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Ik denk dat we tijdens deze nieuwe koude oorlog vooral veel IFV's nodig gaan hebben die beter zijn dan de Russische ipv hooguit een handjevol waanzinnig goede hightech IFV's met een ontwikkeltijd van meerdere decennia.quote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 18:35 schreef sp3c het volgende:
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Nederland zoekt de beste IFV voor het beschikbare geld, Duitsland zoekt een Duitse IFV
met schepen is het andersom
ik denk dat de hoeveelheid afhankelijk is van de hoeveelheid pantserinfanteristen die we willen hebben en ik denk dat we die pantserinfanteristen in de beste IFV's moeten proppen die we kunnen betalenquote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 18:40 schreef spicymchaggis het volgende:
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Ik denk dat we tijdens deze nieuwe koude oorlog vooral veel IFV's nodig gaan hebben die beter zijn dan de Russische ipv hooguit een handjevol waanzinnig goede hightech IFV's met een ontwikkeltijd van meerdere decennia.
Op zondag 8 december 2013 00:01 schreef Karina het volgende:
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Even als verduidelijking, Duitsland gaat dus geen Taurus raketten sturen:quote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 17:23 schreef Ulx het volgende:
[x]https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1760672243422531595[/x]
quote:The German parliament held two votes on providing long-range weapons to Ukraine on Feb. 22, first rejecting a motion explicitly mentioning Taurus missiles, followed by supporting a motion calling for Germany to send additional long-range weapons.
Taurus missiles, which have a range of up to 500 kilometers (310 miles), have been the subject of extensive discussion since Ukraine submitted a request to acquire the weapons in May 2023.
Ceterum censeo Turciam delendam esse.
ABC Newsquote:US estimates Ukraine military shortages could grow catastrophic by late March
Spring into summer is seen as 'critical' time period, one U.S. official says.
By spring, Ukraine faces a potentially catastrophic shortage of ammunition and air defenses that could effectively turn the tide of the war and lend Russian President Vladimir Putin a significant advantage, according to an internal U.S. estimate.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, two U.S. officials described "late March" as being a particularly crucial time for the fate of Ukrainian troops if Congress doesn't pass a new aid bill. A third official said it would be difficult to pinpoint exactly when the situation for Ukrainian troops could worsen but noted that the shortages were expected to grow more dire through spring.
"The juncture starts now and it just keeps getting worse progressively through the spring and into summer. So, this time period that we are entering is a critical time period," said a senior U.S. defense official.
The U.S. assessment comes nearly two years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and as support for Ukraine in Congress and in the American public is fading. The once-steady flow of cash and weapons from the U.S. -- totaling some $44 billion since the invasion -- has mostly dried up. A separate $60 billion aid package requested by President Joe Biden and passed by the Senate is in limbo in the House as some Republicans loyal to Donald Trump question America's commitment to another far-away conflict entering its third year.
The White House this week directly blamed the hold up for Russia's victory in the eastern city of Avdiivka. The town fell to last weekend after Ukrainian troops there were forced to ration ammunition, handing the Kremlin its first major military victory since last May.
"It was because of congressional inaction," said White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby on Ukraine's loss. "And we've been warning Congress that if they didn't act, Ukraine would suffer losses on the battlefield and here you go. That's what happened this weekend."
U.S. officials predict similar scenarios will play out elsewhere in Ukraine as the government there is forced to make tough choices on where to put its remaining air defenses -- and as Russia makes greater use of its airpower, including lobbing satellite-guided glide-bombs much as it was in Avdiivka.
"The things that are protected today -- they will not be able to protect all of these locations in the future if they don't maintain supplies of interceptors," the senior defense official said. And if Russia gains control of the skies, "it completely changes the nature of this fight."
Added one Ukrainian official: "Our primary goal is to deter Russian aviation. If we can't do that, it's time to pack our things."
The $44 billion in U.S. security assistance for Ukraine has supplied Kyiv with a long list of sophisticated weaponry including Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Bradley and Stryker fighting vehicles, a Patriot air defense battery, advanced rocket launchers known as "HIMARS," and 31 M1 Abrams tanks. The U.S. also is helping to train the first batch of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets donated by Denmark and the Netherlands.
But officials say Ukraine urgently needs both small and large munitions, including the GPS-guided rockets that make the HIMARS launchers effective.
Another concern is Ukraine's air defense capability, including supplies to protect the donated F-16 jets slated for deployment later this year. Officials say the country also still needs money to build the infrastructure to support the fighters -- including runways and hangers to store the jets. And while the U.S. is helping to train some pilots -- described by one U.S. official as "fewer than 10" -- there wouldn't be enough money to bring on more in the future without additional U.S. aid.
Behind much of the GOP hesitation to support Ukraine is Trump, who has said it would be "stupid" to provide foreign aid to countries instead of loans. He also has encouraged Russia to attack NATO allies if they don't contribute enough to their defense spending -- a provocation quickly decried by U.S. allies in Europe as dangerous.
Complicating matters in the U.S. is that the Pentagon itself is set to run out of money on March 8 if Congress is unable to agree on annual spending legislation. House Republicans have insisted upon unspecified border policy provisions and deep cuts in domestic spending opposed by the Senate and White House.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration is trying to make the case to lawmakers that Ukraine isn't a lost cause.
The U.S. estimates Russian has spent up to $211 billion on military operations in the war and losing $10 billion in arms sales. That's in addition to the heavy casualties: Of the 360,000 Russian fighters available before the war began, some 315,000 Russian fighters have been killed or wounded.
A separate Dec. 8 estimate by the Defense Intelligence Agency, provided to Congress and described by a person familiar with the findings, concluded that Russia has lost some 2,200 tanks out of the 3,500 it had in stock before the war began.
Analysts say those losses haven't crippled Russian forces though because Moscow has been able to pull Soviet-era vehicles out of storage while also manufacturing new ones. At the same time, Russia's economic alliance with China has been able to help the country to shrug off many international sanctions, keeping its economy and military industrial base afloat.
In one recent analysis, the International Institute for Strategic Studies didn't see any sign Russia was buckling under the weight of such hefty losses on the battlefield.
"Russia will be able to sustain its assault on Ukraine at current attrition rates for another 2–3 years, and maybe even longer," the institute wrote.
Rob de Wijk zei het vandaag mooi in zijn podcast: democratien zijn niet zo geschikt voor dit soort oorlogsbeleidsbepalingen. NIMBY, groen links en pvda die 25 jaar lang keihard op het orgel van bezuinigingen op militaire investeringen hebben gespeeld, want milieu en armen, belangenverenigingen, inspraaksessies, bureaucratie etc etc. Pas als het te laat is gebeurt er wat. Het laatste beetje na 25 jaar afbraak (geven aan de armen ipv aan wapenindustrie) is leeggetrokken in heel europa en nu moet de VS de boel redden, wat het wsl niet doet, want te ver weg/andere prioriteiten. Niet investeren in de wapenindustrie is decennia bon ton geweest. Nu het toch opeens moet krijg je wappies die vinden dat oorlog wel “groen” moet zijn en dat soort clowngedrag.quote:
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Mij valt vooral tegen hoe traag/terughoudend wij zijn met wapenleveranties, en het vergroten van de wapenproductie.
En dat er niet werd ingezien dat we met minimale inspanning en kosten Rusland voor jaren uit hadden kunnen schakelen. Mooie bonus voor weinig was dat geweest, na de dure koude oorlog.
Zoals het nu eruit ziet gaat het nog wel wat jaren duren voordat de wapenindustrie een beetje op gang is gekomen hier. Dat kan gewoon in het rijtje van stroomnetwerkverzwaring, kerncentrales en woningen bouwen/stikstofcrisis.
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Waarheid is datgene dat, als je er niet meer in gelooft, tch blijft bestaan.
de PVDA was een stuk minder hard voor defensie dan de VVD anders
Op zondag 8 december 2013 00:01 schreef Karina het volgende:
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Vooruit, eerlijk gezegd waren het vooral groen links en SP die dat steeds als hoofdpunten hadden zodra er ergens geld vandaan moest worden gehaald. En VVD zal daar inderdaad opportunistisch gebruik van hebben gemaakt.quote:
de PVDA was een stuk minder hard voor defensie dan de VVD anders
Waarheid is datgene dat, als je er niet meer in gelooft, tch blijft bestaan.
