View Full Version : Ukraine
FrostKing
12-19-2024, 11:47 PM
Putin says he is ready for talks. Now is the time to seize the moment.
I'm surprised
Putin doesn't want to shake Donald's hand?
2015 made me Red for first time in life
The West Comeback
Some liberal governments have gone far right on the issue of illegal immigration. Just look at Denmark. The U.S. democrats are failing on the issue.
FrostKing
12-19-2024, 11:51 PM
Russians are sneaky difficult but Polska has and will handle them
Let Russia rejoin Europe. They are part of us.
FrostKing
12-19-2024, 11:52 PM
Some liberal governments have gone far right on the issue of illegal immigration. Just look at Denmark. The U.S. democrats are failing on the issue.
Bro. They have to. Fuck anyone everyone but my passport (I have 2)
SnakeBoy
12-19-2024, 11:54 PM
Let Russia rejoin Europe. They are part of us.
but then who will be the bad guys in our movies?
I'm surprised
Putin doesn't want to shake Donald's hand?
Putin has paid a big price for this war. He is ready to end it.
FrostKing
12-19-2024, 11:56 PM
https://i.ibb.co/x7XN4S2/Screenshot-20241220-055516-Chrome.jpg
FrostKing
12-19-2024, 11:58 PM
Polska vs Russia is 50/50 . My ancestors are heroes.
FrostKing
12-19-2024, 11:58 PM
Putin has paid a big price for this war. He is ready to end it.
That's true
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:02 AM
https://i.ibb.co/f4SnJSq/Screenshot-20241220-060058-Amazon-Shopping.jpg
Polska handles both neighbors
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:11 AM
That's why the allies not helping Polska is so important. Because in history NO ONE conqueres Warsaw.
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:19 AM
WW2 was allowing both neighbors to not only take over Poland but honestly rape it. And that's why todays generation are so hell bent on kicking their ass.
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:27 AM
Slavic perspective. Stand up or stand aside.
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:39 AM
Europeans hate Russians. Willing to pay higher prices to fund the War.
Germans are middle ground in this conflict. German men won't fight.
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:41 AM
Why do Europeans hate Russians?
Russia had the power and cability but instead built walls.
ElNono
12-20-2024, 12:46 AM
No, the point is that we're sending them to Ukraine entirely at our expense... an expense that could better be spent here. We have to buy many more as a result of giving them away.
Which is incredibly cheap considering we would still need to send them, alongside warships, planes, troops, etc if we need to even monitor the borders should Russia take over Ukraine. There’s simply no more buffer zones against our bases in Europe.
And don’t even get me started on the economics of this. We might actually be a net positive in this conflict so far. We’ve sent Ukraine a grand total of $64 billion in aid, we’re projected to increase our GDP by $1.3 trillion in LNG exports alone (https://press.spglobal.com/2024-12-17-Expected-Growth-of-U-S-LNG-Exports-to-Support-Nearly-500,000-Jobs-Annually-and-Add-1-3-Trillion-to-United-States-Gross-Domestic-Product-Through-2040,-New-S-P-Global-Study-Finds).
And that doesn’t even take into account collateral like getting Iran and Russia out of Syria, basically for free.
There are obviously events that could happen and derail this, like, say, China invading Taiwan. But as things stand right now this is probably the best spent money in our defense budget, by a long mile.
We have a problem now. $1 Trillion on Interest Expense and $900 Billion on military. If you don't see a problem then you'll have to find out the long and hard way if we don't fix it.
I mean, our GDP is nearly $30 trillion and all inflation has done is liquidate some of that debt.
But I do agree we need to cut expenses, including defense, specifically in wasteful areas with doubtful benefits. Do we need to spend over $1 trillion in just F-35s? I think that’s excessive. Do we need another DOD department in Space Force? I don’t think we do.
If you ask me, TSA should be on the chopping block as well.
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:52 AM
I overall respect my neighbor Russia. WW2 was complicated but
Soviets beat Nazis
Stalingrad is inspirational
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:56 AM
USA wouldn't beat Nazis. Maybe over time
But Soviets were half broken and after initial defeat regrouping and started the Counter
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 12:58 AM
Stalingrad is Top10 western culture victory
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 01:01 AM
https://i.ibb.co/tPnMdS8/napoleon-russian-campaign-disaster-overview.jpg
Polska one of few nations that controlled Moscow
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 01:08 AM
I'd love to see Russia fight and kick China's ass
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 01:11 AM
Tired of Europeans fighting each other. Stop migration or let's warmonger. Tired of seeing refugees. Let's make real ones then
FrostKing
12-20-2024, 01:17 AM
I make the rules.
ChumpDumper
12-20-2024, 03:31 AM
I hate to break it to you but what I'm describing is seriously being discussed in Europe. You're clueless as usual. :lolDiscussed by whom?
Appeasers?
ChumpDumper
12-20-2024, 03:32 AM
I make the rules.
You get drunk.
ChumpDumper
12-20-2024, 03:35 AM
Why do Europeans hate Russians?
Because Russia keeps invading Europe trying to expand its empire.
This is elementary school stuff.
Discussed by whom?
Appeasers?
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europeans-grapple-over-security-force-post-war-ukraine-2024-12-18/
European nations are discussing sending troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire or peace deal, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has made clear he will not put American boots on the ground to guarantee security, officials and diplomats say.
The talks, driven by French President Emmanuel Macron, are at an early stage...
ChumpDumper
12-20-2024, 01:24 PM
"in the event of"
Oh.
velik_m
12-20-2024, 02:52 PM
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1870020329118048260
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1870088693962412513
https://x.com/TWMCLtd/status/1870142908680286419
koriwhat
12-20-2024, 04:01 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
velik_m
12-21-2024, 02:03 AM
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1870240706205249952
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1870292811133694217
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1870237475391566190
velik_m
12-21-2024, 04:52 PM
https://x.com/yarotrof/status/1870415886512689461
https://x.com/jason_corcoran/status/1870408596762038287
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1870450016273547598
velik_m
12-21-2024, 04:54 PM
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1870405914672427317
https://x.com/sambendett/status/1870092265298829685
https://x.com/TWMCLtd/status/1870488849098363246
lefty
12-22-2024, 01:16 PM
hater
https://x.com/updatenews724/status/1870237695982637553
velik_m
12-22-2024, 02:20 PM
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1870789368652431545
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1870786383826284791
https://x.com/P_Kallioniemi/status/1870802476695511150
https://x.com/jason_corcoran/status/1870408596762038287
Igor Kirillov was a military target for Ukraine. This doesn't look like a military target. Looks like terrorism and doesn't really achieve anything positive for Ukraine.
