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2 hours ago, orange dream said:

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Of course he will. This was all an elaborate ruse to get Europe to step up. Not the knee jerk actions of a petulant child. No, of course not. 

But I don't give a shit as long as it gets done.

That said, who the fuck knows what side of the bed the administration will wake up on next week.

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US restoring military and  intelligence support following the Jeddah meeting. I’m shocked, honestly.
How soon before Russia declares they’re completely uninterested in the ceasefire and we’re right back where we started?

Within 90 seconds of the conversation beginning. It will go like this:
Prediction:  Russia is going to be uninterested in this and someone close to the administration will create a pretense to say that the Ukrainians weren’t serious.  I will be pleasantly surprised if any aid starts flowing again to Ukraine.  Hope I am wrong. 

And you’re not wrong. This admin will 100% find a way to put Putin in the white hat, and Ukraine in the doghouse. Because TFG is a bottom bitch around anyone with any remote bit of power.
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The narrative is that any cease fire would benefit Russia more than Ukraine, because Russia can rebuild reserves faster.  But is that true?  American aid is back on, the Europeans are spooling up, and Ukraine builds more and more of their own stuff.

Sure Russia will have time to drag T34’s out of the tree row, up armor Lada’s and such but it really seems Ukrain has the edge here.  
 

Or does this refer to Russia’s time to conscript more backwater hillbillies and Norks?

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https://www.threads.net/@kyivindependent_official/post/DHGAVzDIf9I?xmt=AQGzo_0QIrpVIBhEHQQ73ybbxUGx0ZzfjuCkemMDXleduA

️ Maxar reportedly restores Ukraine's access to high-resolution satellite imagery.According to Militarnyi's sources, Maxar's GEGD service resumption means Ukraine can again access critical satellite intelligence for defense operations.

 

https://www.threads.net/@meanwhile_in_ua/post/DHGDbKjsGCG?xmt=AQGzo_0QIrpVIBhEHQQ73ybbxUGx0ZzfjuCkemMDXleduA

Transportation of American weapons to Ukraine from the hub in Poland in Jasionka has resumed, Polish Deputy Defense Minister said.

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15 hours ago, B00M said:

If Mark Kelly is a traitor, everyone that’s ever supported Ukraine with words or donations or actions is a traitor. Guess the South African billionaire with a drug habit and over a dozen kids he doesn’t know, knows best. So what are we going to do now that we’re all traitors? 

 

So I gotta destroy my Saint Patron the Dog patch?

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16 hours ago, B00M said:

If Mark Kelly is a traitor, everyone that’s ever supported Ukraine with words or donations or actions is a traitor. Guess the South African billionaire with a drug habit and over a dozen kids he doesn’t know, knows best. So what are we going to do now that we’re all traitors? 

 

The US is about to be full of millions of people with nothing to lose, so who knows.

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8 hours ago, Parliament said:

The narrative is that any cease fire would benefit Russia more than Ukraine, because Russia can rebuild reserves faster.  But is that true?  American aid is back on, the Europeans are spooling up, and Ukraine builds more and more of their own stuff.

Sure Russia will have time to drag T34’s out of the tree row, up armor Lada’s and such but it really seems Ukrain has the edge here.  
 

Or does this refer to Russia’s time to conscript more backwater hillbillies and Norks?

methinks it's getting another few divisions of norks to the front. it's about to be mud season anyway so a short ceasefire probably doesn't change the front lines much over the next bit.

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On 3/11/2025 at 3:16 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

Prediction:  Russia is going to be uninterested in this and someone close to the administration will create a pretense to say that the Ukrainians weren’t serious.  I will be pleasantly surprised if any aid starts flowing again to Ukraine.  Hope I am wrong. 

I read the list of cancelled USAID projects. All I could see for Ukraine, like Power, were ended. There is one outlier I could no find. So if there is non-military aid getting in I could not find it. But then the list of the 17% that remained I did not find and don't have time to cross reference. Anyone sees it would love a link.

