Just on the day that the humanitarian corridors will resume, in the night just passed, new anti-aircraft sirens have thrown the residents of Kiev into panic again. Tension remains very high in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelensky who yesterday also announced that he was willing to negotiate on the disputed territories, but not to surrender.
However, it is also the case of the Mig-29s that Poland would like to offer to the United States and then pass them on to Ukraine. An initiative that, the Pentagon said overnight, is not “feasible”. The prospect of jets departing from a US base in Germany “to fly into the disputed airspace between Russia and Ukraine raises serious concerns for the entire NATO alliance,” spokesman John Kirby explained. “We will continue to consult with Poland and our other allies on this question and the logistical difficulties it poses, but – he concluded – we do not believe that the Polish proposal is sustainable”.
Meanwhile, Fitch downgraded the rating of the Russian Federation from “B1” to “C1” due to the sanctioning effects of the invasion of Ukraine, stressing in a note the risk of “an imminent default” of the debt.
Meanwhile, the advance of the Russian army proceeds. The National Guard announced that it has taken full control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which it had already conquered a few days ago. According to reports from Russian sources, the 240 people responsible for the safety of the plant have laid down their weapons. News that would also find confirmation in the words of the Ukrainian Minister of Energy, Herman Halushchenko, who denounced episodes of torture against personnel by the Russian armed forces. «According to the information in our possession – he wrote on Facebook – the occupiers forced the management to record a message to use it for propaganda purposes. The staff are physically and psychologically exhausted ».
On the diplomatic level, the attempt by the United States to involve the de facto leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to build an international coalition to support Kiev and curb oil prices seems to be on the rise. According to the Wall Street Journal, Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan have refused to speak with Biden in recent weeks, disappointed by weak US support in the war in Yemen and worried about the nuclear deal. Iranian.