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Nick Schifrin: Of course, Ukraine can't and won't wait. Once again this weekend, it targeted Russian energy facilities using its own long-range drones. But Ukraine needs more air defense, including Patriot missiles. And Zelenskyy said today he hopes to purchase 25 Patriot systems. Volodymyr Zelenskyy (through interpreter ...
... s worth just acknowledging that, in and of itself, what you have just described, is an extraordinary accomplishment, first and foremost, for the people of Ukraine and the Ukrainian military, that they have held off a, by all estimations much larger, much stronger military force, who people believed before this ...
Zelenskyy previewed the strategy on Thursday in meetings with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and the heads of American energy companies, leading him to post on X that it is important to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure after Russian attacks and expand “the presence of American businesses in Ukraine.” It is ...
... talks, Zelenskyy congratulated Trump over landing last week’s ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and said Trump now has “momentum” to stop the Russia-Ukraine conflict. WATCH: Trump and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meet at the White House to discuss end of Russian invasion “President Trump now has a big ...
... Wednesday that sending Tomahawks to Ukraine would not escalate the war and would only "mirror Russia's own use of … long-range cruise missiles against Ukraine." Ukraine engages with American defense companies Meanwhile, Ukraine's Economy Ministry said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. company ...
... between Moscow and Washington. Although such a sale would be a splashy move, it could take years to provide the equipment and training necessary for Ukraine to use Tomahawks, said Mark Montgomery, an analyst at the hawkish Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington. Montgomery said Ukraine could be better ...
The new pledges of support came a day after new data showed that foreign military aid to Ukraine had declined sharply recently. Despite the PURL program, support plunged by 43% in July and August compared to the first half of the year, according to Germany’s Kiel Institute, which tracks ...
... an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter. Moscow also expressed “extreme concern” over the U.S. potentially providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. Putin himself has previously suggested that the United States supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington. For ...
... Ukraine’s energy sector has been a key battleground since Russia launched its all-out invasion more than three years ago. The latest attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid came after Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across ...
... military responses triggered The assault also triggered military responses in neighboring Poland, where fighter jets were deployed early Sunday as Russia struck targets in western Ukraine, according to the Polish armed forces. Polish military officials characterized these defensive measures as “preventive.” International concerns have mounted recently that the fighting could ...
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