Putin's nuclear threats fall short: West's resource mobilisation key
According to analysts from the Institute for the Study of War, despite the rhetoric of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his threats, including the use of nuclear weapons, the Russian Federation will not be able to defeat Ukraine if the West mobilises its resources to confront the Kremlin.
The Institute for the Study of War assesses that "Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West — and will likely lose — if the West mobilises its resources to resist the Kremlin."
During visits to North Korea and Vietnam, Putin launched a large-scale information operation aimed at sabotaging the efforts of Ukraine's partners to clearly define the common strategic goal of Russia's inevitable defeat in the illegal aggressive war on Ukraine.
Putin's strategy for winning the war is based on the Kremlin's attempts to mislead the United States, the European Union, and international allies of Ukraine, forcing them to stop supporting Ukraine and abandon key principles of international law — respect for state sovereignty and territorial integrity.
White house: We will provide Ukraine with air defence missiles from other countries orders
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby announced that hundreds of missiles for the Patriot and NASAMS air defence systems, which were supposed to go to other countries, will go to Ukraine. He noted that delivery delays will not affect Taiwan and Israel but may involve NATO's eastern flank countries.
During an online briefing, Kirby confirmed the information from the "Financial Times" that missile deliveries to Ukraine will be prioritised, causing some other countries to wait longer for their orders to be fulfilled. This "reprioritisation" is expected to last until the end of the next fiscal year in the US, i.e., for the next 13.5 months.
