Russia - threadbanned users in OP

If they can retake Kherson they would look like they're winning.

There hasn't been conscription in Ireland since Gaelic Ireland, just think about what has happened in the last 800 years and there was never conscription. So what are you on about?

If, and it's a big if, he's really ill, that makes it harder to predict what he'll do. If he's faced with the complete destruction of his "Legacy" and his reputation being tarnished in history books, what actions will he take?

Even if we lived in a world without State led war, we would need a good Navy and Army, proper radar etc

Exactly something some of us have been saying for years on here we need all of that first and foremost before anything else is discussed,

Finland and Sweden have extremely good enough defense capabilities they built up from scratch and to built to their needs and yet they are still running to Nato ,

We have little or no defensive capability to even begin with ,ah sure it will be grand every other country will send their sons and daughters to defend us so its nothing to worry about ( what kinda mentality is that )

There will be no Ukraine military defeat, the West, and in particular, the US, is keen to push for Ukraine to drive the Russians back to pre-Feb borders. There will be lots of taking and re-taking of land and towns, but there will come a time when munitions stocks will run low on the Russian side. That's when desperation will rise to the occasion. Its at that point when the West needs to either risk a major escalation in the war ( with Russias back to the wall and the use of a tactical nuke or other WMD becoming attractive), or be prepared to give Russia a way out while saving face, with no Ukranian defeat. The support that Ukrainian forces are getting from the West is beyond vast and can continue for years. Russia cannot. I think the US is seizing the opportunity to whittle down Russias capabilities and world standing under the Umbrella of NATO, and that's fine, so long as there is an off-ramp presented to Putin. Don't underestimate how proud Russians are. They would do anything for the Motherland.

Turkey is acting the cnut about Finland and Sweden joining NATO claiming they are home to terrorist organisations.

I said that if we were next to russia,I'd be in favor of us joining NATO.

You then said that only until my kids went to war.

Let's look at that. You didn't address the actual point. You made a comment implying that I was gung ho about joining NATO and would chicken out as soon as my kids went to war. You avoided talking about why I'd be in favor of NATO. And rather you decided to insult me.

Even for what we need right now we have terrible capabilities. We need to be able to interdict and escort planes and we need a solid navy to patrol our waters. As far as defense goes, we'd be pretty fecked if a major power decided to invade. To get the capability to fight a pitched battle would be impossible but we can prepare for a more asymmetrical type of warfare (which I believe they train for now). And of course our peacekeepers should be the best euiped in the world.

Peace and complete withdrawal, not ceasefire. And why do you need to call putin to say that, do you need his approval?

Did he admit that the claim that there's nazis in Ukraine is false?

And what did he say? Did he approve, or did he told you to idi na hui?

Sure they do. Here's one example: "I will be delighted when Ukrainians have advanced past their current positions and repelled the invaders back to Russia"!