The ‘Horse IS out of the barn’……
On the hells of the Russian bombing a apartment house with people inside?
The floodgates of weapons and armament pledged for the Ukraine has lost its limit.…
The American President had NOT wanted this situation….
It’s past him now….
European countries are lining up to arm the Ukraine with the ability to fight to end the conflict as soon as possible thru strength…America’s Sec. of Defense and Chair of the Joint Chiefs are in Europe talking the Ukraine military leaders and European Military Leaders on the current situation and going forward.
It become apparent that the early ‘let the Ukraine go it on its own’ is NOT gonna stop Russia from trying g to level the Ukraine cities to rubble….
Again?
The post conflict Ukraine will probably be the most heavily armed European country and could pursue having tactical nuclear weapon’s, like they had, but gave back to Russia in the past….
(A Lot of the pledged military equipment won’t arrive in the Ukraine for months)
Here’s what we know:
The Dutch prime minister cited the deadly strike on civilians as a factor in his country’s intent to provide Ukraine with a Patriot missile system.
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The Netherlands weighs sending Ukraine a Patriot system.
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The top generals from the U.S. and Ukraine meet in Poland, face to face for the first time.
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‘We cannot allow this to drag on’: A British official defends his country’s provision of tanks to Ukraine.
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Pressure grows on Germany to authorize tanks for Ukraine.
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While Putin praises Russia’s economic and military resilience, Britain calls for bolstering Ukraine now.
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Ukraine’s first lady urges leaders at Davos to use their influence to help her country.
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Germany’s chancellor taps a new defense minister, who will soon be put to the test over the war…..
Ukrainian forces have arrived in the United States to begin training focused on the Patriot air defense system, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
- Authorities do not expect to find many more survivors in Dnipro. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported Tuesday that at least 44 people were dead, including four children, and 20 were missing. Britain’s Defense Ministry said it was “highly likely” that a Russian bomber hit the Dnipro building with an AS-4 “Kitchen” anti-ship missile, adding that the missile is notoriously inaccurate in urban settings. Zelensky said Tuesday that officials receive more information about the attack every day. “And all this will end with sentences for all these Russian murderers,” he said.
- Training has begun for about 90 to 100 Ukrainian soldiers at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a briefing Tuesday. The training will focus on the use of the Patriot air defense system and will last several months, he said. Oklahoma state Sen. Nathan Dahm (R) said last week that he filed a resolution to reject foreign soldiers on Oklahoma soil. “The last thing we need is them misfiring a missile into Oklahoma,” he said in a Jan. 11 tweet.
- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday that the Netherlands plans to “join” efforts to train and arm Ukraine with Patriot defense systems, the Associated Press reported. In remarks ahead of a bilateral meeting with President Biden at the White House, Rutte said: “We have the intention to join what you are doing with Germany on the Patriot project.” It was unclear whether the Netherlands plans to send Patriot systems to Ukraine or to participate in the training. Zelensky thanked Rutte in his evening speech to the nation.
- “The world hears Ukraine in Davos,” Zelensky said during his nightly address in reference to the World Economic Forum that just began in Switzerland. “I am confident that following this week, the world will see more active and influential supporters of the establishment of a tribunal for Russian aggression and a special mechanism to compensate for the losses from the war at the expense of Russian assets,” he said. Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is in attendance.
2. Battle Ground Updates….
- Russian forces made additional territorial gains north of the front-line city of Bakhmut and may be intensifying attacks south of Bakhmut near Klishchiivka, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War think tank said in their latest battleground update.
- Ukraine’s army is retaining its positions in Soledar, an army official told The Washington Post, following claims by pro-Russian forces that the small salt mining town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region was captured Tuesday. “Our positions remain,” Ukrainian army spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty said. Soledar has been the scene of a “bloodbath,” its regional governor said last week, as Russian forces attempt to capture the town, which is a gateway to the contested city of Bakhmut.
- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the headquarters of the Vostok group, a battalion that has been fighting in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram post Tuesday. The ministry said he received an update from Lt. Gen. Rustam Muradov, commander of the Eastern Military District, which covers troops based in Russia’s Far East, many of whom are deployed in Ukraine.
- German tanks requested by Ukraine wouldn’t be battle-ready until 2024, arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said. “Even if the decision to send our Leopard tanks to Kyiv came tomorrow, the delivery would take until the start of next year,” Rheinmetall’s chief executive, Armin Papperger, told Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has not committed to sending the tanks.
- The question of military aid will be front and center this week, as top U.S. officials and allies meet in Europe to discuss support for Ukrainian forces — including growing calls for advanced air defense systems and tanks. The NATO chiefs of defense will gather in Brussels on Wednesday to talk about the war in Ukraine and other issues. On Thursday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet at Ramstein Air Base in Germany with officials from roughly 50 states. Some of Ukraine’s allies want the coalition to send more sophisticated weapons, arguing that a more advanced air defense, while necessary to protect civilians, will not itself shift battlefield dynamics. For that, proponents argue, Ukraine needs additional heavy weapons, including heavy tanks. But it is not yet clear if that will happen…..
Note….
Ammo for the Ukraine is now coming from US stockpiles in Israel and South Korea ….
The fact that the Ukraine ‘burn rate ‘ for ammo is higher that what can be manufactured means that IF the conflict goes on for more than the summer?
The US and other countries could conceively run out of artillery ammo globally?