Obtaining spare parts for Ukraine can prove challenging.
Concerning the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict and damaged tanks, the leader of weapons company KNDS, Ralf Ketzel, expressed that it couldn't have been predicted that it would take years of maintenance in Ukraine. "We're unaware of the true extent of the maintenance issues on-site. 80 to 90% of the repairs aren't made by us, but at the front." It's difficult to obtain spare parts for heavy military machinery. "This is something we ought to consider if the government says we want to be ready for battle," Ketzel states.
06:54: Ukraine downs 17 Russian combat dronesUkrainian forces fended off a Russian drone attack. They shot down 17 out of 18 Shahed drones in the regions of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Saporischschja, and Chmelnyzkyj at night, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. Moreover, the area of Dnipro was assailed with two Iskander missiles. Whether these were also shot down is not declared by the Ukrainian army.
06:25: Russia threatens with deployment of high-tech long-range missilesPutin threatens to deploy missiles within range of the West if this allows Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia. In turn, Russia might place similar high-tech long-range missiles within the range of countries facilitating Ukraine's use of certain missiles on Russian territory, states Putin to foreign journalists in St. Petersburg. He refers specifically to American ATACMS, British, and French rocket systems. The exact location of the Russian missiles initially remains undefined.
05:52: Armaments company: No fast deliveries to Ukraine possibleThe head of German weapons manufacturer KNDS, Ralf Ketzel, believes his firm cannot supply Ukraine with additional resources swiftly. "We've exhausted our ability to supply rapidly," he tells web.de. "Two years ago, one would have needed to make the strategic decision: This will be a protracted war. Then we could provide new materials now." However, this couldn't be guaranteed back then.
04:22: Russia seeks to enhance ties with the TalibanThe Russian president Putin urges expanding his nation's relationships with the Taliban in Afghanistan. "We've always believed in facing reality," he shares at a meeting with foreign journalists during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg where a Taliban delegation is also present. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had previously disclosed that Moscow plans to remove the Taliban from the list of banned terrorist groups, on which they have been since 2003.
03:32: Nawalny-Widow: “Freedom of Speech will vanquish the poison of propaganda”
Julia Nawalnaja is granted the Freedom Prize from Deutsche Welle along with the foundation of the deceased Kreml critic Alexei Nawalny. On February 16, Nawalny passed away under mysterious circumstances in a Siberian prison. Nawalnaja confirmed that she and the foundation would carry on with her husband's work. "Putin murdered my husband Alexei Nawalny, but he couldn't silence his ideas," says Nawalnaja. She cautions against Russian misinformation and false experts even in the EU before the European elections. Despite Putin's efforts to impose his agenda, she concludes, "We will keep fighting. Eventually, freedom of speech will triumph over the 'poison of propaganda.'"
02:44: Russia acknowledges fire in oil refineryA fire has erupted in a Russian oil refinery, as per Russian media reports. Prior to the fire, there were several explosions. The governor of the Russo-Ukrainian border region of Rostov acknowledges a drone attack, and rescue services are on-site. The refinery witnessed a Ukrainian drone assault in March.
01:24: USA forecasts Russian military activities in the CaribbeanThe USA anticipates Russia conducting military exercises in the Caribbean. "In light of Russia's standard military workouts, we expect Russia to carry out more rigorous naval and air force training in the vicinity of the United States this summer," a US government representative informs journalists. These undertakings are deemed part of routine military activities and wouldn't pose a direct threat to the United States. "It's about Russia demonstrating its capacity to project global power," they add. Nonetheless, the US Navy will monitor the exercises.
00:04: Putin supports Russian partnership with AfDPutin defends connections between Russian emissaries and AfD politicians. "We're willing to cooperate with whoever wishes to cooperate with Russia," he stresses at a gathering with international news agency representatives in St. Petersburg. "We see no signs of neo-Nazism in the Afghan actions of the AfD," adds the Kremlin chief about the party labeled as right-wing extremist in certain sectors. The Russian administration holds no "systemic relationships" with the German opposition party. However, if individuals advocate for constructive relations with Russia, Moscow will support them.
