Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine - 7 - from 10 April 2025 - #10015 by Nexta.
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Part 8. Hopefully the last thread of this war. Although any sort of outcome atm looks very far away, anything could happen in future.
Please. please let this be the last installment of this sorry thread.
It’s complicated.
Being weaned off the teat is never easy.
“Region cannot arm itself alone and rising weapons production is an allied effort, says leading European ammunition maker Nammo
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https://www.ft.com/content/f88b1f1b-d00b-4aae-8ad6-de1302755333?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Europe’s defence industry must avoid rupturing industrial ties with the US as it cannot supply all of the weapons needed to meet rising demand on its own, the head of one of the region’s largest arms producers has warned. “I see the ramp-up not as just a European effort, it’s an Allied effort between all Nato countries including the US,” said Morten Brandtzæg, chief executive of ammunition producer Nammo, which is part-owned by the Norwegian and Finnish governments.”…
https://www.ft.com/content/f88b1f1b-d00b-4aae-8ad6-de1302755333?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Who’s left alive for disPutin?
He’s a nice bloke that Zelenskyy… I dunno what he did to deserve this.
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a phone call with President Trump on Sunday that the two will meet this week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Why it matters: The meeting comes as the White House works to broker an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to take reciprocal steps to deescalate and resume negotiations — and as fighting between the two sides has intensified in recent days.
Driving the news: The meeting will take place several days after Trump signed a Russia sanctions bill and approved the biggest arms deal between the U.S. and Ukraine since assuming office — two steps Ukraine has been pushing for months.”…
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/20/trump-zelensky-meeting-russia-ukraine-war-talks
You little ripper.
It’ll have a decent thermal signature once a Ukrainian drone shoots up its exhaust pipe.
Being a Patriot ain’t what it once was.
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can’t buy
I don’t care too much for money
Money can’t buy me love
Summary
France, Luxembourg pushed for controversial move, diplomats say
Latvia not willing so far to approve deal, sources say
Sanctions were imposed after invasion of Ukraine
Some 3,000 people and entities would remain sanctioned
“BRUSSELS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - European Union envoys will try again on Tuesday to reach a deal that could lift sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman in return for keeping thousands of other individuals and businesses under sanctions imposed due to the war in Ukraine, diplomats said.
The proposed deal emerged after France and Luxembourg each pushed for one of the men to be removed from the bloc’s sanctions list, apparently for domestic reasons, to the anger of some other EU countries and Ukraine.”
So I’m pickin’ him out and I’m laying him down
I believe he’s gonna have to go underground
I pull to the left, they heave to the right
I want to kill him but it wouldn’t be right
Dive into the coral brief.
The European nation with the renowned lack of morals in making money… Business is business.
Ahh you Romania righta werea you are.
Drink to that. The first sentence that is.
BD is soon to need to add an extra category to the daily looses spread sheet; tractors!
Time for Zelenski to target the Kremlin with the next 100 drones in his arsenal.
Putin causing capitalist seizures.
Oh no. They could be stuck up in the air forever.
Summary
September imports from South Korea reach about 129,000 barrels per day, data show
Europe set for third- and fourth-quarter jet fuel supply deficits, EA forecasts
Jet fuel stocks in European hub hit seven-year low in week to September 10
“LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Europe faces a fourth-quarter jet fuel deficit, even as it turns to far-flung suppliers including South Korea, which is set to boost its jet exports to Europe to a four-year high in September, according to analysts and shipping data.
The continent has been importing more jet fuel from nations including Nigeria, the United States and Canada since the outbreak of the Iran war over half a year ago, which hit Middle East supplies and cut off around half of Europe’s jet imports.”…
I wonder how many newbies would be willing to fight for it, if Putin decides “it’s time”?
Oh, you know. Just sitting around contemplating my naval.
“Ukrainian hackers have claimed to have obtained a large volume of technical documentation related to Russian naval systems.
The operation, dubbed “Poseidon,” was carried out by the Ukrainian Militant community.
According to the group, the compromised data included scientific and technical, design, testing and operational documentation related to Russian naval development, including submarines, navigation, hydroacoustics and marine robotics.”…
Not so Hungary.
Fuelling Putin’s anger.
Agreements allow Ukrnafta to refine Ukrainian crude at refineries outside country
Ukraine is bracing for a very difficult heating season
Ukraine depends entirely on imported fuel
“KYIV, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Polish energy group Orlen (PKN.WA), opens new tab will supply Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz with three cargoes of liquefied natural gas in the first quarter of 2027, while state-owned Ukrnafta will receive fuel worth up to $500 million, Naftogaz said on Monday.
