The last time UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] debris was found in Romania was on September 8,
While we have no information indicating an intentional attack by Russia against Allies, ... these acts are irresponsible and potentially dangerous."
It seems dubious that several hundred of these munitions could have a significant impact on the war,
Russia needs all the shorter range firepower that it can get, and despite the technical failings of Iranian missiles, the Russian war in Ukraine is not about precision, it is about brute force,
The Russians want to overwhelm and bludgeon Ukrainian forces, which are already facing manpower shortfalls,
Russia is likely not concerned with the wide target deviation circular error because many of Russia's own munitions have similar issues and because Russia has targets for which it is less concerned with such deviation,
Russia wants this missile system in order to reduce stress on its own stocks of mobile short-range ballistic missiles, most notably for systems such as Iskander,
The short range of this system suggests that Russia likely intends to use these systems against Ukrainian front-line forces and their supporting infrastructure, pushing the system launchers into greater danger than some of its own launchers for longer-range systems,
If the allies shoot down missiles together in the sky of the Middle East, why is there still no decision to shoot down drones and missiles over Ukraine? Even when those drones fly towards the EU,
When we raise this issue during the negotiations, the partners don’t even say they are working on it like they say about everything else … they just change the subject. They are scared to even tell us ‘they are working on it.’ And so far, only Belarus has been seen shooting down Russian drones,
The US fear of escalation and reluctance to take steps to deter Russia, allows Russia and its coalition partners to escalate at will,
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.”
We shouldn’t think of any individual weapon system as a wonder weapon that will change the war radically,
A normal and standard Russian response to any development it dislikes is to intensify its terror attacks on Ukraine,
If you show Russia you are strong and determined, Russia will not escalate,
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,
It will mean nothing less than the direct involvement of NATO countries, the United States and European countries in the war in Ukraine. This will be their direct participation, and this, of course, will significantly change the very essence, the very nature of the conflict,
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,
First publicly displayed in 2020, the Iranian Fath-360 (also known as the BM-120) can deliver a 150kg warhead to a range of 120 km with a claimed accuracy of less than 30 metres. It can be deployed on a variety of road-mobile launchers including one capable of launching up to six missiles,