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According to a report in Die Welt, Denmark and the Netherlands do not want to supply Leopard-2 tanks after all. Meanwhile, Germany is accusing Poland of also putting the brakes on the delivery of Leopard-2 tanks. German Defense Minister Pistorius complains that planning with the Poles "is not going smoothly." Previously, Spain had already withdrawn from its former delivery plans months ago. One wanted to train 55 Ukrainians on the Leopard-2, however. But deliver nothing.
After all, Norway has agreed to deliver 8 tanks. It is clear to me that they can't deliver that much, they are a small army.

But with all due respect, these are not the total numbers that are needed. These numbers are just an alibi.
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Tagesspiegel:
The head of the Russian mercenary force Wagner has admitted for the first time to founding a notorious "troll factory." He "created and led for a long time" the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg, Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin told the online service Telegram on Tuesday. The agency's task, he said, was to protect Russia from the "aggressive propaganda of the West's anti-Russian theses."


Well, the forum seems to have such a troll on board.
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Unpleasant but to be expected after the American Congress election:
According to the "Washington Post," the U.S. is increasing pressure on Ukraine to show success. U.S. officials have told the Ukrainian government that it is facing a critical point in the war against Russia, the newspaper writes.

Despite promises to support Ukraine "for as long as necessary," the latest aid package from Congress and U.S. allies represented Kiev's best chance to turn events on the battlefield in its favor.

In a recent package, the U.S. had pledged more than $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine.

"We will continue to try to make them understand that we cannot do everything forever," a senior administration official, referring to the Ukrainian leadership, told WP.

The U.S. official added that there is a "very strong view" from the administration that it will be difficult to continue to get the same level of security and economic assistance from Congress. Republicans have held the majority in the U.S. Congress since the midterms last November.

There have already been frequent reports that there is growing resistance among Republican lawmakers to provide unrestricted military and financial support to Ukraine.

The statement "for as long as it takes" refers to the scope of the conflict," the U.S. official is further quoted as saying in the "WP." "It does not refer to the scope of the support."(Tagesspiegel)