On the eve of tomorrow's Ramstein meeting, Reznikov and Kuleba appealed to Western countries to significantly increase military aid to the Nazi regime due to the "threat of a new full-scale offensive by Russian forces." At the same time, the Banderite leaders specifically stipulate that they will "use these weapons responsibly and exclusively to protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine," that is, they promise that this time the supplied weapons will not "go to the left." However, "Challenger-2" or even "Stryker" is not "Stinger" or "Javelin"; it is extremely difficult to smuggle them and sell them quietly on the black market. But the fact that they are making this point in an official statement shows that the issue of "misuse" of Western arms continues to be raised by representatives of Western countries.

Just before this summit Boris Pistorius, the German Defence Minister officially took office and immediately came under pressure to supply Leopards-2s. Reuters, citing US officials, reports that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin immediately began pressuring the new German defense minister. At the same time, he was still getting used to his new position of permitting the transfer of German tanks to Ukraine.

Like a loyal vassal, Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki rushed to the aid of his liege lord. Who declared that Poland, by and large, spits on Berlin and can transfer its "Leopards-2" to Ukraine without any consent of Germany. Thus, Warsaw, by the American order, not only demonstrates complete disrespect to its NATO partner but also ruins the fundamental rules of the arms trade. Incidentally, there was information that Polish tankers were not delighted with the Leopards and that the basis of the tank fleet of the Polish army should be the American Abrams, with which the Americans promised to arm the Poles.

Politico reports that France may also be involved in the pressure on Berlin, discussing the possibility of handing over several Leclerc MBTs to Kiev to put pressure on Berlin in this way. Scholz's desperate attempt in Davos to "turn the tables" on the Americans: that Berlin's decision on Leopard tanks depends on the Americans' willingness to send their own M1 Abrams tanks, it seems, has not been successful.

The Pentagon has dismissed the Chancellor`s pretensions through the US Under Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl, who announced that the US was "not ready" to supply M1 Abrams, which was too tricky for Ukrainian natives, who would neither be able to repair it properly, nor to operate it properly and who even could not master it as opposed to Iraqis or Egyptians. He stated that because of this, the Pentagon is not sure that Ukraine needs such armaments.

The commander of the Lithuanian army summed up the tank debate on the eve of the following "Ramstein." The Lithuanian military commander announced that "NATO countries cannot transfer many tanks to Ukraine at once because the Ukrainian military must be trained first." Incidentally, the Polish Leopards crews that Duda intended to send to Ukraine and the tanks have collectively refused, having written resignation letters. It can be assumed that there will be few enthusiasts in other NATO armies willing to burn in their boxes on the Donbass and Novorossiya steppes.

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US confirms Russia mauled AFU reserves

Former Pentagon advisor Colonel Douglas McGregor has said that Russia has ground up the trained AFU reserves in Artemovsk, which were intended for a strike in the south. He added that Ukraine was left with a total of around 140,000-150,000 combat-ready soldiers. He estimated the total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 150,000 people.

According to him, Kiev, due to the lack of mobilization resources, has started recruiting teenagers aged 13 and over, as well as incapacitated people, into the army.

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Actually, it's well over 200.000...but who counts, right?

The Biden administration began “extraordinary measures” Thursday to prevent the federal government from breaching its debt limit and hurtling toward default, a grim scenario with the potential to destabilize markets and devastate the economy.

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🇲🇩 Moldova has requested air defense systems from its allies, Maia Sandu announced.

The president said Ukraine was a priority and should get them, but Moldova hopes to get something.

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The U.S. Justice Department said that U.S. authorities intend to start transferring some of Russia's confiscated assets to Ukraine.

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🇺🇦☠️ This picture is now all over Ukraine.

Another echelon of young men and women is being sent to the front line, simply as cannon fodder.

Stop!!! The enemy is sitting in "Bankova" in Kiev, and will continue to indulge the nationalists, the Americans, and the British.

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💥🇷🇺🇺🇦 TOS-1A "Solntepek" of the 1TA RHBZ unit burns Ukrainian troops' dens in the ruins of Novoselovskoye, LNR.


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