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Je leveranties zijn leuk maar die zijn broodnodig om de basis berhaupt op orde te krijgen. Anders kun je beter gelijk de witte vlag hijsenNiemand denkt of zegt dat een oorlog met een land wat in elk opzicht minimaal vijf keer groter is eenvoudig is of dat Oekrane simpelweg naar de overwinning loopt.SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.
Maar bottomline heeft putin in twee jaar extreem weinig bereikt en is Europa in zeer korte tijd, omgezwaaid van gebroken geweertje naar een continent wat defensie weer zeer serieus neemt. De enkele extreem-rechtse putin lover daargelaten.
Democratien hebben tijd nodig om structureel van gedrag te veranderen, meestal veel tijd. Dat dat nu binnen twee jaar gebeurt is ongekend. Dat Zweden en Finland binnen no time NATO lid worden, dat er niet alleen miljarden oorlogssteun, maar ook tientallen miljarden aan economische steun wordt uitgegeven is een geest die niet zomaar weer in de fles terug te duwen is.
Dus ja er is alle reden voor voorzichtig optimisme met de nadruk op voorzichtig. Optimisme waarbij helaas nog steeds vele tienduizenden Oekranse slachtoffers te betreuren zullen zijn. Dat is helaas onontkoombaar. Laten we hopen dat voor elke Oekranse man, vrouw of kind minimaal 20 Russische mannen, vrouwen en kinderen sterven. Laten we hopen dat Oekraine binnenkort de middelen krijgt om de handschoenen uit te doen en de oorlog grootschalig naar Russische steden te brengen. Drone-swarms op Moskou en andere grote steden, vernietiging van Russische infrastructuur en industrie, inclusief civiele.
De tijd voor netjes is voorbij als die al ooit heeft bestaan. Net als Oekranse hoeven ook Russische burgers niet buiten schot te blijven. Doodsangst is het enige wat de Russen wellicht tot inzicht brengt. Inzicht dat putin de vijand van het Russische volk is en niet Oekrane.
De Defensienota 1991 en Prioriteitennota 1993 waren de eerste echt grote klappen door PvdA mindef Relus ter Beek (kabinet Lubbers-Kok).quote:
de PVDA was een stuk minder hard voor defensie dan de VVD anders
Wie heeft de F-35 aanschaf in NL eigenlijk doorgedrukt? Dat was achteraf n van de weinige goede beslissingen.quote:
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De Defensienota 1991 en Prioriteitennota 1993 waren de eerste echt grote klappen door PvdA mindef Relus ter Beek (kabinet Lubbers-Kok).
How do we turn this world-class fuck-up into a world-class learning experience?
Was dat niet Mat Herben?quote:
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Wie heeft de F-35 aanschaf in NL eigenlijk doorgedrukt? Dat was achteraf n van de weinige goede beslissingen.
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Ik hoop dat onschuldigen russen niet hoeven te sterven in twintigvoud…quote:
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Niemand denkt of zegt dat een oorlog met een land wat in elk opzicht minimaal vijf keer groter is eenvoudig is of dat Oekrane simpelweg naar de overwinning loopt.
Maar bottomline heeft putin in twee jaar extreem weinig bereikt en is Europa in zeer korte tijd, omgezwaaid van gebroken geweertje naar een continent wat defensie weer zeer serieus neemt. De enkele extreem-rechtse putin lover daargelaten.
Democratien hebben tijd nodig om structureel van gedrag te veranderen, meestal veel tijd. Dat dat nu binnen twee jaar gebeurt is ongekend. Dat Zweden en Finland binnen no time NATO lid worden, dat er niet alleen miljarden oorlogssteun, maar ook tientallen miljarden aan economische steun wordt uitgegeven is een geest die niet zomaar weer in de fles terug te duwen is.
Dus ja er is alle reden voor voorzichtig optimisme met de nadruk op voorzichtig. Optimisme waarbij helaas nog steeds vele tienduizenden Oekranse slachtoffers te betreuren zullen zijn. Dat is helaas onontkoombaar. Laten we hopen dat voor elke Oekranse man, vrouw of kind minimaal 20 Russische mannen, vrouwen en kinderen sterven. Laten we hopen dat Oekraine binnenkort de middelen krijgt om de handschoenen uit te doen en de oorlog grootschalig naar Russische steden te brengen. Drone-swarms op Moskou en andere grote steden, vernietiging van Russische infrastructuur en industrie, inclusief civiele.
De tijd voor netjes is voorbij als die al ooit heeft bestaan. Net als Oekranse hoeven ook Russische burgers niet buiten schot te blijven. Doodsangst is het enige wat de Russen wellicht tot inzicht brengt. Inzicht dat putin de vijand van het Russische volk is en niet Oekrane.
Op dinsdag 25 augustus 2015 15:48 schreef Toekito het volgende:
de grootste schande van heel FOK! naast Fylax is Kano als mod.
de grootste schande van heel FOK! naast Fylax is Kano als mod.
Voor zover ik weet kon men daar gewoon niet onderuit aangezien de concurrentie op kilometers achterstand stond...quote:
Wie heeft de F-35 aanschaf in NL eigenlijk doorgedrukt? Dat was achteraf n van de weinige goede beslissingen.
En met al dat getreuzel hebben meerdere kabinetten er een plasje over kunnen doen. Het heeft uiteindelijk 17 jaar geduurd, in '96 werd er voor het eerst gesproken door de mindef (Joris Voorhoeve) dat er in de vervanger van de F16 moest worden voorzien en in 2013(!) werd er uiteindelijk formeel gekozen voor de F35...
Dat deed Henk "Congressen kopen geen straaljagers!" Vredeling toch een stuk beter, in '74 werd de beslissing genomen om de F-104 te vervangen, in '75 werd de MOU F-16 ondertekend en in '79 werden de eersten al geleverd...
Hij was ook degene die tegen zijn partij (de PvdA) in de beslissing nam om de F-16 aan te schaffen.
Weet nog wel dat ongeveer de hele luchtmacht de F-16 wilde, en niet de Mirage.quote:
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Voor zover ik weet kon men daar gewoon niet onderuit aangezien de concurrentie op kilometers achterstand stond...
En met al dat getreuzel hebben meerdere kabinetten er een plasje over kunnen doen. Het heeft uiteindelijk 17 jaar geduurd, in '96 werd er voor het eerst gesproken door de mindef (Joris Voorhoeve) dat er in de vervanger van de F16 moest worden voorzien en in 2013(!) werd er uiteindelijk formeel gekozen voor de F35...
Dat deed Henk "Congressen kopen geen straaljagers!" Vredeling toch een stuk beter, in '74 werd de beslissing genomen om de F-104 te vervangen, in '75 werd de MOU F-16 ondertekend en in '79 werden de eersten al geleverd...
Hij was ook degene die tegen zijn partij (de PvdA) in de beslissing nam om de F-16 aan te schaffen.
How do we turn this world-class fuck-up into a world-class learning experience?
Zolang de Russische bevolking juicht bij deze oorlog en putin blijft verdedigen is het de vraag of er onschuldige russen bestaan. De dag dat Rusland stopt met deze oorlog zal ook het laatste Russische slachtoffer gevallen zijn.quote:
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Ik hoop dat onschuldigen russen niet hoeven te sterven in twintigvoud…
Het is als de tapijtbombardementen op nazi-Duitsland in WO2. 25.000 dode Dresdenaren was minder erg dan 25 gesneuvelde geallieerde soldaten. Nazi-Rusland en haar burgers verdienen pas compassie zodra ze blijk geven van het besef dat ze aan de verkeerde kant van de geschiedenis staan. Precies als 80 jaar geleden.
How do we turn this world-class fuck-up into a world-class learning experience?
GL en SP zaten niet in de regering toen VVD het begrotingstekort belangrijker vond.quote:
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Vooruit, eerlijk gezegd waren het vooral groen links en SP die dat steeds als hoofdpunten hadden zodra er ergens geld vandaan moest worden gehaald. En VVD zal daar inderdaad opportunistisch gebruik van hebben gemaakt.
Rutte uiteindelijkquote:
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Wie heeft de F-35 aanschaf in NL eigenlijk doorgedrukt? Dat was achteraf n van de weinige goede beslissingen.