In a chat with journalists from significant international news corporations, Russia's top dog Putin shuts down concerns of a Russian intrusion into NATO land as "nonsense." "Have you all gone mad? Are you as brainless as this table? Who came up with that concept? It's absurd, get it?" laughed Putin. He also denies the assertion that he threatened with "a sort of atomic bomb." "Did I mention using atomic weapons? That was your doing."
10:20 Putin announces readiness for probes into Russian death of AFP correspondent Soldin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared his consent for investigations into the death circumstances of AFP journalist Arman Soldin. "We'll attempt everything we can," Putin says at a veil with reporters from worldwide news orgs in St. Petersburg (see part 19:25, 19:58 and 19:18). "We're prepared to do that. However, I'm not sure how it'll work out in practice, as he died on a war zone." Just recently, the Kremlin had reported that Russia could not examine in the case of Soldin, as he was on Ukrainian-controlled land. The video reporter Soldin bit the dust on May 9, 2023 at the age of 32 in a rocket hit near the disputed Ukrainian town of Bachmut. At the time, he was documenting in Chassiv Yar in the east of the land about Ukrainian soldiers near the border.
19:51 Lavrov seems for new allies in Africa
Russian state information channels report that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has declared that Moscow will send further weapons and securities to Burkina Faso to galvanize the protective capabilities of the West African region. After Russia's armed aggression on Ukraine, Lavrov is on his ninth visit to Africa. The journey is part of a diplomatic front of the Kremlin: Russia aims to create new relationships. "Since the initial connections between our countries" shortly after the military rebellion in 2022, Russia and Burkina Faso have "worked very closely together in every syllable, including the advancement of military and military-technical relations," cites the Russian information medium TASS Lavrov. Russia is gaining a mate for military help who doesn't uphold the war but also doesn't criticize it.
19:25 Putin anticipates no fundamental change in USA procedure towards Russia after the election
The Russian President Vladimir Putin expects no major shift in American policy towards Russia regarding the upcoming US presidential election. "We approach it with no tremendous significance," Putin says at a news convo in St. Petersburg. Russia will deal with whichever US commander is chosen by the American individuals. In the not so distant past, Putin had said that he would prefer Biden's triumph, as he's more reliable. Putin additionally censures the legal undertakings against previous President Donald Trump, who's running as a candidate against Biden on November 5.
19:58 Putin: Thousands of Ukrainians in Russian custody
Vladimir Putin has assessed the number of Ukrainian POWs after two and a half years of struggle in the neighboring land at more than 6,000. The number is markedly higher than Russian officers and military personnel in Ukrainian prisons, says the Russian chief at a meet with regulators of significant worldwide news orgs in St. Petersburg. [
19:18 Putin: We will not abandon Crimea
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Russia's theory on Crimea. "We will not abandon Crimea," Putin declared at a course with mediators of significant worldwide news orgs in St. Petersburg. The occupation of the Ukrainian landmass in 2014 is still a major point of debate between Russia and the West. The US and the European Union have applied sanctions on Russia over the seizure. Putin also said that Russia wouldn't abandon the Donbass district in eastern Ukraine, which has been managed by pro-Russian separatists since 2014. The flare-up has asserted more than 13,000 lives.
Ukraine has 1,348 Russian detainees, while Russia has 6,365 prisoners from its neighboring country. This figure can't be checked without anyone else's input. Putin, in reaction to a request about how high the Russian losses in the war are, says that neither party makes transparent announcements about it. However, the figures are in a nearly uniform proportion. Putin also claims that Ukraine has significantly higher losses than Russia in the war. The Ukrainian side, rather, emphasizes that there are considerably more Russian than their own fighters who have fallen in the war.
At 19:18, Putin cautions against utilizing German weapons against focuses on Russian land
Russian President Vladimir Putin has admonished against the utilization of German weapons by Ukrainian troops against focuses on Russian territory. Such assaults would be a dangerous step, says Putin at a meet with overseers of significant foreign news orgs in St. Petersburg. The conveyance of German storage units to Ukraine some time ago was a stunner for various Russians. "Suppose they now fire rockets to attack facilities on Russian land, it'll obliterate Russian-German relations completely," says Putin. The media appointment at the Lachta Center of gas giant Gazprom is part of the 27th St. Petersburg Global Financial Discussion. It's the main global gathering of this kind since the begin of Putin's fight against Ukraine.
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