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24 minutes ago, elfenix said:

methinks it's getting another few divisions of norks to the front. it's about to be mud season anyway so a short ceasefire probably doesn't change the front lines much over the next bit.

Send NORKS forward. Let them eat up Ukrainian bullets. Run over bodies like little bridges.

Profit.

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On 3/11/2025 at 2:40 PM, Auto Driller said:

I think it’s impossible to know what the future holds for Ukraine in its relationship with the US. But the fact that Europe is taking its own security seriously is undeniably good. And that helps Ukraine.

I generally agree but the militarization of about a dozen countries on a small continent with a history of massive conflict does seem to have its draw backs. There was a historical reason why the US was - for all intents and purposes - ok being the sole military power protecting Europe, with that deal came extreme security as the Europeans could complain but could not really do much about their grievances. For now I think Europe as a counter balance is fantastic, but it won’t always be that way. 

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3 hours ago, troph said:

I generally agree but the militarization of about a dozen countries on a small continent with a history of massive conflict does seem to have its draw backs. There was a historical reason why the US was - for all intents and purposes - ok being the sole military power protecting Europe, with that deal came extreme security as the Europeans could complain but could not really do much about their grievances. For now I think Europe as a counter balance is fantastic, but it won’t always be that way. 

Yep, it takes 2-3 generations for Europeans to fight. Their wars are mean. We look at Africa and wars are continual, but when was the last time a capitol city was leveled?

Watch the Balkans. It is the perfect place for the split and a re-ignition. The stuff in the Serbian part of Bosnia is not good. 2-3 years we hear the Serbs start talking Kosovo again, especially if we leave.

Oh well, what we can predict is Italy under a right wing government will get involved, send troops and get their asses kicked.

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4 hours ago, troph said:

 There was a historical reason why the US was - for all intents and purposes - ok being the sole military power protecting Europe, with that deal came extreme security as the Europeans could complain but could not really do much about their grievances. 

They were/are our largest trading partner.  While we like to talk about being (at least in the past) the "Defender of Democracy" the reality is that so much of what we do militarily is not out of altruistic principles, but because the spice goods must flow.

We intervene in or prop up countries and feed poor countries because we want those markets and natural resources and/or we want to keep other countries (China, formerly the USSR, possibly India in the future) from nudging us out of the equation.

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2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

They were/are our largest trading partner.  While we like to talk about being (at least in the past) the "Defender of Democracy" the reality is that so much of what we do militarily is not out of altruistic principles, but because the spice goods must flow.

We intervene in or prop up countries and feed poor countries because we want those markets and natural resources and/or we want to keep other countries (China, formerly the USSR, possibly India in the future) from nudging us out of the equation.

Bullshit. In some ways. we do it because we are the only ones who 1- care, 2- give a fuck, 3- were fed media. Pre 1990? Nope. Sally Struthers and the Horn of Africa.

Prop up who? And India will implode under its own weight.

Sorry, missed you. Added you to a discussion. Lets take it there so we don't offend anyone. THIS IS FOR FUCKING NEWS.... Said the Lake Monster. Give me my 3.50.

 

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19 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Bullshit. In some ways. we do it because we are the only ones who 1- care, 2- give a fuck, 3- were fed media. Pre 1990? Nope. Sally Struthers and the Horn of Africa.

I'm sure some of what we do is because we care, but I don't think it gets sold in Congress without discussing what it does for our economy.

And I will add that it's in our interest to prevent more wars in Europe, not just because they are our largest trading partner, but that's a large part of it - we can't help but get involved once wars scaled up to the numbers they did starting in WWI, and that means American dead, and it's cheaper to keep things under control than send American boys off to die.

With that said, we have the navy that we do because we want to have that influence and we want to keep lanes open for US or US-adjacent shipping. When the Red Sea shit blew up, the world looked to the US, and the US felt obligated because of the amount of shipping that goes through there. It's the same reason the Brits had a massive navy for as long as they did, albeit we are a lot less colonial than they were.

