DefenceTalkAn overwhelming majority of Danes, almost 67 percent, voted Wednesday in favour of joining the EU’s common defense policy 30 years after opting out, results showed with 100 percent of ballots counted. The vote comes on the heels of neighboring Finland and Sweden’s historic applications for NATO membership, as the war in Ukraine forces countries […]https://www.defencetalk.com/danes-say-yes-to-joining-eu-common-defense-policy-78873/

DefenceTalkThe United States will send Ukraine four Himars artillery rocket systems, an additional 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, and four Mi-17 helicopters in a new $700 million arms package, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Under Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl said Ukraine forces need about three weeks of training to be able to use the Himars, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-us-aid-for-ukraine-himars-rockets-javelins-helicopters-78867/

DefenceTalkAs part of the latest presidential drawdown package for Ukraine — this one worth $700 million dollars — the Defense Department has included four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. Along with the HIMARS system, the department is also including the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/advanced-rocket-launcher-system-heads-to-ukraine-78863/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Wednesday accused Washington of “adding fuel to the fire” by planning to supply Ukraine with advanced missile systems. “We believe that the United States is adding fuel to the fire deliberately and on purpose,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Such supplies” do not encourage Kyiv to resume peace talks, Peskov said, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-adding-fuel-to-the-fire-with-new-arms-supplies-kremlin-78850/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin said Thursday it was important to ensure basic living conditions in war-torn Ukraine as signs multiplied that Moscow was seeking to permanently occupy or even annex the pro-Western country’s southeast. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24 but Moscow has repeatedly stressed it is not seeking to occupy Ukrainian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/signs-multiply-russia-seeks-control-of-south-ukraine-78814/

DefenceTalkGermany will send seven self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, the defence ministry said Friday, ramping up deliveries of heavy weapons to help Kyiv battle Russia’s invasion. The Panzerhaubitze 2000s (armored howitzer 2000) are from the Bundeswehr’s maintenance stock and not from the pool currently in use by the army. They come on top of another five […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-send-self-propelled-howitzers-to-ukraine-78773/

DefenceTalkThe US Defense Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian generals on the battlefield so that Ukrainian forces could kill them. Reacting to an explosive New York Times report on US support for Ukraine’s military, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said it was true that the United States supplies Kyiv’s forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-denies-helping-ukraine-target-russian-generals-78770/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Thursday accused the West of preventing a “quick” end to Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine by supplying weapons to the pro-Western country. Asked about a New York Times report that US intelligence helped Ukraine kill a number of Russian generals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “The United States, Britain, NATO as a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/western-arms-to-ukraine-preventing-quick-end-to-conflict-kremlin-78766/

DefenceTalkIntelligence provided by the United States has helped the Ukrainian military target several Russian generals since Moscow’s invasion, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Citing multiple senior US officials, the newspaper said that of the approximately dozen Russian generals killed by Ukrainian forces, “many” had been targeted with the help of US intelligence. The US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-intel-helped-ukraine-target-russian-generals-nyt-78763/

DefenceTalkRussia on Wednesday said its forces had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, amid Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. The announcement came on the 70th day of Moscow’s military action in the pro-Western country, with thousands killed and more than 13 million displaced in the worst refugee crisis in Europe […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-practices-nuclear-capable-missile-strikes-ministry-78760/