Holien
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We note all the fires in Russia, but the war is hitting home ground.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68899130
Russia can always find useful idiots for money...
QuoteTwo British men have been charged with helping Russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a Ukraine-linked business in London.
Dylan Earl, 20, from Elmesthorpe in Leicestershire, and Jake Reeves, 22, from Croydon, were investigated following a fire at a warehouse in east London in March.
Three other suspects linked to the fire have been held on other charges.
There was a fire at an Ammo production facility in Wales recently too...
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3 hours ago, The_Capt said:
White feathers is a poor analogy. They were used in the British Empire to shame young men to go and fight in a mainland European war.
My Grandad was white feathered during WW2.
He was castigated by quite a few folk in Doncaster a northern industrial town in Yorkshire.
But what those doing it didn't know was he was an electrician and he was refused when trying to join up and had to serve maintaining the electrics in the vital factories in the area. My grandmother never forgave those that attacked him and spat at him, they had their son's dying and saw him as a draft Dodger.
That young lad you mentioned could better serve his country being back home. He can serve behind the front lines...
In fact Ukraine should be looking at what was done by the UK to encourage folk to fight during WW2, it was as vital as any fighting done as if you don't have the recruits you can't fight...
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9 minutes ago, The_Capt said:
but this does not sit well.
In what way?
FWIIW if my country was facing an existential threat at that age I would hope to be fighting not hiding abroad.
But of course that is very easy to say as I approach my 60's about to have my afternoon nap...
As for comments about Obama and his attempt to reset it is easy to say in hindsight that it was a failure. At the time there was hope to try and bring Russia back from the edge...
As for the failure to use a big stick on Russia what do you suggest should have been done? Easy to throw stones at someone's else when you don't have to offer concrete proposals on what to do differently.
People are currently blaming Biden for being too weak and not giving Ukraine more, conveniently ignoring the environment he has to operate in.
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Hmmm he has not fallen out of a window?
"Russian deputy defence minister detained for allegedly taking bribes"
Power struggles at the top?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68886406
Quite unusual for corruption charges to be laid against a top table player.
Maybe for mass consumption?
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13 minutes ago, Maciej Zwolinski said:
If the recent Russian experiments with smoke are successful
Hmmm I think the only thing that will be smoking is the burning Russian vehicle.
But hey the Russians are thinking out of the box...
Time will tell...
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26 minutes ago, ASL Veteran said:
I don't really want to go 'there
Yet you do!!! Time again you do!
What has it to do with Ukraine?
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How to bypass a government not doing what you want it to do.
Not sure it would work in America.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68843542
QuoteA crowdfunding campaign in Slovakia to buy artillery shells for Ukraine has exceeded its target of €1m (£850,000), less than 48 hours after it was launched.
The campaign is a response to the Slovak cabinet's refusal to join an initiative by the Czech government to buy up hundreds of thousands of shells for the Ukrainian armed forces.
"We have to drive Putin out of Ukraine. We have to defeat him," said Otto Simko, a Holocaust survivor and veteran of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising against the Nazis. Aged 99, he helped kickstart the campaign to challenge the government's policy.
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15 minutes ago, sburke said:
my life expectancy is such that I may be long dead before humanity implodes
Don't be so sure...
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41 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:
He really doesn't understand the ramifications of what he's advocating for.
Hmmm we in the UK have personal experience of this and it has cost us dearly. A very expensive mistake...
I hope for the world's sake America takes note that tearing up years of work and cooperation doesn't magically solve anything and creates problems no one was told would happen...
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9 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:
Russia has shown how to stress out an enemy's air defenses. Lots of different approach angles by a wide variety of strike vehicles all timed to obligate the defenses to act in predictable ways. And even then that largely hasn't worked because Ukraine's air defenses were good enough until recently.
Some folk are saying the attacks are getting through because of declining AD ammo - not sure if this is the case?
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A question for our American friends and any who might understand the DC politics... You know who I am looking at...
We are getting more and more evidence that the Biden team are really asking Ukraine to stop with the Russian refinery attacks?
Why?
Russian Oil is not making up much of the market, it has an effect in cutting Russian spending so why?
My poor old brain can only think of the following.
It could be they don't want to give folk the idea of how easy it is to do. But that genie is out already. The box is open... Lamp rubbed et al...
It could be that they know Israel is not going to act in a restrained proportionate manner with Iran and the whole world supply is likely to be disrupted.
If Iran decides to go full in the oil refineries in the area could be taken down very quickly with Iranian backed drones...Any ideas on a postcard to the usual forum...
