Russia - threadbanned users in OP

I don't think anyone outside of the Kremlin listens to anything the Kremlin says anymore, don't you?

The Russian emperor has had no clothes since about day 10 of the war. They have their nuclear arsenal, but given the NATO assurance of total destruction of the Russian military, if there is even the sniff of a battlefield nuke, I think we can say thats a bluff called. Besides, given the absolute state of the Russian military machine, I wouldn't want to be the one sitting by a nuclear missile pressing the button to launch, cos I'd say there's a 50/50 chance of it blowing up in the silo and even if that were just the rocket booster, it would leave a big unstable warhead sitting at the bottom of a fiery pit.

Now is the time to double down on the heavy weapon supply to Ukraine. All this inert time is giving Russia far too big an opportunity to reorganise its campaign for Spring, or even sooner. The initiative must be secured for Ukraine, no matter what the Russians try to do.

Poland and Britain and Sweden and Finland are to be commended for their unambiguous intent to send MBTs, they should be supported from across the free world with ammunition, fuel, support vehicles, FOB elements and drones to make them effective.

Talk must also now turn to formulating an air superiority plan to equip Ukraine with the aircraft and ground based air defence systems to completely command the air over the territory that they will regain as the counteroffensive continues into the south and east.

This situation. The leopards.

We are now implicated by Polands decision re; leopard tanks.

If Poland makes certain moves at this point our security is involved.

Your bit about American bases is some weird non-sequitur/digression. Care.

Trump talked about buying Greenland, why not Ukraine, Zelensky should sell, for 1 dollar, have it internationally recognized as US soil. Then fill it to the neck with weapons, sell it back to Ukraine for 1 dollar in 2026

https://english.nv.ua/business/azerbaijan-to-double-gas-supplies-to-europe-taking-gazprom-s-share-50298826.html

Schadenfreude - I'm getting to quite like it.

We don't have to send leopards.

Poland sends leopards, if Russia then makes some kind of response against Poland across the Poland/Kaliningrad border then EU common defense is involved. Ireland is now technically in an open conflict with Russia, the defense forces literally can be embroiled and expected to fight against Russia at that point.

Russian TV isn't a reflection on diplomatic reality. Some asshat making a gif about a non-existant superweapon stirring up a giga-typhoon that washes Ireland away is not to be conflated with real politics.

We're legally bound to help as best we can, or legalese words to that affect.

Why are you telling me how nato works when I never even mentioned nato. Complete non-sequitur. Shoes go over socks. The capital of Italy is actually Rome. Sorry but I think you'll find there are 5 spice girls. Thats you that is.

The potential is still there. And it can be reasonably described as worrying. I know I'd be concerned by this unfolding situation if I had family in the DF.

I really don't care about nato in this particular context. I didn't say EU has an army. I don't know why you're dropping non-sequiturs.

Even that other post with the drunk Russian, I've no idea wtf that was about, yet it was a quote response to me. Allow me to respond with a map of Cameroon. And an ebay link to a tea-cozy. (if I was bothered).

We've heard this step-by-step alarmism for 11 months now.

"If we support sanctions we're a target for Putin"

"If Europe sends any arms.."

"If we send artillery.. "

"If we send Brimstones and HIMARS... "

After Germany and others send the more tanks, the hand-wringing will switch to the next longer range or heavier armament. And no, we're not blind to the threats from Russia, we're painfully aware of them, but also aware that Putin is invading Europe, slaughtering people, using energy as a weapon against us. Something that has to be countered with more than tiptoeing and handwringing unfortunately. This is his war on Ukraine and by proxy on all of us. He's counting on us showing weakness, which is all we've done previously, and which has ultimately led to this situation.

Since Putin invaded Ukraine ( and with hindsight, even much earlier than that,,,Tbilisi, Chechnya, Crimea etc.) he has been a threat to anyone he perceives as being "The Enemy", and that includes Ireland, so what is new or different now? The threat of Ukraine getting Leopard tanks? Fact is 20wheel, Putin is a threat to the whole world, even to his perceived "Friends", to the extent that even Xi Jinping reprimanded him. So where Putin is concerned, nothing new. This week Leopard tanks, next week??? What will it be?? With Putin, he has to have some new threat to the Russian people that only he can protect them from.

If, on day one of the Russian invasion, we had decided to greenlight everything to Ukraine that we've given to date, would we be living under mushroom clouds? I don't think so. Ukraine would probably be a lot further than it is now and this whole thing would be a lot closer to ending

Have you found the link to the Gepards that Ukraine destroyed by using the wrong ammo? cleverly decided to use the wrong ammo, I think you said after they ran out in a few days. Amazing how there's footage of Gepards shooting down drones, even more amazing when they are destroyed and have no ammo!

Are the Russians not culpable for everything wrong in Ukraine?

Yeah you think.

In hindsight.