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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32553642

The U.S. will send Ukraine the full $6 billion in outstanding military aid before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Nov. 7.

Previously, Politico reported that U.S. President Joe Biden was rushing to deliver the remaining $6 billion by the end of his term out of fear that a Trump administration might halt weapons shipments to Ukraine.

Ukraine will receive $4 billion under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which pulls weapons from U.S. stocks, and $2 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), Singh told reporters.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32553898

In anticipation of a Trump victory, there have already been efforts to try to ensure continued support for Ukraine, continuity in NATO and to craft a response should Mr. Trump make good on his threat to apply blanket tariffs on goods imported into the United States.

But the Europeans have a long way to go. A second Trump presidency could serve as a catalyst for Europe to fortify itself in the face of a more undependable America. But it is far from clear the continent is prepared to seize that moment.

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“A Trump victory is very painful for Europeans, as it confronts them with a question they’ve tried hard to hide from: ‘How do we deal with a United States that sees us more as a competitor and a nuisance than a friend to work with?’” said Georgina Wright, deputy director for International Studies at the Institut Montaigne in Paris. “It should unite Europe, but that does not mean Europe necessarily will unite.”

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Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 08.11.24 (орієнтовно)

t.me/GeneralStaffZSU/18515

https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en/35639

"The convoy got fcked up. Fck, look what's going on here! Let's go, floor it!"

A Russian soldier films from his car a convoy of destroyed Russian equipment on one of the numerous so-called "roads of death" in the Donetsk region. Judging by his reaction, the convoy was subjected to heavy shelling, with some equipment still burning.

https://t.me/fedorenkoys/685

🔥 BURNING SUNSET "SOLNTSEPOKA" 🔥

The ACHILLES shock air defense battalion hit two TOS-1A "Solntsepok" heavy flamethrower salvo systems in the Kharkiv region at once.

Properly prepared drones and the skill of our operators penetrate any enemy armor.

https://t.me/Kyivpost_official/26477

“I dug out the child first, and then people came and pulled out my wife,” says one of the victims after the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia.

Today, the Russians dropped aerial bombs on residential buildings and hospitals. More than ten victims have been reported, with the number likely to rise as rescue efforts continue at the sites.

https://t.me/wild_hornets/2066

It's not time to dig a death pit, it's time to donate to thermal imaging! 🔥

We are giving away 12 unique keychains of Wild Hornets, which were made from parts from HIMARS missiles 💥🐝💥

Every 100 hryvnias takes part in the draw!

The goal of the collection is UAH 500,000.

❗️All funds collected will go towards the purchase of thermal imagers. We will put them on STING air interceptors and bombers, including Hornet Queens 🔥

https://t.me/in_factum/29417

https://t.me/ssternenko/35827