ChumpDumper
12-22-2024, 06:14 PM
Igor Kirillov was a military target for Ukraine. This doesn't look like a military target. Looks like terrorism and doesn't really achieve anything positive for Ukraine.
Do terrorist attacks by the Russians achieve anything positive for Russia?
Do terrorist attacks by the Russians achieve anything positive for Russia?
No, they don't. They are a mistake too.
And as we all know, two wrongs don't make a right.
ChumpDumper
12-22-2024, 06:26 PM
No, they don't. They are a mistake too.
And as we all know, two wrongs don't make a right.How many terrorist attacks do you estimate Russia has made on Ukraine during the SMO?
How many terrorist attacks do you estimate Russia has made on Ukraine during the SMO?
Too many. Terrorism should be condemned in all forms and no matter who it comes from. Surely, you can agree with that.
ChumpDumper
12-22-2024, 06:40 PM
Too many. Terrorism should be condemned in all forms and no matter who it comes from. Surely, you can agree with that.Hm, well why has Russia launched so many terrorist attacks during the SMO?
Hm, well why has Russia launched so many terrorist attacks during the SMO?
Hmm? You're not sure if terrorism should be condemned in all forms and from whoever it comes from? Really?
ChumpDumper
12-22-2024, 06:48 PM
Hmm? You're not sure if terrorism should be condemned in all forms and from whoever it comes from? Really?
Don't build a straw man.
I asked this question: Why has Russia launched so many terrorist attacks during the SMO?
Don't build a straw man.
I asked this question: Why has Russia launched so many terrorist attacks during the SMO?
Ask Russia. I don't speak for Russia. I'm simply condemning terrorism. Not sure why you're having a hard time doing it.
ChumpDumper
12-22-2024, 08:33 PM
Ask Russia. I don't speak for Russia. I'm simply condemning terrorism. Not sure why you're having a hard time doing it.
Straw man.
You never asked me to do or say anything about terrorism. If you want to know something from me, ask in a straightforward manner as I have asked you.
I'd appreciate your refraining from such hamfisted fallacies. It's difficult enough to take you seriously in the first place.
Straw man.
You never asked me to do or say anything about terrorism. If you want to know something from me, ask in a straightforward manner as I have asked you.
I'd appreciate your refraining from such hamfisted fallacies. It's difficult enough to take you seriously in the first place.
I make a simple point about terrorism and you immediately go into your long-winded "whataboutism".
What about Russia's terrorist attacks? How many attacks has Russia made? Why is Russia attacking?
I condemn these kinds of attacks whether they come from Russia or Ukraine. You don't. You have to be explicitly asked to?
velik_m
12-23-2024, 02:08 AM
With Assad’s fall, Putin’s dream of world domination is turning into a nightmare
As Bashar al-Assad fell, Russian nationalist military bloggers turned on the Kremlin. “Ten years of our presence,” fumed the “Two Majors” Telegram channel to its more than one million subscribers, “dead Russian soldiers, billions of spent roubles and thousands of tonnes of ammunition, they must be compensated somehow.” Some didn’t shy away from lambasting Vladimir Putin. “The adventure in Syria, initiated by Putin personally, seems to be coming to an end. And it ends ignominiously, like all other ‘geopolitical’ endeavours of the Kremlin strategist.” These weren’t isolated incidents. Filter Labs, a data analytics company I collaborate with, saw social media sentiment on Syria dip steeply as Assad fell.
It was in stark contrast to Putin’s silly claim at his annual news conference last week that Russia had suffered no defeat in Syria. Unlike social media, legacy media tried to walk the Kremlin line, but even here there were splits. “You can bluff on the international arena for a while – but make sure you don’t fall for your own deceptions”, ran an op-ed in the broadsheet Kommersant, penned by a retired colonel close to the military leadership. He then used Syria as an example of how “in today’s world, victory is only possible in a quick and fleeting war. If you effectively win in a matter of days and weeks, but cannot quickly consolidate your success in military and political terms, you will eventually lose no matter what you do.” Though the piece didn’t mention Ukraine, Vasily Gatov, a media analyst at the University of Southern California, told me he thought it was a message from the general staff to the Kremlin: be realistic about what we can achieve in Ukraine, too.
Assad’s fall is not just a blow to Russia’s interests in the Middle East but to the essence of Putin’s power, which has always been about perception management. His early spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky once explained to me how, when the Kremlin was weak domestically in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Russian leaders learned to dominate TV to create ersatz grandeur. The Kremlin couldn’t really control the regional governors at that point, but it could give the sense that the president ruled everything by being omnipresent in the media. Since then, Putin has taken perception management to the international stage, trying to tell a story that he is leading a new generation of authoritarian regimes destined to inherit the earth. But that image suddenly looks shaky. Now is the time to apply more pressure before he can patch things up and project his superpower movie once again.
...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/22/with-assads-fall-putins-dream-of-world-domination-is-turning-into-a-nightmare
ChumpDumper
12-23-2024, 03:22 AM
I make a simple point about terrorism and you immediately go into your long-winded "whataboutism".
What about Russia's terrorist attacks? How many attacks has Russia made? Why is Russia attacking?
I condemn these kinds of attacks whether they come from Russia or Ukraine. You don't. You have to be explicitly asked to?My question was why Russia has made so many terrorists attacks if they, as you claim, work against their interests.
I accept your answer saying you have no idea what point you're trying to make, because it doesn't make any sense in light of the sheer volume of terror attacks by Russia.
velik_m
12-23-2024, 07:52 AM
https://x.com/RALee85/status/1871111926895296978
Thread
12-23-2024, 09:47 AM
https://x.com/RALee85/status/1871111926895296978
Whatever it takes, little v.
velik_m
12-23-2024, 01:48 PM
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1871125971945848894
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1871131439003230397
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1871195364906422607
velik_m
12-23-2024, 05:00 PM
https://x.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1871277103959691485
https://x.com/DefenceHQ/status/1871170195227603077
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1871278817505153401
My question was why Russia has made so many terrorists attacks if they, as you claim, work against their interests.
