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Too late now, I think. It could have done that IMO but Biden was worried about escalation and opted to grind Russia's resources down through an extended stalemate conflict. Now, with EU support, I think that continuing the attrition of Russia's military, financial and economic resources is the...

I don't have any real insight into the F-16/F-35 debate. Would it not, however, have been better to buy some Eurofighters to ensure access to something with higher performance than F-16 until KAAN arrived?

This video does suggest that Russia is suffering heavy equipment losses. Is it footage of recent actions?

https://united24media.com/latest-news/norway-to-allocate-933-million-to-train-and-equip-ukraines-nordic-baltic-brigade-7536 Around 200,000 USD to train and equip a soldier?

Believe it or not, as you will. I wonder what will happen with a Russian spring offensive, if there is one of any size. I presume that reported Russian casualties will rise...

With all these ongoing European aid packages to help Ukraine survive, Russia looks like it is going to spend itself into financial oblivion. Many of Its companies are losing money and heading for insolvency. Why is this happening? The war.

By imposing secondary sanctions. I think that China stopped ordering Russian oil in Jan/Feb for fear of inviting secondary sanctions from the US, decided they would not be applied, then resumed ordering. What I propose is that governments profit from the discount on Russian crude rather than...

Donald Trump says he wants the killing in Ukraine to stop. One quick way: Ukraine capitulates. Another quick way: Russia withdraws. Neither side agrees to either option. I can think of a third way of shortening the war: a 15 (?) USD per barrel tariff payable to the government of the country...

With high interest rates the profitability of Russian companies is falling. That means less corporation tax payable. Listening to economist Konstantin, a Russian with contacts in Russia, he reports that 20% of Russia's road haulage companies have shut down. Is that because the business has...

I read that the GCAP members are moving towards the M-346 as a trainer tailored for training GCAP pilots. In the same way, could Hurjet be adopted by the FCAS partner countries?

West Texas crude below $60 dollars a barrel 0920 GMT 7th April. https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil That is below the EU price cap of $60 per barrel. I guess the EU needs to lower the price cap. Countries know they can buy Russian crude at a discount to the world market price for...

Has a Eurofighter order been stalled by the Turkish government's attention being focussed on internal problems or are negotiations proceeding as they were before the civil unrest?

A direct effect of the US tariffs is that trade with many countries is very likely to fall, denting the GDP of those exporting countries. An indirect effect is that world demand for crude may fall, resulting in the price of crude falling and Russia being forced to sell its crude at a lower...

Yes, Russia is gaining territory. As I have shown in past posts, the daily amount is miniscule in terms of Ukraine's area. Yes, Russia has a bigger pool from which to recruit soldiers. Gas sales to the West IIRC are down a lot. I won't check the number just now. However, Gazprom's 2024...

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/russia-moves-to-curb-soaring-potato-prices-amid-scarcity/ar-AA1C8g67?ocid=BingNewsSerp Russian commentator Konstantin - I think he is an economist - thinks the potato harvest reduced due to the end of import of quality seed potatoes from their normal source...

Russia conducts extremely risky attacks with infantry in which large numbers are killed. Remember the attacks by Wagner a couple of years ago now in which many, many thousands died taking a town in Donbass? Remember this winter when Russian daily casualties were reported to have reached 2000+...

Turkish industry attends the 2025 LAAD Brazilian defence trade show in force... https://turdef.com/article/brazil-opens-laad-2025-with-turkish-presence-in-defence

Russia was pushing hard to gain territory before Trump gained power, with increased daily losses (reported as 1,500+ a day). As you say, a lot of Russian forces must have been falling on territory later controlled by Russia.

A politicised judiciary is a serious problem. Bye bye to objective judgement according to the law! Unless the judiciary is independent, it is fatally flawed IMO.