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You think that if the US loses some navy ships near Taiwan, Europe will be cut off from supplies across the Atlantic from America? PS I don't understand how China would use air to air defences to sink warships.

Don't let any Indians see that last sentence !

Gary, you seem to think that paying off national debt is important. That is not what most economists think. Keeping it serviceable is important. In the link you will see that US national debt has increased every year for the last 50 years...

US historically has a high national debt to GDP ratio compared to other countries. If the US borrowed a trillion dollars to support Ukraine, that would represent a marginal increase in the US national debt to GDP ratio. Nothing near what would be needed to collapse the US. What is the value of...

I feel sure that Russia and Ukraine both have manpower problems. When I say that, I speak of labour available to either create wealth or not create wealth (eg by working in the military). From what I read, Russia is reportedly starting to suffer wage inflation due to a shortage of labour...

From the airforce-technology.com link above Talk about obfuscation! What seems to have happened is that some indigenous components are late. Why not just say so months ago? If the article is to be believed, DRDO appears to have screwed up in widening the indigenous supply chain with the result...

Does anyone have any info regarding when Mk1A will be delivered to IAF? I think the contract signed in 2021 stipulated delivery of 2 by 1st April 2024. IIRC it was announced 29th March that that would not be happening. The story I heard is that IAF wanted a modification (which cannot have been...

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.