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1 hour ago, MissingInAction said:

To add; Now that Ukraine is under the UK and France nuclear umbrella pooty is totally fucked.

 

Feeling better to see Ukraine doing well in spite of our fearful leader's backstabbing attempts.

 

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Fuck, if I am Putin, I make damn sure that I dont do a live broadcast within 1500km of the ukrainian borders, make damn sure the Ukrs arent lying about the max distance on the Neptune.   Cause that would be an epic way to die...

 

but we all know all his shit is broadcast taped and highly edited.   But i wouldnt mind a Neptune fired from Odessa, beboping accross the Crimea where they all wonder what air defense doing...  taking out his Sochi palace.... just to remind him that he started this shit

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8 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:


this just dropped.

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In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and tech sovereignty chief Henna Virkkunen released on Monday, the companies said Europe needs to be "more technologically independent across all layers of its critical digital infrastructure."

Signatories want “Buy European” requirements for governments to increase demand for homegrown tech and a “sovereign infrastructure fund” to support investments in more capital-intensive industries like microchips and quantum technology.

 

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Frank Karlitschek, CEO of German file storage provider Nextcloud, which signed the letter, said “I don’t think the goal is to be completely independent from the U.S. or the rest of the world … but at least have some assets so that we can at least negotiate.”

The plea follows an earlier industry initiative called EuroStack, which entails the idea of building out a core European tech infrastructure across three layers (hard infrastructure, intermediary services such as cloud services and applications) and reducing Europe’s many dependencies on U.S. Big Tech.

 

 

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New UKR interceptor drone in the wild - photo caught by RUZ surveil drone

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Ukraine’s Defense Forces have reportedly begun deploying new interceptor drones, according to a report from the Telegram channel BPLA Inform on March 17.

The channel shared a photo and a video fragment of an unknown UAV, noting that this particular type of drones had not been previously observed in use.

“During its flight, a Russian reconnaissance drone captured footage of an unidentified UAV, which was quickly identified as an interceptor—likely Ukrainian. It appeared to be attempting to take down the enemy drone,” BPLA Inform wrote.

 

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-allegedly-deploys-new-interceptor-drones-to-target-russian-uavs-6782

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35 Nations Back Peacekeeping Mission in Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to deploy a peacekeeping contingent of approximately 10,000 troops to Ukraine, according to The Times.

Senior government sources confirmed that Starmer had secured the support of a significantly larger coalition than the three countries that initially proposed sending ground forces.

About 35 countries have agreed to provide weapons and support for the peacekeeping operation in Ukraine. The proposed contingent is expected to be primarily composed of British and French troops.

A government source stated that preparations are already in an advanced stage but declined to disclose specifics due to the risk of sensitive information leaking to Russia.

Military officials estimate that the total force could exceed 10,000 troops, with about 35 countries pledging to provide weapons, logistics, and intelligence support for the mission, referred to as a “stretching force.”

The force is intended to serve as a deterrent against future Russian aggression in the event of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

Following a conference call with 29 world leaders, Starmer confirmed that a meeting of military commanders will be held in London this week as the peacekeeping plans enter the “operational phase.”

At a press conference, Prime Minister Starmer called for “immediate global action,” emphasizing the need for peace efforts and additional sanctions against Russia.

He reported that during a recent conversation between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, new commitments were made on peacekeeping initiatives and sanctions enforcement against Russia.

Rejecting Putin’s “yes, but” approach to the ceasefire proposed by Kyiv, Starmer stressed that the Russian leader would have to sit down at the negotiating table “sooner or later.”

“Sooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table. So this is the moment. Let the guns fall silent, let the barbaric attacks on Ukraine once and for all stop, and agree to a ceasefire now,” he stated.

In late February, reports indicated that Britain was prepared to send both ground and air components to Ukraine as part of its expanded military commitment.

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41 minutes ago, bolverk said:

35 Nations Back Peacekeeping Mission in Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to deploy a peacekeeping contingent of approximately 10,000 troops to Ukraine, according to The Times.

Senior government sources confirmed that Starmer had secured the support of a significantly larger coalition than the three countries that initially proposed sending ground forces.

About 35 countries have agreed to provide weapons and support for the peacekeeping operation in Ukraine. The proposed contingent is expected to be primarily composed of British and French troops.

A government source stated that preparations are already in an advanced stage but declined to disclose specifics due to the risk of sensitive information leaking to Russia.

Military officials estimate that the total force could exceed 10,000 troops, with about 35 countries pledging to provide weapons, logistics, and intelligence support for the mission, referred to as a “stretching force.”

The force is intended to serve as a deterrent against future Russian aggression in the event of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

Following a conference call with 29 world leaders, Starmer confirmed that a meeting of military commanders will be held in London this week as the peacekeeping plans enter the “operational phase.”

