NYT: Die USA planen, die EU stärker in Waffenlieferungen und Zahlungen einzubeziehen

9. Feb. 2024 15:59 Uhr Washington struggles to reach an agreement on financing Ukraine since autumn, reports the New York Times. In light of this, the United States is considering several options for further support, including a weapons exchange or EU funds. Source: Gettyimages.ru © Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu The United States is discussing the possibility of a comprehensive weapons exchange with third countries to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and could force EU countries to pay for this. This is stated by David Sanger, an official of the US government, in a column for the New York Times (NYT). According to Sanger, the exchange should follow the example of Japan and South Korea. The two countries officially declared their refusal to export weapons to the conflict zone, but handed them over to Washington as compensation for weapons deliveries from US arsenals to Ukraine. In addition, the United States is considering the possibility of forcing EU countries to pay for US weapons to send them to Ukraine. As Sanger notes, the US government is aware that „there is nothing on the horizon that could match the power of the new $60 billion from Congress.“ At the same time, the argument that the West should strike back against Russia in Ukraine to prevent Moscow from attacking a NATO country seems to be losing effectiveness in the US Congress. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine in 2022, the United States and other Western countries have been providing humanitarian, financial, and military assistance to Kyiv. However, since autumn 2023, Washington has been unable to agree on additional funds, including military aid, for Ukraine. The last military aid package for Kyiv, amounting to $250 million, was provided by the United States at the end of December. The future support for Ukraine will not reach the level of 2022/2023, warned the US State Department. US President Joe Biden proposed to lawmakers to pass a spending package totaling $106 billion, of which $61 billion would have been allocated for military aid to Ukraine and an additional $14 billion for Israel. However, in early December, the Senate refused to consider the bill due to disputes over providing additional funds for border security. Later, a compromise bill was introduced that also provided significant funds for Ukraine. However, it was blocked by Republicans in the Senate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that without Western support, his military would have to retreat. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba claimed that the military would „fight with shovels“ if the weapons supplied by the West ran out because the existence of the nation was at stake. Moscow condemns the weapons deliveries to Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin stated that Ukraine will have „only one week to live if it runs out of ammunition“ without Western weapons deliveries. He noted that both the United States and the EU were running out of weapons to support the Ukrainian armed forces. More on the topic – Report: Is Russia lifting self-imposed moratorium on ground-based intermediate-range missiles? By blocking RT, the EU aims to silence a critical, non-Western source of information. And not just regarding the Ukraine war. Access to our website has been restricted, several social media platforms have blocked our accounts. It is now up to all of us, in Germany and the EU, whether journalism beyond the mainstream narratives can continue to be practiced. If you like our articles, please share them wherever you are active. This is possible because the EU has not banned our work or the reading and sharing of our articles. Note: However, on April 13, Austria introduced a change to the „Audiovisual Media Service Act“ that may also affect private individuals. Therefore, until the situation is clarified, we ask you not to share our posts on social media in Austria for the time being. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would launch a joint military special operation in Ukraine with the forces of the Donbass republics to protect the local population. The goals are to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Ukraine speaks of an aggressive war. On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared a state of war throughout the country. The West condemned the attack, responded with new weapons deliveries, promised assistance in reconstruction, and imposed sanctions on Russia. Numerous soldiers and civilians have been killed on both sides of the conflict. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of various war crimes. Thousands of Ukrainians have now fled their homeland

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NYT: USA wollen die EU mehr für Waffenlieferungen und Zahlungen einspannen

9 Feb. 2024 15:59 Uhr Washington kann sich seit Herbst nicht auf eine Finanzierung der Ukraine einigen, berichtet die New York Times. Vor diesem Hintergrund erwägen die USA mehrere Optionen für eine weitere Unterstützung, darunter einen Waffentausch oder EU-Gelder. Quelle: Gettyimages.ru © Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Die Vereinigten Staaten erörtern die Möglichkeit eines umfassenden Waffentauschs mit Drittländern, um die Waffenlieferungen an die Ukraine fortzusetzen, und könnten EU-Länder hierfür zur Zahlung zwingen. Dies erklärt David Sanger, ein Beamter der US-Regierung, in einer Kolumne für die Zeitung New York Times (NYT). Sanger zufolge soll der Austausch nach dem Vorbild Japans und Südkoreas erfolgen. Die beiden Länder hatten offiziell ihre Weigerung erklärt, Waffen in das Konfliktgebiet zu exportieren, übergaben diese aber an Washington als

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