USA presenterar ännu ett stödpaket till Ukraina med fokus på luftvärn. Vidare får Bidens parti av allt att döma behålla makten i den mäktiga senaten.Department of Defense skrev:With Russia's unrelenting and brutal air attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure, additional air defense capabilities are critical. The HAWK missiles, which will be refurbished using Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds, will complement Spain's recent commitment of HAWK launchers to help Ukraine meet this threat. The Avenger short-range air defense systems will also provide Ukraine with capability to protect Ukrainian troops and critical infrastructure against Unmanned Aerial Systems and helicopters.
In total, the United States has committed more than $19.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration. Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $21.4 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and more than $18.6 billion since the beginning of Russia's unprovoked and brutal invasion on February 24.
South Korea to Sell Arms to U.S. for Ukrainian Forces Fighting Russia
Ukraina har världens mest utvecklade länder på sin sida, däribland Sydkorea.WSJ skrev:South Korea will for the first time sell artillery shells destined for Ukrainian forces through a confidential arms deal between Seoul and Washington, a move that reflects a global scramble for munitions after months of war with Russia.
U.S. officials familiar with the deal said that the U.S. will purchase 100,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition that will be delivered to Ukraine, enough to supply Ukraine’s artillery units for at least several weeks of intensive combat.
U.S. revokes Russia's market economy status
USA betraktar inte längre Ryssland som en marknadsekonomi. Därmed begränsas exporten ytterligare. Nästa steg är att klassificera landet som en terrorstat.Reuters skrev:The United States will no longer treat Russia as a market economy country, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, revoking the status granted two decades ago that limited the calculation of anti-dumping duties on Russian goods.
The Commerce Department said its analysis found "extensive" government involvement in the Russian economy had led to distorted prices and costs, which it said did not accurately reflect whether Russian companies were fairly pricing imports into the United States.
Russia on 'irreversible' path to clash with West, France says
Även Frankrike konstaterar att det inte går att förhandla med Putin.EUobserver skrev:But Macron's dovish personal approach to Putin stood in contrast to the hawkish conclusions of the SGDSN, a French state security-policy unit, with some 1,000 staff at its HQ in the historic Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, despite the president's signature on the review's preamble.
The "irreversible" logic of the Strategic Review indicated that any peace deal with the Kremlin would be a temporary ceasefire, prior to further escalation.
If Putin was able to get away with nuclear blackmail in Ukraine, he'd likely do it again in other countries, it warned.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 10
Förhoppningsvis läser relevanta tjänstemän ISW:s sammanfattningar!ISW skrev:ISW does not assess the fighting in Ukraine will halt or enter a stalemate due to winter weather, despite faulty Western assumptions.
Ukraine holds the initiative and is in the process of securing a major victory in Kherson. A ceasefire would provide the Kremlin with the pause it desperately needs to reconstitute Russian forces.