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La Boeing si aggiudica il contratto per il caccia che sostituirà l'F-22
NGAD, vince Boeing: il caccia del futuro si chiamerà F-47
da RID RIVISTA ITALIANA DIFESA
21/03/2025 | Redazione
Il Presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump ha annunciato personalmente la vittoria di Boeing nell'ambito della gara per il programma NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance), affiancato dal Segretario alla Difesa Pete Hegseth e dal Capo di Stato Maggiore dell’USAF, Gen. David Allvin, durante una conferenza stampa nello Studio Ovale.
L'azienda, in particolare, si occuperà dello sviluppo e della produzione della piattaforma centrale del nuovo sistema di combattimento aereo del futuro, ovvero il "caccia madre" pilotato, che prenderà il nome di F-47 (Trump è il 47esimo Presidente degli Stati Uniti...sarà un caso? o sarà un omaggio al P-47 THUNDERBOLT? ma queste restano congetture...). Sia la vincitrice Boeing che l'ormai ex concorrente Lockheed Martin hanno continuato a lavorare - nonostante gli "alti e bassi" del programma - con lo sviluppo di dimostratori che, anche se in gran segreto, volano ormai da anni.
Per ciò che concerne il contratto aggiudicatosi dall'azienda, per il momento non sono stati rilasciati dettagli precisi; lo scorso gennaio, tuttavia, l’ex Segretario dell’Aeronautica Frank Kendall aveva dichiarato che lo sviluppo del programma richiederà almeno 20 miliardi di dollari, e che il costo stimato per piattaforma si attesterà intorno a 300 milioni.
Il programma NGAD, lo ricordiamo, rappresenta il futuro della superiorità aerea statunitense e l'F-47 sarà destinato a rimpiazzare gli attuali caccia da superiorità aerea F-22 RAPTOR.
Trascrizione dell'intervista a Zelensky del 16 febbraio 2025
Zelensky intervistato da Kristen Welker nel programma Meet The Press (NBC).
16 febbraio 2025 - Trascrizione integrale dell'intervista.
Fonti:
KRISTEN WELKER:
President Zelenskyy, welcome back to Meet the Press.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Thank you so much.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Thank you for being here. It is an honor to have you. Ukraine is approaching the third
anniversary of Russia's invasion into your country. My condolences to you for all of the lives that have been lost. You are here --
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Thank you.
KRISTEN WELKER:
– at the Munich Security Conference, and just a short time ago you spoke with the secretary of
state and the vice president about the state of the war. Was that a productive meeting? What came of it?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I think it was good. Good conversation, good meeting. The first one, it's really, to be honest, I don't believe that a lot of leaders during the first meeting have very constructive and very decisive meeting. Now it's about, you know, about relations, how to feel each other and to begin to make some really productive, you know, steps – steps to do something very important, in this case, for Ukraine, for our security, for our people. And for both nations, I'm sure maybe not everybody in the United States or in Europe are sure that a lot of things depends on security in Ukraine in the world. I'm sure that Putin doesn't want to stop and he wants to go further and
further. So, I'm sorry that I'm jumping. Yeah, but I wanted to say that I think that the meeting was
good. We have to understand each other. That also the Secretary Rubio was and the special
envoy Kellogg, General Kellogg, he will come on 20th to Ukraine, and we make this decision. I
want – I think he was surprised, but I said to him that, "If you will come, we will go to the front." I
said to him that, yes, maybe it's too dangerous. I don't know. But if you really have to
understand – the new administration – they really have to understand what's going on on the
battlefield not from, you know, only from information from media, to see what's going on.
KRISTEN WELKER:
We are going to delve into your views on President Putin. But to follow up on what you said,
from this meeting, did you gain any clarity? What is the Trump administration's peace plan? Do
they have one?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
First of all, I think, no, they don't have a real plan because they can't have it without us. I think
so. Maybe there are some ideas. And I heard some ideas about the economy, how to secure
economy, how to invest. We spoke mostly about it with the vice president. I think security
guarantee is totally the question of the president. With all respect to vice president, but it's about
more to president because he is the president of the United States, and he is the leader of
NATO, and it's been the leader of security alliances. So – but economy, I mean, it's a big part of
security. We need it very much. We need a real contract if both sides are happy because our
people have to be happy. Yes, otherwise we can't just pressure on society. So I hope that we will
prepare the economy, and we'll prepare the contract, the document where business of the
United States will invest, where we can be partners, but we have to make some steps further,
and we have to – the lawyers have to work more for this document.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Let me ask you about something that President Trump said this week. He did not say yes when
he was asked if he sees Ukraine as an equal member in the peace process. He did say later
that Ukraine would have a seat at the table. Have you been given any assurances that Ukraine
will have an equal seat at the negotiating table?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
So I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine.
Never. And our people, never. And our adults, and children, and everybody, it can't be so. The
war in Ukraine is against us, and it is our human losses. And we are thankful for all the support,
unity between USA – in USA around Ukraine support, bipartisan unity, bipartisan support, we're
thankful for all of this. But there is no any leader in the world who can really make a deal with
Putin without us about us. Of course, the United States can have a lot of decisions, economical
partnership, and et cetera. We're not happy with it, but they can have with Russians. But not
about this war without us. And that's why I think that what we need, very closely to work and
quicker. I think we lose time now quicker to work on the plan, common plan. So we’re ready
because United States is our – the biggest strategic partner. We are ready not only to share our
plan. We're ready to put common plan with President Trump. And of course we need support
from EU. It's important. They are also big donators during this war. And we will be the members
of future European Union. That's why we need the support of Europe. And this common plan,
we have to discuss with Russians, and we will. And at the table, it's very important to hear
America, Europe, Ukraine and Russia. Yes.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Has the president, has the vice president, given you an assurance that Ukraine will have an
equal seat at the negotiating table, which, as you just said, is critical to any peace plan?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Yeah, I understood, to be honest, that we have common view on it. But there are messages, as
you said, right, in media some messages which are, you know, make disappointment, yes? Is it
right word in English? Sorry. Yeah, disappointment for a lot of leaders of Europe, because they
also feel sometimes that they are out of decisions. And I said to them that they have to be in
unity with the United States. Otherwise, not only United States can lose Europe as a strategic
partner, Europe also can lose the United States. And I'm in this interesting -- both, you know, of
continents that’s not to lose, because this is really, really the biggest and the strongest allies in
the world. I think so. That's why we have this place at the table at the very beginning. And we
are the first who are at this table because the war is in Ukraine.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Can you accept any peace deal that is cut without Ukraine?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No.
