You are talking about money you will need for reconstruction after war, don't you know that today you have war in Ukraine and maybe should pay attention to current needs for your country today?
EC . October 2022 th.
EC . October 2022 th.
They does have also stuff in western Ukraine. Putin and his friends are competent in mining industry and they not only does want to grab resources, also to deny their enemies access to resources. Westerners in Russia are assumed as dreamers living in debts and lazy idiots. Real life.It is amazing how all the lies and death really just comes down to this. Greed. Money. Economic potential and power.
Humans are really a fucked up species. Thousands dead and millions displaced and fleeing.. because of minerals. Fucking pathetic and depressing.
Yes, that would make things much easier for Ukraine, but fighting an insurgency is what broke the Soviet Union and Ukraine would definitely wage an insurgency campaign.
Can't fight an insurgency if they don't have weapons. Europe needs to provide the weapons.
Insurgency idiotism idea remains from 1945-1956 western dreams that it will repeat.Can't fight an insurgency if they don't have weapons. Europe needs to provide the weapons.
It's honestly quite pathetic. The GDP of all the European nations absolutely dwarfs Russia. If they really wanted to, they could out-manufacture weapons easily.
Ammo depots are going up and Russians are now on horseback. What happened to the IFV's?
Pro tip: The anti-drone cloak doesn't work if you move, or a body part is sticking out from underneath it.
Ammo depots are going up and Russians are now on horseback. What happened to the IFV's?
Pro tip: The anti-drone cloak doesn't work if you move, or a body part is sticking out from underneath it.
Hitler is pushing a bit, he is told that Special operation is going as had been planned.
Unfortunately Putin still does have money and maybe is thinking like Girkin.
Girkin in February 2022 th told that Russia will liberate from occupation ( yup ) Luhansk and Donetsk oblastjs in 1-2 months. After this filtration and deNazification etc stuff.
Internet is cool stuff, easy to see stuff posted long ago.
Can't fight an insurgency if they don't have weapons. Europe needs to provide the weapons.
It's honestly quite pathetic. The GDP of all the European nations absolutely dwarfs Russia. If they really wanted to, they could out-manufacture weapons easily.
GDP is a poor measure of industrial potential. Europe's GDP comes mostly from banking, finance, consumer spending, and service industries, that shit ain't gonna build tanks or other modern weapons in industrial quantities. What they need is a ton of heavy industry and Germany is the only EU nation which really has that. France & Sweden have some but not nearly enough to make a difference. The problem with heavy industry is the capital costs are massive and profit margins are slim, which means no one's gonna build it unless they absolutely have to since the lead time is measured in years and there's not much of a payoff at the end. Then add in high energy costs compared to the rest of the world and it just ain't happening unless the EU wants to throw a few trillion dollars at it. And even then they'll probably be tied up with environmental assessments & red tape for years.
It would not cost trillions first of all. And Russia can barely manufacture anything either. As evidenced by having to get artillery from North Korea.
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US Air Force general: Russia military larger, better than before Ukraine invasion
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Russian army grow by 180,000 active-duty troops for a total of 1.5 million soldierswww.voanews.com
Russia's military is bigger and stronger than it was prior to invading Ukraine in February 2022, the commander of United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa cautioned Tuesday.
"Russia is getting larger, and they're getting better than they were before. … They are actually larger than they were when [the invasion] kicked off," Air Force General James Hecker told reporters at the Air & Space Forces Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Maybe you'd like explain how a nation which you claim can barely make anything somehow has a larger & better military than it did 3 years ago.
PENTAGON —![]()
US Air Force general: Russia military larger, better than before Ukraine invasion
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Russian army grow by 180,000 active-duty troops for a total of 1.5 million soldierswww.voanews.com
Russia's military is bigger and stronger than it was prior to invading Ukraine in February 2022, the commander of United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa cautioned Tuesday.
"Russia is getting larger, and they're getting better than they were before. … They are actually larger than they were when [the invasion] kicked off," Air Force General James Hecker told reporters at the Air & Space Forces Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Maybe you'd like explain how a nation which you claim can barely make anything somehow has a larger & better military than it did 3 years ago.
Things are going so amazingly Russia is resorting to using donkeys. Russia is nearing the near the end of their tank supplies. Russians are resorting to using Chinese civilian vehicles and motorcycles. Russia is doing so great that their artillery shelling is only somewhat more frequent than Ukraine. Russia no longer has an answer for Ukrainian drones.
The reality is Russia is taking a bunch of small pyrrhic victories and does not have a ton of time left. In another couple years they may be completely SOL. If US/Europe/NATO continue to support Ukraine, Russia will eventually implode. Whether Trump will allow for that that's another question.
Russia may have a larger army on paper but if they don't have the logistics to support them then that's nearly meaningless. How will Russia clothe, feed and supply its troops? Its best of the best were in Ukraine at the start. While current troops may be battle tested, I doubt they are the best of the best.
Vance did not lose any respect. The Europeans have been lazy in building their own Army and paying their dues in NATO. The United States is not the world's 'sugar-daddy.' At least not under Trump. Rare Earth Elements are found in other parts of the world. Ukraine does not hold the market on them. China, Vietnam, Brazil, and Australia have REEs available to the US.JD Vance lost all respect from his speech and Europe knows they have to step up which they should anyhow. Maybe Zelenski should talk to Germany and other Euro Nations about the natural resources if Trump is going to play games and give Euro countries a reason to help more.
It was never about minerals. It was all about NATO moving Eastward.Thousands dead and millions displaced and fleeing.. because of minerals. Fucking pathetic and depressing.