By James Gregory
BBC News

More countries have answered President Volodymyr Zelensky's call to send further arms to Ukraine.
The US says a package worth $2.5bn (£2bn) will be sent, including armoured vehicles and air defence systems.
Several European nations promised their own new packages - including hundreds of missiles pledged to Kyiv by the UK

The announcements come ahead of a crunch meeting scheduled in Germany on Friday, in which 50 countries are set to co-ordinate arms supplies.
A meeting on Thursday saw representatives from 11 nations gather at an army base in Estonia to discuss a range of new packages to help Ukraine recapture territory and fend off any further Russian advances.
Nine countries - the UK, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Estonia, the Netherlands and Slovakia - promised more support

The packages announced in a joint statement include:

UK - 600 Brimstone missiles

Denmark - 19 French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzers

Estonia - howitzers, ammunition, support vehicles and anti-tank grenade launchers

Latvia - Stinger air-defence systems, two helicopters, and drones

Lithuania - anti-aircraft guns and two helicopters

Poland - S-60 anti-aircraft guns with 70,000 pieces of ammunition

Czech Republic - produce further large calibre ammunition, howitzers and APCs


The Netherlands will announce its package of support on Friday

Speaking during his visit to Estonia, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: "In 2023, it is time to turn the momentum that the Ukrainians have achieved in pushing back Russia into gains and... push them back out of Ukraine and to restore Ukraine's sovereignty, which is their right under international law

The announcement of fresh US support arrived later on Thursday. Despite Ukrainian hopes, it did not contain an offer of tanks.
But the Pentagon did promise Kyiv an extra 59 Bradley armoured vehicles, 90 Stryker personnel carriers and Avenger air defence systems, among other large and small munitions.
It said recent air attacks demonstrated "the devastating impact of Russia's brutal war in Ukraine" - but said the newly-pledged arms would help to fend these off.

A statement added that the US had now committed more than $26.7bn in security assistance to Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022.

[b]A meeting of the Ukraine Defence Group, made up of key allies including the US, will convene at Ramstein air base in Germany on Friday to discuss further military support

President Zelensky said he expected "strong decisions" on further arms exports to be made at that meeting, including a "powerful military support package" from the US.
The talks are likely to focus on the question of whether to send heavy tanks, and crucially who will supply them. Despite the billions of dollars pledged in new weapons by Western allies on Thursday, this question remains unanswered.
Ukraine is asking for German-made Leopard tanks to be sent to the front line.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is coming under increasing international and domestic pressure to supply them, or at least approve their delivery by third countries.

Poland and Finland have both promised to send their Leopards - but need Germany's permission, as the manufacturing country, to do so.

Poland's Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, said he was "moderately pessimistic" about Germany giving permission to re-export Leopards to Ukraine

And President Zelensky has also addressed Germany's reluctance.
"Now we are waiting for a decision from one European capital that will activate the prepared chains of co-operation on tanks," he said on Thursday evening.
A government source in Berlin told Reuters it is yet to receive a request from any country to re-export their tanks.

The UK was the first nation to offer tanks to Ukraine when it promised to send 14 British army Challenger 2s




https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64335666

Let them keep sending weapons to Ukraine. They will loose the war.

Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine won't be an exception.

Mumu Zelensky has turn his country into a battlefield for the Russia and the west.

obedience4:
By James Gregory
BBC News

More countries have answered President Volodymyr Zelensky's call to send further arms to Ukraine.
The US says a package worth $2.5bn (£2bn) will be sent, including armoured vehicles and air defence systems.
Several European nations promised their own new packages - including hundreds of missiles pledged to Kyiv by the UK

The announcements come ahead of a crunch meeting scheduled in Germany on Friday, in which 50 countries are set to co-ordinate arms supplies.
A meeting on Thursday saw representatives from 11 nations gather at an army base in Estonia to discuss a range of new packages to help Ukraine recapture territory and fend off any further Russian advances.
Nine countries - the UK, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Estonia, the Netherlands and Slovakia - promised more support

The packages announced in a joint statement include:

UK - 600 Brimstone missiles

Denmark - 19 French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzers

Estonia - howitzers, ammunition, support vehicles and anti-tank grenade launchers

