At the Pentagon, push to send F-16s to Ukraine picks up steam
As Ukraine prepares to launch a new offensive to retake territory in the spring, the campaign inside the Defense Department for fighter jets is gaining momentum
As Ukraine prepares to launch a new offensive to retake territory in the spring, the campaign inside the Defense Department for fighter jets is gaining momentum
It’s a measure of how committed the West is to thwarting Russia in Ukraine that it is now sending some of its most advanced munitions to the conflict
Washington is not going to throw in the towel because Russia won the first round in a 10-round fight. If I was Putin, writes Mike Whitney, I would prepare myself for a long and bloody struggle. Because that’s what he’s in for.
Russia has revealed that German Leopard 2 tanks and US Bradley fighting vehicles supplied to Ukraine will be armed with Depleted Uranium munitions. If these munitions are delivered, the Kremlin has warned that it will consider it “as the use of dirty nuclear bombs against Russia, with all the ensuing consequences”
Having secured promises from several countries to supply it with main battle tanks, Ukraine is reportedly now eyeing up a new addition to its arsenal: U.S. made F-16s
Moscow warns that it sees everything the West is doing in Ukraine “as direct involvement in the conflict.” We would suggest as a result, Russia is now seriously considering striking at the root cause of its problem in Ukraine: NATO
In a move that could have grave consequences, the West will supply Ukraine with up to 200 main battle tanks. However, they still have to be refurbished and crews trained. So it could take 6-12 months yet before many are battle ready and a lot can happen before then
More incisive commentary from Douglas Macgregor in which he claims, citing reliable sources, that Ukraine has sustained more than 150,000 killed!!!
The conflict in Ukraine could be about to escalate dramatically, as Berlin has bowed to international pressure and will now send a company of Leopard tanks to the war torn country. Additionally, it has authorised the export of Leopards from Finland, Sweden and Poland
Although it will take months to properly train crews to operate them, if the U.S. does indeed go ahead it will take the face-off with Russia to a whole new level
A bipartisan group of US senators is currently pushing to supply Ukraine with long-range drones, even though Moscow has explicitly warned that such a move would make Washington “a direct party to the conflict.”
The conflict in Ukraine is escalating into dangerous new territory. Gonzalo Lira on how the West is planning to use F-16s in the face-off with Russia. Not to challenge Russian dominance of the air over Ukraine but as bait