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US military aid is just 5.6% of US defense yearly spending. This war provides an excellent opportunity for the US to erode Russia’s military, with no boots on the ground and little risk to US lives. Spending 5.6% of its defense budget to destroy Russia’s military capability for years to come is...

KYIV, Ukraine — For Ukraine’s counteroffensive to progress faster, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the top officer in Ukraine’s armed forces, says he needs more — of every weapon. And he is telling anyone who will listen, including his American counterpart, Gen. Mark A. Milley, as recently as Wednesday...

There have only been rumors of Shoigu or Gerasimov being replaced soon, but there's little evidence of it. Surovikin meanwhile was an ally of Prigozhin (even before the attempted coup).

It's not a rumor, I saw the video. It was closer to slitting the throat of the Wagner fighter rather than cutting his head off, but yea. And this was already after Putin declared amnesty for Wagner fighters. Russia is a failed state of rival warlords.

If Ukrainians were pushed back to the starting position the internet would be flooded today with Russians posting pictures of destroyed Ukrainian hardware and corpses.

I don't think he's going to be able to capture leadership, but he will became a valuable asset to anyone looking to lead. Prigozhin has a loyal army, a recognizable name, and assets that will provide him revenue in Africa, but he remains a tainted product. He served nine years in prison and is...

Prigozhin started as Putin's pet project but is now building a faction of his own. He avoids criticizing Putin directly, but instead attacks the Russian Ministry of Defense, specific leaders (Shoigu, Gerasimov) and laments about the overall state of Russia's military. He has been testing what...

Killing or capturing leaders of Al-Qaeda, Cartels, etc. is not supposed to affect motivation, it's supposed to affect the organization's ability to function. US and others preference for targeting leaders, as you yourself admitted, is evidence of learning that targeted operations are more...

We can conclude with very high certainty that the firebombing of Tokyo and other cities did not break Japanese resolve, based on the timeline and other factors. We can also conclude with high certainty that Hiroshima did not break Japanese resolve, as Japanese leadership intended to continue...

No, that's not why I mentioned when they were born. Especially after WWII the world became less accepting of genocide and mass murder. This was a result of the horrors of WWI and WWII (both the war and genocide parts), the introduction of nuclear weapons, globalization and trade increasing...

I'll once again engage in your whataboutism. Billy Mitchell was born in 1879, Giulio Douhet in 1869. Both men died even before WWII. This is who you look to for guidance? The world has since moved on. Of the four wars you listed only two involved what you call the hypocritical West, yet...

Sometimes you can draw conclusions from Russian sources even if they're not truthful. Seeing which narratives Russian media is trying to popularize can be useful. Also occasionally Russian sources do tell the truth, as rare as it may seem. ;)

Russians are now claiming that it returned to Sevastopol yesterday, and offering this as proof: The problem is that this image appears to show Istanbul and a completely different season. :rolleyes:

This is a strange development considering also today Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson clarified that Sweden needs Gripen for its own defense needs, and therefore will not be giving them to Ukraine.

Ukraine's Defense Minister published a letter in Russian and Bashkir titled "What are Bashkirs fighting for?" - urging Bashkirs and their leaders to stop fighting a war that is not in their interests. Russia disproportionately uses minorities while avoiding sending Russians from Moscow and St...

Couple thoughts and implications on the F-16s: especially in light of the $3 billion "accounting error" I think that an overlooked reason for the Biden admin's reluctance to provide F-16s is rooted in internal politics, but stating this openly would be unpopular for everyone. The Biden...

The other interesting claim to emerge today was this: "Several European allies are prepared to give their F-16s to Ukraine. But the Biden administration, which must approve any transfers of the American-made planes, remains unconvinced that Ukraine needs the expensive jets, which are a staple...

Unfortunately this seems to have been misreported. Other people who were present at the event said that Kurt Volcker didn't say this.

In the last two weeks, and in particular the last couple days, the likelihood of Ukraine eventually receiving F-16 has grown significantly. UK, France, Belgium and Netherlands, in addition to the US (which has allocated funding for it a long time ago), have now agreed to train Ukrainian pilots...

Less noticed than more significant support from governments but also greatly appreciated, Czech volunteers raised money for the purchase of RM-70 MLRS. The RM-70 is expected to be handed over to the Ukrainian military within a few weeks along with 365 122-mm missiles.