"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (27 Viewers)
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My Zelenskyy Goes to Kupiansk. Putin Huddles in Moscow. Chinese Carrier Off Japan. The Big Five, 14 December edition.
My regular update on war and strategic competition. This week: Putin's Kupiansk lie, Ukrainian forces advance, the Chinese carrier strike group off Japan, as well as my Big Five recommended readings.
substack.com
Ukraine drops ambition to join NATO ahead of peace talks
Ukraine relinquishes its plan to join the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as it seeks an end to the war with Russia.
www.abc.net.au
Glider
Major
Fatal Crash of Russian An-22 Giant Ends Era for World’s Largest Turboprop
AviationNews – A rare and massive Antonov An-22 Antey military transport aircraft has crashed in the Ivanovo region northeast of Moscow, claiming the lives of all seven crew members onboard. The d…
aviationnews.eu
fubar57
General
He wants people to line up at polling stations during war?
That's part of the problem as the video explains. even more pointed is someone who shall not be named complaining that "Ukraine is not a democracy" whilst supporting Russia...
Zelenskyy, US envoys in Berlin for ‘important’ peace talks
“The key thing is that all the steps we agree on with partners must work in practice to deliver guaranteed security,” Zelenskyy said.
www.politico.eu
Zelenskyy reportedly says Kyiv willing to drop NATO membership demand
“We are talking about bilateral security guarantees between Ukraine and the United States,” as well as other guarantees, Zelenskyy said, according to an FT report.
www.politico.eu
Tangentially related:
www.politico.eu
Merz compares Putin to Hitler: ‘He won’t stop’
“Just as the Sudetenland was not enough in 1938, Putin will not stop,” Merz told a party conference in Germany.
www.politico.eu
cammerjeff
Tech Sergeant
New Video release of the AN-22 crash earlier this week,
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sunsTJa-nuE
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sunsTJa-nuE
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I'm conflicted.
Strange, props do not look like spinning at full speed and plane is in a massive stall. I suspect heavy aileron use to force a nose-up position was too much for the airframe in this stalling condition at such low alt so it snapped after the main wing.
