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For our enemies to be deterred they must know we intend to have no holes in our capabilities, or at least we will soon be upgrading them
Writing in The Telegraph, he said From a clearance perspective, de-miners have to approach any type of explosive object with the knowledge that it may explode,
Wareham told Agence France-Presse, Within two weeks, if they have not been detonated, they become inert,
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters They don't lead with their mechanized forces anymore,
Austin told reporters while on a visit to Laos We have seen over recent weeks a significant change in the [Russian] action and the rhetoric on Ukraine
Whoever controls Kursk at Christmas will be on the front foot ahead of ceasefire negotiations which could start when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office
This is, of course, a signal that they want to escalate. We will be taking this as a qualitatively new phase of the Western war against Russia. And we will react accordingly,
Russia also issued a warning to Ukraine regarding its use of ATACMS, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said ... Al Jazeera reported On his way out of office, Joe Biden is dangerously trying to start WWIII by authorizing Ukraine the use of U.S. long range missiles into Russia. The American people gave a mandate on Nov 5th against these exact America last decisions and do NOT want to fund or fight foreign wars. We want to fix our own problems. Enough of this, it must stop."
On X, formerly Twitter, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote It's obvious that the outgoing administration in Washington intends to take steps in order to continue fueling the fire and provoking further escalation of tensions."
Russia also responded to news of Biden's authorization, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and [Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov have been explicit—and correct [on the subject]. US/NATO satellite feeds and/or personnel are needed to fire these missiles; therefore, NATO has entered the war. So, Russia has every right under international law to attack NATO targets now."
If such a decision was really formulated and announced to the Kyiv regime, then of course it's a qualitatively new spiral of tensions and a qualitatively new situation from the point of view of the U.S.'s engagement in the conflict."
The DoD has no comment on remarks supposedly made by a private citizen to a Russian news outlet."
In response to a request for comment, the Pentagon said The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives. Gotta lock in those $Trillions. Life be damned!!! Imbeciles!"
Donald Trump Jr. also condemned Biden's decision, writing on X If Russia escalates, we escalate,
And nobody knows where this is going,
It’s rare that a decision of this kind is taken simply for one reason,
Clearly, if the ATACMS, which I suspect will have limited influence in the overall trajectory of the conflict, help in holding off Russian advances in the Kursk region, it would obviously prove to be beneficial,
There are still a substantial number of Republicans … who believe that defending Ukraine is within the broadest conception of American national interests,
The Russians have always really been afraid of letting one red line after another be crossed,
This is as if he is launching a whole new war. Everything has changed now. All previous calculations are null and void,
