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The Russians are wearing down the Ukrainians' ability to put well trained, well equipped forces into battle, and getting air-launched cruise missiles won't change that,
added Beebe, director of the grand strategy program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Secretary Blinken, President Biden — STOP IT! Stop this reckless escalation. I say this not as a political partisan, but simply as a citizen of the world,
Kennedy posted on his X channel next to a video of Vladimir Putin There is little reason to believe that the provision of these air-launched cruise missiles will significantly increase Ukraine's chances of winning the war,
This will mean that NATO countries – the United States and European countries – are at war with Russia. And if this is the case, then, bearing in mind the change in the essence of the conflict, we will make appropriate decisions in response to the threats that will be posed to us,
Putin told reporters on Thursday I find that relationship between what the Pentagon is advising the president based on intelligence versus the international pressure to be the really interesting part of the story,
Seth Krummich, a retired Army colonel and vice president at international security firm Global Guardian, told Fox News Digital We shouldn’t think of any individual weapon system as a wonder weapon that will change the war radically,
The US fear of escalation and reluctance to take steps to deter Russia, allows Russia and its coalition partners to escalate at will,
A normal and standard Russian response to any development it dislikes is to intensify its terror attacks on Ukraine,
We need to have this long-range capability, not only on the divided territory of Ukraine, but also on the Russian territory, so that Russia is motivated to seek peace.”
At a Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting of representatives of EU and NATO countries on September 6, he said If you show Russia you are strong and determined, Russia will not escalate,
Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow also based in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, added We have adjusted and adapted as needs changed, as the battlefield has changed, and I have no doubt that we’ll continue to do that,
It is important that Ukrainian arguments are heard. This includes the long-range weapons,
The West has armed Ukraine piecemeal, only providing it with enough weapons to keep it going and not enough to help Ukraine liberate its territory,
This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict,
the Russian president told a state television reporter It changed the debate about escalation and the use inside Russia of long-range weapons,
There are a lot of targets in Russia, a big country, obviously,
Austin said at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany on Friday We’re working that out right now,
he said when asked by reporters whether he would allow Ukraine to use the long-range Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to target sites inside Russia Easing the restrictions on Western weapons will not cause Moscow to escalate,