re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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What are these ”receipts” your simple mind keeps babbling on about like it is the ultimate gotcha?

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You are so fricking retarded you can’t pick up context clues?

I quoted your own god damn words. I even made it nice and bold for your dumb arse to find easier

You stupid room temp IQ pinko frick

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Ok. So the gotcha is all in your head.

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Your own words

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On Monday as you are getting off the short bus, stop and ask the driver to read all of this back to you. Maybe there will be a moment of clarity. Remember to reach out to Theo. He can help

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Ignorance is bliss, ain’t it baw

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It just said we support Ukraine’s right to choose their own way.

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This is correct and worded so everyone can read it how they want. Reminds me of the One China Principle, the 1992 Consensus can be interpreted in different ways and each side sees it the way they want to which helps them sleep at night.

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They have historically been the most corrupt European nation for years.
Second most corrupt after Russia is fair.

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Russia isnt a part of Europe, its Asia.

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but the problem is that if we give in to Russian nuclear blackmail there will be a a lot more nuclear blackmail in the future, and a huge incentive to develop nukes. Honestly, for anyone who understands statistics the nuclear game the human race is playing has only one end.

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There’s a difference in giving in to nuclear blackmail with a country like say, Iran or North Korea, who have extremely limited number of bombs and probably even less delivery systems and giving in to the largest nuclear power by number of bombs in the world with the means to deliver them. Also what are the stakes? Is Ukraine worth the end of civilization as we know it? Is Iran potentially threatening the world’s oil supply worth it? Is Taiwan worth it?

Maybe they all are worth it and maybe none of them are. But it’s not as simple as stomping our feet and screaming we won’t be bullied by the likes of Putin.

Whenever they attempt to hijack the thread, remember the last point.

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Also thankyou to those who posted relevant info and discussion in the last 13 or so pages, despite all the poo being flung there was some important developments posted.

Ffs can someone take out the trash ITT today?

Erdogan says Ukraine deserves NATO membership LINK

Thinking about the cluster munitions, I think that there will be two main impacts:

1) Obviously, they will be more effective than standard rounds at helping Ukraine clear trenches, which is a significant part of the challenge that Ukraine faces right now.

The rounds promised today should be hitting Russian troops in a little over two weeks. I expect that Ukraine will be able to make faster progress once they get these shells.

2) They extend the Ukrainian offensive. So far, Ukraine has committed only a small part of its new western-armed brigades to the fight. Ukraine has lost some vehicles, but they've been replaced faster than they've been lost. In fact, Ukraine hasn't lost any Strykers at all yet, so the 32 pledged today will likely go with some Leopard 1 tanks to equip another mechanized brigade.

No, Ukraine has been taking ground slowly specifically so as not to lose men and equipment. The problem with the slow pace of the Ukrainian offensive was that Ukraine was going to run out of ammo, and the offensive would culminate.

Ukraine can now feel confident that won't happen anytime soon. Some 400,000 or so cluster rounds, when added to Ukrainian stocks, will extend the offensive by several months. Ukraine can be confident that they will continue to have the necessary ammo to attack until the mud season arrives in late fall.

By then, Abrams and GLSDB will have entered the fight. Ukraine will continue to get stronger over the next few months, while Russia continues to replace destroyed modern tanks with ancient T-55s.