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Woman’s Throat Slit By Homeless Man She Invited Into Her Home to Shower

A woman in Utah is lucky to be alive after she had her throat slit by a psychotic homeless man she invited inside her home to shower.
Police responded to the incident which happened last week at an apartment building in Salt Lake City, where they’d received a report of a woman “bleeding heavy.”
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“The woman told police that she had led a man into her residence – it’s unclear if the man and the woman knew each other – and it’s reported that the man attacked the woman and then fled the scene,” Salt Lake City Police Detective Michelle Mechling <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/woman-found-bleeding-heavily-following-attack-inside-salt-lake-city-home" target="_blank">told</a> Fox 13 Utah.
In a <a href="http://www.slcpd.com/2022/02/12/slcpd-detectives-arrest-suspect-in-aggravated-assault/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">press release</a> Saturday, SLCPD reported they’d captured 30-year-old suspect Eric Jones, who’s accused of “cutting a woman’s throat inside her residence in what appears to be a random attack.”
Police report after the victim required emergency surgery, doctors upgraded her condition from critical to stable.
“During the investigation, the victim told SLCPD she let the suspect inside her residence so he could shower. The woman described the suspect as being homeless,” the department wrote.
Detective Mechling says the woman’s tragic incident is a cautionary tale to be aware of who you’re inviting inside your home:
“It goes along with – know who you’re letting into your house and don’t let people who you aren’t sure of into your house.”
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Woman in Vienna Charged With ‘Bodily Harm’ After Fighting Off Migrant Rapist

French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who wants a complete halt on immigration, said he was “not the Santa Claus of humankind” when pressed on how many refugees France should take in, adding that he was “here to save the French people and France…not here to save the world.”
The firebrand intellectual made the comments during a debate aired by French broadcaster BMF-TV.
The host of the debate asked Zemmour what the criteria would be for migrants and refugees to be able to obtain asylum in France.
Zemmour responded by saying the migrant should make the appeal in his own country and that if he came to France before doing so, he should be arrested and deported.
He was then asked what type of person France should accept as an asylum seeker.
“Originally, the right of asylum is for freedom fighters like Victor Hugo, Solzhenitsyn, etc.,” he responded.
“That’s not a lot,” said the host.
“Exactly, we will stop there,” responded Zemmour.
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"I am not the Santa Claus of humankind" <a href="https://t.co/4t5MUAPGT7">pic.twitter.com/4t5MUAPGT7</a>
— Zemmour Translation (@Zemmourtranslat) <a href="https://twitter.com/Zemmourtranslat/status/1489972234903076867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2022</a>
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The candidate then pointed to the example of Japan, which only accepts a relatively miniscule number of refugees on a year by year basis.
Zemmour said he would go back to 1950’s numbers, when France accepted only around 300 refugees a year.
The host then asked if Zemmour would take in persecuted Afghan women fleeing the Taliban.
“Afghan women are not freedom fighters, I do not accept them,” he responded, adding, “I am not the Santa Claus of humankind.”
“Individuals belong to peoples, they have histories, cultures, I am neither here to give moral lessons to 7 billion men, nor to welcome all the misery and all the misfortunes of the world – I close, it’s over,” said Zemmour.
The hosts then tried to trip up Zemmour by asking if he would allow a migrant who had saved a child from a burning building to stay in France, but the intellectual wasn’t having any of it.
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-Would you have naturalize this man? 
-No. 
-So this man saves a child, 
-Very good. 
-and you send him back to Bamako by plane? 
-Absolutely. <a href="https://t.co/BN6vi9YkXr">pic.twitter.com/BN6vi9YkXr</a>
— Zemmour Translation (@Zemmourtranslat) <a href="https://twitter.com/Zemmourtranslat/status/1489975720449298432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2022</a>
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“I have a duty of humanity to the French people, I have no duty of humanity towards the whole world,” said Zemmour.
“I am here to save the French people and France, I’m not here to save the world,” he added, warning that mass immigration was “changing the face of France” and that migrants were “colonizing” the country.
As we previously highlighted, in a bid to raise native birth rates, Zemmour said he wants to give parents in rural areas of the country 10,000 euros for each new child they have.
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According to Zemmour, the goal is to “take back the countryside.”
Back in 2020, the intellectual said the illegal migration problem had become so chronic in some areas of France that <a href="https://summit.news/2020/05/11/eric-zemmour-calls-for-frances-no-go-zones-to-be-re-conquered-by-force/">it was time</a> for the country’s notorious no-go zones to be “re-conquered by force.”
Zemmour’s political opponents, such as right-wing populist Marine Le Pen, have tried to smear him as an extremist. However, his sentiments are shared by a significant proportion of the French population.
A recent poll by Harris revealed that the majority of French people are concerned about “European, white and Christian populations being threatened with extinction” as a result of “Muslim immigration.”
One of the primary drivers for the native population’s resentment towards the political class is that they were never consulted on the topic of mass migration.
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Video: Canadian Media STILL Pushing Crackpot Theory That Truckers Are Russian Agents