Latvia - Stinger air-defence systems, two helicopters, and drones

Lithuania - anti-aircraft guns and two helicopters

Poland - S-60 anti-aircraft guns with 70,000 pieces of ammunition

Czech Republic - produce further large calibre ammunition, howitzers and APCs


The Netherlands will announce its package of support on Friday

Speaking during his visit to Estonia, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: "In 2023, it is time to turn the momentum that the Ukrainians have achieved in pushing back Russia into gains and... push them back out of Ukraine and to restore Ukraine's sovereignty, which is their right under international law

The announcement of fresh US support arrived later on Thursday. Despite Ukrainian hopes, it did not contain an offer of tanks.
But the Pentagon did promise Kyiv an extra 59 Bradley armoured vehicles, 90 Stryker personnel carriers and Avenger air defence systems, among other large and small munitions.
It said recent air attacks demonstrated "the devastating impact of Russia's brutal war in Ukraine" - but said the newly-pledged arms would help to fend these off.

A statement added that the US had now committed more than $26.7bn in security assistance to Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022.

[b]A meeting of the Ukraine Defence Group, made up of key allies including the US, will convene at Ramstein air base in Germany on Friday to discuss further military support

President Zelensky said he expected "strong decisions" on further arms exports to be made at that meeting, including a "powerful military support package" from the US.
The talks are likely to focus on the question of whether to send heavy tanks, and crucially who will supply them. Despite the billions of dollars pledged in new weapons by Western allies on Thursday, this question remains unanswered.
Ukraine is asking for German-made Leopard tanks to be sent to the front line.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is coming under increasing international and domestic pressure to supply them, or at least approve their delivery by third countries.

Poland and Finland have both promised to send their Leopards - but need Germany's permission, as the manufacturing country, to do so.

Poland's Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, said he was "moderately pessimistic" about Germany giving permission to re-export Leopards to Ukraine

And President Zelensky has also addressed Germany's reluctance.
"Now we are waiting for a decision from one European capital that will activate the prepared chains of co-operation on tanks," he said on Thursday evening.
A government source in Berlin told Reuters it is yet to receive a request from any country to re-export their tanks.

The UK was the first nation to offer tanks to Ukraine when it promised to send 14 British army Challenger 2s




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just like Afghan

stanluiz:
Let them keep sending weapons to Ukraine. They will loose the war.

Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine won't be an exception.

Mumu Zelensky has turn his country into a battlefield for the Russia and the west.

if you were president of Ukraine and your country was attacked and friendly nations offer you the option to fight back and reclaim lost territories, what would you do?

After the fighting in Soledar, Wagner PMC fighters will send 20 trucks with the bodies of killed Ukrainian servicemen to Ukraine - Evgeny Prigozhin

https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1616746781995417600?t=ZONaFXFzDCMV83mdpK9xdg&s=19

Tanks are a desperate, hail Mary attempt because Ukraine strongest line of defense (bakmute, soladar) is about to fall

Everyday weapons weapons for Ukraine yet nothing tangible to show for it. 😝

Antiochus:
Everyday weapons weapons for Ukraine yet nothing tangible to show for it. 😝

Well Sir I disagree with your disposition that Ukraine has nothing to show for its weapons supplied by the west, the mere fact that a Ukrainian flag ( which is more finer than Russia ) is standing on top the presidential palace in Kiev is tangible enough,, Ukraine is not only standing but has a functional government,
All levels of it's government are still existing, it's military is still functional, there is still a level of control a chain of command is till flourishing all testament of the efficacy of western weapons,
Not Only has Ukraine been able to defend it's self,it has also been able to Mount major offensive, and its has successfully retaken 60 percent of its territory taken by Russia .
I believe you were among the few ( the foolish few just like the 5 foolish virgins who refuse to take extra oil
That Kiev will be taken in weeks and over hype the 8km convey who retreated with tails in their back.
The fact Kiev is standing is enough victory for the amount spent on the weapons Ukraine has used.

ken6488:
just like Afghan

Yeeeahh
Same way Russia ran away from Afghanistan

Afghan won against invaders, are you saying Ukraine will also win against Russia the invader?

ken6488:
just like Afghan

Morocco:

kris:
Afghan won against invaders, are you saying Ukraine will also win against Russia the invader?

