The war between Russia and Ukraine comes to your day 993 since its beginning on February 24, 2022, when the Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” to free the pro-Russian population from the Donbas region of Ukraine.
Hoy Tuesday, November 12, 2024French Chancellor believes that Donald Trump will not give “a gift” to Vladimir Putin letting annex part of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday the evacuation of two infantry fighting vehicles from a district of the Kursk province bordering Ukraine to the Tula paratrooper repair unit.
This is a military vehicle. M2 Bradley, American-made, and the armored Kirpi, Turkish made, who were removed from the border districts in an operation documented in videos showing strategic military performance.
The evacuation of the armored vehicles was carried out in two stages. In the first, the technical reconnaissance of the evacuation zone to guarantee the safety of specialized personnel and material, while in the second the direct operation evacuation to transport them to the maintenance unit.
Russia thwarts attempted terrorist attack in Sevastopol
He Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB, for its acronym in Russian) thwarted an attempted terrorist attack on the railways from the city of Sebastopolin the vicinity of the Balaklava thermal power plant.
They point out that a 29 year old local resident, following instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), “had to disrupt the operation of rail transport by setting fire to specialized equipment,” says the FSB statement, published this Tuesday.
The subject received money from the instructors to buy flammable liquidbut Before completing his objective he was arrested by FSB agents at the crime scene. The authorities began a criminal case against the citizen for confidential cooperation with a foreign State and for attempted terrorist act.
Russia remembers attacks (MIKHAIL METZEL / AFP)
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North Korea ratifies its pact with Russia that includes mutual military assistance
North Korea ratified its strategic partnership treaty with Russiawhich includes a clause of mutual defenseaccording to North Korean state media reported this Tuesday, and after Pyongyang will send troops to support the Russian invasion from Ukraine.
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, signed this pact of “comprehensive strategic collaboration” the day before, according to the North Korean state agency KCNAin allusion to the bilateral agreement that contemplates military assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties and which will come into force when the documents are exchanged.
“The ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation’, concluded in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024, was ratified by decree of the President of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” collected this Tuesday a short text published by KCNA.
On November 6, the Russian Senate also ratified this documentwhich establishes that if one of the signatory parties is subject to an armed attackthe another will immediately provide military and other assistance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed the treaty in June during the Kremlin chief’s first visit to Pyongyang in nearly a quarter of a century.
According to Ukraine and some of its allies, North Korea has already deployed about 11,000 soldiers to Russia. Some of them would have already incorporated into the Russian troops fighting the Ukrainian Army in the Russian Kursk regionbordering Ukraine and partially occupied by kyiv forces since August.
Russia, which until now has neither confirmed nor denied the presence of North Korean troops in its territory, assures that the treaty with the Pyongyang regime is ”defensive in nature and is not directed against the security of third countries.”
In a recent report by the Russian agency TASS, Putin mentioned the possibility of both countries carrying out joint military exerciseswhich would mean a deepening of their military cooperation.
North Korea ratifies its pact with Russia that includes mutual military assistance (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / KRE / EFE)
part of Ukraine
French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrotconsidered this Tuesday that the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump“you don’t want to give a gift” to Vladimir Putin allowing Russia to carry out in Ukraine “the greater territorial annexation in 75 years” in Europe.
“Regarding the alleged abandonment of the Ukrainians by the Trump administration, I believe that he is prudent enough to (not) assume endorsement of the largest territorial annexation in our history for more than 75 years”
Jean-Noel Barrot, French Foreign Minister
“It would be enshrining the law of the strongest and would have very serious consequences throughout the world,” he added.
“What I don’t believe,” he added, ”is that (Trump) wants to give a gift to Vladimir Putin, who is, today, weakened to such a point that he has to export the war to Asia, to North Korea, with displaced troops.” to attack Ukrainians. And a Russian economy that is on the verge of suffocation, with interest rates at 21%”
Jean-Noel Barrot, French Foreign Minister
Regarding the I’LL TAKEthe minister assumed that Trump’s United States will not have European defense as a priority, which is why he advocated promoting the autonomy of the EU in that area.
Regarding the increase in tariffs that Trump has promised, Barrot said that “everyone” loses, not only the EU as the United States’ main trading partner, but also the United States companies themselves dependent on foreign business.
“Applying tariffs massively and indiscriminately will be a miscalculation; it will end up impacting the middle-class American taxpayer himself,” Barrot added.
Donald Trump (Evan Vucci/AP)
Ates rising and sanctions eating away at its economic stability.”
Jean-Noel Barrot, French Foreign Minister
Barrot’s comments come as tensions continue to escalate over Russia’s ongoing military actions in Ukraine, coupled with the newly ratified military pact between North Korea and Russia. This agreement highlights the growing military cooperation between the two nations, which could introduce new dynamics in the already complex geopolitical landscape.
As the situation develops, Western nations are increasingly concerned about the implications of this partnership, particularly as North Korea’s involvement in the conflict could significantly boost Russia’s military capabilities amidst its ongoing struggles in Ukraine. Observers fear that this collaboration might embolden both nations to escalate their aggressive tactics, potentially destabilizing the region further.
With international focus on the consequences of these alliances, the future of Ukraine and its sovereignty remains uncertain, as global leaders call for unity and a concerted effort to curb any further territorial ambitions stemming from Moscow’s aggressions.