Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Action should start at home with Hungary. The EU’s rules were conceived in peacetime and are simply unfit for the hybrid war the continent finds itself in. A state led by Orbán that supports Russia should have no place in our European community.

Recall that in October 2022, Ukraine addressed Israel with an official request to initiate cooperation in the field of missile and anti-aircraft defense. This request, sent by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to President Volodymyr Zelensky, demonstrates a strict reversal of the relationship of military necessity between the two states. What Israel refused to offer four years ago, it now urgently demands.

I hope Zelensky can use that to his advantage.

The only thing I'd say in Europe's favour is that what it is good at is quiet, logically-driven policy making and negotiations in the background.

Perhaps (trying to be Europe's white knight here) they are looking to balance pushing back on TACO's worst excesses without giving him what he wants, which is an excuse to throw all of his toys out of the pram and cause even further economic and political mayhem on the global stage.

There must be some sensible US bureaucrats still working away out of the limelight but who hold some power within the US system. I'd imagine its them that the Europeans are focusing their attention on, rather than the Hollywood style theatrics of the TACO Administration.

In many ways it would be nice to see a proper blow up between the Europeans and the US, but on the other hand, there's a good chance TACO will be politically crippled by the end of the year, so why burn bridges that may take years to repair after he's left the stage and yet may cause turmoil for Europeans in the short term.

European governments are already under pressure for things that are really global socio-economic problems, not purely domestic (migration, inflation, housing, cost of living) - they'll get no thanks for the electorate if our lives become more difficult by exacerbating those issues this year. It'd be a massive boon to the populist right wing parties.

It's hugely frustrating, but I don't see any rush from Europeans to accede to TACO's demands that they send their navies to help fix the mess that he created.

The EU is better off with Hungary in the EU than outside, ideally.

Given the election is so close I'm sure they'll wait and see how it pans out first.

If Orban is defeated, then need to understand Magyar better. But he seems only marginally better than Orban.

This is a new first for Ukraine; 100% interception rate. Incredible.

While it is often said the new offensive was made possible by the Orc loss of Starlink, I have seen Ukrainian commanders refute it.

Speaking of Starlink, Ukraine is going to have UASAT-NANO Satellites for military communications built in Denmark and launched elsewhere. 300 are planned. These will likely be so as to free themselves from Starlink, eventually

Armed forces of Ukraine continue their efforts to stop oil in putin's terrorist state with a fire started last night reported to be getting worse:

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-oil-depot-in-russias-krasnodar-krai/

The orange compulsive liar may try help his friend putin (while admitting putin is helping Iran strike at US forces in the Persian Gulf) but there's no reason for Ukraine not to continue to apply their own sanctions against putin's terrorist state.

Also a BBC report suggests an EU approved loan to help Ukraine could start to be paid to them in April in spite of Orban's efforts to help putin by delaying assistance from the EU in Ukraine's fight to defend Europe from terrorists.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20jyngz7ygo

I've noticed a change in Zelenskyy's tone recently when giving interviews and commenting on third-party influences on this conflict. There are flashes of the comedian coming out from time to time, and less of the desperate pleas for assistance. It might be just wishful thinking on my part, but I wonder if he knows that the tide has changed. Syrskyi suggested at the start of the year that Good Things were going to happen in the months ahead. It feels like there was a well-thought-out plan in place (lessons learnt from the doomed Summer Offensive a few years back?) and so far everything is going according to plan.

It might be just wishful thinking on my part, but I wonder if he knows that the tide has changed.

I'd say the last 12 months have been extremely stressful because of the Trump factor. Finally many of Ukraines allies have stopped kissing the ring and are actually prepared to stand up to Trump, which may be taking some of that pressure off. Still no let up on the part of RuZZia however, especially now oil prices have soared.

Found a recent article claiming that the trend has continued now for three months in a row.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraines-top-general-says-russia-losing-troops-faster-than-can-replace-for-three-months-in-a-row-16838

Unsustainable for putin and the people of the russian federation is a difficult thing to define as to me it looks like they would have had to give up on their attempted land grab in Ukraine already if it were not for support they have got from Iran, North Korea, China, Donald Trump and pro putin elements in the EU led by Victor Orban. If Orban is voted out of power in Hungary and Trump looses the majority the Republican party hold in the USA government at the end of the year it will help bring an end to putin's war of conquest as there will be more international unity in sanctioning the economy of putin's terrorist state.

Vietnam is often seen as an example of military misadventure with the US military there over the 20years of war having 58,281killed in action and almost three times that number wounded before the USA had the sense to pull out. The latest count by Ukraine of losses in putin's terrorist forces is copied below and this is from a population in the russian federation much smaller than that of the USA and Ukraine being much more capable at striking at russia than Vietnam was at striking at the USA.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-pushes-war-into-russia-as-drones-swarm-skies-near-moscow-16941

TLDR: The Ukraine war is already unsustainable for the russian federation but putin wont accept that reality as it reveals his deranged immoral world view that has caused so much death and destruction and pain for the people he claims to be protecting.

President Connoly does not approve

Fair fups to Sean Penn, he skipped the Oscars doseathon to visit Zelenskyy instead. It was his third Oscar anyway……

The reason behind Sean Penn’s big Oscars no-show

On Monday, an AFP reporter spotted Penn leaving a car in Kyiv, and he has since been photographed in a meeting with president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russian drone guidance system in Belarus disabled by Ukraine. Unclear how. Possible sabotage or electronic warfare.