Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia
A recently published research briefing by Claire Mills published in the UK House of Commons Library provides in-depth background on the UK Government's assistance to Ukraine.
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Military assistance to Ukraine since the Russian invasion
Source: https://researchbriefings.files.parl...7/CBP-9477.pdf
Summary
Defence and security links between Ukraine, NATO members and other allies
and partners started soon after Ukraine’s independence in 1991. They
intensified when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, but primarily took the form
of training and the bilateral provision of non-lethal military equipment.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, bilateral military
assistance has been stepped up, with many allies for the first time supplying
lethal weapons to Ukraine. For some countries such as Germany, and
historically neutral countries such as Sweden, this has represented a
significant reversal of their previous defence policies which ruled out
providing offensive weapons.
The US is the largest provider of military assistance to Ukraine, having
committed $37.6 billion since the start of the Biden administration in January
2021. $36.9 billion of that assistance has been provided since Russia’s
invasion in February 2022.
As the second largest donor, the UK has committed £4.6 billion in military
assistance to Ukraine so far (£2.3 billion in 2022 and a commitment to match
that funding in 2023). The UK is also hosting a training programme (Operation
Interflex), which is supported by several allies, with the aim of training 30,000
new and existing Ukrainian personnel by the end of 2023. The UK has recently
committed to training Ukrainian fast jet pilots but has said that combat
fighter aircraft will not be provided, at least in the short term. The UK is
supplying long-range precision strike missiles.
NATO, as an alliance, has been clear in its political support of Ukraine and
fully supports the provision of bilateral military assistance by individual allies.
NATO is helping to coordinate requests for assistance from the Ukrainian
government and is supporting the delivery of humanitarian and non-lethal
aid. Ukraine is not a NATO member, however, and therefore isn’t party to
NATO’s mutual defence clause under Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty. As
such, NATO troops will not be deployed on the ground in Ukraine. Allies have
also ruled out imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine because it would bring
Russia into direct conflict with NATO forces. At the Heads of State and
Government summit in Madrid at the end of June 2022 NATO allies agreed a
new package of assistance for Ukraine that will provide long term, sustained,
support.
The European Union is also providing non-lethal and lethal arms through its
European Peace Facility (EPF). This is the first time the bloc has, in its history,
approved the supply of lethal weapons to a third country. To date, the EU has
committed just over €4.6 billion, including €1 billion of funds to reimburse EPF
countries who have provided urgently needed munitions. A further €1 billion of
EPF funds will be set aside for the joint EU procurement of artillery ammunition.
In October 2022, the EU also approved a new training mission for the
Ukrainian armed forces.
As the conflict in Ukraine has evolved, so has the types of weaponry being
provided. Ahead of an expected spring offensive, the focus has been on
providing Ukraine, in the short window available, with the capability to both
defend their territory and to enable them to retake ground currently under
Russian control. There are, however, fears that the provision of increasingly
more sophisticated weaponry could escalate the conflict
Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia
- 🤑 The War in Ukraine is Just a Money Bag For Zelenskyy - Seymour Hersh:
A wise person once said – three things cannot remain hidden for long: the sun, the moon and the truth. We live in a world of misinformation, that which is misleading, and disinformation, that which is deliberately deceptive. Ironically it would seem that the very same authorities and leaders who popularised these terms are in fact those most guilty of their practice.
On 26 September 2022, a series of clandestine bombings and subsequent underwater gas leaks occurred on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines. The pipelines were built to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, and are majority owned by Gazprom. The mainstream narrative claims the perpetrators and the motives were at best unknown and open to debate.
But, not as far as today’s guest is concerned. He is something of a legendary figure in the world of news reporting and has spent much of the last 50 years elbow-deep in some of the biggest and oftentimes most controversial stories of the day.
I’m talking of course about Seymour Hersh, the investigative journalist, political writer and author, who among his many accolades was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting.
Seymour believes that the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines was carried out by the US Navy, the CIA, and the Norwegian Navy, under the direct order of President Biden. To say this has caused a stir in the corridors of power would be something of an understatement.
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Bill Ryan
I was told he became President BECAUSE he was for both sides, not just one side ... then when he took power he changed his tune! And became totally CORRUPT ... or he was corrupt from the get go?
Does anyone know the exact year (or date) when he said those things?
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