KRISTEN WELKER:
And do you feel like you have a seat at the table right now?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I not only count on it, I'm sure that we have to be there. Otherwise, it's not acceptable. But if
there is a decision without us and Putin will go out from all our land, we will be in NATO, and
Putin will be in the prison, so President Trump can do it without us.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Let me ask you about your phone call with President Trump earlier this week. It came on the
heels of his call with President Putin. Does Mr. Trump's direct communication with Vladimir Putin
before speaking to you unnerve you?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No, no. We spoke about it, by the way, with President Trump. And I said that I know that we had
already phone calls, yes, both of us, and it's okay that he phoned him. Of course I wanted very
much that Ukraine is in priority for Trump, not Russia. And I hope that we are more important,
more important. Yes, we are not so big as Russia. But I think strategically Ukraine is more
important for the United States because we are really partners, allies, and we share common
values, and we are really from democratic worlds. Yes, and that's why I think that for us it's
necessary to feel it. And that's why of course it's better when president of the United States first
speak with president of Ukraine and then with Russians. For me it’s – you know, it's not for me –
it's not only for me. It's for our people. This is their signal. This is the attitude from the United
States to Ukraine. But, I mean, there's no doubt. I mean, there's no questions about this phone
call because we have dialogue the same day. And I count on President Trump, and I hope that
he will really support us. But if we speak about meetings, so this is not the same with phone
calls. Yes. So of course we need to speak and meet with the president of the United States, and
only after that with Russians.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Did he invite you to the White House? Did he invite you – he says he's planning to meet
President Putin in Saudi Arabia. Did he invite you there?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No, he didn't invite me to Saudi Arabia. I --
KRISTEN WELKER:
Did he invite you to the White House?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
You know, he always says that, "I'm ready to see you." But, you know, our teams have to work
on the date. We also spoke about it. He gave me his phone number. He said, "This is my direct
number. You have to call me any day you want." And, yes, thank you so much.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Do you feel like you have President Trump's full support? Do you feel like he's valuing Ukraine
as much as you say he may be Russia?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Well, I became more, more, more pragmatic from the very beginning of this war and less
sensitive to such things. And I believe and trust only in real steps. And I trust President Trump
because he's the president of the United States, because your people, your people voted for
him, and I respect their choice, and I will work the President Trump with trust, which I have to
the United States. But of course I want to have real meeting, productive, without just words, with
concrete steps, and to hear us, to hear President Trump, to make common plan, and to share it
with allies, then with Russians, and stop this war. I think we need it urgently. We have to do it
without basic things, where there are concrete steps.
KRISTEN WELKER:
So no plans right now to go to the White House?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I don’t know. I don't know. Maybe they have. As I said – about journey to?
KRISTEN WELKER:
No plans for you to go to the White House right now that you're aware of?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I don't have the date. I don't have the date, but we spoke about it, that we will have meeting and
our teams will work on it. So I think that now after vice president and after General Kellogg will
come to Ukraine, I think he will get some more information for President Trump. I think they
need this time to have this information, then to work with this information, and then to think, be
ready, and then we will meet. Something like this.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Is it true that you told President Trump during that phone call that Putin is only pretending to
want peace because he is afraid of Mr. Trump?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Yes. Yes, I said that he is a liar. And he said, "I think my feeling is that he's ready for these
negotiations." And I said to him, "No, he's a liar. He doesn't want any peace." But I think he's
really a little bit scared about the President Trump. And I think the president has this chance,
and he's strong. And I think that really he can push Putin to peace negotiations. Yes, I think so. I
think he can, but don't trust him. Don't trust Putin. Don't trust just words about ceasefire. I said
because I have very practical things, practical meeting with Putin in 2019, and we made a
decision with all our signatures. Then we made a decision about ceasefire and exchange of
prisoners. Yes. And he – I don't know how to [SPEAKS UKRAINIAN]. He destroyed all these
decisions and et cetera. So we don't trust him.
KRISTEN WELKER:
If you don't think President Putin really wants peace, are you concerned he's going to drag out
this process?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
And he also – he needs pause. This is good and very bad at the same time. He needs pause
because he really now mobilized 35,000 people each month. But we wants to prepare very
trained, well-trained people. But he has so many losses, and they are not well-trained. They
don't have enough time. They are pushing them on the battlefield, and they are dying. Wounded
or dying. That's why he need pause. He needs time. Ceasefire without anything, without, you
know, actions on the battlefield and et cetera, to have a pause and prepare. Prepare for
invasion, I'm sure. The new ones. That's why when we speak with the President Trump and with
his team, vice president, I said that I don't trust. So that's great. God bless. If President Trump
will push him, he can. God bless, he will do it. But I need security guarantees. Words are not
enough. Words cost nothing with Putin, yes? That's why for me it's very important, strong
security guarantees. Otherwise, when he will come back so he can occupy us.
KRISTEN WELKER:
And we're going to talk about the security guarantees --
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Okay.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Let me ask you big picture, though. Do you think President Trump is negotiating in good faith?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I hope so. I hope so. Yes, I count on it. I count on it very much.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Based on what you're saying about President Putin, do you think he's negotiating in good faith
once talks begin?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Who?
KRISTEN WELKER:
Putin.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Putin? That he really –
KRISTEN WELKER:
Is he capable of negotiating in good faith? Is Putin capable of negotiating in good faith?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No. No, and it's not about good faith. No, no, no, no. No. No. No, no. Yes, you just can't block
his motivation to put him in such strong circumstances when he can't begin the new invasion,
re-invasion. But he wants. You'll see. Everybody will see. He will try to begin something new. By
the way, I said it today. I'm not sure that only about Ukraine we are speaking. He is thinking not
only about Ukraine. For example, now we have – and we shared it with intelligence of our
partners – now we see how he's preparing to train 150,000 people mostly on the territory of
Belarus, to show it for the world that it is just training, that usually he is doing the same. Usually.
