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Big news out of Germany 🇩🇪 that will have a lasting impact on the war in Ukraine. Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has cut a deal with the Green Party to create a coalition that will allow Merz to bypass the "debt brake" that Germany currently has in place. They key components of the deal...

I've been to Russia numerous times on business (pre-war). I've also (unfortunately) interacted with Russian people countless times on international business, and the wealthier Russians who travel for vacation to places like Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia, the way us North Americans travel to the...

It's for their own population. The average Russian is a deeply impoverished, woefully uniformed (due to government controls on information) de facto peasant. The overwhelming majority don't know what to believe other than what Putin and his cronies tell them. They have almost no critical...

Interesting update from Reuters (highly reputable), citing multiple sources). Ukraine will start receiving a large shipment of upgrade GLSDB from USA in the coming days. These ground launched, guided bombs have a range up to 163km. If you remember correctly, GLSDB, which is Boeing product was...

They are not attacking NATO, you're correct. If Article 5 was triggered and the West responded seriously, the Russian military would be obliterated in conventional war, leaving China with an enormous power advantage in the East and Europe with a significant military and economic advantage in...

Interesting development. Fox is reporting that the Trump Government has imposed a significant change to a sanction on Russia (as leverage in negotiations) zthat few people understand, but that could actually have a substantial impact on Russian monetary liquidity. USA 🇺🇸 has banned all foreign...

Sweden 🇸🇪 announced a new military aid package for Ukraine today, valued at $300 million usd. The contents of the package include the following: - 18 Archer 155mm howitzers - 5 ARTHUR counter battery radars - Spare parts - Training - Technical support...

My prediction is this. Putin accepts the ceasefire but only with conditions that are favorable to Russia. Zelensky wants to back out but the Trump regime pressures him to keep the ceasefire in place. They then begin the longer term negotiations, but Russia keeps moving the goalposts and...

What American military aid to Ukraine should be prioritized among the $4 Billion usd in Presidential Drawdown Authority that Trump has remaining at the moment? - PAC-2/3 Patriot Missiles - AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles - AIM-9M/X Sidewinder Missiles - RIM-7 Air Defense Missiles - Stinger Air...

I'm just happy that USA 🇺🇸 is going to reopen the the pipeline of weapons to Ukraine. Trump still has about $4 Billion usd in immediate Presidential Drawdown Authority that he can use to replenish Ukrainian brigades in a big way, at the same time Europe is in the process of ratcheting up their...

Breaking: The United States and Ukraine have met in Saudi Arabia and they've come to an agreement on terms of a 30 day ceasefire that they will propose to Russia as a first step in an attempt towards a peace deal. In exchange for Ukraine agreeing to pursue the ceasefire, the Trump Government...

Ukraine 🇺🇦 has successfully funded (withe help of foreign donors) the production of 300 Novator infantry mobility vehicles in 2025. This represents a doubling in production from 2024. The domestically made Novator seats 10 infantry and comes with option of a remote weapons station. It has...

The Scandanavian Countries and the Baltic Countries are teaming up to train and fully equip a new Ukrainian mechanized brigade of volunteers. This was decided after after a meeting between Scandanavian and Baltic leadership, and Ukrainian officials. The news of a new brigade comes approximately...

Ukraine 🇺🇦 announced the signing of a new contract with Germany's🇩🇪 Diehl Defense, the maker of IRIS-T SLS and IRIS-T SLM air defense systems, which Ukraine has been using extensively. Ukraine has noted that the systems have a 95% success rate of shooting down Russian drones and cruise missiles...

France 🇫🇷 announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $211 million usd. The package will be funded using proceeds from frozen Russian assets and will consist of the following: - Additional AMX10-RC AFVs - Additional VAB APCs - 155mm Artillery Shells - AASM Precision Guided...

Following the lead of Germany 🇩🇪, Britain 🇬🇧 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱, Norway 🇳🇴 announced additional defense spending in 2025 to plug the gap left by the U.S. The Norwegian parliament today announced that in 2025 Norway will increase it's military aid commitment to Ukraine by $4.5 Billion usd...

As I posted previously, this report has been affirmed. Poland has now received sufficient numbers of K2's and M1A2's that they are comfortable sending the rest of their T-72s to Ukraine. PT-91s will be next as more of their new MBTs arrive later in 2025 and throughout 2026. Make no mistake...

Germany's 🇩🇪 next Chancellor, Merz is seeking an additional $3.2 Billion usd in military aid for Ukraine in 2025, on top of thr $4.0 Billion that Germany has already budgeted. In total, it would bring Germany's 2025 commitment to $7.2 Billion usd in 2025. The aid is earmarked for additional...

The Netherlands 🇳🇱 announced that they will up their military and financial aid to Ukraine to $3.8 Billion usd in 2026. This includes $750 million usd for the production of long range attack drones built in Ukraine and Kamikaze drones built in the Netherlands. Why is it important that leaders...

In Poland's 🇵🇱 recently delivered 46th military aid package for Ukraine, the Poles delivered 60 additional T-72 MBTs. Poland continues to divest large quantities of Soviet made armor to Ukraine as it receives American made M1A2 Abrams and South Korean K2 Black Panthers...