According „to people familiar with confidential defence plans…Nato states are able to provide less than 5 per cent of air defence capacities deemed necessary to protect its members in central and eastern Europe against a full-scale attack.“
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Today, I had my weekly phone conversation with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Lloyd Austin.

We discussed the current situation at the front.

Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reported in detail about the situation on the battlefield.

I separately informed my American colleague about the mobilization

NEW: Two top Biden admin officials — SecState Blinken and NSC spox Kirby — are hinting at a potentially big shift: allowing Ukraine to attack inside Russia with American-provided weapons.

W/ ⁦Matt Berg⁩ & ⁦Nahal Toosi⁩ politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

Daleep says straight up that the White House isn't waiting around for consensus on seizing all Russian assets; they're pressing ahead with this $50 billion loan, which among other benefits, will signal to Putin that he can't outlast us even if Trump wins later this year. 👏👏👏

Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/05/26/us/…

Important shift by Olaf Scholz:

A person 'familiar' with the German gov's position confirms to POLITICO's Berlin Playbook that the Chancellor did indeed mean with yesterday's remark that Ukraine could strike back with Western weapons on Russian soil.
politico.eu/newsletter/ber…

Just announced: Sweden will donate a new military capability to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence. Package 16 will be the largest 🇸🇪 military aid package yet at €1,16bln. Sweden will donate Airborne Surveillance and Control aircraft (ASC 890) to 🇺🇦. (1/6)