Latest developments and discussion of recent events in the Ukraine War

[kwonitoy]

 

[kwonitoy]

 

[kwonitoy]

“Russia has paid a staggering price for Putin’s folly,” Austin said. “It’s squandered more than $200 billion and suffered at least 700,000 casualties.” The unprecedented spending underpins the Kremlin’s aggression but has dealt severe economic damage domestically.

 

• 2022: $86.4 billion, a 31% increase from 2021, comprising 4.4% of GDP

• 2023: $109.5 billion, a 26.7% rise from the previous year 

• 2024: $112 billion, sustaining a high allocation for military purposes

• 2025: Projected to soar to $142 billion, accounting for 32.5% of government spending

 

 

[kwonitoy]

Good article, they've blown through a massive stockpile of equipment and are down to the bottom of the barrel 

What remains are the worst in storage, looking like what is shown in the picture, not salvageable or repairable.

Next up from NK, tanks

[kwonitoy]

 

[Mavideol]

Opinion - 3 nonnegotiables in the quest for peace in Ukraine

 

https://au.yahoo.com/news/opinion-3-nonnegotiables-quest-peace-160000891.html

[Mavideol]

now he know what his neighbors and allies are

Ukraine's Zelenskiy hits back at Slovak PM Fico as gas transit dispute deepens

https://au.yahoo.com/news/ukraines-zelenskiy-hits-back-slovak-131526558.html

 

[Mavideol]

Slovakia "neutral"??? sure and the pope is catholic 555

Putin open to accepting NATO member Slovakia as 'neutral site' for Ukraine peace talks

https://au.yahoo.com/news/putin-open-accepting-nato-member-154704233.html

 

[Mavideol]

and an apology will bring back the dead ones.... hope to see him hanging at the end of a rope very soon

 

Putin apologises to Azerbaijani president after Russian forces accused of firing on crashed civilian plane

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/putin-apologises-to-azerbaijani-president-after-russian-forces-accused-of-firing-on-crashed-civilian-plane/vi-AA1wCFUt?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=48ffc87891e34a739609511d581c17ed&ei=18

[Mavideol]

Putin is losing his biggest advantages in Ukraine

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/putin-is-losing-his-biggest-advantages-in-ukraine/ss-AA1spWRX?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=7d072f1790dd4e018ac33dcc0fd966f0&ei=8

[Mavideol]

Peace in sight? Putin could propose concessions

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/peace-in-sight-putin-could-propose-concessions/ss-AA1vnvUV?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=7a253edbed024f31829ffc309f585406&ei=17

[Mavideol]

Ukrainian forces destroyed an expensive Russian radar system and hurt Putin's war effort

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/ukrainian-forces-destroyed-an-expensive-russian-radar-system-and-hurt-putin-s-war-effort/ss-AA1nq5ge?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=7a253edbed024f31829ffc309f585406&ei=78

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, Seppius said:

Putin has destroyed all credibility for the country and it's people and set them back 50 years on the international scene, no one with any sense will trust him or Russia again

LOL. Tell us how they trusted Putin before the invasion.

[Seppius]

25 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Tell us how they trusted Putin before the invasion.

They did not, but they tolerated him, and he was always invited to the top table in world affairs, not any more

[Mavideol]

Unconventional Russian attack could cause 'substantial' casualties, top NATO official warns

https://au.yahoo.com/news/unconventional-russian-attack-could-cause-225300413.html

 

[VBer]

7 hours ago, Seppius said:

and he was always invited to the top table in world affairs, not any more

Yeah, fully isolated now.

[Seppius]

32 minutes ago, VBer said:

Yeah, fully isolated now.

More like the staff quarters than top table

[VBer]

1 hour ago, Seppius said:

More like the staff quarters than top table

Those who is feasting do not realize yet that they are not the owners of the table anymore.
 

 

The BRICS economies also account for an estimated 37.3% of global gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity.

 

In 2023, NATO member countries accounted for 30.7% of the world's GDP

[candide]

4 hours ago, VBer said:

Those who is feasting do not realize yet that they are not the owners of the table anymore.
 

 

The BRICS economies also account for an estimated 37.3% of global gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity.

 

In 2023, NATO member countries accounted for 30.7% of the world's GDP

It's absolutely meaningless. BRICS is neither an alliance nor a trade zone. 

 

A lame tactic to hide the fact that Russia represents only 3.55% of global gdp. 😆

[thaibeachlovers]

16 hours ago, Seppius said:

They did not, but they tolerated him, and he was always invited to the top table in world affairs, not any more

but they invite Xi, which shows what a load of hypocrites they are.

 

"Top table" LOL.

[thaibeachlovers]

7 hours ago, VBer said:

Those who is feasting do not realize yet that they are not the owners of the table anymore.

Whenever I see the gaggle of <deleted> at the "top table" I'm reminded of Animal Farm, in the last part of the book where men and pigs are cavorting together and the rest of the animals couldn't tell which were men and which were pigs. All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. Orwell was a very wise man.

[Jingthing]

16 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Tell us how they trusted Putin before the invasion.

Why should he have been trusted after Syria and Crimea?

[VBer]

4 hours ago, candide said:

absolutely meaningless. BRICS is neither an alliance nor a trade zone. 

I was replying to the message about isolation. Isolated Putin has been visited in his country by the majority of economic power.

[candide]

4 hours ago, VBer said:

I was replying to the message about isolation. Isolated Putin has been visited in his country by the majority of economic power.

Ah, OK.

[Mavideol]

Is France negotiating with Russia, without Ukraine?

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/is-france-negotiating-with-russia-without-ukraine/ar-AA1wDZym?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=c1ed6400fbff42f8b39be3d88607976e&ei=16

 

 

 

guess who made the comment??? ...Russia's head of diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, said as much at a recent press conference

 

 

[Mavideol]

4 hours ago, VBer said:

I was replying to the message about isolation. Isolated Putin has been visited in his country by the majority of economic power.

can you enlightened us and tell, besides, the chinese Xi who else is an economic power

[Mavideol]

that makes sense... Russian convicts + North Koreans convicts + Chechenya convicts + Yemeni convicts = Russia's army  (maybe I left out the Indians)  555

Soldier’s memo suggests North Korea sent convicts to Russia

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/soldier-s-memo-suggests-north-korea-sent-convicts-to-russia/ar-AA1wE3R4?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=c1ed6400fbff42f8b39be3d88607976e&ei=51

 

[Mavideol]

Ukraine is using a drone equipped with a machine gun against Russia

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/ukraine-is-using-a-drone-equipped-with-a-machine-gun-against-russia/ss-AA1uXQNV?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=4186787482e84e7a83c9a8436b934a50&ei=70

[Mavideol]

he's lucky,  with a statement like that he didn't get invaded yet... 555

 

Azerbaijan's president says crashed plane was shot down in Kazakhstan by Russia

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/azerbaijan-s-president-says-crashed-plane-was-shot-down-in-kazakhstan-by-russia/vi-AA1wEHjR?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=abc3ed22663f449a804f358efee8cb9a&ei=57

[VBer]

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

the chinese Xi who else is an economic power that google is available for all AN members.

I thought that google is available for all AN members.

Okay, I can do that for you. Beside China, top 2 other Brics members are:

1. India with gdp of 3.3T. Prime Minister of India has attended the meeting.
2 Brazil with gdp of 2T. Prime Minister of Brazil has attended the meeting.

 

The heads or first deputies of 28 states with total GDP more that NATO countries has  visited isolated Putin.