National security adviser Jake Sullivan says the US is committed to providing Ukraine with the "weapons it needs" to fight Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed skepticism that the US would come through. Russia warned the weapon shipments "can lead the US and the Russian Federation onto the path of direct military confrontation.”
Sullivan appeared on Sunday morning news shows to say the US was continuing its military support for Kyiv. On "This Week," he said, "We’re going to get Ukraine the weapons it needs to beat back the Russians to stop them from taking more cities and towns where they commit these crimes."
Later, on "Meet the Press," Sullivan said, "weapons are arriving [in Ukraine] every day." He continued, “some have been delivered, others are in the process of being delivered. And we will continue to work aggressively to get Ukraine what it needs to strengthen its hand on the battlefield, and to strengthen its hand at the bargaining table.”
The US recently announced it was planning to transfer S-300 air defense systems from Slovakia to Ukraine. Zelensky has been asking for weeks to be provided with weapons to take back Ukraine’s airspace. The US plans to transfer Patriot air defenses to Slovoking to replace the S-300s.
The US has announced a total of $1.7 billion into Ukraine since the invasion began and has been joined by its NATO allies. On Saturday, the UK announced it would provide Kyiv with 120 armored vehicles and anti-ship missiles. Germany offered 100 howitzer artillery systems to Ukraine.
Russia cautioned the military aid could make the US a party to the conflict. “We warn that such actions are dangerous. They can lead the U.S. and the Russian Federation onto the path of direct military confrontation,” said Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov.
Despite the Western commitment to arm Ukraine, Zelensky has continued to demand more. In a "60 Minutes" interview, he said, “I have 100% confidence in our people and in our armed forces, but unfortunately I don’t have the confidence that we will be receiving everything we need.”
Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko made an appeal for arms. "Weapons support is very, very important for us in this critical time – and we see who are the real friends of Ukraine," he said. The Ukrainian delegation to the US also warned the weapons were not arriving fast enough.
Kyle Anzalone is the opinion editor of Antiwar.com, news editor of the Libertarian Institute, and co-host of Conflicts of Interest.
Russia has been too careful to protect ethnic Russians. They need to do everything they can to eliminate Zelensky.
Russia needs to evacuate the ethnic Russians from the Donbass into Russia. Then let all hell break loose. Eliminating Zelensky will just make him a martyr. Russia should not do that. Zelensky will eventually be taken out by the Neo-Nazis when they think they can blame his death on the Russians.
Saint Zelensky needs to join Saint George Floyd in pop culture heaven.
Saint Putin, You meant?
I think he might be talking about the MSM and how they treat everything that comes out of clown Zelensky’s mouth as gospel. Whereas the MSM treats Putin like a reincarnation of Hitler.
All hell is breaking loose in Donbas right now. Much of the cauldron the Ukrainian forces are surrounded in is away from urban areas, and the Russians can pound away with heavy artillery they were not using around places like Mariupol.
It’s obvious that Moscow wants whatever Nato is desperately trying to get out from the Azovstal plant & dungeons, alive. 7 helicopters has been used so far out of which at least 5 has been shot down and one dry cargo ship fired upon and arrested with the call sign “I’m a maniac”.
These people now confirmed by Russia’s MOD as being from the US and five European countries and negotiating for a safe way out may have a bleak future ahead since the Azov Nazi’s probably will be ordered by Nato to shoot them dead given the scandals it may cause if they’re caught alive.
Let’s revisit this topic when your boy Putin loses more ground in donbas and retreat following a change in objective.
Putin will eventually be taken out by the Wagner Neo-Nazis when they think they can blame his death on the Ukrainians.
If russia evacuates all civilians out of Donbass, that would be great. Ukraine will hand over another defeat to the russian shit army. We now know the Ukraine army is more competent and disciplined than the russians.
Haha, you are clearly afraid of Zelensky and the support he generates for Ukraine.
He’s doing his jobb 10x better than Putin, but again he’s terminally ill.