I accept your answer saying you have no idea what point you're trying to make, because it doesn't make any sense in light of the sheer volume of terror attacks by Russia.
Your real point is "whataboutism". You know this. It's why we can't take you seriously.
Russia may think terrorist attacks advance their interests but that doesn't mean they actually do. Why does this even matter? The terrorist attacks should be condemned no matter who they come from, and regardless of "how many", "why", etc....
ChumpDumper
12-23-2024, 07:32 PM
Your real point is "whataboutism". You know this. It's why we can't take you seriously.
Russia may think terrorist attacks advance their interests but that doesn't mean they actually do. Why does this even matter? The terrorist attacks should be condemned no matter who they come from, and regardless of "how many", "why", etc....Sure, but why does Russia continuously conduct their terrorist attacks?
It's a valid question since it contradicts your contention they do nothing for them.
velik_m
12-24-2024, 05:55 AM
https://x.com/CovertShores/status/1871338618171822370
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1871189647742898273
Sure, but why does Russia continuously conduct their terrorist attacks?
It's a valid question since it contradicts your contention they do nothing for them.
That's a question for Russia.
I don't think it benefits Russia, but clearly Russia does for whatever reason. Russia's belief only truly contradicts me if Russia is right.
Do you think Russia is right? And if it were, do the "ends always justify the means"? Do they for Ukraine as well?
TDMVPDPOY
12-24-2024, 05:47 PM
russia pulling out of syria, they going to pull all their resources to fight in ukraine? cause another pullout or loss is going to hurt putins control, then again nobody in russia willing to stand up and topple the clown...
dunno if this clown is going to drop a nuke in the war of nothing just to save reputation
ChumpDumper
12-24-2024, 07:51 PM
That's a question for Russia.
I don't think it benefits Russia, but clearly Russia does for whatever reason. Russia's belief only truly contradicts me if Russia is right.OK.
Do you think Russia is right? And if it were, do the "ends always justify the means"? Do they for Ukraine as well?I don't think it's necessarily right, but it sure worked for the formation of Israel, for example, and it's difficult to think of our use of nuclear weapons as anything but terror bombing.
Thread
12-24-2024, 10:19 PM
russia pulling out of syria, they going to pull all their resources to fight in ukraine? cause another pullout or loss is going to hurt putins control, then again nobody in russia willing to stand up and topple the clown...
dunno if this clown is going to drop a nuke in the war of nothing just to save reputation
...we got nary problem with that tact here. The SS has stood down repeatedly in order to topple Trump.
velik_m
12-25-2024, 02:27 AM
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1871499281565384964
https://x.com/aidefranceukr/status/1871709851489079459
Russia terrorizes Ukraine with mass missile, drone attack on Christmas morning
Russia launched a mass aerial attack against Ukraine on Dec. 25, targeting cities across the country with missiles and drones.
The northeastern city of Kharkiv was among the hardest hit, coming under "massive rocket fire" from ballistic missiles, according to local authorities. At least six people were injured.
Explosions were also reported in Dnipro, Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rih, and the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk.
Multiple cities in Ukraine imposed emergency blackouts amid the attack.
...
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-terrorizes-ukraine-with-mass-missile-drone-attack-on-christmas-morning/
Thread
12-25-2024, 10:28 AM
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1871499281565384964
https://x.com/aidefranceukr/status/1871709851489079459
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-terrorizes-ukraine-with-mass-missile-drone-attack-on-christmas-morning/
Excellent.
velik_m
12-26-2024, 03:47 AM
https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1871980005393342748
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1871984115899363779
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1872040641481617508
velik_m
12-26-2024, 03:49 AM
https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1872041051986551086
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1871993604467806261
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1871993702044045596
velik_m
12-27-2024, 01:32 AM
It Took Nearly Two Years, But Large Numbers Of German-Made Leopard 1 Tanks Are Finally Arriving In Ukraine
It took German industry an eyebrow-raising 19 months to refurbish and deliver the first 58 of at least 155 Leopard 1A5 tanks a German-led consortium has pledged to Ukraine. But the three-country consortium—Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium—has apparently resolved parts shortages and is finally picking up the pace.
Since those first 58 Leopard 1A5s arrived through early September, an additional 45 of the 1980s-vintage tanks have shipped.
The delivery schedule matters. The four-person Leopard 1A5 is set to become the most numerous Western-made tank in Ukraine, outnumbering the 104 newer German-made Leopard 2s, 80 American-made M-1s and paltry 14 British-made Challenger 2s.
Moreover, the Ukrainian general staff has already assigned the Challenger 2s, M-1s and Leopard 2s to their respective brigades. The Leopard 1s are the only Western tanks that are available to equip the dozen or so new heavy brigades the Ukrainians have formed in recent months. A Ukrainian mechanized brigade typically has a single tank battalion with 31 tanks.
...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/26/it-took-nearly-two-years-but-large-numbers-of-german-made-leopard-1-tanks-are-finally-arriving-in-ukraine/
https://x.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1872402053009396074
https://x.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1872373362321940835
velik_m
12-27-2024, 02:09 PM
Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’
Eagle S, the Russia-linked tanker suspected of damaging an underwater electricity cable on Christmas Day, was kitted out with special transmitting and receiving devices that were used to monitor naval activity, according to a source with direct involvement in the ship, which has since been detained by Finnish police
FREE TO READ Finnish coastguard with Eagle S in background after suspected cable sabotage incident Source: Finnish Border Guard / X Finnish coastguard with Eagle S shown in the background after suspected cable sabotage incident.
RUSSIA-LINKED dark fleet* tanker Eagle S (IMO: 9329760), seized by Finland on December 25 for damaging an undersea cable, had transmitting and receiving devices installed that effectively allowed it to become a “spy ship” for Russia, Lloyd’s List has learnt.
The hi-tech equipment on board was abnormal for a merchant ship and consumed more power from the ship’s generator, leading to repeated blackouts, a source familiar with the vessel who provided commercial maritime services to it as recently as seven months ago.