The Canadian government is still mulling over whether to the military against Freedom Convoy protesters, although Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the decision wouldn’t be taken “lightly.”
Thousands of demonstrators arrived in downtown Ottawa last week to protest against vaccine mandates that dictate truckers returning to Canada from the U.S. quarantine once they arrive at home.
With the city still gridlocked, Police Chief Peter Sloly says the numbers could swell again this weekend.
“There may not be a policing solution,” to resolve the impasse, he warned, adding that authorities are “looking at every single option, including military aid.”
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MP <a href="https://twitter.com/LeslynLewis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeslynLewis</a> at the Freedom Convoy: The people have been lied to, and they want answers
READ MORE from <a href="https://twitter.com/ezralevant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EzraLevant</a>: <a href="https://t.co/uYuQhc7x9R">https://t.co/uYuQhc7x9R</a> <a href="https://t.co/6qcGy65tTs">pic.twitter.com/6qcGy65tTs</a>
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That has prompted some to speculate that the Canadian military could be called in to shut down the protest, sparking a potential confrontation that could dangerously escalate.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had received no formal request to authorize military action, but would “of course, look at any formal requests [the city of Ottawa] sent us.”
“One has to be very, very cautious before deploying the military in situations engaging Canadians,” Trudeau said during a press conference. “It is not something that anyone should enter into lightly.”
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Supporters of the Freedom Convoy, including a disabled vet, talk about why they were shoveling snow off the National War Memorial.
Footage by <a href="https://twitter.com/PuffinsPictures?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PuffinsPictures</a> <a href="https://t.co/5WTXoO4dX0">pic.twitter.com/5WTXoO4dX0</a>
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1489317118080286720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a>
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Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said there were “no plans for the Canadian Armed Forces to be involved in the current situation in Ottawa in a law enforcement capacity,” noting that the military is “not a police force.”
Trudeau, who has repeatedly smeared the protesters as racists and extremists, said, “Our preoccupation remains being there for the citizens of Ottawa, the neighborhoods that have been significantly disrupted by these protests.”
Given how vehemently the protesters have been monstered and dehumanized by the media, don’t be surprised if outright brutality is used to try to remove them.
As we previously highlighted, in terms of public support, the protest appears to have been a massive success, with the trucker revolt coinciding with a huge 15 point swing in sentiment, meaning that a majority of Canadians now want all COVID rules to end.
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revolution summit Video: Canadian Media STILL Pushing Crackpot Theory That Truckers Are Russian Agents

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Video: Biden Declares “Personal Freedom” Comes Second To COVID Mandates

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to justify COVID-19 mandates by saying the restrictions were a way of preventing future restrictions.
Yes, really.
During a parliamentary debate, Liberal MP Joel Lightbound slammed his own party for not presenting a “roadmap” out of restrictions.
He also accused the government of weaponizing the restrictions to “wedge and stigmatize” those who are refusing to comply with the mandates.
“What a lot of the anxiety and frustration in the population lies with the fact that some people… are afraid that certain measures are being normalized and that these measures shouldn’t be normalized, that they should be extraordinary and limited in time,” said Lightbound.
“I think that would go a long way in alleviating some of the frustration, and some of the division in our society and some of the polarization. That’s essential going forward,” he added.
Trudeau responded by essentially saying people needed to comply with the mandates, particularly vaccine passports, to prevent future mandates.
“Canadians got vaccinated. I can understand frustrations with mandates but mandates are the way to avoid further restrictions,” said Trudeau.
In other words, sacrifice your freedoms in order to get your freedoms back.
Makes perfect sense!
Meanwhile, Trudeau continues to hide from Freedom Convoy truckers who are occupying downtown Ottawa as the media relentlessly demonizes them as racists and violent extremists.
Former Obama admin undersecretary of Homeland Security Juliette Kayyem yesterday called for violence against the protesters.
“Slash the tires, empty gas tanks, arrest the drivers, and move the trucks,” she tweeted.
Respondents pointed out that moving massive trucks might be difficult if they have slashed tires and no gas.
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Can you elaborate on your brilliant plan to "move" trucks with no tires and no gas off of a bridge?
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1491873078103588874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2022</a>
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‘They Can’t Stop Us’: Freedom Convoy Rolls into EU’s Capital Despite Government Ban

