Im thinking the bakmut battle is to tie them down to make the Crimean counter offensive possible.
I feel like this could go either way are the Russians going to reinforce the Donbass or protect Crimea?
They are left with a choice or a dilemma.
Eu criterias constantly change.
If Turkiye wants to go into Eu they constantly have to go through hoops just to get in while Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia got in with pretty much ease.
Same with Cyprus, Cyprus is the money lundering centre but the EU ignored it and got them in.
After Cyprus...
Man if the Crimean Peninsula comes under Ukrainian control hopefully can be done with minimal losses.
Then again Ukraine is better off taking Crimea even with heavy sacrifices than the Donbass.
Crimea is more valuable than Donbass. If Russia loses Crimea there goes there centuries of foreign...
Its not paranoia its geopolitics.
Alliances are temporary they dont last forever who said NATO will last forever.
I know it wont because alliances dont last forever. Hiding behind a alliance is the worst thing one can do. It makes you get too comfortable.
Palestine/Israel should be kept under Turkish control.
My ancestors ruled these lands for 400 years even before like the Mamluks and the Seljuks.
Turkish rule may not be perfect ama its better when the Turks ruled because this stopped Muslims, Christians and Jews killing each other also...
Honestly im sick of these politicians giving such stupid unrealistic optimism to their voters.
Akp said so many times we will make no visas to travel to the Eu. Nothing has happened now these guys are like within 3 months.
Stop doing this your voters and start being honest!!
Dont ignore your history just to fit your political bias.
Turks existed before the Seljuks, Ottomans and Ataturk.
Im not taking credit away from these 3 I wonder how many even know who the Karakhanids were or the Turk Shahi aka Turks who ruled Afghanistan before the Muslim Arab conquest.
Seljuk Empire> Seljuk Empire collapses into different states like Seljuk Sultanate of Anadolu and the Zengids>Seljuk Sultanate of Anadolu or Rum collapses into different Beyliks>Ottomans come to power and slowly eats up the various Anatolian Beyliks>Ottomans rule what is now Turkiye for...
Turkiye dates back to the 1040s under the Seljuk Empire.
Ottomans and Ataturk did not establish Turkiye they just establish their own regimes.
Think of it as an evolution.
Can you imagine if the Ottomans had nukes.
Even if the Ottomans were collapsing in the 1900s nukes could have prevented Anadolu from being invaded.
North Korea is a country that still lives in the 1950s but with Nukes they cant even get invaded.
Nukes are the equaliser not the Kalashnikov
Bill clinton also regrets how the Ukrainians gave up their nukes because of him and Boris yeltsin doing a deal.
Hopefully the people in Turkiye are watching and using this as a precedent.
Independance we always talk about a Bagmisiz Turkiye. Having nukes is what guarantees a Tam Bagimsiz Turkiye.
Turkish sweets are also heavy on sugar.
I honestly recommend having them for special occasions.
But I recommend trying Kazan Dibi which is caramalised milk pudding. It hits the spot when done right!
A lot of the milk, yogurt stuff are all from Central Asia. Not to mention I dont drink but the...
Armenians are getting ready for war.
Matter of time before Akinci actually becomes battle proven.
Tajikistan is also not happy with Kyrgzstan's buying of new drones.
Tfx reminds me of a f35 and a f22 put together.
For some reason I really like it. Its just beautiful in its own way.
Both planes are the gold standard of jet fighters. Many nations trying to build their own look at those two for inspiration.
What would be interesting if the tfx evolves to...