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Ukraine to Request $20 Billion to Keep Momentum Against Russia, Source Says
Reuters ^
| June 12, 2026
Posted on 06/13/2026 2:38:26 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Ukraine is seeking an additional $20 billion in military funding from its allies to cement what it sees as its current battlefield advantage over Russia, a Ukrainian defence source said on Friday.
The request will be made next Thursday at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, an alliance of more than 50 countries also known as the Ramstein group that provide financial and military aid for Kyiv.
Russia's advances have slowed this year - effectively grinding to a halt last month - as Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes have harmed its supplies and logistics for the front line. Long-range drone strikes are meanwhile inflicting pain on Russia's energy sector.
In recent weeks, Ukrainian military commanders have said the dynamics on the battlefield have given them a window this year to bring Russia to the negotiating table on more favourable terms.
Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine's drone forces, told Reuters that his strategic aim was to force Russia to pull its troops back from the frontline by destroying their supply lines and logistics with escalating drone attacks.
To achieve that, he said, Ukraine needed money.
"The production capabilities, the quality of drones and the number of crews operating in Ukraine are enough to inflict devastating blows on the Russian economy, clog their logistics and kill personnel," Brovdi said.
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To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
06/13/2026 2:43:07 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: MinorityRepublican
Are we ever going to stop pretending its a proxy war, one of the goals of which is to fight until the last Ukrainian life so the EU can loot it?
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posted on
06/13/2026 2:43:17 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
06/13/2026 2:43:38 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
06/13/2026 2:45:12 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
06/13/2026 2:45:13 PM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
(Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
To: MinorityRepublican
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Who cares? Really. How is this an American issue?
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posted on
06/13/2026 2:48:24 PM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
(Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
To: MotorCityBuck
To: MinorityRepublican
So you sent a link for “Jerry's Kids” 😂😂😂😂😂
By the way BOT. Trump signs an initial agreement will Iran tomorrow.
Muh Mid-Terms. Go with that.
Just looking out for their Buddy.🥰
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posted on
06/13/2026 2:54:58 PM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
(Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
To: MinorityRepublican
As long as America is NOT contributing to it.
To: MinorityRepublican
Ukraine is isolating Russian troops in Crimea and nearby parts of occupied Ukraine on the Sea of Azov. Ukraine can starve them out over the summer. Now is not the time for Ukraine to falter. We could see a 1917 style spectacular Russian collapse.
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:16:21 PM PDT
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:16:45 PM PDT
by
al baby
To: All
20 billion is kind of a lot of money
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:24:29 PM PDT
by
escapefromboston
(Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
To: All
20 billion is kind of a lot of money
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:24:32 PM PDT
by
escapefromboston
(Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
To: All
20 billion is kind of a lot of money
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:24:33 PM PDT
by
escapefromboston
(Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:26:09 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(He spent a week hunting a mammoth, just because I said I was hungry. He's such a good friend. )
To: MinorityRepublican
Momentum? Ukraine is running on fumes.
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:26:19 PM PDT
by
McGruff
To: Dr. Franklin
To: MinorityRepublican
Didn't happen in 2023 with the Wagner Group rebellion.
It didn't happen after the 1916 The Brusilov offensive, but it did happen the following year.
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posted on
06/13/2026 3:32:44 PM PDT
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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