Romanian president quits NATO chief race, clearing way for Ruttedr Cassandra Nojdh skrev: ↑onsdag 08 maj 2024 9:21 Det återstår ju att se, trots Enceladus-kollektivets ständiga spekulationer.
Rumänien har beslutat att skicka det eftertraktade luftvärnssystemet Patriot till Ukraina och låter även Rutte ersätta Stoltenberg som Natos generalsekreterare.Reuters skrev:Romanian President Klaus Iohannis withdrew from the race to lead NATO on Thursday, clearing the way for Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next secretary-general of the transatlantic military alliance.
All other NATO members had already backed Rutte, a staunch ally of Ukraine and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to take over from Jens Stoltenberg, who is stepping down this year after a decade in charge.
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As it announced Iohannis's decision, Romania's supreme defence council said it would donate one of the country's two operational Patriot systems to Ukraine, responding to pleas from Kyiv to its allies for more air defence assistance.
Nederländernas svenskättade försvarsminister Kajsa Ollongren, som talar utmärkt svenska, håller inte riktigt med:dr Cassandra Nojdh skrev: ↑tisdag 28 maj 2024 21:08 Om Sverige donerar JAS 39C Gripen! Som jag sagt åtskilliga gånger kommer Ukraina att ha fullt upp med ta hand om F-16 under innevarande år. Ukraina har inte kapacitet att absorbera två nya flygplantyper under kort tid, något jag skrev om här:
Men skribenten vet väl bättre själv...DN skrev:– Ukraina håller på att transformera sitt flygvapen från gamla ryska plan till F16. Och så småningom andra modeller, som svenska Gripen, konstaterar hon.
Det är oklart när Jas Gripen kommer att finnas i Ukraina. Liksom när franska Mirage anländer. Nyligen meddelade president Emmanuel Macron att man planerar att bistå Ukraina med Mirageplan.
South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine
Sydkorea fördömer Nordkoreas nya säkerhetspakt med Ryssland, och omprövar det tidigare beslutet att inte förse Ukraina med vapen. Vilka vapen är aktuella?AP News skrev:South Korea on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that pledged mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said it will reconsider its policy of limiting its support to Ukraine to non-lethal supplies.
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The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a statement condemning the agreement, calling it a threat to the South’s security and a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, and warned that it would have negative consequences on Seoul’s relations with Moscow.
The presidential official, who spoke on condition of anonymity during a background briefing, according to office rules, said Seoul in response will reconsider the issue of providing arms to Ukraine to help the country fight off Russia’s invasion.
Kvantitet ger en viss kvalitet, och Sydkorea har ett imponerande militärindustriellt komplex!OSINTtechnical skrev:Per a senior South Korean official on potential arms shipments to Ukraine:
"We will examine the areas that will hurt Russia the most."
FT: US to halt deliveries of Patriot interceptor missiles to other countries to prioritize Ukraine supply
USA kommer att prioritera att skicka luftvärnsrobotar till Ukraina. Länder utan akuta behov som Schweiz och Sverige får gott vänta på sin tur!The Kyiv Independent skrev:Editor's note: A previous version of this story said that the move concerned the entire Patriot system including launchers and radars, but has since been edited after a correction made by the Financial Times.
Latest: White House confirms Ukraine to get priority on air defense missile deliveries
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American missiles for the Patriots manufactured for Switzerland are to be delivered to Ukraine despite contractual obligations, the Swiss outlet Blick reported, citing undisclosed sources.