NASAMS: Ukraine hails ‘new era’ of air defence as allies rush in response to Russia missiles
2 years, 2 months ago

NASAMS: Ukraine hails ‘new era’ of air defence as allies rush in response to Russia missiles

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When Ukraine receives a sufficient quantity of modern and effective air defence systems, the key element of Russia’s terror — rocket strikes — will cease to work,” he told Zelensky told Group of Seven leaders this week. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday after the US agreed to expedite the delivery of its NASAMS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen Mark Milley said Ukrainians has used their current systems “very effectively,” but that they have been asking for more comprehensive protection in the form of an “integrated air missile defence system” — that is a mix of systems with different ranges. “Ukraine urgently needs air defence systems and artillery and this is exactly what Germany delivers,” she said. Ukraine’s minister of defence Oleksii Reznikov heralded the arrival of the German systems and impending US delivery as a “new era of air defence” in Ukraine.

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Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid
1 week, 3 days ago

Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has …

Russia inches ahead in eastern Ukraine as Trump warns of aid cuts to Kyiv
1 week, 5 days ago

Russia inches ahead in eastern Ukraine as Trump warns of aid cuts to Kyiv

Al Jazeera  

The Putin-friendly US president-elect met with Ukraine’s leader in Paris while Russia inched ahead in Donetsk. Last week, Zelenskyy said, Russia used almost 500 glide bombs, whose warhead ranges from 250kg to three tonnes, more than 400 strike drones, and almost 20 missiles of various types against Ukraine’s front lines and civilian infrastructure. Zelenskyy has said much more military help …

Inside Ukraine’s battle for the skies as Russian bombardments hit records
2 weeks ago

Inside Ukraine’s battle for the skies as Russian bombardments hit records

Live Mint  

POLTAVA, Ukraine—A team of soldiers sat inside a nondescript red bus with their eyes glued to a bank of screens blinking with yellow dots. Russia fired more than 6,000 explosive drones and missiles against Ukraine over September, October and November, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of daily data from the Ukrainian Air Force Command. Ukraine is using electronic …

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv’s forces claim Russia is losing troops at a record rate in its push to advance in eastern Ukraine. Another group enters after it.” According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, Russia lost 45,720 soldiers in November, setting a monthly casualty record for the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Sky News on Sunday: “In just one …

Opinion: Biden should arm Ukraine to the teeth to prepare for the best negotiated peace
3 weeks ago

Opinion: Biden should arm Ukraine to the teeth to prepare for the best negotiated peace

LA Times  

The U.S. military’s Patriot air defense system, being demonstrated at a NATO site in Greece in 2017. In contrast, Russia got unprecedented assistance from North Korea, with an estimated 5 million artillery shells, 100 ballistic missiles and 11,000 troops sent into battle to counter Ukraine’s diversionary advance into Russia’s Kursk province. With three additional air defense systems, known as Patriot …

US to give Ukraine $1.1 billion worth of weapons to strike targets inside Russia
3 weeks ago

US to give Ukraine $1.1 billion worth of weapons to strike targets inside Russia

ABC  

The United States will provide Ukraine with a $US725 million weapons package, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced. "As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26, the US is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's ongoing attacks," Mr Blinken's …

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines
3 weeks ago

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. The package, announced Monday by the State Department, also includes more of the anti-personnel land mines that Ukraine is …

German leader Scholz vows more Ukraine aid and defends his phone call with Putin
3 weeks ago

German leader Scholz vows more Ukraine aid and defends his phone call with Putin

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than two years Monday and vowed to keep supporting Kyiv in the war, just weeks after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuked him for having a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy said it could prompt phone calls with other leaders, possibly reducing Putin’s …

U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines
3 weeks, 1 day ago

U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

LA Times  

Ukrainian servicemen practice tactical skills at a training field in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Friday. The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield. The package, announced …

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 29, 2024 13:55 IST - 6 MINS READ A surreal atmosphere currently loiters over Europe: a strange disconnect between festive preparations and the content of TV news bulletins and posts on social media. The day after Biden’s pronouncement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, eager to burnish Britain’s reputation as the US’ most stalwart ally, declared he would …

