The United States announced Friday, March 3 new military support for Ukraine to the tune of 400 million dollars (375 million euros), during the visit to Washington of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz which was the occasion to reiterate Western support for Kiev.
The aid includes ammunition for the Himars rocket launcher systems used effectively by Ukrainian forces, as well as Bradley-type armored vehicles and other equipment, according to the US State Department. “As long as it takes, we will be united behind Ukraine to strengthen its army on the ground”, promised Washington. Follow our live.
Olaf Scholz visiting the United States. The German Chancellor traveled to Washington for the second time to meet US President Joe Biden on Friday. During this visit, the two leaders sent from the White House a signal of unity, reaffirming their will to support Ukraine “as long as necessary”.
The city of Bakhmout virtually “encircled[e]”. The Russian paramilitary group Wagner, whose men are on the front line on the front line in Ukraine, has announced that it has taken a further step towards taking Bakhmout, a city-symbol of the East. “Wagner’s units have practically surrounded Bakhmout, there is only one road left” to get out, said his boss, Evguéni Prigojine, in combat gear.
Moscow promises “measures” against incursions on its soil. Russia has assured that it will “take measures” to prevent Ukrainian incursions, after the Russian authorities reported the previous day a “infiltration” of “saboteurs” Ukrainians in a Russian region bordering Ukraine. According to the Russian security services, this group opened fire on a car, killing two civilians and injuring a child in the village of Lioubetchané.
kyiv will host an office of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Prosecutor General of Ukraine has announced that his country is preparing to open an office of the ICC in kyiv, which investigates possible war crimes or crimes against humanity committed during the Russian offensive in Ukraine. That “will allow the ICC prosecutor to more fully investigate international crimes committed in Ukraine”said Andriy Kostin, referring to an opening “in the near future”.