MAKS, there must be something missing in this report. That price tag is well in excess of a single such system.
MAKS, there must be something missing in this report. That price tag is well in excess of a single such system.
The funny thing about charters is that they can be amended to allow for anything. The EU still prefers the perception of unity more so than actual unity in practice, which involves expelling anti-social actors.
The pipeline in questions bypasses Ukraine via Belarus as it seems.
If everything claimed by pro-Ukraine commentators is true, Russia is well and truly screwed. Russian manufacturing relies entirely on scale through maximum consolidation, in factories 1~2KM away from the "western front". Lot's high value strategic targets within the deep rear. If it's all true.
What's crazy though, is that with this, he has officially done more to acknowledge the war and his own casualties than any Russian government official over the last 3+years combined...
Dear gods...I've got nothing to say.
Everyone, we present Poland's advanced next generation multi-layered integrated networked aerospace defense forces. Defeated not by an Iranian drone, but rather by a single political decision to let the Russians use Polish airspace however they see fit to avoid a "provocation".
This would be a commitment to approximately 0.47% increase in annual defense spending over the next 16 years. Not nothing, but basically irrelevantly small if this is all. Are you sure there's not something missing here, this should be closer to 2.5 trillion Euros on the low end.
My answer to such claims has always ever been, if they do it once, maybe a fluke or misdirection, if the do it a second time than Russians are fucked. Like when the first A-50 was shot down over the black sea😆 So far 0 things have been "blown up" by a cruise missile 3000km back. We shall see...
This is a test of the EU's agency, Ukraine has proven itself. I think we all know Ukraine can be trusted today. The question is whether or not the European Union is ready to force America to take a back seat, and stand with Ukraine in spite of the US.
The problem is already punching Europe repeatedly in the face. It's here, and we can see Europe's measure. No need to speculate anymore eh?
And for any stray EU citizen who might see this. Yes, I did not even bother ranting about the US. The US is no longer on team Europe, time to move forward with that reality.
The average EU citizen seems to want UA to win, Russia to lose and be relegated to the role of "Europe's gas station" again, and for peace dividends to rain ever more. But the average EU citizen also expects all this not only for free, but with tax cuts at the same time as government subsidies.
"Never again", "at any cost", "until victory", ("As long as it doesn't impact me").
I feel like ranting tonight. The cost to defeat Russia would have been around 1~2% of GDP, just the EU's GDP, in raw Euro terms. No other allies needed. If 1~2% for a few years was too high a cost for Europe to defeat it's only credible enemy, I don't know how they can even begin to posture.
UK grew 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025, Japan grew 0.37%~0.4% in the same period... Not sure that the post-brexit UK is doing that well as international standards go 😓...
I fear we can see what's seems to be coming... Unacceptable demands that simply cannot be accepted, followed by yet another US "pivot", and EU discussions about whether or not to hold a summit about maybe supporting UA independently from the US (but not really because Hungary or something)...😑
At this point the main question is will the EU be willing to back UA when the US comes back around to trying to force an unacceptable "peace" on UA. Given the EU is unwilling to even strip voting rights from a rogue Hungary openly backing the EU's chief enemy, I am not optimistic.
2/2 Some choice statements made by the defendant as recorded in court documents. 😐... - Taylor Adam Lee “the USA is not happy with me for trying to expose their weaknesses,” “At this point I’d even volunteer to assist the Russian federation when I’m there in any way.”
1/2 It's odd to see so few commenters bothered to click through to the DOJ PR. From the read of it, the defendant was caught by US Army & FBI Counter Intel. Reading between the lines, sounds like he approached a honey pot.
Watched the stream, thanks for hosting and to the mods! @35:50 into stream, maybe Georgijs (@ukrainematters.bsky.social) should speculate about such things more often 😂 Maybe UA figured no one would mind them taking out another refinery given "new" rift between RU and US bsky.app/profile/maks...
Something like half the visually confirmed GMLRS strikes have been on Russian training formations, and that is only ever a small slice. It doesn't matter which military, UA, RU, or otherwise, good OPSEC is critical, and PEDs or the opposite of good OPSEC eh?
Not gonna lie, this brings back nostalgic memories of being in a certain western military unit who's security officers loved to do just the very same 😆
You all know the rest... :saluting_face: ...🙄
To be frank though, who the hell knows what this means. x17 Projected Patriot systems in total by "end of war"? x17 Interceptors to be delivered in the next "batch" in Poland? x17 total components of a Patriot ADA battery? x17 total such batteries of this class? x1 pure nonsense?
Interesting to point out that 17 IRIS-T seem to be promised right now, of which 6 appear to have been announced delivered before Germany & Diehl went radio silent on the matter.
x2 Patriot Systems from Germany x2 Patriot Systems from the United States x1 Patriot System from German & Dutch joint provision x1 Patriot System from Romania x6 IRIS-T systems delivered (of 17 ordered via Diehl?) + x3 newly allocated Patriot Systems = x15 Such class of ADA batteries in total?😕
- Axios citation w/Link "Two sources said Trump promised to immediately send 10 Patriot interceptors — fewer than had been planned in the paused shipment — and help to find other means of supply." www.axios.com/2025/07/08/t...
I still vaguely recall the last time troops amassing in Sumy was topical, remind me, how did that play out for the Russians? I feel like something really bad happened to the Russians after their last big offensive there...🙄 www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/w... euromaidanpress.com/2024/06/05/r...
Pathetic on Russia's part. Surely they've had to spend north of 6.3% GDP on war. Other countries have sustained even higher expenditures for decades during the cold war. It almost makes me hopeful that one day I will wake up to news that the RU economy finally broke and their BS is done.
What's really crazy is that you Europeans eat this kind of shit up...Every time Trump or Putin float the idea of "renenewed" peace talks all of Europe tap the breaks on independent EU support of Ukraine 🫠
Anyone else notice that Norway-sized hole in their new Baltic Maginot-line? I'm sure the Russians will just politely ignore that and honor the international rules based order where's Norway is concerned though...
What does the bill do?
EU should start taking notes from China, if you want "respect" from the American Republicans, hit back hard and instantly. This here is just a small sampling of what EU fastidiousness is going to reap over the next few years. STOP PLAYING NICE IF YOU WANT TO "WIN" >_>