Ukraine provides a unique testing ground for NATO-grade weapons. According to Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov, they have by far proven better than Russia s arms. Is this true?
While the United States is Ukraine’s most important partner, delivering or pledging just over $46 billion in military aid since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the United Kingdom, at $7.1 billion, has played a more brazen and pathfinding role in being the first Western nation to send advanced weapons systems – systems which Washington has been skittish or more sluggish to supply.
Russian air defense units operating in the Ukrainian conflict zone shot down two Storm Shadow missiles, as well as 19 HIMARS MLRS rockets and two HARM anti-radiation missilesю
After a brutal 10-month slog that has killed tens of thousands on both sides, Ukrainian soldiers are striking back against Russian occupying forces in the Donbas. Tom Mutch reports from the frontline
to meet with italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, who reiterated italy s support for ukraine. he also met with pope francis at the vatican, to discuss the humanitarian and political situation. next, it was on to berlin, for talks with 0laf scholz. the german chancellor pledged more than 2 billion euros in weapons, and vowed to back ukraine for as long as necessa ry . shortly after, he was welcomed to paris by the french president. there, emmanuel macron promised more light tanks and armoured vehicles. supplies were on the table, too, when the ukrainian leader next met with uk prime minister, rishi sunak. the uk will send hundreds of air defence missiles and armed drones to ukraine, on top of the storm shadow cruise missiles announced last week, which brings us to friday, and his attendance at the arab leage summit in saudi arabia. we spoke earlier to richard haass, the president of the council of foreign relations.