{"id":1801588,"date":"2023-01-10T18:19:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801588"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:19:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:19:58","slug":"u-s-sending-zelensky-more-offensive-weapons-create-an-iron-fist-to-penetrate-russian-linear-defenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-sending-zelensky-more-offensive-weapons-create-an-iron-fist-to-penetrate-russian-linear-defenses\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Sending Zelensky More Offensive Weapons: \u2018Create An Iron Fist\u2019 To \u2018Penetrate Russian Linear Defenses\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-sending-zelensky-more-offensive-weapons-create-an-iron-fist-to-penetrate-russian-linear-defenses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801588&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>The United States has been a beacon of hope for many. \u201csubstantive\u201d Change in its assistance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>President will receive more offensive weapons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/volodymyr-zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>, who is seeking to capitalize on Russia\u2019s apparent setbacks in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Two U.S. officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/10\/politics\/us-ukraine-weaponry\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telled<\/a> CNN reports that Ukraine views the European country&#8217;s recent weaponry change as an opportunity for retaking territory. The new batch of munitions and vehicles \u2014 courtesy of the U.S. and Germany \u2014 gives Ukraine \u201cmuch more capability,\u201d One official stated.<\/p>\n<p>Biden suggested that the type of weapons provided to Ukraine could be changed by the administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-06\/us-adds-offensive-weapons-for-ukraine-in-2-85-billion-package#xj4y7vzkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Announcement<\/a> on Friday that Zelensky\u2019s forces will receive 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles along with long-range rocket systems. The administration\u2019s announcement came less than one month after Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ukraines-zelensky-to-meet-with-biden-address-congress-in-first-foreign-trip-since-russian-invasion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visited<\/a> The White House begged Congress for more assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are positioning Ukraine to be able to move forward and retake territory,\u201d Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary, stated last week that the aid package for Ukraine was announced.<\/p>\n<p>CNN was informed by Lt. General Ben Hodges (retired commander of U.S. Army Europe &#038; NATO Allied Land Command) that the U.S. has given Ukraine a new package of weapons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I would imagine the Ukrainians will do is take these 50 Bradleys and put most of them in one battalion or one armored brigade \u2026 and create an iron fist that would be used to penetrate Russian linear defenses,\u201d Hodges said.<\/p>\n<p>American officials stressed that the Biden government is committed to providing Ukraine with weapons and assistance that support the country&#8217;s battle plans. John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, stated that the latest aid package includes weapons and vehicles that will enable the Ukrainians to shift to warfare in open farmlands in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/vladimir-putin-set-to-claim-wide-swaths-of-ukraine-after-sham-referenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annexed<\/a> Bloomberg, September 2009 by Vladimir Putin, Russian President. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-06\/us-adds-offensive-weapons-for-ukraine-in-2-85-billion-package#xj4y7vzkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Republicans take control of the House of Representatives, many of them want greater oversight of Ukraine&#8217;s aid, Ukraine will be given the offensive weapons. House Republicans such as Rep. Chip Roy in Texas and Rep. Dan Bishop in North Carolina are well-known. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/republican-lawmakers-demand-more-accountability-over-ukrainian-aid-after-cbs-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> The lack of accountability regarding how Ukraine uses U.S. assistance. Kevin McCarthy (R.-CA), the House Speaker, has been also elected. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-donald-trump-humanitarian-assistance-congress-c47a255738cd13576aa4d238ec076f4a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> Republicans are not going to stand for Ukraine&#8217;s writing. \u201cblank check.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Department communications received by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/12\/14\/us-ukraine-aid-cable-00073803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLITICO<\/a> The U.S. government was unable to track the $50 billion of U.S. aid that was sent to Ukraine last month. They even relied on Ukrainian personnel and forces to keep an eye on the use of the money. According to the cable, the Biden administration also depends on Ukrainian staffers \u2014 many of whom aren\u2019t even in the country \u2014 to coordinate with a senior embassy official and oversee U.S. aid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has made a \u201csubstantive\u201d change in its aid to Ukraine, sending more offensive weapons to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is seeking to capitalize on Russia\u2019s apparent setbacks in recent months. Two U.S. officials told CNN that the change in weaponry sent to the European country reflects what Ukraine sees as an opportunity &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1801591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[14318,9789,6202,14319,6557,12543,14320,8010,3965,5193,7238,7788,6195,8630],"class_list":["post-1801588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-penetrate","tag-create","tag-daily","tag-defenses","tag-fist","tag-iron","tag-linear","tag-offensive","tag-russian","tag-sending","tag-u-s","tag-weapons","tag-wire","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1801588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1801591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1801588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1801588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1801588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}