A Freedom Convoy of anti-mandate motorists is arriving in Brussels, the de facto capital of the European Union, despite authorities banning the demonstration.
Some 1,300 vehicles are on the move into capital of the European Union Brussels Monday morning — despite a ban on such protests by city police — with 30 intercepted by officers so far. Brussels Police have <a href="https://twitter.com/zpz_polbru/status/1493107171189481475" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">warned</a> motorists to avoid trying to drive into the city.
Authorities in charge of other European cities, such as Paris and Vienna, have made similar attempts to ban demos styled on anti-mandatory vaccine protests in Canada, though all so far have been futile.
According to a <a href="https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium-all-news/205852/they-cant-stop-us-freedom-convoy-supporters-not-phased-by-ban" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">report</a> by the Brussels Times, demonstrators planning on taking part in the convoy — which was banned by authorities last Thursday — had said that they were set on continuing with their plans, regardless of what local authorities say.
“They can’t stop us,” one activist is reported as saying online. “Go on and fight for your freedom. Screw this shitty government, [whether this protest is] banned or not.”
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🇨🇦 🇫🇷 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/France?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#France</a>'s answer to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canada?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canada</a>’s 'Freedom Convoy' hit the roads on Thursday, with hundreds of motorists headed for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brussels?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Brussels</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris</a>.
Many have made connections between this and the Yellow Vest protests which rocked France before the pandemic. FRANCE 24 reports ⤵️ <a href="https://t.co/Oa1QHEY5ce">pic.twitter.com/Oa1QHEY5ce</a>
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A Freedom Convoy of anti-mandate motorists is arriving in Brussels, the de facto capital of the European Union, despite authorities banning ...

