"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (38 Viewers)

[Admiral Beez]

WOW! I just gotta run out and, umm, unload my Lada.......

As a kid growing up in 1980s Canada I always wanted a Lada Niva.

4WD Madness! 10 Classic Lada Niva Ads

Most Americans have a fairly myopic view of the off-road-vehicle world. Ask any of us what the most popular 4×4 on the planet is and you’ll get the answer “Jeep” nine times out of ten. Not that Jeep is a bad answer–the Wrangler remains one of the most capable rock pounders you can purchase–but...

blog.consumerguide.com

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBqP95POvjw


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBxQhKE_lJU

This is what today's young adult men in North America want and can afford for their offroad adventures. A brand new Lada Niva in 1990 cost under CAD $10k, or about US$8.6k at the exchange rates of the day. That's CAD $20k in 2025, or about USD $14.8k today.

Young men do not want $80-$100k, overpriced, overhyped, tech-ridden and delicate Broncos and Jeeps that would be too risky to use as intended and too expensive to fix or replace.

 

[Marcel]

No, you live in The Secondratefootballlandnorthoftheschland

Say that 10 times fast.

I admit we sometimes loose from the Ratherboringlookingschwalbeguys. They always bribe the referee for penalties.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I admit we sometimes loose from the Ratherboringlookingschwalbeguys. They always bribe the referee for penalties.

Better to be boring and have trophies in your case than look pretty and always lose.

 

[Marcel]

Better to be boring and have trophies in your case than look pretty and always lose.

it's not just winning, it's how you win that counts…

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

it's not just winning, it's how you win that counts…
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Lol

Spoken like a true Hollander.

 

[GTX]

How to use Russia’s central bank assets for Ukraine

Restructuring ownership and boosting returns are the keys to addressing EU prevarication.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

Tangentially related:

Finland will exit global land mine treaty as Russia fears grow

President Alexander Stubb also announces major ramp up of defense spending to 3 percent of GDP.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

Ukraine sees first kamikaze drone-free night in weeks

For the first time in weeks, Russian forces did not launch Shahed kamikaze drones against Ukrainian territory overnight, Ukrainian officials confirmed on April 1. The pause in drone activity follows a consistent pattern of nearly nightly strikes, with the last drone-free night reported on March...

defence-blog.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaCW2tklN0A

 

[GTX]

A Ukrainian MiG Hurled A Bomb Thru The Door of a Russian HQ Bunker

The GBU-62 glide bomb is uniquely Ukrainian.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

Russian Troops Attacked Enemy Lines In A Bright Turquoise Light Truck

It ended badly for the Russians.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

Ukraine Destroys Record 122 Russian Artillery Pieces In One Day

A modern version of WW1 acoustic detection is combining with precision attack drones to inflict massive casualties on Russia's big guns. And it is getting worse.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzmC3G9wCa0

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77fqSKbHEs&pp=0gcJCXcA-SJGOe9V

 

[GTX]

Putin launches fresh conscription drive to find 160,000 more troops

The Russian military has been seeking to boost its military to some 1.5 million active soldiers, as the country continues its conflict in Ukraine.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVzjYbMSoxs

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_j0F8PFAnM

 

[GTX]

Lays out very clearly why Ukraine should reject this so called Minerals Deal:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNnS7Jt-DWc

 

[GTX]

As war draws men to fight, Ukraine's women take tough new jobs in machinery and mines

 

[GTX]

Russia says it cannot accept U.S. proposals on Ukraine 'in current form'