I'm pretty sure the logic goes something like this:
Ukraine successfully destroyed a large number of helicopters stationed at an airfield. ---> According to recent satellite imagery there were approximately 45 helicopters stationed at the airfield. ---> Ukraine destroyed approximately 45 helicopters at an airfield.
Hard to say how accurate any of it is; and it's a strategic location for Russia so it's not likely civilians would be able to get close to film anything.
I think you'll find declaring "death to the USA & Israel" and proceeding to fund wars and terrorist groups is the main issue with Iran. But I guess you can generously describe that as simply "thumbing their nose". Blowing up 250+ US marines in their barracks was, "thumbing their nose".
How original, it's like nothing that i've seen before..
see, ever since the fall of Saddam that's the same broken record that was used and allowed Iran to expand and distribute its proxies around the middle east.
I did not defend wahhabism nor i ever said they're the good guys, you assumed so.
but you don't have to blow yourself up to be a terrorist,
funding a sectarian militia in a country to destabilize it, brainwash its youth, stage coups, assassinate your opposition to advance your sectarian and political agenda is also a form of terrorism in my book.
but you know better mate.
Ukraine should of Done that after the 2 breakaway regions consolidated there status with Russia's help. Crimea was never going to be Ukrainian again without a major war.
Take the deal. Move into the EU with what's now Ukraine.
To be fair I think the numbers Ukraine are reporting are casualties as opposed to deaths: i.e. they're referring to those killed or injured. I'm not really sure where those numbers might come from but if 2-4k deaths is accurate then 11-12k killed or injured is not terribly far fetched.
Yep and they're also so used to firing propaganda at a Russian public that will already suck it up with few looking at alternative media they have near zero clue how to do it with people in the west who are a more sophisticated audience. Not that I mean actual sophistication. I mean look at how many morons watch Fox news etc, or are anti vaxxers great reset types, but westerners are used to better propaganda, way more viewpoints and used to enough people fact checking. So Russian media and propaganda looks like and is about twenty years out of date.
Putin signs decree to ban exports of certain materials to certain countries until the end of the year. The list of products will be released in a couple of days.
They won't need to hold it. Just flatten it. Which is happening. Any conflict that's attritional leads to just that. Why are people so against making deal so peace can return.
Zelensky is thinking about it.
Putin is talking out of his bottom. He's desperate for a way out after making the biggest mistake of his life. Everything he hoped his invasion would achieve has not materialised, in fact, the opposite has happened.
Putin is now finished. He is over and done for.
How he goes out though will be very interesting.
Because there is no deal only occupation
Based on how well the Russian equipment appears to working I'm not sure that's necessarily a good thing. Although I suppose technically much of Ukraine's equipment is more or less the same sort of gear.
One downside and something I haven't really seen in this thread is that certain amounts of NATO gear and vehicles have also been captured by the Russians; so they have their own Javelins, NLAWs etc.
Have you spoken to him
Source?
I think so. It would consolidate Ukraine as a state which would then see huge investment pour in for rebuilding etc. I'd imagine if they join the EU and with new investment, the new Ukraine will flourish and the Russian regions will look on and wish they were part of that.
He hasn't made any statements, it's all 'sources'.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-700677
I'm sure the till operators know the intimate operations of multinational corporation that controls the franchise that the local owner and their immediate manager work for 🙄
Where does Ireland get its petrol? Mostly from the UK, followed by Sweden, Norway and USA. Russia doesn't really feature. http://ireland2050.ie/present/oil-and-gas/?q=where-does-our-oil-supply-come-from-how-is-it-imported-or-moved-around-the-country
You are assuming that the deal allows Ukraine to join EU, doesnt give a fake Russian region or minority a veto and doesnt let Russia reinvade a neutered Ukraine in a few years. Needs legally binding obligation on EU military powers or NATO to intervene in such scenario unlike the 1994 one even if NATO forces cant be based there.
His biggest domestic concern is that the people back home don't start acting really bolshy in larger numbers. Sanctions have only been going a couple of weeks and it's hard at present to imagine any end to them for quite some time.
It may still happen, fingers crossed.
That's the problem, when they move forward they stretch themselves thin, because there isn't a frontline as such, they are using roads and arteries, which makes them vulnerable to attack from all sides (which is where the Ukrainian strength currently lies, infantry armed with anti-tank weaponry)
Looks like a certain revolution now in Russia. No Vaseline or McDonalds, they will be rioting soon enough.
It's been a failed smash and grab and the Russians are floundering. Hard to know what Zelenskiy should do. I think Vlad will regroup and come back at them again using other methods in time. You can't trust Putin and they know it.
We shouldn't forget this time in the west. Something has to be done about the mad lunatic in Moscow.
Why cross your fingers at the idea of Russia breaking up ukraine ,in 12 months time putin will want another piece ,
But ..
Go team Russia yeah
Source?.trust me bro
You're really into this war continuing for some reason. Maybe it's the entertainment factor, but you consistently come out against peace deals, ceasefires or any of that sort of stuff. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Irish reach a peace deal?
I think the more reasonable fear of nuclear escalation is not that Russia would for some unknown reason fire nukes at the US; it's that they might use smaller tactical nuclear ordinance in Ukraine for both military and/or strategic effect.
In that case I still can't see NATO or the West doing anything because well where do you go at that point?
Why oh why do you remind me of someone ???
Did I ever say that Iran were good?
I am just trying to play down the cr** that they are the worst evil in the Middle East, as per US and Britain.
As Wibbs pointed out they kicked out the West's puppet who was installed in the first place to guarantee oil supplies and installed a fruit cake religious nutjob that wouldn't play ball.
I really do blame Iran for setting the tone for the religious loons to take over and start making decisions based on religion.
In my opinion, the friends of the West i.e. Saudis, Qataris, Emirati are far more dangerous for our well being.
Anyway this has nothing to do with Russia invading Ukraine.
Any deal that doesnt guarantee Ukraine (maybe a smaller one) security isnt a peace deal it will just be a truce until Russia is ready to get what it wants which is a Ukranian satellite. And thats not a deal for Ukraine thats surrender.
China has embraced Putin’s version of the war. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/business/china-russia-ukraine-disinformation.html
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