The Ukraine war thread
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Mirage to Ukraine...
https://defence-blog.com/ukraine-to-get-fighter-jets-from-france/
That's not as promising as it sounds. Ukraine is getting over 100 F-16 fighters, but only has 22 pilots trained to fly them and is begging for training slots at any nation that will take them. I suppose the same problem will exist with the Mirage fighters...
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"My pronouns are FA/FO." - Mik, 2024
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@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:
Should have supplied them in 22.
You are right.
I'm not big on foreign wars, but if Ukraine needed the tools to stop Mr. Putin, they need the tools. Not in dribs and drabs, but in sufficient quantity to achieve the mission.
The Biden Administration has been very careful to never give the Ukranians quite enough at the right time, to make a distinctive difference.
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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The ambiguity and emptiness of Putin’s red lines in Ukraine:
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Biden, Zelensky to sign 10-year U.S.-Ukraine security deal at G-7 summit
Supposedly the agreement "will commit Washington to supply Kyiv with a wide range of military assistance." But unlike NATO, it does not require the U.S. to respond if Ukraine is attacked.
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An interesting piece on the possibility of going nuclear.
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Putin offers compelling and generous terms:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday demanded Ukraine effectively surrender to Moscow if it wants to open peace talks, drawing anger and rebukes from Kyiv and the West.
In a combative speech in Moscow on the eve of a major Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Putin said Russia would halt its offensive only if Ukraine fully withdraws its troops from the east and south and drops its bid for NATO membership.
I am confident that Putin is just emulating Trump and spitballing riffs that happen to pop into his mind.
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Another headache for Putin:
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/34739 -
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