Moeten er wel nog een stuk of twintig bij
Op zondag 8 december 2013 00:01 schreef Karina het volgende:
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Tsja, toch vind ik hopen dat kinderen doodgaan net effe te ver.quote:
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Zolang de Russische bevolking juicht bij deze oorlog en putin blijft verdedigen is het de vraag of er onschuldige russen bestaan. De dag dat Rusland stopt met deze oorlog zal ook het laatste Russische slachtoffer gevallen zijn.
Het is als de tapijtbombardementen op nazi-Duitsland in WO2. 25.000 dode Dresdenaren was minder erg dan 25 gesneuvelde geallieerde soldaten. Nazi-Rusland en haar burgers verdienen pas compassie zodra ze blijk geven van het besef dat ze aan de verkeerde kant van de geschiedenis staan. Precies als 80 jaar geleden.
Op dinsdag 25 augustus 2015 15:48 schreef Toekito het volgende:
de grootste schande van heel FOK! naast Fylax is Kano als mod.
de grootste schande van heel FOK! naast Fylax is Kano als mod.
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Weet nog wel dat ongeveer de hele luchtmacht de F-16 wilde, en niet de Mirage.
quote:De technische superioriteit van de F-16 ontlokte minister van Defensie Henk Vredeling na afloop van een vliegshow de volgende woorden over de Franse concurrent: “Het vliegt, en dat is eigenlijk het hele verhaal”.
Als ze zwermen drones op Moskou los gaan laten om vrouwen en kinderen te doden zal de steun snel verdampen gok ik zomaar
Enige die daarbij gebaat is is Poetin
Enige die daarbij gebaat is is Poetin
Op zondag 8 december 2013 00:01 schreef Karina het volgende:
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Die klinkt en ziet er inderdaad niet uit als de echte Putin.
Dit zou hem wel kunnen zijn, maar dat is moeilijk te zien zo. Dat was gisteren bij een bezoekje aan de fabriek. Het vliegen zelf gebeurde vandaag.
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Daarom gaan 'we'ook niet winnen. Niet medogenloos genoeg om in te zien dat iedere volwassen Rus een vijand is. Die vrouwen werken ook weer in de oorlogsindustrie of gewone economie, waarmee de Russen weer wapens produceren of kopen.quote:
Als ze zwermen drones op Moskou los gaan laten om vrouwen en kinderen te doden zal de steun snel verdampen gok ik zomaar
Enige die daarbij gebaat is is Poetin
Een onschuldige Rus is er eentje die onder de grond ligt. De rest is onderdeel van de oorlogsmachine.
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Daarom gaan 'we'ook niet winnen. Niet medogenloos genoeg om in te zien dat iedere volwassen Rus een vijand is. Die vrouwen werken ook weer in de oorlogsindustrie of gewone economie, waarmee de Russen weer wapens produceren of kopen.
Een onschuldige Rus is er eentje die onder de grond ligt. De rest is onderdeel van de oorlogsmachine.
Op zondag 8 december 2013 00:01 schreef Karina het volgende:
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
Dat gaat me te diep sp3c, daar is het te laat voor.
https://mil.in.ua/en/news(...)-more-expected-soon/
quote:Ukrainian Defense Minister Announces Receipt of Dozens of M113 AMEV APCs, More Expected Soon
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have received dozens of M113 Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicles as part of military aid.
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on this.
It is reported that Ukraine will soon receive several hundred more of these ambulances.
“We are transferring armored vehicles for evacuating the wounded to combat units right now. My deputy Natalia Kalmykova is coordinating this work and the project in general. I am grateful to our partners for their support in the war,” said Defense Minister Rustem Umierov.
Militarnyi previously reported that Spain is preparing to transfer a new batch of M113 armored personnel carriers for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Spanish Minister of Defense said that two armored vehicles were converted into ambulances, and the rest will be used for their intended purpose.
At the end of January 2024, it was reported that in February, М577 Command Post Vehicles would arrive in Ukraine from Lithuania.
M113 armored personnel carriers
After the start of the large-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine received hundreds of M113 tracked armored personnel carriers.
These armored vehicles come from different countries that provide military assistance to Ukraine. In addition, Ukraine buys these vehicles by itself.
M113 APCs, in various modifications, are in service with various units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and are directly engaged in hostilities.
The M113 became the most massive APC in history: 80,000 vehicles were produced during mass production. For a long time, the M113 remained the main armored personnel carrier of the U.S. army.
The vehicle was delivered to dozens of countries in significant quantities. It was also licensed for production abroad in various versions. Since 2022, it has been in service with the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
The Hillquote:Russia has broken the stalemate in Ukraine: Former US Defense secretary
The Russian military has broken the stalemate in the Ukraine war, Robert Gates, former CIA director and secretary of Defense, said Wednesday, following Moscow’s successful push to take the front-line city of Avdiivka.
“It’s no longer a stalemate. The Russians have regained momentum,” Gates told The Washington Post’s David Ignatius in a streaming interview. “Everything I’m reading is that the Russians are on the offensive along the 600-mile front.”
Russia has suffered staggering losses in the war, he noted, but with Ukraine now confronting artillery shortages due to flagging U.S. support, “the Russians are feeling that the tides have turned, and while there is much to be done, the initiative has passed to them,” Gates said.
“They have more and more supplies coming in — I’ve read that for every artillery shell fired by Ukrainian forces, the Russians fire 10,” he added.
Russian officials announced Monday that its forces finalized their capture of the key Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after taking full control of the city’s large coke plant. The costly operation marked Russia’s first major victory in months, and its most significant gain since taking nearby Bakhmut last spring.
President Biden pinned the blame for Ukraine battlefield losses directly on House Republicans, who have refused to back additional aid to Kyiv without major immigration reform.
Gates noted that European allies in NATO, “who we so often criticize,” have stepped up their support to Ukraine, but lack the ability to immediately send weapons. Production timelines will see NATO support reach the battlefield in 2025, he estimated.
Right now, “the only real military lifeline comes from the United States. And as we all know, that is, shall we say, on pause right now,” he said.
Aid to Ukraine still lingers in the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is caught between moderates who support Ukraine and far-right members who oppose it without major concessions from Democrats on the border.
Gates called out Congress specifically for being too slow on approving key battlefield capabilities throughout the war, such as missile systems that have allowed strikes against Russian-occupied Crimea, which he called a “no-brainer.”
“Congress will debate for a year or more whether to send the Ukrainians tanks, and after a year, they’ll send tanks,” he said. These weapons could have arrived “a year and a half” earlier, and their delay has restrained Ukraine’s abilities, he said.
The timing of the current aid package — Biden requested a $60 billion supplemental, which was part of a bipartisan Senate package passed earlier this month — is going to be a determining factor in Ukraine’s survival against a revived Russian offensive in 2024, Gates said.
“One of the main values of the package of assistance that’s on the Hill right now, is it would provide Ukraine with significant air-defense capacity, and the wherewithal to establish a strong defensive barrier so they don’t lose any more territory,” Gates said.
Passing the package would send a message to Russia that “they’re not going to be successful in achieving their goals,” a necessary step toward a cease-fire, rebuilding Ukraine and its eventual induction into NATO, he added.
Dan kan je veel beter gewoon werkelijk alle infrastructuur opblazen. Water voorziening, riolering, gas, stroom.quote:
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Daarom gaan 'we'ook niet winnen. Niet medogenloos genoeg om in te zien dat iedere volwassen Rus een vijand is. Die vrouwen werken ook weer in de oorlogsindustrie of gewone economie, waarmee de Russen weer wapens produceren of kopen.
Een onschuldige Rus is er eentje die onder de grond ligt. De rest is onderdeel van de oorlogsmachine.
Als je dat grondig genoeg doet is het effect ongeveer hetzelfde.
I fought the war, but the war won't stop, for the love of god.
I fought the war, but the war won.
I fought the war, but the war won.
Ze zijn blijkbaar nog niet op. Je kan de tractors van de demonstrerende boeren zien staan, dus recent.
I fought the war, but the war won't stop, for the love of god.
I fought the war, but the war won.
I fought the war, but the war won.
Gelukkig goed gemeten voorafquote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 21:35 schreef ExTec het volgende:
Ze zijn blijkbaar nog niet op. Je kan de tractors van de demonstrerende boeren zien staan, dus recent.
