Zelensky rejected Orbán’s ceasefire proposal through his advice from Kiev, says Valid

Key Features of 2nd July:

• Orban urges Zelensky to envision ceasefire after taking advice from Kiev
• US to quickly announce $2.3 billion military aid to Ukraine
• Accident at Ukrainian ammunition storage facility in Russian-occupied Crimea, Wind Drive confirmed
• Syrsky says vibrant Russia-Ukraine entry layout expands
• NATO plans to earmark unused post in Kiev to ‘Trump-proof’ Ukraine aid, WSJ reports

Hungary’s top minister Viktor Orban arrived in Kiev on 2 July and encouraged President Volodymyr Zelensky to envision a ceasefire to “accelerate peace talks”.

“I asked the president to think about whether we can reverse the order, and accelerate peace talks by creating a ceasefire first,” Orbán said in comments to Newshounds after the two leaders met.

“A time-bound ceasefire would provide an opportunity to accelerate peace talks. I explored this possibility with the President and I am grateful for his honest responses and dialogue.”

Praising Ukraine’s relief projects, Orbán noted that they “shoot for too long”.

Zelensky rejected Orbán’s proposal, noted Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of the presidential office.

“The President of Ukraine listened to them, but in response he stated Ukraine’s position as clear, understandable and well-known,” Zhovkova said.

Kiev has so far not invited a brief crackdown on hostilities, declaring it could hand Russia a window of opportunity to regroup its forces.

In return, Ukraine arranged for an international relief zone in Switzerland in June without Russia’s participation to visualize possible steps towards relief.

Orbán and Zelensky also discussed long-standing issues between the two countries and steps toward achieving improvements for family members.

Orbán’s first request to Ukraine to launch a full-scale invasion came after Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.

This has sparked controversy, with some EU officials calling on EU Council President Charles Michel to suspend Hungary’s presidency.

Happened several times in Budapest Hostile Ukraine joining NATO and the EU, sanctions on Russia, weakening Western aid efforts to Ukraine, and maintaining family ties with Moscow during a full-scale conflict.

This has soured relations between Ukraine and Hungary, which were already tense ahead of 2022.

After their bilateral talks, Zelensky and Orbán told newshounds that their meeting was a notable step toward resolving long-standing problems between the two countries.

“The content of our conversation today can become the basis for a future bilateral agreement between our states, which will regulate our relations,” Zelensky said. EU Pravda.

“We want to establish relations between our countries and sign with Ukraine the same kind of cooperation agreements that Hungary has already signed with other neighbors,” Orbán said.

The Hungarian Prime Minister also offered support for the modernization of Ukraine and praised progress in solving the problems of the Hungarian minority in the country.

Orban and Zelensky certainly promised to open the first school for Ukrainian-speaking children in Hungary.

Former life, unnamed sources in Budapest informed the mother or father that advice was sought for further negotiations on the rights of the ethnic Hungarian minority living in Ukraine.

Stoltenberg: Hungary won’t fix NATO projects for Ukraine but won’t cancel them either

“I hope that Allies will agree on NATO’s leading role in coordinating and providing security assistance and training to Ukraine. I also hope that the allies will agree to a long-term financial pledge to provide military support,” Stoltenberg said.

US to announce $2.3 billion army help bundle to Ukraine 'quickly'

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on July 2 that Washington is preparing to “soon” announce a more than $2.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Tone of the US (VOA) reported.

Austin made the announcement during a meeting with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustam Umerov in Washington.

According to VOA report, the Pentagon mentioned that the bundle will come with anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank guns and other critical munitions from the US stockpile.

According to studies last June, the US was preparing to announce approximately $150 million of unused aid to Kiev. The unexploded bundle may include HIMARS (Prime Mobility Artillery Rocket Gadget) rockets, anti-armour weapons, mini guns and grenades in addition to 155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells, HAWK wind protection interceptors, multiple media. The outlets reported citing their unnamed resources.

President Volodymyr Zelensky tasked Umerov to “obtain specific dates for the delivery of additional Patriot systems”, which Ukraine will certainly continue to do with its allies, he said in his nightly address on July 2.

Washington announced in June that it had prioritized near-term planned deliveries of foreign military sales to various countries, particularly Patriot and NASAMS missiles to be provided to Ukraine first.

In April, the US Senate passed a long-awaited aid package, including $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine.

The Pentagon announced on April 26 that it was able to proceed with the shipment of $1 billion worth of guns from the US stockpile to Kiev. So the US sent three alternative aid programs in a matter of months, approving a $400 million defense assistance package, followed by $275 million and $225 million aid programs.

In the snowy months, Ukraine suffered a severe shortage of artillery shells, largely due to delays in US military aid. Russia has said a good thing by taking control of this city Avdiivka in February.

Warsaw, Berlin agree to boost defense cooperation, coordination on Ukraine aid

Reuters reported on 2 July that Germany and Poland had reaffirmed their security cooperation in a joint action plan.