But it's not truth. From such point, he begin the occupation three years ago. Full-scale war he
began from some symbolic trainings and et cetera. But really, really --
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY [TRANSLATED]:
He conducted military training exercises, he said that these are exercises that are always
ongoing on Belarus territories, that they are a allied state with Belarus and that they do regular
business. But he started the invasion, and the missiles, and the first night flew from the Belarus,
and the invasion came from Belarus. We know for sure that he is preparing that from the
territory of Belarus this year. It can happen in summer, maybe in the beginning, maybe in the
end of summer. I do not know when he prepares it. But it will happen. And at that moment,
knowing that he did not succeed in occupying us, we do not know where he will go. There are
risks that this can be Poland and Lithuania because we believe – we believe that Putin will wage
war against NATO. That is why I told you that, "What is he waiting for?" For a weakening of
NATO by, for instance, policy of the United States of America, for example, that the United
States of America will think to take its military from Europe. Yes, Putin thinks of that. But I will
believe that the United States will not take its forces, its contingents from Europe because that
will severely weaken NATO and the European continent. Putin definitely counts on that. And the
fact that we receive information that he will think of the invasion against former Soviet republics.
And forgive me, but today these are NATO countries.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Just to be very clear, you are saying you have actual intelligence that President Putin is
planning to attack NATO countries?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No. We have intelligence, we have documents that they are preparing trained mission of a big
number of soldiers on the, on the territory of Belarus. And we just sharing that there is a high
risk that he can do the same. Maybe not. God bless not. And maybe before it, President Trump
and the allies will stop him. Yes, but anyway, I think that we have to prepare, yes, to prevent it,
not to be, not to have such surprises that he will come back like it was three years ago with
invasion to Ukraine. That is my point. And that's not my point of view. That is our intelligence
understanding.
KRISTEN WELKER:
And there are obviously these reports that a drone attacked Chernobyl overnight, the nuclear
plant in Kyiv. What does that mean? What does that tell you about how complicated any peace
process may be?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Oh it’s, for him, he is always increasing, increasing, you know? Before – he is doing some
symbolic-for-him things. So you have the Munich Security Conference, especially this day,
beginning of the conference. He's trying to show that for him it doesn't matter. “Doesn't matter
what you will decide about security, I can do this,” what he showed. He put the drone, yes, to the
sarcophagus of the fourth block of Chernobyl station. Yes, sarcophagus which was built by 40
countries. Forty countries, mostly American money, and then all of countries of Europe. Forty
countries built it during the years, and he just pushed the drone there especially to this
sarcophagus.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Are you --
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
You're think that such person wants peace?
KRISTEN WELKER:
Given what you're saying, are you willing to negotiate with Vladimir Putin face to face?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Together, United States, Europe, Ukraine and Russia, yes, because without Russians, we can't
stop for today, we can't stop this war. We can't stop Putin without, without his decision, because
he is on our territory.
KRISTEN WELKER:
If you were –
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
It's a bit –
KRISTEN WELKER:
If you were sitting across from Vladimir Putin right now instead of me, what would you say to
him?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I will speak -- no, it's not about emotions. It's about how to stop him. So for me, he is a killer, and
he will never change. And that's why this is the dialogue with a terrorist. This is dialogue with a
killer. I don't have such power, enough power to push him out. That's why I have to speak about
it. So our allies can give me such power to push him out, but our allies decided to make a deal
with Putin. But I – what can I say? I'm ready. Of course we don't want, you know, to lose our
people. And if it can be so in diplomacy to stop this war, so, of course, we are ready. Of course
we will be happy with a peace.
KRISTEN WELKER:
President Trump this week wouldn't commit to U.S. troops providing security to Ukraine, one of
your key requests, wouldn't commit to NATO membership and wouldn't commit to Ukraine
reclaiming the territory that Russia illegally took. Do you think that the Trump administration is
giving away bargaining chips before the peace process, the negotiations, have begun?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
You know, I don't know. Maybe it's a part of tactics of the administration. I don't know. It’s really,
you know, I'm looking at it. For me, I don't know what about they speak, but as I said, it doesn't
matter what they will decide about Ukraine. If it's without – without us, it's their dialogue. So how
can I influence on this dialogue? I can only accept any negotiation or not accept, because we
are --
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY [TRANSLATED]:
Yeah, we are the actor. We are the participant of this war, unfortunately. We, we would gladly be
the country who helps the other country that is at war. And the best way would be to not have
the war at all. We would want to be the country to prevent others even from starting the war. But
we are an actor in this war. We are a victim. Putin attacked us. So without us, the war cannot
end. And it is not possible to simply give Ukraine to Putin. That would mean simply to
acknowledge what he did, to give the signal to others, to other regions where Americans can
also feel that. Heaven forbid. I do not wish war to anybody. But that is a fact. Putin must not only
be stopped, but he must feel that this is a huge mistake, if we can use such word, "mistake," in
terms of the numbers of deaths. Sure.
KRISTEN WELKER:
What does a good deal look like for you for Ukraine?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No, we will not have very good deal in such circumstances, and Putin will not have a very good
deal for him in such circumstances. Because he can't for today win us, and we can't win him.
And that's why it will not be a very good deal for both of us. But it can be more important thing:
Peace. Maybe not the best but peaceful people. That's what we really want. It's much more,
much more than any good deals. I think so. But we can't give all this, you know, good deals just
to Putin and play for, you know, just play with how he wants, yes. And that's why for me it's very
important that Trump, that President Trump will be on our side. And I think what is very
important when Putin knows it, this is important, not just play. This is very important to say to
him, "Yes, we have to speak with you. Yes, we have to make deal with you because you're an
enemy. You're strong. That's why we have to speak with you to stop the war. But you have to
know that you're an enemy of just human beings, just of people. And you have to know that
we're against your steps, against your occupation, against your view of life.” And I think it's very
important. It can't be the secret from the people and et cetera. People have to understand. Their
leaders have to understand that nobody can kill, nobody can occupy, nobody can begin any
format of wars, of conflicts and et cetera.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Let me ask you. President Trump said, he does not think Ukrainian membership in NATO is,
quote, "practical." In your view, is NATO membership something that should be determined as a
part of this deal?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Well, I want to be very clear with NATO for us and for everybody. It's the cheapest security
guarantees, the cheapest for us, the cheapest for Europe, the cheapest for United States and
the cheapest really for Russia. And if we are not in NATO, it means that we will build NATO in
Ukraine. Otherwise, we will not recognize the security guarantees. If opposite you 100.3 or
100.5 million army of Russians, what number of soldiers you have to have? What number of
troops you have to have just to survive and to defend the same? Now we have 110 strong
brigades. Russia has twice more, 220 strong brigades. Europe has 82. So if Putin will break us,
he will occupy Europe. He can destroy all the army of Europe if they are without United States.