Ukraine has been too careful to protect ethnic Ukrainians. They need to do everything they can to eliminate Putin.
A smart decision by the US, not giving Ukraine the weapons they need would be a serious mistake.
Ukraine can actually win, they can throw out the Nazis that attacking them and achieve peace! ✌️
If Ukraine had thrown out the Nazis 8 years ago then this whole conflict would not be happening now.
The Nazis, aka the Wagner Group, has been fighting in eastern Ukraine since 2014.
They like to blame all russian f ups on Azov. A shit battalion that conveniently grows more powerful as russian soldiers grow more inept and violent.
But there is an AZOV battalion, right? Avowed Nazis? The fact that they aren’t even mentioned in the MSM is very telling.
“The fact that they aren’t even mentioned in the MSM except for Newsweek, the Washington Post, Reuters, Sky News, the Daily Mail, etc. in the last week is telling.”
Fixed, no charge.
Yes, I misspoke. They mentioned them as Putin’s imaginary concerns. At least that is what I’ve seen. Same with NATO encroachment. Just a figment of our new Hitler’s imagination.
CNN, two weeks ago:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/29/europe/ukraine-azov-movement-far-right-intl-cmd/index.html
Also, anybody have any info of how many soldiers does a batallion consist of, in Ukraine? I’m curious at what would be the cost at this point, per “nazi” “denazified”, in terms of Russian lives, cost to Russia, number of refugees, etc.
He means the Putin-Nazis.
Yes I know. But if Ukraine had thrown out their own Nazis then the Wagner Group would not be fighting in Ukraine.
The extreme right-wing Ukrainians are not Ukraine’s major political/ethnic problem. The Maidan coup of 2014 demonstrated clearly that the big divide in Ukraine is Russian-friendly vs. Russian-foes. I doubt that this has changed much 7 years later.
For your info, nobody wants russians in Ukraine. They have an identity and russia has insulted that. Not to mention all the destruction and genocide caused by Russian soldiers
Well, I think the Russian friendly portion has shrunk considerably.
Invading a country, then bomb it, rape and kill its population tend to have that effect.
And it will last for at least a 100 years.
Zelensky just had a fruitful meeting with Boris Johnson, securing 120 armoured vehicles and new anti-ship missiles. The anti-ship missiles will be key when retaking occupied areas in south, like Mariupol.
And who is going to provide Zelenski’s forces with the exact location of Russian ships? That outside provider will have declared war on Russia.
Nope, it’s just information sharing.
If you didn’t know, it happens all the time between most nations.
I’ve heard Russian sailors are excellent swimmers!!
If russia is getting its rear end handed to him, it’s because Russia invaded a sovereign country that didnt want him there in first place.
I have the very strong suspicion that “Don Bacon” and Don Julio” are bots.
Go to their discus profiles. They have very few comments, which suggests that their Discus accounts have only recently been created. Everything about them is secret. And both are “Don”!?
I suggest that you should block both. Zero them out of the discussion.
Alternatively, if either of them cares to establish that they are real people and not psyop actors, I invite them to do so.
Unless someone stole Don Bacon’s identity, I have to disagree. He’s been posting here for some time. He comes and goes. The other Don I think is real too. I don’t agree with him most times but he’s not that far out there, in my opinion.
You and others probably confused us. I don’t believe no one has stolen Don Bacon’s identify.
If you saw his comments from the past, you wouldn’t think the same. Well thought out objectivity to trollish crap all in the blink of an eye.
I strongly suggest The Vineyard of the Saker as a source of detailed information on the Russia/Ukraine/NATO conflict
… ***from a pro-Russian point of view***.
Caveat emptor: it is up to you to assess the extent of bias in the information provided.
http://thesaker.is/sitrep-operation-z-7/
Zelensky needs a napalm weapon delivered to his headquarters while he is in the office.
Or a visit by Mr. Kinzhal…
Yes Please!
Antiwar.com is the name of this website. Pro peace.
