President Biden confirmed on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to Washington for his first foreign trip since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Zelensky, said the Ukrainian President will be seeking “weapons, weapons, and more weapons.” He said it’s important for Zelensky to “personally explain” why Ukraine needs certain types of weapons.”
“In particular, armored vehicles, the latest missile defense systems, and long-range missiles,” Podolyak said. Ukraine is set to receive some of the new weapons that it seeks. Zelensky’s visit coincided with the announcement of a new $1.85 billion arms package for Ukraine that includes Patriot missile defense systems for the first time.
The patriots are an advanced system that will take six months to train Ukrainians how to use. Russia has repeatedly warned against the US providing Patriots, warning they will be a legitimate target for Russian forces.
While in Washington, Zelensky is expected to address Congress, which is set to pass $45 billion in new aid for Ukraine, bringing total US spending on the war to about $112 billion. The Ukrainian leader addressed Congress virtually back in March and asked for the US to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which would require the US to shoot down Russian warplanes and bomb missile systems inside Russia.
Do these people have any good ideas?….
More war-all the time. The politicos and the Military Offense Industry no doubt like the escalation.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Self-answering question…….
This, and comments made by two of his top generals this week, suggest a belief that Ukraine cannot long endure without a substantial increase in ammunition and weapons. Unfortunately, several analysts have said that we would have to take the items from our own (US and NATO) military in order to fulfill their requests in time.
WHO is paying for all this stuff??
People yet unborn.
That’s why Central Banks and Gov’ments love fiat. If countries had currencies backed by real money like Gold, Silver, perhaps Bitcoin, they wouldn’t be able to conduct these endless wars.
We are. But the ones who are really paying for it are the homeless, the unemployed, the sick, in other words, our outcasts – Kapitalism’s failures.
More like Big Government’s borrowing failures.
https://thesaker.is/the-harder-they-come/
The Harder Thery Come. . .
This will not age well. I expect Washington will soon tire of this charade when people don’t get re-elected over this idiocy and start cutting funding. Then Zelensky will have a fit and- just like we did with Hussein- we’ll throw him under the bus and make him go away permanently.
Biden is probably going to gift the USA to Zelensky. After all, he’s shown me that he cares more about his stupid proxy war than he does about his own country. Zelensky could hire uncle Joe to be the janitor or some other position commensurate with Joe’s skill set.
One does not travel in the middle of the war just toibby for weapons. Sure, MIC will make most of it — optics is everything. But seriously, this business of armaments can be by far more effectively be conducted through embassies and their military attaches. Military men, wealons experts are needed to strategize the
War. So, why is he comming?
One possibility is that US is signaling to its vassals to acept the shift —- from war being Ukraine vs Russia to NATO vs Russia.
But that woud require Europe to make a trully sovering decision. Is Europe in danger and from whom? Was Europe ever in danger from Russia since WWII? Are the anti-Russian views so strongly held in Poland and Baltics genuine, or are induced by ther countries economic conditions and Washington’s long layed plans for a new drang nacht Osten? Considering loss of industries and consequent loss of educated population in thise vmcountres. But now is the time to oay for American financial largesse. At the same time — why Germany? Hitler had to bide time until he found his way into governing bidies. He had mighty backbing and plenty of money. Today, it is soft power thatvll does it. Greens did not come to power without mighty backing. And why would a minority partner in Scholtz government command two critical portfolios -/ foreign affairs and economy. The party received most of its funding from foreign sources in the name of clumate change, Yet, tgey are now urging the most destructive renvirinmental policies. Instead of environmentally superior pioeline gas delivery — these “envirinmentists” are leading the pack urging import of more American liquid gas. So, the gas transported in giant bottles transported by oil powered ships accrois ocean to hastily cknstructed de-luquifying plants, and even hastier built pioeline to connect the new supplies with the wxisting gridl. This is shsmeful -/ but such creatures have no shame. Again, why is Germany destroying its economy? In danger from Russia? Seldom can one find two neigbkring countries
better suited to each other in complimenting industries andvresources. So why? Just like China, Germany is not alliwed to develop beyond what Us is comfrtable with, To be cut down to sixe — and. Luke all other “normal “ Western countties have defict that translates into debt to US institutions.
Even UK has received message loyd and clear — ambitious Liz Trus has been set up to bring forward a huge package of relief to the economy. Pound crashed, Liz and her economy team quit. Message delivered. UK is no longer a country that can set its own debt ceiling. Its credit — based on US Wall Street — is not good any more. Cannot borrow more. live within your means, Now, a banker in charge.
If it takes months to train Ukrainians to use Patriot missiles, then it will be “somebody else” operating these ordinance within a month.
No surprise!
Ein Smerz im Arsch ist user Führer.
I’d have the Herr Zelensky, the effete MF, arrested for trespassing.
Apparently Biden has been reported as saying that it is an honor to be by Zelensky’s side.
Sounds like love to me.