[x]https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1760748879782273414[/x]
Ik hoop van harte dat er geen Oekranse kinderen meer sterven, geen Oekranse vrouwen meer verkracht worden of hoeven te sterven en dat ook Oekranse mannen snel weer een normaal leven kunnen leiden.quote:
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Tsja, toch vind ik hopen dat kinderen doodgaan net effe te ver.
Hoeveel en wat voor soort Russen daarvoor sterven kan me dan eigenlijk weinig schelen. Dan moet je maar niet een idioot als putin aan de macht brengen en houden
https://www.newsweek.com/(...)mike-johnson-1872277
quote:Republicans Push For Discharge Petition Against Mike Johnson
Campaign group Republicans for Ukraine are launching a six-figure advertising blitz urging GOP House members to support a discharge petition to pass a bill containing additional military aid for Ukraine, after Speaker Mike Johnson declined to bring it to a vote.
SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.
Kan een kind weinig aan doen he?quote:
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Ik hoop van harte dat er geen Oekranse kinderen meer sterven, geen Oekranse vrouwen meer verkracht worden of hoeven te sterven en dat ook Oekranse mannen snel weer een normaal leven kunnen leiden.
Hoeveel en wat voor soort Russen daarvoor sterven kan me dan eigenlijk weinig schelen. Dan moet je maar niet een idioot als putin aan de macht brengen en houden
Op dinsdag 25 augustus 2015 15:48 schreef Toekito het volgende:
de grootste schande van heel FOK! naast Fylax is Kano als mod.
de grootste schande van heel FOK! naast Fylax is Kano als mod.
https://ua-stena.info/en/they-want-to-bury-navalny-secretly/
En ook willen ze er geen tempel/trekpleister/plaats van verzet of opstand van maken. Vooral niet zo dicht bij de verkiezingen.
Geen verassing natuurlijk. Kans zal aanwezig zijn dat zijn lichaam helemaal niet in het graf aanwezig zal zijn. Zodat er eventueel geen medisch onderzoek/forensisch onderzoek kan plaatsvinden buiten die van het Kremlin om.quote:They want to bury Navalny secretly
Russian investigators showed the body of murdered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his mother and demanded that he be buried secretly.
His mother Lyudmila Navalnaya recorded a video in which she said that investigators showed her her son’s body and began to set conditions about where, how and when Alexey should be buried.
“With me, they receive orders either from the Kremlin or from the Investigative Committee. They want this to be done secretly, without saying goodbye. They want to take me to the outskirts of the cemetery, to a fresh grave and say… Here lies your son.”
“I don’t agree to this. They started threatening me and, looking me in the eyes, they say that if I don’t agree to a secret funeral, they will do something with my son’s body,” says Navalny’s mother.
According to her, investigator Voropaev openly said that “time is not on your side, corpses are decomposing.”
Lyudmila Navalna also again demanded that her son’s body be returned to her.
The causes of Navalny’s death are natural, according to the death report. This was reported by the press secretary of the Russian opposition party Kira Yarmysh.
En ook willen ze er geen tempel/trekpleister/plaats van verzet of opstand van maken. Vooral niet zo dicht bij de verkiezingen.
Misschien moeten we slimme munitie uitvinden, die nooit kinderen raken.quote:
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Kan een kind weinig aan doen he?
I fought the war, but the war won't stop, for the love of god.
I fought the war, but the war won.
I fought the war, but the war won.
Daar staat mij ook wat van bij.quote:
''Tuurlijk is het een onoogelijk lelijk spuugding. Kun je d'r toch nog wel aan gehecht zijn? Je houdt toch ook van je moeder?''
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/22/7443079/
Al is het geen verassing dat Oekrane de grens beveiligd natuurlijk. Er gaan geruchten dat Putin weer een aanval op Kiev wil proberen (al betwijfel ik dat dat daadwerkelijk gaat gebeuren, ging de vorige keer ook al zo goed tenslotte). En dan zou het niet de eerste keer zijn dat dit ook vanaf Wit-Russisch grondgebied gebeurd.
En NATO vliegtuigen die het grondgebied van Wit-Rusland binnen vliegen? Lijkt me stug.
Tuurlijk, als de Wit-Russische minister van defensie dat allemaal zegt dan moet het wel waar zijn.quote:Belarusian Defence Minister claims "112,000 Ukrainian troops" are deployed near Belarusian border, threatens to destroy NATO aircraft
Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin has claimed that Ukraine has supposedly deployed a military formation of "112,000 to 114,000 soldiers" on the border with Belarus. Khrenin has vowed to shoot down any NATO aircraft "without warning" should they violate Belarusian airspace.
Source: Khrenin in an interview with Kremlin-aligned Russian news channel Rossiya 24 (Russia 24)
Quote: "At present, the formation in question comprises between 112,000 and 114,000 (soldiers – ed.)."
Details: However, he said, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have deployed only about 17,000 people to protect the border.
Khrenin claimed that Belarus currently "has no need" to build up its forces on the border with Ukraine. He added that "sabotage and reconnaissance groups coming from Ukraine" pose a greater threat.
The Belarusian minister also claimed that the West is supposedly preparing for military action and is conducting reconnaissance on facilities in Belarus.
Quote: "We understand whom these military actions target. They are constantly conducting all kinds of reconnaissance against Belarus. Radio [reconnaissance] and manned and uncrewed aircraft [are being used]. Five to nine sorties daily. Satellite reconnaissance [is being conducted, too]. The West is taking an active interest in our strategic settlements and military bases."
More details: The official also claimed that Belarus would shoot down any NATO aircraft should they supposedly continue to violate Belarus' air borders.
"If they have lost their marbles and [impinged upon our airspace], of course we’ll shoot them down without warning," Khrenin said.
In addition, the Belarusian defence minister said that a Russian-Belarusian regional forces group will hold exercises in Belarus in 2025.
Al is het geen verassing dat Oekrane de grens beveiligd natuurlijk. Er gaan geruchten dat Putin weer een aanval op Kiev wil proberen (al betwijfel ik dat dat daadwerkelijk gaat gebeuren, ging de vorige keer ook al zo goed tenslotte). En dan zou het niet de eerste keer zijn dat dit ook vanaf Wit-Russisch grondgebied gebeurd.
En NATO vliegtuigen die het grondgebied van Wit-Rusland binnen vliegen? Lijkt me stug.
Klopt, maar als we met 100% zekerheid deze oorlog zouden kunnen stoppen door de grootste Russische steden volledig in de as te leggen dan zou ik onmiddellijk zeggen: niet twijfelen, doen.quote:
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https://kyivindependent.c(...)from-russia-belarus/
Mooi dat ze het gaan verbieden.
Die begrijpen tenminste hoe het moet. Hun boeren demonstreren tegen graan die gemporteerd wordt vanuit Rusland/Wit-Rusland. En niet Graan die vanuit Oekrane de EU binnenkomt.quote:Latvia to become first EU country to ban imports of grain from Russia, Belarus
The Latvian parliament voted on Feb. 22 to ban the import of grain products from Belarus and Russia, becoming the first EU country to take such a measure.
A Latvian official said in December 2023 that over 380,000 metric tons of Russian grain had been imported into the EU through Latvia in 2023, an increase of about 80,000 tons of grain compared to 2022.
This figure does not include the grain transported from Russia to non-EU countries via Latvia.
Farmers protested against the Russian and Belarusian grain imports earlier in February.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said on Jan. 24 that he would support a ban on the import of Russian grain "both for political and economic reasons."
Rinkevics argued that Russian grain imports support the Russian economy, and therefore its army, and what is labeled as Russian grain may in fact be Ukrainian grain stolen from Russian-occupied territories.
"Perpetrating international crimes with impunity and benefiting therefrom goes against the morals of society, ethical standards and our system of values. Consumption of products of Russian origin, thus supporting the criminal regime either directly or indirectly is incompatible with the morals of society," Latvian lawmaker Janis Reirs told the parliament.
The ban will come into force in two weeks, and the government will decide in the meantime which products will be included.
Mooi dat ze het gaan verbieden.