Cook Islands tanker suspected of damaging Estlink 2 cable and possible other damage by police investigating aggravated vandalism on the undersea infrastructure
Read the full article here
As well as Eagle S, another related tanker from the same ownership cluster, UK-sanctioned Swiftsea Rider (IMO: 9318539), also had similar equipment installed, Lloyd’s List was told.
Cook Islands-flagged Eagle S and Honduras-flagged Swiftsea Rider are two of 26 elderly Russia-linked tankers with opaque ownership structures connected to three related shipmanagers, including two sanctioned by the UK government 12 months ago for “propping up Putin’s war machine”.
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cutting-tanker-seized-by-Finland-was-loaded-with-spying-equipment
ChumpDumper
12-27-2024, 03:34 PM
FULL NATO MEMBER Finland.
velik_m
12-28-2024, 03:41 AM
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1872748554416193561
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1872245479028699384
https://x.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1872643969164955872
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1872565056044417371
Thread
12-28-2024, 04:29 AM
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1872748554416193561
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1872245479028699384
https://x.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1872643969164955872
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1872565056044417371
...Let us proceed...
velik_m
12-28-2024, 01:21 PM
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1872949883948417401
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1872985044014514562
https://x.com/iamdenya_de/status/1873037950243738039
Thread
12-28-2024, 01:24 PM
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1872949883948417401
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1872985044014514562
https://x.com/iamdenya_de/status/1873037950243738039
You gotta love it. When (we) shovel the shit it's A-OK. When Russia shovels the shit...it's beneath contempt.
velik_m
12-29-2024, 12:41 PM
Mortgage lending has collapsed in Russia!
72 thousand loans were issued in November, which is 61% less than in November-23 (https://bsky.app/profile/evgen-istrebin.bsky.social/post/3lehgm2irqk2j)
Thread
12-29-2024, 12:55 PM
Mortgage lending has collapsed in Russia!
72 thousand loans were issued in November, which is 61% less than in November-23 (https://bsky.app/profile/evgen-istrebin.bsky.social/post/3lehgm2irqk2j)
And here all these decades (Since II.) we were led to believe that everyone in Russia lived in one model of "home" aka hovel.
Just shows ta go ya, little v.
koriwhat
12-29-2024, 09:14 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
velik_m
12-30-2024, 02:57 AM
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1873455240781127793
https://x.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1873461769126998455
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1873445840494510573
velik_m
12-30-2024, 03:00 AM
https://x.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1873161171907559662
https://x.com/VyshnyaOstap/status/1873218537575333904
https://x.com/KilledInUkraine/status/1873375817528692770
velik_m
12-30-2024, 03:01 AM
https://x.com/AlexandruC4/status/1873458356134007231
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1873087080697610266
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1873453728600142150
velik_m
12-30-2024, 02:19 PM
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1873766624139878689
https://x.com/bradyafr/status/1873754668926726372
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1873682624566513914
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1873784230834299084
koriwhat
12-31-2024, 02:01 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
velik_m
12-31-2024, 02:46 PM
https://x.com/CaolanRob/status/1849671248621498516
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1874109571410882946
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1874131017449300066
velik_m
12-31-2024, 02:50 PM
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1873741814450335958
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1874116268376076609
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1874106462500504024
Thread
12-31-2024, 03:15 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
& they got fucked.
velik_m
01-01-2025, 03:50 PM
https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1874481379326488916
velik_m
01-02-2025, 03:02 AM
https://x.com/iamdenya_de/status/1874427518134227063
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1874551930384453732
velik_m
01-04-2025, 03:58 AM
https://x.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/1875427729811669299
https://x.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1875361515978543455
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1875183328623829426
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1875245015284510899
velik_m
01-04-2025, 04:05 AM
Slovakia will continue supplying electricity to Ukraine despite threats from Fico, reports iRozhlas. State-owned SEPS, Slovakia's power grid operator, confirmed it will uphold its emergency assistance contract with Ukrenergo. (https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/113766335033174585)
OPINION: This year could spell the end of Slovakia’s Robert Fico government
...
The possibility of early elections in Slovakia was first publicly acknowledged by Fico himself during a speech at Smer party’s ceremonial congress on November 17 last year. “Let’s be realists and prepare ourselves for parliamentary elections outside the end of the regular term in 2027,” declared the Smer leader.
Since then, his warning has become increasingly realistic. Even some members of the ruling coalition openly admit the possibility of early elections. The year 2025 is seen as decisive, with the first major test coming during the first parliamentary session in February.
The ruling coalition currently has just 76 MPs, giving it a majority of only one in Slovakia’s 150-seat parliament. This wafer-thin advantage is the result of three rebellious MPs leaving the parliamentary group of the smallest coalition partner, SNS. Later, another three MPs, this time from the Hlas party, defected, leaving the coalition uncertain about whether it will still have a majority come next month’s parliamentary session.
According to public opinion polls, half of Slovaks expect Fico’s government to fall. Michal Šimečka, the leader of the opposition party, Progressive Slovakia, predicts that due to the government’s troubles and the coalition’s disintegration, early elections could take place in Slovakia this year or next. His party, which has been consistently leading Smer in the opinion polls for several months, is projected to emerge as the winner.
...
The confusing Moscow trip, which further tarnished Slovakia's reputation among its Western allies, offers another interpretation; Fico may be laying the groundwork for an election campaign in which Russia could play a role. This mirrors the recent Romanian scenario, where the constitutional court annulled the first round of presidential elections due to Russian interference.
Though this may sound speculative, Fico himself hinted that this might happen during his New Year’s speech. He criticized developments in Romania and Georgia, framing them as examples of election results being disregarded when the “wrong” candidate won. His comments seemed to foreshadow a similar narrative for Slovakia.
...
However, even early elections may not guarantee political change. A potential victory for Šimečka’s pro-European Progressive Slovakia party would not automatically mean it could form a stable government due to lack of coalition partners.