That's why I said this is the cheapest for United States and for Europe. Why? Because if we
don’t, if I'm not in NATO and if everybody will recognize that we need more than 1 million people
of army, so we will need money for all these people. We – if we can't use, for example, fleet of
NATO or jets from NATO, we will need hundreds of jets. So it's very, very expensive, even
without the war just to have it, not to spend, just to have it. That's it. Then NATO is very cheap I
said for Russia. Otherwise, if we are not in NATO, NATO stopping also us, because I mean, just
people who lost their children. And this is painful, and they want accountability. And it’s really –
and if they will not get it, they will find it, they will search it. And I can't recognize it and can't like
a father understand. If Putin took your child and killed by missile your child, and if those people
who killed, and Putin, that if they're not in the prisons and if they even don't say sorry to all the
world, it's not enough. But if they're just feeling that they are winners, what will father will do?
They can take the weapon and continue his – not normal way. But he will continue his life
because he hate Russians. NATO also stopping everybody because this is security, you know,
allies. And this is also important and for Europe that they are secure. Because there is a big
army in NATO. Ukrainian army together with Europe is comparable with Russia. That's what I
said. This is the cheapest way.
KRISTEN WELKER:
And so that is one issue, and obviously territory's one of the biggest issues that you've been
asked about over and over again. President Trump said on Wednesday that restoring all of the
territory seized by Russia since 2014 is unlikely. Are you willing to say here that you are
prepared to formally cede some of the sovereign territory of Ukraine to Russia in order to stop
the killing?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Judicially, we will not recognize everybody and standards, it's out of constitution to recognize
our occupied territory like territory of Russia. We will never do it. It's not about – it's not about
any negotiations. We will never speak about it.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Even Crimea, you seem to acknowledge –
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No, yeah, even Crimea, we will never recognize it, because in years, in years, all things, all
things which are Ukrainian will be Ukrainian, but maybe, I don't know when. But yes, we have to
return it diplomatically. Yes, we can. If we are in NATO, it's understandable why diplomatically,
it's very understandable. And of course, not to lose people. It's a good way, diplomatic way, to
find diplomatic way, how to get back our land. And that's it, but the people are most important for
today. That's why diplomatic way is good, but, but where we will have security guarantees,
where we will stand, and this is there. This is the topic of discussion, of course.
KRISTEN WELKER:
And that's my next question because the administration has sent a lot of mixed signals about
where it stands when it comes to the security guarantees by the United States and whether U.S.
troops will be involved in Ukraine's security after the war. What security guarantees does
Ukraine need specifically from the United States?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
The strong package of missiles like preventional stuff, that we will not use it before any invasion.
We will not use it, but if they will do it, we will do it quickly. But it has to stand on our territory, not
like it was before the full-scale invasion that White House put sanctions after invasion. No. And
gave us weapons after invasion. No, they occupied a big territory. If we could had before, they
couldn't occupy us. Yes, some territory, but not everything because we'd been without weapons.
That's why strong package of missiles and big army. If we are not in NATO, as I said,
comparable with Russians. Not sure the same number but comparable. Not to give them
possibility to occupy. And psychologically it's very important because psychologically it's a
strong signal that Putin will not go if he understands that opposite they stay the same,
comparable, the same number army. This is – then we need money for this, so we need
investment. But I think this is in the interest of both countries to invest in Ukraine, in different
gas, LNG. It's also important if Russia knows that gas infrastructure and we make business on
LNG, Trump is interested. Americans are in the interest of this, and we are open for this. I think
he will not attack by missiles such, I mean, these factories where we are partners with
Americans. But I hope not. So these are very important things. Then your --
KRISTEN WELKER:
Can Ukraine survive?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
And he --
KRISTEN WELKER:
Go ahead.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Just and, of course, and European Union is very important because it's a special market for us
will be. Russia is not market for us. They are enemies, and Belarus is a part of Russia really.
This – they control them. So for us the biggest market is EU, and EU is very interested in our
products. So we have to be in the same conditions, I mean, money conditions and with the
European Union we want to be the members. We share the same values and we have similar
law and et cetera. So this is the part of economical security guarantees for us to be immediately
the member of EU. It's also very important.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Can --
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
And, and what we need. We really don't know how it works, but when Iran attacked Israel, the
United States, France, U.K., and some other guys, and Israel is not a member of NATO, but all
these guys, even Jordan with air defense, all those guys began to defend Israeli people, which
had been under, you know, missiles from Iran. So how it was? Israel is not a NATO member, but
why these countries? Now it's great that they destroyed miss – Iranian missiles, but they are not
in NATO. So it meant that they have security guarantees, specific security guarantees from the
United States, France, U.K., and other allies. I think we need it very much.
KRISTEN WELKER:
And quickly, before we move onto the next topic, can Ukraine survive without U.S. military
support?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Probably it will be very, very, very difficult. And, of course, in all the difficult situations, you have
a chance, but we will have low chance, low chance to survive without support of the United
States. I think it's very important, critical. But, I mean, I don't want to think about it. Yes, we have
to think about it. I don't want to think that we will not be strategic partners. I don't want to think
about it because it will make a pressure on morale – morality of Ukrainians and it will be worst
thing from the very beginning of the war. But now we increased our production. That really we
can count on our level of defending industry, but it's not enough.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Your concern being, without U.S. military support, Ukraine would be vulnerable to another attack
by Russia in another few years. Is that your concern?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Yes. I think this, this can be. This is really what he wants. He wants pause, prepare, train, take
off some sanctions because of ceasefire and et cetera and because of all this, you know, how
do you say it? Okay, forgot the word.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY [TRANSLATED]:
Artificial world, artificial peace that he wants to demonstrate. He is ready for peace, but that is
an artificial peace. That is not real. Therefore, strong security guarantees because he will want
to come back again. He did not win. Do you understand? He did not win Ukraine. It is insufficient
for him.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Let me ask you about this deal that has been discussed, President Trump has discussed it,
about mining Ukraine's rare earth minerals. Just so everyone understands, those are minerals
that are used to make things like cell phones, electric cars. That would be, President Trump
says, to "pay back" some of what the United States has already given to Ukraine. What is the
status of that deal, President Zelenskyy?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY [TRANSLATED]:
That is first and foremost, we wanted American business to come. These critical minerals, rare
earth, they are closed for many partners. We are ready to open them for the business of the
United States. That is what we have. That is where we can put money and make profits
together. This is goodwill from us, so it's possible to make money. And I believe that, here, we
cannot forget about the main idea that was in the very beginning, that let us protect all that. Help
us defend this, and we will make money on this together. And here it's very important that in this
document shall be a term to protect it. And that is the security guarantees. And if we are not
given the security guarantees from the United States, I believe that the economic treaty will not
work. It must all be fair. The second part that is not discussed yet but it must be, that is what
Putin captured. There, there are many things, not only for electric vehicles and cell phones.
