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Putin is not a well intentioned person. He is a corrupt, autocratic tyrant. Couple that with Russian ultranationalism and a massive Russian military capability and you have a very dangerous man who has turned the country he rules into a very dangerous country. I don't think that such a leader's...

That might be your view. I have not heard anyone else express that view. Ukraine was no threat to Russia. If Putin wanted it as a buffer state, he has failed and instead has probably turned it into a future NATO state. The people of Ukraine do not want to live in a totalitarian state. Their...

Are there areas of Russia where a majority of people would prefer to be independent? On your comment on the sustainability of the Russian economy long term, a sceptic might say that the US is deliberately withholding the weapons it could supply that would result in Russia being defeated in...

Whether a European country should continue to exist or not is not a question for NATO to contemplate. Were Putin's forces to prevail in Ukraine, it would be confirmation to him that he could pursue his ambition of recreating the defunct USSR.

I thought I just cited one of your insults. Did I imagine reading it on my screen? PS I just checked. Either I am hallucinating or it is really there on the screen. No trouble, you're free to say what you will. You will have to excuse me. I am not used to dialogues of this nature. I'm...

Is it of any importance which countries you give a **** about? There are things you find of value that I don't find of value. That does not mean I should insult those things.

There are many people in the west who would love to see a totalitarian, belligerent Russia gone. That does not mean they want to see Russia gone. Putin can threaten to end it all for everyone if his ambition to re-create a lost empire is thwarted (probably including you - fallout, nuclear...

I have not been able to find out what the situation was in Donbas between 1991 and 2014. I believe that in a referendum after the USSR ceased to exist the vast majority in Donbas chose to remain part of Ukraine. When and how that changed, I do not know. The quickest way to end an ongoing...

One of Ukraine's problems: shortage of shells Result of Putin's accord with King Jong Un: more shells for Ukraine

When a country's army crosses the border into a neighbouring country, guns blazing, that is known as an invasion. Simplistic? No. Simple? Yes. I read in a study that 50%+ of the people of Ukraine spoke both Russian and Ukrainian in their homes. That would suggest that there was no great...

Article from June 2023 https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/06/01/ukraine-gets-its-f-16s Note that 18 months from March 2022 was September 2023. According to the American general, that is when Ukraine could have started using them. US could have put Ukraine in a position to win a long time...

I like this eccentric character. I find him very knowledgeable. To me It is good this video is not of Turkish origin. Assessments of their own country's products by nationals tend to be subjectively positive.

US sold tanks, fighters and other kit to many European countries that wanted to transfer them to Ukraine but were blocked by the US. If Switzerland is a pain in the ass, US has been a massive pain in the ass.

I would say that in Vietnam the US intervened in the mid-1950's to prevent a communist government being elected. In 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine to expand its neo-empire. Nothing to do with observing the will of the people who wished to continue being independent (Donbas, perhaps, excepted). It...

I think that Stoltenberg said Ukraine is supported by countries with 50% of the world's GDP and 50% of the world's military might. How does the strength of Russia, North Korea and Iran combined compare with that? On paper, very, very badly. Had the West in 2022 put its mind to arming Ukraine...

Sorry if this has already been asked and answered: why has the prototype only flown 2 times in nearly 4 months? Is it perhaps that the second prototype is much closer to what the final prototype is expected to be so there is not much to be gained from testing the first one?

It is not all going Russia's way according to this video.(or western propaganda video if you prefer to see it that way)

I don't know for sure but my suspicion is that Ukraine is too corrupt to qualify for EU membership. Because Russia attacked Ukraine, neutral Sweden and Finland felt pressured to join NATO for their own security - not what Russia envisaged. I don't think that the European countries will abandon...

@Gary Infantile. disparaging, untrue comments are tedious. What was Zelensky's response to being offered evacuation when Russia invaded? He said: "I need ammunition, not a ride!"

I would have been surprised if the cut off of weapons supply to UkAF did not affect morale. I will be surprised if it does not now improve. Another reason morale may rise: until now Ukraine has been denied effective use of the weapons at its disposal. That is changing. It is far better to...