Ukraine’s allies were rejected by both Brazil and South Korea on Monday. Neither the Asian nor the South American country wants to support Ukraine militarily. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pushed for peace negotiations after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who asked for ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft tank.
“Brazil is a land of peace. And that is why Brazil does not want any involvement in this war – not even indirectly,” Lula said at a press conference with Scholz in Brasília on Monday, justifying Scholz’s rejection. Instead, it is necessary “to form a group of countries strong enough and is respected and sits down with the two at the negotiating table”.
Lula: “It’s time for China to act”
The left-wing politician acted as a mediator to deal with the matter Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or Russian President Vladimir Putin – as well as China. “Our Chinese friends play a very important role in this,” he said. “It’s time for China to address it.” Last weekend, Scholz received a similar no from the Argentine government.
Germany has delivered 30 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine and has pledged seven more. However, ammunition is scarce. A new factory of the arms company Rheinmetall is currently being built in Lower Saxony for the production of this ammunition. However, production will not start until June.
NATO chef in South Korea
While Scholz negotiated military aid with the Brazilian government, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tried to convince South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to back away from the doctrine of not supplying arms to a country at war. “Numerous states have changed their policies,” Stoltenberg said in a speech in Seoul to Germany, Norway and Sweden. “If we don’t want autocracy and tyranny to win, then Ukraine needs weapons. That’s the reality,” says Stoltenberg.
South Korea has already signed supply contracts with Poland for hundreds of tanks and other military equipment. However, the country’s current laws prohibit the export of military equipment to belligerent Ukraine. President Yoon pointed this out, in other words: no weapons for Ukraine!
Biden says no to fighter jets
Meanwhile, several signals came from Paris and Washington about the possible delivery of fighter jets to Kiev. While as recently as Friday it was said that “no weapon system was ruled out,” US President Joe Biden’s response to a similar question was, “No, we will not be delivering any F-16 jets.” French President Emmanuel Macron, on the other hand, concluded that the supply of fighter jets was not fundamental. “In principle, nothing is forbidden,” he said in The Hague on Monday. However, the Kiev government would have to guarantee that these weapons would not have an escalating effect and would not touch Russian soil, but would only be used for defense.
London: Major Russian breakthrough unlikely
While both the Ukrainian and Russian armies prepare for spring offensives – and Kiev would also like to have the promised main battle tanks as soon as possible – British military experts believe that a major breakthrough by Russian troops is unlikely at this point. “There is a realistic possibility that Russia will continue to make local territorial gains in the area,” the defense ministry said in its daily intelligence update on the frontline in the Donetsk area. However, a significant breakthrough is unlikely given insufficient available troops.
Source: Krone
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