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Expensive... but to put it into context, the Russian government spends that amount on the war in less than 3 days. Possibly Russia as a whole spends that amount on the war in less than 2 days if off-book costs are included (forced loans from banks, war costs imposed on regional rather than...

BBC's man in Russia reports that proposed new law will give the FSB control over internet access: The internet is used for commercial activity. Switching it off for 'security reasons' will be damaging for the Russian economy.

Good point about Gibraltar being ceded to the UK in 1704. The UK was created later. Is Cyprus not recognised as a country in international law? What is the internationally recognised status of the area in the north occupied by Turkiye? I believe it does does not have the same status within the...

From Washington Post https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-economy-may-collapse-2026-020400488.html Putin continues ruining Russia with no real prospect of defeating Ukraine. I hear that Russia is selling gold. If Putin can find buyers, he should be able to continue on his present...

British newspaper youtube footage of Russian losses, presumably recent There seems to be a lot of damage to air defence systems recorded.

All is explained by Donald J. Trump... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/us-president-trump-explains-why-he-can-t-end-war-in-ukraine/ar-AA1UCzqQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=6970bd4d4d584338b09b23cecb7f38d4&ei=15 This guy missed his calling. He should have been a stand up comedian!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1lpgqenxo Ukrainians must be desperate for spring to arrive. I think it does, every year.

Can we be adult about this? You said in an earlier post: 'I support D. Trump ambition to annex Greenland.' You now say: 'I am not supporting annexation at all. I am supporting annexation of Greenland by USA.' Sorry, your statements are contradictory. About the South Atlantic Islands...

So you support annexation. What about the EU wanting to annexe the European part of Turkiye - would that be fine with you? How about Canada wanting to annexe Alaska?

What does not seem to feature prominently in discussion as to what to do about Trump coveting Greenland is the idea of self determination. I cannot cite sources but I understand that a large majority of Greenlanders do not want to become US citizens. It would go against the principle of self...

There is little reason to believe anything Trump says. One has to work out the likelihood that he is being truthful when he says something. I don't believe that Trump's desire to buy/annexe Greenland is connected with a concern for US security. I think that Trump sees Greenland as a source of...

I don't know, so I ask: from what distance can Typhoon AESA and Rafale AESA detect an aircraft with (say) a 0.1 sq m RCS? Any answers welcome. PS More pertinent to Turkiye, from what range can Typhoon detect Rafale and vice versa?

From what I have recently read, GIGO (3 government GCAP organisation) is in advanced negotiations with Edgewing (3 country GCAP development and production company) to finalise a development contract. I assume a development contract will be announced this year. I am not sure how many the partner...

Different aircraft. GCAP is a 6G project. It is expected to be a large fighter with extremely long range. It will be much more expensive than KF-21. Yes, I expect KF-21 to sell in much larger numbers than GCAP.

This analysis sees the war lasting for a long time unless sanctions on Russia are strengthened... https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/20/business/russia-economy-struggling-ukraine-war-intl Unfortunate but the longer this lasts, the more damage Russia will inflict on itself. Since that report was...

Nothing to do with my country's interests. Attacking your neighbour and killing its inhabitants is wrong. That is what Russia did in February 2022. Yes, Russia's invasion of Ukraine was seen as threatening Finnish and Swedish security enough for them to hurriedly join a mutual defence pact. As...

Great news! So kick off should be 2026. I wonder how long it takes from CSS approval being given to funds being made available. I recall that with GE F414 a condition for funds to be released was that an agreement for 100% TOT was required. I hope the CCS do not impose any such conditions with...

Rivalry does not interest me. My attitude would be the same if Ukraine had invaded Russia, hoping to topple Putin. Invading other countries is illegal. I would support action against Ukraine if it had invaded Russia. Some news about the Russian coal and home building industries ...

I don't follow the war on the ground closely because I don't think that 5km or 10km advances or retreats will make much difference to the outcome. Both sides have had time to build robust lines of defence, have they not? Ukraine can fall back to a strong defensive line if need be. If anyone...