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Looks like the US was ahead of the curve in arming Ukraine.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/04/us-weapons-ukraine/
As war loomed, U.S. armed Ukraine to hit Russian aircraft, tanks and prep for urban combat, declassified shipment list shows
The United States drastically enhanced its shipments of lethal military aid and protective equipment to Ukraine as the prospect of a Russian invasion became more apparent and then a reality, according to a declassified accounting of transfers and sales reviewed by The Washington Post.
The list indicates that as early as December, the Pentagon was equipping Ukrainian fighters with arms and equipment useful for fighting in urban areas, including shotguns and specialized suits to safeguard soldiers handling unexploded ordnance. Over the last week, the Biden administration has increased such shipments, sending Stinger antiaircraft missile systems for the first time and further augmenting Kyivs supply of antitank Javelin missiles and other ammunition.
Taken together, the variety, volume and potency of firepower being rushed into the war zone illustrate the extent to which the United States sought to prepare the Ukrainian military to wage a hybrid war against Russia, even as President Biden has expressly ruled out inserting American troops into the conflict.
Wingus Dingus
(8,052 posts)Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)the intelligence and prep for the Ukrainian resistance quite smartly. Kudos!
boston bean
(36,221 posts)I am glad he is our president.
Maraya1969
(22,478 posts)Wingus Dingus
(8,052 posts)to string them along--and THEN nothing.
Raven
(13,889 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,784 posts)I wish them God speed and safety in their quest.
I am to assume many more from all over Europe will be heeding the call to lend their experiences to aid Ukrainians against the Russians.
Chainfire
(17,532 posts)The enemy lurks behind every window, anything you touch may be a bomb, the hunter becomes the hunted. I hope the Russian conscripts are prepared. It will quickly develop into atrocity and reprisal, and it will expand outside the border of Ukraine. C'est la guerre.