Germany says that it will send the
IRIS-T air defence missile system to
Ukraine following a request from Ukraine for heavy weapons.
(Reuters)
U.S. PresidentJoe Biden agrees to provide Ukraine with long-range
rocket artillery systems after Ukraine reportedly gave "assurances" that they will not use the missile systems to strike Russian cities. The weapons systems are a part of a new
$700 million weapons package to Ukraine that will also include
ammunition, counter-fire radars, a number of air surveillance radars, and additional
Javelinanti-tank missiles.
(Reuters)
Russia says the U.S. decision to supply advanced long-range rocket systems and munitions to Ukraine could "widen the conflict", and also risks "direct confrontation" with Russia, accusing the
United States of "purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire".
(Reuters)
Taiwan imposes an export ban of all modern computer chips to
Russia and
Belarus, as well as any technology and equipment used to manufacture them.
(Taiwan News)
The
European Commission formally approves, by a majority vote,
Poland's plan for the usage of the
EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility funds. Although the money will not be immediately available for use, the plan must go through approval in the
European Council, and any future funding requests in that mechanism will also be subject to the approval of other member states. The acceptance was previously withheld due to the Commission's
concerns about the rule of law in the country, and in particular Poland's non-compliance with the ruling of the
European Court of Justice that ordered the
Disciplinary Chamber of the
Supreme Court disbanded.
(Rzeczpospolita)(Politico)