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Carriers could not take kyiv. in the second phase it was artillery so that russian forces could not only over ukrainian brigades in the donbas and now its the tanks and the systems that are necessary for the counter offensive and then it is about building a future capability so that for years to come ukraine is in a position to be able to preserve its territorial integrity. its a critical role in making sure ukraine gets what it needs when it needs it and we will continue to do that. >> years to...

By 7%. | increase its defence spending by 7%. i spoke with a member of a think tank earlier who explained if he thinks the move puts extra pressure on quad members. puts extra pressure on quad members-— puts extra pressure on quad members. , . . ., , members. there is an increased, an argument _ members. there is an increased, an argument for _ members. there is an increased, an argument for increased - an argument for increased defence spending among quad countries to address emerging securit...

And hes really on the good path to go to the, to the runway. and thats what we have seen in the last flight test, that hes really able to be confident on the solution, yeah. philippe, youve been doing these dragonfly tests for the last two years. yes. youve seen an improvement in the capability over that time? yeah, clearly. clearly. step by step, we have reached a very good level of implementation, which is, i would say, not very far from what could be a solution on the civil aircraft to make, ...

Specifically in your piece on foreign affairs where you wrote the most likely outcome of the conflict is not a complete ukrainian victory but a bloodied stalemate. why do you think is? ., , ., ., think is? right now you have ukrainian — think is? right now you have ukrainian control— think is? right now you have ukrainian control over - think is? right now you have ukrainian control overjust i think is? right now you have i ukrainian control overjust 8096 ukrainian control over just 80% of u...

Goes down, as we look to a aircraft, how do we make sure to make it in a way where ukraine will sustain an air capability throughout? we feel confident they will be able to do that, that they continue to have that air capability, as it degrades of course, this new capability will come online. just to clarify, the statement that — just to clarify, the statement that the _ just to clarify, the statement that the entire _ just to clarify, the statement that the entire g7 _ just to clarify, the st...

Certainly — asking you to do today. he certainly has more support from g7, we saw a fighterjet coalition at their summit, does that signal a change in strategy from the west? blot that signal a change in strategy from the west? not so much a change _ strategy from the west? not so much a change in _ strategy from the west? not so much a change in strategy, - strategy from the west? not so much a change in strategy, but| much a change in strategy, but throughout the last 16 months or so, the we...

But indicated also that we were not taking anything off the table. nothing has changed. in fact our approach to the provision of weapons, material, training to the ukrainians has followed the exigencies of the conflict. so in the first phase, when russian forces were bearing down on kyiv, the key capability they needed were stingers and javelins. we provided them. in the second phase, when it was more of a ground fight in the donbass, the need was artillery and triple sevens 155 ammunition. as t...

Russian capability. it is going to take months to train up enough ukrainian pilots to get those aircraft in there. it may not come in time for the counteroffensive, and then that will be the question, exactly what you said. is it going to be too late? and what about the concerns that fighter jets of this kind could be used to escalate the conflict? what did jake sullivan say about this? well, he is making the case that it should not be viewed that way, that the conflict has evolved, that the us ...

Were not use _ the united states that they were not use these - the united states that they were not use these f—16sl the united states that theyl were not use these f—16s in the united states that they. were not use these f—16s in an offensive — were not use these f—16s in an offensive fashion— were not use these f—16s in an offensive fashion that - were not use these f—16s in an offensive fashion that would i offensive fashion that would target — offensive fashion that would ...

Limitations on systems that we were prepared to grant to ukraine in order to defend itself, liberated territory, and frankly defend democracy world over. thats the most important signaling we see as the result of the provision of patriots, tanks, and no f-16s in fourth generation fighters. once the ukrainians introduced and -- its going to be surprisingly fast, frankly, weve been doubters of ukraines capabilities to absorb advanced systems. theyve proven its wrong time and time again. what we wi...