U.S. and allies aiming to provide anti-ship missiles to Kyiv, official says

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are working on supporting Ukraine with anti-ship missiles, a senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday.

"We have started consulting with allies on providing anti-ship missiles to Ukraine," the official said on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels. "There may be some technical challenges with making that happen but that is something that we are consulting with allies and starting to work on."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy joined NATO leaders via videolink but did not repeat requests for NATO membership or the establishment of a no-fly zone, according to the official.

"The mood overall has been sober, it's been resolute and it's been incredibly united," the official said of the atmosphere at the summit meeting.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-allies-aiming-anti-ship-115950397.html

[Amishman]

1. do it now!

give them the tools to take out those ships and ease the pressure on Mariupol!

[Igel]

3. They do it now and they don't get the

continual press of "we're going to do it".

It's like the planes. Too offensive.

Or artillery and tanks. Too offensive.

Then the Patriot missile batteries. What if they fell into Russian hands? No, no, too sensitive.

Did the S-300s, after all was said and done, get sent?

We're setting them up for 2015 redux. Only defensive weapons that slow Russians to a standstill can be provided, otherwise the Putin might have a mad. At a standstill, negotiate--"you want peace, right? And our help?" And then force a compromise that we bill as a Russian defeat--"they didn't get the *whole* salami!" and Putin bills as a victory, "Enjoy your free 1/2 salami! Courtesy of spreading Russian joy!"

[Ray Bruns]

2. How about giving the damn planes from Poland.