Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

South Korea wants nukes now

https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/south-korea-nuclear-weapons-news-bjsc93skm

Denmark reopening factories

https://defence-industry.eu/denmark-selects-nammo-to-restart-ammunition-production-at-elling-plant/

Canada woke up to Gilead to the south

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/03/03/british-nuclear-weapons-canada-trump-chrystia-freeland/

what a week

I think Trump's real interest is to be on good terms with Russia, and Zelenskyy is blocking this. They both love the oil business, and they probably want to stop Russia delivering raw materials and oil to China.

Sure, I am interested in peace, however I don't think that the war would then be over, - it would be about to start again. Russia would only use peace to rearm and regroup and attack NATO, Poland and the Baltics being the biggest target.

I always thought that Russia would attack Europe by around 2030, however I would think it'll happen as long as Trump is in office, which would be until 2028.

Would 2027 be the year, Russia would attack NATO? It is not beyond possibility.

Zelensky has dealt with being invaded by Russia very well considering the circumstances. He remains popular in Ukraine, and has huge international respect. He has strong principles and has not stopped fighting for Ukraine since day one of the invasion. He's everything that Trump and Putin aren't, which is why they resent him. Trump has long opposed supporting Ukraine.

No one anticipated that WH ambush by Trump and Vance, so it's hard to blame a war-time leader for not immediately cowing and kissing the ring.

Zelensky has since signaled that he is ready to sign what appears to be an agreement to pay back the US for support it freely chose to give.

The ball is in Trump's court (or Europe's court to convince Trump) now. It's unlikely he'll change his position, but who knows.

Russia would only use peace to rearm and regroup and attack NATO, Poland and the Baltics being the biggest target.

How are people believing this? There is being mutual deterrence in place since like 1950 and while it's not great nobody has actually been crazy enough to mess with it. So now Russia cant wait to get the world blown up? This makes zero sense regardless how often our brain dead 'leaders' keep repeating it. Their motivation is entirely different. Ursula cant wait to funnel another 800 billion of tax money into private coffers. But…look the other way, they make us do it. Its so clumsy and obvious its almost laughable.

But yet people are lapping this up despite zero plausibility.

Smart statement by Zelensky. I don’t believe Trump has any interest in providing a lasting peace to Ukraine but let everyone see that Trump is siding with Putin despite having no reason to.

» There is being usual deterrence in place since like 1950 and while it's not great nobody has actually been crazy enough to mess with it.

USSR invaded Hungary in 1956. Invaded Czechoslovakia via the Warsaw Pact to crush uprisings in 1968. Georgia in the late nineties, and then again a portion in 2008. Chechnya in the 90's. Annexed Crimea, sparked a proxy war in Eastern Ukraine and then the full invasion 3 years ago.

On paper NATO is strong, but if Trump were to pull the US out, and NATO were to fracture at all, then indeed the Baltics are really exposed. Putin wants a land-bridge to Kalingrad and has constantly threatened them. He will never stop. He is systematically probing and destabilizing Europe - it's all for a reason.

It's why, e.g. Poland is massively rearming. They know that whilst NATO/EU might look "strong" on paper now, we can't know what the situation will be in 3 years, 5 years, 10 years, etc.

There was no war in Europe since the previous war. And after that there was no war until the next war. Then there was war. That's basically the way history goes. Just because there was no war does not mean there will be no war.

You cant be serious comparing those. Most of those examples/countries were behind the iron curtain within the Warsaw pact and they werent invasions more quelling civil unrest. They werent actually fighting local army. Even the examples after 1990 are completely different as in they were not in NATO.

It makes zero sense saying those would be examples for Russia wanting to invade Poland or the Baltics now. It is an entirely different situation. Plus what would be Russia gaining from invading Poland? Zilch. And the risk would be insane. Again zero plausibility except in Ursulas (and this thread's) parallel universe.

Eutelsat has almost tripled its value in recent days, in the perspective that Ukraine may have to replace Starlink with OneWeb.

The value of the French satellite group's shares has nearly tripled since Friday's close after the confrontation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump called into question the future of Starlink in Ukraine.

Eutelsat shares rose more than 60% on Tuesday, another massive rise, after rising 68% the day before. Recent geopolitical developments have brought closer the prospect of OneWeb satellites replacing Elon Musk's Starlink in Ukraine.

"Shares are on the rise from the perspective of the Ukrainian military's contract change from Starlink to Eutelsat's OneWeb, and generally due to OneWeb being the best alternative similar to Starlink," Stephane Beyazian, an analyst at Oddo BHF, told Reuters.

France is hands down the most impressive country in Europe.

Yes, our problem. Where do you think these refugees are going to go?

When did Trump give Ukraine the javelins that Zelensky referred to? Was that not Biden?

Putin is not to be trusted. Whatever agreement is signed, isn't worth the paper it's written on. Look at the Budapest memorandum of 1994.

Despite months of marionetting for Vlad by the prat in chief broad support in the US for assistance to Ukraine has been holding.

Well, I guess he said he'd be a dictator before the elections, Americans are stupid.

Europe really have to start talking less and acting more, no more messing around.

So why does Z now want to give minerals to usa now? Doesn't trump want to cede land to Russia? Why not just stick with europe who I assume wouldn't want to cede any land and wouldn't want any payment for help? Hard to keep up with it all.