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On the anniversary of the start of the

war in Ukraine

, Volodimir Zelensky believes that Western support for weapons will be key for his country to defeat Russia.

His allies have already started sending the first tanks and will continue to send more throughout the spring.

"If our partners keep their word and respect the deadlines,

an inevitable victory awaits us

(...). I really want it to be this year," the Ukrainian president said at a press conference in Kiev.

However,

Joe Biden ruled out "for now" sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine

, as Zelenski has asked.

"You don't need an F-16 now," said the US president in an interview on ABC hours after his Defense Department announced the shipment of a new military aid package to Kiev worth 2,000 million dollars that includes HIMARS missiles, artillery ammunition and drones.

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9:58

Biden opposes China's peace plan

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has not liked the peace plan for the Ukraine war that China presented this Friday.

"Putin is applauding it, so how could it be good?"

Biden said in an interview with ABC News.

"I have not seen anything in the plan that indicates that there is anything that would be beneficial to someone other than Russia, if the Chinese plan were to be followed."

"The idea that China is going to negotiate the outcome of a totally unfair war for Ukraine is not rational

," Biden said.

China's plan urges both sides to agree to a gradual de-escalation and warns against the use of nuclear weapons.

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9:44

"Victory will be inevitable"

On the anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine,

Volodimir Zelensky assured that victory will be "inevitable"

if Western countries, which have already started to deliver heavy tanks, continue to help.

"If our partners keep their word and respect the deadlines, an inevitable victory awaits us (...). I really want it to be this year," said the president in kyiv.

Poland

announced that it had already sent four Leopard 2 heavy tanks to Ukraine

and promised to send 60 Polish PT-91 tanks "very soon".

Sweden indicated that it will deliver "approximately" ten Leopards and Germany announced the shipment of another four, in addition to the 14 already planned to reinforce the Ukrainian resistance.

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Lukashenko will visit China next week

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will visit China next week, from Tuesday to Thursday on an official visit, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday.

"At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Belarusian President

Alexander Lukashenko will pay a state visit to China from February 28 to March 2

," said ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.

Lukashenko is a

close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin

and supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang informed his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleik on Friday in a telephone conversation of Beijing's willingness to work with Belarus to deepen their mutual political trust, according to a statement from the Chinese ministry.

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7:42

US will not send F-16 "for now"

Joe Biden has ruled out "for now" sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine, as Volodimir Zelenski has asked.

"He doesn't need an F-16 now," the US president said in an interview on ABC broadcast this Friday.

The president argued that, at the moment, there are no logical reasons to send the fighters, according to the criteria of the US military leaders.

This Friday, one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of Defense announced the shipment of a new military aid package to Kiev worth 2,000 million dollars that includes HIMARS missiles, artillery ammunition and drones.

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