Recent content by Woland

The Trump administration is not as friendly to Ukraine as the Biden admin, what we primarily want from the Trump administration is to stop hindering Ukraine. There are still around $20 billion worth of USAI (weaponry manufacturing placed with the US defense industry) from the Biden...

Not at all, Trump now has an agreement he can show to his voters as proof he's a brilliant negotiator who is getting their money back, while unblocking what remains of Ukraine aid from the Biden administration, and letting the Department of Defense and State Department continue working with...

Ukraine has agreed on US minerals deal after Washington dropped its toughest demands. The agreement looks fine. It will enable Trump to claim a win, and potentially improve the relationship between the current administration and Ukraine's government. Summary: - Kyiv is set to sign a deal to...

You can follow the map here: https://deepstatemap.live/en#9/51.3434808/35.7797241 - it also allows you to see changes over time by clicking the back arrow on the top left.

@SilverMachine Ukraine in NATO is a negotiating position and ultimate goal for the future. Fundamentally what Ukraine needs are strong security guarantees, and a clear framework for the relationship between Ukraine and other countries for the future. Both Ukrainians and Americans now look at...

You must have not read the post, since it included the link to visual confirmation, of both sides: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NKsPyUhtaVer8RBbUPOeyD5LL_Clu77FyBxBBEOSPrg/edit?gid=2011761237#gid=2011761237

The post focuses on OPSEC visually confirmed losses of tanks, armored vehicles and artillery, rather than Ukrainian statistics. Furthermore, while claiming to show where I'm wrong, none of what you said in any way contradicts my post.

Analysis: Russia lost more tanks at Pokrovsk than any country in Europe has in its army Russia is suffering more and more losses trying to look like the side that is winning. The dynamics of Russian losses indicate the price of the Russian offensive. Russia had to go to a colossal increase in...

Ukraine is in martial law, has a significant portion of its population and land under occupation, is under existential threat, would need to dedicate significant resources to organizing an election (approximately $200 million), and would place the lives of its citizens at risk if they were to...

Trump has picked retired general Kellog as his special envoy for the Ukraine-Russia war. Half a year ago Kellog wrote the closest thing we have to a proposal for how a Trump admin will deal with Ukraine and Russia...

The forgiving of $4.7 billion was actually quite interesting. Two days ago, Sen Rand Paul (a senator who McCain once accused on the Senate floor, verbatim, of working for the Russians) introduced legislation to block Biden from forgiving these $4.7 billion. He got the needed signatures for it...

Biden has finally authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range missiles. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-atacms-missiles.html Summary: it was in response to NK troops entry into the war.

I don't think you read the post above even though you responded to it, as it answers this very point. All cabinet positions have to go before the Senate for a hearing, followed by a vote. A majority is required before any cabinet-level position is approved. In the Senate Republicans are 53 to...

It's a mixed bag. Here's what we know: Neocons: - Secretary of State - Marco Rubio. Supports Ukraine in essence, but wants clearly defined objectives and more action from Europe. Voted against Ukraine aid Supplemental in April 2024. Experienced politician, supported by traditional Republicans...

A response typical of the Russian school of propaganda: - spend minimum amount of time while forcing your opponents to spend maximal time refuting your claims/screenshots - when claims countering yours are presented, simply say "this is not proof" or "I'm asking for statistics" You behave like...