Happening now - @US_EUCOM @SHAPE_NATO Commander Gen Tod Wolters testifies before the House Armed Services Committee
Ranking member @RepMikeRogersAL: "The #Russia|n offensive [in #Ukraine] appears to be stalled. If Russian casualties don't exceed 10,000, they soon will"
Ranking member @RepMikeRogersAL: "The #Russia|n offensive [in #Ukraine] appears to be stalled. If Russian casualties don't exceed 10,000, they soon will"
"The global response to #Russia's aggression has been remarkable..." per @DeptofDefense Asst Sec for Int'l Security Affairs Celeste Wallander
"Simply out, Russia's attempts to divide the #UnitedStates from its allies & partners have failed miserably"
"Simply out, Russia's attempts to divide the #UnitedStates from its allies & partners have failed miserably"
HASC Chair @RepAdamSmith asks how shud US balance risk between supply #Ukraine w/weapons & not further provoking #Russia
@US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters: "My 1st answer is constantly. The conditions change second by second, day by day, week by week"
@US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters: "My 1st answer is constantly. The conditions change second by second, day by day, week by week"
On providing weapons to #Ukraine w/out further provoking #Russia, "Nations have the inherent right to gift whatever they would prefer..." @US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters
"The risk that we have to gauge is the risk that #Russi 1st imposes upon #Ukraine" per @US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters
"We're always concerned abt the force protection disposition of the #Ukrainian armed forces & the Ukrainian citizens"
"We're always concerned abt the force protection disposition of the #Ukrainian armed forces & the Ukrainian citizens"
#Russia expanding the war - "There's always a risk" per @US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters "They obviously are capable of utilizing all domains"
"As a @NATO commander I am most concerned about the eastern periphery as it connects to #Russia"
"As a @NATO commander I am most concerned about the eastern periphery as it connects to #Russia"
#Ukraine need anti-armor, anti-tank & surface-to-air missiles, per @US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters, citing their effectiveness so far vs #Russia
#Slovakia's offer to send #Ukraine #S300s - "We are working w/Slovakia to identify the requirements for meeting their needs" per @DeptofDefense Asst Sec Wallander
"We are working on this" she says, adding there's been outreach to other countries that have similar parts/systems
"We are working on this" she says, adding there's been outreach to other countries that have similar parts/systems
NEW: "It's got to change" per @US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters when asked abt US permanent basing situation in eastern #Europe
"...to change the presence from a rotational to a more permanent [one]" he says, noting @NATO allies are working w/the US on this
"...to change the presence from a rotational to a more permanent [one]" he says, noting @NATO allies are working w/the US on this
More @USNavy Growlers, electronic warfare capability to #Europe? No details but when the question was asked during the HASC hearing, @US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters defers to a classified setting but adds, "You're right. They're coming"
Getting information past #Russia|n censors - "In the military dimension...we have a large program that targets that very issue in #Ukraine & w/the nations of the periphery" per @US_EUCOM's Gen Wolters
He, Wallander defer to the classified portion of the briefing for more details
He, Wallander defer to the classified portion of the briefing for more details
US supply of #Stingers, short-range air defense systems a concern
@DeptofDefense's Wallander calls it "a challenge that we're grappling with...many of our allies & partners who have generously made contributions to #Ukraine are asking questions also abt replenishing their stock"
@DeptofDefense's Wallander calls it "a challenge that we're grappling with...many of our allies & partners who have generously made contributions to #Ukraine are asking questions also abt replenishing their stock"
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