A new parliament would likely include the far-right Republika party and Aliancia, a party representing Slovakia’s Hungarian minority which aligns itself with the policies of Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister, and these parties could become viable coalition partners for Smer. If joined by the Christian Democrats (KDH) and Hlas, a strong coalition with the potential to get a constitutional majority could emerge, paving the way for a transformation of Slovakia modeled on Orbán’s Hungary. But for now, Fico's government remains fragile, and all scenarios for Slovakia's future are still on the table.
https://tvpworld.com/84346644/opinion-slovakias-fico-government-could-collapse-in-2025
Winehole23
01-04-2025, 10:38 AM
it seems Trump is set to continue the US's quasi-Cold War footing with China, the main suspense is whether we'll see a Trump reversal on Russia/Ukraine
As part of its green transition, Norway has decided (https://www.nrk.no/vestland/ressursrapport-fra-sokkeldirektoratet_-status-for-elektrifiseringa-av-sokkelen-1.17041134) that its oil and gas platforms should be powered by electricity from the mainland rather than gas turbines. That means most of (https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/countries_long/norway/) Norway’s energy production depends on the impeccable functioning of electricity cables—and in turn, so does the rest of Europe, since Norway is now the region’s top supplier (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/eu-gas-supply/) of natural gas. With just a few sliced cables, Russia—perhaps with China’s help again—could disrupt a continent.Russia's Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage Could Endanger European Energy (https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/03/russia-baltic-sea-cable-cutting-incidents-gas-oil-energy-norway/)
velik_m
01-04-2025, 01:30 PM
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1875521911372832830
velik_m
01-05-2025, 02:47 AM
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1875588153135816984
https://x.com/kos_data/status/1875300468223832581
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1875724902755659845
velik_m
01-05-2025, 06:05 AM
https://x.com/RALee85/status/1875821632473674152
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1875851207438168358
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1875837475769491872
velik_m
01-06-2025, 10:56 AM
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1876212283321340091
velik_m
01-07-2025, 03:21 PM
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1876583658439754132
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1876695206428320252
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1876672162586566753
velik_m
01-08-2025, 11:01 AM
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1876548863177200082
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1876810444310016455
velik_m
01-09-2025, 02:05 PM
Russian Intelligence Paid Taliban Fighters Up to $200,000 Per Attack on US Forces, Investigation Finds
Russian military intelligence (GRU) allegedly paid Taliban fighters and other militant groups in Afghanistan to carry out attacks targeting US and coalition forces. According to an investigation by The Insider, in collaboration with Der Spiegel, the scheme reportedly operated between 2016 and 2019, offering payments of up to $200,000 per killed soldier and costing Russia an estimated $30 million.
"For years, GRU paid various terrorist groups in Afghanistan for attacks aimed at US and coalition forces. The Insider not only uncovered evidence of this program's existence but also identified specific GRU officers involved. To transfer money to Taliban fighters and other groups, Russian intelligence operated a network of Afghan couriers disguised as a gemstone trading company. After completing their missions, the couriers were granted Russian documents and refuge in Russia," the report stated.
...
https://united24media.com/latest-news/russian-intelligence-paid-taliban-fighters-up-to-200000-per-attack-on-us-forces-investigation-finds-4964
velik_m
01-09-2025, 02:22 PM
n Engels, Russia, at the oil depot hit by Ukrainian drones the situation is deteriorating. The fire continues and has reportedly spread to other tanks. (https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3lfd3gvq3wc2i)
https://x.com/kvistp/status/1877353443351765239
velik_m
01-10-2025, 07:53 AM
In Gatchina, Leningrad Region, a large fire broke out in an industrial zone. It is reported that an acetone production plant is on fire. Locals say that they heard explosions before the fire (https://bsky.app/profile/krzychu85.bsky.social/post/3lfekpv46m22n)
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1877466914366304408
https://x.com/FreudGreyskull/status/1877583543108296956
velik_m
01-10-2025, 12:04 PM
Treasury Intensifies Sanctions Against Russia by Targeting Russia’s Oil Production and Exports
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury took sweeping action to fulfill the G7 commitment to reduce Russian revenues from energy, including blocking two major Russian oil producers. Today’s actions also impose sanctions on an unprecedented number of oil-carrying vessels, many of which are part of the “shadow fleet,” opaque traders of Russian oil, Russia-based oilfield service providers, and Russian energy officials. Today’s actions are underpinned by the issuance of a new determination that authorizes sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 against persons operating or having operated in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy. These actions substantially increase the sanctions risks associated with the Russian oil trade.
The United Kingdom (UK) is also taking action today, joining Treasury in sanctioning two major Russian oil producers.
“The United States is taking sweeping action against Russia’s key source of revenue for funding its brutal and illegal war against Ukraine,” said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen. “This action builds on, and strengthens, our focus since the beginning of the war on disrupting the Kremlin’s energy revenues, including through the G7+ price cap launched in 2022. With today’s actions, we are ratcheting up the sanctions risk associated with Russia’s oil trade, including shipping and financial facilitation in support of Russia’s oil exports.”
The Department of State is also taking steps to reduce Russia’s energy revenues by blocking two active liquefied natural gas projects, a large Russian oil project, and third-country entities supporting Russia’s energy exports. State is also designating numerous Russia-based oilfield service providers and senior officials of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom.
...
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2777
velik_m
01-10-2025, 12:06 PM
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1877692561365848278
https://x.com/Daractenus/status/1877630216740143150
velik_m
01-12-2025, 12:43 AM
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1877984155406876954
velik_m
01-12-2025, 06:28 AM
https://x.com/deangloster/status/1878133170488709174
velik_m
01-12-2025, 01:36 PM
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1878377870592024962
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1878473925199274278
koriwhat
01-12-2025, 07:10 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
velik_m
01-13-2025, 12:13 PM
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1878561091405422819
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1878718526502178947
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1878771293488582964
velik_m
01-14-2025, 12:46 AM
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1878808109168349318
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1878897656774398254
https://x.com/EuromaidanPR/status/1878896298163683351
velik_m
01-14-2025, 03:36 PM
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1879051007021195626
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1879171904348758024
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1879240631819829331
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1879192689540997486
velik_m
01-15-2025, 12:53 AM
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1879273110199030157
https://x.com/Mylovanov/status/1879296833379504270
SnakeBoy
01-15-2025, 01:08 PM
1879559029044773295
ChumpDumper
01-15-2025, 01:11 PM
1879559029044773295How much of Ukraine are you willing to give up for them?
SnakeBoy
01-15-2025, 01:19 PM
How much of Ukraine are you willing to give up for them?
All of it for all I care. It's not ours.
ChumpDumper
01-15-2025, 01:20 PM
All of it for all I care. It's not ours.But you care really hard about Israeli hostages that are not ours.
OK.
