https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1610391504534601731
On brighter news, they got the dog back
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That guy on the left has a scary MF camel toe, and his hairline makes Jonathan browns look like Norman Gunston.
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That would be Kadyrov, Chechen dictator.
Edit: someone previously posted a very informative video of him waddle-running around a quarry firing a machine gun whilst other guys chased him around in 4wds.
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The following paragraph best sums it up for me…
Russia has turned Crimea into a large military base, which it used to launch its sweeping invasion. This use of the peninsula is why Russia has had much more success fighting in Ukraine’s south than in its north. Russia continues to use the Crimea-stationed Black Sea Fleet and the peninsula’s air bases to launch drone and missile attacks. This belligerence makes it clear that Ukraine cannot be safe or rebuild its economy until Crimea is out of Russian hands, and so Kyiv will not stop fighting until it regains the province.
If Uk doesn’t retake the Crimea, then the Russians continue to have a base to threaten not only Uk, but also plenty of other countries in the area… and you know they will.
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He also does the worst/weakest push-ups you’ve ever seen.
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Well there goes my prediction that Uk would mount an action once the ground froze. Instead the poorly trained and equipped Russkies will come to them. I expect ever more casualties among the invaders.
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Anyone have any knowledge of where the Finland/Sweden NATO application sits?
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I think Turkey is planning to push it through around March. Hungary maybe February.
I’ve lost track of the latest excuse. Both leaders are using the delay for selfish political reasons. Hungary to keep Putin onside. Turkey to build domestic support in the lead up to a presidential election.
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Thanks Benny.
Hopefully will get there eventually.
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A great article on Zelenskyy and his speeches
A Tale of Two Speeches - by Mick Ryan, AM
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For Sweden, the sticking point is extradition of a Kurd. The Swedish Supreme Court has ruled that one cannot be extradited.
Russia and Turkey are currently engaged on Syria. IDK whether there is any connection to NATO expansion.
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Cheers. I wasn’t across the latest details.
The Kurd is the excuse. The bigger picture here is that Erdogan previously railed against Turkey allowing Greece back into NATO without any concessions. He created an expectation that a strong leader must manipulate a NATO entry to gain as much as possible for Turkey. Election coming up in a few months, this is one of the many things he’s doing to desperately secure another term. He’s also bombing people, lowering the retirement age and a range of other things to throw money at the electorate or make himself look powerful.
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As I understand it, Greece did not leave NATO, but withdrew its military units connected to the Cyprus dispute ( France had done similar previously and had an empty chair policy for a period).
Disputes between Turkey and Greece are a regular event, but are usually contained.
There were some reports that Greece was not permitted to supply some military equipment to UA.
Greece continues to block Turkey’s accession to the EU ( in any event Turkey would be unlikely to conform to EU democratic principles).
Reportedly Turkey is locking up a few ATM.
Could Ukr instead strike the Russians first, hit them in their marshaling points before the Ru are fully prepared* to attack?
What do others think? It is a riskier proposition to attack than simply defend, but it does cover the element of doing the unexpected.
*When I say fully prepared, l say that advisedly.
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A day in the life of Ukrainian artillery.
https://twitter.com/gerashchenko_en/status/1610533235452149761?s=46&t=GdfJv02SLtrGcS_1wCwTVw
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This is why Ukraine will win.
https://twitter.com/gerashchenko_en/status/1610379919284133889?s=46&t=GdfJv02SLtrGcS_1wCwTVw
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