On Sunday, NATO pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine as member states continue to say they are prepared to back Kyiv in its war against Russia for the long term.
At a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the alliance would give Ukraine military assistance “for as long as Ukraine needs this support for the self-defense of its country.”
While there have been reports of Ukrainian counterattacks, Russia has been making significant territorial gains in the east, but NATO leaders still insist Ukraine can win. “Ukraine can win this war. Ukrainians are bravely defending their homeland,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Leading the Western charge to arm Ukraine is the US, which is working on an almost $40 billion aid package for Ukraine that includes about $24 billion in military assistance. The package passed through the House but was blocked in the Senate by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), although a vote could be held as soon as Wednesday.
Biden initially asked Congress for $33 billion, but congressional Democrats increased the already massive number. When asking Congress for the new aid package that is intended to last through the 2022 fiscal year, Biden said it “begins the transition to longer-term security assistance.”
Biden administration officials have made clear that the US policy in Ukraine is not only to help Kyiv fight but also to hurt Moscow. At the end of April, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said one of the US goals in Ukraine is to see a “weakened” Russia.
The U.S. and NATO may fall into the very pit they dug for Russia.
As soon as they, through Poland or some other Baltic prostitute, take a step to far and as the first hypersonic missile takes out a NATO target, Nato won’t do sh*t. But we can expect the usual yapping and sabre rattling from a safe distance.
Russia and President Putin are far too nice. Granted that many people who live in Eastern and coastal Ukraine are ethnic Russians.
If I was in charge of military operations there would be nothing on the battlefield between Kiev and the Polish border. It would be a chard landscape that could not support life for 10,000 years.
That is just the ultimate military solution. Of course, Victoria Jane Nuland and her husband Robert Kagan think that only America has that capability, NOT!
From what I have read, there are those in the Russian security circles who are critical of the way the war has been conducted, that Putin has played too nice. Should Putin lose control, his replacement could run things up just a little more radical. Biden and Austin, et al, better be careful of what they wish for.
NATO Pledges Open-Ended Military Support for Ukraine
in other words; uncle sam. oh and lest we forget; uncle sam will still be uncle sam long after biden is replaced.
So, basically, this means Ukraine has joined the happy NATO membership, excluding a formal vote.
Why not just call a spade a spade and admit the damned Ukrainians? NATO is playing games.