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If you continue to murder men, women and children with glide bombs launched from Russia, then we will lead the rest of the world to authorise our long-range missiles to take out your launchers, regardless of where they happen to be – even inside Russia,
It’s time to stop asking President Zelensky’s brave population to fight with one arm tied behind their backs. Instead the UK must issue a straightforward warning to Putin,
We know that many attacks are launched from Russia itself. And yet, with the exception of our giving permission to allow UK missiles to strike Crimea, we have remained cautious about allowing our Ukrainian allies to target the source of these attacks,
Regardless of whether they [advantages] outweigh the risks that may arise. If you deploy, for example, your air defence systems on the border with Ukraine, they will only cover a relatively small area. In that case, it would mean that you would need to have aircraft in the sky to protect Ukraine. Then, of course, there would be a risk of a direct clash between NATO air forces and Russia,
I think it is also to Ukraine's advantage that we are trying to prevent it. We should always look for creative ways to help Ukraine. However, we also have to weigh whether the advantages outweigh the risks in each case. So far, there is no difference. This is the approved decision,
We had this discussion about tanks; we had this discussion about other capabilities,
There are a lot of targets in Russia — a big country, obviously,
Germany is and will remain the strongest supporter of Ukraine in Europe."
After talks with Zelensky in Frankfurt on Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz posted on X I don't believe that one specific capability is going to be decisive. It's not just one thing, it's a combination of capabilities and how you integrate those capabilities to achieve objectives."
Asked about Zelensky's appeal, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said I'm grateful to Germany, its government, and its people for all their support,
Zelensky said in a social media post after meeting with Pistorius We need more weapons to drive Russian forces off our land,
said Zelensky, who also met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday and is set to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday Putin must realize that he cannot win on the battlefield, but must accept a just and lasting peace where Ukraine prevails as a sovereign and independent nation,
Now we hear that your long-range policy has not changed, but we see changes in the Atacms, Storm Shadows and Scalps – a shortage of missiles and cooperation,
the Ukrainian president said There’s no one capability that will in and of itself be decisive in this campaign,
Austin told reporters at the end of the meeting Several enterprises in the city were damaged by rocket attacks. More than 30 multi-storey buildings, a kindergarten and 27 shops were damaged,
Alongside other [EU] member states, the ministry … will take part in implementing the new support measure for Ukraine from the European Peace Facility,
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,
The number of air defense systems that have not yet been delivered is significant,
One of the things President Zelenskyy and his ministers have made very clear to us is that they are suffering significant attacks from air bases and military installations located within Russia,
I hope it will help to convince other countries.”
By announcing Lithuania's support, Kasčiūnas said