GMTAquote:
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Daarom gaan 'we'ook niet winnen. Niet medogenloos genoeg om in te zien dat iedere volwassen Rus een vijand is. Die vrouwen werken ook weer in de oorlogsindustrie of gewone economie, waarmee de Russen weer wapens produceren of kopen.
Een onschuldige Rus is er eentje die onder de grond ligt. De rest is onderdeel van de oorlogsmachine.
Ok, mss is dat een voordeel, van een commandant zijn die ook gehaat wordt.
I fought the war, but the war won't stop, for the love of god.
I fought the war, but the war won.
I fought the war, but the war won.
Het lijkt Rusland wel.quote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 22:19 schreef ExTec het volgende:
Ok, mss is dat een voordeel, van een commandant zijn die ook gehaat wordt.
[x]https://twitter.com/UkrReview/status/1760762271507345594[/x]
A Robin Redbreast in a Cage Puts all Heaven in a Rage.
Dit wordt ook bericht in dit Oekranse nieuwsblad:quote:
Ook interessant:quote:By now, said 36-year-old Paladin crew commander Vitalii “Skyba,” whose last name is not disclosed as per the rules of the unit, the difference between Ukraine’s and Russia’s ammunition availability is acutely felt.
“It feels like we shoot only when we see a target, while their guns are firing 24/7, they dismantle whole villages just for fun,” he said.
“We can't work like that, we often get only three shells to hit a target and the expectation is that that will be enough, whereas they can easily fire 20 shells at one target.”
quote:Making matters worse, he said, recovered fragments and unexploded shells fired from the Russian side show that they are often fresh off the production line of Russia’s gargantuan military-industrial complex.
https://kyivindependent.c(...)gress-blockade-bite/quote:As the war stands currently, Ukraine needs around 200,000 155mm shells per month, according to a Defense Ministry communique seen by Bloomberg.
Ceterum censeo Turciam delendam esse.
Ik dacht eerst dat dit om extra hulp ging. Maar dit is de volgende stap voor de pakket van 50 miljard waar begin deze maand over gestemd was onder de lidstaten. Als ik het goed begrijp zal er volgende week op 27 februari nog een stemming plaatsvinden, maar dit zou geen probleem moeten zijn.
Meer informatie over dit pakket:
https://ec.europa.eu/comm(...)ail/el/qanda_23_3353
Questions and Answers – A new Ukraine Facility
Het geld zal gebruikt worden in de periode 2024-2027. En zal bestaan uit leningen (33 miljard) en giften (17 miljard).SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.
Oekrane moet een plan opstellen over waar ze dit geld voor nodig hebben/voor willen gebruiken. Het hoofddoel van dit geld is om de economische activiteiten weer op peil te krijgen, dus om te beginnen met de herbouw van het land/de infrastructuur. Zodat Oekrane minder afhankelijk hierin zal worden van hulp van andere landen.
Een ander doel van dit geld is om te moderniseren en zich klaar te gaan maken om te voldoen aan de eisen die aan Oekrane gesteld worden om bij de EU te kunnen komen.
Nog een doel is om om gevluchte Oekraners weer terug te kunnen laten keren en bij het heropbouwen te laten helpen. Ook kunnen de salarissen van kritiek personeel hiervan betaald worden als dat nodig is.
Natuurlijk zal er strenge controle vanuit de EU zijn op hoe dit geld besteed wordt.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/22/7443169/index.amp
quote:UK to provide Ukraine with 200 more Brimstone missiles
The UK government has announced the supply of 200 more Brimstone surface-to-surface or air-to-surface missiles to Ukraine.
Source: UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps addressing the UK Parliament
Quote from Shapps: "Today I can announce a new package of 200 Brimstone anti-tank missiles in a further boost to defend Ukraine."
Details: The secretary stressed that these missiles had already had a significant impact on the battlefield during the Russian war against Ukraine.
"These missiles have previously had significant impact on the battlefield, in one instance forcing Russian forces to abandon and retreat an attempted crossing of a river," Shapps added.
Background:
Earlier, it was reported that the UK would supply thousands of drones to Ukraine as a co-leader of a large international coalition.
In addition, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK would allocate 200 million to manufacture various types of drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Youtuber die we hier wel eens langs hebben zien komen is zijn grootste bron van inkomsten kwijtgeraakt doordat Patreon hem van het platform gegooid heeft. Volgens de Youtuber was dit wegens "hate speech" Omdat hij Russen de bezetters noemden. En omdat hij zich tegen de Russen uitsprak. Russische bots/trolls hebben hem waarschijnlijk massaal gemeld hiervoor.
Een andere reden die Patreon gaf was omdat hij de Oekraense militairen financieel ondersteunde. En Patreon gaf aan dat hij daar hun platform voor gebruikte (hij heeft meer dan 1/2 miljoen verzameld en gedoneerd aan Oekrainse doelen, maar niet via Patreon zegt hij zelf).
De piloot kwam ook even in zijn reacties langs:
Het doet mij goed om te zien dat mensen hem massaal steunen op Youtube, ik heb in de comments zeker al wel enkele duizenden dollars aan donaties voorbij zien komen.quote:@DenysDavydov
5 uur geleden (bewerkt)
Patreon cancels lots of our volunteer organisations. It is a popular fundraising platform but it has lots of content censoring and strict rules. If you send something to army they would think you also use them for it. One of Ukrainian funds got 500k USD frozen and totally millions are blocked there. Buy me a coffee is a good alternative.
Combat Veteran Reacts also lost his page a year ago and created his website for donations to be independent of the platform policies. In his case as I remember it was a combat content with hard videos to watch. In general judging on modern trends in social media they want us to film about Pink Ponies and people between 35-65 to watch it 😅. We are indeed risking as creators because Social media is our only job now. And platforms may shut us up at any moment. But no worries, Artur, you will rebuild your community 👍 Cheers 🥂
https://www.themoscowtime(...)s-kaliningrad-a84198
quote:Lithuania Bans Passenger Train Drop-Offs, Pick-Ups From Russia's Kaliningrad
Lithuania has announced a ban on passenger pick-ups and drop-offs for trains running to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad beginning next week.
The ban, which takes effect on March 1, is part of Vilnius’ decision to close two crossings on its border with neighboring Belarus after two other crossings were closed in the summer of 2023.
“[The new restrictions aim to] manage traffic, choke off smuggling, ensure international sanctions and reduce traffic security risks,” Lithuania’s Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said Thursday.
Vilnius has repeatedly flagged the unauthorized disembarking of Russian passengers — most of whom hold EU residence permits — in Lithuania as a security risk. Last year saw a fivefold increase in the use of the Russia-Lithuania-Kaliningrad railway route.
Lithuania also suspended pedestrian and bicycle crossings via two border checkpoints with Belarus and announced plans to issue fewer permits to Belarusian and Lithuanian international passenger bus carriers.
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Lithuania imposed strict restrictions on goods traveling across its territory, mainly by rail.
Moscow threatened reprisals, and in July 2022 the EU said Lithuania had an obligation to allow the passage of sanctioned goods, with the exception of weapons, between Russia and Kaliningrad.
While transit by road was not allowed, legal guidance released by the EU said that rail transport could not be subject to an outright ban.
Kaliningrad borders Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea and is home to over 1 million people.
Seized by the Red Army from Germany in the closing stages of World War II, Kaliningrad became separated from the Russian mainland following the break-up of the Soviet Union when Lithuania became an independent state.
We zullen binnen een half jaar substantile verbetering moeten zien in de aanvoer van munitie ed. Anders gaan zaken wel erg nijpend worden.quote:
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Dit wordt ook bericht in dit Oekranse nieuwsblad:
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Ook interessant:
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https://kyivindependent.c(...)gress-blockade-bite/
Huh maar volgens de filmpjes van delenlil is het "too easy" for Ukrainequote:
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We zullen binnen een half jaar substantile verbetering moeten zien in de aanvoer van munitie ed. Anders gaan zaken wel erg nijpend worden.
De pijnlijke conclusie begint zich meer en meer op te dringen dat Rusland het Westen heeft verslagen.quote:
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Dit wordt ook bericht in dit Oekranse nieuwsblad:
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Ook interessant:
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https://kyivindependent.c(...)gress-blockade-bite/
Il mondo apre le porte
Pace totalitaria
Solo l'odore della morte.
Pace totalitaria
Solo l'odore della morte.
