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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted on 3/10/25 at 2:32 am to No Colors
Posted on 3/10/25 at 2:32 am to No Colors
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The problem is: I'm not sure what Trump can do to make Putin stop. Putin doesn't want to stop. He thinks he's winning. He thinks he can sustain this course indefinitely. He's already been sanctioned. His commodity exports have already been cut off. He's already been removed from the international banking system. He's already been charged with war crimes.
Democrats have the same problem domestically with Trump. When there have been multiple assassination attempts and you're calling the guy Hitler daily, what else can you really do? He might as well just do whatever he wants at that point because they are going to call him Hitler regardless.
And Putin thinks that because he is getting info from somewhere that it's possible he can do this for as long as he wants. The question is where is that coming from, and how good is that info?
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Posted on 3/10/25 at 3:31 am to VolSquatch
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And Putin thinks that because he is getting info from somewhere that it's possible he can do this for as long as he wants. The question is where is that coming from, and how good is that info?
If anybody tells Putin anything other than what he wants to hear they fall out of a window
Posted on 3/10/25 at 5:04 am to Lee B
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If anybody tells Putin anything other than what he wants to hear they fall out of a window
Weird, because someone clearly told him he needed to leverage NK in Kursk in order to keep offensive operations up elsewhere on the front, and he obviously listened.
You sound like the Biden admin. Wrong and out of touch
Posted on 3/10/25 at 5:50 am to No Colors
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What else does Trump have?
TBF Trump kinda shot himself in the foot on this particular point. He took away aid, stopped calling Russia an aggressor on the international stage, disallowed Ukraine from joining NATO in the near term and appears to be pulling back from NATO all before Russia agreed to anything. Now maybe there were some backroom talks to get Russia to the table to start talking but I personally doubt it. The only card Trump really has left is the threat of resuming aid and/or additional sanctions or sanction relief in terms of "keeping" Russia at the table.
The next few weeks will be telling one way or another for sure.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 5:55 am to doubleb
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Not according to @doubleb. He says things are not bad there.quote:
Quit lying,
Ummm, a few pages back you said this:
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Europe doesn’t seem to be in that bad of shape.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 5:56 am to Lee B
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Have you been to the UK or EU?
I have been to the UK at least 10 times in the past 60 years. I had family there. They are all deceased now.
Last time I was in the UK was 2017 - two weeks.
I have been to Italy 3 times.
Last time I was in the EU (Italy) was last summer - two weeks.
I have also spent significant time in Holland.
This post was edited on 3/10/25 at 6:01 am
Posted on 3/10/25 at 6:37 am to doubleb
‘Left to Fight Alone’ – Deadly Consequences of Trump’s Ukraine Intel Freeze
The White House cut off military aid and intelligence to Ukraine, leaving its forces without the use of key weapons systems and exposing them to Russian advances, costing hundreds of Ukrainian lives.
by Kyiv Post | Mar. 10, 2025, 11:02 am
The White House decision to halt the transfer of military intelligence to Ukraine has allowed Russian forces to advance on a critical section of the front line, leading to significant losses among Ukrainian troops, and weakening President Volodymyr Zelensky’s position in negotiations, according to reports.
“As a result of this pause, there are hundreds of dead Ukrainians,” one Ukrainian officer said.
“The biggest problem is morale,” he added, as Ukraine’s armed forces (AFU) are being left to fight without some of their most effective weapon systems – not due to Russian attacks, but because of the American pullback. “It’s really causing an advantage for the enemy on the front line.”
Time reported the fallout from US leader Donald Trump backing out of long-term US support for its war-torn ally, citing senior Western and Ukrainian officials and military officers familiar with the situation.
The most difficult situation is currently in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold onto territory captured during their August offensive. President Zelensky views this region as a crucial bargaining chip in future negotiations with Russia, particularly regarding prisoner exchanges, Time writes.
Sources in the President’s Office confirm that the loss of access to US intelligence has had the most significant impact on operations in this area. Without this data, Ukrainian troops can no longer detect approaching Russian bombers and other combat aircraft in time, making it much harder to warn both soldiers and civilians of impending strikes.
