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As expected, Australia 🇦🇺 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 have jointly announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $110 million usd. The package consists of the following... - Tactical Air Defense RADARS - Military Engineering Equipment - $65 million usd contribution to the PURL Initiative to...

Today Luxembourg 🇱🇺 announced a $17 million usd pledge towards a PURL package from the United States 🇺🇸. Meanwhile, Germany 🇩🇪, Norway 🇳🇴 and Poland 🇵🇱 indicated that they will team up to jointly fund a PURL package in December. Politico is reporting that Australia 🇦🇺 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 are...

Italy 🇮🇹 has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, it's 12th package of the war. In keeping with Italian "tradition" the contents of the package have not been divulged, although anonymous sources have stated that the package contains, among other things, armored vehicles and SAMP/T...

The Netherlands 🇳🇱 announced a new military aid package for Ukraine today in the form of a $290 million usd contribution to a PURL package from the United States 🇺🇸. PURL packages are valued at $500 million usd, therefore, the Dutch will be teaming up with an undisclosed nation (at least to this...

Your point is well taken, however, I don't think it's enough for us to simply speculate that let's say the doubling or tripling of the average salary to $14,000 usd or $21,000 usd would be enough to entice young people. That's still an exceptionally low salary in grand scheme of things...

Do you have a feel for what a "proper wage" is given the circumstances? Or how much Europe would have to be willing to pay in order to attract to 200,000'ish troops Ukraine needs to fully replenish their brigades, while creating new assault brigades? Just curious what you think the cost might...

Chile 🇨🇱 has agreed to sell Germany 🇩🇪 30 Marder IFVs for donatiin to Ukraine. In exchange, Chile will receive access to undisclosed German air defense systems. Germany has previously pledged 165 Marder IFVs to Ukraine, most of which have already been delivered. This purchase from Chile will...

Canada 🇨🇦 has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. The package includes the following: - 25 M113 APCs - 75,000 Spare Parts for M113s - 125 AIM-7 Air-to-Air Missiles - 38 AIM-7 Missile Rails - 34,231 Winter Sleeping Bags - 51,679 Winter Jackets - 22,502 Military Winter Boots -...

I absolutely agree that corruption should be dealt with harshly. You and I have no disagreement there. I think it's deplorable that Ukraine struggles with corruption as much as it does. That's why I'm not a fan of writing Ukraine checks, rather, I prefer to purchase military equipment, weapons...

My understanding is that Ukraine's budget is already leaned out almost as much as it can be. I'm just curious where your cuts would be to come up with the billions (usd) it would require to adequately incentivize young people to join the fight? 1. Should Ukraine allow it's state medical...

I agree that if the will to fight doesn't exist, Ukraine should cede their country to Russia's will. Such is the nature of the world and of war. If you're not willing to fight for what's yours, you best be prepared that somebody else might come take it. Personally, my views on conscription are...

Germany 🇩🇪 has now delivered all 4 Skynex Air Defense Systems that it purchased for Ukraine. The remaining two units were recently delivered. A Skynex system consists of 4 turrets, a radar and command unit. They are designed for point defense against drones and cruise missiles and function...

I genuinely don't know what the answer is. I know that when Canadians and Americans joined the fight to help liberate Europe from thr existential threat of Nazi'ism, we drafted our young men at 18 years old... I can understand the West asking Ukraine to do the same in defending their own...

Ukraine's biggest problem right now is the "chicken or egg" issue between them and their Western backers. The West wants Ukraine to lower the age of conscription from 25 to 18 (but would likely settle for 21) in order for 100,000+ additional combat arms soldiers to be added to the Ukrainian...

Spain 🇪🇸 has agreed contribute $1.2 Billion to thr purchase of PURL packages for Ukraine, via the United States. The Spanish contribution is enough to purchase two full packages, each valued at $500 million usd, and they will contributed $300 million usd to a third package. Contributions such...