the military budget gap is large, the frontline personnel are short of equipment, and zelensky will go to the united states to meet biden to seek assistance
2024-09-10
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[global times special correspondent in russia xiao xinxin] russia's izvestia reported on the 9th that the 79th un general assembly will open on the 10th local time. ukrainian president zelensky plans to meet with us president biden during the conference to seek more assistance. this may be his "last chance" to obtain financial and political support from the biden administration before the us presidential election. according to the report, one of the main goals of zelensky's trip is to persuade the united states to allow ukraine to use its aid weapons to deeply strike russian targets, but the possibility of the biden administration agreeing to this request is "very slim."
ukrainian president zelensky's profile picture source: visual china
according to reports, zelensky may also hope that the united states will provide more financial assistance during this trip. the chairman of the budget committee of the ukrainian verkhovna rada (parliament), pidrasa, said that the ukrainian ministry of defense stated that there was not enough money to pay the army's salaries in september. ukraine must fill the $5 billion military expenditure budget gap.
russia's "military observer" analyzed on the 9th that the increasingly severe and difficult situation of the ukrainian army is forcing zelensky to seize every possible opportunity to ask the united states for help. the us presidential election is creating huge uncertainty for ukraine's continued military aid, and the ukrainian army's risky offensive against russia's kursk oblast not only failed to achieve the expected goal, but also caused the ukrainian army to suffer continuous defeats on the eastern front, and lost settlements and positions one after another.
according to tass on the 8th, russian foreign minister lavrov said that the west's attempt to turn ukraine into a country that poses a threat to russia will not work. against the backdrop of the ukrainian army's attack on russia's kursk region, the outside world has witnessed the "pain and dying struggle" of the ukrainian authorities.
"ukrainian troops face low morale and desertion." cnn reported on the 8th with this headline, saying that many ukrainian officers interviewed said that desertion and disobedience are becoming common problems due to lack of equipment and personnel. the fierce russian offensive has caused heavy casualties in many ukrainian troops, and there are few reinforcements, causing some ukrainian soldiers to be exhausted and demoralized. the situation is particularly serious in the troops near pokrovsk in the donetsk region and other areas of the eastern ukrainian front.
cnn said that as the battlefield situation deteriorated, more and more ukrainian troops deserted the battlefield. according to data released by the ukrainian verkhovna rada (parliament), in the first four months of this year alone, the ukrainian prosecutors filed criminal charges against nearly 19,000 soldiers who deserted their posts without permission. this number includes soldiers on the front line and in the rear, and it is likely to be an incomplete statistics. as the ukrainian army's defense line began to collapse, the russian army accelerated its advance in recent weeks.
the commander-in-chief of the ukrainian armed forces, serski, said in an interview with cnn that boosting morale is a "very important part" of his job. he said that the russian army has advantages in personnel and weapons and equipment such as missiles and tanks. the delay in us military aid to ukraine has not only led to increased losses in ukrainian military personnel and equipment, but also seriously affected the formation of new ukrainian troops.
russia's "tsargrad.tv" news website stated on the 9th that the serious challenges faced by the ukrainian army in the battle situation, the fatigue and weakness of long-term aid to ukraine, and the internal political pressure of europe and other western countries may be causing some european countries that had previously firmly aided ukraine to gradually waver in their positions.
citing sources close to the german government, italian newspaper la repubblica reported on the 9th that german chancellor scholz is preparing a "peace plan" to resolve the conflict between russia and ukraine in order to bring russia to the negotiating table. the report said that scholz hopes to go down in history as a "peace chancellor" and avoid a possible resignation. scholz was shocked by the defeat of his ruling coalition in the state parliamentary elections in thuringia and saxony, and was worried that a possible defeat in the brandenburg state parliamentary election on september 22 would force him to resign. therefore, scholz decided to "bet" on the ukraine issue to get out of trouble.
in an interview with german tv ii on the 8th, scholz said that it is time to discuss how to speed up the end of the russian-ukrainian conflict. scholz said that russia should also participate in the next "ukrainian peace summit" and he has "reached an agreement" with zelensky on this point.
according to a report by ria novosti on the 9th, russian presidential press secretary peskov said on the same day that russia has only heard from the media that scholz is preparing to formulate a "peace plan", but does not know the specific details. as for "resolving the conflict through peaceful means", in fact, russia has not seen any signs yet.
the ukrainian news website "strana.ua" analyzed on the 9th that the news about scholz's "peace plan" may have a significant impact on ukraine's operations, the prospects of other countries' aid to ukraine, and the end of the conflict. germany is the european country that provides the largest amount of aid to ukraine and has a significant influence in the west. however, due to the ukrainian army's offensive in kursk oblast, the war and negotiations faced by russia and ukraine have become more complicated and severe. whether germany can really provide a reasonable solution, whether the negotiation process can go smoothly, and the prospects for the implementation of the plan remain to be seen.
