farawaysaint

We have a quality problem.

I’m sure the Russians will be ecstatic at the thought of facing armed Ukrainians with $40bn of top end US hardware behind them. It’s unlikely to make a difference for a couple of months though due to training and logistics. A lot of sources I have read mention a July/August tipping point for Russia anyway - their losses by that point will be so significant that I don’t think any spin will be enough.

Can I come live with one of you guys? I am never going to financially recover from this 🤣

The USA putting in 40billion is a bit misleading given how the lend lease works if I think but feel free to tell me I am talking bollocks. Basically it’s 40bn that has to be spent on American equipment from American arms manufacturers I believe? So it is basically the American government indirectly subsidising their own arms industry to produce arms for Ukraine which of course has massive benefits for the American defence industry as well.

11p for one lunch meal, not for the day. Let’s further ignore that the meal suggested is pita with dip which I don’t think is exactly what say a growing child would want or need in terms of a lunch meal. It’s a fancy food snacker blog meal not a solution for the poorest members of society.

Counterpoint, Mariupol was encircled early and Ukraine have been fortifying Odessa for weeks. Good luck taking it.

Last week I bought vegetables and pretty much nothing else for the week and the total was about 3gbp per day. 30p is impossible.

China have border disputes with literally every single one of their neighbours and that is without the “south China sea”. They are just as bad to be honest they are just more intelligent in their methods (like the method of dealing with the uighurs vs the Chechnian wars.)

My general reaction to the whole thing.

Unhelpfully Russian nuclear doctrine considers this one of the scenarios where the use of nuclear weapons is acceptable.

Given Finland’s stated intention to join Nato I for one hope with all my heart Russia invade as is their god given right to protect their borders from western aggression.

Oh Poland…

I mean they already declared no rules were broken and then caved to political pressure to open another investigation because the government is desperately scrambling to try and paint a sitting PM breaking his own rules in a better light.

Putin called us all Nazis but seems to be happy looting washing machines for now. I have put a padlock on my Bosch just to be sure.

Actually they just received an order of 12 new drones with more to come. https://m.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/ukraine-places-order-for-additional-drones-after-acquiring-12-turkish-uavs-report-articleshow.html Sidebar given the constant posts of tb2 hits I don’t think Russia came close to destroying Ukraine’s original stock.

Hmmm Ukraine claiming that they have effectively wiped out Russian presence on the island. Christo usually has his finger on the Russian pulse. Apparently it was a Russian helo full of spetsnaz.

I have never been less confident going into a football game to be honest 🤣

I heard this was a Ukrainian helo? At least that is the Russian view. looks like Ukraine hit snake island with Tbs and SUs over the last couple of days though.

Johnson is the worst thing to ever happen to the Tories. He’s a shocking pm.

I dunno, a curry and a beer seems like a lot less of an issue to me than a champagne party and laughing about how they would deny it to the media afterwards. I don’t think the two are in the same ballpark but maybe that’s just me.

We're a bit crap recently aren't we? 🤐

Every choice is crap. I'm voting for lord Buckethead.

MP and Odessa regional council head said today “on fire but not sunk”. Ah well, can’t have everything I guess. Still pretty embarrassing another ship got hit.

Rumours coming from Ukraine that they have sunk a Russian frigate with Neptune missiles, the “admiral Makarov.” Hugely embarrassing just before victory day for the Russians if true and a hell of a lot more difficult to sell again as an “accident”.