It's also why Russia struggles to project power over long distances (although I'd say they were struggling to project power into the country next door).

I do think this will be the year that the war truly comes home for a lot of Russians who bury their heads in the sand about what's happening. There's only so many Norks that can be funneled into Kursk, and if Russia is slowing down or losing ground in some parts of Ukraine, that's a manpower problem, and Putin is going to have to get a lot more aggressive about drafting Russians in Moscow and St Pete's.

 

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12 minutes ago, troph said:

Shocking news… Russia rejects the ceasefire proposal. 

Some countries never learn until they are faced with total extinction.  Japan and Germany come to mind but will probably fall back into the shit eventually, just as we now appear to be doing.

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8 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

They were/are our largest trading partner.  While we like to talk about being (at least in the past) the "Defender of Democracy" the reality is that so much of what we do militarily is not out of altruistic principles, but because the spice goods must flow.

We intervene in or prop up countries and feed poor countries because we want those markets and natural resources and/or we want to keep other countries (China, formerly the USSR, possibly India in the future) from nudging us out of the equation.

Also it keeps the USD as the global reserve currency.  Lets us be stupid with printing money and have the rest of the planet just soak it up.

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1 hour ago, troph said:

Shocking news… Russia rejects the ceasefire proposal. 

Clearly, that's Biden's and Zelensky's and DEI's and the Deep State's fault.  Russia can't help it.

This will result in our regime doubling down on its punishment of.....Ukraine.

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Fuck Signal. Delete and leave 'em a one star review.

 

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Ukraine used “an official communication channel” to reach out to Signal about how the app is being abused by Russians, including for phishing attacks and account takeovers targeting Ukrainian users. Previously, the company responded to such requests, but that is no longer the case.

 

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Diplomatically, Ukraine has definitely flipped the script.  
Again not stanning for our President, but he DID threaten to jack up sanctions on Russia.  The “2x4 across the donkey’s nose,” as is said.  

My expectations are low.  Our best bet is if Russia insults Trump in some way.  Hurt his feelings and he’ll maybe go harder on them.

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Clearly, that's Biden's and Zelensky's and DEI's and the Deep State's fault.  Russia can't help it.

This will result in our regime doubling down on its punishment of.....Ukraine.

You see dear Brisket, when Alabama was paying players under the table, we all understand that to mean that really, it's the Louisiana State Technical School for Deaf and Blind Coal Miners that is truly to blame, and the NCAA should come down on them hard.

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Accepting the “idea” of a ceasefire is like having the “concept” of a plan.  Putin has rejected the terms but wants to see if he can get Trump to lean harder on Ukraine and open up a bigger gap within NATO. 
 

He will also push very hard in Kursk because he wants to only have Russians in Ukraine and not the other way around if there is a ceasefire. 

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7 minutes ago, Chopper said:

Hmmm. I need to know more about this.

 

However, those payments can be processed through the Mar A Lago "payment center" for a low, low, 20% transaction fee.  Or some shit like that.

Look for the grift/scam.  You WILL find it.

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So this is why Kellogg was removed:
https://www.threads.net/@nbcnews/post/DHJjAglOfq1?xmt=AQGzSlAdDF_hcZVU-DwqJQp6OAZA5GOtj1TGTHE6nGs_2w

Exclusive: President Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia was excluded from high-level talks on ending the war after the Kremlin said it didn't want him there, a U.S. administration official and a Russian official tell NBC News.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Chopper said:

Hmmm. I need to know more about this.

 

As Biden worked with Europe to get sanctions passed, an issue that came up was European payments for gas and oil (that they hadn’t weaned off of) that Russia insisted on channeling to sanctioned Russian banks.  Biden issued a waiver for these payments only to get broader sanctions in place and Europe vowed to work to get off Russian energy. 
 

That waiver has expired and hasn’t yet been renewed meaning that Europeans risk triggering secondary sanctions.  It’s a small bit of pressure that also guts Europe, it’s not a new tool. 

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