"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (2 Viewers)
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French-made armored vehicles endure Russian airstrike in Ukraine
French-made VAB armored personnel carriers (APCs), recently delivered to Ukrainian forces as part of military aid, have withstood a targeted strike by a Russian guided aerial bomb. Despite sustaining extensive damage, the vehicles remained operational and managed to evacuate from the strike zone...
Russia's new PKZ 7.62mm machine gun may replace the Soviet PKM in Ukraine
www.armyrecognition.com
The Ukrainian Air Force Keeps Losing Precious Fighters And Attack Planes At The Same Drone-Pummeled Airfield
Dolgintsevo is one of the most vulnerable bases in Ukraine.
www.forbes.com
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Drones, Sea Babies and now this.
Am I the only one who sees the lid to Pandora's Box starting to open?
Indeed - this has really been the war of the drones
Interesting and somewhat amusing interview with Peter Zeihan, author of The Accidental Superpower:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLncvexyDAI
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLncvexyDAI
Admiral Beez
Captain
"The conditions are very simple," Putin said, demanding the full withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from all of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts in eastern and southern Ukraine.
Ukraine Situation Report: Dueling Peace Plans That Are Worlds Apart
Putin demanded forfeiture of four Ukrainian regions while Zelensky says Russians must leave his country and face punishment.www.twz.com
What country invaded by an aggressor would ever agree to such terms? Peace in our time, indeed. More like give me time to regroup.
How about instead Russia adhere to the 2003 Treaty on the Russian-Ukrainian border?
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Thumpalumpacus
Major
Yeah, so I was speaking in terms of SAC, which during its existence was known as the surliest and most aggressive major command in the USAF.
Glider
Captain
For me it was when the first drone was taken out by another drone.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
That's an impressive weapon Russian troops won't actually get.Russia's new PKZ 7.62mm machine gun may replace the Soviet PKM in Ukraine
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
The armchair experts have been saying Putin is done for almost two years already but I see no evidence that any before were correct so I will treat this prediction as same old bull droppings.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Ahhh - so YOU are the mysterious sunshine man
Admiral Beez
Captain
Rubbish. I know this will trigger our resident contrarians, but Russia's economy is growing, its total Ukraine losses are less than a bad month of WW2, and Russia continues to hold and gain territory.
Why Is Russia’s Economy Still Growing?
Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine have had limited impact.
foreignpolicy.com
Russia can keep bleeding tanks and other equipment like it has been in Ukraine for at least another 2 to 3 more years, war analysts say
Russia's military is losing tanks, armored vehicles, and more, but it can probably sustain these losses for years, a new analysis says.
www.businessinsider.com
Until the Russian people, elites or military rise up and throw out Putin in a Ceaușescu-like rebellion, the man is not done. And then the worry is what replaces Putin. Czar Nicolas II and the Romanov dynasty was terrible for Russia and its people, but were Lenin and Stalin any better? Perhaps the praetorians or revolutionary committee that replaces Putin decides to double down on Ukraine.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Russian leaders are delusional and almost seem to believe the bullsh!t that falls out of their face...
www.understandingwar.org
Institute for the Study of War
Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined his uncompromising demands for Ukraine’s capitulation as a prerequisite for "peace" negotiations in Ukraine, including the recognition of Russia’s illegal annexation of occupied and Ukrainian-controlled territory
swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
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- Jun 25, 2013
If I remember how parliamentary democracies work, the prime minister is chosen by the majority party. If there's no majority, the PM has to cobble together a majority with the assistance of other parties. For example, this is the position that Netanyahu is in: while his party is the largest party in the Knesset, it's not the majority party, so he needs to get support from minor parties[1]. IIRC, there wouldn't be a government shutdown with a parliamentary system: if the PM can't get something like the budget passed, parliament is dissolved and there's an election called.
One advantage of the parliamentary system that I see is that the PM is not going to be some parvenu who "hates politics."
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[1] I'm actually not sure if Netanyahu's party is the largest in the Knesset, but I think it probably is. The main thing I know about Israeli politics is that there are numerous political parties and that Israel has a vocal, diverse, and frequently very critical press.
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