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hieronymusanonymous OP t1_j4tw9c8 wrote

>As Ukrainian forces sustained intensified Russian attacks in the east of the country, the top U.S. and Ukrainian military officers met for the first time at a secret location in southeastern Poland as Kyiv pressed the need for increased supplies of Western arms in its defense against Moscow’s full-scale invasion.

>A U.S. military spokesman said Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, met with General Valeriy Zaluzhniy, Ukraine's military chief, at a base near Poland's border with Ukraine on January 17.

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>Zaluzhniy confirmed the meeting, writing on Twitter: "My first personal meeting with #GenMilley, Chairman of @thejointstaff happened in Poland."

>He said he "extended my gratitude for the unwavering support & assistance" provided by the United States and other allies. He added that he "outlined the urgent needs" of the Ukrainian military that "will accelerate our victory."

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Lauris024 t1_j4w3ct1 wrote

I sometimes feel like he should stop tweeting so much

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hieronymusanonymous OP t1_j4ybaee wrote

They've been communicating regularly for the past year. The whole point of this exercise of meeting in person is to send a message to militarily and sexually impotent Putin that his "red lines" are no longer important.

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