{"id":17842,"date":"2024-11-19T16:41:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17842"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:41:07","slug":"push-russia-harder-zelensky-urges-allies-in-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17842","title":{"rendered":"'Push Russia harder,' Zelensky urges allies in speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ukraine’s President Zelensky urged Europe to “push Russia harder” in a speech marking 1,000 days since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of the country.<\/p>\n

“The more time he [Putin] has, the worse the conditions become,” he told a special session of the European Parliament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Zelensky spoke amid speculation that Ukraine had for the first time used the US-supplied Atacams long range missile system to hit a target deep inside Russia, a day after Washington signalled its permission.<\/p>\n

An ammunition warehouse was struck with the missiles in the Russian region of Bryansk, about 100 kilometres from the border, an unconfirmed report on the RBC Ukraine news website said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But Kyiv often uses domestic drones to hit targets inside Russia, and there was no immediate evidence that US missiles were used.<\/p>\n

On Monday, US officials said that President Biden had removed US sanctions on the use of the Atacms system outside of Ukraine’s borders.<\/p>\n

It is thought that Ukraine was given permission to use the missiles only to defend its forces inside Russia\u2019s Kursk region, where Kyiv launched a surprise incursion in August and where an assault from Russian and North Korean troops was expected within days.<\/p>\n

Addressing members of the European Parliament on Tuesday morning, 1,000 days since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, Zelensky warned that Putin “[would] not stop on his own” and urged that <\/b>Russia be pushed towards a “just peace”.<\/p>\n

He said the deployment of North Korean troops<\/a> was a clear sign that Moscow was determined to escalate the conflict.<\/p>\n

“While some European leaders think about some elections, or something like this, at Ukraine’s expense, Putin is focused on winning this war,” he warned.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military commander in chief wrote on Telegram that the country had faced 1,000 days of “extremely complex, fierce battle for our existence” and “destroying the enemy”.<\/p>\n

“In the frozen trenches of Donetsk region and in the burning steppes of Kherson region under shells, hail, and anti-aircraft guns – we are fighting for the right to life.”<\/p>\n

He added: “Every dark night, even if there are a thousand of them, always ends with dawn.”<\/p>\n

The comments came after 12 people, including a child, were killed in a drone attack on Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy overnight, where 11 were also killed in a separate strike on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Kremlin approved its updated nuclear doctrine – which says that any aggression from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be regarded as a joint attack on Russia.<\/a><\/p>\n

Under the changes, a large attack on Russia with conventional missiles, drones or aircraft could meet the criteria for a nuclear response, as could an attack on Belarus or any critical threat to Russia’s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The EU’s foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell Fontelles also said on Tuesday the EU continued to stand with Ukraine, but that it “need[ed] to do more and quicker”.<\/p>\n

“The European Union will continue to advance support to help achieve victory for Ukraine and to bring peace to our continent,” he said in a video shared on X.<\/a><\/p>\n

“History will judge us based on our actions and reactions,” read the caption.<\/p>\n

Earlier, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reiterated his country’s “ironclad” support for Ukraine amid speculation he could give Kyiv permission to use British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to hit targets deep inside Russian territory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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