How Ukraine is responding to escalating threats of invasion

With tensions between Russia and the West increasing and as many as <a href="https://www.vox.com/22917719/russia-ukraine-invasion-border-crisis-nato-explained">130,000 Russian troops massed on its borders</a>, Ukraine is facing an increasingly difficult situation — trying to prepare for the worst while living with the uncertainty of what Russia will ultimately decide to do.
That uncertainty has only been heightened by a major gap between US warnings about an invasion and Ukraine’s determination not to panic in the face of aggression — whatever that may look like.
US officials <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1492864967602847747?s=20&t=t94mKHHnDUGFTwtU3zBQ_A">warned Sunday</a> that a Russian attack could be imminent, and <a href="https://www.state.gov/a-senior-state-department-official-on-our-diplomatic-presence-in-ukraine/">the US</a> — along with Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom — has ordered diplomats stationed in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60365017">depart the city</a>.
On Thursday, the State Department also warned that US citizens still in Ukraine should <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-travel-advisory-us-state-department/">leave the country immediately</a>, and the Pentagon on Saturday pulled US military trainers out of the country, relocating them “elsewhere in Europe,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/12/world/russia-ukraine-news#americas-embassy-in-kyiv-is-its-third-largest-in-europe">according to spokesperson John Kirby</a>. The US has reiterated that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would result in <a href="https://www.vox.com/22916773/russia-ukraine-sanctions-putin">major sanctions</a> against Russia’s financial system.
But while there have been <a href="https://www.vox.com/22917719/russia-ukraine-invasion-border-crisis-nato-explained">worrying developments</a> in recent days, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079888622/russia-military-exercise-belarus-ukraine">particularly in Belarus</a> and <a href="https://news.usni.org/2022/02/11/ukraine-on-high-alert-as-russian-naval-exercise-threatens-to-block-parts-of-the-black-sea">the Black Sea</a>, a full-scale invasion hasn’t yet come to fruition, and for weeks now, in a sharp departure from US statements, Ukrainian leadership has been urging calm on all sides — and saying <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-russia-invasion-zelensky-biden-11644334948?mod=series_rusukrainenato">their assessment of the situation</a> doesn’t match that of the US.
“There are no tanks in the streets,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-seeks-calm-down-panic-over-russia-tensions-2022-01-28/">said late last month</a>. “But media give the impression, if one is not here, that we have a war, that we have army in the streets ... That’s not the case. We don’t need this panic.”
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Zelensky isn’t buying the US warnings.
“Today, the best friend for enemies is panic in our country, and all this information, which only helps panic, does not help us. There is too much information about deep full-scale war... Even the relevant dates are already being said.”
— max seddon (@maxseddon) <a href="https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1492486434707673088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Others involved in Ukrainian politics have also expressed dismay. “I am very pro-western, but the way this invasion news is coming out reminds me of [unverified rumors on] Russian Telegram channels, about unnamed sources and backroom information,” an anonymous former member of the Ukrainian Parliament <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/13/ukrainians-in-kyiv-shrug-off-threat-of-russian-invasion">told the Guardian</a> this month.
That might be the point, Donald Jensen, director for Russia and Europe at the US Institute of Peace, told Vox. “Washington’s messaging has caused Russian confusion,” Jensen said, telling Vox that Russian officials have been off their game in diplomatic discussions in recent weeks. “Once you puncture the Kremlin bullshit ... every day is a different propaganda line,” Jensen said of changes in Russian negotiating tactics, including, most recently, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-say-berlin-talks-fail-yield-breakthrough-2022-02-11/">a demand that Ukraine deal directly with Donetsk and Luhansk</a>, two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine where fighting between pro-Russia separatists and the Ukrainian military has continued since 2014.
In Ukraine, the prospect of a Russian invasion has provoked a surge of nationalism; in recent weeks, demonstrations have been going on throughout the country in support of Ukrainian independence.
On Saturday, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-march-kyiv-show-unity-against-russian-threat-2022-02-12/">Reuters</a>, Ukrainians turned out for a massive demonstration in Kyiv, with thousands of people carrying banners with messages like “Ukrainians will resist,” and “Invaders must die,” and waving Ukrainian flags.
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<figcaption>Demonstrators march behind a banner which reads “Ukrainians will resist” in the colors of the Ukrainian national flag during a rally in Kyiv, on February 12.</figcaption>
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As <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/12/thousands-march-in-kyiv-to-show-unity-against-russian-war-threat">Al Jazeera</a> pointed out on Saturday, the protest was a dramatic show of solidarity, reminiscent of the <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/how-modern-ukraine-was-made-on-maidan/">2014 Euromaidan protests</a> when Ukrainians fought back against a corrupt pro-Russian regime in support of democracy.
“We are here to show that we are not afraid,” one protester, Nazar Novoselsky, told Al Jazeera, while another echoed Zelensky’s warning against panicking. “Panic is useless,” student Maria Shcherbenko said Saturday. “We must unite and fight for independence.”
Some citizens are <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0cbbd590-8e48-4687-a302-e74b6f0c905d">making contingency plans</a>; according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-a-kindergarten-to-a-strip-club-kyiv-readies-for-looming-invasion-11644496454?mod=series_rusukrainenato">a recent Wall Street Journal report</a> by James Marson, gun sales in Kyiv have increased, as have enrollments in first-aid courses. Many businesses and individuals are prepared to head to Lviv, a city in western Ukraine farther from the front lines of a potential invasion; “The whole country is going to Lviv,” Tetyana Kryva, a resident of Kyiv, told Marson. “It will be full.”
“It’s difficult to say, certainly, people are not panicking and trying to lead their ordinary lives,” Volodymyr Yermolenko, a philosopher and writer who is based in Kyiv, told Vox. Still, driving around the city on Sunday, he said, “I have a feeling that Kyiv became more empty. I don’t know if it’s because of Covid ... It’s kind of a surreal mood.”
