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It is a “game-changer for Russia”, said one former Ukrainian official. With Kyiv also contending with slower deliveries of air defence interceptors from the US, the missile campaign has destroyed key military facilities and critical infrastructure ahead of winter.

Ukraine’s air force on Wednesday reported all four Iskander-M missiles fired overnight had eluded the country’s defences and hit their targets.

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    6 months ago

    If we could just start to properly support Ukraine the war would be over quite soon. But no, we have to give them juuust enough so they don’t outright lose.

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        6 months ago

        The MIC will get a lot of money regardless of whether the war goes on for a few months or a few years, because Europe has realised they can’t depend on the USA, and will be forced to waste money on weapons accordingly

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        6 months ago

        Literally everything they ask for, in the amounts they ask for.

        It would even be cheaper: full tilt for a few months and then peace vs a trickle for years and years and years.

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          6 months ago

          Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine …

          Have you done the calculations? What does Ukraine need to win against Russia supported by China?