It’s just a matter of optics. Stack 100 battalions on each side of the suwałki gap, announce it’s just an exercise and than get to business. Hey presto, you got a Special Three Day Military Operation.
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It’s just a matter of optics. Stack 100 battalions on each side of the suwałki gap, announce it’s just an exercise and than get to business. Hey presto, you got a Special Three Day Military Operation.
That is really curious, two more this morning on top of the three lost yesterday... like wow!!!? It's not completely clear what was responsible for these sudden downings of aircraft.
The obvious one is the patriot system used in an offensive way, possibly they've been quite smart with how they've used it and not just kept it in a traditional defensive role but taken the risk of moving a launcher right up near the front lines to maximise the range and some trickery/coordination with other systems to locate targets and only give away the position momentarily before scurrying away.
Possibly they have a couple of F16s already but they're unannounced as they've not yet had the bulk of the delivery due?
Maybe some third thing - some other air defence system or some new ability to equip current Ukranian fast yets with advanced air-to-air missiles?
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such a communist, you
Even the staunchest of capitalists agree that some things should never be trusted to the hands of the private sector.
who is jan barta? the guy who owns 10% of groupon? only person I could find with the same name from a quick google
Makes you wonder if they rushed a few f-16s over.
Take off, go over the sea via Odessa way, replenish? And stalk over the sea ..
Little naval cover for Russia coupled with the AWACS reduction.
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So it turns out The Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has taken campaign contributions from energy company called America Ehtane. Looking at the companies own Website there's a director called Andrey Kunatbaev who founded a TV company in Russia during the 90's. It turns out that this company is 88% by three Russia nationals on of whom is a well known Russian nationalist (Konstantin Nikolaev).
www.americanethane.com
Apparently his team gave the money back but this bad optics at the very least. You can read more about it here:
www.newsweek.com
It's always puzzled why a so called conservative Republican would show such disregard to what Russia is doing (after all this is the same party run by legendary anti-communist Ronald Regan) so whilst this doesn't surprise me that he's been bought it does explains the why and shows just how deep Russia has managed to dig it's claws in western institutions.
Board of Directors - American Ethane Company
www.americanethane.com
Apparently his team gave the money back but this bad optics at the very least. You can read more about it here:
Mike Johnson's campaign contributions from company tied to Russia
The Louisiana Republican's team previously said it returned all the money it received from a company predominantly owned by Russian nationals in 2018.
www.newsweek.com
It's always puzzled why a so called conservative Republican would show such disregard to what Russia is doing (after all this is the same party run by legendary anti-communist Ronald Regan) so whilst this doesn't surprise me that he's been bought it does explains the why and shows just how deep Russia has managed to dig it's claws in western institutions.
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So it turns out The Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has taken campaign contributions from energy company called America Ehtane. Looking at the companies own Website there's a director called Andrey Kunatbaev who founded a TV company in Russia during the 90's. It turns out that this company is 88% by three Russia nationals on of whom is a well known Russian nationalist (Konstantin Nikolaev).
Board of Directors - American Ethane Company
Apparently his team gave the money back but this bad optics at the very least. You can read more about it here:
Mike Johnson's campaign contributions from company tied to Russia
The Louisiana Republican's team previously said it returned all the money it received from a company predominantly owned by Russian nationals in 2018.
It's always puzzled why a so called conservative Republican would show such disregard to what Russia is doing (after all this is the same party run by legendary anti-communist Ronald Regan) so whilst this doesn't surprise me that he's been bought it does explains the why and shows just how deep Russia has managed to dig it's claws in western institutions.
Mikes been a bad monkey!
How very revealing this only occurs after Navalny's death... well least the Russian sympathisers finally realise a Europe with Russia in it is dead.
If Taurus doesn't get approval now then what message will that send to Putin.
He's already emboldened enough.
I'm not advocating for anyone to fight on my behalf, it's not even my war. Have you heard of geography? It might help to clear some things up.
Why should I volunteer in the first place? What an utterly stupid thing to say. The whole reason we have professional soldiers is to ensure the job is done properly, and civilians don't have to fight.
Is the concept of war new to you?
ATACMS 300KM
Hopefully, but the Biden admin has been pretty bad recently in addition to the nonsense in Congress from some GOP members.
Ukraine seems to have been pushed back behind Israel in terms of priorities for Artillery ammunition, there are already supposed to be a load of ATACMS missiles approaching their expiry date soon that they could send but haven't for whatever reason.
There's also a lot of silliness re: Bradleys that have been scrapped (and that they had to pay to scrap) but could have been sent.
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Putins at it again, assassinating russian defectors abroad this time:
www.theguardian.com
Russian pilot who defected found dead in Spain, says Ukraine security agency
Maksim Kuzminov, who changed sides in secret operation, killed after allegedly moving to Alicante, reports suggest
www.theguardian.com
I'll pay for Sankari's plane ticket to the front lines right after you put your money where your mouth is and take up residency in Moscow
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I know Steadfast Defender is kicking off and a couple of other NATO activities in the region and I've seen nothing to indicate any Russia movements but NATO been taking a keen look along the Estonian and Latvian border with Russia as well as around Kaliningrad the last couple of days.
Taurus would be a game changer for Ukraine, I don't think they would need to be barred from launching them at Russian territory like HIMARS/Stormshadow but time will tell.
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