Posted on 04/04/2022 3:44:55 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
Ukraine must be sent more heavy weapons to help kick Russian soldiers out of the country, Liz Truss said today amid a row between allies over whether to supply tanks.
The Foreign Secretary used a Warsaw press conference alongside her Ukrainian counterpart to say Kyiv should be given even more weapons of the type' demanded by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
He has made no secret of his desire for Nato nations and others to supply heavy armour in the wake of civilian massacres in places like Bucha.
Boris Johnson and others are understood to be discussing whether tanks can be supplied to Ukraine by countries using the same hardware.
But western officials today suggested the Biden administration in Washington is acting as a throttle on the plan, over fears that the war machines could breach rules allowing only defensive weapons to be supplied.
One said that the US was 'not minded' to support the supply of T-72 tanks of the type used by Ukraine from sympathetic neighbours, adding: 'They have this offensive dimension, they are not purely defensive. They would not be particularly relevant to the military activities the Ukrainians need to undertake.'
However Ms Truss used her press conference tonight to say: 'We also need even more weapons of the type the Ukrainians are asking for.
'The fact is that being tough is the only approach that will work. Putin has escalated this war and this approach is vital to ensuring he loses in Ukraine and that we see a full withdrawal of Russian troops and Ukraine's hand is strengthened at the negotiating table.'
While the UK is not expected to deliver any of its own tanks it could act as a facilitator for other allied nations to supply them to Kyiv.
Downing Street has also refused to rule out
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Biden continues to stonewall on weaponry to Ukraine. Burisma’s owner, Zlochevsky fled along with Yanukovich after Maidan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykola_Zlochevsky#Governmental_posts
Putin owns Biden, having funneled a huge bribe through Zlochevsky’s Burisma. Problem for Biden is that from Putin’s maximalist standpoint, Biden’s inability to stop the sanctions on Russia or stop the provision of aid to Ukraine means that Biden is as useful to Putin as teats on a bull. If Biden doesn’t tread carefully, Putin might detail, transaction by transaction, the way he purchased Biden’s compliance. The way Putin looks at it, Harris might be a big improvement, given the way she’s way to the left of Biden, meaning she’ll be even less inclined to provide useful aid (i.e. not blankets or clothing) to Ukraine.
So Ukrainians can just sell them on the black market ? No thanks. This isn’t America’s problem (besides some of our politicians losing out on kickbacks and money laundering)
I deeply appreciate your Ukraine pings. Thank you for doing this!
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Biden would have to renegotiate his families take in exchange for more Russian casualties.
Biden is in a tough spot obviously. /s
Putin loves a good row between NATO members. Who doesn't?
Quit making up things. You have been posting that same BS for days now. Face it, Biden is a Zelensky buddy.
The Ukrainians could just use the armor that Russia’s been supplying them with.
Right neighborly of Pidor Putin to give so many tanks to the Ukrainians right when they need them! LOL!!!
This idiot didn’t know Rostov and Voronezh were INSIDE Russia and said the west would never accept Russian domination of them.
And now this blithering idiot wants to hand Zelinisky a wish list of whatever he has a whim to want. That child would happily involve us in WWIII and the drop of a hat. It’s to his advantage to do so. So we should never just give him whatever he asks without careful consideration of how his use/misuse of it will blow up in OUR faces.
It was already utter insanity to flood in Stingers. Guaranteed a huge number will be stolen and sold to some bad people.
The United States should not be doing anything to get involved
in this war.
It’s playing itself out without us. Let that go on.
STAY OUT OF IT!
“to supply heavy armour in the wake of civilian massacres in places like Bucha.”
That massacre was conducted by a Ukrainian militia against people who wore white armbands that signaled non-hostility to Russians. They were summary executions. And a couple were fakes...
The Ukrainian people are being killed by the thousands fighting a war for the benefit of western oligarchs.
If the Ukraine wants tanks, let the western oligarchs pay for them out of their own pocket’s — instead of picking the pockets of ordinary taxpayers.
Lizzy, is your checkbook handy?
I guess part of the issue is that they expect the USA to pay the bill. Poland “gives” T-72s, as long as the USA replaces them with free M-1s
Liz Truss. Now this 45 year old accountant, mommy of two with ZERO military or strategic background is saying and doing things that could lead to WWIII.
Britain has sunk pretty low.
Zelensky should be able to buy what he wants from Afghanistan
...cheap. ( according to Jake the flake Sullivan)
After all Biden left about 8 billion dollars worth of military equipment there.
From what I saw this weekend, Zelensky says they haven’t received any american military aid..zip..zero.
In all the pictures coming out of there, have you seen any american weapons? Where are they? Being held hostage for a 10% or 50% cut of the value?
Biden is talking like he supports Ukraine but thats a ruse. He wants Ukraine to go away forever so the evidence of his crimes will disappear.
Liz Truss is easily the dumbest UK foreign minister ever.
I see at least one known n00b troll in the truncated version...for real
BTW, nice Chinese screenname. It suits you.
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