pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Oh my fuzzy ears and whiskers, what about the Green New Deal and climate change ? Thank God we have all the new alternative energy sources. Oh, wait …….
Rick Hunter
Celestial
Maybe the Russian military is dragging their feet from the conscripts on up to the generals. They might be hoping that something might be worked out diplomatically and/or Putin gets removed.
Dejan Corovic
As above, so bellow
Trump must be very pleased, now.
AD1184
Celestial
Putin possibly left it too late in the year. The spring thaw is underway turning much of the territory of Ukraine into a literal quagmire. Russia's armoured vehicles have become stuck in this.
The Russian Air Force is conspicuously absent. When the US invades a country over land, when it is going to attack a country which it doesn't like, the invasion is preceded by weeks of aerial bombing, and the achievement of total air superiority. The following link goes into some explanation for the absence of Russian aircraft in the conflict:
https://rusi.org/explore-our-resear...ary/mysterious-case-missing-russian-air-force
In short, a speculated depleted supply of precision guided munitions, potential inability to operate effectively in the presence of friendly SAMs, and poor training and operational effectiveness of VKS aircrews due to the limited number of hours they are able to fly every year.
AD1184
Celestial
Glory to Ukraine, indeed. Here is a leader who led his country to ruin out of a steadfast refusal to compromise. His proud example is one we can all learn from.
nivek
As Above So Below
His actions may also bring ruin to the neighboring countries if not the rest of Europe, time will tell...
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nivek
As Above So Below
No-fly zone over Ukraine 'would mean World War III'
(Excerpts)
Ukrainian officials and two Republican members of Congress have pushed for the United States to implement a no-fly zone as Russia’s invasion continues, but doing so would mark a major escalation in the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, via a statement to Axios on Monday, called on President Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone over “significant parts” of his country, saying that “if the West does this, Ukraine will defeat the aggressor with much less blood.” Zelensky tweeted Tuesday morning that he had told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Europeans supporting Ukraine needed to “close the sky.”
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“We have no intentions of moving into Ukraine, neither on the ground or in the airspace,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told NBC News in a Monday interview. “We have a responsibility to make sure that this doesn’t spiral out of control and escalate even further into concern for full-fledged war in Europe involving NATO allies.”
(More on the link)
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(Excerpts)
Ukrainian officials and two Republican members of Congress have pushed for the United States to implement a no-fly zone as Russia’s invasion continues, but doing so would mark a major escalation in the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, via a statement to Axios on Monday, called on President Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone over “significant parts” of his country, saying that “if the West does this, Ukraine will defeat the aggressor with much less blood.” Zelensky tweeted Tuesday morning that he had told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Europeans supporting Ukraine needed to “close the sky.”
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“We have no intentions of moving into Ukraine, neither on the ground or in the airspace,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told NBC News in a Monday interview. “We have a responsibility to make sure that this doesn’t spiral out of control and escalate even further into concern for full-fledged war in Europe involving NATO allies.”
(More on the link)
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nivek
As Above So Below
Spaceman spiff
Noble
Wonder if Simpsons again predicted the future
AlienView
Noble
Freedom will prevail in Ukraine
PUBLISHED MON, FEB 28 20224:18 AM EST
The following commentary was authored by 10 ambassadors and high commissioners resident in Singapore:....
The EU, G-7, Allies, and partners are united in denouncing Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified attack against Ukraine.
The pain and suffering we are witnessing in Europe today—the shattering of peace and stability—affects all of us around the world. As Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of Ukraine continues, let us be clear – Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen a war that will bring catastrophic loss of life and suffering to innocent human beings. The entire world stands with the people of Ukraine as they suffer a brutal attack by Russia’s military forces.
Putin has been planning this invasion for months, if not longer. He directed the movement of more than 175,000 troops and military equipment into positions along the Ukrainian border – the largest buildup of military forces in Europe since World War II. Putin flagrantly violated international law when he decreed Russia would recognize the purported “independence” of two so-called “republics” on Ukraine’s sovereign territory – “republics” Russia has propped up and controlled through political and armed proxies since 2014. These actions were political theater, centered on baseless claims, and falsely staged to create the pretext for Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24. The world is not fooled.
At Putin’s direction, Russia rejected every good faith effort Ukraine, the United States, the European Union, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and allies and partners made to address Russia’s alleged mutual security concerns – which Russia’s actions have proven to be no more than a pretext. We urged Russia to engage diplomatically, avoid needless conflict, and avert human suffering. And yet, while the UNSC was meeting to stand up fo...............
See whole article here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/28/commentary-freedom-will-prevail-in-ukraine.html
PUBLISHED MON, FEB 28 20224:18 AM EST
The following commentary was authored by 10 ambassadors and high commissioners resident in Singapore:....
The EU, G-7, Allies, and partners are united in denouncing Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified attack against Ukraine.
The pain and suffering we are witnessing in Europe today—the shattering of peace and stability—affects all of us around the world. As Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of Ukraine continues, let us be clear – Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen a war that will bring catastrophic loss of life and suffering to innocent human beings. The entire world stands with the people of Ukraine as they suffer a brutal attack by Russia’s military forces.
Putin has been planning this invasion for months, if not longer. He directed the movement of more than 175,000 troops and military equipment into positions along the Ukrainian border – the largest buildup of military forces in Europe since World War II. Putin flagrantly violated international law when he decreed Russia would recognize the purported “independence” of two so-called “republics” on Ukraine’s sovereign territory – “republics” Russia has propped up and controlled through political and armed proxies since 2014. These actions were political theater, centered on baseless claims, and falsely staged to create the pretext for Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24. The world is not fooled.
At Putin’s direction, Russia rejected every good faith effort Ukraine, the United States, the European Union, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and allies and partners made to address Russia’s alleged mutual security concerns – which Russia’s actions have proven to be no more than a pretext. We urged Russia to engage diplomatically, avoid needless conflict, and avert human suffering. And yet, while the UNSC was meeting to stand up fo...............
See whole article here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/28/commentary-freedom-will-prevail-in-ukraine.html
wwkirk
Divine
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Hopefully DT is choking on a fish bone or something right now. I do agree generally though to let them deal with their own back yards. Let them build their defenses againt that unstoppable juggernaut the Russian military is showing itself to be.
When we were blowing the crap out of about anything we wanted it was different because we justified it better and did it in areas the western media is less sympathetic to. Do the same thing in a European country to people that look like us it’s different.
I’d prefer we concern ourselves with the domestic shitshow that’s been running on and on and on. Makes me sick
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AD1184
Celestial
I posted this link a few posts up:
https://rusi.org/explore-our-resear...ary/mysterious-case-missing-russian-air-force
wwkirk
Divine
The Russian military, or at least parts of it, appear to have slipped somewhat.
This going to sound screwed up, but I used to think it was good for the US to fight occasional wars and engage in other military actions in order to keep the military, in all aspects, always experienced as well as prepared.