Russian forces are poorly led but learning and copping on, often poorly resourced.
Ukraine are starved for support it needs by Western allies who talk a great game but do not want the reality of the situation, to affect them.
Europe should have acted as if it is in a war time period, cause it is.
There is a ring of lunatics and instability around Europe, not just Russia,Hamas. Iran, Turkey? Yemen and on and on.
The response from Europe to kyiv is we'll give you a months worth of shells in 2 years time.
Prediction or stating the obvious.
Russia will likely hold what it has indefinitely, maybe even take more and the world will be a much more unstable and violent place in the next 20 years than in decades and that is down to miscalculation by the West.
Europe currently doesn't have the will to defend itself or its interests and the US is now more focused on Asia and will be for the rest of this century.
They were already sending the US cluster shells (so Biden did decide to 'do it', and I assume they were effective at blowing up Russians in Ukraine and their equipment).
Issue is they can't authorise more (without some kind of creative use of loopholes by Biden, as per article) because the US political system is broken.
One of their 2 parties has rotted (maybe beyond saving) + now has too many autocratic (and vaguely pro Putin/pro Russia) elected politicians in it.
Time for the babushka rebellion I think.
Pity Biden didn't win last time and he was the President instead.
Pity that European States can't be bothered to pay to defend themselves or be in a position to provide Ukraine what it needs.
Sounds like the Finns on the Mannerheim line. Plenty of targets but lack of shells.
Biden hasn't done it the last 2 years when their use would have been multiples more effective. Why would he change now?
I hope they will but know that they won't.
Lot of bleak reporting from the frontline.
Russia has the wind in their sails and are pushing, Ukrainian soldiers saying they can see the Russians approaching but have no shells to fire and hold them back so they are in retreat mode.
Definitely agree when I checked at the comments. More just he goes in depth where the heavy points of contacts are and where Russia are trying to attack and does a birds eye view on map where it is and what the terrain etc is like so I do find it interesting to see that as just gives a bit clearer picture then just YouTube videos of body cam fighting footage. Does mention Ukrainian success tho but definitely leaning more towards other side for sure and yeah the comments are definitely more pro Russian.
@linkoping That is the prime reason I am hearing from all the media and journo's I listen to on this matter. I would say Putin and Co would just love to do a Bin Laden on the body way up in the arctic sea
They dont want any opportunity for a public display of outcry as this could spark a 1917 type revolt against Putin.
YouTube needs to get their arse in gear and deal with this plague of coordinated bots. I don't expect anything from twitter or tiktok though.
You can always tell the slant of these types of accounts by simply looking at the comments under any of their videos. i just picked one of his at random and these are the top comments:
Many people seek out news filtered through the prism of their preferred political outlook. In the case of these kinds of accounts it's often Westerners with a horn for Putin's Russia for reason's similar to Tucker Carlson
Because @Jinglejangle69 .. Trump wants to join the "strong man leader" club in 2025 alongside Putin and Xi and Kim. I think thats what Trump wants as a legacy. Other than that he doesnt give a fck about the US, its people or for that matter the christian nationalists or the MAGA crowd. They are just his ticket to that club.
The only person Trump cares about is himself, thats it. Its all about me ..
Still can’t believe Trump is acting as a Russian puppet and holding back vital military aid while Putin carries out his Hitler fantasies on the people of Ukraine.
What a horrible prick he is.
A ring purchasing programme with the US's might behind it would be very effective. Would also help lock in countries to various Western systems. Something similar was used in Greece. Also an attempt was made in Ecuador, from what I understand the Russians threatened to reduce their fruit purchases which unraveled the thing.
Ah common! I think 15 rubles is the minimum going rate these clowns get per each sh1tpost
Not sure on this person if it's pro Russian or not, I presume it is as more showing Russian side but did mention some Ukraine success with HIMRAS strike on Russian soldiers. Definitely talking crap about patriot systems being destroyed but the rest of the video I did find interesting. It's more interesting as it shows where the extreme points of contacts are happening at moment and geo locates them so gives a good eye on where the heavy fighting is happening and shows where it looks like Russia are trying to capture.
Definitely. These would of slowed the Russians down considerably and I think adviika would not of fallen if they used the Cluster Munitions around there to stop the Russians.
Hopefully soon
Especially considering how thin he looked in recent photos.
Makes sense that, getting them that way. I just wasn't sure they have a few left and were waiting on more to be supplied. But if there constantly getting them that's a good thing.
Locked out in a cold yard without proper clothing would be as effective as a high window.
The difference is for Israel they are purchasing the weapons from the US. For Ukraine they are getting them free.
If Ukraine was buying weapons from the US, Biden could do the same for them (bypass Congress approval)
I could be mistaken but I believe any fiscal decisions Biden makes needs congressional approval for the funds. Hense the drama with aid to Ukraine, he can't just bypass Congress.
Someone posted an article earlier today about Biden having within his power to dispose of excess arms or obsolete weapons to countries for free. Like the US giving Blackhawks to another country and that country giving Ukraine their old Soviet era ones. Stands to reason the same can be done directly to Ukraine for the obselete cluster shells etc... just doesn't seem to be any urgency about it. Easier to point the finger at the GOP for political points scoring.
Same for the EU funding for Ukraine, specifically wrt artillery shells. Here's billions to buy/manufacture them but then France vetos the option of buying outside the EU.
canada has offered $25 million to the chezes in their effort to buy all the munitions they say is rolling about
Above I asked:
When is the west going to wake up? When is the current President and party in power in the USA going to so something about this also? At the moment, even though they are not in power .. from the sidelines Trump and GOP are running the show effectively.
Where are things like executive orders? Was the house of reps / congress bypassed in recent times to get weapons etc to Israel? When is Biden going to take back control?
In bold above .. the answer is below. So why different where Ukraine is concerned vs Israel?? From Dec 2023
Never, the West has shown its colours.
Putin is right.
The west has gone soft and weak…..
you cant put it all on trump, admittedly some of the republicans are bankrolled by putin
Related article in the Guardian:
"Europe is at war. It’s not fully at war in the way it was 80 years ago, when most European countries were directly engaged in combat, but it’s certainly not at peace in the way it was 20 years ago, before Putin set out on his path of confrontation with the west. If we don’t face up to the urgency of enabling Ukraine to consolidate its defensive positions, regroup and ultimately win the war that it’s fighting on behalf of all of us, then a few years down the road we will face an even more direct attack from an emboldened, revanchist Russia. So listen to Ukrainian Yuliia and Russian Yulia. Putin must be defeated. That’s the only way to “kill this war”.
and biden forgot to renuew the land lease, this has been a disaster
with biden taking his time, the german guy doing what washington wants him to, marcon vetoing the purchace of shells outside the eu, the west are not a realible back up to ukraine
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