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4 minutes ago, Joe982 said:
I hope you are right but from where exactly?
In about an hour I will be drawing electric from the grid at 0p.
This last weekend we had too much power and I was actually paid to store energy. EV and house batteries were topped up and I got paid!!!
The UK right at the moment is pumping water back uphill in Norway...
Europe is well on the way to having a pretty good integrated energy system and during high wind high sun we easily generate more than needed.
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Just FYI Europe is trying to deal with the attacks on Ukraines energy infrastructure...
QuoteFollowing a series of targeted missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure by Russia over the past weeks, Ukraine's power supply has suffered significant damage. Responding to this crisis, the EU has swiftly mobilised emergency energy assistance which is on its way to Ukraine.
In response to Ukraine's call for assistance, Austria, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands have offered 157 power generators in various sizes via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
. To further strengthen Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the EU has also deployed 10 large capacity power generators (1MW) from its own strategic rescEU
stockpiles, with a financial value of €3.57 million. Each of these powerful 1MW generators has the capacity to supply electricity to a medium-sized hospital under emergency conditions.
Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, said: “Russia's plan to bomb Ukraine into darkness will not succeed. The EU is working around the clock to sustain power supply in Ukraine. We are mobilising a new batch of generators to Ukraine from our rescEU reserves, which have already proved to be a critical tool in responding to urgent needs in war-torn Ukraine. This underscores the importance of preparedness in efficient crisis response. I also thank Austria, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands for their immediate offers of generators to Ukraine via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.”
The EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre
is in close contact with the Ukrainian authorities on the ground to provide further aid as necessary.
Long term and near term if Ukraine can get Wind Turbines and Solar (all time cheap prices on solar) a lot of what Russia is trying to do will be undone and Ukraine will be in a way better position after the war as it will not be reliant on Russian Gas or Fossil Fuels.
The Energy market is changing and it will remove the stranglehold of the Axis of Evil as some folk like to call them..
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3 hours ago, Battlefront.com said:
Russian money well spent and an explanation as to why House Republicans aren't bending over backwards to force Johnson to take action. According to this poll, Republicans trust Trump's views on Ukraine more than any other source by a wide margin:
Trump seems to be more of an asset to Russia now than when he was in the White House.
Steve
While the messenger is important I think it is as much how that message is transmitted to those who fall for this.
There are certain TV channels that are as important to this undermining of trust and spread out right lies. Without this support Trump wouldn't get any traction.
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Please tell me it's a late April fools day...
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Folk listen to Steve, let's keep this on track...
Please.
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9 minutes ago, Haiduk said:
don't believe anymore in "innocent people". Neither in Russia, nor in Gaza, nor in Iran. Sorry.
Children are always innocent. Simple.
Not their fault where they are born.
I strongly suggest you pause your posts on this topic..
I have deep respect for you and understand your pov but IMO it's not something for this thread.
I will PM you tomorrow.
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29 minutes ago, Haiduk said:
It's a good opportunity to bomb into stone age one country of the "Evil Axis". But balls are needed
I suggest it's not a good idea.
A targeted response against those responsible rather than creating any more terrorists by killing innocent people.
Bombing people to the stone age has already escalated this to a level that was uncalled for..
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54 minutes ago, Haiduk said:
Meanwhile US officials: UKR strikes on Russian refineries may affect global energy situation. Ukraine should concentarte on military targets.
The more I think about this, the more I am wondering if it is tied to the potential missile attacks to be made on Israel and the potential for that region to get very messy very quickly.
That whole region is a tinder box and the Biden team are trying to keep a lid on it with no help from the extremists in control of Israel.
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Maybe the White House is trying reverse psychology on the Republicans...
A cunning plan? (I doubt it)
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68788110
Well the uckers were eventually going to get through...
I hope our friends in Ukraine are OK and at least summer is on the way...
Wind Turbines and Solar with extra Grid connections to Europe are I hope on the cards for you.
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34 minutes ago, photon said:
but good gravy - if you're firing at hostile vessels, how many things have gone badly wrong by that point?
Gun boat diplomacy against an non peer threat...
Cheaper and a shot across the bows tends to make non peer ships stop...
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7 hours ago, Erwin said:
All Russia has to do is sit on that land and hold out.
Ok why are they still attacking?
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8 minutes ago, Haiduk said:
More likely diversion, even probably by the hands of crewman, bribed by HUR.
Cheaper and more accurate...
Now if we could find a Kremlin bodyguard who would put a fire under the Dicktator at the head of this BS...
How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
in Combat Mission Black Sea
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He wasn't, you are creating a straw man.
Calm down...