Pentagon announces ‘massive’ military aid package & reviewing Russian rockets with former NASA Astronaut Terry Virts

Day 948.Today, further to updates from the war zone, we look at the new military aid package announced by the US for Kyiv, discuss the upcoming meeting between President Zelensky and Donald Trump, and review Russian rockets and the battle for space with a former commander of the International Space Station.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks to Terry Virts, former US Air Force F-16 pilot, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and currently a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics, an energy think tank. @AstroTerry on X.Content Referenced:U.S. Intelligence Stresses Risks in Allowing Long-Range Strikes by Ukraine (New York Times):https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/us/politics/us-intelligence-stresses-risks-in-allowing-long-range-strikes-by-ukraine.htmlChildren lost to the war (Ukrainian Government):https://childrenofwar.gov.ua/en/Ukraine Focus NGO, delivering Ambulances to Ukraine:For more information, visit:https://ukrainefocus.org/ For Francis's episode on his journey with Ukraine Focus, see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHOEYMfizowStudents can subscribe to our coverage for free:We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at telegraph.co.uk/studentsub to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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