Warspite63
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You could well be correct, though I think there is a large amount of opportunism at work here i.e. throw it all at the wall and see what (if anything) sticks.....
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (8 Viewers)
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MiTasol
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Followed by Poland and every other USSR member.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
That's what Putin's maps say, no matter what is printed on them.
Glider
Major
Poland in particular would be a very tough nut for Russia to crack.
On a different topic I notice that the demographics issue in Russia is getting much worse.
Leading Demographer Alexei Raksha, The Moscow Times writes, claims that only between 293,000 to 294,000 children were born in Russia in the first quarter of 2025, with February 2025 being the worst month in over 200 years. He also stated that if this continues then the population of Russia would fall by approx. 500,000 people a year.
The Feb 2025 number was about 7.5% down on Feb 2024 which in itself was a very low number.
It should be noted that the UN estimates are much worse than those in the Moscow Times. In 2021 the Natural population declined with the death rate being almost double the birth rate. It was a large net migration that limited the damage. This was of course before the war which must have had a significant impact on the number of people wanting to migrate to Russia.
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And immediately after that... Vice Chancellor has disagreed."There are no longer any restrictions on the range of weapons delivered to Ukraine – neither by the U.K., France, nor us. There are no restrictions by the U.S. either," Merz said during a discussion forum organized by the WDR channel.
West no longer imposing range restrictions on arms for Ukraine, Germany's Merz says
"This means that Ukraine can now defend itself, for example, by attacking military facilities in Russia," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said. "Until recently, it couldn’t do that, and apart from very few exceptions, it hadn’t done so either."kyivindependent.com
"Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has objected to the impression that there is a change of course in the range restriction for weapons delivered to Ukraine by Germany. "As far as reach is concerned, I will say that there is no new agreement that goes beyond what the previous government has made," said the SPD politician at a press conference in Berlin."
Klingbeil widerspricht Kurswechsel bei Reichweitenbeschränkung für Ukraine
Kanzler Merz verkündet das Ende der Reichweitenbeschränkung bei Waffenlieferungen für Kiew. Das stößt vor allem auf Kritik aus Moskau, aber auch aus den Reihen von SPD und Linken in Deutschland. Mit Vizekanzler Klingbeil scheint Merz' Vorstoß nicht abgesprochen zu sein.
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swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
- 4,167
- Jun 25, 2013
Revanchism: the Russian Empire and the USSR were the same territory. I predict Turkey will need to be added to that list.
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
And Korea, it would make getting equipment and weapons much easier!
swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
- 4,167
- Jun 25, 2013
Finland was part of the Russian Empire. They already know to watch outAnd Korea, it would make getting equipment and weapons much easier!
Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — "Everything will be all right."
Ukrainian soldier Serhii Hryhoriev said this so often during brief phone calls from the front that his wife and two daughters took it to heart. His younger daughter, Oksana, tattooed the phrase on her wrist as a talisman.
Even after Hryhoriev was captured by the Russian army in 2022, his anxious family clung to the belief that he would ultimately be OK. After all, Russia is bound by international law to protect prisoners of war.
When Hryhoriev finally came home, though, it was in a body bag.
A Russian death certificate said the 59-year-old died of a stroke. But a Ukrainian autopsy and a former POW who was detained with him tell a different story about how he died – one of violence and medical neglect at the hands of his captors.
Hryhoriev is one of more than 200 Ukrainian POWs who have died while imprisoned since Russia's full-scale invasion three years ago. Abuse inside Russian prisons was likely a contributing factor in many of these deaths, according to officials from human rights groups, the U.N., the Ukrainian government and a Ukrainian medical examiner who has performed dozens of POW autopsies.
The officials say the prison death toll adds to evidence that Russia is systematically brutalizing captured soldiers. They say forensic discrepancies like Hryhoriev's, and the repatriation of bodies that are mutilated and decomposed, point to an effort to cover up alleged torture, starvation and poor health care at dozens of prisons and detention centers across Russia and occupied Ukraine.
Russian authorities did not respond to requests for comment. They have previously accused Ukraine of mistreating Russian POWs — allegations the U.N. has partially backed up, though it says Ukraine's violations are far less common and severe than what Russia is accused of.
Ukrainian soldier Serhii Hryhoriev said this so often during brief phone calls from the front that his wife and two daughters took it to heart. His younger daughter, Oksana, tattooed the phrase on her wrist as a talisman.
Even after Hryhoriev was captured by the Russian army in 2022, his anxious family clung to the belief that he would ultimately be OK. After all, Russia is bound by international law to protect prisoners of war.
When Hryhoriev finally came home, though, it was in a body bag.
A Russian death certificate said the 59-year-old died of a stroke. But a Ukrainian autopsy and a former POW who was detained with him tell a different story about how he died – one of violence and medical neglect at the hands of his captors.
Hryhoriev is one of more than 200 Ukrainian POWs who have died while imprisoned since Russia's full-scale invasion three years ago. Abuse inside Russian prisons was likely a contributing factor in many of these deaths, according to officials from human rights groups, the U.N., the Ukrainian government and a Ukrainian medical examiner who has performed dozens of POW autopsies.
The officials say the prison death toll adds to evidence that Russia is systematically brutalizing captured soldiers. They say forensic discrepancies like Hryhoriev's, and the repatriation of bodies that are mutilated and decomposed, point to an effort to cover up alleged torture, starvation and poor health care at dozens of prisons and detention centers across Russia and occupied Ukraine.
Russian authorities did not respond to requests for comment. They have previously accused Ukraine of mistreating Russian POWs — allegations the U.N. has partially backed up, though it says Ukraine's violations are far less common and severe than what Russia is accused of.
Ukrainian drone shadows and hits Russian air defense system
A Ukrainian heavy bomber drone has been captured in newly released footage pursuing and striking a Russian Tor air defense system, in what pro-Kremlin figures describe as part of an emerging challenge to traditional ground-based air defenses. The video, published by Russian military propagandist...
Russia begins mass production of grenade-launching drone
Russia has begun mass production of a new multi-launch attack drone designed to deliver multiple grenade strikes from the air, according to a May 20 report from the state-affiliated Izvestia news outlet. The drone, named “Golub,” is a quadcopter unmanned aerial system equipped with an internal...
Russia pushes forward in Ukraine’s northeast
Local authorities make rare admission of Kremlin advances.
www.politico.eu
Ukraine Can Now Target Russian Bases With Western Missiles—But How Many Remain?
Germany's chancellor says Ukraine no longer is restricted from striking military targets on Russian soil with Western weapons. But how many does Ukraine have left to use?
www.forbes.com
Ukraine Turns To AI-Controlled Guns To Stop Russian Shahed Drones
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