It’s true, it’s on the Iran foreign ministry website
https://en.mfa.ir/portal/newsview/6...nexation-of-four-regions-in-Ukraine-to-Russia
However they then go on to blame it all on NATO and the USA in particular.
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https://en.mfa.ir/portal/newsview/6...nexation-of-four-regions-in-Ukraine-to-Russia
However they then go on to blame it all on NATO and the USA in particular.
Even countries that side with Russia overall have good reason not to encourage this kind of action. Iran has it's own separatist regions and border disputes to look to.
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B52 isn't stealth, the B2 is stealth, but look up the soon to be publicly presented B21.
The B21 is apparently 2 generations + improvement in stealth compared to the B2
Maybe US can donate the old B2s to Ukraine once the 21s are fully live. (I joke though they are about 4-5 years off full go live as such)
Would be worth it to see what Putin did then
tactical nukes have a relatively short blast radius. using one would probably cost Putin more in NATO losses than the benefits it would bring.
They use one all hell breaks loose and Russians will be carpet bombed by b52's, ships sunk and no doubt there is a lot of NATO subs kicking about the area
It really wouldn't be worth the backlash unless the use a lot of them, then everyone losses.
B52 isn't stealth, the B2 is stealth, but look up the soon to be publicly presented B21.
The B21 is apparently 2 generations + improvement in stealth compared to the B2
Maybe US can donate the old B2s to Ukraine once the 21s are fully live. (I joke though they are about 4-5 years off full go live as such)
Would be worth it to see what Putin did then
My mistake plane nerd
But you get the point.
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Russia is probably already peev'd at Iran for flogging those crappy drones in exchange for state of art the fighter jets.
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Of course Ukraine would turn aggressive if you attack it
Iran and Ukraine had a good relationship. it only soured when they started selling Russia drones.
Like China they were trading partners, this is why They tend to abstain rather than agree with Russia
Only Russia wanted this war
China and Iran will be livid with Russia because all they have done is pushed Ukraine right into NATO's arms.
Ukraines resources are huge, the west will get first dibs on them now.
Moving on from last night it looks like the AFU have RU forces in a disorganized retreat all the way back to Beryslav.
Davydiv Brid, Velyka Oleksandrivka, Starosillya have all been liberated.
On the northern front some more good news:
Many of Russia's allies or at least closer economic partners also rely heavily on Ukraine for grain - one of the reasons Russia came to some agreement over shipments though that still seems to be a mess. Something else Russia doesn't really seem to have thought through due to seeming to think Ukraine would fall quickly and relatively intact.
The backbone of those forces is Russia's 20th combined arms and 1st Guards, along with 4th Guards - some of Russia's premier heavy forces - though it would be wrong to claim as some do that those divisions/army groups are deployed at army or division strength - it is mostly individual regiments and battalions.
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When are Russia going to send in the "best", must be waiting for near defeat or something.....
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That was almost certainly their intention until the russian army turned out not to be worth a ******* pot and the ukranians proved to be unexpectedly dogged and determined freedom fighters, most people felt the same I'm sure pretty sure I did but reality had other ideas. The other surprise was NATO weapons which really showed up russian inadequacy
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Of course Ukraine would turn aggressive if you attack it
Also is it wrong to encourage Russophobia when they are capable as a people of barbaric invasions? The problem isn't one man, it's a lot of Russian people that support this course of action.
I was speaking to a Ukrainian Polish friend and she had a interesting point of view that i was unaware of as a possible cause of the start of the conflict whether their was any truth in the matter I don't know, but it boils down to the fall the soviet union and Ukraine becoming independent part of the deal was that very large sum of Ukrainian GDP was to be paid to Russia 60-70% so considering the natural resources and land mass to agriculture and the state of the Ukraine you do wonder why it was well a bit run down.
But anyhoo Ukraine decided to stop paying this and Putin went in as don't you dare we will take it from you now..... and we are where we are.
But anyhoo Ukraine decided to stop paying this and Putin went in as don't you dare we will take it from you now..... and we are where we are.
People also laughed at me when I said Russia was heavily dependant on rail for logistics and that upgrades to the railways to and along the Ukraine border, under the guise taking advantage of COVID to do mainteance, were a significant indicator the invasion might be for real this time...
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