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Interesting stats but it is a site with a vested interest and that's not how much money Russia is getting. I don't think EU countries are quite ready to test their population's resolve by just cutting off Russian supplies without alternatives, especially as we are already looking at close to double figures in inflation.

For any aviation nerds on this forum:

I've noticed a massive increase in light aircraft movements across Poland over the last week or so. Their pilot training has gone into overdrive with the Airforce Academy and private academy flying single and multi-engine variants every day from dawn till dusk. Many of the aircraft are of the two-seat, very light aircraft type ( for example, the C-42, which is, by coincidence, the type I'm trained on). But the really interesting thing is the amount of flights that fly right up to the Polish-Ukranian border, just beyond and around the Lubaczow region. Now, I'm not suggesting that there is anything fishy going on, but it might be a good exercise for any OSINT folks to track the daily movements of some of these very light, STOL aircraft. It would be interesting to compare their takeoff weight to their landing weight on any given flight that ended up meandering around the border regions.

Or maybe my imagination is running out of gear....lol

I am not aware of any other war where one Soverign attacks another Soverign by physically invading it and the attacked soverign does not try to invade the attacking soverign

The guy did not get time to fully make his point. Her question was inappropriate IMO

There was a Ukrainian MP on 6.1 yesterday, also confident that they will win, in time. Part of that confidence seems to come from her OH in the field, describing Russian troops as useless. She also asked for a no-fly zone to speed it up. At this stage such confidence is not completely misplaced.

All a bit pointless as they can be resupplied very easily from the West but it can be spun as a part of the success in demilitarising Ukraine. Meanwhile the Russians run down their missile inventory.

WHAT A DEFLECTION POST along with other similar posts. Russian children will NOT starve if Nestle pull out. The Russians will find other food types that every country have been using for hundreds of years - how do you think society ‘ survived / thrived ‘ to date. So GET BACK TO THE ISSUE AT HAN D

Are u forgetting that every little makes a contribution to the development of a ‘Big Picture’.

Well I suspect medical equipment, ambulances, helmets and body armour might prevent deaths and casualties to some extent.

And in case you hadn't noticed the EU has been supplying weapons; Ireland just chose to make its portion of that donation to not include weapons. If you're arguing for the EU to dive into Ukraine and fight the Russians well that's a slightly different thing.

I mean I'm not opposed to Ireland doing more to help Ukraine but I don't think sending offensive weapons is going to be of much material help to Ukraine in the grand scheme of tings; and is also at odds with our long-held military neutrality. If we had a few medium to long-range Soviet SAM systems which Ukraine badly needed I might have a different view.

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I mean they're even asking explicitly in their message for anti-air capabilities and cruise missiles; none of which we have.

Sergei Lavrov speaking a short while ago at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations has said even a peace keeping mission will risk war with NATO!

At least he's being consistent with his veiled threats. On present evidence that imaginary war would be extremely brief.

Worrying signs that Russia might have badly compromised Kyiv's air defences; at least one S-300 launcher and possibly more claimed to have been destroyed yesterday in Northern Kyiv:

And then today what might be Russian SU-25s spotted attacking targets in Northern Kyiv uncontested which they haven't been able to do since the start of the war:

It's also possible they're Ukrainian SU-25s I suppose; it's impossible to tell from the video.

This is my main concern about Ukraine's ability to keep Russia at bay; that their air defences just will be whittled away and Russia will be able to use their air superiority much more effectively all throughout Ukraine. All while the West takes its sweet time getting them the anti-air capability they've been constantly asking for.