The Ukraine Crisis Part 1 The initial Battles

I would recommend this is watched .

Its actual footage of a journalist team from Sky News getting ambushed with I think is Russian Fire

Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine this week

 

Another UK intelligence Update

 

A disturbing development of today

Ukraine invasion: Western sanctions 'equivalent to declaring war' Putin claims as he defends military action

 

If we don’t approve of his slaughter it’s the same as declaring war right? Asshole

 

A Ukrainian BTR 80 ( background )

 

I’m sensing a shift of opinion in the US. A week ago there was mostly strong opposition to any military action. Now I’m hearing more strong opinion for and against. I’m always leery of any politician that’s hawkish for action, because so many of them are in the pockets of the military industrial complex.

It’s frustrating to see some of those Russian formations just sitting there. We could take out that 40 mile convoy with A-10’s and fighter support in no time.

Putin sees Biden as weak and indecisive, and he’s just going to keep pushing the limits.

 

The problem I see , If the West just responds all of the time ,it comes across as weak and everything is on Putins terms .

If the West strikes first and makes a mess of it you risk all out war and Nukes for sure .

Joe Biden is between a rock and a hard place on this and I wouldnt want to be in his shoes .

I still think the best bet is to ride this one out. Let the sanctions do their work as they do take time. These should have been implemented when forces were being built up on Ukraine's border . I think it would be better for Ukraine when this turns into a Guerrilla war as it would just erode Russia's resources coupled with not getting hands on funds to replace losses or pay for the occupation .For this to work the West needs to get hold of Ukraine's banking assets before they get into Russian hands . Dialogue may be needed to get that agreed with the Ukrainians.

 

It’s a mess for sure. China is the big unknown. If they work with Russia in underhanded financial deals and assistance it will prolong their war effort. Then Putin has nightmare of keeping 40 million people that will hate you for generations under control.

 

China is a funny one. Its a Communist State but with Western Traits . It has too many trade deals around the world to get caught up in something messy .

Russia will be the new Northern Korea with a messy occupation to pay for and control .

 

You could well be right there Captain.

But God.
The war has only been going around a week and a half, and just for starters the war itself is getting very messy and heartbreaking for the people of Ukraine.

On television there are constant photographs of Putin bombing using aircraft and sending missiles and cluster bombs and God knows what as he grinds remorselessly on to Kiev.

On the ground in Kyiv: Citizens flee as Russia bombs the city
Ukrainians fled burning buildings, helped neighbors and watched firefighters flight blazes caused by Russian missiles.

On the ground in Kyiv: Citizens flee as Russia bombs the city

 

I wonder if he thought that statement all the way through? Does he really want to try backing that up against a cocked-and-ready NATO?

But hell, he just might.

 

Yes.
One cannot pt ANYTHING past that megalomaniac nutter!

 

It looks like Poland will be sending some MIG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine with U.S. backing.
US working with Poland on the possibility of providing fighter jets to Ukraine

As far as getting them into Ukraine, I'm guessing that Ukrainian pilots will train on them in Poland and then just fly them in, but that's just a WAG.

 

U.S. may replace Poland's MiG-29s.

 

A Sunday muse ...



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The Ukrainian pilots will just fly them in from Poland. They currently fly the older MIG, so training shouldn’t be an issue. The US will backfill Poland with newer US fighters which will benefit them also. Should be a win - win if they can work out the details.

 

= Quite a stategic move to help 'update' a NATO member's armoury (just in case) methinks

 

US making profits (yet again) by selling weapons to one side in a contratemps !!!

 

That’s always a factor my friend! US military industrial complex and the politicians they own.

 

Yes and they don't learn. how many times those same weapons are used against us.