Ukraine claims it has recaptured Seven locations in Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions and improvement in Baghmut region. It was Kiev’s biggest improvement in seven months. Commentator Germano Almeida highlights the importance of these small comebacks.
“It took a while, but it started and there are already gains from Ukraine. Although they are not yet large from a regional perspective, they are significant”, he says in a statement to SIC Notícias.
The counteroffensive – expected since the end of winter – was met with delays and changes in plans. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the operation was hampered by heavy rain. Also, the destruction of the New Khakovka Dam also impeded the movement of troops from Kiev.
“It has been confirmed that progress begins in the south and at the intersection of east and south. This means, as Zelensky said, it will take time, delayed by rain and naturally a change in plans due to the tragedy in New Khakovka, which hinders movement. [das tropas] Like a kind of fluid barrier.”
This counterattack leads to a change in the conflict. Germano Almeida highlights the Russian president’s speech on Russia’s National Day, where, for the first time, Putin takes on Moscow’s difficulties in the war.
“Putin confirms that for every Ukrainian who dies in Ukraine, at least three Russians die. This is confirmed by the Russian president,” he says, adding, “Military analyzes say the difference is one to five or double”.
A just and secure peace and successor to NATO
Lula da Silva’s position on the conflict has caused controversy. But Brazil is not the only country defending the territorial division of Ukraine to Russia. Indonesia has also proposed a peace plan that goes in that direction.
Indonesia”Presents a peace plan that calls for a demilitarized zone with a 30-kilometer demilitarized zone, the Russians withdrawing 15 kilometers from their dominant front and the Ukrainians another 15 kilometers, but in full Ukrainian territory.”, explains Germano Almeida.
“Even if they show a positive thing – a proposal for peace – they are opportunities that benefit Russia. Because it is very clear that a just peace like yesterday [segunda-feira] Blinken said, “It is a pacification, which means the total withdrawal of Russian troops, and only then can we talk about a safe and just post-war minimum,” the commentator continues.
Germano Almeida also analyzes the succession of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who has already extended his mandate three times because of the war in Ukraine. Names for a possible successor have already begun to emerge.
“A few days ago, in the White House, the name of Defense Minister Ben Wallace for the Secretary General of NATO was announced. The current head of the commission, Van der Leyen, is also being talked about. There is a possibility of someone from Eastern Europe, for example, a Pole. Because of this war in Ukraine, NATO and the Eastern part of the EU This confirms this reflection for the area.
The NATO summit will take place from July 11 to 12. On the agenda will be Sweden’s possible entry into the military system and strong US support for Ukraine.