Putin in Kazakhstan: Russia can target ‘decision-making centres’ in Ukraine over ATACMS attacks
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Putin in Kazakhstan: Russia can target ‘decision-making centres’ in Ukraine over ATACMS attacks

Firstpost  

Putin said that the decision-making centres in Kyiv could fall target to Russia’s new Oreshnik missiles that have the capacity to travel “around three kilometres per second” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that launching a barrage of missile attacks against Ukraine was Moscow’s way of “responding” to Kyiv’s use of Western weapons. ‘Russia to target decision-making centres’ Putin …

Russia threatens retaliation after Ukraine’s ATACMS missile strikes in Kursk border region
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia threatens retaliation after Ukraine’s ATACMS missile strikes in Kursk border region

Live Mint  

The Defence Ministry of Russia has said that they are planning a response to the recent attacks of Ukraine using US-supplied ATACMS missiles on air defence units in the Kursk border region in the country. “In the last three days, the AFU carried out two strikes at objects in the Kursk region by long-range Western-made weaponry,” reported Bloomberg, citing the …

How a ‘missile war’ will land Ukraine in greater mess
4 weeks ago

How a ‘missile war’ will land Ukraine in greater mess

Firstpost  

Russia’s use of an intermediate-range ballistic missile in Ukraine and the US’ decision to permit ATACMS strikes on Russian soil represent two sides of a dangerous escalation dynamic US President Joe Biden’s recent authorisation for Ukraine to employ American long-range missiles in strikes deeper into Russian territory has sparked a significant escalation in missile war. This decision broke earlier restraints, …

Ukraine-Russia war live: Russian missile factory ‘hit in Ukrainian drone strike’
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war live: Russian missile factory ‘hit in Ukrainian drone strike’

The Telegraph  

A Russian missile factory and oil refinery near the Moscow region were hit in an overnight long-range Ukrainian drone strike, Kyiv has said. Footage showed buildings on fire and a large black smoke plume rising over the skyline of the city of Kaluga, around 220 miles from the Ukrainian border Open source intelligence analysts said that Ukrainian drones hit a …

Zelenskyy urges 'firm and decisive' response to 'latest act of Russian madness', seeks new air-defence systems
1 month ago

Zelenskyy urges 'firm and decisive' response to 'latest act of Russian madness', seeks new air-defence systems

Firstpost  

“Ukraine’s defence minister is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defence systems - exactly the kind of systems that can protect lives from new risks,” Zelenskyy said in an evening video address published on social media. AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged the world leaders to “respond firmly and decisively” after Russia launched an experimental, …

Ukraine strikes Russia with UK-made missiles for the first time: Report
1 month ago

Ukraine strikes Russia with UK-made missiles for the first time: Report

Live Mint  

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its air defense systems successfully intercepted two UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Despite the Russian ministry's claims, Kremlin refrained from commenting on specific claim that the Storm Shadow missiles were fired from Ukrainian forces, and instead deferred the matter to military officials. Ukrainian accusations: First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile attack Ukraine has accused Russia …

Ukraine reportedly uses UK-supplied long-range Storm Shadow missiles on targets inside Russia for the first time
1 month ago

Ukraine reportedly uses UK-supplied long-range Storm Shadow missiles on targets inside Russia for the first time

ABC  

Ukraine has fired long-range cruise missiles supplied by the United Kingdom at targets inside Russia for the first time, British media reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pushed Western allies for much of the war for permission to use long-range missiles on Russian territory. The reported use of UK missiles comes after US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles were reportedly used on …

Putin says Russia attacked Ukraine with new intermediate ballistic missile
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1 month ago

Putin says Russia attacked Ukraine with new intermediate ballistic missile

Al Jazeera  

President Vladimir Putin says Russian forces have fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, in response to Kyiv’s use this week of US and UK-made missiles in attacks on targets in Russia. In a televised address, President Vladimir Putin said Russia had tested a hypersonic intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine in response to the aggressive actions of …