The company did not disclose the exact volume of gas Ukraine will receive at the height of the heating season, which could be among the most difficult in nearly five years of war due to continued Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system.”…
Russia gets the chocolates.
What portends?
“Russia has introduced additional restrictions in the border districts of Kingisepp and Slantsy in the Leningrad region from September 16 to 26, 2026.
The Kingisepp district administration announced the restrictions, citing Russia’s Federal Security Service Border Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
During this period, people are banned from entering or remaining along the riverbank, and the use of small boats is prohibited on a section of the Narva River between the Bolshaya Cheremukha and Kriusha rivers.”…
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-restricts-access-near-estonian-border/
What portends and… what portends.
Yeah, funny about that.
Forget the jokey photos at the bottom but only one of those statements above makes any sense. If the sane world can’t see that then we are all farked. Like carlton.
Edit. Apologies for the lack of bump in the last 10 grandsworth, got on too late.
Would be nice. But I think it’s like a gentleman’s agreement that you don’t go for the main office. At first that is. Becomes tit for tat afterwards. Except if you’re IRA lobbing mortar bombs at 10 Downing Street.
It’s not all about you, ya fat, ignorant, arrogant, bloated, lying, thieving, hypocritical, depraved orange-faced, slime-ball. Go ■■■■ yourself.
Both Russia and China don’t want anyone else to fight back… Might is right - except when it isn’t.
European and Australian. This article probably belongs in the Australian policies thread but I can’t be bothered.
Well then, if Russia said it, it must be true. Obviously Russia means no harm to anyone, in any shape or form.
“MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia does not pose a threat to France or any European country, rejecting comments by the leadership of France’s hardline National Rally as false.
In a joint statement at the weekend, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, the party’s president, said they would “never tolerate a foreign power, in this case, Russia, seeking to dictate, directly or indirectly, the policy of our country through intimidation, threats, destabilization or psychological pressure.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow did not accept the criticism.
“We do not agree with this statement. Russia is not threatening France or any other country in Europe. President Putin has stated this on numerous occasions. We have no disputes with any European states that could give rise to any serious disagreements,” said Peskov.
“Russia therefore poses no threat whatsoever; it threatens no one and blackmails no one. We therefore categorically disagree with such statements. We do not accept them,” he added.”
Foreign defence suppliers. Which suppliers? Name names. The thieving low-life farkers. Trash their names and their reputations.
“A $22,400 legal bill stands between Ukraine and $403 million owed by foreign arms suppliers.
Foreign defense suppliers owe Ukraine approximately $10.58 billion, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance. Of this amount, approximately $1.70 billion represents overdue receivables or funds that the Ministry of Defense has already paid to suppliers but for which the corresponding goods or services were either delivered late or not delivered at all.
Ukraine is seeking to recover these funds through the courts. However, in several cases, the statute of limitations is approaching or has already expired, potentially preventing the state from recovering the money.
A $22,400 legal bill could put $403 million in recoverable funds at risk
The government needs approximately $22,400 in legal fees to continue these proceedings. Without this funding, Ukraine could lose more than $403 million, roughly 18,000 times the amount required for legal services.
“The lack of funding for international disputes deprives Ukraine of the ability to forcibly recover these assets,”** the Ministry of Finance said.**
Funding shortfall could jeopardize legal cases and future financing
The Ministry of Defense’s overdue receivables have been growing year after year. As of 1 January 2024, they amounted to approximately $886 million, rising to approximately $1.01 billion as of 1 January 2025.
In this context, receivables are amounts owed to the Ministry of Defense by suppliers for goods not delivered or services not provided on time, even though the ministry has already paid for them.
The Ministry of Finance raised these issues amid a funding shortfall for Ukraine’s Defense Forces in 2026, which the president has put at approximately $27 billion.”.
The mouse that keeps roaring.
Capitalism and ethics clash. Capitalism mostly wins.
No Frog sh!te?
Ukraine going app sh!te.
“The Pluses program in Army+ just added M-Tac as its 40th partner.
Ukrainian soldiers have saved about $40 million through discounts built into their army app. The “Pluses” program in Army+ just signed its 40th partner, Ukraine’s tactical-gear maker M-Tac, and it lets soldiers claim the deals without showing a military ID, Mstyslav Banik, a deputy defense minister, says.”…
You build it, and we will come.
And… If you build it, they will come covet it.
Hmm, a targeted post.
Displaying the Swede side of medical triage.
Assume the crash position. Brace for impact.
Whaddya need that for?
