>The State Department has given the go-ahead for three NATO allies to rush anti-armor missiles and other U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, a sign of renewed urgency among Western allies over the threat of a multi-front invasion by Russian forces.
>The requests from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were received in recent weeks, and the last of the three was approved Wednesday after being received the night before
>The Biden administration will also begin the process of shipping $200 million worth anti-armor missiles, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine in the coming days.
I wonder how Ukrainian’s feel about the risk/reward of using these. Where they’re fired from is likely to be destroyed by the Russian’s advanced stuff.
Good. Let’s fuck these goddamn Russians up.
Note that it looks like, from past news articles, the announcements from the Baltics that they intended to transport weapons from their own stores came about two weeks ago, and this is just the paperwork completing, so this had already been underway.
> The State Department has given the go-ahead for three NATO allies to rush anti-armor missiles and other U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, a sign of renewed urgency among Western allies over the threat of a multi-front invasion by Russian forces.
Estonia appears to be moving Javelin anti-tank missiles and if it gets approval from Germany, howitzers. From two weeks back:
>Last year, Estonia delivered some 2,400 Makarov pistols to Ukraine. However, the situation now demands heavier calibres. The intention is to send 122-millimetre Howitzers and Javelin missiles to the Ukrainian army, Peeter Kuimet, head of the International Cooperation Department at the defence ministry told ERR News in an interview on 30 December.
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>However, such shipments require permission from the countries of origin, which are the US, Finland and Germany. Javelin missiles originate from the US, while the green light for the Howitzers – towed field artillery – is needed from Finland and Germany. Finland bought Howitzers from Germany before selling them further to Estonia in 2009.
Lithuania appears to be moving Stingers, according to an unnamed source:
I hope this blueballing campaign about Russian invasion will finally find some peaceful release on this sub.
Russia is no state to create another Afghanistan for themself out of Ukraine and the current status quo is satisfying for them as it is. They will however intervene if Ukraine launches a cleansing offensive against Donbas. In this case we might see either Ossetia 2008 or Nagorno-Karabakh 2020 scenario.
War prepared
Ukraine could use weapons-quality tracks on Russian assets too. Data sharing would make huge difference.
If these weapons are used against separatist forces in Donbass and/or cause civilian casualties, there is a risk that the separatists will retaliate against the suppliers. They may find a well preserved S-300 in the woods and declare Ukraine airspace a no flight zone for them.
What about anti air, does Ukraine have enough to handle planes and drones?
So what Putin achieved was Ukraine, EU and USA forming a stronger bond making sure that Ukraine will feel in the future that looking towards west is the way to go rather than forming any cooperations with Russia.
Risking a nuclear war for a piece of land in which the US, France, Germany, etc. have no strategic interest is the definition of insanity. The liberal imperalists have outdone the neoconservatives in terms of folly.
Looks like Russia hasn’t learned any lessons about fighting insurgent wars in Central Asia. It’s not the invasion, it’s maintaining a force for years to come. The death by a thousand cuts. Russia seems to be acting like an injured animal. A nation in decline acting out. It will not be fun for them to fight an infinitely stocked insurgent force backed with the full backing of the intelligence and electronic warfare the west can project.
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>The State Department has given the go-ahead for three NATO allies to rush anti-armor missiles and other U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, a sign of renewed urgency among Western allies over the threat of a multi-front invasion by Russian forces.
>The requests from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were received in recent weeks, and the last of the three was approved Wednesday after being received the night before
>The Biden administration will also begin the process of shipping $200 million worth anti-armor missiles, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine in the coming days.
I wonder how Ukrainian’s feel about the risk/reward of using these. Where they’re fired from is likely to be destroyed by the Russian’s advanced stuff.
Good. Let’s fuck these goddamn Russians up.
Note that it looks like, from past news articles, the announcements from the Baltics that they intended to transport weapons from their own stores came about two weeks ago, and this is just the paperwork completing, so this had already been underway.
> The State Department has given the go-ahead for three NATO allies to rush anti-armor missiles and other U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, a sign of renewed urgency among Western allies over the threat of a multi-front invasion by Russian forces.
Estonia appears to be moving Javelin anti-tank missiles and if it gets approval from Germany, howitzers. From two weeks back:
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/estonia-plans-to-supply-ukraine-with-heavy-weapons/
>Last year, Estonia delivered some 2,400 Makarov pistols to Ukraine. However, the situation now demands heavier calibres. The intention is to send 122-millimetre Howitzers and Javelin missiles to the Ukrainian army, Peeter Kuimet, head of the International Cooperation Department at the defence ministry told ERR News in an interview on 30 December.
>
>However, such shipments require permission from the countries of origin, which are the US, Finland and Germany. Javelin missiles originate from the US, while the green light for the Howitzers – towed field artillery – is needed from Finland and Germany. Finland bought Howitzers from Germany before selling them further to Estonia in 2009.
Lithuania appears to be moving Stingers, according to an unnamed source:
https://www.metro.us/u-s-clears-baltic-states/
>…Lithuania will be permitted to send Stinger missiles, said one of the sources.
I don’t know what Latvia’s moving.
It’s about time. Ukraine has only 10 days left to prepare for Russian invaison:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qyjdeq/russia_preparing_to_attack_ukraine_by_late/](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qyjdeq/russia_preparing_to_attack_ukraine_by_late/)
I hope this blueballing campaign about Russian invasion will finally find some peaceful release on this sub.
Russia is no state to create another Afghanistan for themself out of Ukraine and the current status quo is satisfying for them as it is. They will however intervene if Ukraine launches a cleansing offensive against Donbas. In this case we might see either Ossetia 2008 or Nagorno-Karabakh 2020 scenario.
War prepared
Ukraine could use weapons-quality tracks on Russian assets too. Data sharing would make huge difference.
If these weapons are used against separatist forces in Donbass and/or cause civilian casualties, there is a risk that the separatists will retaliate against the suppliers. They may find a well preserved S-300 in the woods and declare Ukraine airspace a no flight zone for them.
What about anti air, does Ukraine have enough to handle planes and drones?
So what Putin achieved was Ukraine, EU and USA forming a stronger bond making sure that Ukraine will feel in the future that looking towards west is the way to go rather than forming any cooperations with Russia.
Risking a nuclear war for a piece of land in which the US, France, Germany, etc. have no strategic interest is the definition of insanity. The liberal imperalists have outdone the neoconservatives in terms of folly.
Looks like Russia hasn’t learned any lessons about fighting insurgent wars in Central Asia. It’s not the invasion, it’s maintaining a force for years to come. The death by a thousand cuts. Russia seems to be acting like an injured animal. A nation in decline acting out. It will not be fun for them to fight an infinitely stocked insurgent force backed with the full backing of the intelligence and electronic warfare the west can project.