Putin will not give up war in Ukraine because he is afraid of losing elections, - Orban
During a meeting with journalists in Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn outlined his own vision of why Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine should not be expected to end in the near future.
As Censor.NET reports with reference to Euro Integration, an article about the meeting that took place earlier this week was published in the German-language "liberal-conservative" publication Tichys Einblich.
"Orbán destroys the hope that Putin will sooner or later give up the war. After all, the presidential election is approaching, and those who lost the war will not win the election, even a rigged one", - the author of the article, Roland Tichy, relays the words of the Hungarian prime minister.
He also claims that Orbán is not pro-Russian, as he is commonly believed, because "he says that he knows about the cruelty of the Russians, because in 1956 they hanged the then Prime Minister Imre Nagy."
According to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Russia has historically demonstrated that it is weak at the beginning of wars due to "corruption, sloppiness, incompetence of commanders and terrible tactical mistakes", but "very soon switches gears, mobilizes its forces and learns quickly"
Speaking about Russia's goal in the war, Orban believes that it is not about the complete conquest of Ukraine (because this will cause popular resistance and "guerrilla warfare"), but the creation of a buffer zone approximately along the contact line in Donbas.
"A kind of "death zone" between Western Ukraine and NATO on the one hand, and Russia on the other?" - writes author Tichys Einblich and adds that Hungary's position on an immediate ceasefire and negotiations is the best.
On occasion, he criticizes the US and the EU for not having a clear strategy for the war, "except for strengthening Ukraine's well-founded resistance." He adds that according to this logic, NATO will have to send its own troops to Ukraine if "sooner or later they run out of men." Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3396434
Military plant in Poland works in three shifts to repair equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces
One of the Polish military plants is working almost around the clock to return damaged Ukrainian artillery and armored vehicles to the battlefield.
According to Censor.NЕТ, this is stated by The Wall Street Journal.
Hundreds of mechanics are working to restore Ukrainian military equipment. In particular, we are talking about Krab self-propelled artillery systems manufactured in Poland. Two self-propelled artillery systems that were spotted at the factory are missing parts of their tracks. The howitzers have bullet holes and deformed spare parts.
"In fact, these weapons arrived here in the worst condition we have ever seen. The entire barrel was missing, the body was badly damaged," says engineer Myroslav Surovanets.
It is known that in Poland, Krab howitzers are maintained at a facility owned by the state-owned Polish Armaments Group. The workshop is monitored by officers of the Internal Security Agency, who are tasked with detecting potential sabotage operations. All employees must be Polish.
The mechanics work around the clock in three shifts and are in constant contact with the Ukrainian military to learn about the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3396459