Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Russia won't agree to the current lines so Ukraine would have to agree to simply giving away land. Obviously they'll choose to make Russia bleed for the land instead.

Silicon Wafers on youtube says that its reported Ukraine says it has taken out 20% of Russia's refinining. However analysts think that the decline in Russian oil production and revenues is not as high as that.

Also the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) says that the strikes have started to reduce Russian oil revenues, even as Moscow tries to claw back revenue with higher prices and tax tweaks.

Some other sources Ive seen said that the damage caused by Ukrainian drones is not always major.

Yesterday though Russia announced a temporary stop to oil exports, probably connected to the bombing of the port of Novorossiysk.

Ukraine is also now also targeting the Russian electricity grid.

In youtube video below, presenter mentions Russia exporting crude oil to India, where its blended with other oil and then sold on the world market. This is a loophole that needs more attention. I recall a report on BBC some months ago showing transfer of Russian oil in international waters to a vessel that then brought it to the port of Jamnagar in India.

Does anyone think that if we were invaded, we would put up the kind of stubborn resistance Ukraine has done? We would probably have the usual people complaining of the "military industrial complex" if we tried to.

A recent poll found only 38% say they would fight if we were invaded. Thats actually higher than many European countries. But still how can we if we dont invest in our defence forces? We're too busy criticising the "military industrial complex", and there is so much bureaucracy and civilian leaders not letting the Chief of Staff make decisions like procurement. Its an outdated, post Civil War way of doing things. A legacy of a time when Dev didn't trust the largely pro-Treaty army.

Kyiv Independent has a pessimistic perspective on Pokrovsk.

"Combat Veteran" on youtube says that the unusually foggy weather has hampered the effectiveness of Ukrainian drones.

The refinery issue is overstated but still costly to repair. Low oil price and strength of the currency is the main reason for falling revenues. Having a back up plan also helps for unforseen events also helps quite a lot.

https://archive.is/vBggK

Your link seems to be paywalled and not much use to me since my German is a bit rusty and I don't have that much interest in subscribing to internal German news anyway. Even if a politician (as you claim) makes a comment in Germany that you want to twist to your anti Ukrainian agenda, the policies I have seen reported highlight strong support for Ukraine from the Germans who also are massively ramping up their own military spending to prepare for the chance that putin's terrorist state will continue to attack Europe in spite of its crumbling economy and massive loss of life they have brought on themselves by attacking Ukraine.

Latest report I saw on BBC from Germany was a new medical exam young Germans were having to take to assess their ability to serve in the military should numbers need to be expanded as has happened in Ukraine where millions are still there fighting against putin's terrorists. German arms manufacturers are also increasingly supplying Ukrainians with weapons to help them defend themselves.

I most certainly do not have an anti-Ukraine opinion, but I do think Merz has a strong case esp when Germany is planning to reintroduce compulsory conscription for its own 18 year old

Sounds to me like the US has run out of ideas on sanctions according to US secretary of state Rubio where he also spoke candidly about the issue on providing air defence systems.

Despite not being able to make them fast enough , they have loads of other countries to supply as well as hundreds of US military bases around the world to supply also. Do they just send to Ukraine and see them blown up within a week or prioritise sending somewhere else who need them ?

Exactly, thanks for proving that.

I don't disagree with much of that but keeping young males and females in the country who can help with logistics, repair, manufacturing, supply, medical needs etc while begging for other countries to supply troops is somewhat contradictory.

Look, bottom line is this young generation is making a life elsewhere and only a small minority is ever likely to return, whether it is from Ireland with its 100k Ukrainians, Germany with its 1.3m, or other countries across Europe. Those nearest eg Poland perhaps most likely.

Lol, Fat Chungus is running of Shells to help Putler and what ones he has, are of poor quality.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/north-korea-runs-out-of-shells-for-putin-1763159907.html

Trump reportedly planning to deport Ukrainians back to Ukraine. Shameful. The plan is they will be deported to Poland, and from there to Ukraine. Will Poland go along with this?

The Trump administration is gearing up to send Ukrainians back to their war-torn homeland, with 80 people being targeted for removal if the plan reaches fruition. A Justice Department court filing reviewed by the Washington Post revealed the government plans and names of those Ukrainians on the removal list. Andrey Bernik stated in an interview with the Post that ICE officers recently told him he would be sent to Poland on a charter flight, where he would then be transferred to Ukrainian authorities. 

How do you know they will become a member of the EU? The last time they tried to join they were refused on the grounds of being so corrupt, dont think things have changed that much since.