It's a mixed bag. Here's what we know:It looks like Trump is choosing interesting people
"Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, criticized the Biden Administration for not arming Ukraine quickly enough, and called Putin a "war criminal" trying to reconstitute the Soviet Union. "Ceasefires? You know what ceasefires are for him? An opportunity to reload""
I'm not surprized that russia is in hurry to recapture Kursk at all cost. Grandpa "dont do shit to not escalate" Biden is going away.
It looks like Trump is choosing interesting people
"Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, criticized the Biden Administration for not arming Ukraine quickly enough, and called Putin a "war criminal" trying to reconstitute the Soviet Union. "Ceasefires? You know what ceasefires are for him? An opportunity to reload""
I'm not surprized that russia is in hurry to recapture Kursk at all cost. Grandpa "dont do shit to not escalate" Biden is going away.
in the end this guy right here is the commander in chief.
Yeah, not really. Unlike Russia, US has a thing called checks-and-balances specifically designed to stop the president from making decisions with zero opposition.
i don't think you know what a cabinet position is and who appoints them.
I don't think you read the post above even though you responded to it, as it answers this very point. All cabinet positions have to go before the Senate for a hearing, followed by a vote. A majority is required before any cabinet-level position is approved. In the Senate Republicans are 53 to Democrats 47, meaning 4 Republicans can stop a cabinet position nominee (since Vice President breaks ties).
Trump signs the 60 billion dollar check, you have the Senate and house ruled by Republicans. Good luck. I don't think his cabinet members pass the bills as far as I am aware
This is what I'm talking about. You refuse to simply have an honest conversation.Here we go again a guy that can never give a direct answer is still mad I am a moderator (you should complain about it the 3rd time next).
All you have to do is give a time, date, and recorded footage of Ukrainians supposedly causing massive casualties in a single day besides me being the only one that can provide that as vice versa. The information you gave me still proves my point that the casualties from the Ukrainians are still more massive with a huge reason why they keep getting pushed back with no plans yet when they will start another counteroffensive somewhere in 2025.
Another bill has to be passed if they want to make any progress again to start any major counteroffensive and the chances of that happening are slim with the transition to the trump administration in less than 2 months with him not being so lenient in raising money past the 175 billion dollars that was already spent on Ukraine. Any news or claims of higher Russian casualties than Ukraine are just delusions because Ukraine has not made progress on their last major offensive like they have done with their previous major offensives and Russia is still pushing them back. Europe only paying the bill is just going to rake up Ukrainian casualties at a higher number than before.
Ukraine Aid is Important, But So is Oversight of This Funding and Assistance
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a devastating loss of life, widespread humanitarian crisis, and other global effects. As of April, Congress has appropriated more than $174 billion to assist Ukraine. This includes funding to purchase missiles, ammunition, and combat vehicles for Ukraine...www.gao.gov
I feel like people here don't realize how much 175 billion dollars is from the US(which is not counting Europe or funding from US going way back to 2014) and how that funding got Ukraine nowhere but got them pushed back after each major bill has been passed. Less money = less weapons and less weapons = more casualties. So please understand why I ask questions and ask for evidence when some goofs are telling me Russian casualties=Ukrainian casualties when Ukrainians are getting pushed back along with no major bills being passed now with the US election results. Saying Ukrainians have equal casualties with Russia under these circumstances is like saying native Americans had equal casualties to conquistadors
. That's a partisan propaganda myth perpetuated by the far right and lazy people who read headlines and don't do any research. . 
www.cfr.org
It would be ironical. Russia has said that it would be only be prepared to use nuclear weapons if its existence were threatened. On that basis it must approve of Ukraine only being prepared to use nuclear weapons if its existence is threatened.
www.businessinsider.com
www.intellinews.com
www.rbc.ru
heh makes you wonder why they dont want to spend any more for Ukraine. They must believe Ukraine's victory as much as i do.This is what I'm talking about. You refuse to simply have an honest conversation.
Ukraine did not receive $175 Billion usd from USA
The United States has actually provided $106 Billion usd in funding. The $175 Billion usd figure you're citing, refers to the total funding allocated in the bills that have been passed since the outset of the war, as well as some other levers that the U.S. Government can pull to release funding. However, a huge amount of that $175 Billion usd was actually spent to backfill weapons in U.S. inventories and stimulate the defense industry to rapidly increase production. As of September 2024, $69.8 Billion usd had been sent to Ukraine in the form of U.S. military aid. A further $33.3 Billion usd had been sent in the form of budget support for the Ukrainian Government. Approximately $3 Billion usd had been sent as humanitarian aid... $69 Billion usd was spent back in America, or supporting other countries in region. Therefore, more than 1/3 of the money you claim was sent to Ukraine, wasn't. That's completely false.
Now, let's deal with this notion that $106 Billion usd is a lot of money for the USA
USA Defense Spending By Year:
2022: $860.69 Billion usd
2023: $916.02 Billion usd
2024: $873.80 Billion usd
Total: $2.65 Trillion usd
$106 Billion is 4% of the U.S. Defense budget for the last 3 years. It's also less than 0.2% of the U.S. GDP over that same time frame. We're talking about peanuts in the grand scheme of things.
How Much U.S. Aid Is Going to Ukraine?
Nine charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
My guess is that the Russian economy will continue to grow for a short time. After that? The signs do look bad to me.hmm economy.
Росстат оценил рост экономики в третьем квартале
Росстат объявил о замедлении темпов роста экономики в третьем квартале до 3,1% против 4,1% в предыдущем. Однако рост оказался лучше, чем оценивало Минэкономразвития (2,9%). За 9 месяцев, по данным МЭР, экономика выросла на 4,2%
Rosstat estimates economic growth in the third quarter, by Elena Rozhkova for RBC. 11.13.2024.
Rosstat announced a slowdown in economic growth in the third quarter to 3.1% against 4.1% in the previous one. However, the growth was better than the Ministry of Economic Development estimated (2.9%). According to the Ministry of Economic Development, the economy grew by 4.2% in 9 months.
