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Before 2022, Russia occupied 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory (Crimea, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk), and occupied an additional 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) after its full-scale invasion by March 2022, a total of 161,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) or almost 27% of Ukraine's territory.
EU plans €20B fund to stock Ukraine’s military for the next four years.
The price tag would be a major commitment for the EU, potentially increasing by nearly five times the €4 billion the bloc has allocated thus far for similar efforts over the last year-plus.
The proposal would not involve the EU directly paying for Ukraine’s weapons. Instead, Brussels would help countries cover their own costs of purchasing and donating items such as ammunition, missiles and tanks. It also would help pay to train Ukrainian soldiers.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-20-billion-fund-stock-ukraine-military-russia-war/
I think your maths is wrong.
If 40k sqkms is 17% then 160k sqkms is nearly 70%
Reminds me of this classic Yes Minister quote:
I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country, and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits
Absolutely not. The Telegraph is the mouthpiece of the Tory party.
The British government, like others, marched their populations up a hill and now need to condition public opinion for the climbdown. The counter-offensive that was intentionally built up through a media campaign has failed, they spent all this money and you can be absolutely sure a media campaign is underway to guide the public to accepting what is all but inevitable.
No-one wants to be left holding the baton.
This is not new. It's how the media has always operated.
His big insight is that war fatigue means there is a ticking clock on the war. However, for Western voters, war fatigue doesnt mean "we are sick of hearing about Ukraine so stop sending them money", it means "we are sick of hearing about Ukraine just keep sending it to then and stop going on about it".
The suggestion that people once entusiastic about the war are losing momentum does however apply to one group - the pro Russian "peace" protesters we saw last year. The moneys dried up, and we no longer see useful idiots protesting for an end to the war and cheap gas for all!
The EU have given committments of support for Ukraine for the next few years. Thats baked into the pie. Trump has largely moved on from Ukraine because its not as big of a vote winner as he hoped. Ukraine will be supported for the next few years. I think we have passed an inflection point with Russian mutinies etc and now time is not on Russias side. I wonder how long the Russian people will tolerate how awful their country has become!
Oh, and by the way, just so you know how it works here and in the UK etc, we have freedom of speech and freedom of the press. This means that writers and editors can express their views freely and what is published is up to the publication and not the government. Thats how it works here, unlike how it is in Russia. Just FYI
Might be the strike on Odessa last night?
It likely won't be especially once claims get to Europen courts ,
It's gist is that the offensive is being held back, Ukraine has lost a lot of equipment and men in the last few weeks, it's not the usual pro Russian leftwing stance at all, he points out that anything but a defeat for Russia is a win for China and Russia and a loss for the West.
Give them everything they need,or the price will be much higher long term, it's a call to war.
This looks very serious
Another US package should be announced in the next days, 1.3 billion, I see a lot of drone stuff being mentioned (Phoenix ghost's, Switchblades and jamming)
Russian oligarch's money is frozen and will be used to rebuild Ukraine. Also, Ukraine is potentially rich as they have recently discovered gas reserves - in the occupied territories.
Paywalled, can you paste the full text of the article, ta.
The NYT has started producing similar clickbaity titles like the above, but the content is usually the same as anywhere - the counteroffensive isn't going as fast as hoped, but still making progress.
I dunno, like the further right posters on here (you're deluding yourself if you think it's conservative), if the telegraph are saying it, the opposite is likely to happen.
Their track record lately is so awful it's a laughing stock.
When suddenly articles like these start appearing in conservative western media outlets it's most likely kite flying and to start maneuvering the public for an outcome.
Sanctions could get lifted with cavats and there is money and profits to be made in Russia,this is where capitalism will raise it's head ,and there's always the IMF ,it will do nobody any good having broke Russia, Ukraine and Belarus being a drain on the global markets and economies .
Broke can crippled Russia means Ukraine will be dependant on European tax payers to fund and rebuild their economy and country
Either way they are f'ed.
Well if they genuinely withdraw they wont be funding the huge cost of carrying on the war and the conscripts can go back to working.
But if they withdraw the economy won’t improve. The sanctions will still apply, the west may pursue reparations. What will actually improve for them?
Russia can't exist this economically crippled forever; it's a harder one to quantify but It can't be overstated just how bad the Russian economy is doing. And the reason why is clearcut: sooner or later the war in Ukraine will officially have cost too much.
It seems to me the way to win is attrition by artillery or economic collapse in Russia, or both. If Ukraine can hold out long enough Russia might implode economically.
About 40,000 sq kms prefebuary equating to 17% give or take ,
Now they occupy 161,000 km give or take which equates to about 27% give or take
Not sure standstill will be enough. I think they really need a big victory this year. If they could take another massive chunk of territory like they did last year that could be a game changer and make the war unsustainable for Russia. If Ukraine can truly threaten Crimea then Russia may look for a fast way out.
What % of Ukraine did the Russians hold pre February 22?
And yet they hold large areas of Ukraine, areas Ukraine are absolutely struggling to make ground were heading into 2 months of this counter offensive and they are not much further than they started off , breaking news is single vehicles blown up is all well and good but if your in the same position as you were 12 months ago despite tens of billions in weapons and vehicles been delivered questions will start to be asked
100 thousand men and 900 tanks on a broad front isn't much of an offensive force.
Could they take some ground? Sure. Could it be a war winning offensive? Not even close.
What form would this offensive take? What equipment do they have? What are their logistics like?
Russia is pretty spent as an effective invasion force in Ukraine and are really just trying to consolidate as best they can.
The path to Ukrainian victory isn't total military victory, it's fighting Russia to a total standstill and making the invasion/occupation increasingly untenable until Russia has no choice but to accept defeat.
They are doing a good job so far. I often see people say "but they control 25% of Ukrainian territory" as if to highlight some sliver of success on Russia's part. Putting aside the dismal performance of the Russian army, the vast majority of that territory was already held pre-invasion in Crimea and Donetsk/Luhansk.
Their actual achievements and battlefield successes since the invasion in 2022 are pretty negligible in the overall scheme of things.
It's not a case if they have the equipment or not ,they have the men to go on the offensive,the biggest question will be If they do go on the offensive and take even more ground then what ?
For all we know the Russians are happy to sit and watch watch the Ukrainians going through multiple meat grinders like bakmut,then make a move ,and then We will be back to breaking news f16s been discussed,a handful of f16s won't change the the current situation either
It could. Just like the grand offensive last summer which didn't move a lot, and now they have even less equipment and manpower.
If Russia has the capability to go on the offensive, what have they been waiting for?
But it's been openly discussed for ages that the Russians were planning an attack in the area, which seems to be getting down played, while people have been telling us all about the collapse of Russian lines and forces for months this goes completely against that notion,if they do go on the offensive this could well cause major issues for the Ukrainians
The way it was portrayed as yesterday was that Russia has moved in 100,000 fresh troops with a thousand tanks and artillery and that it was going to be a turning point in the war.
It's not exactly a secret that Russia has troops on the frontlines.
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