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The second winter since the war is approaching while Ukraine’s counteroffensive is not making any significant progress.
It is expected to be a harsh winter for Ukraine as the Russian military is strong in winter and even Western weapons support is showing signs of division.
Reporter Kim Seon-hee reports.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Granada, Spain to attend the European Political Community Summit.
He emphasized that Ukraine’s top priority ahead of winter is to strengthen its air defense network.
Recently, we have been paying a lot of attention to boosting military morale ahead of the cold winter by visiting the northeastern front lines to encourage soldiers.
[볼로디미르 젤렌스키 / 우크라이나 대통령 : 조국을 지켜주신 전우들에게 감사의 말씀을 전하게 된 것을 영광으로 생각합니다. 여러분은 매일 밤낮으로 우리 모두를 위해 자신을 아끼지 않고 희생하고 계십니다.]
However, many predict that this winter will be harsh for Ukraine.
This is because the Russian army is traditionally strong in the winter, and a major counterattack is not easy due to the ‘Rasputitsa’ phenomenon, in which the ground becomes muddy during the season.
Signs of a rift in the West over weapons support are also causing great negative news for Ukraine.
In fact, in the United States, which is the largest supporter, military support worth about 32 trillion won to Ukraine was excluded from the temporary budget due to differences of opinion between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
President Joe Biden announced that he would restore it in the main budget, but there is considerable opposition from hardliners in the Republican Party.
[카린 장-피에르 / 백악관 대변인 : 우리는 가능한 우크라이나에 대한 지원을 계속할 것입니다. 대통령은 극단적인 공화당의 행동은 도움이 되지 않는다고 말했습니다. 그것은 우리의 동맹국과 파트너들에게도 도움이 되지 않습니다.]
The European Union emphasized support for Ukraine at a foreign ministers’ meeting and announced that it would review about 7 trillion won in military support next year.
However, Hungary, Poland, and Latvia, Ukraine’s allies, are showing signs of withdrawal by not participating in the meeting.
Slovakia is also changing direction to withdraw support for Ukraine after the pro-Russian Social Democratic Party took first place in the general election.
On the other hand, Russia increased next year’s defense budget by nearly 70%, seemingly reflecting its confidence in winter combat.
There is also analysis that President Putin will engage in a long-term war in the hope that former President Trump will be re-elected.
This is YTN Kim Seon-hee.
Video editing: Lee Eun-kyung
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2023-10-07 17:25:00