Je kan ook beter door het topic scrollen en alleen de voor jou interessante nieuwtjes eruit pikken. Het makkelijkste volg je de Nederlandse nieuwsmedia, die de laatste tijd er weer boven opzitten.quote:
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Huh maar volgens de filmpjes van delenlil is het "too easy" for Ukraine
Het was al verloren toen we slechts kogeltjes gingen sturen in plaats van manschappen.quote:
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We zullen binnen een half jaar substantile verbetering moeten zien in de aanvoer van munitie ed. Anders gaan zaken wel erg nijpend worden.
Misschien moet je die filmpjes maar eens bekijken dan. Er wordt nooit gezegd dat Oekrane het te gemakkelijk heeft tegen Rusland. En de filmpjes van de piloot gaan ook vaak in op negatievere aspecten van de oorlog voor Oekrane. Je moet niet afgaan op de clickbait titels/thumbnails. Daar hebben de Engelsen een mooie uitdrukking voor "Never Judge A Book by Its Cover".quote:
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Huh maar volgens de filmpjes van delenlil is het "too easy" for Ukraine
Natuurlijk zijn ze inderdaad wel grotendeels toegespitst op Oekraense successen. Maar dat is toch geen verassing. Daar volgens mij beide gasten Oekraners zijn, en zeker niet neutraal zijn in het conflict. Net zoals de Oekraense successen hier ook vaker voorbij komen en in meer details dan die van Rusland.
https://www.theguardian.c(...)52918f089db0bc97280b
quote:UK hits Russian military with 50 sanctions as Cameron says UK will back Ukraine 'for as long as it takes'
The UK has added 50 new entities to its Russia sanctions list, with foreign secretary David Cameron saying “our sanctions are starving Putin of the resources he desperately needs to fund his struggling war.”
The government claims the targets of the sanctions are people and businesses supplying munitions such as rocket launch systems, missiles and explosives.
Among those sanctioned include manufacturers of weapons and of machine tools. Flight operator 224th Flight Unit State Airlines and its director have been targeted following reports it has been involved in the transfer of weapons from North Korea to Russia.
Firms deemed to be supporting Russia’s war efforts and included on the list include three from China.
It is the second set of new sanctions on Russian interests in days from the UK government, with measures applied yesterday by the UK on the heads of the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was held.
Announcing the new sanctions in a statement, Cameron said:
Ukraine has shown that it can and will defend itself. Putin mistakenly thought that because Russia’s economy is bigger than Ukraine’s, he would gain a quick victory. But the economies of Ukraine’s friends are 25 times bigger than Russia’s. And two years on, we stand united in support for Ukraine.
Our international economic pressure means Russia cannot afford this illegal invasion. Our sanctions are starving Putin of the resources he desperately needs to fund his struggling war. Together, we will not let up in the face of tyranny. We will continue to support Ukraine as it fights for democracy – for as long as it takes
https://amp.theguardian.c(...)e-funds-chelsea-sale
Ukrainian groups urge Sunak to release 2.5bn from Abramovich’s Chelsea sale
• Human rights coalition wants solution after two-year impasse
• Government has admitted to ‘disagreement’ over use of funds
Ukrainian groups urge Sunak to release 2.5bn from Abramovich’s Chelsea sale
• Human rights coalition wants solution after two-year impasse
• Government has admitted to ‘disagreement’ over use of funds
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https://gwaramedia.com/en(...)s-long-as-necessary/
https://gwaramedia.com/en(...)upport-instrumental/quote:Poll: 73% of Ukrainians Ready To Endure War With Russia as Long as Necessary
UKRAINE, Feb 22 — The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) released the results of a public opinion poll about Ukrainians’ perception of war. According to the gathered data, most Ukrainians — 73% — are prepared to endure the war with Russia however long it is necessary.
This data hasn’t changed since May 2022 — back then, 71% of respondents were ready to endure the war as long as necessary. 73% agreed with the same statement in December 2023. At the same time, 3% of respondents are ready to endure the war for another half a year, and 18% — for another few months.
How the poll was conducted
The KIIS ran a public opinion poll during February 5-10. Overall, 1,202 respondents participated in the poll. Respondents are residents of all Ukrainian regions apart from Crimea. The poll covered adult (aged 18 and older) citizens of Ukraine who, when the poll was conducted, lived on Ukrainian territories (in boundaries controlled by the Ukrainian government before February 24, 2022.) The sample size didn’t include residents of the territories that were temporarily occupied by Russia and Ukrainian citizens who live aboard.
quote:Survey: 85% of Ukrainians Believe Ukraine Will Win War With Russia, Most Consider International Support Instrumental
UKRAINE, Feb 20 — 85% of Ukrainians are confident in Ukrainian victory in the war with Russia. 15% expressed doubts about the victory. These are the results of a survey conducted by Rating sociological group.
“The important condition for Ukrainian victory is international support, with only 19% of respondents believing the Ukrainian victory is possible without international aid. Respectively, 79% are not sure that it’s possible to win without the support of the West,” Rating states.
According to the survey’s data, the number of people who have absolute confidence in Ukrainian victory dropped from 71% to 42% during the past six months. At the same time, the number of those who don’t believe in victory at all increased (from 3% in the last June to 15% now).
Among older people, the number of those who were totally sure of Ukrainian victory is higher, as well as among people with relatives on the frontline. Among respondents aged 18–35, 31% are sure Ukraine will win; among those older than 51, 50% believe so.
31% believe that, for Ukraine to defeat Russia, half a year or less is needed. But, more often (39%), people believe more than a year is needed to secure victory. The latter opinion became more common compared to June 2023 (25% of Ukrainians thought the same back then).
The most necessary thing for Ukrainian victory, Ukrainians believe, is weapons. 46% of Ukrainians agreed with this statement. In the second place, a lot of people (34%) placed the necessity to beat corruption. Respondents who weren’t sure about the Ukrainian victory often picked this option.
Idd, zwermen drones moeten naar tanks en troepen gaan. In 2022 had de oorlogsindustrie in het westen vol aangeslingerd moeten worden, zodat we Oekrane 1000 drones per dag konden geven.quote:
Als ze zwermen drones op Moskou los gaan laten om vrouwen en kinderen te doden zal de steun snel verdampen gok ik zomaar
Enige die daarbij gebaat is is Poetin
Цой жив
https://novayagazeta.eu/a(...)ot-rejection-en-news
Geen verassing natuurlijk.quote:Russia’s Supreme Court rejects Boris Nadezhdin’s final appeal against ballot rejection
The Russian Supreme Court has rejected the third and final appeal by presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin against the decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) not to register his candidacy in March’s presidential election.
On 8 February, the CEC refused to register Nadezhdin as an official candidate in the upcoming election after 9,147 of the 105,000 signatures submitted in support of his campaign were found to have various deficiencies, a higher amount than permitted.
Nadezhdin announced the court ruling on Wednesday evening, adding that a CEC representative had questioned the extent of Nadezhdin’s public support during the hearing, claiming that “only 0.18% of citizens” had expressed their support for his candidacy.
“So this is how they explain the rejection of my candidacy to the 200,000 people who left their signatures in my support?” Nadezhdin wrote.
The Supreme Court had already rejected two other appeals lodged by the Nadezhdin campaign on separate grounds.
https://novayagazeta.eu/a(...)inions-on-eu-en-news
quote:FSB agents reportedly asking travellers crossing Estonian border opinions on EU
Agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) stationed at the country’s border posts with Estonia are questioning travellers about their attitude towards the EU “which supports the nationalist regime in Ukraine”, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday.
Mediazona published photographs of the form, which also asks travellers about their relatives in Russia and Ukraine, their connections to security service employees, and whether they know anyone fighting “on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and/or nationalist formations” in Ukraine.
The form also requires travellers to provide their phone’s IMEI number, which can be used to track the location of a mobile device.
