{"id":3495,"date":"2023-01-29T00:52:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T00:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:36:36","slug":"ukraine-in-talks-with-allies-to-acquire-long-range-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/war\/ukraine-in-talks-with-allies-to-acquire-long-range-missiles\/2023\/01\/29\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine in talks with allies to acquire long-range missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kyiv (AP)<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> allies<\/span> are<\/span> facilitating<\/span> talks<\/span> over<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> demands<\/span> for<\/span> long-range<\/span> missiles<\/span> they<\/span> say<\/span> are<\/span> necessary<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> Russia<\/span> from<\/span> destroying<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> cities,<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> says.<\/span> A<\/span> senior<\/span> adviser<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ukraine<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> promised<\/span> main<\/span> battle<\/span> tanks<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> looking<\/span> for<\/span> fighters<\/span> to<\/span> repel<\/span> the<\/span> slowly<\/span> advancing<\/span> Russian<\/span> and<\/span> pro-Moscow<\/span> forces<\/span> along<\/span> parts<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> front<\/span> line.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Presidential<\/span> aide<\/span> Mikhaylo<\/span> Podlyak<\/span> told<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> Freedom<\/span> TV<\/span> channel<\/span> that<\/span> “to<\/span> significantly<\/span> reduce<\/span> the<\/span> main<\/span> armament<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> army,<\/span> the<\/span> artillery<\/span> used<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> front<\/span> lines<\/span> today,<\/span> the<\/span> supply<\/span> depots<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> army<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> needed.<\/span> We<\/span> need<\/span> missiles<\/span> that<\/span> can<\/span> destroy<\/span> the<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> has<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 100<\/span> artillery<\/span> camps<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Russian-controlled<\/span> Crimea.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cSo<\/span> the<\/span> negotiations<\/span> are<\/span> already<\/span> underway.<\/span> Second,<\/span> negotiations<\/span> are<\/span> accelerating,”<\/span> he<\/span> said,<\/span> without<\/span> elaborating.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ukraine<\/span> ramps<\/span> up<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> ban<\/span> Russian<\/span> athletes<\/span> from<\/span> 2024<\/span> Olympics<\/span>
\n<\/span>Three<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> Russian<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> town<\/span> in<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine<\/span>
\n<\/span>Zelensky<\/span> said<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> is<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> forestall<\/span> Russian<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> cities<\/span> and<\/span> civilians.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cUkraine<\/span> needs<\/span> long-range<\/span> missiles\u2026to<\/span> deprive<\/span> the<\/span> occupiers<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> opportunity<\/span> to<\/span> place<\/span> rocket<\/span> launchers<\/span> far<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> front<\/span> lines<\/span> and<\/span> destroy<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> cities,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> video<\/span> speech<\/span> that<\/span> evening.<\/span> rice<\/span> field.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Zelensky<\/span> said<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> needs<\/span> US-made<\/span> ATACMS<\/span> missiles<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> range<\/span> of<\/span> 185<\/span> miles<\/span> (297<\/span> km).<\/span> Washington<\/span> has<\/span> so<\/span> far<\/span> refused<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> weapons.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Earlier<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> day,<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Air<\/span> Force<\/span> denied<\/span> a<\/span> newspaper<\/span> report<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> intended<\/span> to<\/span> acquire<\/span> 24<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> allies,<\/span> saying<\/span> negotiations<\/span> were<\/span> ongoing,<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> online<\/span> outlet<\/span> Babel<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Spanish<\/span> newspaper<\/span> El<\/span> Pais<\/span> quoted<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Air<\/span> Force<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Yuri<\/span> Inat<\/span> as<\/span> saying<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> would<\/span> initially<\/span> deploy<\/span> two<\/span> squadrons<\/span> of<\/span> 12<\/span> aircraft<\/span> each,<\/span> preferably<\/span> Lockheed<\/span> Martin<\/span> F-16<\/span> fighters.<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> wanted<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>But<\/span> Inat<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> to<\/span> Babel<\/span> that<\/span> his<\/span> comments<\/span> at<\/span> Friday’s<\/span> media<\/span> briefing<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> misunderstood.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cUkraine<\/span> is<\/span> only<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> stage<\/span> of<\/span> negotiations<\/span> on<\/span> aircraft.<\/span> The<\/span> model<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> plane<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> number<\/span> are<\/span> currently<\/span> being<\/span> determined,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>At<\/span> a<\/span> briefing<\/span> on<\/span> Friday,<\/span> Ihnat<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> F-16<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> best<\/span> option<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> multirole<\/span> fighter<\/span> to<\/span> replace<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> fleet<\/span> of<\/span> aging<\/span> Soviet-era<\/span> fighters.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>He<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> allies<\/span> don’t<\/span> like<\/span> public<\/span> speculation<\/span> about<\/span> jets,<\/span> he<\/span> told<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> Interfax<\/span> news<\/span> agency.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>White<\/span> House<\/span> Vice<\/span> President<\/span> John<\/span> Feiner<\/span> said<\/span> Thursday<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> would<\/span> discuss<\/span> the<\/span> idea<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200bdeploying<\/span> jets<\/span> “very<\/span> carefully”<\/span> with<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> allies.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Germany’s<\/span> defense<\/span> minister<\/span> this<\/span> week<\/span> ruled<\/span> out<\/span> the<\/span> idea<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200bsending<\/span> jets<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kyiv (AP) \u2013 Kyiv and its allies are facilitating talks over Ukraine’s demands for long-range missiles they say are necessary to prevent Russia from destroying Ukrainian cities, Volodymyr Zelensky says. A senior adviser to the president said on Saturday. Ukraine has been promised main battle tanks from the West and is looking for fighters to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[276,2482,26,2480],"tags":[170,174,76,132,154],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ukrineupdate1-2.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3498,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3495\/revisions\/3498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}