Tag : Ukraine
As The Man In The Arena, Austin Faces A Ticking Clock, Wobbly Allies, And A Wallet Needing Refilled
By tom On Wednesday, October 25 th, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News BRUSSELS — When Lloyd Austin was a general dealing with the morass in Iraq in 2008, he was given the unenviable task of bringing order and victory to military operations in Basra and Sadr City. He managed to accomplish both over a period of four weeks, surprising many andRead more
“We Are Not There Yet” In Facing The Reality Of Putin And Russia, Analysts Say
By tom On Friday, October 06 th, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — As friends of Ukraine prepare for another NATO summit and another round of possible funding for Kiev, there are increasing warnings that the West is missing the larger picture of how Russian President Putin operates and how Moscow’s game plan is still afoot and pungent. “Our approachRead more
With Little Ammo Left To Give, The U.S. Goes Edgy And Relents On Cluster Munitions
By Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Civilian loath them and the military loves them for the same reasons : cluster bombs are incredibly deadly and efficient. And now the U.S is poised to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine — even though, according to some, that could be in violation of U.S law. TheyRead more
Pentagon again sends land mines to Ukraine with a wink and a nod
By tom On Saturday, April 22 nd, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is upping its flow of land mine capability to Ukraine, looking the other way to the questionable use of land mines by both Ukraine and Russia in the current conflict. Cold War style anti-tank ladies are included in the latest military assistance package, $325 million,Read more
Estonia Makes It Clear: Putin Is Winning
By tom On Thursday, February 16 th, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News TALLINN, Estonia — There is no mystery to Estonians as to what Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan is to win in Ukraine nor what he plans to do next, in the Baltics, as he waits out a battle of attrition that they say is in his favor. They knowRead more
As Two Big Meetings Open, Ukraine Looks To Change History As War Starts Round Two
By tom On Monday, February 13 th, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News BRUSSELS: In the days before World War One, Germany’s ambassador to Belgium, Clause von Below-Saleske, said he was happy to be in this capital city after stints in danger zones because “Nothing ever happens in Brussels.” The Ukrainians here to meet with friends and NATO nations fervently hope thatRead more
Sorry Kyiv. They Came, They Jawed, And They Left Without Giving What Was Pleaded For
By tom On Monday, January 23 rd, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON – The big meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group was held and for hours the participants heard Ukraine plea’s for tanks and other higher grade weapons, such as log-ranger missed and ground-launched Small Diameter Bombs. Defense Sectary Austin urged all to dig deeper. But the only thing thatRead more
All Over The Board With Tanks
By tom On Tuesday, January 24 th, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON – Poland’s prime minister vowed to ask Germany for permission to send German-made tanks to the front lines in Ukraine, but also insisted that, whether Berlin approved or not, he would put together a coalition that would. German officials were all over the board, which some saying aRead more
Weapons Crunch Panic; Pentagon Peevish When Asked
By tom On Wednesday, November 23 rd, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Top European defense officials — feeling the heat of being closer to the front line of the 21st century European war — have moved beyond fretting to deep concern about diminishing weapons stockpiles in their militaries. While the Russian bear has been smacked around for the pastRead more
For the Pentagon now, “don’t ask, don’t tell” is one way of giving war weapons to Ukraine
By tom On Monday, October 17 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has a new “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy — with this time the policy is about weapon systems it is giving or considering giving to Ukraine and not sexual orientation of personnel. At the forefront are two weapons systems: anti-personnel mines, known as Claymores, andRead more
In Latvia, The Summer Winds Are Calm But No One Is Fooled, And No One Forgets
By tom On Thursday, August 11 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News RIGA, Latvia — No one forgets. It is rule one in the often trampled lands of eastern and southern Europe. And so, when Americans ponder why Latvians and others immediately recoil when a once angry bear growls again — and then ask for more, more, more support and militaryRead more
Austin To U.S. Troops: Be Ready To Defend “Every Inch” of NATO Territory
By tom On Tuesday, August 09 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a group of U.S. military personnel to get off the base and learn about the countryside because “you are here to defend every inch of NATO territory.” Austin stopped at the Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia on his wayRead more