Actually I mean after the millions of weapons, USA will still abandon Ukraine to there fate , ultimately Russia

Not the first time they do this

They

Abandon Vietnam partner
Kurd in Iraq,
Afgan

Many more


USA might be the best military in the world but they don't know how to win wars

Apparently Ukraine has not learned anything from the 20 years of NATO's war in Afghanistan. Remember, USA had signed "strategic security partnership treaty" with its installed Afghan government? Despite the agreement, didn't the US go behind Afghan government's back and sign a peace treaty with Taliban, a group considered to be "terrorist"? No nation and state should trust the US & Co. Their friendship is until they are tired of you..... Well we know The culture of the west peace is a dirty word because there is no money in peace

ken6488:
Actually I mean after the millions of weapons, USA will still abandon Ukraine to there fate , ultimately Russia

Not the first time they do this

They

Abandon Vietnam partner
Kurd in Iraq,
Afgan

Many more


USA might be the best military in the world but they don't know how to win wars

Guess you won the gulf war, the Iraqi war, ww2 the war against the Japanese in the Pacific, defeated Hitler in the European theater of ww2, the civil war against the British empire. The liberation of Kuwait.

obedience4:


Guess you won the gulf war, the Iraqi war, ww2 the war against the Japanese in the Pacific, defeated Hitler in the European theater of ww2, the civil war against the British empire. The liberation of Kuwait.

Russia is used to fighting to the end, it defeated Napoleon and Hitler. It would be absurd to think that Russia has lost the war or that its military is incompetent."

"Therefore, right now it is necessary to continue arming Ukraine," - Josep Borrel

Google it it is a western minister that said that here he acknowledged that Russia won the second world War..


It Russia that won the second world War and entered Hitler bunker and Hitler committed suicide

And Russia took every thing from that bunker back to Russia

..

This same fate will happen to zelensky if he continues.

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Stop watching cnn and Hollywood.

Kingsnairaland:


Russia is used to fighting to the end, it defeated Napoleon and Hitler. It would be absurd to think that Russia has lost the war or that its military is incompetent."

"Therefore, right now it is necessary to continue arming Ukraine," - Josep Borrel

Google it it is a western minister that said that here he acknowledged that Russia won the second world War..


It Russia that won the second world War and entered Hitler bunker and Hitler committed suicide

And Russia took every thing from that bunker back to Russia

..

This same fate will happen to zelensky if he continues.

Please stop saying Russia won the war, say the Soviet, the Ukrainians were also part of the old Soviet Union
That been said, we all know,any sensible historian knows that the coming of the USA into ww2 change the tide of the war in the favour of the allies,
Before the USA came, the Nazi Germans too almost 75 percent of Soviet Union lands , took France, Holland, almost half of eastern Europe,
All don't you know that the Nazi reach Moscow the capital of the Soviet.
The amphibious landings in Normandy and omah beach by the Allies, spearheaded by the USA change the tide of the war.
NB
The Soviet also did their part, the red army was a formidable fighting force. Not this bunch of Coward sisis in Ukraine

obedience4:


Please stop saying Russia won the war, say the Soviet, the Ukrainians were also part of the old Soviet Union
That been said, we all know,any sensible historian knows that the coming of the USA into ww2 change the tide of the war in the favour of the allies,
Before the USA came, the Nazi Germans too almost 75 percent of Soviet Union lands , took France, Holland, almost half of eastern Europe,
All don't you know that the Nazi reach Moscow the capital of the Soviet.
The amphibious landings in Normandy and omah beach by the Allies, spearheaded by the USA change the tide of the war.
NB
The Soviet also did their part, the red army was a formidable fighting force. Not this bunch of Coward sisis in Ukraine

You can see Stalin victory in Google


Google who he is


Imagine all nato wars that you list up yet when you write it you only said USA won them

You said it because you did not know that nato was involved that why people said USA never won any war on their own... The only war USA fought on their own Vietnam they ran away and lost lol

Now Soviet union is Russia

Just like nato is USA


If you like cry for eternity

Now the Normandy landing did not take place untill Russia enter Germany

Then USA saw that Germany was going to lose


That what they expected from Ukraine now the day Ukraine will invade Crimea or Russia that the day you will see USA military enter this war

That how USA fight they are bunch of weakling
You should know an English man they are sisi little kids

Russia is born with strength their traditions is fighting

Even zelensky said the tanks will not make them to win lol just to delay Russia go read it.

