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AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE DIE AFTER RUSSIAN DRONE AND MISSILE STRIKES THE UKRAINIAN REGION OF LVIV (luh-VEEV).
THE ATTACKS HAPPENED OVERNIGHT… FOUR OF THE DEAD ARE FROM ONE FAMILY.
THE B-B-C REPORTS POLAND SCRAMBLED FIGHTER JETS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF POLISH AIRSPACE.
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMR ZELENSKYY EXPRESSED HIS FRUSTRATION WITH ALLIES. “ZERO REACTION FROM THE WORLD… HE WROTE ON X. HE WENT ON TO SAY… WE WILL FIGHT SO THAT THE WORLD DOES NOT REMAIN SILENT.
MEANWHILE, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADMIR PUTIN SAYS IF THE UNITED STATES SUPPLIES UKRAINE WITH TOMAHAWK MISSILES… IT WOULD LEAD TO THE DESTRUCTION OF MOSCOW’S RELATIONSHIP WITH WASHINGTON.
LAST MONTH VICE PRESIDENT J-D VANCE SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING SUPPLYING THE MISSILES. HOWEVER, NO WORD IF A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE.
WHEN IT COMES TO NUCLEAR MISSILES… PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS ASKED IF HE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO EXTEND THE NUCLEAR ARMS AGREEMENT FOR A YEAR.
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“(OFF CAMERA REPORTER SAYING PRESIDENT PUTIN HAS OFFERED TO KEEP THE AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR ARMS FOR ONE MORE YEAR, AND THEN HOPEFULLY NEGOTIATE A NEW TREATY ….) Sounds like a good idea to me.””
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PUTIN SAID RUSSIA IS PREPARED TO EXTEND THE “20-10 NEW START ACCORD” BUT ONLY IF THE U-S AGREES.
THE ACCORD PUTS A CAP ON THE SIZE OF BOTH NATION’S NUCLEAR ARSENAL. THE CURRENT DEAL EXPIRES IN FEBRUARY.
For Straight Arrow News I’m Jack Henry.