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Sure. The EU countries are known for locking up politicians, making expressions of opposition to the government by the people illegal, muzzling or controlling the media, arresting journalists etc, so what right do EU countries have to oppose similar tyranny in Turkiye?

I would have.

An anti-democrat leading a democracy arrests his political rival. A democratic country chooses to embargo arms to that country suppressing its own democracy. Until things change Turkish air force will get no Eurofighters. UK needs an order for Eurofighter to keep its assembly plant alive. Not...

Looking at the rapid increase in C-390 customers recently, that looks like a big mistake. Is Turkiye in the market to buy some soon? Embraer talks of a possible 3 more customers being lined up.

UAE seems to be moving in the direction of selecting KF-21 as its next fighter. https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/air/uae-to-comprehensively-co-operate-with-south-korea-on-kf-21-fighter

Too late now, I think. It could have done that IMO but Biden was worried about escalation and opted to grind Russia's resources down through an extended stalemate conflict. Now, with EU support, I think that continuing the attrition of Russia's military, financial and economic resources is the...

I don't have any real insight into the F-16/F-35 debate. Would it not, however, have been better to buy some Eurofighters to ensure access to something with higher performance than F-16 until KAAN arrived?

This video does suggest that Russia is suffering heavy equipment losses. Is it footage of recent actions?

https://united24media.com/latest-news/norway-to-allocate-933-million-to-train-and-equip-ukraines-nordic-baltic-brigade-7536 Around 200,000 USD to train and equip a soldier?

Believe it or not, as you will. I wonder what will happen with a Russian spring offensive, if there is one of any size. I presume that reported Russian casualties will rise...

With all these ongoing European aid packages to help Ukraine survive, Russia looks like it is going to spend itself into financial oblivion. Many of Its companies are losing money and heading for insolvency. Why is this happening? The war.

By imposing secondary sanctions. I think that China stopped ordering Russian oil in Jan/Feb for fear of inviting secondary sanctions from the US, decided they would not be applied, then resumed ordering. What I propose is that governments profit from the discount on Russian crude rather than...

Donald Trump says he wants the killing in Ukraine to stop. One quick way: Ukraine capitulates. Another quick way: Russia withdraws. Neither side agrees to either option. I can think of a third way of shortening the war: a 15 (?) USD per barrel tariff payable to the government of the country...

With high interest rates the profitability of Russian companies is falling. That means less corporation tax payable. Listening to economist Konstantin, a Russian with contacts in Russia, he reports that 20% of Russia's road haulage companies have shut down. Is that because the business has...

I read that the GCAP members are moving towards the M-346 as a trainer tailored for training GCAP pilots. In the same way, could Hurjet be adopted by the FCAS partner countries?

West Texas crude below $60 dollars a barrel 0920 GMT 7th April. https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil That is below the EU price cap of $60 per barrel. I guess the EU needs to lower the price cap. Countries know they can buy Russian crude at a discount to the world market price for...

Has a Eurofighter order been stalled by the Turkish government's attention being focussed on internal problems or are negotiations proceeding as they were before the civil unrest?

A direct effect of the US tariffs is that trade with many countries is very likely to fall, denting the GDP of those exporting countries. An indirect effect is that world demand for crude may fall, resulting in the price of crude falling and Russia being forced to sell its crude at a lower...

Yes, Russia is gaining territory. As I have shown in past posts, the daily amount is miniscule in terms of Ukraine's area. Yes, Russia has a bigger pool from which to recruit soldiers. Gas sales to the West IIRC are down a lot. I won't check the number just now. However, Gazprom's 2024...

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