will only be used defensively against targets in Ukrainian territory being occupied by Vladimir Putinâs forces.
The Government has not provided detail on the number of missiles to be provided to Kyiv.
(May 11, 2023)
Wallace told lawmakers in the House of Commons that Britain is donating Storm Shadow missiles, which have a range of more than 155 miles. He didn‘t say how many are being sent. (…)
The missiles give Ukraine capacity to strike well behind the front lines, including in Russia-occupied Crimea. U.K. media reported that Ukraine has pledged not to use the missiles to attack Russia itself. (…)
He said U.K. officials would not comment publicly on whether Britain had placed any limitations on the missiles‘ use.
We do not believe that Russia will not want to return with aggression even after we drive out the occupiers from all our land. But the victory of Ukraine can and should be such that any attempts by the enemy to return would not go beyond the sick fantasy of those madmen who bear such plans,“ Zelenskyy said, speaking in Kyiv on Friday on the occasion of the Day of Ukrainian Statehood.
(29.07.2023)
The head of Ukraineâs intelligence directorate has said that their forces could begin attempts to de-occupy Crimea âsoonâ.
In comments to Ukrainian news site TSN, Kyrylo Budanov said that forces could enter Russian-occupied Crimea shortly but did not specify a timeframe.
The previous successful Ukrainian attack on the Crimean bridge happened in October 2022, when a truck carrying a disguised bomb blew up on it. The explosion killed three civilians, including the driver of the vehicle. Kiev never claimed credit for the blast, but earlier this month a Ukrainian deputy defense minister mentioned the date as Kievâs âfirst strike on the Crimean bridge.â
„In the meantime, we are watching with interest how one of the symbols of the Putin regime once again failed to withstand the military load,“ he said.
Dehtiarenko said that „in one of his interviews, SBU Head Vasyl Maliuk stated that the norms of international law, analysis of the operational situation and the traditions of warfare make it possible to cut the enemy‘s logistical routes. The Crimean bridge today is one of the transport corridors of military supplies for the Russian army.“
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Tuesday following requests from Russia and Ukraine.
(March 20, 2015)
The concept of so-called âhybrid conflictâ is a combination of conventional warfare using state-of-the-art technology (e.g. precision strikes against critical infrastructures, special forces operations) and indirect/non-military actions (no declaration of war, the use of armed civilians, avoiding clashes with the opponentâs regular armed forces, information warfare).[1] Russia might use the presence of large Russian-speaking minorities in the Baltic states as a pretext to interfere with their internal affairs, which increases the possibility of hybrid conflict in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania. Russia could initiate such a conflict by instigating separatism, supporting protests staged by sections of the Russian-speaking community (e.g. over the status of the Russian language), sending groups of armed individuals wearing unmarked uniforms across the border, organising acts of sabotage against critical infrastructures, staging provocations with an ethnic or cultural background, undertaking actions aimed at disrupting the operation of public administration (e.g. cyber-attacks on government servers) and conducting disinformation campaigns.
(28.09.2022)
Die Daten wĂŒrden mit einer Verzögerung von bis zu einigen Tagen weitergegeben, heiĂt es in Berlin. Deshalb seien die Daten „nicht unmittelbar“ fĂŒr Planung und Steuerung tödlicher Angriffe nutzbar. Der BND ĂŒbermittelt zudem ausschlieĂlich Bildausschnitte des ukrainischen Staatsgebiets.
It also supplies water to the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, and to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is also under Russian control.
Moscow-installed officials said there was no danger yet to the plant, Europe‘s largest nuclear power plant, from the destruction of the dam. The nuclear power station gets its cooling water from the reservoir.
(11.Mai 2014)
Die Menschen sowohl im Osten, wie auch im Westen der Ukraine werden in der bereits seit Jahren explizit von der Berliner Nomenklatura systematisch betriebenen Spaltung und damit Zerstörung des (nach Russland) gröĂten FlĂ€chenstaates Osteuropas lediglich benutzt. Der Ăffentlichkeit, gerade der in einem der reichsten und einflussreichsten LĂ€nder auf dem Planeten, nĂ€mlich Deutschland – wird eine Konfrontation vorgegaukelt, die so nicht existiert. Dienen soll diese inszenierte Dialektik zweier sich bekriegender Seiten ausschlieĂlich den imperialen Zwecken der seit bald dreizehn Jahren weltweit wie ein KrebsgeschwĂŒr wuchernden Kriegsgewinnlern, feudalen Finanzmogulen, Spionage-Apparaten, Kontrollbehörden, etc. Deren Interesse bedient ein Zerfall, eine Zerstörung der Ukraine, als Dynamo fĂŒr ein Fortsetzen des bald dreizehnjĂ€hrigen Krieges „on terror“, mit dem nun nichtfiktiven, sehr realen Feind Russland, China, bzw umgekehrt dem „Westen“.
