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We have made clear that we will always adapt and adjust the capabilities that we provide to Ukraine when it's appropriate to do so. And you have seen us back that up with steps that we have taken over the several years."
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Then there is the demand of Ukrainians and the permissive opinion of some NATO member countries regarding the invitation of Ukraine to NATO,
Szijjártó said
One has the feeling that the pro-war political elites on both sides of the ocean are launching one last desperate, scalding attack on the new realities and the will of the people,
he saidOver time, Ukrainians have learned to live with initial refusals on the delivery or use of critical weapons, followed by hesitant ‘maybes’, and only after countless lives are lost, a reluctant ‘yes’. Unfortunately, this reactive approach is not what Ukraine needs to preserve its independence or endure potential negotiations,
Faraponov said
The Ukrainians need to convince the incoming US administration that they are still worth backing – in Trump’s transactional view, a ‘good investment’,
argued Matthew Savill, of the Royal United Services Institute thinktankRussia’s strategy of escalating attacks, especially around holidays or weekends, is intended to break the spirit of Ukrainians and remind them of the hardships of war,
said Vladyslav Faraponov, the head of the board of Ukraine’s Institute of American StudiesReading the tea leaves, unfortunately this looks like more incrementalism,
said George Barros, a Ukraine expert at the US Institute for the Study of WarATACMS will significantly enhance Ukraine's ability to disrupt Russian operations deep behind the front lines,
Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Ukraine's former defense minister, told The Financial TimesProviding ATACMS is a costly but necessary step to ensure Ukraine can effectively counter Russian aggression,
said George Barros, a defense analyst at the Institute for the Study of WarYou basically have a labour shortage across the entire Russian economy,
Hinz said
Satellite imagery suggests that solid-propellant rocket motor-production capacity appears to be one focus of this effort,
Hinz wrote in his report, which was published in Military Balance Plus, an IISS blogWhether they have enough domestic sourcing or are getting it elsewhere I'm not entirely sure,
he said of the chemical used as an oxidiserYou produce the propellant, you have to use it somehow. That does suggest the production of missiles will increase,
he said, addingIs there any expectation in the Kremlin that with Donald Trump already in office, this decision [to fire US long-range missiles at Russian soil] could be reconsidered?”
Peskov was asked
This is a very big step towards the beginning of the Third World War."
Putin-loyalist Vladimir Dzhabarov, deputy chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the upper house, saidBiden has decided to end his presidential term and go down in history as Bloody Joe.”
Hardline Liberal-Democatic party leader Leonid Slutsky saidIt will mean only one thing - direct US participation in the military conflict in Ukraine, which will inevitably entail the harshest response from Russia, based on the threats that will be created for our country.”
He warnedWe have, of course, paid attention to the relevant publications, which [are] without reference to any official sources,
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The West has decided on a level of escalation that could end with the remnants of Ukraine completely losing their statehood.”
Russian senator Andrey Klishas said
A departing old man who will no longer be responsible for anything in two months”.
He slammed the move from Biden and said