The only war USA fought on their own Vietnam War they ran away and lost lol.

Kingsnairaland:



You can see Stalin victory in Google


Google who he is


Imagine all nato wars that you list up yet when you write it you only said USA won them

You said it because you did not know that nato was involved that why people said USA never won any war on their own

Now Soviet union is Russia

Just like nato is USA


If you like cry for eternity

Now the Normandy landing did not take place untill Russia enter Germany

Then USA saw that Germany was going to lose


That what they expected from Ukraine now the day Ukraine will invade Crimea or Russia that the day you will see USA military enter this war

That how USA fight they are bunch of weakling
You should know an English man they are sisi little kids

Russia is born with strength their traditions is fighting

Even zelensky said the tanks will not make them to win lol just to delay Russia go read it.

I know who Stalin his
Another dictator who murder his people in other to consolidate power, a Hitler ass licker, he wanted to form a pact with Germany, but Hitler took him for a fool and favoured Italy's Mussolini and Japanese emperor hirilto..

After Germany invaded him,they then went crawling to USA to form the big 3 with USA president Franklin rossevalt and British prime minister Churchill

NATO fought in the Pacific against Japan?
NATO fought in the USA liberation of Kuwait ?
NATO fought in the USA civil war against the British empire ?




Lol, please Russia are not the only country to break out from the Soviet Union, nothing can change it,


Who is delaying Russia Lol.. Russian has been fighting over a year now, so who is delaying them from winning,

Ukraine will get more and more Western weapons,
And more and more Russian men will be sent home in body bags

obedience4:


I know who Stalin his
Another dictator who murder his people in other to consolidate power, a Hitler ass licker, he wanted to form a pact with Germany, but Hitler took him for a fool and favoured Italy's Mussolini and Japanese emperor hirilto..

After Germany invaded him,they then went crawling to USA to form the big 3 with USA president Franklin rossevalt and British prime minister Churchill

NATO fought in the Pacific against Japan?
NATO fought in the USA liberation of Kuwait ?
NATO fought in the USA civil war against the British empire ?




Lol, please Russia are not the only country to break out from the Soviet Union, nothing can change it,


Who is delaying Russia Lol.. Russian has been fighting over a year now, so who is delaying them from winning,

Ukraine will get more and more Western weapons,
And more and more Russian men will be sent home in body bags

Another dictator who murder his people in other to consolidate power, a Hitler ass licker, he wanted to form a pact with Germany, but Hitler took him for a fool and favoured Italy's Mussolini and Japanese emperor hirilto.

This statement is western propaganda

Russia is a gentle gaint

Don't poke the bear

Even English wise men say it don't go near Russia that what it means

Allied forces that what they call the pact that fought Japan

Now Kuwait war USA did not win it that why Sadam was still in power after the war

Was it not when nato join USA that they kill Sadam

Better read history lol

War with England is like brother Civil War is not a war because Russia too or every country has had Civil War or independence war

Russia did not break out from Soviet rather it granted her children freedom because it was too big and expensive to maintain

The number of USA military men that have died in this war is more than Kuwait war lol

That why USA is crying each other day lol
. They only say the ones that Russia descover their identity lol

Nato is dieing in Ukraine lol in fact Russia wants to kill all of them in Ukraine and use Ukraine as burial ground for USA men


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K-UStwePdk

Kingsnairaland:


Another dictator who murder his people in other to consolidate power, a Hitler ass licker, he wanted to form a pact with Germany, but Hitler took him for a fool and favoured Italy's Mussolini and Japanese emperor hirilto.