SnakeBoy
01-15-2025, 01:33 PM
Nope
...and lol the flailing
Gonna be a fun 4 years
ChumpDumper
01-15-2025, 01:36 PM
NopeSo you didn't care about the hostages you just rather breathlessly posted about.
:lolK
Gonna be a fun 4 years.
velik_m
01-16-2025, 01:15 AM
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1879660084143296827
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1879633800310988966
velik_m
01-17-2025, 01:09 AM
https://x.com/intermarium24/status/1879847034515312865
https://x.com/intermarium24/status/18799368280585301615
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1879949920087732432
velik_m
01-18-2025, 03:27 PM
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1880582522033373564
https://x.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/1880560264590020726
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1880253650741915760
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1880648242205241646
velik_m
01-20-2025, 04:01 PM
Russian inflation was 14.2% in December (seasonally adjusted annualized rate), according to Russia's central bank.
Food inflation 22.9% per year (https://bsky.app/profile/evgen-istrebin.bsky.social/post/3lg6su2b2422v)
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1881248834199916773
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1881280576138957039
https://x.com/OlenaWave/status/1880526457312800855
https://x.com/InsiderGeo/status/1881066823900188778
https://x.com/OlenaWave/status/1880526457312800855
Uh oh... taking German jobs with the Germany economy already in contraction mode?
ChumpDumper
01-21-2025, 02:09 AM
Uh oh... taking German jobs with the Germany economy already in contraction mode?
Haven't seen any actual news reports saying this. I have read reports saying this is their second (or third depending on your timeline and boundaries) plant in Ukraine and they have totally stopped working in Russia or Russian occupied territory.
velik_m
01-21-2025, 11:41 AM
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1881684532627132423
https://x.com/saintjavelin/status/1881653268562219066
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1881386496424648948
velik_m
01-22-2025, 12:07 PM
https://x.com/KPAWeapons/status/1882017519042806238
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1882048256479477893
koriwhat
01-22-2025, 05:54 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
Thread
01-22-2025, 07:11 PM
Trump just told Putin he could do it the hard way, or, the easy way, but, he'd have to end the war with Ukraine.
Fuck me. Little v & Effy are gonna win this fuckin' thing.
Fuck me.
hater
01-23-2025, 02:16 PM
Russia reacts to Trump’s sanctions threat: Zzzzzzzzzz
:lmao :lmao :lmao
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-to-trumps-sanctions-threat-zzzzzzzzzzzzzz/
Trump is just another clueless retard :lol
Thread
01-23-2025, 02:20 PM
Russia reacts to Trump’s sanctions threat: Zzzzzzzzzz
:lmao :lmao :lmao
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-to-trumps-sanctions-threat-zzzzzzzzzzzzzz/
Trump is just another clueless retard :lol
Very disappointing to say the least. Too much silence on the Russia War during the campaign. Cept for he'd end it within 24 hours.
He's going to do the same damn thing Biden did, sanction them no end. All that's left I can hope for is?...*he'll cut the money off. That's it & that's all.
*But Biden gave them so much to tie them over that they won't need fresh money till Summer at the soonest.
hater
01-23-2025, 02:23 PM
Very disappointing to say the least. Too much silence on the Russia War during the campaign. Cept for he'd end it within 24 hours.
He's going to do the same damn thing Biden did, sanction them no end. All that's left I can hope for is?...*he'll cut the money off. That's it & that's all.
*But Biden gave them so much to tie them over that they won't need fresh money till Summer at the soonest.
He will most likely talk tough with empty threats but slowly reduce aid to Ukraine.
All that will do is cause the Ukranian army to collapse in next few months.
Then he will probably wash his hands on the whole thing like Pilatus
It might be the best scenario for all at this point.
Thread
01-23-2025, 02:28 PM
He will most likely talk tough with empty threats but slowly reduce aid to Ukraine.
All that will do is cause the Ukranian army to collapse in next few months.
Then he will probably wash his hands on the whole thing like Pilatus
It might be the best scenario for all at this point.
+++ he wants to have free reign to go in there after it is over and rebuild it.
Christ I wanted to beat Effy on this one. Little v is okay and I can live with losing to him, but, Effy? I hate that SOB. And I know he's watching from the cheap seats. That SOB.
hater
01-23-2025, 02:34 PM
+++ he wants to have free reign to go in there after it is over and rebuild it.
Christ I wanted to beat Effy on this one. Little v is okay and I can live with losing to him, but, Effy? I hate that SOB. And I know he's watching from the cheap seats. That SOB.
He probably wont be allowed to go back in and rebuild shit
As Moscow will dictate what happens to Ukraine after their defeat. To the winner go the spoils.
IMO what will happen is there will be a huge summit with Trump and Putin that will dictate who gets what. This summit might even be a Yalta 2.0 where the 3 superpowers will divide the planet into pieces.
hater
01-23-2025, 04:10 PM
Truth nukes from ma niga Dmitry
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1882443759646085390
Thread
01-23-2025, 04:16 PM
He probably wont be allowed to go back in and rebuild shit
As Moscow will dictate what happens to Ukraine after their defeat. To the winner go the spoils.
IMO what will happen is there will be a huge summit with Trump and Putin that will dictate who gets what. This summit might even be a Yalta 2.0 where the 3 superpowers will divide the planet into pieces.
Hope you're right, hater. I just don't see it that way.
It (seems) as if Trump isn't going to hassle Z anymore. A sea change may have taken place.
koriwhat
01-23-2025, 08:53 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
hater
01-23-2025, 11:38 PM
:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao
Pollacks. :lmao :lmao :lol
:lol
:lmao
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1882412304991740113
hater
01-23-2025, 11:44 PM
Ce la vi
https://x.com/UKRRUSNews/status/1882200155019006437
hater
01-23-2025, 11:49 PM
Damn there are videos of piles of ukranian bodies in the hundreds in last couple of days
May Allah have mercy on these bastards
https://x.com/immikerosario/status/1882621578032435272
velik_m
01-24-2025, 01:11 AM
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1882550769649696983
https://x.com/blyskavka_ua/status/1882560364543705454
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1881635480338403577
velik_m
01-24-2025, 01:13 AM
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1882377370008682790
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1882514460079722960
hater
01-24-2025, 07:51 AM
Damn there are videos of piles of ukranian bodies in the hundreds in last couple of days
May Allah have mercy on these bastards
https://x.com/immikerosario/status/1882621578032435272
Called it.
