more heavy equipment pouring into ukraine from the west nearly every day 
May 23, More security aid for Ukraine:
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at the conclusion of the second Ukraine Contact Group meeting on Monday that 20 countries “announced new security assistance packages" for the country.
• Denmark has agreed to provide Ukraine with a Harpoon launcher and missiles to “help Ukraine defend its coast.”
• The Czech Republic also agreed to send “substantial support” to Ukraine including “a recent donation of attack helicopters, tanks and rocket systems,” Austin said at a news conference at the conclusion of the meeting.
“Others came forward with new commitments for training Ukraine’s forces and sustaining its military systems,” Austin added. A total of 47 countries participated in the contact group’s second meeting, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said.
love me some dynamite truth drop ins from 3rd
Russian forces have lost “nearly about 1,000 tanks” and “well over 350 artillery pieces,” as well as “almost three dozen fighter bomber fixed-wing aircraft and more than 50 helicopters” so far in the ongoing war in Ukraine, a senior US defense official told reporters Thursday.
Good news.
EU agrees to HUGE ban of Russian oil imports
"Agreement to ban export of Russian oil to the EU.
This immediately covers more than 2/3 of
oil imports from Russia, cutting a huge source of
financing for its war machine,"
European Council chief Charles Michel said, Monday.
Michel's announcement followed an extraordinary European Council summit attended by EU leaders in Brussels on Monday to discuss a sixth package of sanctions against Russia.
"This sanctions package includes other hard-hitting measures:
de-Swifting the largest Russian bank Sberbank,
banning 3 more Russian state-owned broadcasters, and sanctioning
individuals responsible for war crimes in Ukraine," Michel added.
The EU agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of this year, the leaders of the European Council said.
Biden’s climate change agenda
would reduce oil demand enough
to replace Russian imports: Study
“The only robust, long-term way to be energy secure is
to reduce then eliminate demand for fossil fuels.”
Of course, even an accelerated transition to electric vehicles and home heating systems won’t reduce oil or gas prices in the coming months. But, Energy Innovation points out, neither will issuing permits for new oil and gas pipelines or selling new oil and gas drilling leases on federal land, as congressional Republicans and the oil and gas industry have demanded.
“Obviously, there’s been the devastating impacts
of the climate crisis, but also Putin’s war on Ukraine
shows just how dangerous it is to remain dependent
on dirty fossil fuels — and that we really DO need to
double down on clean, renewable energy,”
Tiernan Sittenfeld, senior vice president for government
affairs at the League of Conservation Voters said.
The Hill reveals Biden administration has rallied $billions in economic investment from dozens of corporations to address root causes of migration driving people out of Central America. Violence and lack of financial security have led thousands of people to flee in hopes of finding a better life in the US.
Good start by President Biden. It won't solve everything. It's very complex. But gotta start somewhere.
more needs to b done addressing the root cause is the key
At Los Angeles summit of Americas, Biden announces 20 countries have signed declaration on working together to tackle components of migration. According to ABC news, boosting of temporary worker programs, border security, disruption of human trafficking and humanitarian assistance so that migrants stay in other countries.
more solid work its an important declaration even if only small progress
Biden sending $1 billion more assistance to Ukraine.
CBS NEWS -
President Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
of the new aid package in a phone call on Wednesday,
according to the White House.
The aid includes additional artillery and coastal defense weapons,
as well as ammunition for the artillery and advanced rocket systems.
personally i think they need more and faster but from other countries too not just us
our precious planet needs more urgent action
cut from cnn ::
NATO has formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the US-led military alliance, according to a statement from NATO Heads of State and Government on Wednesday.
"Today, we have decided to invite Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO, and agreed to sign the Accession Protocols," the statement said.
More countries joining NATO is a direct result of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Obvious strategic error backfiring on Putin who has failed to achieve his goals.
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