A source close to Ukraine’s General Staff says that, deepening the sense of abandonment among Ukrainians, the group of Western partners who helped receive and process satellite intelligence at the military headquarters in Kyiv has left the country.
“There’s no one left,” he says.
On March 3, Trump ordered a halt to all military aid to Ukraine, including shipments that were already en route. On March 5, it became known that this decision also applied to intelligence-sharing and satellite imagery.
The Kyiv Post
The White House cut off military aid and intelligence to Ukraine, leaving its forces without the use of key weapons systems and exposing them to Russian advances, costing hundreds of Ukrainian lives.
by Kyiv Post | Mar. 10, 2025, 11:02 am
The White House decision to halt the transfer of military intelligence to Ukraine has allowed Russian forces to advance on a critical section of the front line, leading to significant losses among Ukrainian troops, and weakening President Volodymyr Zelensky’s position in negotiations, according to reports.
“As a result of this pause, there are hundreds of dead Ukrainians,” one Ukrainian officer said.
“The biggest problem is morale,” he added, as Ukraine’s armed forces (AFU) are being left to fight without some of their most effective weapon systems – not due to Russian attacks, but because of the American pullback. “It’s really causing an advantage for the enemy on the front line.”
Time reported the fallout from US leader Donald Trump backing out of long-term US support for its war-torn ally, citing senior Western and Ukrainian officials and military officers familiar with the situation.
The most difficult situation is currently in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold onto territory captured during their August offensive. President Zelensky views this region as a crucial bargaining chip in future negotiations with Russia, particularly regarding prisoner exchanges, Time writes.
Sources in the President’s Office confirm that the loss of access to US intelligence has had the most significant impact on operations in this area. Without this data, Ukrainian troops can no longer detect approaching Russian bombers and other combat aircraft in time, making it much harder to warn both soldiers and civilians of impending strikes.
A source close to Ukraine’s General Staff says that, deepening the sense of abandonment among Ukrainians, the group of Western partners who helped receive and process satellite intelligence at the military headquarters in Kyiv has left the country.
“There’s no one left,” he says.
On March 3, Trump ordered a halt to all military aid to Ukraine, including shipments that were already en route. On March 5, it became known that this decision also applied to intelligence-sharing and satellite imagery.
The Kyiv Post
Posted on 3/10/25 at 7:07 am to StormyMcMan
quote:Good article on the slow changes in attitude in the institutional members of the European Central Bank (ECB) towards how the €200 billion Russian central bank reserves currently frozen in Belgium are to be used. (It's €300 billion total of which €100 billion is held as collateral for the €50 billion loan to Ukraine.)
ECB resistance wavers as pressure mounts to seize Russian assets
Will the institutional technocrats keep this money inviolate to protect the standing of the Euro or will EU governments access these funds to help pay for the armament increases?
In normal times, the bankers would prevail to protect the value of Euro-based investment in competition with dollar-based investment in the US. But with recent volitility and attached increased risk in US markets, this may be the perfect time to allow the politicians to prevail. And that €200 billion would equalize any perceived shock to Euro stability. And then some...
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Traditionally, the Frankfurt-based ECB has warned against any more aggressive action, saying it could damage the standing of the euro in global financial markets. But on Friday, Martinš Kazaks, governor of the Bank of Latvia, was the first member of the ECB’s Governing Council to endorse the move for outright seizure, telling POLITICO that it was a “viable option to help Ukraine in its fight for freedom and against aggression.”
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In conversations with POLITICO, several Eurosystem officials — granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter freely — suggested that the shock of Trump’s abandonment of Europe had weakened their position, and reluctantly accepted that politicians would likely do as they pleased. However, in public at least, ECB President Christine Lagarde is still trying to hold the line. In guarded comments on Thursday, the Frenchwoman as usual highlighted the legal risks of confiscation. But she acknowledged that the ECB’s role is merely advisory and that the decision is in the hands of governments.
You're going to lose this one, Christine.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 7:14 am to Stinger_1066
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Europe doesn’t seem to be in that bad of shape.