This statement is western propaganda

Russia is a gentle gaint

Don't poke the bear

Even English wise men say it don't go near Russia that what it means

Allied forces that what they call the pact that fought Japan

Now Kuwait war USA did not win it that why Sadam was still in power after the war

Was it not when nato join USA that they kill Sadam

Better read history lol

War with England is like brother Civil War is not a war because Russia too or every country has had Civil War or independence war

Russia did not break out from Soviet rather it granted her children freedom because it was too big and expensive to maintain

The number of USA military men that have died in this war is more than Kuwait war lol

That why USA is crying each other day lol
. They only say the ones that Russia descover their identity lol

Nato is dieing in Ukraine lol in fact Russia wants to kill all of them in Ukraine and use Ukraine as burial ground for USA men


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K-UStwePdk

When the USA came to Kuwait aid, NATO was already formed

No pictures nor video to back your falsehood that nato forces are in Ukraine

obedience4:



When the USA came to Kuwait aid, NATO was already formed

No pictures nor video to back your falsehood that nato forces are in Ukraine

Take

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbD4WBqPg4


He says, American soldiers are not trained to fighting a peer to peer war... They are only used to fighting I'll armed jihadist.

After 2 weeks of being under constant artillery fire, most American soldiers run away and some of them caused the death of their colleagues.

Just30:
Take

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbD4WBqPg4


He says, American soldiers are not trained to fighting a peer to peer war... They are only used to fighting I'll armed jihadist.

After 2 weeks of being under constant artillery fire, most American soldiers run away and some of them caused the death of their colleagues.

Haha, do I look stupid to you,
Showing me a video of one random fool on YouTube
So expect me to believe such craps
The Russian military has not come out to say we have evidence of NATO boots on the ground.but foolish bloggers and their nairaland cousins seems to know more than the Russian military.
Don't you know that a single NATO active personnel's in ukra can been seen as serious provocations by the Russian regime.

obedience4:



When the USA came to Kuwait aid, NATO was already formed

No pictures nor video to back your falsehood that nato forces are in Ukraine

you don't get it

Bush father start Kuwait war with Sadam and nato did not join so he only removed Iraq from Kuwait that all and Sadam continued to rule Iraq then he put sanction on Iraq that killed over five hundred thousand citizens
But he did not win the war because he could not remove Sadam

Then Bush his son decided to revange for his dad's mistake and called nato into Iraq by saying that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction lol and they then won the war by killing Sadam lol

Go read it USA never win a war by only them.

Just30:
Take
https://youtu


He says, American soldiers are not trained to fighting a peer to peer war... They are only used to fighting I'll armed jihadist.

After 2 weeks of being under constant artillery fire, most American soldiers run away and some of them caused the death of their colleagues.

Yes I watched it he said many truth which shocked UK.

All USA military men in Ukraine are dieing like Flys because no back up F-22 help when they encounter Russia weapons.

obedience4:


Haha, do I look stupid to you,
Showing me a video of one random fool on YouTube
So expect me to believe such craps
The Russian military has not come out to say we have evidence of NATO boots on the ground.but foolish bloggers and their nairaland cousins seems to know more than the Russian military.
Don't you know that a single NATO active personnel's in ukra can been seen as serious provocations by the Russian regime.

a war hero in UK watch the video or Google him.

Kingsnairaland:


Yes I watched it he said many truth which shocked UK.

All USA military men in Ukraine are dieing like Flys because no back up F-22 help when they encounter Russia weapons.

They surprisingly think that when they ever get to fight Russia, they will have air support

Kingsnairaland:
a war hero in UK watch the video or Google him.

War hero

I just have one question,
Has the Russia military or foreign ministry come out to accuse NATO of its troops in military operations in Ukraine.

obedience4:


Haha, do I look stupid to you,
Showing me a video of one random fool on YouTube
So expect me to believe such craps
The Russian military has not come out to say we have evidence of NATO boots on the ground.but foolish bloggers and their nairaland cousins seems to know more than the Russian military.
Don't you know that a single NATO active personnel's in ukra can been seen as serious provocations by the Russian regime.

You call someone who has been in Bradley force on 3 deployments in Ukrainian fighting and the forefront for Ukraine a fool?
You're crazy... There are so many other videos from Japanese, Polish, Australians, French and Canadian soldiers as well who are all saying the same things... Are they also fools?

These are not bloggers ... The 20,000 strong international legion in Ukraine is made of NATO soldiers

Kingsnairaland:


Yes I watched it he said many truth which shocked UK.

All USA military men in Ukraine are dieing like Flys because no back up F-22 help when they encounter Russia weapons.

You and unverified propaganda,
Which USA troops in Ukraine??
Has Russia come out to accuse the USA of it's troop's in Ukraine, stop writing what you don't know, just because of fool uploaded a YouTube video