has received it's 9th IRIS-T SLM Air Defense System from Germany 
. The German Government (through aid and sale) has agreed to provide 24 IRIS-T Air Defense Systems to Ukraine, 12 SLM variants and 12 SLS variants. 
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has announced a new $2.5 Billion usd economic aid package for Ukraine . The funds will be transferred to Ukraine in early 2026, in support of Ukraine's economic budget, allowing the Ukrainians to use more of their tax base to support their domestic defense industry. This announcement comes 1 day before an important meeting between Trump and Zelensky tomorrow in Florida. 
Colleague, no matter how much we discuss war and geopolitics, you always stubbornly steer the discussion toward economics. It seems to me that your inexplicable stubbornness has led to significant losses on the forum
, psychological, of course. Not a single argument, even the most compelling, presented by our colleagues seems to have shaken your, in my opinion, not entirely correct position on the war in Ukraine.
What did FiReFTW said wrongColleague, no matter how much we discuss war and geopolitics, you always stubbornly steer the discussion toward economics. It seems to me that your inexplicable stubbornness has led to significant losses on the forum
But fortunately, it turns out that not all Swiss agree with your firm position… It turns out there are people in Switzerland who think in different terms.
Allow me to introduce your Minister of Defense, Thomas Süssli.
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Army Chief Süssli: "Neutrality does not automatically protect."
"The true scale of the threat in Europe has not yet been fully realized."
Armeechef Süssli: «Neutralität schützt nicht automatisch»
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Everything our Swiss colleague writes about Russia's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine is incomprehensible to me. Granted, he lives in a country very far from Russia, but he could at least squeeze out a few words for the sake of European solidarity
Like other countries within the EU, Croatia does not conduct a completely independent foreign or domestic policy. Hungary is not a good example against my claim because Hungarians (Orban) are not protesting out of love for Russia but out of their own interests (cheaper energy = higher profits). Croatia has no direct points of contact with Russia throughout history, so we have not had a chance to quarrel. What we have in common with Russia is that our goals have even coincided throughout history (the fight against Germanization and the Turkish wars). So it is not surprising that there are no anti-Russian feelings here (in Croatia). We do not agree with the war because it is only to the detriment of both brotherly peoples (Russians and Ukrainians).Everything our Swiss colleague writes about Russia's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine is incomprehensible to me. Granted, he lives in a country very far from Russia, but he could at least squeeze out a few words for the sake of European solidarity
By the way, your point of view is even more unacceptable to me. Did you see Putin's ultimatum from November 2021, in which the Kremlin directly demands NATO "withdraw its troops and return to the 1997 borders"? Have you heard of this? All of Eastern Europe, including your Croatia, must, at Putin's demand, return to Russia's sphere of influence. And you, as I see it, are completely unconcerned. Isn't Croatian independence important to you? Or do you, like our Swiss friend, believe that the most important thing is the economy and, therefore, a comfortable life for Europeans?
You know, before the war in Ukraine, I followed, among other things, a Croatian military publication (I can't remember the name) for several years. Their expert analysis was top-notch when discussing other regions, compared to the sleepy European experts. But when Russia's aggression in Ukraine began, these well-informed, sensitive, and intelligent experts seemed to be replaced overnight and began writing nonsense, justifying Russian aggression in every article, denigrating and blaming Ukrainians, as if it weren't Russians killing people near Kyiv, but evil Ukrainians who attacked Moscow.
After a few weeks, I stopped reading them.
If you're a pro-Russian, I have nothing against that, but I will oppose anyone who fails to distinguish between aggressor and victim or who supports the Russian point of view.