Mediazona’s source said that the form was being given “selectively” to certain people entering or exiting Russia and suggested officers may have been targeting dual EU-Russian citizens. The source added that border guards were using a special programme to study travellers’ phones for “keywords” and find even deleted content in checks that lasted around 15 minutes.
https://www.foxnews.com/w(...)-interview-no-plan-b
quote:Zelenskyy praises 'heroic' soldiers in preview of Bret Baier's exclusive FOX News interview: 'no Plan B'
FOX News chief political anchor Bret Baier interviewed Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the front lines of the war
Preview filmpje in artikel. Eerste deel van interview zal vandaag (donderdag in Amerika nog steeds) uitgezonden worden. Dus die zien wij vast wel verschijnen in de aankomende 24 uur.SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.
https://edition.cnn.com/2(...)-arrested/index.html
quote:Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens is re-arrested as prosecutors fight to keep him behind bars
Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant indicted for lying about President Joe Biden’s family and their alleged dealings in Ukraine, has been re-arrested in Nevada.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)th_simulating_death/
The Russian went overboard with simulating death
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ugh_avdiivka_is_hit/
A Russian column moving through Avdiivka is hit first by two FPV drone strikes, which takes out an MT-LB APC, and causes the enemy to hide their vehicles in a warehouse. Then the building is hit by artillery fire, with several direct hits and flames and smoke billowing out. A very thorough job.
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)_destroying_an_mtlb/
The work of Stunga-p operators destroying an mtlb which was trying to recover a tank under the cover of night
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ng_russian_armor_in/
Ukrainian FPV drones hunting Russian armor in Avdiivka. Mostly vehicles concealed inside buildings, but these drones can fit through the smallest of gaps!
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)number_of_traces_of/
"Robotyno-Verbove, a huge number of traces of intense fighting in this direction."
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)nched_an_assault_on/
"This morning, the russians launched an assault on our positions in the Bakhmut sector. In total, about 15 units of armoured vehicles, half of which were burned, the other half retreated."(translation requested)
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)inian_fire_two_more/
Russian AA system hit by Ukrainian fire. Two more Russian fertilise the soil of Ukraine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)acks_a_russian_zala/
Ukrainian drone tracks a Russian Zala reconnaissance drone team to their base of operations, and records an direct hit on the building from a GLSDB.
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)l_russian_attack_on/
UAF drone operators repel russian attack on Chasiv Yar (Bakhmut region).
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)based_on_the_abrams/
The first US armored vehicle based on the Abrams tank was cut down near Avdeevka! Tankers from the 21st Central Military District brigade used their best fire to knock out the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), a modern US Army military vehicle on an M1 Abrams hull for mine clearance, with a mine
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)s_russians_in_their/
Ukrainian Leopard tank destroys russians in their treeline positions (Kupyansk direction).
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ife_in_kirov_russia/
“Self-confidence, stability in life.” In Kirov, Russia, the military enlistment office is advertising contract service with a banner featuring a Leopard tank.
The Russian went overboard with simulating death
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ugh_avdiivka_is_hit/
A Russian column moving through Avdiivka is hit first by two FPV drone strikes, which takes out an MT-LB APC, and causes the enemy to hide their vehicles in a warehouse. Then the building is hit by artillery fire, with several direct hits and flames and smoke billowing out. A very thorough job.
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)_destroying_an_mtlb/
The work of Stunga-p operators destroying an mtlb which was trying to recover a tank under the cover of night
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ng_russian_armor_in/
Ukrainian FPV drones hunting Russian armor in Avdiivka. Mostly vehicles concealed inside buildings, but these drones can fit through the smallest of gaps!
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)number_of_traces_of/
"Robotyno-Verbove, a huge number of traces of intense fighting in this direction."
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)nched_an_assault_on/
"This morning, the russians launched an assault on our positions in the Bakhmut sector. In total, about 15 units of armoured vehicles, half of which were burned, the other half retreated."(translation requested)
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)inian_fire_two_more/
Russian AA system hit by Ukrainian fire. Two more Russian fertilise the soil of Ukraine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)acks_a_russian_zala/
Ukrainian drone tracks a Russian Zala reconnaissance drone team to their base of operations, and records an direct hit on the building from a GLSDB.
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)l_russian_attack_on/
UAF drone operators repel russian attack on Chasiv Yar (Bakhmut region).
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)based_on_the_abrams/
The first US armored vehicle based on the Abrams tank was cut down near Avdeevka! Tankers from the 21st Central Military District brigade used their best fire to knock out the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), a modern US Army military vehicle on an M1 Abrams hull for mine clearance, with a mine
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)s_russians_in_their/
Ukrainian Leopard tank destroys russians in their treeline positions (Kupyansk direction).
https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ife_in_kirov_russia/
“Self-confidence, stability in life.” In Kirov, Russia, the military enlistment office is advertising contract service with a banner featuring a Leopard tank.
https://armyrecognition.c(...)witzers_in_2024.html
France Plans To Increase Ukrainian Artillery Capabilities with 78 CAESAR Howitzers in 2024
Recently, the French Ministry of Defense announced a plan to supply the Ukrainian army with 78 CAESAR 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers in 2024, addressing the urgent artillery needs of Ukraine. This move signifies France's robust support for Ukraine amidst its ongoing conflict and showcases the collaborative effort of Ukraine's allies in bolstering its defense capabilities.
France Plans To Increase Ukrainian Artillery Capabilities with 78 CAESAR Howitzers in 2024
Recently, the French Ministry of Defense announced a plan to supply the Ukrainian army with 78 CAESAR 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers in 2024, addressing the urgent artillery needs of Ukraine. This move signifies France's robust support for Ukraine amidst its ongoing conflict and showcases the collaborative effort of Ukraine's allies in bolstering its defense capabilities.
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https://insightnews.media(...)raine-investigation/
quote:Kazakhstan and Belarus assist Russia in its war against Ukraine—investigation
Investigators from Buro Media, Verstka, and OCCRP discovered that Kazakhstan and Belarus have become hubs for Putin’s regime to import sanctioned wires and chips for weapons development.
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quote:Dearest Intermarium 24. This is Pete . I was born in South Africa and lived there 21 years . I naturalised as a Brit and lived in London 25 years. Ukraine is now my home . I love it's people and I thank God you are supporting Ukraine . Please help us . If people's hearts are touched , maybe it's what can effect change . It is far far worse out here than the world thinks . It's far far far worse . We are in dire straits here . The soldiers are brave. But are being blown up daily by artillery that they cannot reply to as we have almost none . It is Armageddon here . Lots of love , from a very sad place . Thank you once again . X
[ Bericht 30% gewijzigd door Delenlill op 23-02-2024 02:02:06 ]
https://www.moscowtimes.e(...)i-ukraintsev-a122455
quote:Medvedev proposed sending Ukrainians who disagree with the Russian occupation to camps
Residents of the occupied Ukrainian territories who do not support Russia should be “sent for re-education to labor camps in Siberia,” Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said in a conversation with TASS.
“If these are people who harm Russia, they need to be exposed and punished, sent to Siberia. Like this. For re-education in forced labor camps,” the politician said, answering the question of what to do with people who, having received Russian passports, continue to wait for the return of these territories to Ukraine.
Medvedev noted that “there are not many people there” who want the territories returned to Ukraine. “There are simply people there who sit and think: “Whoever is stronger, we will serve.” There are certainly such people there. But nevertheless, we must work with everyone. Well, we need to convince these people that we are back for good,” Medvedev concluded.
Earlier today, Medvedev said that Russian troops could reach Kyiv and capture the city during the current war, since the Ukrainian capital poses an existential threat to Russia. He said that Kyiv is a Russian city, but at the moment it is “controlled by an international brigade of opponents of Russia” led by the United States and therefore poses an “international threat” to Moscow. Medvedev also called Odessa the Russian city, the return of which in Russia has been “waited for.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the accession treaties stating that the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine are now part of Russia in September 2022. Putin then said that residents of the annexed territories “become citizens of the Russian Federation forever.”
https://edition.cnn.com/e(...)-02-22-24/index.html
quote:Biden will impose sanctions on more than 500 targets in response to Navalny death, official says
The Biden administration will impose a fresh slate of sanctions on more than 500 targets on Friday in response to the death of opposition figure Alexey Navalny and on the eve of Russia’s two-year war in Ukraine, according to a Treasury official.
The sanctions will be the “largest single tranche since the start of Putin’s further invasion of Ukraine,” a Treasury Department spokesperson said in a statement Thursday, and will target “Russia, its enablers, and its war machine.”
The sanctions will come from both the US Treasury and the State Department, the spokesperson said.
