Thumpalumpacus
Colonel
So Russia should be able to determine the foreign policies of sovereign nations? Because that's what your suggestion amounts to.
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So Russia should be able to determine the foreign policies of sovereign nations? Because that's what your suggestion amounts to.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I think we are being pranked.
MiTasol
Major
I no longer think there is much danger of that.
Remember Russia is now a virtual client of China and getting more and more in political and financial debt to them every day. Russia's Foreign Relations minister was talking up nukes for weeks but the moment that China said the use of nukes was not acceptable he immediately changed to Russia will not use nukes.
Not even Vlad would be willing to have Russia lose all China's financial and political help -- or to have Russia overrun by the Chinese.
MiTasol
Major
Just like appeasing Hitler did in the 30's
Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them
I understand it all completely, I just believe that the situation of paying both combatants in a war is lunacy that is a direct result of Europe's misguided energy policy and the habit of appeasing Putin, which has become ingrained in government policy over the past 15 or so years.
MiTasol
Major
According to one Aus news site Russia has cut electricity off to Finland because Finland is asking to join NATO but I have not seen this elsewhere. So - true or false?
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Admiral Beez
Major
There apparently was a shortage, but that's all I can see on line.
Body Armor Claim: Still False and Nasty - FactCheck.org
Summary The liberal group VoteVets.org is running an ad claiming that Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole "voted against giving our troops" life-saving body armor. It’s a slightly revised version of an ad the same group ran against four GOP senators in the 2006 election. The claim was false and nasty...
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There were shortages in the supply chain. Command decided that ~50k support troops didn't need them so that they could be given priority to the combat troops at the front line.
Shortly thereafter, snipers, insurgents, etc made it just as unhealthy for support troops as for combat troops.
There are stories of families sending civilian body armor overseas in care packages as well as troops buying body armor on the civilian market before deploying to Iraq. Google will find plenty of stories of varying levels of truth.
Production eventually, as always, caught up and it became more of a political football than a valid problem.
It's really no different than during WWII when command didn't prioritize winter uniforms because the war would be over by Christmas and then the Bulge happened. Some troops from the north had LLBean clothing and boots shipped to them but not everyone knew to do so. My ex's uncle from Alabama was cold the whole time of the Bulge and never forgave the Army for that. Same these days with memories of body armor.
Admiral Beez
Major
The Finns will be fine. This is the shove all of Europe needed to severe their energy ties to Russia.
As a Canadian I'd like to see my country expedite LNG export development. We have more natural gas than our 15 million households could ever need. Unfortunately our main projects to develop the export of LNG are based in BC, intended for sale in Asia.
Yeah, I now I remember. It was the same for us. We did not get our body armor until we got to Kuwait. There was none on hand until we got to Kuwait.
MiTasol
Major
Same in Aus
We export it for a fraction of the cost that locals pay. I know there are large distribution and metering costs but I feel there is no way they are that high.
buffnut453
Captain
It was mentioned at Post #6103. Seems to be legitimate, although Russia is claiming this is due to Finnish non-payment and has nothing to do with any decision to join NATO. I can't believe Finland would not be paying its bills, and the timing of the decision to cut off electricity to Finland is suspicious to say the least.
MiTasol
Major
Russian forces fired at Severodonetsk hospital on Sunday, Luhansk regional military administrator says
Russian forces fired at the hospital in Severodonetsk on Sunday, Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, posted to his official Telegram channel.
Nine civilians were injured and received medical treatment at the hospital, which continued to operate during shelling, he said.
"Over the past day, the orcs (a derogatory Ukrainian term for Russian troops) carried out 11 artillery attacks on Severodonetsk," he added.
The Russians "shelled houses, a chemical plant, a school and a hospital," he said.
This is the region of the Museum I queried about yesterday where pro Russians were "restoring" museum exhibits to use them to support the Russian invasion.
Looks like some of the residents have changed sides. May many more join them
Russian forces fired at the hospital in Severodonetsk on Sunday, Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, posted to his official Telegram channel.
Nine civilians were injured and received medical treatment at the hospital, which continued to operate during shelling, he said.
"Over the past day, the orcs (a derogatory Ukrainian term for Russian troops) carried out 11 artillery attacks on Severodonetsk," he added.
The Russians "shelled houses, a chemical plant, a school and a hospital," he said.
This is the region of the Museum I queried about yesterday where pro Russians were "restoring" museum exhibits to use them to support the Russian invasion.
Looks like some of the residents have changed sides. May many more join them
Jagdflieger
Senior Airman
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The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko:
If the war lasts more than another 'three or four months', painful measures will be needed, involving huge tax rises and swingeing spending cuts.
If we do not take into account foreign aid, we now estimate the receipt of revenues in May-June at the level of 45-50% of (what was) planned, provided that the situation does not worsen," Marchenko said. (actually the realistic estimated receipt of revenues in Mai-June is at 35-40%)
A reminder that Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate at the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Kyrylo Budanov expects the breaking point in the war to be in August and most of active combat actions to finish by the end of the year.
www.ukrinform.net
If the war lasts more than another 'three or four months', painful measures will be needed, involving huge tax rises and swingeing spending cuts.
If we do not take into account foreign aid, we now estimate the receipt of revenues in May-June at the level of 45-50% of (what was) planned, provided that the situation does not worsen," Marchenko said. (actually the realistic estimated receipt of revenues in Mai-June is at 35-40%)
A reminder that Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate at the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Kyrylo Budanov expects the breaking point in the war to be in August and most of active combat actions to finish by the end of the year.
Minister Marchenko: It will be hard for Ukraine’s economy to sustain a long war
It will be hard for Ukraine’s economy to sustain a long war, and the Ukrainian government greatly relies on financial assistance from abroad. — Ukrinform.
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MiTasol
Major
Which means Russia's economy needs to tank first or the Ukrainians win some major battles that demoralize the Russians into surrender and I doubt the latter will happen.
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
Our unit was reservists and REMFs, so we got the older style kevlar vests. The ballistic vests went to the regular combat units. Later, some super-REMFs were sent out from Meade to show us part-timers how things were done. They squealed like little girls when they weren't issued the latest toys. Went out on an op with the Florida NG, and they were lining their soft Hummers with the kevlar vests. I saw lots of interesting field mods.
MiTasol
Major
Now that would be a different modeling project - a Florida NG field modded Hummer with vest armor
Yeah, when we got to Kuwait, we were issued ballistic "blankets" for our helicopters, but our ground support units still had soft hummers. They went and purchased steel plates on the Kuwaiti economy and welded them to the vehicles for the convoy into Iraq. It was not until a month later that they got the actual uparmour mods. Personal body armor we all got in Kuwait.
It was an interesting time for sure.
Glider
Major
Then why does the USA have nuclear weapons? It's to stop the bear attacking it.
If we follow your logic, the risk is too high so why not just surrender.
If you lived in Sweden or Finland and had seen Russian break every agreement its ever signed, attack every civilian target with almost every weapon at its disposal, lay waste to major cities, terrorise the people in the area's its captured with every conceivable atrocity and know that the same could easily happen to you. What would you do?
If Russia or China decided to take a shine at Hawaii, or Alaska would you think the risk of nuclear war is to high, we can just sign something and avoid world devastation. Or would you defend what is metaphorically the line in the sand?
I like to think that you would defend yourself.
