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Was it Putin who called on his friend Trump to finally stop supplying weapons to Ukraine? In any case, the Trump administration acted on this with the lame excuse that it needed these weapons itself. The fact is that the Russian summer offensive has had little success so far. Trump obviously was urged to help.

With no new U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia since January—and some restrictions quietly eased—analysts warn of crumbling deterrence and renewed flows of military tech to the Kremlin. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 

Especially, some high-tech U.S. weapons are irreplaceable. They include Patriot air defense missiles, which are needed to fend off Russia’s frequent ballistic missile attacks, but which cost $4 million each. That vital system is included in the pause, and many cities in Ukraine, including Kyiv, could become increasingly vulnerable....The (US) official said that Patriot missiles exist in sufficient numbers globally, and he said that accessing them requires political resolve. “There are enough missiles out there,” he said, without providing evidence. (AP)

It is now obvious what has been threatening for some time: President Trump is fed up with Ukraine. Let it continue to fight without the USA if it absolutely wants to or, even better, let it surrender and finally deliver the peace that Trump wants. He has enough trouble with China, Iran and the Houthis at his hands.

It is difficult for Trump and his people to understand why the Europeans want Ukraine to keep fighting instead of (repentingly) returning to the bosom of Mother Russia. If an independent Ukraine is so important to the Europeans, then they should supply weapons Ukraine needs or buy the arms if they can't provide enough themselves.

Besides, according to JC Vance, little Ukraine's attempt to fight big Russia is futile anyway: so why keep wasting good American weapons on a loser and thereby unnecessarily delaying the inevitable? Iran and the Houthi war are said to have emptied the American arsenal, so we don't want to continue the crazy Biden policy of arming Ukraine and angering our friend Putin.

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North Korea will send up to 30,000 additional soldiers to the frontlines in the Ukraine-Russia War, according to a CNN report on Wednesday.These troops may arrive in Russia in stages by November, “to strengthen the Russian contingent, including during large-scale offensive operations,” a Ukrainian intelligence document seen by CNN stated.Additionally, satellite imagery obtained by CNN indicated signs of Russia’s preparations. Ships previously used for North Korean deployments were seen in Russian ports, and flight patterns of cargo planes revealed that routes bringing soldiers to Russia were active.

North Korea had sent 11,000 troops to the frontlines last fall. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed their presence in April, after previously refusing to comment on multiple international and Ukrainian reports regarding North Korean soldiers falling in battle.

This development follows the United States halting shipments of air defense missiles to Ukraine amid a growing Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry, however, stated that it had not received official notifications about the suspension and insisted that deliveries were ongoing.

Jerusalem Post.

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