Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

When Macron was speaking in the WH last week he alluded to it being a bargaining chip for any negotiations with Russia(we give Ukraine aid and if Russia accept terms of the frozen funds being paid to Ukraine then Europe gets repaid with it).

Pretty sure the 2 billion the UK have now pledged is frozen RU assets.

Old news.

It’s clear this is the way the world is trying to be shaped.

The peacekeepers will come from Ireland if Me Hole and Harris get their way, which is very likely.

Never understood the mentality of "leaders" so desperate to be at the big boys table. A country quite literally a pebble in the ocean, all sorts of issues in our own country need addressing, still partially occupied depending on a certain viewpoint, but what's that, another country in need?

Not enough personell to fill Naval patrols, Army can't fill overseas trips without near forcing people.... retention and recruiting issues....but fear not Ukraine, the Irish are on the way as soon as we get the green light....just look up, we'll be in our fighter jets Simon is getting us.

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Hitting an Orc oil refinery 1350 km away, way to go.

One of the commentators that I was listening to over the weekend suggested that Russia has laundered vast funds through Trumps businesses and that's the hold they have on him.

An interesting narrative developing from the right wing populist / conservative / authoritarian camp that they are pro-peace and anti-war and that anyone who supports Zelensky is a warmonger - even Orban and Le Pen made such remarks today. I've seen this angle all over social media too.

They have and always have been Hypocrites and useful idiots. The whole lot of them are Regressive Vatnik Sympathising sell-outs and purely looking to enrich themselves. Noone of them are fit to wield power and are incapable of solving problems but are able to get a narrative and attention because of the way social media has become such a cancer in society in the last 10 years especially.

This stuff sounds suspiciously like it's coming from Putin and the Kremlin. The entire 'right wing populist' movement in Europe and the MAGA crowd in the US are practically indistinguishable from Russia at this point.

Presumably America under the enlightened stewardship of President Krasnov is a totally different animal in their eyes

I agree, the Regressive Right expecially in the last 10 years have all but become part of the same Kremlin controlled agenda. The Russian's despite their **** Military have always been good at informational warfare at least when it comes to keeping people confused. It was also a good way of keeping western goverments distracted while they pulled off their own shenanigans in the background.

At this stage if Nazi Sympathises were supporters of Hitler in the last century then the modern equivalent today would be Vatnik Sympathisers. Would probably be better off to just call Orban, Le Pen and all the rest who parrot the same búllshit as Vatnik's and Vatnik Sympathisers. I'd nearly at this stage call Trump an outright Vatnik as well as he seem intent on crippling Americas responces by creating havok and chaos at home.

Also Trumps bullshit about risking World War 3 is because HE'S the risk. He creates a power vacuum by weaking the one nation who was keeping thing stable and it's only a matter of time before things go hot. I really think that he'll cause the US to suffer massive economic and diplomatic damage if Europe has to directly engage the Vatnik Bastards in Ukraine to end hostilities because Ukraine falling cannot happen, Putin wont stop at Ukraine if he wins he'll attack the EU directly next in the Baltics. I think other's have already realised this especially with Trump weaselling back into the White House as well hence why defence spending is ramping up dramatically and others have been warning of the risk of a major war. The last time things got so unstable it caused massive geopolitical shifts that left things unrecognisable from the world that existed before.

Russia is there for the taking, or at least there for the taking on Ukrainian soil. The allies should go in, and push them out. Putin is full of it, red lines, bull, every one is broken, what's another.

They should have 3 years ago, when Zelensky asked for air support to repel the invasion in the early days Europe and the USA should have obliged. Centrist parties across Europe and the US agreed it was sensible to tread carefully rather than give Ukraine what they needed to win.

They decided instead that they were more concerned about Russian retaliation on their countries so financial aid, sanctions and military equipment donations were as far as they were willing to go.

It's a bit late in the war for a change of heart from the west. They decided from an early stage they were willing to save face with Ukraine with token support but never to an extent where Ukraine would win.

Now the knife wounds in the back of Ukraine from the west are visible and lets not pretend that Europe is going to change their alliance to the US over this, this is what the US always does in proxy wars.

I think there is a lack of Trust with Zelensky and Trump. Sign the mineral deal….. and mean while Putin promises Trump he's stand by deal when Russia take Ukraine , win win for Trump.

If Trump is so so certain that Russia will not go back on their word regarding continuing the war after a break to regroup, then why doesn't he give the security guarantee, when he claims it will never be needed, so why is he so reluctant to give it.. something stinks