One year later, Kyiv stands. Ukraine stands. Democracy stands. America — and the world — stands with Ukraine.
Рік потому Київ стоїть. Україна стоїть. Демократія стоїть. Америка – і світ – стоїть з Україною.
President Biden in Kyiv. It is an act of incredible bravery.
It is strong symbol of support and friendship.
It is a direct and very clear signal for Putin.
Ukraine will win!
Sincere admiration and gratitude from all Ukrainians!
Operating & sustaining four MBT types (i.e., Challenger II, Leopard II, M 1 Abrams, & T-72) is quite unprecedented & would require an enormous logistical support effort. It would also be highly impractical, consume vast military resources & reduce 🇺🇦operational flexibility.
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🇧🇾BARANOVICHI AIR BASE🇧🇾
0.5M📸 from Jan 17, 2023 (12:27 UTC). First non-cloudy view since the Russian-Belarus joint air exercises began. Caveat, I'm not an expert at IDs of Russian Fighters, so feel free to provide feedback/input.
#DYK, we have delivered more than 313 million lbs. of equipment to #Ukraine. TRANSCOM’s vital contribution to national security is evident in our ongoing support to Ukraine and the European Command effort in support of our NATO allies. Read more at https://t.co/N3ASpha3UB
NEW: UK announces its "most significant package of combat power to date" for Ukraine, Defence Secretary @BWallaceMP says.
This includes:
- A squadron of Challenger 2 tanks
- 8 x AS90 guns + more on various stages of readiness
- 100s more armoured vehicles, including Bulldog
Oh. My. God. So far in January, BoJ has bought 13 trillion Yen in JGBs to hold its 0.5% cap on 10-year yield. That's almost 26 trillion if we extrapolate this pace to the rest of the month. Unsustainable. Time is rapidly running out for BoJ yield curve control. With @econchart
#Russia is forced to sell its Urals #oil at a 50% discount, prices are falling as low as $37.8 per barrel. Diverting the first million barrels per day of oil away from the EU was doable - but diverting the second million barrels per day is much harder.
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