"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (4 Viewers)

[Thumpalumpacus]

Russia wants … Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine

The Kremlin’s recalcitrant comments indicate the Trump administration’s whirlwind diplomacy has yielded little in the way of results.

www.politico.eu

Nope!! Not happenning

This was all as predictable as a beheading at a guillotine party.

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIGA_Hsr_24

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToK3s6mS_9s

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nukxpgFN6WQ&pp=0gcJCa0JAYcqIYzv

 

[GTX]

View: https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1958096069968920639

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7LCsYwMOfc

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzkjK28qBdA

 

[GTX]

Russia dismisses European talks to end Ukraine war as 'road to nowhere'

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says European leaders who met with Donald Trump earlier this week are attempting to escalate the situation in Ukraine.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GrauGeist]

Russia dismisses European talks to end Ukraine war as 'road to nowhere'

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says European leaders who met with Donald Trump earlier this week are attempting to escalate the situation in Ukraine.

www.abc.net.au

More clowning from the Kremlin.

 

[GTX]

More clowning from the Kremlin.

 

[GTX]

Illustrations at war: From Caracas skies to Ukraine’s trenches

We decided to speak with Henry Javier Aponte Niño, a Venezuelan-born illustrator now living in Mexico, whose military-themed drawings have flooded social media and found their way to the front lines in Ukraine. Known under the artistic name Arte-Bélico—translated as “Art of War”—his...

defence-blog.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKgk2rX048A

 

[Warspite63]

I'm seeing at least three tugs towing. Looks like another Potemkin village to me. I guess their "carrier" gave up the ghost then, with that many tugs available.

Last I read, Kuznetsov was going to be scrapped, as 'carriers are no longer relevant', which Russia-speak for 'we can't actually run a single carrier, without it breaking down/catching fire/having cranes fall on it/generally being a (more-or-less) floating POS' ........

 

[fubar57]

Last I read, Kuznetsov was going to be scrapped, as 'carriers are no longer relevant', which Russia-speak for 'we can't actually run a single carrier, without it breaking down/catching fire/having cranes fall on it/generally being a (more-or-less) floating POS' ........

It did provide a lovely smoke-screen for all the other Russian ships though

WIKI OPEN SOURCE​

 

[Warspite63]

It did provide a lovely smoke-screen for all the other Russian ships though

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WIKI OPEN SOURCE​

No, it hasn't been the recipient of a 'Neptune'.... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mq-MDp9ImyU/hqdefault.jpg

 

[SaparotRob]

I loved the Kusnetsov's lovely "here I am!" smoke plume.

 

[Warspite63]

I loved the Kusnetsov's lovely "here I am!" smoke plume.

Literally visible from space.....

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Literally visible from space.....

Imagine the turbulence in the headwind of the landing pattern.

 

[Warspite63]

Imagine the turbulence in the headwind of the landing pattern.

Yeah - crazy! Of course, that's only an issue in the event of 2 highly unlikely occurrences 1) She leaves port 2) She flies off planes

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yeah - crazy! Of course, that's only an issue in the event of 2 highly unlikely occurrences 1) She leaves port 2) She flies off planes

She can't leave port ... her tugs are busy towing around a refurbished "battlecruiser"!

The media awe is so stupid.