Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Using a comment on Reddit to support your claim that Statista is not reliable is laughable .

The link below states 3 billion was set aside in 2023 for Ukrainians.

https://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FAR-May-2022-Box-C-Fiscal-impacts-of-Ukrainian-humanitarian-spending.pdf

The Statista link is not behind a paywall.

I have posted links before another falsehood .

The government figures for providing for Ukrainian refugees, is never a true accounting as it conveniently omits the fact that a large percentage of the money spent, is returned to the government in the form of taxes. A majority of the rest goes to businesses that provide goods and services. Most of the Ukrainians settled in rural Ireland and the government payments would have boosted local businesses and economic activity quite a bit. Schools affected by increased numbers got extra teachers, who likely were formerly doing temporary placements and now had full time positions.

And then of course there is the little matter of the benefit to the Irish economy of all those Ukrainians who found jobs and are working.

“We are short of population here in south Kerry – we have lost thousands to emigration – but these people get work in local shops and in the hospitality sector, so it’s a bonus for the community too,”

Try and find an economist who doesn't say skilled, educated and motivated migrants aren't a net positive for a country and it's economy. Despite what is said about government expenditure on Ukrainian refugees, Ireland still has a gargantuan surplus of about €26 billion, which has only grown larger, despite the supposed drain the refugees are usually portrayed as. A full economic accounting might adjudge them to have been of net benefit to government finances.

Another factor is that we have spent virtually nothing on defence for the last four years, saving many billions in the process. All of this talk from the usual suspects (invariably right wing) that the Ukrainian refugees are supposedly a huge drain on Ireland is mostly hogwash - the money that the state has spent on them hasn't been 'that' significant in the general scheme of things.

They don't care, it's honestly baffling and shows that Russian people and culture will never be the same as the west. Just chuck more of their son's into the meat grinder and get a nice payout from the Kremlin for it.

On the global index of slavery, Russia is up there in the leaders. Vulnerability score of 60. Slavery prevalence of 13%. Government response score of 24%.

Putin's Russia must be close to breaking point if he's putting such pressure on Trump to get a deal from Ukraine.

I understand your frustration at being called out. It must be very disheartening for you and your narrative to be proven wrong. I glad you found a link to an Irish site dated back in 2022 for estimated money set aside.

I said statistas source (datasets) is behind a paywall, that is what the reedit link says so you can attempt to call it laughable but it is actually FACT and the truth, look at the graph on the page you posted and look at show source and you have to sign up. So I'm sorry but you are again just proven wrong.

Could they not switch to using non rechargeable batteries. They perform much better in cold temperatures and for suicide drones....... Why would you need rechargeable ones!

We should be so lucky.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that the United States agreed, as part of security guarantees for Ukraine, after reaching a peace agreement, to send its military to the Russian-Ukrainian border or line of contact.

Ah, and I think here we have what scared the Orcs into making up nonsense about one of Putrid's houses being targeted.

Zaporizhia city, home to 700,000 people, now 80km away after fall of Huliapole. Decision being blamed on sending best Ukrainian Southern troops to Pokrovsk-Myronohrad.

UVB-76 is currently playing music,which is unusual.

Another refinery hit