The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread
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rsemmes
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"Reauthorizing" ... "without being used."
Those words are important too., I think.
In 2022, Congress passed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act to facilitate the supply of materiel to Kyiv to fight Russia. The bill expired in September 2023 without being used.
However, amid speculation over Washington's military aid for Ukraine, the Trump administration intends to get allies in Europe to start buying American weapons for Ukraine, the news agency reported.
Details of the bill and whether it has the backing of other members of Congress remain unclear.
Ukraine could get "war-winning weapons" under new US proposal
U.S. Representative Joe Wilson, a Republican from South Carolina, plans to introduce the Freedom First Lend-Lease Act to Congress.
www.newsweek.com
Are Mirage war-losing weapons?
I think Zelenski needs war-winning troops too, a lot of them.
Ukraine’s defence ministry launched a recruitment drive for young people on Tuesday, encouraging 18- to 24-year-olds to volunteer to serve in the military for a year for the equivalent of about $24,000 plus large bonuses and subsidised mortgages and rents. Ukrainians can be conscripted only once they turn 25. The under-25 volunteer contracts also offer a 12-month exemption from mobilisation when completed.
theguardian
Ukraine will do what Russia has been doing for a while, those pointing out that Russia was desperate have to conclude that Ukraine is desperate. I wonder how many of those not volunteering will volunteer; and not desert.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will offer Vladimir Putin a swap of Ukrainian-occupied territory in Kursk for Russian-held land in Ukraine, if Donald Trump manages to bring them to the negotiating table, Shaun Walker reports. “We will swap one territory for another,” the Ukrainian president said in an exclusive interview, adding that he did not know which part of Russian-occupied land Ukraine would ask for in return. “I don’t know, we will see. But all our territories are important, there is no priority.”
Ukraine war briefing: Deadly Russian attack on Kyiv, Zelenskyy open to Kursk swap
Ukrainian president does not say which Russian-held territory he would want in return during any negotiations; Kyiv seeks recruits below draft age. What we know on day 1,085
www.theguardian.com
Well, he has a lot of territory to choose from. I wonder why Zelenski (seems to) thinks that he will decide what he is getting back. A least, now he acknowledges that, with Trump sitting by his side, whatever he gets, it's going to be through negotiations; even when he is in no hurry to start those negotiations.