Posts

Icon for Only Truth About Russia Only Truth About Russia ·

Image
 FROM QUORA October 3 [see also] https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/us-approves-21-billion-sale-patriot-interceptors-ukraine-rcna606641 Only Truth About Russia ·  Following Posted by  Brent Cooper   6h Another Point of View Posted by  Brent Cooper   6h TOO LITTLE TOO LATE The US has approved the sale of some 500 Patriot PAC–3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine. That is the good news. Zelenskyy has been making repeated request for more of these interceptors. Now the bad news. They will not be delivered until 2030. Lockheed Martin only makes About 650 Patriot interceptors per year. There are plans for Lockheed Martin to increase this number sevenfold. Up to 4200 per year. However, it will take time to create and put the new production facilities and production lines Zelenskyy has estimated that Ukraine needs about 350 interceptors per month. This request is unrealistic given the current production schedule. Even if the 500 interceptor missiles that were purchase...
Post a Comment
Read more

[Many European diplomats believe]

Image
  Some European foreign ministers had refused to pose alongside Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, at a Group of 20 gathering hosted by the United States. Many European diplomats believe that Russian officials like Sergey Lavrov should be shunned over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Credit... Erik S. Lesser/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Michael Crowley  Reporting from Washington The New York Times , Oct. 30, 2026 Updated 4:12 p.m. ET A U.S.-hosted gathering of foreign ministers got off to an awkward start on Friday when a planned group photo was canceled after some diplomats refused to pose alongside Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov. The ministers are in Atlanta for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20, a forum of major nations that seek to coordinate global economic and political policy. Russia is a longtime member of the group, which also includes Brazil, Japan, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan and several European states. But many European diplomats believe that Russian ...
Post a Comment
Read more