Denken wir nur ein paar Monate zurĂŒck: Deutsche Soldaten gefangen genommen von „Pro-Russen“ in der Ukraine? Gefahr eines „Weltkrieges“? Zerfall der Ukraine?
Nehmen wir an, ich hÀtte letzten September, so um den 11., eine entsprechende Prognose abgegeben. Wie, meinen Sie, wÀre ich genannt worden?
Pentagon officials told the House Armed Services Committee in a classified briefing last month that Ukrainian forces are unlikely to be able to recapture Crimea from Russian troops in the near future, an assessment that was surely unwelcome news in Kyiv, where retaking the peninsula is one of the governmentâs core goals for the war.
A Ukrainian attempt to retake Crimea would also be a red line for Vladimir Putin that could lead to a wider Russian response, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a Zoom call with a group of experts Wednesday.
(11.Mai 2014)
Die Menschen sowohl im Osten, wie auch im Westen der Ukraine werden in der bereits seit Jahren explizit von der Berliner Nomenklatura systematisch betriebenen Spaltung und damit Zerstörung des (nach Russland) gröĂten FlĂ€chenstaates Osteuropas lediglich benutzt. Der Ăffentlichkeit, gerade der in einem der reichsten und einflussreichsten LĂ€nder auf dem Planeten, nĂ€mlich Deutschland – wird eine Konfrontation vorgegaukelt, die so nicht existiert. Dienen soll diese inszenierte Dialektik zweier sich bekriegender Seiten ausschlieĂlich den imperialen Zwecken der seit bald dreizehn Jahren weltweit wie ein KrebsgeschwĂŒr wuchernden Kriegsgewinnlern, feudalen Finanzmogulen, Spionage-Apparaten, Kontrollbehörden, etc. Deren Interesse bedient ein Zerfall, eine Zerstörung der Ukraine, als Dynamo fĂŒr ein Fortsetzen des bald dreizehnjĂ€hrigen Krieges „on terror“, mit dem nun nichtfiktiven, sehr realen Feind Russland, China, bzw umgekehrt dem „Westen“.
Denken wir nur ein paar Monate zurĂŒck: Deutsche Soldaten gefangen genommen von „Pro-Russen“ in der Ukraine? Gefahr eines „Weltkrieges“? Zerfall der Ukraine?
Nehmen wir an, ich hÀtte letzten September, so um den 11., eine entsprechende Prognose abgegeben. Wie, meinen Sie, wÀre ich genannt worden?
(22 Sep 2013)
The Kremlin aide added that the political and social cost of EU integration could also be high, and allowed for the possibility of separatist movements springing up in the Russian-speaking east and south of Ukraine. He suggested that if Ukraine signed the agreement, Russia would consider the bilateral treaty that delineates the countries‘ borders to be void.
„We don‘t want to use any kind of blackmail. This is a question for the Ukrainian people,“ said Glazyev. „But legally, signing this agreement about association with EU, the Ukrainian government violates the treaty on strategic partnership and friendship with Russia.“ When this happened, he said, Russia could no longer guarantee Ukraine‘s status as a state and could possibly intervene if pro-Russian regions of the country appealed directly to Moscow.
(today)
Glasjew deutete nach dem Bruch der Ukraine mit Russland an, dass Russland den Vertrag, der die Grenzen zwischen den beiden LĂ€ndern festlegt, als ungĂŒltig betrachten wĂŒrde und erwĂ€hnte, dass im russischsprachigen Osten und SĂŒden der Ukraine separatistische Bewegungen aufkommen könnten. Russland könne den Status der Ukraine als Staat nicht mehr garantieren und werde möglicherweise intervenieren, wenn sich prorussische Regionen des Landes direkt an Moskau wenden wĂŒrden, so der Kremlberater.
(today)
(28 Oct 2016)
Moskau hat Kiew immer wieder vor einer scharfen Reaktion gewarnt, sollte die Krim angegriffen werden.
Dagegen meinte Vizeverteidigungsminister Hawrylow, dass unlĂ€ngst bereits die Schlangeninsel zurĂŒckerobert worden und damit der erste Schritt getan sei. Die Ukraine setzt fĂŒr die Gegenangriffe auf schwere Waffen aus dem Westen.