Antiwar.com
Has anyone noticed a yappy little dog Ukrainian troll on here. It is best to ignore the uneducated Ukrainian. Don’t read his posts and don’t respond to him.
There’s a “block” button if you don’t want to read his posts.
Everyone else gets to make their own decision on that as well.
Thanks. Very useful.
It’s nice not being told what to think.
Can’t find it?
Saint (Z)elensky egged on by his patrons in the west, fired another blind but very deadly Tochka U at a city centre in Donbass today, less victims this time but one woman dead so far RIP.
This man’s love for his own people is so great that of all the thousands of people that have been evacuated from 8 years of Nazi hell in Mariupol and after having been used as human shield according to Nato instructions and fired upon recently, all but two chosed to go to Russia.
If you give guns and bullets to someone who is not your friend. How should that person respond? duh!
I don’t think Russia will leave Ukraine now because of the USA.
Putin’s invasion will likely cause Russia’s economy to shrink by about 11% this year, the World Bank said. The sanctioned Russian railroad monopoly was ruled in default over a missed bond payment.
To all russians who are struggling, the worst is yet to come.
Ukraine’s GDP is predicted to shrink by 45%
He doesn’t care. He’s like the rest of the neocons and wants Russia destroyed whether Ukraine goes down with it or not.
You are right, Putin doesn’t care.
Nor do you. You’re encouraging more death to the very people you claim to back. Your smart-ass retorts can’t change that.
How can you possibly have the slightest clue whether I care or not?
You are just trying to defend the fact that you are advocating for the slaughter of 100,000s of innocent Ukrainians.
But sorry, most people aren’t as perverted and sick as you are.
Here’s an example:
“Zelensky just had a fruitful meeting with Boris Johnson, securing 120 armoured vehicles and new anti-ship missiles. The anti-ship missiles will be key when retaking occupied areas in south, like Mariupol.”
That’s you cheerleading more weapons being poured into Ukraine. Tell me Don, what do you think those weapons will produce? Death maybe? I want the war to end. I’m not advocating anyone’s death. Your constant trolling makes you lose track of who you are even talking to.
Ask for the Russian forces to stop their invasion immediately then, not one more day of violence!!
Hypocrite.
I’m all for the Russians stopping their invasion. Immediately. I’m also all for diplomacy that will address Russia’s legitimate security issues. Immediately. No hypocrisy here Don. You can’t say the same since you’ve been cheerleading for Russia’s demise “on the cheap”. I guess killing is OK in your mind if it means Russia will be destroyed. Hypocrite.
I’m all for the Russians stopping their invasion. Immediately. I’m also all for diplomacy that will address Ukraine’s legitimate sovereignty issues. Immediately. No hypocrisy here.
You also said you wanted them neutered and the weapons pouring in would make that possible and cheap. Now you say you want their invasion to stop immediately. They can’t get destroyed unless they continue their invasion which means more dead Ukrainians. So, maybe you are a hypocrite after all and just can’t remember what you said, and to who, in your barrage of trolling. By the way, I’m good with discussing Ukraine’s sovereignty issues also.
What I meant is that if Putin behaves like this, he needs to be neutered, just like you would do with an animal who’s behaviour is unacceptable.
But if he stops the invasion immediately and make amends to Ukraine, there is no reason for that.
Yes, luckily for them they get help from abroad. Russia doesn’t.
Russia’s will too. So don’t get to excited.
I await proof that you are a real person and not a psyop bot.
Funny, I’m awaiting the same from you, how were you planning to prove that to me?
LOL the S-300’s sent from Slovakia have already been targeted and destroyed. The PzH 2000 ACS artillery Germany is offering isn’t something the Ukrainians are going to be familiar with, and I doubt there’s enough time to get them up to speed on the weapons. In any case, does anyone really think Russia is going to just let 100 self-propelled artillery pieces (and their ammunition and maintenance train) just roll into Ukraine without doing something about it? Ukraine is buying expensive German weapons that will get wrecked just like the S-300’s did, before they even fire a single shot. Thank you for playing.
