How it started.... How it's going....

Another welcome development.

U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine: nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/…

🚨🇺🇲🇺🇦 Politico reports that 'long-range' ATACMS were already provided in last month's drawdown package, and have been used twice to strike deep behind Russian lines. Not sure if this is referring to Dzhankoi, or something else.

politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

🚨🇺🇲🇺🇦 BREAKING: US Department of Defense announces Presidential Drawdown Authority package #56, worth $1 billion.

Biden says military aid will be shipped to Ukraine in HOURS.

'I'm making sure the shipments start right away. In the next few hours--literally in a few hours--we are going to begin sending equipment to Ukraine for air defense munitions, artillery for rocket systems, and armored

The excuses were: They'll lead to WW3. Ukraine doesn't need them. Ukraine can't figure out how to use them. They're old and may not even work (my favorite).

Ukraine ignored American instructions to stop striking Russia's hydrocarbon industry, a strategic target in any war. Doing so has impinged not at all on U.S. security assistance to Kyiv. The next package is reported to be around $1 billion. reuters.com/world/us/us-pr…

Finally made it into the New Yorker -- as an alcoholic. Fun Martini-sodden romp through two boroughs with the inimitable Gary Shteyngart: newyorker.com/culture/annals…

'Between the end of the cold war and 2014, the BfV’s number of staff was practically static. In the decade since, however, it nearly doubled, rising from 2,700 to 4,300.' ft.com/content/4ec876…

⚡️BREAKING: US Senate passes $61 billion in aid to Ukraine.

The U.S. Senate passed the foreign aid bill in a vote on April 23, paving the way to provide $60.84 billion for Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/senate/

🚨🇺🇲🇺🇦 BREAKING: CNN reports the Biden Admin has informed Congress that they will provide 'long-range' ATACMS to Ukraine. This would likely include the M39A1, M48, & M57. Doubtful that the newest M57E1s would be sent.

cnn.com/2024/04/23/pol…

Newsy foreign aid update — Senate currently on track to pass the Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan package by late tonight, per senators & leadership aides.

GOP opponents of the bill are expected to use several hours of post-cloture debate time after the Senate votes to overcome a

And the Biden administration will use its provision of long-range ATACMS to push the Scholz government to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. And won't that be a fun time for everyone.

It must be damn hard to be a Chinese intelligence officer tasked with spying on the EU these days. You want to recruit some far-right politicians but it always turns out you're late and they're already working for Russia.

So all you're left with are their lousy assistants.

Queens Man on Trial.

UK PM to announce £500m additional military aid for Ukraine in Poland Tuesday. Main points:
- additional Storm Shadow air launched missiles (number not clear)
- 400 vehicles including 160 Husky light armoured vehicles
- 4m rounds small arms ammo

More good news, however belated.

Europe—but Not NATO—Should Send Troops to Ukraine | Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe…

Stephen Kotkin: The Five Futures of Russia foreignaffairs.com/russian-federa…