There there are many rare earths that they will use for missiles – missiles, weaponry for their
aerospace industry. Those are very costly things, and here it seems to me important to
understand what we will do with those rare earths that now cost billions, hundreds of billions,
that Putin occupied. Is it, is it to give to him? And this is what I want to discuss. Why shall why
we gift it to him? So we present it not only to him but also to his allies, Iran, North Korea. They
will have access there. China can also have access there. I do not know their relations, what
they discuss precisely. But today with senators, I listed one example with rare earth. Seems to
me that this example is important. We looked into what America imports, what rare earth, what
America imports for its industry. And when we took titan – titanium, that's one example, titanium.
We say that we have titanium in Ukraine, and that is precise information. And it is sufficient for
industry for 40 years. Forty years. And today you import titanium from China and from Russia
and from other sources, but these are two main – two main countries. You import from them for
your industry, and we say, “Let us defend titanium in Ukraine, and you will not need to pay
money neither to Russia nor to China. We will be partners in that.” And such examples, they are
very important. If we look in detail then we must understand that we need strong security
guarantees.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Let me ask you big picture. As you know, President Trump has not ruled out the possibility of
pulling out of NATO. How worried are you that President Trump will follow through with that and
one day decide to pull out of NATO?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY [TRANSLATED]:
I believe that this will help Putin, really. I said, honestly, you know, today, I told Mr. Vice
President Vance I believe that Article V is the United States. That is it. Article V – NATO Article
V, that is the United States. With all due respect to my colleagues in Europe, with all due respect
to the aid they've provided, but if there is war against one NATO country and one must fight
back without American army, it is impossible to fight back, to repel. Impossible, in my opinion.
This means that Europe must urgently, urgently, if there are such risks, increase everything.
Militarize itself, spend huge, huge amounts of money.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Let me ask you if it's possible for you to say some of that in English because it's very powerful
what you're saying, it's very important. You had a message to Vice President Vance about the
potential implications of pulling out of NATO. What was your message to the vice president?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
That, that will be destroying of NATO.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Why?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Because in 80 strong brigades in Europe, I'm just speaking about NATO in Europe, so about 30,
30, it's more than 30%, is United States. And even if I will look at the army of Russia, if they will
see it that they, Russia, have 220 or 250 brigades, and Europe has 50. That is the answer. The
risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100%.
KRISTEN WELKER:
If the United States pulls out of NATO –
PRES. VOLODYMRY ZELENSKYY:
Yes.
KRISTEN WELKER:
– Russia will occupy Europe.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Yes. Not all the, not all the Europe. They will begin from those countries, as I said who are big
our friends but small countries who've been in the USSR, in the Soviet Union. They will begin,
and we will see what will be the answer. But Europe will not answer because they don't have –
they will begin to defend itself. Each country defend itself. And at this moment, so Russia will
get all the successes with all the territory they will want. I don't know they will want 30% of
Europe, 50%, I don't know. Nobody knows. But they will have this possibility.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Vice President JD Vance, staying on that topic, spoke today to the security conference here in
Munich. He didn't mention Ukraine during his speech. He also said that he was not worried
about the threat to Europe from Russia or China. He said the biggest threat is, quote, "from
within Europe." What did you make of his speech? What was your reaction?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I didn't hear his speech. I think – it will be very difficult to be safe for America without Europe. I
can tell you why. I'm not sure that this is good example. Sorry, for the TV viewers. Maybe it's not
good example.
KRISTEN WELKER:
No, it's okay.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
But I will tell you – [SPEAKS IN UKRAINIAN]
TRANSLATOR:
Cynical, cynical.
PRES. VOLODYMRY ZELENSKYY:
No, not cynical. It’ll just say it. Okay, I will say in Ukrainian if it's possible.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY [TRANSLATED]:
Russia is waging war against Ukraine on the territory of Ukraine. The people in Russia feel the
pain and insecurity during this war. No. That means transferring the war to other territory. This is
what they do. Until NATO is in Europe, and Europe is a part of NATO, and America is it’s part,
then from Russia, from the big land warfare, excuse me, from big army of Russia, America is
protected by NATO military contingent. And if it decides to fight against NATO, it will fight, first
and foremost, in the territory of Europe. Today, we defend Europe because the war is in
Ukraine. Tomorrow, if the war is in Europe, then the war is not on the territory of America. It is
the war on the other countries, on other continent. That is how it works. That is how it works,
and that is why I wanted to apologize in front of everybody. I do not want to have the war in
Europe, but Putin is such person. And until there is military contingent and there is alliance,
NATO alliance in Europe, America is more defended. American military, if somebody attacks
NATO, yes, American military men, they will have to, they will have to withstand, fight for other
countries, and Europe will count on that. But let us be frank. The war will not be in the U.S.
territory. You will be in security, and your people will not feel what the war is. In my opinion, that
is it.
KRISTEN WELKER:
There has been so much pain, so much suffering, and so many lives have been lost. And
there's been a range of different numbers discussed. How many Ukrainians have lost their lives,
do you think?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Yeah, you are right that, "Do you think?" Because nobody knows. It's true, we have fixed
number of losses. We have 46-plus, yeah, 46,000 killed soldiers. Then we have for today
dozens, really thousands of – it’s difficult to say in English.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Hard to say.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY [TRANSLATED]:
Tens of thousands more, tens of thousands more, those who are missing in action or are in
captivity. And we cannot know for certain because missing in action can be dead, or they can be
in captivity. And these are tens of thousands. That is true. Also, there are more than 350,000, I
think something like 380,000, wounded. And there are 20,000 deported children, deported to
Russia. Nineteen and a half thousand. That is what we understand, and we do not understand
at all the amount, the thousands, tens of thousands of civilians who died on the temporarily
occupied territories of Ukraine. When Russia attacked, and it encircled several cities, and it was
destroying to the ground these cities with tanks and artillery. We do not know how many dead
are there, unfortunately, because those cities that we de-occupied, which we entered, we found
massive graves there. They conduct massive shootings, massive tortures. You know, small
towns where there were a couple thousand people, we have found 500 corpses in one big
grave. So, everywhere where Russia occupied it and takes under its control, we do not know
how many thousands of people they killed there.
