Hope this is accurate.
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This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Weird that DOJ has to do this, when Elno claimed he'd "fixed" the bot problems over a year ago...
I always wonder what it is they're labelling as 'disinformation', especially given their track record in disseminating same.
e.g.
a video of President Putin discussing his belief that certain geographic areas of Poland, Ukraine, and Lithuania were “gifts” to those countries from the Russian forces
How is it 'disinformation' to note that at the end of WW2 the USSR changed the borders of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania?
That's historical fact. It's not in dispute.
No Takesie-Backsies, yo.
Otherwise, Portugal and Spain pretty much own most of the entire world here...
It is not historical fact. It is a misrepresentation. Russia changed borders of countries it had previously forcibly invaded and occupied. Making it sound like a gift is like robbing a bank and then calling restitution a gift.
Biden waited to see if it would be a "minor incursion" that he could ignore. Then he offered Zalensky a ride instead of weapons. Putin has done more to strengthen NATO then Biden
Think about what would have happened if Trump had been in charge over the last four years. That’s the point. Slava UkrainiBiden waited to see if it would be a "minor incursion" that he could ignore. Then he offered Zalensky a ride instead of weapons. Putin has done more to strengthen NATO then Biden
Some of it was ‘undoing’ deals the Nazis has made with their east European allies. Some of it was USSR expansion.
What do you think ‘should’ be the border between Ukraine and Poland?
Should Ukraine give back Lvov, or Lviv, or Lwow, or whatever you think it should be called?
The borders were fine in 2013. For 23 years they had been fine.Some of it was ‘undoing’ deals the Nazis has made with their east European allies. Some of it was USSR expansion.
What do you think ‘should’ be the border between Ukraine and Poland?
Should Ukraine give back Lvov, or Lviv, or Lwow, or whatever you think it should be called?
Stalin matched Hitler country for country (7 apiece) in pre-summer of 1941 country grabs. Then Hitler broke the tie.
Good book BTW, you’d hate it.The borders were fine in 2013. For 23 years they had been fine.
Stalin matched Hitler country for country (7 apiece) in pre-summer of 1941 country grabs. Then Hitler broke the tie.
Why would I hate it?
I’m under no illusions about Stalin’s bloodthirst and historic villainy.
I like the Glantz ‘operational’ type stuff the most, but that just dovetails with the love of war gaming.
Kyiv and Odessa would be under Russian control. Elections would been held in all occupied areas in which the Ukrainians would have overwhelming voted to join Russia. Moldova would be facing occupation. The US would be out of NATO and actively working against them.
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Russia’s wild lies leave their soldiers waiving red underwear in the air to prove battlefield gains.
Good commentary about Russian officers lying to shield themselves from losses to desertion, and failed battlefield actions.
Good commentary about Russian officers lying to shield themselves from losses to desertion, and failed battlefield actions.
Desperate Russia’s Wild Lies Leave Soldiers Waving Red Underpants
The crisis of credibility in the Russian army is so severe that commanders are having to check soldier’s locations using drones and brightly-colored underwear.
www.thedailybeast.com
FWIW-in the past week they have also accused Ukraine of trying to steal one of their bombers.
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Trump wins/Putin wins.
Biden wins/Putin withdraws.
Pretty clear to me.
Biden wins/Putin withdraws.
Pretty clear to me.
Putin doesn't care how many Russians have to die to win this, or how long it takes,.. If this gets resolved while Putin is still in power, Putin extracts a win.
Stop me if you have heard this before...
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets are already being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands and will be flying over Ukrainian skies this summer, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
Blinken, speaking at an event on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, said a robust package for Ukraine will be unveiled over the next couple of days that will build a clear and strong bridge for Ukraine's NATO membership.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets are already being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands and will be flying over Ukrainian skies this summer, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
Blinken, speaking at an event on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, said a robust package for Ukraine will be unveiled over the next couple of days that will build a clear and strong bridge for Ukraine's NATO membership.
Poland’s Last Few MiG-29s Could Go To War In Ukraine
Ukraine keeps losing warplanes to Russian missiles. It wants Poland’s remaining MiGs as replacements.Poland has signaled it might give Ukraine the rest of its Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters, potentially bringing the Ukrainian air force MiG fleet back up to full strength as the air force awaits the arrival of ex-European Lockheed Martin F-16s and Dassault Mirage 2000s.
But fighters aren’t the Ukrainian air force’s most urgent requirement. What the air force needs most is air defenses to protect the fighters it already has while they’re on the ground. Adding jets without also adding air defenses could result in the jets getting knocked out before they can fly a single sortie.
The twin-engine, supersonic MiGs came up as Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a security agreement in Warsaw on Monday.
Tusk said he was inclined to give away the MiGs—numbering around 15—but only if Poland’s NATO allies deploy fighters to help patrol Polish air space until the Polish air force can acquire new jets to replace the MiGs. “We cannot simply hand over the MiGs immediately because they are currently performing air policing duties,” Tusk said.
That shouldn’t be a problem. NATO routinely shuffles around fighter squadrons from its bigger members—the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, among others—to patrol the sky over its smaller members. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania don’t even have fighter jets, and have always been patrolled by planes from allied countries.
Expect the Poles to eventually send the MiGs. The need is clear, as the Ukrainians have been losing fighters at an unsustainable rate. In a startling three days last week, Russian drones flew over Ukrainian airfields, spotting targets for Iskander ballistic missiles. The Ukrainian air force wrote off at least three precious fighter jets in those raids—including one MiG-29.
Exactly how many MiGs the Ukrainians have left is unclear. Kyiv’s air force went to war in February 2022 with potentially 50 or so ex-Soviet MiG-29s, representing nearly half of its active fighter fleet.
But the war has been hard on the MiG brigades. In 28 months of hard fighting, the Ukrainian air force has lost at least 28 MiG-29s that analysts have verified. Between them, Poland and Slovakia have donated 27 MiGs as replacements, but some of those airframes were unflyable—and useful only as sources of spare parts.
A dozen or more additional Polish MiG-29s would restore, if not expand, the Ukrainian air force’s MiG fleet—and buy time for the air force as new F-16s and Mirage 2000s trickle in over the coming year or so. The first few F-16s are due to arrive in Ukraine any day now.
But there’s some risk any fresh ex-Polish MiGs would never even get off the ground. Taking advantage of gaps in Ukrainian air defenses, the Russians have been flying more drones over Ukrainian airfields—and striking the airfields with Iskander missiles.
And that’s why Ukraine needs extra air defenses more than its needs extra fighters. Fortunately for Ukraine, its allies appreciate the scale of the need. Air defenses for Ukraine are near the top of the agenda as NATO leaders gather in Washington, D.C. this week.
Poland’s Last Few MiG-29s Could Go To War In Ukraine
Ukraine keeps losing warplanes to Russian missiles. It wants Poland’s remaining MiGs as replacements.
www.forbes.com
Putin has issues an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya. It’s unlikely she’d step foot in Russia again due to having small kids, but this creates a permission structure to murder her.
www.cbsnews.com
Russia issues arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexey Navalny
Russia accused Yulia Navalnaya, the exiled widow of late opposition leader Alexey Navalny, of participating in an "extremist organization."
www.cbsnews.com
