Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Obama has a lot to answer for regarding foreign policy for usa under his presidency. He really wasn't that great really in hindsight he probably was as America first as this genius but not as vocal about it

Why all the focus on Obama, Trump and Biden? This is on Europe's eastern borders it's over 7000km from Washington DC.

In pre 2022 EU trade was a quarter of a Trillion with Russia in spite of what happened in 2014. Up around 2 Trillion in that 14-22 period.

Where's the critique of Merkel & Co enabling Putin's regime. Much diminished since but Europe still can't fully function without Russian gas. Putin is selling huge amounts of energy cheaply to China and India, that allows him to keep going while nowhere in Europe is prepared to do without his gas.

It's increased between 23 & 24 in spite of reduced demand in Europe

That dependency along with no European leadership is what's leaving Ukraine in the wind.

The US doesn't need any credibility in future negotiations. It's at zero threat of being invaded by Canada, Mexico orea 3rd country.

Europe and a lot of other regions can't say the same and need the US. Why does Europe need the US? Because we cheaped out on defense and made Russia more powerful through trade. Also the suicidal tactic of getting rid of nuclear power in Germany in favour of Russian energy reliance.

Merkel is a traitor to Europe. Not to mention her immigration policy Which destabilised Europe politically and let to the rise of the far right.

The Ukrainians will not bow but they themselves have said over and again that they will lose the war without American and Western backing. It is inevitable that any peace now will involve sacrificing land then hopefully renegotiate in some post-Putin future.

Trump managed to finally criticise Putin a little bit today (while still criticising Zelensky, FFS), will he follow it up with any meaningful action? I very much doubt it. He'll probably be back to blaming Ukraine tomorrow and every single day more innocent Ukrainians are dying. This just has to stop, the trauma among the population must be dangerously high already

There is a chance Ukraine might get a new toy. It's a mini 155mm missile that's fired from 155mm artillery. It's got a ramjet powered by almost any fuel you happen to have handy, like petrol or diesel.

Defense technology company Tiberius Aerospace has publicly launched its first product, the Sceptre ramjet-powered artillery munition, marking its emergence from stealth mode after three years of development.

The Sceptre (TRBM 155HG) is a 155mm extended-range precision-guided munition designed for use with existing NATO artillery platforms. The weapon utilizes ramjet propulsion technology to achieve speeds of Mach 3.5 and can reach altitudes exceeding 65,000 feet, according to the company.

The munition offers several notable technical features compared to conventional artillery rounds:

Range: Up to 150 kilometers depending on payload configuration (maximum warhead weight: 5.2kg)

Accuracy: Circular error probability (CEP) of less than 5 meters,
even in a GPS-denied environment

Propulsion: Liquid-fueled ramjet engine compatible with diesel, JP-4, and JP-8 fuels

Guidance: GPS and inertial navigation with AI-assisted error correction for operation in GPS-contested environments.

https://defense-update.com/20250519_sceptre.html

Analysts believe it may soon be sent to Ukraine. Thankfully, it appears to be a mostly British effort.

I'm a bit dubious it can have enough charge to be useful, given the need for propellant sufficient to get it to 20km in altitude and 120km down range.

Has anyone else noticed that Ukraine is seemingly getting very precise intelligence and targeting data? They keep Hammering C&C centres and factories that make militarily useful stuff, on a daily basis. Is this from their own and European efforts, or are the US back supplying it? I would think the latter unlikely given Krasnov. I hope it's the former.

You will find both Soloyuv, Simonyan and a host of likeminded die hard Putinistas on YouTube spouting absolute pro Russian anti-west bullcrap.

Lets see the truth in this

Did Obama make the same decisions/statements as Trump Became president that would sooooooooo undermine world order re markets, international health, the bond market, aAmerica’s high standing internationally, radical change of ally relationships, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.

I Do’nt think so

If I was a selfish American I'd be happy with less international interests. America's role as world police costs them a fortune. The average American is poorer because of it. Like I said we need them.

On another note Trump being told he's emotional is top tier trolling from the Kremlin. Trump being made look like a cry baby.

"Funny" on one level but irredeemably sick on all important ones.

Seems to have truth in it from my earlier post

The US benefited massively by having all those countries join their new economic world order post world war 2.
America is a much larger more powerful country today than it was in 1940. Infinitely more larger and powerful. But that is far too abstract a notion for trumpists and maga types to accept. In their world America was better back then before all those countries started taking advantage of them.

Sorry I couldn't attach the link.