KRISTEN WELKER:
And let me ask you. We're just in our last few questions. So, if you can speak in English, that
would be wonderful, just so –
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
It's difficult. Too late for my English. My English is sleeping.
KRISTEN WELKER:
No, you're doing wonderfully. Do you still think it's possible for Ukraine to win this war militarily?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Of course, yes. But it's many, many losses. So we understand how many. I think it's too much.
And I'm not sure that with such speed as our partners do this help, support, it will be difficult. It
will be long. Longer than it can be. Yeah, there are some – it can be, you know, tactical victory.
But for this, partners have to be ready to give us very specific weapons, very specific weapons.
But I think the world has to try diplomacy. Diplomacy, it's important. But in unity.
KRISTEN WELKER:
The Trump administration and President Trump, Elon Musk have been firing large swaths of the
workforce, freezing funding at the U.S. Agency for International Development. In 2013, Ukraine
was by far the largest recipient of USAID. What will the impact be of freezing those funds to
USAID on Ukraine?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
We didn't get a lot of the budget. That’s only such programs which we can control. We see what
directly came to the budget. Some programs for medicine, helping veterans, or energy. Veterans
and energy is very important. We will find a possibly how to close this gap, financial gap, yes.
Especially energy is painful because during the war, under attacks. But of course I said that I will
find, and I think I will have success, with the veterans. I can't throw them just because they're
veterans. And we will try to do it, to do our best. Other programs had been infrastructure
programs and some other programs, but I don't know. Because we have decentralization, and I
don't know what cities. They had contact – direct contacts with the United States, with USAID.
They've got some support, some organizations and some journalists, I know. But I don’t know
this – I can't, I mean, just fix it because I don't know it. Judicially, I didn't see it. I asked my
finance minister, "Show me what we'll lose, like a budget, to understand where to find this
money for the budget.” Yes, he showed me. Yes, we will manage it. But I think that such
programs as veterans is not big money, and I think it's more about – I don't know if you have this
word in English, sorry, prestige, yes?
KRISTEN WELKER:
Mhm, yes. Prestige.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
I think this is prestige for the United States, and think this is good to continue such program. But
it depends on the decision of the United States. Maybe you will continue, maybe not. This is
your decision. For me, because it's my vertical and the most important thing for today, the most
important that you will not stop military support and better if you will continue it. And on this, I
am focusing. This will be painful for all these directions. If we will lose this support, as you said,
correctly, it will be, you know, very difficult for us to survive.
KRISTEN WELKER:
Last question. I know you're a dad of two and you have remarkable energy and have put so
much heart into spreading the message for Ukraine. What is your message to Ukrainians who
have lost hope that this war will ever end?
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
No. No, no, no. We'll finish this war. And it doesn't matter will Putin want it or not. We will finish
the war. And I'm sure together we are much more stronger than Putin. And I'm sure that we will
finish the war. I know that peace, that's what we really need and we really want. And, you know,
it's like in the life. When you want something very much, with friends and with God we will do it,
I'm sure.
KRISTEN WELKER:
President Zelenskyy, thank you so much.
PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Thank you.
venerdì 21 marzo 2025
"Essere nemici degli Stati Uniti può essere pericoloso, ma essere loro amici è fatale". Kissinger lo disse veramente?
"Essere nemici degli Stati Uniti può essere pericoloso, ma essere loro amici è fatale"
Kissinger disse davvero questa frase, che in tanti gli attribuiscono?
La risposta è: sì, probabilmente la disse, ma in un contesto ben diverso da quello che solitamente si
pensa.
Innanzitutto, è bene precisare che questa frase fu detta, la prima volta (per quel che ne sappiamo) dal maggiore generale Aleksey Efimovich Vandam "Edrikhin" (nella foto sotto), dell'esercito russo imperiale, ai tempi della guerra boera (1899-1902).
L'alto ufficiale, infatti, nello spiegare le ragioni per cui riteneva opportuno creare un'alleanza con la Germania e con la Francia escludendone la Gran Bretagna, disse:
Наконец наступает очередь и Китая, который после своих разнообразных опытов с англичанами и американцами смело мог бы сказать теперь — «плохо иметь англосакса врагом, но не дай Бог иметь его другом!».
Traduzione:
Infine, adesso è la Cina, che, dopo le varie esperienze con inglesi e americani, può tranquillamente dire: "È brutto essere nemici degli angolosassoni, ma Dio ci scampi ad averceli come amici!".
Kissinger (nella foto sotto) conosceva, molto probabilmente, quella frase, dato che il generale Edrikhin era stato autore di testi conosciuti e apprezzati nella politica internazionale.
Ebbene, alla fine del 1968, Kissinger stava parlando con William F. Buckley Jr., un diplomatico delle Nazioni Unite.
Mancavano poche settimane all'insediamento del nuovo presidente USA, Richard Nixon, e alcuni politici americani premevano affinché gli Stati Uniti provocassero la deposizione di Nguyen Van Thieu, allora presidente del Vietnam del Sud, prima ancora che Nixon si insediasse.
Kissinger, nel commentare questa circostanza con Buckley (nella foto sotto), rammentò la sorte subita da un altro statista vietnamita, Ngo Dinh Diem, che era stato presidente del Vietnam del Sud dal 1955 al 1963, quando fu deposto e assassinato in un colpo di stato.
Kissinger disse a Buckley: "Nixon deve sapere che se Thieu dovesse fare la stessa fine di Diem, tutto il mondo direbbe che può essere pericoloso essere nemici degli Stati Uniti, ma essergli amici è fatale".
Buckley è l'unica fonte di questa affermazione e ha narrato la circostanza in un libro (United Nation Journal: A Delegate's Odyssey) che ha pubblicato nel 1974, descrivendola con queste parole:
In late November, I was lecturing in Los Angeles. Kissinger reached me by phone. That day Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford had blasted Thieu for taking so adamant a stand on the requisite shape of the bargaining table in Paris. I still have the notes I took.
"Nixon should be told," Kissinger said, "that it is probably an objective of Clifford to depose Thieu before Nixon is inaugurated. Word should be gotten to Nixon that if Thieu meets the same fate as Diem, the word will go out to the nations of the world that it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."
Ecco, quindi, il contesto reale della frase di Kissinger. Non era una sua idea, ma era solo un avvertimento su ciò che il mondo avrebbe pensato se gli Stati Uniti avessero tradito il presidente vietnamita Thieu.
