Posted on 05/24/2022 3:55:05 AM PDT by tlozo
Some 20 nations have agreed to provide Ukraine with new weapons, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said as Kyiv has called on allies to arm it in its war against Russia.
The secretary made the announcement Monday during a press conference that followed the second meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which was formed by ally nations in April to help Kyiv.
"Many countries are donating critically needed artillery ammunition and coastal defense systems and tanks and other armored vehicles," he said. "Others came forward with new commitments for training Ukraine's forces and sustaining its military systems."
Austin said the packages include an anti-ship harpoon launcher and missiles from Denmark and attack helicopters, tanks and rocket systems from the Czech Republic. Greece, Norway, Italy and Poland have also committed to donating artillery systems and ammunition, he said.
"The momentum of donations and deliveries has been outstanding, and after today's discussions I'm pleased to report that we're intensifying our efforts, and moving forward, we'll continue to deepen our coordination and cooperation so that Ukraine can sustain and strengthen its battlefield operations," he said.
The meeting consisted of 47 nations, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of State, said during the press conference.
The announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address on Monday that Kyiv's "absolute priority" is weapons and ammunition.
"Every time we tell our partners that we need modern anti-missile weapons, modern combat aircraft, we are not just making a formal request. We say that our request is the real lives of many people who would not have died if we had received all the weapons we are asking for," he said.
All ally nations agree that Ukraine's war against Russia is to protect the common values shared by all Democratic nations and so "we have the right to count on full and urgent assistance, especially weapons," he continued.
During the press conference, Austin said Ukraine's military needs consist of long-range weapons, tanks and armored personnel carriers, stating the fighting is being shaped by artillery.
There's that word again.... :(
In other news, 174 Nations refuse to send one more weapon to the Uke’s and go along with this Globalist farce
And I predict he will soon take his family and run.
Can we get a list. I better not see UK or Canada or the US on it. One name that is not on it is Hungary, I am sure. That hilteresque tyrant Orban may have been elected, but it wasn't through any process that the folks in charge of OUR free and fair elections recognize as democratic. The Hungarians elected the WRONG person.
He is already in Switzerland crying to the Davos crowd, who are probably telling him they already bought Ukraine fair and square and he needs to deliver.
A fool for defending his own country.
what kind of fool revels in the destruction and genocide of a nation?
Neocons and RINOs are the scum of the Earth.
You all here that sound?
It’s the sound of a blackhole.
It even has a name assigned to it.
Ukraine.
Nuff said.
So why does Zelensky have newfound wealth totaling $850 million and why did he outlaw all opposition parties and create a dictatorship?
Russian fools.
Can you get anything right? Zelensky gave a virtual address.
ad hominems really add to an argument.
do you think promoting the attack and destruction of a nation is a good thing?
Old soviet stalinists seem to never die.
They just get more annoying...LOL
The reporting wasn’t clear.
Blackhole? These are weapons being sent to Ukraine including the harpoon missile from Denmark.
What kind of fool believes everything he reads...
What Ukes need is those 27 old migs that Poland
and others have not given UKes.
They could end the war shooting down warships
and Russian artillery.
Well that should make up for the 40b laundering that is going on with American taxpayers money.
Show me any article that says Zelensky banned ALL opposition parties. Ukraine has banned 11 pro-russian parties out of more than 300 existing parties.
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