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Ukraine war: The race to rebuild infrastructure in Kherson
Engineers are starting to rebuild infrastructure destroyed during Russia's occupation of Kherson.
www.bbc.co.uk
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It's amazing that Ukraine has the manpower to field nearly a million combat soldiers while still having available skilled personnel for repairing its electrical system and other infrastructure. I wonder if several hundred or thousand plus Poles and other European linesmen have traveled to Ukraine to help.Ukraine war: The race to rebuild infrastructure in Kherson
Engineers are starting to rebuild infrastructure destroyed during Russia's occupation of Kherson.www.bbc.co.uk
It could because that poor country is so small that one drone would flatten all of it.If the mighty Russian military has to resort to drones as a means to fight a war, I doubt it could even successfully beat Liechtenstein.
European nations lending a hand in rebuilding Ukraine will also benefit in respect to increased material sales as well as jobs.
After the dust settles, Ukraine will need buildings, roads, bridges, water/sewer line, power line, automobiles, trucks, emergency vehicles and more.
Many of these items can be bought in the EU - the steel for new buildings, bridges and transmission lines for example, could be from India, Europe, U.S. or perhaps China.
Putin not only effed himself, but has created a potential boost to the EU's economy.
I wouldn't use the word "poor" when speaking of Liechtenstein, considering its the country with highest gdp per capita in the world. Oh, and has also won more Olympic medals per capita than any other country --all of them in Alpine skiing. Since the war began, Liechtenstein has taken in 255 Ukrainian refugees. That may not sound like much, but it's the proportional equivalent of the United States accepting 2.2 million refugees. Guess you can't beat Liechtenstein in anything per capitaIt could because that poor country is so small that one drone would flatten all of it.
I wouldn't use the word "poor" when speaking of Liechtenstein, considering its the countrynn with highest gdp per capita in the world. Oh, and has also won more Olympic medals per capita than any other country --all of them in Alpine skiing. Since the war began, Liechtenstein has taken in 255 Ukrainian refugees. That may not sound like much, but it's the proportional equivalent of the United States accepting 2.2 million refugees. Guess you can't beat Liechtenstein in anything per capita
Interestingly, in the more than 300 years of existence, Liechtenstein had no wars, no border changes, and no occupation (and that includes two world wars), despite having no armed forces for the last 150 years.
Well, in WWI they where surrounded by Austro-Hungarian empire and in WWII they were surrounded by Germany and yet, no occupation. They must be good at diplomacy. Especially in diplomacy per capitaThey have the luxury of being surrounded by countries that aren't interested in gobbling them up.
That`s the end of the line!!!In another echo of Nazi Germany, now there's the Putler Youth movement:
How Putin is preparing children to ‘die for the motherland’ | Ian Garner
Putin is turbocharging his indoctrination of young people, says historian Ian Garnerwww.theguardian.com
And the West should pass legislation to seize and sell all Russian assets held in their banks, investment houses, real estate and corporations. All proceeds go firstly, toward helping Ukraine and if anything's left, to compensating Western taxpayers for their expense arming Ukraine. Focus on the former of course.Ukraine's President should already be talking loud and clear that all government contracts for reconstruction will ONLY go to companies who are owned in those countries that are already providing Ukraine significant support, based on the countries GDP, and that all materials must come from supporter countries.
That will keep China and other leeches out, and maybe will tip the scales for countries like India who have the capacity to provide much of what will be needed.
Well, in WWI they where surrounded by Austro-Hungarian empire and in WWII they were surrounded by Germany and yet, no occupation. They must be good at diplomacy. Especially in diplomacy per capita
The German occupation of Luxembourg in World War II began in May 1940 after the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was invaded by Nazi Germany.[1] Although Luxembourg was officially neutral, it was situated at a strategic point at the end of the French Maginot Line. On 10 May 1940, the German Wehrmacht invaded Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Luxembourg was initially placed under a military administration, but later became a civilly administrated territory and finally was annexed directly into Germany. The Germans believed Luxembourg to be a Germanic state, and attempted to suppress what they perceived as alien French language and cultural influences. Although some Luxembourgers joined the resistance or collaborated with the Germans, both constituted a minority of the population.
We where talking about Liechtenstein, not LuxembourgAll that speechifying didn't seem to save them much hassle:
We where talking about Liechtenstein, not Luxembourg
Oh, I get those little European postage stamps mixed up, sorry.