"Ukraine will have to rebuild it's own capacity again after the failed counter offensive, it will only have one more similar offensive in it."
From what I have read the armed forces of Ukraine only committed a small portion of the armour they got from NATO and EU countries to attacking the defensive lines of putin's occupying forces before switching tactic to more small scale attacks. It seemed to me this type of attack across prepared mine fields and in the face of artillery and attack from the air without the air support blitzkrieg type warfare requires was quite rightly abandoned until more work had been done on weakening the position of putin's forces. Do you have any evidence to back up your claim that Ukraine would want to repeat this type of attack that they don't seem to have ever been equipped for? Why would they be limited to just trying this again once when they actually held back the majority of the weapons they have for this type of attack?
A lot of what I have read seems to indicate they are preparing for a long conflict with putin's forces and preparing to become a world leader in weapons production themselves so their survival will not be dependent on the aid from EU, NATO and other countries that they deserve for taking a stand against putin's terrorist state.
Cowardly actions have repercussions. Russia is a bully and Europe's utter failure to support Ukraine and stand up to them is a black mark on our history. The US isn't without responsibility either but this was Europe's test and one it has failed miserably.
Seems that Putin's plan to flood Finland with migrants has backfired, but never mind, there's always plan"B". The migrants refused entry into Finland are being offered (??) military contracts, immediate start, uniform supplied, and free transport.
https://twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1745361333049057477/photo/1
Meanwhile back in Putins paradise...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1745352683093955044
And Putin is going to be re-elected.... LOL
https://twitter.com/i/status/1745351574166073802
Some are a bit luckier than others, they are still being flooded, but at least the water is hot.
https://twitter.com/readyDexterya/status/1745153205993111975/photo/2
Change coming? things must be very bad when the ire is directed at the Kremlin (still not Putin, but it's a start)
https://twitter.com/i/status/1744361462242369815
Already a given unless he's been replaced with Barry or Bob one his stand in's
Oh, I'm sure that Billy (Yuri) or Bob (Maxim) will figure prominently in his election campaign, possibly it will be the busiest time in their lives... Imagine, all those personal appearances, hand shaking, baby kissing etc, And the speeches, God the interminable speeches...with the outside chance of getting shot.
They have the will to win and that counts for a lot, whether it is enough given the limitations of their economy etc etc.
They should have been given what they needed from the start, Putin is delighted with the long war approach, Europe is largely tapped out of supplies and the support was luke warm at best.
Too many chances have been given to Putin.
What other choice do Ukraine have but to wade through the Russian dug in positions, they are getting a laughable amount of shells, heavier missiles are in short supply and air support is always next year.
Meanwhile Vlad is sitting comfortably at his very long table watching from afar
@Danzy
Putin is delighted with the long war approach
I'm sure Putin was delighted to watch his military get utterly embarrassed in early 2022 by an opposing force who, on paper, weren't given much of a chance at all. Reports are that he was doing cartwheels through the Kremlin.
In actuality, 'delighted' is not a suitable word. He wanted a quick victory but is getting a long and arduous conflict. It's better for Putin than being kicked out of Ukraine entirely, but that's about it. He must put the best face he can on the reality of the situation.
The thing about Russians being war dogs who can go the duration is a bit of a myth that didn't help them to victory in Afghanistan, and Russia is not so big as to enforce it's interests globally because it's having to divert so much attention and resources to Ukraine. We can see that by them essentially abandoning Armenia in the Nagorno Karabakh situation where their peacekeeping force did nothing.
And for all who think that ordinary Russians are un- affected by the war. You simply cannot take 4 or 500.000 & the million + who left Russia when the war started, and still expect a working economy.
https://x.com/PresenceInno/status/1745458118765797498?s=20
Why do you keep using such rhetoric?
The reality is that all warfare, but especially modern warfare is difficult, time consuming and expensive. Sure, Western European countries spent less and shrunk the numbers of their trained personel over the last 30 years, but do you know whose army degraded far more than any other during that time? Thats right, the succcessor state to the USSR, the Russian Federation.
Greece and Finland have maintained their armies more or less. The UK and France have focussed more on smaller more professional armies with precision equipment, Germany shrank a lot and has a lot of logistical problems but I wouldnt write the Bundeswehr off. Poland are rearming like it was the 1930s all over again.
Also, and I hate to sound like a broken record, but interest slipping amongst the public at large doed not automatically translate into cutting off funding. It could even mean that its even easier to fund Ukraine. Take the US for example, if the US public were completely uninterested in Ukraine the US Federal Government would be able to quietly support them with significant sums. No one complained about the vast sums spent on Afghanistan and Iraq when they were occupying same and the US public had moved on to other things.
Can the west do more? Absolutely. Will they abandon Ukraine? No. European nations in particular will need to ramp up production of armaments, but guess what - they are currently ramping up the production of armaments. See above re time and expense.
"Russia are rumoured to be looking for a ceasefire, ceasefires are often a benefit to the aggressor party, as it would be here, as it would be for Hamas in Gaza."
That sentence says all we need to know of your views. Fair dues to South Africa for having the balls to take Israel to the courts for the outrageous casualties they are inflicting on their neighbours and the genocidal rhetoric of the Israeli establishment.
Wonder when South Africa is going to the Court on behalf of the Ukrainians
they said maybe after a few more weapons shipments to Russia
Da Comrade.
My theory is that Russia are behind this South Africa craic. Russia are Hamas fans, and no fans of Isreal.
I agree it's just to crank up pressure on the US mainly I think
Looks like aircraft and missles heading to Yemen,the middle east could kick off after this
The houthis have been given too much leeway as is. Same with Iran.
They have pretty much fu78ed with every country from Norway to India recently.
They are currently experiencing what a real a military power can do .....
Now the question will be what will Iran do now
I say zelensky is thinking this is the last thing we needed. America's attention turned away from us and over there instead.
Yes sure when Israel started to hit Hamas in back on October they lost artillery and bombs which were diverted to Israel,a wider conflict in the middle east could cause major issues in Ukraine
Exactly. It just seems we're sliding down to more wars and major conflicts at the moment.
Which is a lot of the reason Russia and Iran are getting South Africa to carry out the farce in the Hague.
Hamas gave a nod to Putin on his birthday on Oct 7th, knowing full well it would also divert attention from Ukraine and not to forget his most loyal friends in "Palestine".
I say Hamas regret it now but doesn't take away the fact that America might hold stuff back from Ukraine and the calls might be more made to do this from people in Congress stating we need them for our own armed forces.
It will more than likely be a significant help to Putin.
The EU is giving Orban concession to stop the Ukraine fund in 2025 if he lifts his Veto on this year's money .
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