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... remained 'neutral' ...Chances are good that the nations that stepped up and assisted Ukraine in their hour of need, will be at the top of the list to aid Ukraine in rebuilding what the Russians have destroyed.
There is absolutely no doubt that Poland is at the top of the list.
The UK and U.S. are in the running along with Australia and several other nations.
Meanwhile, what has China done to help Ukraine?
Again, the quality of the video is the calmness and quiet determination of all of those who are taking part is both stunning and humbling. My heart goes out in particular to the medic. As a counsellor in the Police, a good number of whom have been in the military, I get to hear these types of narrative in detail. It's a special honour when people share these experiences and we do what we can to help.Seems Ukranians are very happy with western armor.
Ukrainian soldiers say US Bradley IFVs saved their lives. In old Soviet armored vehicles ‘we would all probably be dead after the first hit.’
US-supplied Bradley infantry fighting vehicles are considered more robust than Soviet-era armor, and have been credited with saving lives in Ukraine.www.businessinsider.com
Chances are good that the nations that stepped up and assisted Ukraine in their hour of need, will be at the top of the list to aid Ukraine in rebuilding what the Russians have destroyed.
There is absolutely no doubt that Poland is at the top of the list.
The UK and U.S. are in the running along with Australia and several other nations.
Meanwhile, what has China done to help Ukraine?
While that would be very nice I think that is just wildy optimistic. The swiss government would only move for economic reasons, in this case by pressure by military hardware makers and bankers.Wouldn't it be nice if the Swiss government could be made to sit down and watch video's like this. Who knows it might even make a difference.
Me the same, so I hope Ukrainia don't forget to have the swiss out also, since they deny other countries to deliver swiss or former swiss weapons.I'd be very skeptical of Ukraine issuing contracts to any country who is aiding Russia in this invasion, especially one which has provided so much moral support as well. Ukraine might well see the Russo-Chinese "no limits" summit in Feb 22 as a Ribbentrop-Molotov analogue.
China thinks it will make billions in profit in "helping" Ukraine rebuild but if the Ukrainians are smart they will prohibit rebuild contracts to all firms headquartered in or owned by countries that do not support their rejection of Putin.
The risk will be if the countries that have supported Ukraine during the war vanish once the war is won but the post war rebuild is still required. This is still quite a risk IMHO and one that I wouldn't be surprised to see China aim to stop in to fill the gap and thus gain further influence. Hence a reason to keep the support going post war.Chances are good that the nations that stepped up and assisted Ukraine in their hour of need, will be at the top of the list to aid Ukraine in rebuilding what the Russians have destroyed.
There is absolutely no doubt that Poland is at the top of the list.
The UK and U.S. are in the running along with Australia and several other nations.
Meanwhile, what has China done to help Ukraine?
The risk will be if the countries that have supported Ukraine during the war vanish once the war is won but the post war rebuild is still required. This is still quite a risk IMHO and one that I wouldn't be surprised to see China aim to stop in to fill the gap and thus gain further influence. Hence a reason to keep the support going post war.
I hope so. As I said though IMHO there is still a risk of some adopting the "oh, that war is over isn't it...we won...why are we still giving support" short term style thinking creeping in.Given the aid money flowing in, and sure to continue flowing, I'm willing to bet China will be spurned. Remember, in addition to NATO, the EU has already opened the formal accession process to Ukraine, and I don't doubt that being closer to the shattered nation they will be much less likely to forget.
I hope so. As I said though IMHO there is still a risk of some adopting the "oh, that war is over isn't it...we won...why are we still giving support" short term style thinking creeping in.
I wonder how many washing machines had to be looted for each fire control system?Russia to deploy latest generation 2S19M1 152mm self-propelled howitze
Citing information released by the Russian state arms export company ROSTEC on June 30, 2023, the first batch of the new 152mm tracked self-propelled howitwww.armyrecognition.com