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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...

Russian loss=no big deal, Ukrainian loss=time to surrender? One Su-57 more, one Su-57 less is not of any consequence in the same way as one kilometre of fields won or lost is of no consequence.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/08/russia-ukraine-kharkiv-key-missile-launch-sites-counter-att/ UK has also said Ukraine can use UK-supplied weapons as it wishes. I think most donors will say the same soon. The days of Russia taking pot shots at Ukraine from Russia with impunity...

Russia GDP 2022 $2.240 TRILLION https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp Sorry, error in my numbers. Deleted post.

IMO NATO is too rigid in its thinking to give best advice to Ukraine. Advice along the lines of mimicking how NATO would fight a war... but denied the materiel NATO would employ if it was fighting the war. Stand off strikes using Storm Shadow/SCALP seems to me an effective use of inexperienced...

I would suggest using inexperienced M2K pilots for stand off SCALP strikes into occupied areas and Russia. The M2K pilots will be trained in France, according to Macron. How does Russia get to them?

A Mirage 2000 that can be used is more useful to Ukraine than an F-16 that cannot be used. I don't know about Norway or Belgium but Netherlands said that they would not clear their F-16's for use in Ukraine until they were satisfied with airfield infrastructure. Does the same apply to the level...

I wonder how long it be before the Mirage 2000 is seen in service with the Ukrainian air force. According to M Macron, pilots will be trained in France. Transfer and training programme starts today. I don't think this programme will suffer the many delays associated with the transfer of used...

I did not say there was. I have not seen the western media saying that is the case. You may be astonished but I cane up with that possibility all on my own. To me there seems to be a disparity between Russian soldiers advancing on the battlefield and suffering such high casualties. I seek an...

I imagine that is a big threat to Ukraine. I wonder, though, if many of these troops are now at high risk, given the US relaxation of rules preventing Ukraine using US weapons against targets in Russia and the belated delivery of weapons from the US. i note that daily Russian casualties were...

The abduction of children from Ukraine by Russia has been widely reported and documented. No denial by pro-Russia propagandists will change that.

The Poles have a history of very unpleasant experiences - the most unpleasant in recent history coming from the totalitarian regimes of Fascist Germany and Communist USSR. Whatever the shortcomings of the US and the west in their dealings with Poland, they hardly register when compared to the...

Dominated by the US, I don't see NATO getting involved directly in the Ukraine war, short of Russia attacking a NATO state. IMO what would encourage that would be a Russian victory in Ukraine. Given the US reluctance to provide the weaponry required by Ukraine to win the war and up to now to...

Laughable. If opponents who might threaten you in an election are prevented from standing (eg registration of opponents for the election is delayed until out of time or declared invalid for specious reasons or they are taken into custody for no valid reason or they are killed) then the election...