Tag: Josep Borrell

EU foreign ministers pledge to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops for war with Russia

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Yesterday, European Union (EU) foreign ministers met at a summit in Luxembourg and pledged a massive escalation of their participation in the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine. This decision confirms that EU countries are at war with Russia and, by the admission of top EU officials, raises the danger of direct military conflict between EU states and Russia.

EU foreign ministers pledge to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops for war with Russia

Starlink, Ukraine and Musk’s Payment Request

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Starlink, Ukraine and Musk’s Payment Request

The Ukrainians are now asking SpaceX for an additional 6,200 terminals and around 500 new terminals every month to replace those which on average the Russians manage to destroy in that time.

Related:

Elon Musk Says Starlink, SpaceX Faced ‘Relentless Jamming, Cyberwar,’ Courtesy Russia

Musk also confirmed that some Starlink terminals were active in Iran — a country rocked by protests in recent days.

Pentagon considers funding Musk’s Starlink network for Ukraine – Politico

The Pentagon is considering paying for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network in war-torn Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday, citing two U.S. officials involved in the discussions.

EU weighs paying for Musk’s donated Starlink internet service in Ukraine

But the EU is evaluating whether to negotiate a formal contract with SpaceX and set up a joint fund to pay for the Starlink terminals the company donated. EU officials will also explore alternative satellite options, they said.

Proponents of a fund say that it would allow them to take Musk to court if he suspended the service, rather than relying simply on his personal decision to keep providing it.

Flashback to 09-2022: Germany (?) Using Novichok As Leverage With Kremlin Over Pipeline (Nordstream 2)

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Germany (?) Using Novichok As Leverage With Kremlin Over Pipeline (Nordstream 2):

“We want them to buy from us, not the Russians,” said Robert McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group, a market research firm, describing Washington’s policy.

From PFYT2’s censored blog.

According to Wikipedia: “During the first term of President George W. Bush, [Bob] McNally served on the White House staff as Special Assistant to the President on the National Economic Council and Senior Director for International Energy on the National Security Council.”

Related:

Who sabotaged the Russia – Germany NordStream2 gas pipeline?

New $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine Includes 18 HIMARS Launchers, as The U.S. and Europe are running out of weapons to send to Ukraine

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

New $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine Includes 18 HIMARS Launchers

The HIMARS that the US has been sending to Ukraine are equipped with missiles that have a range of about 50 miles. But that can change, and Kyiv is requesting Army Tactical Missile Systems, which have a range of 190 miles, but Washington has been hesitant to send the longer-range missiles. Russia has warned that providing such arms would cross a “red line.”

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The U.S. and Europe are running out of weapons to send to Ukraine

In the U.S. weapons industry, the normal production level for artillery rounds for the 155 millimeter howitzer — a long-range heavy artillery weapon currently used on the battlefields of Ukraine — is about 30,000 rounds per year in peacetime.

The Ukrainian soldiers fighting invading Russian forces go through that amount in roughly two weeks.

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Is the U.S. ability to defend itself at risk?

The short answer: no.

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The U.S. has essentially run out of the 155 mm howitzers [M777?] to give to Ukraine; to send any more, it would have to dip into its own stocks reserved for U.S. military units that use them for training and readiness. But that’s a no-go for the Pentagon, military analysts say, meaning the supplies reserved for U.S. operations are highly unlikely to be affected.

Source: CSIS.

Ukraine asked for POWs to be placed in prison it shelled – Russia

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RT, 8/4/22

Russia’s Defence Ministry has accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting a prison in Donbass where it knew dozens of its own POWs were being held.

The Ukrainian authorities were aware that their soldiers, who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steel plant, were being held at the prison in the village of Yelenovka, as Kiev itself insisted on them being placed there, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandr Fomin said on Wednesday.

RT: Ukraine asked for POWs to be placed in prison it shelled – Russia

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Daily pictures : Ukrainian war crime in Yelenovka

The previous attempt occurred on May 18, while the surrender of the Ukrainian garrison in Azovstal, Mariupol, was ongoing. The center started to accommodate the prisoners of war (POWs). The republican and Russian air defense managed to shoot down the Ukrainian Tochka missiles.