At a press conference, Prime Minister Starmer called for “immediate global action,” emphasizing the need for peace efforts and additional sanctions against Russia.

He reported that during a recent conversation between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, new commitments were made on peacekeeping initiatives and sanctions enforcement against Russia.

Rejecting Putin’s “yes, but” approach to the ceasefire proposed by Kyiv, Starmer stressed that the Russian leader would have to sit down at the negotiating table “sooner or later.”

“Sooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table. So this is the moment. Let the guns fall silent, let the barbaric attacks on Ukraine once and for all stop, and agree to a ceasefire now,” he stated.

In late February, reports indicated that Britain was prepared to send both ground and air components to Ukraine as part of its expanded military commitment.

The shadow of shame of the US for not being there for Ukraine will be cast far into the future.  The consequences will be far reaching.  I can only hope that when the era of insanity has passed, we can rebuild the relationship with Europe.  What an utter embarrassment and catastrophe.  

 

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Posted (edited)
28 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

The shadow of shame of the US for not being there for Ukraine will be cast far into the future.  The consequences will be far reaching.  I can only hope that when the era of insanity has passed, we can rebuild the relationship with Europe.  What an utter embarrassment and catastrophe.  

 

Let’s not get carried away. 
 
France and Germany are still buying Russian energy, three years after Bucha. (Others may be, too, those are the ones I googled). I know, energy is a commodity, but I have to think that rejecting Russian energy would allow Russia’s remaining customers (China, India) to start screwing them on terms. 
 
 The EU has issued a white paper on how a renewed Euro interest in defense could manifest in spending nearly a trillion Euros over the next few years. The EU has suggested that budget restrictions, keeping them from borrowing to spend on defense, could be lifted. I don’t think they have enacted it yet. (The UK is not in the EU, and they could be increasing spending on defense right now, but aren’t. Does it take a vote in Parliament? I really don’t know). 
 
The WSJ had a sourced news article this weekend. After the disastrous Oval Office meeting, Zelensky flew to London to meet with the European leaders, where they affirmed their support for Ukraine. Then, Macron and Starmer told Zelensky he needed to go back to the U.S. and make nice. 
 
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/inside-the-frantic-european-negotiations-behind-ukraines-cease-fire-deal-f4ad538c?st=7JFhED&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink

Is the U.S. acting childish? Sure. Are the Euros acting like adults? Well,…sort of, almost,…we’ll see. Russia rolling into Crimea in 2014 didn’t spur them to wean off Russian energy or increase their defense spending, going into Ukraine again three years ago didn’t spur them. Let’s hope they do so, now. 

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8 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Characterizing our new policy toward Ukraine as “childish” sure is a choice.

I was told the children are gone.

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Posted
23 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Characterizing our new policy toward Ukraine as “childish” sure is a choice.

an insult to children and childish behavior around the world

Evil is the word he was looking for

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Posted
2 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

The shadow of shame of the US for not being there for Ukraine will be cast far into the future.  The consequences will be far reaching.  I can only hope that when the era of insanity has passed, we can rebuild the relationship with Europe.  What an utter embarrassment and catastrophe.  

I'm sure we can rebuild some of our relationship in the future and maybe share leadership duties with them.

But every defense contract that goes to a European company (or Korean) that could have gone to an American company, that's going to really sting for a long time, because that trade won't come back.

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2 hours ago, statsman said:

 The EU has issued a white paper on how a renewed Euro interest in defense could manifest in spending nearly a trillion Euros over the next few years. The EU has suggested that budget restrictions, keeping them from borrowing to spend on defense, could be lifted. I don’t think they have enacted it yet. (The UK is not in the EU, and they could be increasing spending on defense right now, but aren’t. Does it take a vote in Parliament? I really don’t know)

Perun's video that I posted either on this page or the previous talked about the whole borrowing thing and that it's actually recommended, and he did a deep dive on the economics of military spending.  And he mentioned that a rise in European defense industries will hurt American defense industries.

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4 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Perun's video that I posted either on this page or the previous talked about the whole borrowing thing and that it's actually recommended, and he did a deep dive on the economics of military spending.  And he mentioned that a rise in European defense industries will hurt American defense industries.

Don't mind statsman over there chugging the copium to assuage his guilty conscience.

He's found a single data point on which to hang all excuses and rationalizations for our cheeky and "childish" shenanigans, so he started posting in the thread again last week when he learned that Euros are still buying a lot of Russian gas because, you see, the regime couldn't possibly be behaving in a way that seriously undermines our status as the leader of the Free World, which we've held for at least the last 80 years.

This is all just fun and games, though. I can't believe people actually Krasnov's trivial teasing of our allies so seriously.

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