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NATO urged to arm Ukraine

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At NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged allies to buy more U.S. weapons for Ukraine and warned Moscow it would pay a price.

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morgenrothedgar.bsky.social
1. Not really as Ukraine already has its own long range weapons.
2. What are you going to do about it? Presumably nothing just as with all your previous red lines
antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Lavrov:Supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks would lead to a very serious escalation between Russia&the U.S

"Yes,there have been statements about Tomahawks,but in this series of statements regarding the possible supply of Tomahawks, Trump,among other comments, mentioned that he does not want escalation⤵️
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admiralstav.bsky.social
Although it sounds counterintuitive, the path to peace is to show Putin we're serious about putting steel in front of the bayonet he is jabbing at Ukraine. Use Tomahawks to go after his oil and gas infrastructure. He understands power & he understands money. www.wsj.com/opinion/a-st...
Opinion | A Step Toward Peace: ‘I’m Going to Send Them Tomahawks’
As with Hamas in Gaza, ending the Ukraine war will require speaking Moscow’s language: force.
www.wsj.com
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scottlucas.bsky.social
13-min analysis

How #Zelensky and #Europe partners have maneuvered Trump away from support of #Putin

The key? Flattery and manipulation of #Trump ego

#Ukraine #UkraineWar #Russia
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nvondarza.bsky.social
This should be embraced by Europeans - a US moving from wanting to stifle European autonomy to US Defence secretary declaring “We remain clear-eyed about the fact the most effective deterrents to Russian aggression are: number one, a lethal, capable, and European-led Nato"
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scottlucas.bsky.social
#Ukraine drone strikes industrial area in #Russia city of Ufa, site of one of region’s largest oil refineries

Ufaorgsintez refinery is part of Bashneft oil company, affiliated w Russia’s State-owned energy giant Gazprom

Smoke near city’s industrial zone & disruptions to mobile internet service

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner

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stevenblockmans.bsky.social
#Lawfare: Many advanced weapons systems rely on rare-earth elements, incl. F-35 fighter jets, radar systems, Predator UAVs, the Joint Direct Attack Munition series of smart bombs, and Tomahawk missiles, which Trump is considering sending to Ukraine.

www.rferl.org/a/33558748.h...
From Ukraine To Central Asia, The Broad Impact Of China's Latest Rare Earth Restrictions
From weapons manufacturing to stepped up prospecting for rare earths reserves, the ripple effects of Beijing's latest export controls on the minerals will be wide.
www.rferl.org

Reposted by Brigid Laffan

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scottlucas.bsky.social
#Ukraine military intelligence: Our cyber-attack caused $800,000 in damages to Orion Telecom, one of largest internet providers in Siberia

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atrupar.com
Bessent: "All I hear from the Europeans is that Putin is coming to Warsaw. There are very few things in life I am sure about. I am sure he's not coming to Boston."

Reposted by James Stavridis

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scottlucas.bsky.social
#Trump: #Putin “should have won that war in one week”

#Russia has “lost 1 1/2 million soldiers” which is “making him look very bad”

#Ukraine PM Svyrydenko & US Treasury Sec Bessent discuss sanctions and Ukraine reconstruction

#Zelensky in White House on Friday

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