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La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, December 13, 2024, p. 20
New York., The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, declared firmly against Ukraine using American-made missiles to attack Russia, while Joe Biden’s administration announced a new aid package for kyiv before leaving the White House, including drones, artillery, armed vehicles and air defense equipment.
I oppose the sending of Atacms missiles hundreds of kilometers inside Moscow. Why are we doing this? We only escalate the war and make it worsestated the next US president in statements made on November 25 to the magazine timebefore his meeting with the presidents of France and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymir Zelensky, respectively, on the occasion of the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris last week.
To the question of timein the framework of an interview in which he was named Person of the Yearif he intended to renounce support for kyiv, the Republican emphasized that he wants to reach an agreement in the conflict and the only way to achieve it is not to give up.
In that sense, Trump assured Zelensky and Macron that he does not support the inclusion of Ukraine in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), but that he wanted to see that country emerge strong and well armed from any cessation of fighting, reported The Wall Street Journalwhich consulted officials with information about the interview.
Rule out sending troops
The magnate asserted that Europe should play the lead role in defending and supporting Ukraine, and that he wanted European troops to be present in the region to oversee the ceasefire; In addition, he emphasized that there would be no presence of US troops, the newspaper reported.
Regarding Iran, Trump said: anything can happenwhen questioned about the possibility of going to war with Tehran, but stressed that what it represents more danger at this time This is what is happening between Russia and Ukraine. The Republican added that doesn’t trust anyoneincluding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
For his part, Joe Biden approved an assistance package for kyiv that includes drones, artillery, armed vehicles and air defense, confirmed National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby.
The package, which uses the Presidential Arms Reduction Authority to send weapons from US arsenals to the front lines, is expected to be worth $500 million and include ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems (Himars). acronym in English), a person related to the matter reported to the Reuters agency.
Washington announced 10 days ago that it would send $725 million worth of missiles, ammunition, anti-personnel mines and other weapons, as Biden tries to shore up kyiv before leaving office in January.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Poland, as well as the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, assured that they continue to support Ukraine’s aspirations to join NATO and the European Union. , after a meeting held in Berlin.
Peace in Ukraine and the security of Europe are inseparablethey told the dam, and that they will give kyiv guarantees at all costs, including reliable long-term military and financial support. There can be no peace negotiations without the Ukrainians and without the Europeans at their sidethey added.
Meanwhile, NATO Secretary Mark Rutte stated that he currently does not perceive a direct threat to the members of the war bloc from Russia.
