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Ukraine still getting hand me downs. ATACMS has been superseded by the Precision Strike Missile, which entered service last year and will be getting a substantial upgrade in 2025. And the Patriot missile is being upgraded to integrate with the Aegis system - a fully automated command and control package that makes threat response instantaneous.
The guys waving the Ukraine flag on the floor of the House were all Lockheed Martin and Raytheon investors.
The guys waving the Ukraine flag on the floor of the House were all Lockheed Martin and Raytheon investors.
Still superior to what they had or what the Russians have. War production has gone into overdrive worldwide, so the latest and greatest isn't to far away for Ukraine.
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So UK is going into war mode defence spending.
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Huge Win for the Neocons and Industrial Military Complex. Massive loss for the Ukrainian people. More Death and Destruction. Vanguard and Blackrock licking their lips. So too Western European Industrialists.
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Did you watch Braveheart and think that William Wallace was the bad guy?
Sorry for Ukrainians wanting to exist on planet earth. They should be ashamed of themselves for being so selfish.
I am guessing you will have the same attitude when China comes knocking on our door with an armada. Nah, no US support for us thank you. Our wildlife & harsh environment should take care of this challenge.
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Papa loves to spout Russian propaganda. So gullible.
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Russian children being taught in school to operate drones.
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The US are our allies.
Ukraine was nothing to America except a convenient vessel for the proxy to fill a gap left by the middle east withdrawal.
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I mean you just can't argue with this logic.
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Too much tardiness from the West.
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Glad you agree as both are facts
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Some here really think that the U.S. doesn’t mind sacrificing Ukrainians to hurt russia. Some here really think that russia wants peace, the United States wants war, and Ukraine has no control.
They also seem to think that if Ukraine concedes land that russia currently controls and formally promises never to join NATO that russia will finally stop the violence.
russia’s war aims are expansive; it doesn't really want to negotiate. If it got concessions now, it would ignore any settlement when it's ready to invade again. It has done this all through its history.
russia and the russian media maintain that Ukraine “is not a real country” and should not exist. Those who want Ukraine to concede land for peace need understand that.
russia wants domination over peace. putin doesn't care about the suffering of people; to him it's an advantage against more peace-minded countries. putin attacked Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 for the same reason putin launched military action against Georgia, because he could.
putin said, “It would be ridiculous for us to start negotiating with Ukraine just because it’s running out of ammunition.” russia has reacted to Ukrainian weakness by pushing harder, throwing bodies at the front and bombs at Ukrainian cities because russia wants all of Ukraine, whether it's now or in the future.
Then after Ukraine there's Moldova and the Baltic states because russia will be able to increase its army by conscripting Ukrainians to fight their wars.
They also seem to think that if Ukraine concedes land that russia currently controls and formally promises never to join NATO that russia will finally stop the violence.
russia’s war aims are expansive; it doesn't really want to negotiate. If it got concessions now, it would ignore any settlement when it's ready to invade again. It has done this all through its history.
russia and the russian media maintain that Ukraine “is not a real country” and should not exist. Those who want Ukraine to concede land for peace need understand that.
russia wants domination over peace. putin doesn't care about the suffering of people; to him it's an advantage against more peace-minded countries. putin attacked Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 for the same reason putin launched military action against Georgia, because he could.
putin said, “It would be ridiculous for us to start negotiating with Ukraine just because it’s running out of ammunition.” russia has reacted to Ukrainian weakness by pushing harder, throwing bodies at the front and bombs at Ukrainian cities because russia wants all of Ukraine, whether it's now or in the future.
Then after Ukraine there's Moldova and the Baltic states because russia will be able to increase its army by conscripting Ukrainians to fight their wars.
$61 Billion would say otherwise to that comment.
US sees the strategic value in weakening the Russian army without having to commit any of their own troops to the fight. It also boosts US military economy as they need reproduce the product that has been donated to Ukraine, whilst clearing out old stock that would have been discarded at some point anyway. US never loses out when it comes to wartime economies.
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BBC reports that Russians are jamming GPS systems on commercial airliners. The Reds are probably using jamming tech to disorient Ukrainian drones and it is interfering with the GPS on commercial flights. Apparently airliners have alternate navigation systems they can use but Finnair has cancelled some flights.
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Day 17 or the 44 day election in India, 970 million eligible votes, 5 million voting machines, and 553 seats. The elections happen in 7 phases ie 1 a week over the different states and provinces.
And an important part of it all is India's 32 million people diaspora spread out around the world who have the right to vote if they have reached the eligible age. The Indian diaspora is the biggest in the world.
The ABC has a weekly series on the Vote. This is the last one on the diaspora.
