What if Putin said he would take his troops out of Ukraine only if the sanctions were lifted. Do you think the West would agree to this?
Russia is going to lose its mind over this, but they previously claimed that Biden stole the election so they really don't have any room to get mad.
That being said, it doesn't really help things.
The Ukrainian reaction is tepid too.
The Ukrainian reaction is tepid too.
Russia is going to lose its mind over this, but they previously claimed that Biden stole the election so they really don't have any room to get mad.
That being said, it doesn't really help things.
This is what I've been wondering. The West has supplied a load of weapons but mostly hand weapons and drones. Which is good but where's the really good sht at? Ok they cant set up a no fly zone but what about more anti missile systems. Tanks. Planes. Long range missiles etc. If we really want Ukraine to flatten the Russian army they need to more no? Think what damage they could do with a load of long range missiles that can take out the ships for instance or they could have taken out that convoy that was moving along at a mile an hour for like 3 weeks.
This is what I've been wondering. The West has supplied a load of weapons but mostly hand weapons and drones. Which is good but where's the really good sht at? Ok they cant set up a no fly zone but what about more anti missile systems. Tanks. Planes. Long range missiles etc. If we really want Ukraine to flatten the Russian army they need to more no? Think what damage they could do with a load of long range missiles that can take out the ships for instance or they could have taken out that convoy that was moving along at a mile an hour for like 3 weeks.
They can contract people to do it…They are not trained to use any of those systems and it would take months to years to do so. Hard to do in an active conflict.
Mercenaries?They can contract people to do it…
They are not trained to use any of those systems and it would take months to years to do so. Hard to do in an active conflict.
Is this true though? Obviously volunteers from the bakery wont have any idea but they have a trained military that I presume know how to fire missiles. Yeah might take them a bit to figure out new systems but not months/years. Send them to Poland for a couple of weeks training.Anti-aircraft missile systems have also been supplied - e.g. the UK's Starstreak system, which is the world's fastest short-range surface-to-air missile.
But we need to remember that there's no point in supplying weapons that the Ukrainians haven't been trained to use, or can't be easily learnt how to use. Also, it's more difficult to transport into Ukraine big and bulky items that can't be hidden in a car boot or inside a civilian van. Anything transporting a tank, for example, could much easily be identified from the air and attacked.
Is this true though? Obviously volunteers from the bakery wont have any idea but they have a trained military that I presume know how to fire missiles. Yeah might take them a bit to figure out new systems but not months/years. Send them to Poland for a couple of weeks training.
With regards to getting the systems in. Yeah that seems difficult. But again. Is this impossible or just difficult? Our intelligence probably know exactly where the Russians are. Just need to figure it out.
Understandable from the Ukranian POV. It's just empty tough talk from Biden aimed at a domestic audience who fall for such things.
No change of policy to be seen.
Using these weapons is easy, a child could do it. Maintaining them long term, however, they would need training. SAMs and any kind of RPGs or wire-guided missile is literally point and shoot. We should be sending them the “disposable” type of weaponry for this reason. Javelins, any Close Combat Missile System – (CCMS) TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wireless-Guided and Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided) Missile is a bit more complicated but not much. That’s probably why the Polish MiGs were turned down too: who’s going to maintain them?They are not trained to use any of those systems and it would take months to years to do so. Hard to do in an active conflict.
To be fair, the question he was responding to was asking about, among other things, tanks and planes.Using these weapons is easy, a child could do it. Maintaining them long term, however, they would need training. SAMs and any kind of RPGs or wire-guided missile is literally point and shoot. We should be sending them the “disposable” type of weaponry for this reason. Javelins, any Close Combat Missile System – (CCMS) TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wireless-Guided and Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided) Missile is a bit more complicated but not much. That’s probably why the Polish MiGs were turned down too: who’s going to maintain them?
Apparently this kid is saying he’s Ukrainian and has seemingly been forced to fight for the Russians. feck’s sake
Russia is going to lose its mind over this, but they previously claimed that Biden stole the election so they really don't have any room to get mad.
That being said, it doesn't really help things.
I don't understand why NATO can't deploy their best air defences to protect Lviv. It's literally a stone's throw away from the Polish border and it's most definitely a key resupply hub for the Ukrainians.
That would mean direct NATO involvement in the Ukrainian airspace, it's not hard to understand.
Eh, we certainly can give the equipment to the Ukrainians at the border for them to set it up in Lviv itself.
Though if we're too scared to even set up air defences on the Polish side of the border, I'm starting to wonder just how far we'll let this fear of Putin cripple us.
Anti missile equipments are ultra high tech, it's not something you can just give with a manual. They have anti aircraft weapons already but it's pretty much useless against long range missiles. There's not a whole lot that can be done i'm afraid.
I don't understand why NATO can't deploy their best air defences to protect Lviv. It's literally a stone's throw away from the Polish border and it's most definitely a key resupply hub for the Ukrainians.
Which brings the question as to what should happen to those annexed territories down the road and considering that a vast majority of civilians have been either forcefully evacuated or even forced into this mess. Puppet governments in both DNR and LNR will have to be brought down anyhow before Ukraine can formally regain control over those areas (I think it's far more complicated with Crimea though).It is widely understood that Ukrainians still living in the DNR and LNR are forcibly conscripted into fighting for the Russian forces and against Ukraine.
It is mental that people think there is any way that Ukraine could recognise these “states”. They are merely fiefdoms of Russian militias and would continue to be exactly the cancerous growth Russia has always intended them to be as long as they exist.
So would you like to see NATO getting involved and taking direct military action against Russia in Ukraine?
It’s over 40 miles from Lviv to the Polish border.I would for missiles targeted at Lviv. If the precision guidance on those missiles has a malfunction, then the refugees and NATO soldiers at the Polish border are going to have a very bad day.
If it's a Kinzhal then fair enough, nothing you can do about that.
It’s over 40 miles from Lviv to the Polish border.
And those 40 miles should be covered by proper anti-missile defences stationed on the Polish side of the border.
I can see why we don't want to shoot planes down, but not even wanting to defend against missiles? Ugh.
I guess if accidents happen we can always move our defences a few more miles back and wag our finger ferociously at the Russians.
I would for missiles targeted at Lviv. If the precision guidance on those missiles has a malfunction, then the refugees and NATO soldiers at the Polish border are going to have a very bad day.
If it's a Kinzhal then fair enough, nothing you can do about that.