Per approfondire:
SNOPES | Did Kissinger say it's 'dangerous to be America's enemy' but 'fatal' to be its friend?
domenica 2 marzo 2025
Novanta video di Alla Perdei e Giorgio Provinciali dal fronte ucraino
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0007 Hostomel'
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0045 Kamianka
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https://youtu.be/EeSA8X044Qw?si=XRK0m0iuXzOrlgv8
0071 Kherson
https://youtu.be/6qUa7ampERE?si=BKO5DyecNk-w_T1v
0072 Shevchenkove
https://youtu.be/J8ZIY1IyWhc?si=JnJfGLd9FOdwlR-o
0073 Blahodatne
https://youtu.be/YrtGlFf1GGA?si=F4wkKuUOZsc-b5p6
0074 Kherson
https://youtu.be/fNiTMIyC8Rc?si=jvnM-3deOMKZDUOA
0075 Shevchenkivska
https://youtu.be/Gegg8LDIVZw?si=Rx4iiY77VsKldMT4
0076 Mykolaiv
https://youtu.be/5WIomlk3kV0?si=7UWdc9FDVBJ5UB4y
0077 Kyiv
https://youtu.be/kxjy-c_NBy4?si=sma9FUwAdqE_-kvo
0078 Kyiv
https://youtu.be/jQIpPnXxuME?si=V5uxMqmEorx3WgdQ
0079 Kharkiv
https://youtu.be/WuN_--45DhA?si=GFZEu5sCXniC0Cy1
0080 Kharkiv
https://youtu.be/3xTa5NpZN2s?si=tGHTuBhKAqccoMBR
0081 Kharkiv
https://youtu.be/v6yCD3vG2F4?si=7jhivWeq-mZGEC9y
0082 Pysarivka
https://youtu.be/9klsBWSxBAc?si=z-cli1M0U8BOv4aG
0083 Kharkiv
https://youtu.be/_Ffwg_pprRA?si=DIJ1zyMWCPzZC0e9
0084 Yunakivka
https://youtu.be/ye-oYXW0890?si=tpjcBAfqqc7qLc6q
0085 Dnipro
https://youtu.be/O66E9IBCafs?si=5NTjfbjV9Or5PH-8
0086 Zaporizhzhia
https://youtu.be/ftYS4HTBfI4?si=kcmG-O_-0QfgZgYX
0087 Sumy
https://youtu.be/uK9DStntumw?si=EGvaeH4gy7meE8Bl
0088 Nikopol’
https://youtu.be/1irD_CTMdr8?si=VGNbl4AmJG9bwRGv
0089 Marhanets’
https://youtu.be/Xf4uhZNP-kY?si=TelrB--7Lr0iNfBi
0090 Vovchansk
https://youtu.be/UUiYvqzqelU?si=51CJvXy07pZD8CVa
0091 Vovchansk
https://youtu.be/O12agCflUeE?si=ScCH6GHgAP9yk8ZU
Guerra in Ucraina: Trump è un folle. Ma su una cosa ha ragione...
Il comportamento di Trump e del suo staff nei confronti dell'Ucraina e del suo presidente Zelenskyj è inqualificabile.
La sceneggiata televisiva orchestrata a spese di Zelenskyj in occasione dell'incontro alla Casa Bianca di venerdì 28 febbraio rappresenta, con tutta probabilità, il momento più basso della politica internazionale statunitense da un secolo a questa parte.
Peraltro, esso ha fatto seguito a una serie di dichiarazioni che mettono seriamente in dubbio la lucidità mentale di Trump. Il POTUS, infatti, ha detto pubblicamente che è stata l'Ucraina a iniziare la guerra, che Zelenskyj è un dittatore che non gode di sostegno popolare e che l'Ucraina dovrebbe concedere agli Stati Uniti lo sfruttamento delle proprie risorse minerarie a titolo di risarcimento per gli aiuti ricevuti.
Follia pura, sostenuta e amplificata dal suo vice-presidente Vance e dall'"aiutante presidenziale" Elon Musk, un terzetto pericolosissimo per il potere economico, politico e mediatico che concentra.
Su una cosa, però, Trump ha ragione. Un po' di tempo fa ha detto qualcosa del tipo: "Biden e l'Europa hanno avuto tre anni per risolvere il problema e non ci sono riusciti".
Non si può dargli torto, su questo.
Quanto tempo hanno tentennato, gli USA e l'Europa, prima di iniziare ad aiutare militarmente l'Ucraina, dopo l'inizio dell'invasione?
Quanto tempo hanno perso a discutere sulla differenza tra armi difensive e offensive?
Quanto tempo hanno perso prima di autorizzare l'invio di armi pesanti, come carri armati e aerei da combattimento?
Quanto tempo hanno perso prima di inviare in Ucraina le prime batterie di missili Patriot, gli unici in grado di fermare i missili ipersonici russi?
E vogliamo parlare dell'infinita questione delle armi a lungo raggio? Armi che, ancora oggi, non sono state fornite o sono state fornite in numeri molto limitati e comunque senza l'autorizzazione a colpire in profondità il territorio russo.
Ci sono numerose armi, sistemi d'arma ed equipaggiamenti che all'Ucraina non sono stati forniti.
Pensiamo agli aerei da combattimento più moderni e capaci, come gli F-35 o i Typhoon o i Rafale.
Troppo sofisticati? E che vuol dire? Vogliamo vincerla, la guerra, oppure no? Quegli aerei sono stati progettati per combattere contro l'attuale generazione di caccia russi e per penetrare l'attuale generazione di sistemi antiaerei russi.
E, secondo voi, contro chi stanno combattendo, ora, gli ucraini? Contro i russi, per tutti i diavoli!
Non un solo aereo da combattimento statunitense è stato fornito all'Ucraina. Sinora ha ricevuto e sta ricevendo (con il contagocce) caccia dismessi dalle forze aeree europee e caccia di epoca sovietica reperiti qua e là.
Agli ucraini avrebbe fatto molto comodo ricevere almeno gli F-16 e gli F/A-18 statunitensi, in versioni bem più moderne e aggiornate rispetto ai velivoli forniti dall'Europa.
Gli F-16C/50, ad esempio.
O gli F/A-18E/F:
Gli Stati Uniti dispongono di centinaia di questi aerei, in via di dismissione perché sostituiti dagli F-35.
Perché l'amministrazione Biden non ne ha dato un paio di manciate agli ucraini?
Stiamo addestrando piloti ucraini, una risorsa umana preziosissima, per poi mandarli a combattere su versioni non dico obsolete ma certamente datate di F-16 e Mirage 2000, contro i caccia russi di ultimissima generazione come i SU-30 e i SU-35.