Looks like Stephen Kings the Stand where thousands died on the street trying to escape the town :wow
https://x.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1882668042301411780
Brutal shit
hater
01-24-2025, 07:53 AM
Theyre all dead now :cry
https://x.com/mazzenilsson/status/1882668435865502166
hater
01-24-2025, 09:32 AM
Meanwhile in Bikini Bottom......
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1882770502537908532
:lmao
hater
01-24-2025, 10:37 AM
Nostrovia!!
https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1882718922945806447
velik_m
01-25-2025, 02:23 AM
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1882814110766596228
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1882864433934000437
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1882545057565466782
Winehole23
01-25-2025, 08:34 AM
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:s teep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc57aa47 9-6e64-4806-8100-0c2b79097454_940x291.png
Winehole23
01-25-2025, 08:44 AM
not sure more sanctions will bring Russia to its knees -- they haven't yet
https://en.interaffairs.ru/media/uploads/1_VAeUw9r.png (http://ttps://en.interaffairs.ru/article/bloomberg-who-says-sanctions-russias-budget-revenue-surges-to-record-in-december-2024/)
moar tariffs sounds tough, but...
At the end of June last year, the volume of exports of Russian goods to the USA fell to the lowest level since 1996 - only 186.7 million dollars....there's not much meat on the bone.
Winehole23
01-25-2025, 08:45 AM
it seems more likely than not that things will go on as they have for awhile -- it seems doubtful Trump can jawbone Russia and Saudi Arabia to do whatever he wants
Winehole23
01-25-2025, 08:49 AM
Nuclear brinksmanship is back
Russian security official Sergei Shoigu warns in an interview published this morning that the risk of an armed clash between nuclear powers is rising.
Shoigu, the secretary of President Vladimir Putin’s Security Council, tells TASS news agency: “Against the backdrop of increasing conflict and aggravation of geopolitical rivalry in the world, the risks of a violent clash between major states, including with the participation of nuclear powers, are growing.”
The former defense minister charges that NATO is increasing activities on its eastern flank, close to Russia and Belarus, and rehearsing offensive as well as defensive scenarios there.
NATO says it is Russia that is raising tensions, including by announcing in 2023 that it was deploying tactical nuclear weapons in its ally Belarus, which borders three NATO countries.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/risk-of-clash-between-nuclear-powers-is-growing-russian-security-official-warns/
Thread
01-25-2025, 11:20 AM
Nostrovia!!
https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1882718922945806447
More power to ya, Russia.
Do it!!!
Thread
01-25-2025, 11:22 AM
it seems more likely than not that things will go on as they have for awhile -- it seems doubtful Trump can jawbone Russia and Saudi Arabia to do whatever he wants
...& in this particular case:::thank Christ.
Thread
01-25-2025, 11:23 AM
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:s teep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc57aa47 9-6e64-4806-8100-0c2b79097454_940x291.png
GD it!!!
koriwhat
01-25-2025, 04:57 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
velik_m
01-26-2025, 04:43 PM
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1883578681811222767
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1883499606899925438
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1883527313373159580
velik_m
01-29-2025, 12:52 AM
https://x.com/osinttechnical/status/1884286649888301087
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1884349967227040040
https://x.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1884172107459764301
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1884475734309155281
Winehole23
01-29-2025, 09:58 AM
Trump and Zelensky pushing for talks with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/volodymyr-zelenskyy-become-global-phenomenon-rcna24355)has accused Vladimir Putin of being “afraid” to negotiate after his Russian counterpart refused to engage in peace talks with him and once again questioned his legitimacy.
The latest exchange between the two leaders came amid mounting pressure on both sides from President Donald Trump to end the war. Trump last week threatened Moscow with a new tranche of sanctions (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war-sanctions-threat-rcna188960), saying that Zelenskyy was ready to negotiate a “deal” to end the war that has been grinding on for almost three years.
Writing late Tuesday in a post on X (https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1884340357032247731), Zelenskyy said that “Putin once again confirmed that he is afraid of negotiations, afraid of strong leaders, and does everything possible to prolong the war.”
https://www.aol.com/zelenskyy-accuses-putin-being-afraid-130556829.html
koriwhat
01-29-2025, 02:03 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
koriwhat
01-29-2025, 02:06 PM
Trump and Zelensky pushing for talks with Putin
https://www.aol.com/zelenskyy-accuses-putin-being-afraid-130556829.html
LOL Zelensky the midget thinks he's a "strong leader". Bro, you're just a closeted gay cross dresser theater kid and ain't nothing strong about you and you possess zero leadership qualities you globalist cunt!
This is all Trump's doing. Don't get it twisted.
Thread
01-29-2025, 02:10 PM
Remember now...Z said years ago that victory would only be achieved by Russia leaving Ukraine COMPLETELY...including Crimea!
Otherwise? Dale wins.
velik_m
01-30-2025, 12:54 AM
https://x.com/evgen1232007/status/1884620253868552291
https://x.com/KShevchenkoReal/status/1884528637665480802
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1884732542877675944
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1884738530208805153
Thread
01-30-2025, 01:35 AM
https://x.com/evgen1232007/status/1884620253868552291
https://x.com/KShevchenkoReal/status/1884528637665480802
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1884732542877675944
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1884738530208805153
Remember now...Z said years ago that victory would only be achieved by Russia leaving Ukraine COMPLETELY...including Crimea!
Otherwise? Dale wins.
hater
01-30-2025, 07:51 AM
Damn fam
https://x.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1884846815666974886
SnakeBoy
01-30-2025, 09:28 PM
Arctic Today
NATO scrambles for drones that can survive the Arctic
By Reuters January 30, 2025
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) In 2023, Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at minus 43 degrees Celsius (minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit).
The cold soon drained the drone's power.
"The battery only lasted for three minutes," he said.
Governments in the world's far north are seeking to overcome such challenges as the region comes increasingly into the geopolitical spotlight.
Russia and China have stepped up military activity in the Arctic, while NATO states in the region are reporting more acts of sabotage on energy and communications lines. President Donald Trump has recently revived U.S. claims to Greenland.