Europe prepares for WW3: Now Germany reveals plans to mobilise national defence and 800,000 NATO troops after Kremlin nuke threat - as US announces new weapon Kyiv can use to stop Russia after allowin
1 month ago

Europe prepares for WW3: Now Germany reveals plans to mobilise national defence and 800,000 NATO troops after Kremlin nuke threat - as US announces new weapon Kyiv can use to stop Russia after allowin

Daily Mail  

European nations are gearing up for an all-out war on the continent as Ukraine launched US-made missiles into Russia for the first time and Vladimir Putin officially lowered the threshold for Moscow to consider a nuclear strike. According to a 1,000-page document entitled 'Operationsplan Deutschland', Germany would host hundreds of thousands of troops from NATO countries if the conflict to …

US embassy in Kyiv orders staff to shelter fearing 'significant air attack' from Putin in response to Biden allowing Ukraine to fire missiles into Russia
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1 month ago

US embassy in Kyiv orders staff to shelter fearing 'significant air attack' from Putin in response to Biden allowing Ukraine to fire missiles into Russia

Daily Mail  

The US embassy in Kyiv warned staff to shelter fearing a 'significant air attack' from Russia after Biden allowed Ukraine to fire long-range missiles deep into Russia. The threat comes just days after Washington lifted the ban on Ukraine using long-range missiles supplied by the US to hit targets in Russia as Putin's forces begin to recover ground. Ukraine is …

To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones
1 month ago

To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones

NPR  

To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP It's drone testing day at a farm field outside Ukraine's capital Kyiv, where several Ukrainian drone makers are demonstrating their latest models for Ukraine's military. toggle caption Ross Pelekh/NPR Holding off Russian forces President Biden recently gave Ukraine permission to use U.S. ballistic missiles, known …

Ukraine fires UK-made 'Storm Shadow' into Russia day after US missile: Report
Top News
1 month ago

Ukraine fires UK-made 'Storm Shadow' into Russia day after US missile: Report

India Today  

Ukraine reportedly fired British-made 'Storm Shadow' missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory, marking a significant escalation in the conflict that has now lasted 1,000 days. The use of the long-range cruise missiles came in response to Russia's recent deployment of North Korean troops to bolster its war effort, a move Western officials have condemned as a dangerous …

Ukraine fires British-French Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports
1 month ago

Ukraine fires British-French Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports

CNN  

CNN — Ukraine launched the British-French-made Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time on Wednesday, according to a Russian military blog and Reuters, a day after Ukraine fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia. When Umerov was asked if Ukraine used the Storm Shadow missiles to hit a target inside Russia, he replied, “we are using all …

US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv before Trump
1 month ago

US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv before Trump

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Pentagon will send …

US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv before Trump
1 month ago

US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv before Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, including an undisclosed number of antipersonnel land mines, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “We will continue to provide Ukraine the support it needs to succeed on …

Ukraine fires US-made long-range missiles into Russia for first time
1 month ago

Ukraine fires US-made long-range missiles into Russia for first time

Hindustan Times  

As the Russia-Ukraine war entered its 1,000th day on Tuesday, Moscow said that Kyiv fired US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles into its Bryansk region. Kyiv wasted little to no time in using its newly acquired powers, marking the first time it hit targets deep inside Russia using long-range American missiles. Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Sunday reportedly authorized the use …

Ukraine uses U.S.-provided missiles in Russia for first time
1 month ago

Ukraine uses U.S.-provided missiles in Russia for first time

Live Mint  

KYIV, UKRAINE : Ukraine fired long-range missiles provided by the U.S. into Russia for the first time Tuesday, days after President Biden gave approval for their use despite Russian threats of retaliation. Ukraine used the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, to strike an ammunition storage facility in Russia’s Bryansk region, a Ukrainian official said. The Ukrainian Armed Forces …

Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
1 month ago

Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. U.S. officials recently expressed dismay at Russia’s deployment of North Korean troops to help it fight Ukraine, while Moscow seethed when Washington eased restrictions on the ATACMS in recent days. AP …

Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia
Top News
1 month ago

Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia

CNN  

CNN — Ukraine has fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, after the Biden administration gave Kyiv the green light to use the longer-range weapons against targets inside Russia. The attack would mark the first time Ukraine has used the longer-range American weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia. On Sunday, US President Joe Biden …

Russia says Ukraine fired 6 American-made missiles after US lifts ban
1 month ago

Russia says Ukraine fired 6 American-made missiles after US lifts ban

India Today  

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, just days after US President Joe Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons in the war. Biden has authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons. The decision came after Russian President …

Ukraine hits Russia with US-made long-range missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day – India TV
1 month ago

Ukraine hits Russia with US-made long-range missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day – India TV

India TV News  

Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time on Tuesday, Moscow said, in a major escalation on the war's 1,000th day. First attack after Biden's approval US President Joe Biden gave approval just this week for Ukraine to use medium-range US missiles for such attacks, which Moscow has described as an escalation that would make …

Ukraine fires several U.S.-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
1 month ago

Ukraine fires several U.S.-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time

LA Times  

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike in Hlukhiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. Ukraine said Tuesday it hit a Russian military weapons depot in the Bryansk region overnight, …

Putin’s forces in Russia will finally face long range missiles. Ukraine has to hit them hard and fast
1 month ago

Putin’s forces in Russia will finally face long range missiles. Ukraine has to hit them hard and fast

The Independent  

Joe Biden has finally relented in allowing Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike inside Russia – and it would be a surprise if the UK did not follow suit. According to US officials, the first time the American weapons will be used inside Russia will likely be against Russian and North Korean troops seeking to push back Ukrainian …

Ukraine using French missiles inside Russia still an option, says Foreign Minister Barrot
1 month ago

Ukraine using French missiles inside Russia still an option, says Foreign Minister Barrot

Firstpost  

G20 talks in Brazil reached a fragile consensus on climate finance, with tensions over contributions from developed and developing nations, as global leaders focus on combating climate change France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that Paris remained open to allowing Ukraine to use French long-range missiles to strike military targets inside Russia, after the United States cleared Kyiv …

Joe Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range US-supplied ATACMS missiles on targets in Russia, prompting threat of world war
1 month ago

Joe Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range US-supplied ATACMS missiles on targets in Russia, prompting threat of world war

ABC  

President Joe Biden has permitted Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the United States to strike targets inside Russia, in a major foreign-policy about-face, according to multiple US media reports. While the White House is yet to acknowledge the shift, Biden's counterpart in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed it in his evening video update released late Sunday, local time, saying …

The US has reportedly approved Ukraine's use of long-range missile systems — but will it make a difference in Vladimir Putin's war?
1 month ago

The US has reportedly approved Ukraine's use of long-range missile systems — but will it make a difference in Vladimir Putin's war?

ABC  

Ukraine's ability to strike deep into the heart of Russian territory to target supply lines and infrastructure could mean the difference between an ongoing war and the end of Vladimir Putin's invasion. Despite no official comment from the White House, widespread reports in the United States claim the Biden administration will allow Ukraine's army to use long-range missile weapons supplied …

Putin warns US, says letting Ukraine use long-range missiles could escalate war
1 month ago

Putin warns US, says letting Ukraine use long-range missiles could escalate war

India Today  

The decision by the Biden administration to allow Ukrainian forces to use long range American-made missile to target Russia marks a new round of tension in the Ukraine-Russia war, Kremlin said. US President-elect Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr, has also claimed that recent aid to Ukraine by the Biden administration is an attempt to start "World War III". This …

Will Biden’s approval of Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to strike Russia matter?
1 month ago

Will Biden’s approval of Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to strike Russia matter?

