MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. © Jason Sweeney / US Army via AP
Euromaidan Press: US not to give Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine to avoid “escalation” with Russia – WSJ
The Biden administration won’t give Ukraine advanced drones despite pleas from Kyiv and a bipartisan group of members of Congress, WSJ reports.
Citing unnamed officials familiar with the matter, WSJ says the Pentagon believes Gray Eagle MQ-1C drones could escalate the conflict and signal to Moscow that the US was providing weapons that could target positions inside Russia.
Worries that Russia could gain access to US technology if the drone was shot down were a secondary matter.
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WNU Editor: Not surprised that the US is killing this deal. And it has nothing to do with Russia gaining access to the tech that is in these drones.
Sending these drones will result in Ukraine being in range to attack targets south of Moscow (see tweet below). Since this is where a lot of dachas for Moscow's elites and their families are located, it would be interpreted by the Kremlin that the US is deliberately arming Ukraine to target its leadership and their families.
You can take this to the bank. Such a transfer of weaponry will be seen as a direct threat to the Russian leadership, and if these weapons are used, the Kremlin will blame Washington for this, and will respond in kind against the leadership of the U.S..
Areas that the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drone can reach when launched from major Ukrainian Airports, courtesy of @ukraine_map
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 2, 2022
With a range of 400km & speed up to 280km/h, the drone mainly does reconnaissance but can also be used as a strike drone. The US plans to sell Ukraine 4 of them pic.twitter.com/P8XXJNP9J4
US Will Not Transfer Advanced Armed Drones To Ukraine
Wall Street Journal: US refuses to provide Ukraine with advanced drones -- Kyiv Post
U.S. refused to transfer Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine – WSJ -- mil.in.ua
US refuses to send Ukraine advanced drones to avoid escalation — WSJ -- TASS
13 comments:
What can they really respond with (except nukes)?
I see a temporary US desire to scale down the war. Somehow I doubt its gonna work. Ukraine cannot sign anything in its current situation but neither can Russia. This war will either escalate further or drag on as a war of attrition until all sides view peace as an option. Interesting to speculate what might happen if another major war breaks out in another part of the world forcing the US to refocus attention.
If they lose a dacha they might start taking the war seriously
Please give ukies the drones. Them the Russian political class will see US political class as fair game and do us all a favor
"it would be interpreted by the Kremlin that the US is deliberately arming Ukraine to target its leadership and their families.
You can take this to the bank. Such a transfer of weaponry will be seen as a direct threat to the Russian leadership, and if these weapons are used"
Cry me a river.
I would see it as a good thing. Maybe Moscow, Beijing, DC, Tehran, Doha, Riyadh and others would clean up their act.
Scumbags in Moscow are threatening to retaliate directly against the scumbags of DC.
Sounds like a win/win situation.
Respond in kind?.all Putin has dine is bluff and bluster since Feb 24 . Just like Himars was a no no these will be transferred sooner rather than later
Ukraine could sign something tomorrow
What a drone brain. Do it. It leaves you open annihilation Sooner the better. You get the darwin award
Escalate and attack. Attack Now!!
Now!! Embrace the narrative..all others are heretics. Down with the pacifistic defeatests!
The Emperor Protects!!
Ukraine could sign a declaration dissolving Russia.
NATO could sign a declaration capping the price of oil.
It is nice to fantasize.
Ending the war should be US priority. Threats of escalation are useful if the Kremlin crosses our red lines. But the truth is Ukraine is far more important to the Kremlin than DC. Act accordingly.
Ending the war should be US priority. Threats of escalation are useful if the Kremlin crosses our red lines. But the truth is Ukraine is far more important to the Kremlin than DC. Act accordingly.
That can be read differently depending, if the writer is American or Russian.
A belligerent reconstituted Russia/USSR is not in the US's interest. So Fob OFF!
Last I checked the Turks were smarter than those in the Kremlin.
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