Current Affairs Ukraine

[Rita_Poon]

There'll be mortarboards and Phd certs on the bonfire next.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Seems like the Ukes have come up with a way to burn through the Russian Su-34 EW countermeasures.

3 x RuAF SU-34’s shot down in the last 24 hrs on the southern front. Notable as the SU-34 is a fairly modern high-end multi-role aircraft.

 

[Goat]

Seems like the Ukes have come up with a way to burn through the Russian Su-34 EW countermeasures.

3 x RuAF SU-34’s shot down in the last 24 hrs on the southern front. Notable as the SU-34 is a fairly modern high-end multi-role aircraft.

 

[Xizor]

Reuters reports that the vast majority of Ukrainians would not support the sacking of Valerii Zaluzhnyi from his position as head of the armed forces, a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) showed on Wednesday.

Despite attempts to demonstrate unity during the war with Russia, signs of friction between Zaluzhnyi and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have been evident for weeks, spurring domestic media speculation that the army chief could be fired.

KIIS found that only 2% of Ukrainians would actively support Zelenskiy removing Zaluzhnyi from his post, while 72% would view such a move “negatively”. The polsters surveyed 1,200 people living around Ukrainian-controlled territory on Dec. 4-10.

The public’s trust in Zaluzhnyi stood at 92%, the poll found, compared with 77% of people who trust Zelenskiy.

I don't think Zaluzhnyi's on GOT mate, your love letters are probably going unanswered.

Still chin up, you can send him a valentine in about 6 weeks.

 

[Goat]

I don't think Zaluzhnyi's on GOT mate, your love letters are probably going unanswered.

Still chin up, you can send him a valentine in about 6 weeks.

According to the US-based think-tank monitoring the war, the rumours of rifts between Zelensky and his military brass are being sown by Russian sources to drive a wedge in the country.

“Russian sources have increasingly been promoting reports about internal Ukrainian political-military tension in an effort to discredit Ukrainian leadership, sow domestic distrust between Ukrainian citizens and the government, and weaken Western support for Ukraine,” it said in its latest assessment.

 

[Rita_Poon]

According to the US-based think-tank monitoring the war, the rumours of rifts between Zelensky and his military brass are being sown by Russian sources to drive a wedge in the country.

“Russian sources have increasingly been promoting reports about internal Ukrainian political-military tension in an effort to discredit Ukrainian leadership, sow domestic distrust between Ukrainian citizens and the government, and weaken Western support for Ukraine,” it said in its latest assessment.

They'll have some mither to work under when the modern jets and trained pilots are delivering christmas cards and worse on a daily basis.

can't 'kin wait!

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

The west needs to stop effing about.

Putin scents historic victory amid growing signs of Western weakness

Recent indications of growing Russian confidence in victory over Ukraine owe much more to Western weakness than to the Kremlin’s own military might, writes Peter Dickinson.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

 

[Yarrgh]

Patrusev would be a good outside bet for Putin's successor in my opinion.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Patrusev would be a good outside bet for Putin's successor in my opinion.

He's certainly psychopathic enough to head the asylum.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Tusk is trying.

New Polish PM Donald Tusk vows “full mobilization” of West to help Ukraine

Poland’s newly appointed Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to rally Western support for Ukraine as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

 

[Yarrgh]

He's certainly psychopathic enough to head the asylum.

As long as there's moderates like Putin in charge, he should be kept in check.

 

[Goat]

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/22/europe/navalny-disappearance-putin-election-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[Drico]

The west needs to stop effing about.

Putin scents historic victory amid growing signs of Western weakness

Recent indications of growing Russian confidence in victory over Ukraine owe much more to Western weakness than to the Kremlin’s own military might, writes Peter Dickinson.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

Biden can't get his support through and has lost all moral leadership with his craven capitulation to Netanyahu, and the Americans are as likely to elect Trump next year as they are him. Whichever way you cut it, it's not looking great.

People might need to accept that NATO's strength only goes as far as its borders - if even that far. This is why Ukraine was never going to get the same protection as a member state. Deep down, there was no true appetite to risk anything more. We might all be better off accepting the line in the sand that NATO borders demarcate. And putting our efforts into ensuring they remain where they are. In the end, Putin needs to be certain that an attack on NATO means nuclear war.