Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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What exactly do the western powers are willing to help Ukraine with? Are they capable of creating a new air defense system? Will they give it to Ukraine no strings attached? Who is going to pay for it? How will they run it through their parliaments? Will that win the war against Russia. If not why are they doing this pretense of willing?
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