Yermolenko told Vox that “citizens are training in each city” with Ukraine’s territorial defense groups, citizen militias trained by the military.
As the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-a-kindergarten-to-a-strip-club-kyiv-readies-for-looming-invasion-11644496454?mod=series_rusukrainenato">Wall Street Journal</a> points out, Ukrainians have often stepped up to confront crises both internal and external; in 2014, protesters formed a <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/how-modern-ukraine-was-made-on-maidan/">civilian security force</a> against the state security apparatus, and eventually succeeded in forcing corrupt, Kremlin-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych out, although more than 100 people were killed in the uprising.
When Russian forces annexed Crimea in southern Ukraine the same year, volunteer militias headed to the front lines, and civilian volunteers kept soldiers clothed, fed, and equipped. Some Ukrainians anticipate that they’ll need to step up in a similar way should Russia launch a new incursion this month.
It bears repeating that Ukrainians have been fighting Russia since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, and in the intervening years, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/russia-ukraine-conflict-photos-2014/">some 14,000 people</a> have been killed. “For many Ukrainians, we’re accustomed to war,” <a href="https://www.vox.com/22902846/ukraine-russia-nato-zelensky-poroshenko">Oleksiy Sorokin</a>, the political editor and chief operating officer of the Kyiv Independent, <a href="https://www.vox.com/22902846/ukraine-russia-nato-zelensky-poroshenko">told Vox’s Jen Kirby in January</a>. “For eight years, Russia has been invading Ukraine, has been trying to meddle with Ukrainian internal affairs. So having Russia on our tail, having this constant threat of Russia going further — I think many Ukrainians are used to it. That’s why we’re probably more calm than some people in the West.”
Still, should Russia launch a major incursion, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-preparing-potential-influx-ukrainian-refugees-interior-minister-2022-02-13/?taid=620936ba6194ae0001834776&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter">Poland’s interior minister said the nation is preparing</a> for an influx of Ukrainian refugees from the conflict, although he didn’t provide further details about how many people could be expected or where they would be sheltered.
As Kirby and Vox’s Jonathan Guyer <a href="https://www.vox.com/22917719/russia-ukraine-invasion-border-crisis-nato-explained">wrote this week</a>, a full-scale invasion of Ukraine would be incredibly costly for Russia — and although Russia has amassed critical supplies and an estimated 130,000 troops along the border with Ukraine, Ukraine’s newly reinforced military could still make launching an invasion risky.
“I think Putin himself knows that the stakes are really high,” Natia Seskuria, a fellow at the UK think tank Royal United Services Institute, told Kirby and Guyer. “That’s why I think a full-scale invasion is a riskier option for Moscow in terms of potential political and economic causes — but also due to the number of casualties. Because if we compare Ukraine in 2014 to the Ukrainian army and its capabilities right now, they are much more capable.”
Furthermore, should Russia launch a land invasion, “they can’t keep that land,” Jensen predicted — it would be too expensive, and Ukrainians are prepared to fight.
Rather than a diplomatic breakthrough or a full-scale invasion, Jensen predicts, the outcome of the conflict could be more insidious and long-lived, with Russian forces entrenching on the border, destabilizing Ukrainian society, and setting up a precarious, paranoid almost-conflict that’s “going to go on for years.”
Still, the US and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-steps-up-arms-backing-for-ukraine-leading-european-efforts-to-deter-russian-invasion-11643052788#:~:text=A%20U.K.%20shipment%20of%20some,easy%20win%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.">NATO allies</a> have transferred “lethal security assistance” to Ukraine in recent months, including ammunition, Stinger missiles, and Humvee military transports. The US has also facilitated the <a href="https://twitter.com/USEmbassyKyiv/status/1492904089277059074?s=20&t=NJc-sTCExUsBZBld-z6tuw">third-party transfer of US-made weapons</a> — initially sold to nations such as Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania — to Ukraine for use against a Russian invasion. And while Ukraine’s military can’t match that of Russia in sheer scale, Ukrainian ground forces are better trained and better prepared than they were in 2014, with some soldiers having <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/ukraine-russia-snipers-invasion-trenches-soldiers?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc">years of experience resisting Russian incursions</a>.
Ukraine also has armed UAVs — unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones — which it has previously deployed in the eastern Donbas region, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-use-of-armed-drones-could-offset-some-of-russias-enormous-military-advantage-11644676305">as the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week</a>. While Ukraine’s air force can’t compete with Russia’s capabilities in that sector, the UAVs are a new acquisition since 2014; Ukraine presently has about 20 such drones, with more on the way, and they can be used for reconnaissance in addition to their defensive capabilities.
If Russia does launch a full-scale invasion, sustained Western support could be critical. In a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/politics/biden-zelensky-call/index.html">Sunday call</a> with Biden, Zelensky requested additional funding and military aid from the US, including more advanced weapons systems; a Ukrainian official <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/politics/biden-zelensky-call/index.html">told CNN</a> that Zelensky emphasized such aid would “show Putin that the West stands with Ukraine, and that the impact of Putin’s escalation would bear no fruit.”
“We have strengthened the defense of Kyiv. We have gone through the war and due preparation. Therefore, we are ready to meet enemies, and not with flowers, but with Stingers, Javelins and NLAW [next-generation light anti-tank weapons],” the head of Ukrainian armed forces, Lt. Gen. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-march-kyiv-show-unity-against-russian-threat-2022-02-12/">Valery Zaluzhny</a>, said in a statement Saturday, referring to an array of weapons provided via NATO countries. “Welcome to hell!”
 
 
source <a href="https://www.vox.com/2022/2/13/22931792/russia-ukraine-invasion-zelensky-preparing-for-conflict">https://www.vox.com/2022/2/13/22931792/russia-ukraine-invasion-zelensky-preparing-for-conflict</a>

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