Ukraine. So. Where we at?
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Now the media is peddling "the weak ruble" story to dangle false hope as Biden asks for another 25B
for Ukraine. Tell Zelensky to settle now before the money dries up.
Yes the ruble is weak, but no, it will not result in a regime change with different views. It will not end this war.
If a weak ruble leads to a swifter end to this war then I'm all for it, but I agree with you that
it won't. Meanwhile, a couple of days ago, the chief of staff to the NATO Secretary General floated the idea that Ukraine could cede territory in exchange for NATO membership, which won't happen of course, because Russia won't do that deal. But the key thing is that NATO is looking for the exit door on this war, which is a sign that NATO finally recognizes that Ukraine can't "win," meaning it can't move Russia back to the old border.
Fake news!
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I'm right here enjoying stories about the abortion of the last caucasian repressive autocracy.
Ronald Regan is smiling in heaven as Putin is terrified to eat anything.
It took almost 5 years and trillions and of dollars and an ocean of US blood to defeat his predecessor in the last century.
THIS IS A BARGAIN!
The Ruble at $.01 not so much.
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/russian-ruble-worth-less-than-1-cent-lowest-since-start-of-ukraine-war/ar-AA1fgthv
The walls are closing in on Putin?
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There has already been a rebellion and coup attempt, dude.
He is not exactly the model of stability.
I'm right here enjoying stories about the abortion of the last caucasian repressive autocracy.
Ronald Regan is smiling in heaven as Putin is terrified to eat anything.
It took almost 5 years and trillions and of dollars and an ocean of US blood to defeat his predecessor in the last century.
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/russian-ruble-worth-less-than-1-cent-lowest-since-start-of-ukraine-war/ar-AA1fgthv
Keep an eye on the Rubble... Errrr.... Ruble.
Oh that's right, all the BRICs are going to do some gold-backed or crypto thing or something. Or so I've heard.
I suppose we hope they punch each other out and then it's moot.
When neither has any civilians left.
1. Russian Military industrial complex (MIC) beat NATO MIC badly. NATO arsenal will be exhausted
by early 2024. Now even Azerbaijan and south Korea are forced to send weapons with US promise to sell them new weapons later to make up their inventory.
It's not surprise. On paper Russian MIC capacity is 3 times of NATO's. Unlike beginning of the war, now all Russian heavy artilleries are guided. Its drone Lancet, I last checked, production of May this year is 7 times of May last year. And Lancet now is not just used to attack important targets, it is widely used to attack tanks and armors. Lancet has become legendary weapon from this war and will sell a lot after the war.
Two other smaller drones, Judgement Day and Vampire, Russian troop use them like they are free. Saw a video that shows, about only 5 or 6 Ukrainians hid in the trench. The first Vampire missed them by hitting their rear end, the second missed too, hitting their front end. Then, the 3rd, the 4th...total 7 vampires were used to finish this group of Ukrainians. This is truly modern warfare. NATO military- industrial complex can't compete with Russia's regardless of military achievement.
2. Ukraine is beginning to use its reserves. That means Russia's counterattack is coming soon. Absorbing punches at first, then fighting back, it's Russia's hundreds years tradition. Watch out, the northern front, Lyman.
Another interesting fact is they now know how to jam our GPS on the Himars
which knowledge is likely now with China and which is why we won't send Atacams (spelling) missiles and the elite version of the Abrams tanks, because we don't want them reverse engineered too.
Our weapons are not as good as advertised.
I sense an appropriation for an anti-GPS-jamming missile (AGPSRM?).
Maybe GPSARM is easier to pronounce.
Those jammers have to be bright as the sun to a properly calibrated sensor suite.
Amazing! You should stop getting your news from TASS.
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Even in your own post you are amazed by Russia's artilleries.
All I talked is well published. Amazing to you because you like to be a drama queen, a dictatorial drama queen. You can amaze yourself. Others can't amaze you.
Stalemate
Not likely the counteroffensive is going to produce a big breakthrough at this point. It recovered about 100 square miles so far, which is not much.
Both sides need to get to the point that they are ready to make a deal. Neither is there yet - but both are closer.
Read recently that the Russians are firing 60,000 artillery rounds a day. That’s an amazing number. This is still a very high intensity war.
Also, the ruble is crashing. Internal pressure on Putin is going to grow.
So then, another Afghanistan. Another Vietnam.
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Neither. Unless you mean Afghanistan 1979.
In which our support essentially broke the Soviet Union.
Be less literal. While not directly involved (yet), we are fully committed financially in prolonging
a war that cannot be won.
Yet Biden and Co want to keep funding the war effort, another $24B.
Maybe stop throwing gasoline on the fire is an option.
The current stage is the war of attrition. Its a part of war of territory.
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Why do you say stalemate when Ukraine lost territory?
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Ok, stalemate along the frontlines as they were in about May 2022. Happy?
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Stalemate necessarily means the counteroffensive has failed. Like you, I and Eli
knew it would. It was political theatre for the NATO summit. RIP to all the dead Ukrainians who died futtily.
The day that Ukraine gains territory (e.g., by taking Russian territory) things will get interesting
Probably not in a good way.
Why do you ask?
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Because we have an open border and $150b dedicated to Ukraine.
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Valid complaint.
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Just found out tonight that trangender Ukrainian spokes(wo)man is an American citizen. Figures.
Quest was posting earlier about how important it is to enforce the law, so I'm sure he wants to close the border.
We've wasted 150bn in far worse ways...multiple times, every year. Wish we could stop it, but neither party will stop it.
The issue is that Putin wants a deal with the West to never truly arm Ukraine
or agree to defend it. So we actually do hold the cards.
It's been a sad situation all around.
We hold all the cards in that we can give them Sudetenland any time we want.
No guarantee that does not embolden Putin.
Although, one would think his bloody nose might have humbled him a bit. If Hitler had had to expend half his forces to take over part of Czechoslovakia, he might have thought twice about other conquests. Then again, weak nations nearby can be tempting....if we give up Ukraine, goodbye Georgia and others. We can argue about whether we should care about those other peoples or not.
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