That’s different from saying things are bad.
Bad would be Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, and states like California and Colorado.
There are no wars, no one is starving and the Europeans aren’t having civil wars. I’d even say Europe is better off than Russia.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 8:22 am to doubleb
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That’s different from saying things are bad.
I quoted you verbatim:
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Europe doesn’t seem to be in that bad of shape.
Let others be the judge.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 8:42 am to cypher
Yet Russia is relying on the similar logistics used by Nazis in WWII. Instead of horses, they are using donkeys and mules.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 8:48 am to Stinger_1066
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I quoted you verbatim:
You lied initially.
And why should people here value your opinion? You do not seem very intelligent.
This post was edited on 3/10/25 at 9:07 am
Posted on 3/10/25 at 8:49 am to StormyMcMan
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TBF Trump kinda shot himself in the foot on this particular point.
Kinda yea. Trump likes the card analogy. He took the cards and wiped his arse with them then threw them away. Now anything he does looks like he failed to "negotiate" shite.
I would have rather he just walked away from the situation and let Ukraine sink or swim. Now we look like a retarded unreliable ally.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 9:01 am to Coeur du Tigre
The Telegraph )via YahooNews): Russia’s glide bombs were unstoppable – but Ukraine has made them useless
Russia’s glide bombs are effectively useless, owing to the sudden success of Ukrainian radio jammers.
Fighterbomber, a Telegram channel run by an anonymous Russian pilot, said Ukrainian jammers had “saturated the front line”, blocking the glide bombs’ internal navigation systems.
“All satellite-guided correction systems have left the chat,” the pilot said.
Bonus from YahooNews
Reuters (via YahooNews): China vows utmost efforts for 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan
China is "willing to do our utmost to strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity," said Mao Ning, spokesperson at the foreign ministry...
"At the same time, China will take all necessary measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and resolutely oppose Taiwan independence and external interference."
The United States must cease its arms sales to Taiwan and stop all military contacts with the island, Mao told reporters.
And if the US says anything at the moment...
Russia’s glide bombs are effectively useless, owing to the sudden success of Ukrainian radio jammers.
Fighterbomber, a Telegram channel run by an anonymous Russian pilot, said Ukrainian jammers had “saturated the front line”, blocking the glide bombs’ internal navigation systems.
“All satellite-guided correction systems have left the chat,” the pilot said.
Bonus from YahooNews
Reuters (via YahooNews): China vows utmost efforts for 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan
China is "willing to do our utmost to strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity," said Mao Ning, spokesperson at the foreign ministry...
"At the same time, China will take all necessary measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and resolutely oppose Taiwan independence and external interference."
The United States must cease its arms sales to Taiwan and stop all military contacts with the island, Mao told reporters.
And if the US says anything at the moment...
This post was edited on 3/10/25 at 9:03 am
Posted on 3/10/25 at 9:09 am to Lee B
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The United States must cease its arms sales to Taiwan and stop all military contacts with the island, Mao told reporters.
Consider this shite done. China has all the cards.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 10:02 am to StormyMcMan
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He took away aid, stopped calling Russia an aggressor on the international stage, disallowed Ukraine from joining NATO in the near term and appears to be pulling back from NATO
And? We don’t want Ukraine getting aid or being in NATO
Posted on 3/10/25 at 10:30 am to dagrippa
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The United States must cease its arms sales to Taiwan and stop all military contacts with the island, Mao told reporters.
Consider this shite done. China has all the cards.
If that happens, it clarifies the current administration's geopolitical stance as the Metternich-Lindbergh multi-polar theory... which will end up being the "China as the dominant superpower" result... which is not good.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 12:21 pm to Lee B
Posted on 3/10/25 at 12:28 pm to Lee B
Trump ordered the dismantling of the landing platform at Rzeszow airbase in Poland, the US has broken down warehouses and torn apart slabs of concrete on the runway to prevent further aid transports to Ukraine. Trump has no intention of resuming US aid to Ukraine.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 3/10/25 at 12:40 pm to Lee B
I have to assume that’s bullshite.
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