Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

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Why would he do that? If he's not selling it in Europe, he's not selling it anywhere else for similar money. Why would he not want US to make money from sales?

Various online reports suggest Russia occupied about 20% of Ukraine following the 2022 invasion and that figure remains largely the same.

• 2022: $86.4 billion, a 31% increase from 2021, comprising 4.4% of GDP
• 2023: $109.5 billion, a 26.7% rise from the previous year 
• 2024: $112 billion, sustaining a high allocation for military purposes
• 2025: Projected to soar to $142 billion, accounting for 32.5% of government spending

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/how-much-russia-has-spent-on-the-war-4674

I can see why Ukrainian soldiers will be annoyed to say the least with a peace deal surrendering territory, particularly those from the occupied regions. But against the above figures any cessation of violence makes it very difficult for Putin to start up again. It also gives time for the EU to increase military spending something Russia will not be as capable of doing. The reality of a thrashed economy is something Putin will have to deal with. I wonder how much help his asset comrade Trump with give him.

will you stop that ! . I am glad that Trump has stated in public that he has ‘bestowed ‘ on UKr the ‘right to fight’ and that he is backing up with more finance and arms. And I hope that VZ , when he visits Trump is ‘ humble and gracious ‘ enough to THANK President Trump Most profusely for the ‘PERMISSION’ and the ‘goods’ !!!!!!!!!

And he should promise to report to him on a weekly basis how things are going - that’s what a subordinate - with such serious assistance given - should do anyway. It’s just basic/good manners!

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/s/Cm7HKwvXHc

TIL Germans have a word for delusional left wing Putin admirers like Connolly

Putinversteherin

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putinversteher

probably around th time you no longer needed one.

Ukraine will never give up & unaware of guerrilla warfare, terroism etc on occupying troops

Have most of those with a strong Ukranian identity not been 'ethnically cleansed' from the occupied territories?

That Russian backed stooge presidential candidate who came out of nowhere in Romania with just a Tiktok campaign - yeah he's been arrested already and there's some shady **** going on

https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/justitie/surse-calin-georgescu-ridicat-de-politie-3135949

Original news: The announcement comes as 47 searches are being carried out today at Călin Georgescu's close associates, including Horațiu Potra, the head of the mercenaries, Georgescu's bodyguard and a new character who appears in the investigation , the partner of Georgescu's bodyguard, who allegedly has close ties to the top of the power circles in Moscow. In several images from the investigation, she appears alongside Circassian mercenaries and has posts that show her closeness to the Russians. And Horațiu Potra appears in images in Moscow's Red Square, where he was allegedly in September, sources from the investigation say. Among the accusations brought against them are: forming a fascist group, but also making false statements regarding the financing of the electoral campaign.

Prosecutors found weapons, assault ammunition and large sums of money during the searches. At Potra's home, in a safe hidden in the floor, investigators found 900,000 euros. The searches target suspicions of actions against the constitutional order, public incitement, initiation of a fascist organization, and false statements regarding the sources of financing for the electoral campaign.

Full info is difficult, but what has come out paints a brutal scene:

Their language, national identity, culture - basically anything Ukrainian is repressed. They can be and are targeted for any pro-Ukrainian views. They are pretty much forced to take Russian passports (e.g. elderly people denied critical medication unless they get a Ru passport, etc)

Education system, media - everything has been replaced by Russian state controlled material. Their kids are being re-educated and forced to speak Russian.

Reports of imprisonment, deportations, disappearances. Locals have been conscripted to fight against Ukraine. Also checkpoints everywhere, high monitoring and surveillance

They are a subjugated occupied class now, forced to reject any Ukrainian culture they once had and effectively become Russian - but not even Russian, a sub class that is subject to arbitrary imprisonment, mistreatment, disappearances, torture.

All Ukrainians knew this as Russia invaded - it's why they have fought so hard.

Of course the silence from the "I just want peace in Ukraine" Putin apologist types about this was deafening. They live in a fantasy universe where Ukraine had some magic option of "peace" or "timeout" from the outset, instead of the reality that Ukraine only two choices, fight or be occupied. Fight standing up, or die under occupation like Bucha. They chose the former.

It’s mostly old people left

• kids kidnapped and human trafficked
• women either went to Europe claiming Ukrainian refugee status or ended up in prostitution in Russia, UAE etc
• Men were fed into meatgrinder long ago

That’s Russian Mir for ya

There is a reason Ukrainians are fighting so hard, those “Russian speakers” sympathetic to Russian propaganda have found themselves in hell or worse

I'd say thats the agreement Zelenskey refused to sign

Is this the "$350bn" they've already received or another "$350bn"

The US will never be trusted again.

Trump has done massive damage to the country.

They are finished as any sort of global superpower.

Let's face it, the rest of the world would cheer if Ukraine were to sign anything that makes sure they can get everything they can need from America to assist in reclaiming their land and, once Russia has collapsed, then turned around and said "we'll be adhering to this agreement in the same spirit that America adhered to the Budapest Amendment: i.e. you'll get what we want to give you, on terms that suit us, Trump can do the same as the Russian warships and go **** himself.

None. Our gas comes from the UK, and a dwindling amount from north-west Mayo.