Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged allies to be speedy in sending more military help as NATO defense ministers met and Russia bombarded the eastern front line in what appeared to be the early salvos of a new offensive
"Speed in everything - adopting decisions, carrying out decisions, shipping supplies, training. Speed saves people's lives, speed brings back security, and I thank all our partners who realize that speed is important."U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he expected Ukraine to launch its own offensive against Russia in the spring and Kyiv's allies were working to ensure they had the armour, firepower and logistics to make it effective.
With the first anniversary of Russia's invasion nearing, the Kremlin has intensified operations across a broad swathe of southern and eastern Ukraine, and a major new offensive has been widely anticipated. Russian forces had made incremental progress in their assault on Bahkmut, White House spokesperson John Kirby said.
Germany appeared to quash Kyiv's hopes for fighter jets now when its defence minister said that was not a focus at the moment but would certainly be discussed.
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