Ukraine accident ammunition storagefacility in Russian-occupied Crimea, Wind Drive confirms

Wind Drive commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on July 2 that Ukrainian Wind Drive attacked an ammunition storage facility in Russian-occupied Crimea on July 1.

“Once again, Ukrainian aircraft ‘destroyed’ by enemy propaganda are successfully carrying out combat missions, delivering missile and bomb strikes on occupied positions and critical military targets in the enemy’s deep rear,” Oleshchuk wrote on Telegram. The facilities are being dismantled.”

Oleshchuk’s comments come as further information comes about the July 1 explosions in Balaklava, a municipal district of the city of Sevastopol.

Russian proxy head in Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev claimed that air defenses were underway within the city.

Razvozhayev claimed that according to preliminary information, 5 air targets near Balaklava have been destroyed, “but the debris fell in the coastal zone.” Information about any casualties has been denied.

Telegram channel Crimean Air shared a photo reportedly taken by locals, showing a huge column of smoke rising above Balaklava, possibly near a local thermal power plant.

Radio Independent Europe/Radio Self-Government’s Crime Real Project reported that an explosion was also reported in the area of ​​Cape Fiolent.

Oleshchuk did not specify which ammunition storage facility in the settlement once crashed.

Ukraine has carried out some hit attacks against Russian targets in Crimea and its neighbourhood, causing heavy losses to the Russian naval fleet.,

Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications (Stratcom) reported on June 17, Ukrainian forces attacked about 15 wind defense targets in Russian-occupied Crimea over the past two months.

As Russian tank losses mount in Ukraine, here’s what you need to understand

Russian losses in Ukraine recently passed another milestone, with the total number of claimed “tanks” destroyed by Kiev passing the 8,000 mark. As of July 1, according to the Basic Personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the figure is 8,099. At the beginning of a full-scale invasion, Russia

Lively Russia-Ukraine entrance layout has expanded, Syrskyi says

The active Russia-Ukraine engagement layout has recently expanded as intense fighting continues in the areas of Pokrovsk and Toretsk, Ukraine’s prominent commander Oleksandr Syrsky said on July 2.

He said the intensity of fighting in various parts of the gateway has reduced recently.

Overall, the Toretsk sector in Donetsk Oblast has become another hotspot in recent weeks. According to Sirsky, fierce fighting of varying intensity continues in the Kurakhov, Vremivka, Kramatorsk and Kharkiv sectors.

Moscow’s forces increased their attacks near the city of Toretsk in June after a “long lull” in fighting in the region. Russia launched 17 strikes in this direction, Ukraine’s general staff said in its original update on July 2.

According to Sirsky, the situation within the Pokrovsk sector is difficult. Russia needs to break into Ukraine’s defenses and destroy the crashed devices, “whose strike forces have completely lost their combat capability,” Syrsky said.

“Despite the reinforcement of our units with reserves, the area requires continued attention and additional ammunition and firepower,” he said.

The main challenge for Ukrainian commanders, Sirsky said, is to “manage units with motivated, well-trained troops,” as well as provide infantrymen with modern digital warfare and air defense equipment capable of effectively countering Russian drones. To do.

Sirski noted, “We have an edge in the number and quality of combat helicopters, primarily bombers and FPV drones, and the skills of the operators who use them. This is the key to our success and the safety of our troops.”

Ukraine’s security of Kharkiv an ‘unconditional success’, says former Polish security minister

In an interview with Ukrainform, Janusz Oniszkiewicz said this raised hopes that Moscow’s forces would not launch any further offensive into northern Ukraine, including attacks from the border with Belarus.

NATO plans to determine unused put up in Kyiv, 'Trump-proof' Ukraine help, WSJ studies

Wall Side Road Magazine (WSJ) reported on July 1, citing US and allied officials, that NATO planned to establish a senior advisory post in Kiev, in addition to an unused command in Germany, to coordinate support for Ukraine. Is.

This is part of the coalition’s effort to ensure long-term help for Ukraine should Donald Trump return to the white space after the US presidential election, Hole wrote.

Former President Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, has repeatedly criticized NATO and Kiev’s support.

The WSJ wrote that the unused measures, which are expected to be introduced later at the NATO summit in Washington, would include an unused command center in Wiesbaden, Germany that would coordinate the current deployment of military equipment and the education of Ukrainian infantrymen.

Stairs should help to better coordinate support and bring the Ukrainian military closer to NATO requirements.

Allied leaders have so far noted that the September 11 Washington summit will include “new language” on Ukraine’s NATO prospects and focus on a roadmap to its eventual membership.

Ukraine is also expected to maintain “guaranteed” military investment loyalty from NATO allies. So far before a final decision has been made, outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg proposed arming Ukraine with at least 40 billion euros ($43 billion) of military aid at every moment “as long as necessary.”

Russia to begin UN Security Council presidency in July, Ukraine no longer on timetable

Each of the 15 members of the UN Security Council, including Russia, holds the presidency for one day. Russia ends its chairmanship of the group in April 2023.