What tha heck? You can’t just leave us hanging, How’d that play out?
Yeah but for how long? The troops the Ruzzians are flooding into Kursk right now simply aren’t up to the job. They “may” be able to stop the Ukrainians at their newly prepared defences but that’s not a given. Putler can not allow the Ukrainians to stay in Kursk and, realistically, the only way he had of forcibly dislodging them will be to redeploy troops from the Donbas.
Continuing the good work of the late Andy Warhol
Be careful what you “wish” for.
WTF why does Bolivia (a land locked nation) even have a navy?
That’s a good question. The answer lies not so much about the general popularity and sympathy for Ukraine but rather the amount of pressure Ukraine can exert on the the present US administration to leverage more military aid.
The Ukrainians are aware of the level of sympathy they have in the US as the plucky underdog in this conflict. Striking oil and gas targets deep inside Russia doesn’t diminish this but rather underlines and reinforces the situation. However, reducing the supply of oil and gas impacts the price of oil and gas and has a knock on effect on inflation.
The majority of Americans don’t consciously make that connection, they just feel the pinch in their hip pocket. For better or worse inflation is commonly viewed as domestic issue and this is reinforced by the retoric of those on the right of US politics. So, for many inflation is Joe Biden’s fault.
Therefore, by attacking these targets or threatening to, the Ukrainians can bring the very real pressure on the Biden administration. The President has to continue to show support to the Ukrainians (both moral and materiel) while attempting to rein in the Ukrainians ability and desire to strike deeply at oil and gas targets in Russia.
It appears that this delicate balancing game is ongoing with the US administration pressuring their opponents in the Congress to back down on defunding the Ukrainians while at the same time convincing the Ukrainians to back off a little and focus more on military targets.
That’s a really good summary of the facts. Thank you so much
Well, this’ll throw a spanner in the works. To be clear: it’s the ulta-orthodox that have been responsible for the worst of the so called “settlers” (displacement of Palestinian people’s from their homes) and are rabid supporters of the rightwing Government. They are always in favour of military intervention regardless of outcomes, probably because none of them have to serve in the military.
Ukraine has both tactical and strategic plans for striking Russian oil and gas facilities. Strategically it’s important to hit these facilities as reducing output results in a long term slowdown in Russia’s ability to wage war on its neighbours. Tactically it’s a way of both boosting Ukrainian morale and also (most interestingly) forcing the US to help resupply Ukraine.
By reducing Russian production, Ukraine is pushing up oil and gas prices which affects the World and, more importantly, the US economy. Due to the US election cycle, inflation is a hot button topic in the US ATM and the Biden administration will do just about anything it can to reduce its impact on the upcoming Presidential election.
It’s entirely valid to conclude that the Ukrainian’s can bring pressure on the US to provide military aid by attaching Russian oil and gas assets.
Let me be clear: I’m on the side of the Ukrainians.
Real power comes from the ballot box. No point in demonstrating if you don’t vote.
Wow, these AfD clowns really seem to be a bunch of arse hats
It’s about time the Ultra Orthodox Jewish (translation: extreme far right religious nut jobs) chicken hawks were forced to put their money where their mouths are. 90% of the current crisis in Gaza is due to this small, vocal and extraordinarily hypocritical religious sect.
This is one of the most often glossed over facts about the Olympics: rampant corruption amongst the IOC. Sochi is a classic example and Salt lake City is another glaring example.
Spoiler alert: they didn’t succeed
As a reminder, Australia did the exact same thing. Facebook and Google threatened to remove their services but backed down. Don’t believe their propoganda they’ll pay and stay
This is super important to know. Getting the right sequence identified and reproduced correctly is an enormous task similar in scope to producing a nuclear weapon that actually, you know, works.
Thanks for the insights guys (sadly lacking in the original article)
Fuck Pootin, grubby bastard is prepared to starve Africa for the sake of his pathetic excuse of a war.
Except the US Federal Court determined that Google has indeed engaged in anti competitive behaviour. Gemini apparently doesn’t want to share that little nugget of information.