E vogliamo ricordare che agli ucraini, ancora oggi, non sono stati forniri i missili Taurus tedeschi?
Perché sono importanti? Perché possono colpire a oltre 500 km di distanza, hanno caratteristiche stealth, sono in grado di distruggere bersagli protetti e sotterranei. I Taurus potrebbero distruggere il ponte Kerch, potrebbero neutralizzare aereoporti e depositi di armi.
Non glieli abbiamo dati.
E che dire dei missili americani a lungo raggio? No, non parlo degli ATACMS (e nemmeno quelli, a ben vedere, gli abbiamo dato) ma parlo di VERI missili a lungo raggio.
Come i Tomahawk, capaci di colpire a oltre 1500 km di distanza.
O i missili stealth JASSM:
Ma, voglio dire, nell'epoca dei drone, in quella che è la prima vera guerra dei drone, perché non abbiamo dato almeno questo agli ucraini?:
Sono i drone armati delle serie Predator / Reaper.
Gli Stati Uniti ne hanno centinaia.
Come dite? Sono costosi? Altroché. Sono costosissimi.
Ma, sapete una cosa? Gli Stati Uniti li stanno dismettendo! Li stanno rottamando!
E allora, scusate, cosa importa se i russi ne abbattono un po'? Ormai non costano più nulla, sono destinati alla rottamazione, non c'è rischio umano perché sono senza pilota.
Allora, qual è il problema? Il problema è che possono colpire con precisione a migliaia di chilometri di distanza. Questo è il problema.
E potrei continuare ancora a lungo elencando decine di assetti militari che gli Stati Uniti e l'Europa NON hanno dato all'Ucraina, in questi tre anni, ma che avrebbero messo l'Ucraina in condizione di vincere la guerra o, quanto meno, avrebbero indotto Putin a più miti consigli.
Al contrario, la Russia ha utilizzato tutto ciò che possiede, contro l'Ucraina.
Missili balistici IRBM, missili ipersonici, caccia di ultima generazione, drone a lunghissimo raggio, bombe plananti da tre tonnellate, missili da crociera lanciati da sottomarini, bombardieri strategici e chi ne più ne ha, più ne metta. La Russia ha finanche acquistato migliaia di drone dall'Iran e schierato soldati nordcoreani in combattimento!
E quindi, va bene prendere a sassate Trump per il suo vergognoso comportamento, ma non vorrei che passasse in secondo piano il fatto che se oggi ci ritroviamo in questa situazione è anche perché in questi tre anni non abbiamo mai dato all'Ucraina ciò che le serviva per combattere contro la Russia, non voglio dire ad armi pari ma almeno in modo da poter infliggere danni seri.
Lo stanno facendo gli ucraini, si sono organizzati da soli, costruendo drone in grado di colpire a migliaia di chilometri di distanza. Ma parliamo di drone che devono volare per decine di ore con un carico bellico limitato a poche decine di chilogrammi di esplosivo.
Nulla di paragonabile alla mezza tonnellata di esplosivo che un missile come il Tomahawk può piazzare nel giro di un'ora e mezza a 1500 km di distanza.
E che i russi usano costantemente (i missili Kalibr sono la copia del Tomahawk...).
Qundi, mi fa piacere leggere che adesso l'Europa si vuole compattare, si vuole riarmare, vuole allocare centinaia di miliardi per il sostegno militare all'Ucraina... tutto molto bello.
Ma ancora non ho letto la cosa più semplice di questo mondo: "Stiamo consegnando i Taurus all'Ucraina e può usarli come crede".
Poche parole. Sarebbero quelle giuste per iniziare, perché sinora abbiamo fatto combattere l'Ucraina con una mano legata dietro alla schiena.
sabato 1 marzo 2025
Giorgi Atanasov, tutta la sua pochezza in un post (da Quora)
Il post di Giorgi Atanasov, propagandista filorusso.
Ha fatto un intero album fotografico sui vestiti di Zelenskyj… e sarei io quello che ha pontificato sul suo abbigliamento, pensate un po'.
Ad ogni modo, Atanasov, da fine geopolitico, ha affermato che Zelenskyj ha violato il protocollo (?) perché non si è presentato in giacca e cravatta.
Come no… vedete cravatte qui sotto?
E ancora, Atanasov scrive (grassetto mio):
Gli è stato chiesto perché non porta un abito elegante visto che si trova nell'ufficio più prestigioso del mondo dell'uomo più potente del mondo (…) Zelensky ha risposto che è in guerra e al momento non ha un abito decente. Falso. Zelensky ha ricevuto miliardi di dollari dagli USA e dall'UE. I soldi per un abito li ha sicuramente
Da irrecuperabile bugiardo, Giorgi Atanasov mette in bocca a Zelenskyj parole che il presidente ucraino non ha mai detto. Infatti, non ha mai detto di non avere un abito decente.
Potete controllare il video con la trascrizione dello scambio di battute, qui:
Giornalista: «Perché non indossi un completo? Ti trovi nell’ufficio più importante di questo Paese e ti rifiuti di indossarne uno. Possiedi un completo?»
Zelenskyj «Indosserò un abito quando questa guerra sarà finita. Forse qualcosa come il tuo. Forse migliore»
Ribadisco: Zelenskyj non ha mai detto di non avere un abito decente.
Atanasov è un bugiardo.
Simpatica, poi, questa sua affermazione (riferita a me):
Si permette di insultare il suo stesso presidente. È ridicolo. Faccio notare che Zelensky gira in giacca e cravatta per una sua precisa scelta personale. Non è vero che non ha un abito elegante perché, prima della guerra, vestiva in giacca e cravatta. Pertanto, è un bugiardo e un ipocrita. Esattamente come JB che lo difende. Il POTUS non si tocca. Ogni americano ama il suo presidente, chiunque egli sia, tranne lo yankee onorario.
Povero Atanasov. Povero bugiardo.
Forse, nel paese di origine della sua famiglia, le cose funzionano così.
Non in USA.
In USA c'è democrazia e libertà e qualsiasi americano è libero di mandare il Presidente a quel paese, come e quando vuole.
Impara il concetto di libertà, Giorgi Atanasov, che evidentemente ti è del tutto estraneo, nonostante lo usi e lo abusi ogni giorno.
Tu ti dichiari monarchico, ma nè in USA nè in Italia c'è la monarchia, fattene una ragione.
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