Blinken: Russia pays ‘huge price’ in Ukraine war

THE Anthony Blinken in joint statements he made with Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, he emphasized that Russia has paid an “enormous price” in animate and inanimate matter in the Ukraine war.

The US Secretary of State stated that “the number of Russian soldiers in Ukraine is huge and, unfortunately, President (of Russia, Vladimir) Putin has indicated that he will send even more: this is a huge price for Russia».

At the same time, as reported by the Reuters agency, the NATO secretary general urged the Allies to provide Ukrainian forces with winter equipment, such as clothing, tents and generators, so that Ukrainian soldiers can continue fighting when the weather turns cold. In winter, the average temperature in most of the country drops below zero. It is not uncommon for the mercury to drop as low as -15 degrees Celsius.

“Winter is comingwill be hard and therefore we need to continue supplying (the Ukrainians) with weapons and ammunition but also with winter uniforms, tents, generators and all the equipment they need for the winter,” he told reporters.

Stoltenberg also called on the allies to step up defense production and take inventory of their stockpiles so they can deliver more weapons to Kyiv. “We are in close contact with the defense industry, with the capitals (…) to ensure that we intensify production, that we replenish our stocks. This is also done to ensure that we have the weapons, the ammunition, the capabilities to prevent (aggressive actions) and to defend ourselves,” he added.

It is noted that the French Agency reported that based on the footage broadcast today by the Russian news agencies, armored vehicles and cannons have been sent to the Kharkiv areaat northeastern Ukraine. A high-ranking official of the occupation authorities, Vitaly Gadchev, told the Rossiya 24 TV channel that “tough battles» are conducted around the town of Balakliato which Kyiv says it has recaptured.