Russia / Ukraine Watch

[The Mindsweep]

Maybe we should do what Kenny Everett called for all those years ago.

[RedDwarf 1881]

Maybe we should do what Kenny Everett called for all those years ago.

Which was .........?

[The Mindsweep]

[RedDwarf 1881]

[Max B Gold]

Looks like it's nearly over with the Russkies advancing quickly on the second city. I blame Israel.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy postpones foreign visits amid Russian offensive
Further to the news earlier that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy had cancelled a visit to Spain and Portugal (see 08.54 BST), his press secretary has now said that all upcoming foreign visits scheduled for Zelenskiy have been postponed.

“Volodymyr Zelenskiy has instructed that all international events scheduled for the coming days be postponed and new dates coordinated,” Sergii Nykyforov said on Facebook, according to Reuters.

[Dunners]

I blame Israel.

I also blame the Western military-industrial complex. It turns out that private contractors maximising profit margins all these years through high-end weaponry have not been able to transition to lower-grade, but higher-output supply chains.

Iran, N Korea and Russia have demonstrated success at manufacturing munitions that, while not excellent, are good enough and at a volume Western manufacturers are just not incentivised to replicate due to the tight profit margins. When a US warship has to fire a $2m missile to take out a $20K Houthi drone, even if the missile is successful, the Houthis kinda win.

[Max B Gold]

I blame Israel.

I also blame the Western military-industrial complex. It turns out that private contractors maximising profit margins all these years through high-end weaponry have not been able to transition to lower-grade, but higher-output supply chains.

Iran, N Korea and Russia have demonstrated success at manufacturing munitions that, while not excellent, are good enough and at a volume Western manufacturers are just not incentivised to replicate due to the tight profit margins. When a US warship has to fire a $2m missile to take out a $20K Houthi drone, even if the missile is successful, the Houthis kinda win.

So you're telling me NATO did not plan for a protracted land war in Euroland!! FFS!! What are they even there for? Maybe then can send some troops to Ukrainia?

Instead, you want to blame the innocent western industrial complex who are doing their best to earn a few bob in difficult circumstances.

Mibees the Yankees can dip into their stockpiles held at the 800 bases around the world to help out. They just need to be nicer to China to square them off until the stockpiles can be replenished.

[Currywurst and Chips]

Pro Kremlin Left wing Nationalist PM of Slovakia has just been shot in an assassination attempt

[Max B Gold]

Pro Kremlin Left wing Nationalist PM of Slovakia has just been shot in an assassination attempt

"Left wing" . He's one of the Xtreme Centerists not averse to pillaging the public purse.

[Currywurst and Chips]

That explains how he managed to win an election then

Thought it was a bit odd

[Dunners]

Heh.

[Dunners]

Not at the Slovakian PM being shot, but at PAM'ys post.