The sanctions mark the latest move by the administration to levy consequences against Russia amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
Speaking Tuesday, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the new measures would be a "substantial package" that covers a wide range of elements linked to the Russian defense industrial base and sources of revenue for the Russian economy that power the country's "war machine."
Sullivan described the package as "another turn of the crank" after withering Western sanctions on Moscow since the start of the Ukraine war. While those sanctions have hampered Russia's economy, they haven't deterred Putin from proceeding with the invasion.
US officials had been working on a new sanctions package on Russia ahead of Navalny’s death and supplemented them in the wake of the opposition leader's death, according to a senior US official, adding that US officials coordinated with European partners on the new package.
Reuters first reported the number of targets sanctioned.
quote:Russian Investigative Committee sets more conditions to release Navalny’s body to family, Navalny foundation says
The Russian Investigative Committee set more conditions to release Alexey Navalny’s body to his mother, said Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, during an interview with independent Russian journalist Alexander Plyushchev on Thursday.
Aside from conducting a secret funeral "among the family," the committee said they require the following three conditions:
• The body should be transported to Moscow on a special plane, and before arriving in the capital, Navalny’s mother should not announce the funeral in order for the crowd not to meet the body in the airport.
• The family must be accompanied by an employee of the investigative committee at all times before the funeral.
• Navalny’s mother should decide on the date of the funeral after arriving in Moscow. The body should be kept in the Moscow or Vladimir region before the funeral. According to Zhdanov, the investigative committee “is afraid that the morgue will be stormed.”
The death certificate will be given to Navalny’s family once they agree to meet the above conditions, according to Zhdanov.
Navalny’s mother was first denied the cemetery of her choice, and then both parties agreed to hold the funeral at Khovanskoye cemetery in Moscow, Zhdanov said, adding that the parties haven’t agreed on the farewell hall. Navalny’s mother was threatened into agreeing to these conditions, Zhdanov said.
quote:US will impose sanctions directly against Putin for Navalny death, Biden says
US President Joe Biden said Thursday he would impose sanctions directly on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, who he said was “responsible” for the death of dissident Alexey Navalny.
Biden made the announcement in San Francisco shortly after meeting with Navalny’s widow and daughter.
“I had the honor of meeting with his wife and daughter and to state the obvious he was a man of incredible courage,” Biden said. “We're gonna be announcing sanctions against Putin, who is responsible for his death, tomorrow.”
Biden said it was clear from the meeting that Navalny's wife would "continue to fight."
"We're not letting up," he said.
quote:Biden’s comment on Putin "can’t be resolved with simple apology," Russian ambassador to the US says
The Russian Ambassador to the United States said President Joe Biden’s recent comment calling Russian President Vladimir Putin “a crazy SOB” can’t be resolved “with simple apology."
“It is unlikely that the current situation will be resolved with simple apologies, and the US authorities will not agree to do this," ambassador Anatoly Antonov said in a statement. "Strictly speaking, we do not expect an adequate response. As we approach the November elections in America, these kinds of escapades are becoming routine."
The Russian Embassy sent “a strong note of protest” to the US State Department “about the outrageous nature and unacceptability of insults made by the American leadership against the Russian President.”
Antonov said the Biden administration “continues to destroy the remnants of the positive legacy of Russian-American relations” and “the inappropriate rhetoric of the American authorities only testifies to the impotence and lack of common sense in the current policy towards Russia.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2(...)a-kremlin/index.html
quote:Justice Department announces criminal and civil actions against sanctioned Russian oligarchs
The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping set of criminal and civil enforcement actions targeting sanctioned Russian oligarchs and others accused of working to support the Kremlin and its military.
The announcement, made by the Justice Department’s Task Force KleptoCapture, comes days before the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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https://censor.net/ua/pho(...)vfinansuvav_fond_oon
quote:The stay of Ukrainian children in "ideological" camps in Belarus in 2022 was co-financed by the UN UNICEF, - media. PHOTO
Children from the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia were taken to Belarus to children's summer camps "for rehabilitation". The organization of such trips in 2022-2023 was taken care of by the Belarusian Red Cross. And in 2022, this program was also co-financed by the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF.
This is stated in the joint investigation of the journalists of "Scheme" and the Belarusian editorial office of Radio Liberty , Censor.NET reports.
Ukrainian children who were brought from the occupation to Belarusian camps were given meetings with policemen, photo sessions with Belarusian military personnel, trips to military training grounds, and were introduced to weapons. Military songs of Russian propaganda bands such as "Lyube" were sung at the concerts. They held ideological conversations in support of Russian aggression, set up against Ukraine.
Journalists established that the trips to summer camps of Ukrainian children from the newly occupied Mariupol and Lysychansk took place centrally - through Russian-controlled educational institutions and schools. Parents of children who visited camps in Belarus in 2023 told about it. According to the same principle, a trip to the Christmas tree in Minsk was organized in the winter period.
According to the leaked internal documentation on the activities of the Belarusian Red Cross, which journalists obtained thanks to "cyber guerrillas", the organization of the so-called rest for Ukrainian children from the occupied territories in Belarus in 2022, in addition to the Belarusian Red Cross, was provided by the UNICEF representative office in Belarus. This took place within the framework of the program "Humanitarian aid to refugee children from Ukraine in the summer: organization of recovery and preparation for the school year."
Journalists note that in August 2022, the Belarusian UNICEF, together with the Belarusian Red Cross, organized the placement of children from the occupied regions of Ukraine in the summer camps "Berozka" (Hrodna region, Belarus) and "Lypki" (Vitebsk region, Belarus).
Entertainment events were held for Ukrainian children in the "Berozka" camp, during which the children dressed up in the military uniform of the aggressor country, and pro-Russian war songs by the band "Lyube" were performed.
In the "Lypka" camp, children were organized to meet with the Belarusian police, during which they were introduced to weapons. Also, twice per shift, the children were taken to the Belarusian military training ground, where they were also given weapons and allowed to pose with them for photos.
Ik blijf me verbazen dat mensen zo simplistisch denken als dit soort posts. Je hebt macht en invloed, je hoeft in democratisch Nederlnd geen macht te hebben om invloed uit te kunnen oefenen. En er is al-tijd geld nodig, mensen (dus ook policiti) hebben schier oneindige verlangens maar beperkte middelen om die verlangens in te kunnen willigen. De rest is politiek en invloed uitoefenen op de Overton window. Dat kan prima vanuit de zijlijn.quote:
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GL en SP zaten niet in de regering toen VVD het begrotingstekort belangrijker vond.
Maar het is uiteraard makelijker een standaard drogredenzin uit te gooien en daarmee de realiteit proberen uit de weg te gaan.
Waarheid is datgene dat, als je er niet meer in gelooft, tch blijft bestaan.
Ik denk dat een dergelijke conclusie pas gerechtvaardigd is als we meer beweging aan het front gaan zien. Momenteel lijkt er wel wat meer beweging in te zitten, maar het blijft om enkele km2 gaan:quote:
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De pijnlijke conclusie begint zich meer en meer op te dringen dat Rusland het Westen heeft verslagen.
Zie:
Pobieda: https://deepstatemap.live/en#12/47.8957/37.5035
Sevierne bij Avdiivka: https://deepstatemap.live/en#12/48.1454/37.7085
Ivanivske en Bohdanivka: https://deepstatemap.live/en#12/48.5742/37.9193
Rabotine: https://deepstatemap.live/en#12/47.4781/35.8995
Ceterum censeo Turciam delendam esse.
Er zijn in Nederland al decennia vooral rechtse en / of conservatieve meerderheden maar dan zou een marginale club als de SP meer doorslaggevend zijn? Dat geloof je zelf toch ook niet?quote:
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Ik blijf me verbazen dat mensen zo simplistisch denken als dit soort posts. Je hebt macht en invloed, je hoeft in democratisch Nederlnd geen macht te hebben om invloed uit te kunnen oefenen. En er is al-tijd geld nodig, mensen (dus ook policiti) hebben schier oneindige verlangens maar beperkte middelen om die verlangens in te kunnen willigen. De rest is politiek en invloed uitoefenen op de Overton window. Dat kan prima vanuit de zijlijn.
Maar het is uiteraard makelijker een standaard drogredenzin uit te gooien en daarmee de realiteit proberen uit de weg te gaan.
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