What makes you think there weren’t Ukrainian artillery crews in Germany training on the equipment and on standby to transport and deploy it as soon as Germany decided to offer it? Basic artillery school is 18 weeks long — at least in the US — but existing crews could presumably train up on a new weapons system in a much shorter time period.
Which reminds me of Goering’s Luftwaffe training in the Soviet Union in the sense that states can always find loopholes to beat official no-no’s. In this case it beats no NATO for Ukraine. I hold that this training in Germany makes Ukraine a de facto NATO member.
I lived and studied Russian language in Novosibirsk, am i a de facto Russian citizen?
Yes, the desperation is palpable, getting hard to watch. Z & Klich are facing the prospect of surrender (or die). And even if they surrender and agree to terms, they’ll not only face the contempt of their own people, but the CIA will murder them anyway (blaming Putin, of course) in order to declare it illegal.
You do have a wild imagination, I give you that.
Why not share a link to that destroyed S-300 with your comrades here?
Or don’t you want to talk about your “source”?
“the S-300’s sent from Slovakia have already been targeted and destroyed.”
I would certainly expect this to be the case, and yet … I have not been able to find a single report — after the strike on Yavoriv and another weapons depot in the east — of additional interdiction strikes. I have however seen reports of surveillance drones over the Polish-Ukrainian border area, which would be an essential element in any interdiction effort.
It seems clear that Poland, under cover of NATO “protection” is enthusiastically(?) serving as the facilitator of transit of military support for Ukraine, a bold but dangerous business for them.
The details of what is going on in the far west of Ukraine seem largely unreported or obscured. Any links to information on those details would be appreciated.
Jake Sullivan is a moron
If he steps up his game, he could improve to moron status.
Could you tell me where you get your news from? Seems like it is more reliable than mine, so im willing to check it out. Please share it.
Here.
Then Not well rounded. You are still getting your news from MSN. Difference is, you picked your side.
That’s the MSM and you are out of your mind.
I strongly suggest The Vineyard of the Saker as a source of detailed information on the Russia/Ukraine/NATO conflict
… ***from a pro-Russian point of view***.
Caveat emptor: it is up to the reader to assess the extent of bias in the information provided.
http://thesaker.is/sitrep-operation-z-7/
Jeff, i made my profile private a week ago because everyone else was. I will make it public for you again. Unlike you, im not pro putin, im rooting for Ukraine, the underdog. This is antiwr.com and somehow, everyone is rooting for the very superpower that invaded and arracked a neighbor country that happens to be poorer and smaller and yet, it is defending its sovereignty. I will gladly give you my email address and we can chat over facetime should you choose to accept it. Otherwise , i will think that you are another russian troll here. I offered the same to ‘critical-_thinker and no response. Let me know. And by the way, i have a full time job so im not here posting 24/7.
Six Billion, 955 million plus souls are not Ukrainians. It was a stolen election & I will not endorce Joe Biden or Senators who endorse his Obama state Department war.
Six Billion, 955 million plus souls are not Ukrainians. It was a stolen election & I will not endorce Joe Biden or Senators who endorse his Obama state Department war.
The mass-exodus and now return of Ukrainians to their country detracts somewhat from the world-wide immigration and migration pattern before this war.
In 2020 the trend of immigration and migration was clear. In Africa the migrations are mostly driven by poverty, war and dictatorships. Most “leavers” are in North Africa bordering on the Mediterranean.
In the Americas the flow of people was principally from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to the US, Canada, Chile, and Argentina.
In Europe it is Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Belarus which are the major “losers” and the Western European countries which are the big gainers.
In Asia there are mainly “losers”. Surprisingly, in 2020 Iran gained from immigration. The big losers by migration are China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Philippines, Syria.
It is not surprising that Australia and New Zealand are still gainers. Almost 100% Europeans.
And Russia? More in than out in 2020.
Ukraine before the war? Big loser by migration. Many to Germany.