re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

Steve is back from the east and resumes reading Russia. Today in the papers the spectre of Europe, US being part of the India, China, Russia crew, and issues in economics. One business that seems to be booming... a company that makes bionic prosthetics. Thanks, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Although overall demand remained flat, the EU increased its gas purchases from Russia (some of it through pass through countries) by 18%. Yet they are looking at putting sanctions on China for buying Russian gas.

And we are to believe these people are serious when they think Russia will invade?????

Laughable at this point.

And now crawfishing on their agreement to import more LNG from the US, due to environmental reasons. So they wont pony up the money they promised for the green fund......but environmental issues hamper LNG imports from the states.

These people sure want to have their cake and eat it too in both scenarios.

That has zero to do with this thread. No wonder you buy what PAID for by Russia disinformation dudes post on YouTube

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Yeah, I am.

Just do it,

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"... in two weeks...”

Artilliary shells can be stored in large quantities long term without maintenance. Drones with guidance systems, motors and fuel will have a much shorter shelf life. An inventory of 100,000 drones gonna be hard to manage. Computer updates, polymer skin repair .

Well this thread got eventful in the past few days

Cope and JB playing Dueling Banjos in here like its Deliverance but they might both be the inbred boy on the porch

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The only aspect of the post I don't agree with is the idea that the Russians aren't looking to invade

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If the people who would in theory be the ones invaded aren't worried about it, I'm not sure why a bunch of Americans in this thread are.

If Europe walked the walk and didn't just talk the talk, I would give a lot more weight to the invasion issue.

Savchenko Volodymyr?
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?? Since the beginning of 2025, the number of Russian attacks on Ukraine has increased fivefold, - WP

There were no quiet nights in Ukraine this summer. In June and July, the occupiers launched a total of 11,739 drones — a record since the start of the full-scale war.

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If the people who would in theory be the ones invaded aren't worried about it, I'm not sure why a bunch of Americans in this thread are.

If Europe walked the walk and didn't just talk the talk, I would give a lot more weight to the invasion issue.

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The ones who will be are - they're actually freaking out.

Poland is rearming like a maniac, the Baltic States and Romania are openly panicking, Germany and Italy have started spending more and more on defense because of Putin, and they aren't the only ones. We won't even mention Finland and Sweden.

But due to their own national struggles, stupid decisions, infighting over minor issues, and their over reliance on the American defense blanket they can't seem to wrap their heads around the idea that they need to simply work together and come up with a common front.

But again, this whole invasion is based on the Russians and their buddies challenging the American led world order - it's a direct attack on our own interests, which, frankly, might also contribute to the notion that the Europeans are kind of blase' when it comes to fighting it.