Tom Clonan: US money is a shot in the arm for Ukraine defence


by TheJournal.ie

TheJournal.ie— The security analyst looks at the state of play in the war in Ukraine and assesses how much the agreed US money will help.

WNYC—Newshour, US to deliver more arms to Ukraine. US to deliver more arms to Ukraine after Congress approved multi-billion dollars aid package to Kyiv; also in the programme we look into claims of mass graves in Gaza; why have Tesla’s profit’s dropped?; and a lost Klimt painting goes on auction in Vienna.(Photo: Ukraine supporter holding American and Ukrainian flags outside Congress. Credit: Shutterstock)

The Guardian—The Guardian view on arming Ukraine: US Congress votes against appeasement. While Donald Trump is in court, House Republicans rejected their presidential nominee’s bad land-for-peace deal in Ukraine In chaos theory, the flapping of butterfly wings can cause a hurricane on the other side of the world. This weekend, Ukraine experienced a butterfly moment. Donald Trump’s efforts to conceal the fact that he bought the silence of a porn star before the 2016 election landed him in court, facing charges that preoccupy him enough for congressional Republicans to reject his...

TheJournal.ie—Ukraine army chief says troops have been forced into a tactical retreat as they await US arms. He reported that Russian forces continue to attack “along the entire front line” of around 1,000kms.