Mr Waldo Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 23/02/2024 at 19:01, virginton said: A rare break of sanity among the unhinged, Cold War II fantasism still somehow circulating. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/23/war-ukraine-russia-threat-europe-rearm-us I think that's a fair assessment, but persuading a lot of European NATO countries that spending on the military gives you influence, and influence not to use it, is difficult. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 23/02/2024 at 19:01, virginton said: A rare break of sanity among the unhinged, Cold War II fantasism still somehow circulating. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/23/war-ukraine-russia-threat-europe-rearm-us Based on this presumably. https://quincyinst.org/research/the-diplomatic-path-to-a-secure-ukraine/#contours-of-a-compromise 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Forbes with some suggestions on how Ukraine knocked down a second Russian AWACS: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/24/big-fat-missiles-to-take-down-big-fat-russian-planes-how-ukraine-brought-back-its-massive-s-200s/?sh=7da35a354743 TL;DR-Retrofit huge old Russian missile with better seeker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68405893 Olof Palme will be spinning in his grave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 11 hours ago, MazzyStar said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68405893 Olof Palme will be spinning in his grave. Lots more will be following him among the Kurdish diaspora getting sold down the river in an obsession with fighting Cold War 2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/07/now-we-are-not-safe-swedens-kurds-fear-nato-deal-has-sold-them-out?CMP=share_btn_tw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHF-23 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 22 hours ago, virginton said: Lots more will be following him among the Kurdish diaspora getting sold down the river in an obsession with fighting Cold War 2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/07/now-we-are-not-safe-swedens-kurds-fear-nato-deal-has-sold-them-out?CMP=share_btn_tw Well the silver lining is there's such a long history of Kurds being betrayed they're probably used to it by now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 This Swedish MP has sort of embodied all the various contradictions around Sweden, Turkey, Nato and Kurds: https://archive.ph/pEV1P She's an Iranian-Kurd yet the Turkish ambassador still demanded Sweden allow for her extradition to Turkey (which isn't possible). She fought as a teenager for an Iranian-Kurd peshmerga against the Iranian government. She has never had anything to do with Turkey. The anti-government protests by women in Iran are largely a Kurdish effort. Not exclusively, the most famous woman in the movement - Narges Mohammadi - is ethnic Persian. However, recent martyrs to the cause such as Mahsa Amini and Armita Geravand have been Kurdish. The movement's slogan "woman, life, freedom" is Kurdish, originating with the PKK in Turkey: https://progressive.international/wire/2022-10-14-jin-jiyan-azadi-is-not-a-hashtag/en So opposition to Kurdish liberation (and in Iran, that crosses over into opposition to women's liberation) is an area where Nato and Iran have found a common cause. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I much preferred this thread when it was mainly a debate about what was/was not a tank. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 The breakaway Transnistria government have formally asked RUssia for protection from Moldova. I think there are still Russian troops based in Transnistria but only a couple of hundred of mainly locals who have been co-opted into the Russian armed forces. I'm not sure what Russia can actually do in practical terms regarding this request - they are nowhere near the border, they can't send troops via the Black Sea as several of the landing ships have been sunk or damaged and sailing them to the region would see them targeted by Ukrainian anti-ship drones and missiles. I guess they could launch some strikes on Moldova but not sure how effective that would be. There has been talk during the war in Ukraine of intervention before but it didn't come to anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 49 minutes ago, alta-pete said: I much preferred this thread when it was mainly a debate about what was/was not a tank. Lets get back on 'track'. Tank - aye or naw? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuffman Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 What Ukraine needs is to take Hanniballs idea - more elephants needed. They already hate Russian's https://news.sky.com/story/tourists-leg-broken-after-elephant-attack-13082708 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 25 minutes ago, MacDuffman said: What Ukraine needs is to take Hanniballs idea - more elephants needed. They already hate Russian's https://news.sky.com/story/tourists-leg-broken-after-elephant-attack-13082708 Thought you were going to suggest hiring the A Team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Another Russian navy ship went kaboom last night after a drone attack 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 1 hour ago, doulikefish said: Another Russian navy ship went kaboom last night after a drone attack Russian channels now reporting it was sunk, after initial reports said it made it back to base. Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has released a video of the strike. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MazzyStar Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Germany somehow managing to have politicians who are even bigger freaks than the ones here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 4 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: This will only end one way, mark my words... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alert Mongoose Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 11 hours ago, ICTChris said: Russian channels now reporting it was sunk, after initial reports said it made it back to base. Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has released a video of the strike. The soundtrack provided by the Ukrainian Corries makes this a very strange video to watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 25 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: The soundtrack provided by the Ukrainian Corries makes this a very strange video to watch. I never watch these with the sound in so apologies for any of the music! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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