And an important part of it all is India's 32 million people diaspora spread out around the world who have the right to vote if they have reached the eligible age. The Indian diaspora is the biggest in the world.
The ABC has a weekly series on the Vote. This is the last one on the diaspora.
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A good article to understand the new Ukraine, not the Soviet controlled Ukraine of the past.
Here is an excerpt …
www.theatlantic.com
ere in ukraine, we often react very emotionally when we hear people in the West calling for peace with Russia. According to some commentators, this would be achieved by means of a “compromise,” entailing Ukrainian “concessions” that would somehow satisfy the Kremlin and stop the war: major territorial giveaways, armed forces reduced to insignificance, no further integration with the West—you name it.
Most of us see such views as extremely naive, given the totalitarian and militaristic nature of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Having built his rule on war hysteria, land grabs, imperial chauvinism, and global confrontation, Putin is hardly likely to stop even at a deal that most Ukrainians would find entirely unacceptable.
But that leads us to another problem that much of the Western media fail to fully appreciate: Ten years of confrontation with the Kremlin, and especially the past two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, have fundamentally changed Ukraine. These changes are not superficial or easily swept away….
Here is an excerpt …
Ukraine Has Changed Too Much to Compromise With Russia
My generation has tasted freedom and experienced a competitive, vibrant political life. We can’t be made a part of what Russia has become.
UKRAINE HAS CHANGED TOO MUCH TO COMPROMISE WITH RUSSIA
My generation has tasted freedom and experienced a competitive, vibrant political life. We can’t be made a part of what Russia has become.ere in ukraine, we often react very emotionally when we hear people in the West calling for peace with Russia. According to some commentators, this would be achieved by means of a “compromise,” entailing Ukrainian “concessions” that would somehow satisfy the Kremlin and stop the war: major territorial giveaways, armed forces reduced to insignificance, no further integration with the West—you name it.
Most of us see such views as extremely naive, given the totalitarian and militaristic nature of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Having built his rule on war hysteria, land grabs, imperial chauvinism, and global confrontation, Putin is hardly likely to stop even at a deal that most Ukrainians would find entirely unacceptable.
But that leads us to another problem that much of the Western media fail to fully appreciate: Ten years of confrontation with the Kremlin, and especially the past two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, have fundamentally changed Ukraine. These changes are not superficial or easily swept away….
From the previous post: "My generation has tasted freedom"
I've posted this article before.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
The troubled history of Russian-Ukrainian relations stretches back centuries. It a story of unequal interaction shaped by the politics of Russian imperialism. During the post-Soviet era, the bilateral relationship has been particularly turbulent as Russia has sought to retain its dominant position while preventing Ukraine from asserting its independence. Throughout this period, the Kremlin’s heavy-handed and tone-deaf policies have consistently proved counter-productive, serving only to widen the divide separating today’s Russia and Ukraine.
Millions of Ukrainians with friends and family in Russia have learned from bitter personal experience that many Russians wholeheartedly back the war and refuse to acknowledge the atrocities taking place in Ukraine.
Amid the horrors of today’s full-scale war, the breakdown in relations between Russia and Ukraine has now reached the point of no return.
I've posted this article before.
Putin’s invasion shatters the myth of Russian-Ukrainian brotherhood
Vladimir Putin's genocidal invasion of Ukraine has shattered the myth of Russian-Ukrainian brotherhood and represents the point of no return in the relationship between the post-Soviet neighbors, writes Taras Kuzio.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
The troubled history of Russian-Ukrainian relations stretches back centuries. It a story of unequal interaction shaped by the politics of Russian imperialism. During the post-Soviet era, the bilateral relationship has been particularly turbulent as Russia has sought to retain its dominant position while preventing Ukraine from asserting its independence. Throughout this period, the Kremlin’s heavy-handed and tone-deaf policies have consistently proved counter-productive, serving only to widen the divide separating today’s Russia and Ukraine.
Millions of Ukrainians with friends and family in Russia have learned from bitter personal experience that many Russians wholeheartedly back the war and refuse to acknowledge the atrocities taking place in Ukraine.
Amid the horrors of today’s full-scale war, the breakdown in relations between Russia and Ukraine has now reached the point of no return.
EU moves to give profits from Russian assets to Ukraine
EU ambassadors have agreed in principle to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
Ambassadors from EU member states have agreed in principle to seize windfall profits from frozen Russian assets to finance arms supplies to Kyiv.
If the decision is approved at a gathering of EU finance ministers next Tuesday, the interest - worth up to €3bn (£2.5bn) per year - will be used to buy weapons for Ukraine.
