Russian air defenses identified 2 Ukrainian drones at around 12:30am heading toward St. Petersburg and failed to intercept. The drones successfully bombed the Ust-Luga Port at 03:20am.
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1748884712364601812
From another link: Ukrainian drones traveled over 700 miles through Russian airspace to reach this bombing target.
Why weren't Su-35s vectored to intercept the drones?
Yet, the Russians lie every minute of every hour of every day even though they get caught in the lie every time. There is no accountability in Russia and the government can literally do whatever it wants. Reason 3,449 why Ukrainians don't want to be Russian.
https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1749068342420221976
If Congress won’t approve military aid to Ukraine, it is time to more on to arms sales.
The process is very simple. World Bank loans Ukraine $50 billion. Ukraine signs military sales agreement with the US.
Biden notifies Congress of the military sales. Congress has 30 days to reject it. Of course, the votes don’t exist in Congress to reject the military sales.
“Congress has never successfully blocked a proposed arms sale via such a resolution”
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“Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process
This report reviews the process and procedures that apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the retransfer to third-party states of such items. Under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the President must formally notify Congress 30 calendar days before the Administration can take the final steps to conclude a government-to-government foreign military sale of major defense equipment valued at $14 million or more, defense articles or services valued at $50 million or more, or design and construction services valued at $200 million or more. In the case of such sales to NATO member states, NATO, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, the President must formally notify Congress 15 calendar days before the Administration can proceed with the transaction. However, the prior notice threshold values are higher for sales to these destinations.
The President must formally notify Congress of commercially licensed arms sales 30 calendar days before Department of State issuance of export licenses for sales of major defense equipment valued at $14 million or more, or defense articles or services valued at $50 million or more. In the case of such sales to NATO member states, NATO, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, the President must formally notify Congress 15 calendar days before proceeding with the transaction. As with government-to-government sales, the prior notice threshold values are higher for sales to these destinations. The President must formally notify Congress of commercially licensed sales of firearms controlled under category I of the United States Munitions List and valued at $1 million or more 30 days prior to approval of the relevant export license. In the case of proposed licenses for such sales to NATO members, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, the AECA requires 15 days prior notification.
The AECA contains a mechanism for Congress to adopt a joint resolution of disapproval for arms sales notified by the President; Congress has never successfully blocked a proposed arms sale via such a resolution. Congress may adopt legislation to block or modify an arms sale at any time up to the point of delivery of the items involved. “
Why weren’t Su-35s vectored to intercept the drones?
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They were busy showing off their flying skills and plane maneuverability at an airshow.
