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:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 20:44 schreef Confetti het volgende:
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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.
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.
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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.quote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 20:38 schreef kanovinnie het volgende:
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Tsja, toch vind ik hopen dat kinderen doodgaan net effe te ver.
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.
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Kan een kind weinig aan doen he?quote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 21:43 schreef mcmlxiv het volgende:
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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
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.
Misschien moeten we slimme munitie uitvinden, die nooit kinderen raken.quote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 21:51 schreef kanovinnie het volgende:
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Kan een kind weinig aan doen he?
Daar staat mij ook wat van bij.quote:
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.
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:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 21:51 schreef kanovinnie het volgende:
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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.
GMTAquote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 20:44 schreef Confetti het volgende:
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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
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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 🥂
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:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 23:02 schreef BlaZ het volgende:
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Huh maar volgens de filmpjes van delenlil is het "too easy" for Ukrainequote:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 23:42 schreef Nebelwerfer het volgende:
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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:Op donderdag 22 februari 2024 23:02 schreef BlaZ het volgende:
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