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- Putin’s army “exhausted”? Secret service director apparently planning “turnaround” speech on Ukraine war
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Update from October 11, 4:20 p.m.: NATO has doubled its presence in the Baltic and North Seas to more than 30 ships following the “sabotage” of the Nord Stream pipelines. This was stated by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The ships would be supported from the air and from “underwater capacities”.
NATO begins nuclear weapons exercises – Stoltenberg sure: “Putin fails in Ukraine”
Update from October 11, 3:55 p.m.: NATO will begin maneuvers to defend alliance territory with nuclear weapons next week. Soldiers from Germany are also involved. The long-planned Steadfast Noon deterrence exercise is routine training to keep deterrence safe and effective, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference.
Stoltenberg called Putin’s covert nuclear threats in the Ukraine war “dangerous and irresponsible”. So far, however, NATO has not registered any changes in Russia’s nuclear strategy. We continue to monitor this closely. Russia is increasingly resorting to “horrific and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure,” Stoltenberg said. Annexations of Ukrainian territory, partial mobilization and ruthless nuclear rhetoric are the strongest escalation since the beginning of the war and show that it is not going as planned. “President Putin fails in Ukraine,” said Stoltenberg.
Update from October 11, 3:05 p.m.: According to its own statements, the Russian government is preparing for a longer war because of the planned US arms deliveries to Ukraine. The delivery of anti-aircraft systems announced by the United States will make the “conflict longer and more painful for the Ukrainian side,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax. “The confrontation will continue,” Peskov said, referring to the G7 special meeting with Zelenskyy on Tuesday.
Putin-Biden talk in sight? Lavrov makes people sit up and take notice in the Ukraine war
Update from October 11, 1:55 p.m.: Will there soon be talks between Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden? According to its own statements, the Kremlin is open to how the mirror citing Russian state media and the Reuters news agency. Accordingly, the Russian government would not reject a meeting between Putin and Biden at the G20 summit in Bali in mid-November.
If the US received a proposal for a meeting, it would be examined, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is said to have said on the state broadcaster Rossiya 1. Russia will also listen to proposals for peace talks, Lavrov said. Where this could lead is an open question.
During a visit to Berlin, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban also mentioned talks between the USA and Russia as the only option for peace. However, he placed his hopes on ex-President Donald Trump.
Joint Statement: Eastern European States Condemn Putin’s Bombs as ‘War Crimes’
Update from October 11, 1:08 p.m.: The presidents of 11 Eastern European countries have jointly condemned the Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities as “war crimes”. In a statement released by Poland’s Presidential Office, they also dismissed Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons as “unacceptable.”
The heads of state of the “Bucharest Nine”, which include Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, took part in the statement by the eleven presidents. There were also Montenegro and North Macedonia. They demanded that Russia “immediately stop” attacks on civilians.
Ukraine-News: Turkey calls for ceasefire
Update from October 11, 12:48 p.m.: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional summit in the Kazakh capital Astana tomorrow. The AFP news agency learned this from official Turkish circles.
In the run-up to this, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on Russia and Ukraine to sign a ceasefire as soon as possible. “A ceasefire must be reached as soon as possible. The faster the better,” Cavusoglu said in a television interview on Tuesday. Both parties have distanced themselves from diplomacy since talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul in March.
The Turkish minister also called for a “just peace for Ukraine” and said “a process should start to ensure Ukraine’s borders and territorial integrity.” bring together a ceasefire.
Ukraine-News: Russian bombing could be war crimes according to UN
Update from October 11, 12:08 p.m.: According to the UN Human Rights Office, the latest Russian bombing raids in Ukraine could constitute war crimes. Targeting civilians or infrastructure that people need to survive is prohibited under international humanitarian law, a spokeswoman said. “The locations and times of the attacks – when people went to work or took children to school – is particularly shocking,” spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.
According to information from the UN, at least twelve people were killed on Monday. More than 100 were injured. Twelve energy companies and other important infrastructure were hit. Attacking power plants shortly before winter hits people who are particularly vulnerable and unable to flee because of age or illness, it said.
Putin’s army “exhausted”? Secret service director apparently planning “turnaround” speech on Ukraine war
First report: London/Moscow – “Ukraine is in the process of turning the tide against the exhausted Russian armed forces.” The director of the British secret service GCHQ, Jeremy Fleming, will describe the situation in the war in Ukraine in a speech on Tuesday in a similar way . This emerges from a previously published speech manuscript, which the BBC quoted.
According to British secret services, Moscow is also increasingly running out of ammunition in the Ukraine war. “We know, and Russian commanders at war know that they are running out of equipment and ammunition,” Fleming will also say in his speech. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes misjudgments and strategic mistakes.
Ukraine war: Russia is running out of ammunition, British intelligence says
“Since he is hardly challenged internally, his decisions have turned out to be flawed,” said the director of intelligence. In the meantime, the Russian people are also becoming aware of the consequences of “Putin’s self-imposed war” for them personally in their own country – for example fewer opportunities to travel and hardly any access to modern technologies and external influences due to Western sanctions.
In the daily short report from the Ministry of Defence, the British secret services deal with the new role of army general Sergei Surovikin. His appointment a few days ago was allegedly an attempt to improve the conduct of Russian attacks in Ukraine. For a long time, Moscow had no one responsible for overall supervision of what was happening. Nevertheless, Surovikin was also faced with a Russian army that was poorly equipped for the task.
Video: Bloody record of the Monday offensive – what is Moscow planning now?
The British Ministry of Defense has published daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine at the end of February, citing intelligence information. In doing so, the British government wants to both counter the Russian portrayal and keep allies in line. Moscow accuses London of a targeted disinformation campaign. (fmü/dpa)
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