Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Yes Kellogg specifically said current sanctions on oil are “3 out of 10”

There is a lot that can be done to strangle and destroy Russian oil industry directly and indirectly

For one there are hundreds of ships not yet sanctioned, and then can apply secondary sanctions to make companies and countries chose between trade with Russia or trade with anyone else

And it directly helps Trumps agenda of drill baby drill (and helps his Saudi buddies)

Who keeps occupied Kursk land?

Trump cannot grant EU membership, and Ukraine is a long way from being EU ready. Do they get 90%-100% of regional funds considering how far they are behind the EU?

Russia is using Donkey’s and buggies for infantry, but they get to keep the land they have occupied and largely destroyed, after coming committing war crimes, but get the vast mineral wealth and good agricultural land? Putin effectively gets 80-90% of what he wanted, which will embolden him/successor to go further. Basically, this sets a precedent whereby Russia can attack a European country, commit war crimes, and yet the Russian rich benefit. What could go wrong?

Ukraine is operating a war of saving lives and drawing the Russians on them and wearing down the Russian war machine. We're at figures now of unprecedented russians dead since ww2. Putin is sacrificing the nation's male population to bring about Dugin's vision. If they keep what they have then Putin has won and he'll be adding "The Great" behind his name. His successors again in the future again will see this adventure as worth it.

The Ukrainian strategy is to kill as many Russians as possible. It's how they drove the Russians back from the outskirts of Kiev knowing they had stretched themselves and it broke with retreat.

100%

There were no good germans?

Have you seen the clips of Russian soldiers freezing on the spot when the hear a drone approaching? Those know it's the end, they know the war is futile and now just stand still awaiting their death.

That amk mapping guy is not a reliable source. Hes a 17yo pro russian living in NZ. Not saying that hes wrong or lying in this post, but pro russian sources come up with an imaginary ukr gains quite regularly and obviously later ru forces "destroy" them

This is not Jurassic park.

There was a clip about a month ago of a Russian who talked about asking the "angel" to come, but the drone operator spared him and had him follow the drone so he could surrender.

..and then the usual suspects post about "concerning developments" on the front, even though much of it never happened.

Unless the drone is on fiber then it likely to lose signal closer to ground, regularly see it in videos

Which is why Ukrainians been working on final aiming recognition software

No doubt some of the Russians do just give up, there are countless videos where they shoot or frag themselves

Kellogg and Trump can want all they like, but someone seems to have completely different ideas;

Russia continues to develop its military capabilities, indicating that the Kremlin is not interested in negotiations or a lasting peace with Ukraine, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes in a new report. Analysts recalled the statement of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who, citing Ukrainian intelligence, said on February 8 that Russia is creating new army divisions, developing military production and plans to increase the number of troops by more than 100,000 troops, as well as to deepen military cooperation with North Korea.

I’d imagine once the orcs hear the hum of the drone, they know it’s game over for them, so perhaps they feel it’s better to simply stand still to aid the drone pilot achieve an ‘instant kill shot’, as they’ve probably seen plenty of videos of their fellow orcs dying slow painful deaths when they’ve tried to drone dodge and just end up with a ‘partial hit’..

This is where Trump needs big sticks. I'm expressing skepticism that threats of sanctions can be that and Trump has previously expressed opposition to upping the ante militarily.

So until he comes up with something and Russia continues to inch forward on the battletfield, I'm thinking Putin will be thumbing his nose at him…

There's a bit more I think they can do to Russia sanctions/economics wise.

Go after 3rd countries "busting" the sanctions, getting critical Western made or Western developed technology to Russia for weapons production.

Go after Western companies and the officers of these companies that are not being careful enough in ensuring they are following sanctions i.e. make some examples, fine companies, convict officers of the companies.

Sanction everything, no matter the product. Drugs, medical equipment, food, the whole lot (I don't believe that has been done as yet??). Anything (goods/services) US/European developed/produced that Russia can buy, sanction it and make it harder/dearer for them to get it.

There's all the rusty old hulks Russia uses to transport oil to Asia. More could be banned from EU waters, and obstructed with suitable red tape, like environmental inspections and such.

The US and Europeans never had the stomach for such measures because it damages their own economies, it disrupts and damages global trade more severely & deeply, and corporate/wealthy interests will not like it.

In the case of going after Russia's oil export industry much more directly to choke it, it could further damage the global economy by increasing oil prices. Also Russia may see it as escalation and respond somehow (e.g. if they start interfering with transit of Russian shipping by banning or seizing dangerous vessels Russia transports oil in for example).

you might be on to something. There’s zero chance of Ukraine showing vids at least of killing donkeys.

He ignores it. He'll pick a "solution" to the war and then that's it. Whether it will favour Putin or favour Ukraine we don't know yet, and if his "solution" doesn't work, he'll blame one or both sides and move on.

He doesn't have principles, he doesn't have an ounce of humanity, so it will boil to down to whomever "gets through" to Trump's narcissistic/"art of the deal" tendencies.

That's why there is some random hope for Ukraine. Putin would never do a deal with anyone else and Trump is notoriously random. It could be a semi decent deal for Ukraine or it could be absolutely horrendous.