LA Times  

Two months before President-elect Trump moves into the White House again, President Biden has reportedly made a major change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine, authorizing it for the first time to use U.S.-supplied missiles to hit targets deeper inside Russia. Ukraine’s public reaction was positive but muted, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying any long-range missiles by Ukraine’s forces to take …

US Oks Ukraine Use of Long-Range Missiles Inside Russia: US Official
1 month ago

US Oks Ukraine Use of Long-Range Missiles Inside Russia: US Official

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity, confirming media reports. The New York Times and The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources, said that the major policy shift long demanded by Ukraine was in response to North Korea deploying troops to …

Is Ukraine war delaying India's crucial weapon supplies from Russia?
1 month, 1 week ago

Is Ukraine war delaying India's crucial weapon supplies from Russia?

Firstpost  

Russia’s deliveries of air defence systems, warships, and submarines are running several years behind schedule Russia's supply of S-400 air defence system to India has been delayed by at least three years. The Ukraine War has delayed a number of India’s key defence acquisitions from Russia. However, not even one ship has been delivered so far as Russia has prioritised …

US to speed up interceptor missiles delivery to Ukraine, WSJ reports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US to speed up interceptor missiles delivery to Ukraine, WSJ reports

Live Mint  

Nov 10 - The United States will ship more than 500 interceptor missiles to Ukraine in the weeks ahead, speeding up Washington's military aid delivery to the war-ravaged country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Citing an unnamed Pentagon official, the WSJ reported that before the U.S. presidential election, in which former Republican President Donald Trump defeated his Democratic …

U.S. Defense chief promises Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia but goes no further
2 months ago

U.S. Defense chief promises Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia but goes no further

LA Times  

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands Monday in Kyiv, Ukraine. The United States “will get Ukraine what it needs” to fight its war with Russia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said on an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, but he gave no hint that Washington might endorse …

Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles

LA Times  

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, left, listens to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting Sept. 6 at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said Sunday. Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that air defenses had destroyed 56 of the 87 …

The US is giving Ukraine billions more in weapons. Here’s how they will help
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The US is giving Ukraine billions more in weapons. Here’s how they will help

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s latest infusion of more than $2.7 billion in military aid for Ukraine and the promise of billions more will give Kyiv a massive boost in air defenses, but much of the aid is in long-range contracts for weapons that won’t be seen on the battlefield for some time. Here’s a look at the latest military …

The US is giving Ukraine billions more in weapons. Here's how they will help
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The US is giving Ukraine billions more in weapons. Here's how they will help

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration's latest infusion …

Weapons systems continue to be a sticking point between the U.S. and Ukraine
3 months ago

Weapons systems continue to be a sticking point between the U.S. and Ukraine

NPR  

Weapons systems continue to be a sticking point between the U.S. and Ukraine Since the war began, the U.S. and its NATO allies have slowly and incrementally provided military assistance to Ukraine. For months, the Ukrainians have been pressing for American long-range missiles with the ability to strike deep into Russia, a move that some officials fear could place the …

Putin’s Controlling the Escalation Management in Ukraine
3 months, 1 week ago

Putin’s Controlling the Escalation Management in Ukraine

Bloomberg  

Escalation management, according to a recent report by the Washington-based Atlantic Council and many frustrated Ukrainians, is the new appeasement, equivalent to then British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s infamous Munich agreement with Adolf Hitler. To help Ukraine halt President Vladimir Putin’s invasion, without tripping into nuclear Armageddon, escalation management is essential. So would either the arrival of the Fath-360 or …

We must give Ukraine the tools it needs to finish the job
3 months, 1 week ago

We must give Ukraine the tools it needs to finish the job

The Independent  

As a glimpse into a calmer, more energetic – and frankly saner – near future, Kamala Harris’s performance in the ABC presidential debate gave the United States, and the wider world, much cause for hope. In particular, the debate showed that Donald Trump has no interest in Ukraine winning its war with Russia – and, as Ms Harris put it, …

Ukraine’s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would like because, they say, the United States won’t let them. “This war is going to end exactly how Western policymakers decide it will end,’' said Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. general who led NATO in Europe from 2013 to …

Ukraine's Russia offensive is risky. To get a boost, it wants less US caution on weapons
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine's Russia offensive is risky. To get a boost, it wants less US caution on weapons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Ukraine has claimed nearly 500 square miles of …

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