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#3451401 9-Jan-2026 19:37

gzt: USA already has a base in Greenland. Denmark is part of the NATO alliance.

Why does the US need to 'own' it when the US already has military bases there?

A pure show of force to demonstrate to Putin how it's done correctly ... just like in Venezuela. Only with a slight scratch on a helicopter and no casualties, unlike in Ukraine. And now they have the oil (which they don't really need, because they have their own).

That's just how it is with the clown. He wants to force open doors with all his might, just so he can say ‘mine’.

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#3453052 14-Jan-2026 18:47

MAGA stopped talking about Trumps best closest friend for decades, so I suppose it works

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#3458442 3-Feb-2026 16:15

A general video. The extremely expensive cutting edge NATO tanks did very badly in early days, because NATO doctrine didn't consider Russian drones.

The video states " According to National Security Journal reporting from August 2025, only 4 of 31 M1A1 Abrams remained operational by June 2025. The Challenger 2 suffered similar losses, tied with Abrams for 'one of the least effective Western tanks in the entire war' based on survival rates. "

This is hearsay, because that Journal cites Ukrainian news reports from June 2025. So take it with a grain of salt.

It does suggest a broader vulnerability of high-cost platforms to low-cost autonomous systems.

I'm sure all navies are rethinking their investments too.

Ukraine Is Using Western Tanks in a Way No One Planned For - Russia didn't expect this

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Western tanks like the Leopard 2, M1 Abrams, and Challenger 2 were designed for fast breakthrough warfare across open battlefields. That’s not how Ukraine is using them.

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#3458477 3-Feb-2026 18:10

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The main problem IMHO was the painful slow escalation gave Russia tons of warning of increasing capability.

Russia entered the war using almost everything, ballistic missiles on downward, civilian targets, torture, executions.
Pre-escalation if you will.
The west delayed on even training to get 6-12 months ahead while Ukraine had people queuing up to train, but little resource, without the systems.

Nothing kills recruitment than idea you will end up alone with just an empty clip.
Once congress held up support for 8 months or more and Ukraine in heavy rationing of basics, it had chilling effect Putins people in USA wanted.

Time for Russia to develop drone capability, develop partners in China, North Korea and Iran to scale up.

In the time that west admitted the million-shell program had failed, barely 250K in one year.
Russia has its 8 million or so shell drop from North Korea, ballistic missiles in addition to Shaheeds, training from Iran.
Failure rate, not that big a problem when they are 8 million more just waiting for next shipment. Feedback and Russian technical help, helps North Korean factories get better.

Ukraine had early offensives relying on captured weapons and drip feed of new capability, so while massive, ran out of steam earlier than they should have. Get Putin when overconfident.

If Allies had just stopped on the beaches of Normandy and said, see we surprised you, give up, we will wait months for your answer.
We will just sit here with no re-enforcements and wait. No need to hurry Mr H.

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#3458507 3-Feb-2026 22:07

Biden was far too cautious. He should have been much more assertive. This whole mess could have over and done with by now, with the possible exception of sorting out the aftermath in Russia.

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#3460751 11-Feb-2026 17:21

Russian Soldiers in Chaos! Russians Lose Telegram!

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#3466672 4-Mar-2026 11:05

Russian LNG tanker attacked and on fire in the Med. Might also go in the Luxon thread considering just another example of why everyone advised them not to build an LNG terminal for energy security.

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#3466736 4-Mar-2026 16:23

Numerous commentators have noted Ukraine is liberating more land than Russia is occupying since Russian Starlink terminals were disabled.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q3ndj7052o

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/elon-musk-russian-army-starlink-00793742

"In the days following the shutdown, Ukraine recaptured roughly 77 square miles in the country’s southeast, according to calculations by the news agency Agence France-Presse based on data from the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War."

Also, Russian casualties continue to mount but Putin still resists a general mobilisation of the public. The financial incentives to get volunteers to sign up are bleeding Russian coffers dry, but Putin knows from history that conscription will be very unpopular, ala 1917.

It seems invading Ukraine is his number 1 aim, but his number 1 aim, like all despots, is actually to stay in power and keep his head attached to his body.

FWIW, the only commentators I bother with for Ukraine updates are:

Artur Rehi who presents positive news where possible - https://www.youtube.com/@arturrehi

Anders Puck Nielsen - https://www.youtube.com/@anderspuck - a Danish military analyst

Perun - https://www.youtube.com/@PerunAU - tends to comment on military production with a strategic view

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#3474508 27-Mar-2026 16:55

"Putin asks oligarchs to donate to Russia’s dwindling defence budget. At least two businessmen have told Putin they would be willing to make contributions to the defence budget after talks on Thursday, the newspaper reported."

More like "Here, there is a window here. Let me help you with opening it."

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#3485634 29-Apr-2026 18:32

Ukraine says Israel is receiving grain shipped from occupied territory:

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/28/europe/ukraine-israel-russian-stolen-grain-latam-intl

Israel's foreign minister says Ukraine is engaging in 'twitter diplomacy' and has not provided any evidence.

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#3489222 9-May-2026 18:35

another win for Trump and his bromance, Putin

UKR suggested a recent ceasefire, no deal from Putin

Putin wants his military parade, sorry from Vololadimir, we are at war, the Red Square is a target.

Out of the blue Trump and Putin decide on a 3 day ceasefire that UKR agreed to, so that Putin can have his precious Red Square parade

The two Dick Tators rule over honour and honesty.

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#3489286 9-May-2026 20:47

tdgeek:

another win for Trump and his bromance, Putin

UKR suggested a recent ceasefire, no deal from Putin

Putin wants his military parade, sorry from Vololadimir, we are at war, the Red Square is a target.

Out of the blue Trump and Putin decide on a 3 day ceasefire that UKR agreed to, so that Putin can have his precious Red Square parade

The two Dick Tators rule over honour and honesty.

To be blunt, if Ukraine had attacked the parade (and the Ukrainian drones getting through the immense amounts of air defense that Moscow currently has proves they could), the Russians' loss of face would have led to a retaliatory attack on Kiev and other cities that would dwarf what they've had to endure up until this point.

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#3489293 9-May-2026 21:24

It would also destroy their position of moral authority. They proved they could do it if they wanted to, so Putin got the message, and it terrified him. Now they're proving they are not child-killing monsters by openly showing restraint. Slava Ukraine!

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#3494479 21-May-2026 15:02

I don't think this interview has been mentioned in this thread. It's well worth watching/listening too.

Zelensky speaks so well and thoughtfully. He makes some very poignant points. If only we had more leaders like him.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-uCjUbVu5aY&pp=ygURQ2FtcGJlbGwgWmVsZW5za3k%3D

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#3494582 21-May-2026 19:13

Technofreak:

I don't think this interview has been mentioned in this thread. It's well worth watching/listening too.

Zelensky speaks so well and thoughtfully. He makes some very poignant points. If only we had more leaders like him.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-uCjUbVu5aY&pp=ygURQ2FtcGJlbGwgWmVsZW5za3k%3D

Thanks for posting that, tea now but will finish it afterwards, but from what I have seen, yes, we need leaders like him. I posted a little earlier on the Luxon thread that we need leaders that work for the people, ideology doesnt matter. We dont have that these days. Pity that UKR has been screwed by the US, but as you will probably know, they are beating Russia right now. Due to being resilient, being tech better in warfare. They are even supporting the Middle East war with drone tech. Having been used and abused by Putins mate, Trump

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