Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk warned Monday that the conditions on the front line in his country's ongoing war against Russian occupiers are 'extremely tense' but pushed back against the suggestion that both sides are mired in a stalemate.
Pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are loaded by the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. U.S. officials say a military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be …A former Ukrainian defense minister on Monday said the conditions on the front line in his country’s ongoing war against Russian occupiers are “extremely tense,” but pushed back against the suggestion that two sides are mired in a stalemate.
He said Moscow is trying to take advantage of the ongoing debate in Washington over whether to provide significant new amounts of military aid to. Russian commanders are even willing to sacrifice large numbers of their own troops in order to keep the momentum going. “They are willing to pay any price and are using that window of opportunity to advance as much as possible,” Mr., said he takes Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at his word when the Louisiana Republican says wants to move a stalled $60 billion aid package for“If he doesn’t put the package on the floor, there are enough Republicans and a whole lot of Democrats who will sign a discharge petition. They’ve made clear their intention to do this,” Mr. Herbst said.
A discharge petition is a parliamentary procedure to force a floor debate and full vote by the House on blocked legislation. “Speaker Johnson would like to provide the aid but is afraid of losing his job,” said Mr. Herbst, now a senior director with the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.with sufficient air power to counter the Russian forces. That likely played a part in Russia’s recent ability to capture Avdiivka, a crucial city in the disputed Donetsk Oblast, he said.Ukrainian troops on the front lines have reached the stage where they are forced to ration individual rounds of ammunition, Mr.
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