The conflict in Ukraine, meanwhile, has shown that unmanned aircraft can provide critical intelligence and strike capabilities on the battlefield.
The United States, which sees the Arctic as crucial for territorial defence and its early warning system against nuclear attacks, said in a July strategy document it would focus on unmanned technology to counter Chinese-Russian collaboration there. Russian and Chinese bomber planes flew together off the coast of Alaska in July and their coast guard ships sailed together through the Bering Strait in October.
But drones whether multicopters or fixed wing models are vulnerable. Only the largest, long-range models have enough power for anti-icing systems like those used by aircraft. Cold, fog, rain or snow can cause a malfunction or crash.
With countries boosting military spending, a Reuters survey of 14 companies and six defence ministries and armed forces in northern Europe and America shows the industry working at pace to buy or develop drones that can endure icy conditions, and increasing urgency among NATO states to acquire them.
"We are all having to catch up with Ukraine and Russia," said General Major Lars Lervik, head of the Norwegian Army.
No global data is publicly available on states' military drone fleets, but Lervik said the war in Ukraine has given Moscow and Kyiv valuable experience of drone technology that NATO countries lack.
Russia, whose military began building up a drone fleet in the Arctic in 2014, took an early lead in the race to control the Northern Sea Route, a passage between Europe and Asia along Russia's northern coast, said James Patton Rogers, a drone expert at Cornell University and a UN and NATO policy adviser....
ChumpDumper
01-31-2025, 12:26 AM
Arctic Today
NATO scrambles for drones that can survive the Arctic
By Reuters January 30, 2025
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) In 2023, Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at minus 43 degrees Celsius (minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit).
The cold soon drained the drone's power.
"The battery only lasted for three minutes," he said.
Governments in the world's far north are seeking to overcome such challenges as the region comes increasingly into the geopolitical spotlight.
Russia and China have stepped up military activity in the Arctic, while NATO states in the region are reporting more acts of sabotage on energy and communications lines. President Donald Trump has recently revived U.S. claims to Greenland.
The conflict in Ukraine, meanwhile, has shown that unmanned aircraft can provide critical intelligence and strike capabilities on the battlefield.
The United States, which sees the Arctic as crucial for territorial defence and its early warning system against nuclear attacks, said in a July strategy document it would focus on unmanned technology to counter Chinese-Russian collaboration there. Russian and Chinese bomber planes flew together off the coast of Alaska in July and their coast guard ships sailed together through the Bering Strait in October.
But drones whether multicopters or fixed wing models are vulnerable. Only the largest, long-range models have enough power for anti-icing systems like those used by aircraft. Cold, fog, rain or snow can cause a malfunction or crash.
With countries boosting military spending, a Reuters survey of 14 companies and six defence ministries and armed forces in northern Europe and America shows the industry working at pace to buy or develop drones that can endure icy conditions, and increasing urgency among NATO states to acquire them.
"We are all having to catch up with Ukraine and Russia," said General Major Lars Lervik, head of the Norwegian Army.
No global data is publicly available on states' military drone fleets, but Lervik said the war in Ukraine has given Moscow and Kyiv valuable experience of drone technology that NATO countries lack.
Russia, whose military began building up a drone fleet in the Arctic in 2014, took an early lead in the race to control the Northern Sea Route, a passage between Europe and Asia along Russia's northern coast, said James Patton Rogers, a drone expert at Cornell University and a UN and NATO policy adviser....
But Trump likes Russia and China.
Winehole23
01-31-2025, 12:30 AM
But Trump likes Russia and China.*valuable personal considerations*
velik_m
01-31-2025, 12:56 AM
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1885042212041380108
https://x.com/PolymarketIntel/status/1885093272982327706
https://x.com/maria_avdv/status/1885072241555112101
https://x.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1885100748494483852
hater
01-31-2025, 03:32 PM
Oh no
https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/1885401654503059566
koriwhat
01-31-2025, 05:26 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
koriwhat
01-31-2025, 05:27 PM
Oh no
https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/1885401654503059566
I give 0 fucks! Fuck the Brits!
hater
01-31-2025, 06:40 PM
I give 0 fucks! Fuck the Brits!
Mercenaries only deserve one thing
A quick one way ticket to the eternal Inferno
hater
01-31-2025, 06:44 PM
:lmao :lmao :lmao
Omg :lol
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1885430878974726404
hater
01-31-2025, 06:45 PM
:lmao
https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1885198780875583935
Thread
01-31-2025, 08:32 PM
But Trump likes Russia and China.
Prove it...cut off money to Ukraine. All of it, including the health-care/FULL RIDE for millions of Nazi's in Ukraine.
Chop/chop.
velik_m
02-01-2025, 01:32 AM
https://x.com/evgen1232007/status/1885324198525956490
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1884963678635635008
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1885371154786861551
https://x.com/KyivInsider/status/1885309329542127778
velik_m
02-01-2025, 02:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OVoVDZw4zg
hater
02-01-2025, 04:02 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OVoVDZw4zg
:lmao :lmao :lmao
:lmao :lmao :lmao
We heard for over two years from Zelensky that negotiations couldn't even begin until Russian troops had completely left Ukraine... now it's Putin that doesn't want to negotiate? Please!
Thread
02-01-2025, 05:20 PM
We heard for over two years from Zelensky that negotiations couldn't even begin until Russian troops had completely left Ukraine... now it's Putin that doesn't want to negotiate? Please!
And as long as Biden, and now Trump bankrolls this war for Ukraine Z has no reason whatsoever to stop it, nor negotiate.
It's up to Trump now. Will he follow in Biden's footsteps, or, will he pull the plug? Don't be surprised if the old man didn't make a deal in the 11th hour of the campaign to continue as prescribed by Biden. He's got some time...Biden gave Z enough money to get thru till Summer.
velik_m
02-03-2025, 01:10 AM
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1886151488512082345
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1886206016267653341
velik_m
02-03-2025, 01:57 PM
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1886412146667327574
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1886357989600223616
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1886410063180406873
Thread
02-03-2025, 02:02 PM
Remember now...Z said years ago that victory would only be achieved by Russia leaving Ukraine COMPLETELY...including Crimea!
Otherwise? Dale wins.
SnakeBoy
02-03-2025, 05:09 PM
1886490091469828206
https://c.tenor.com/PjbjHnhQ7HEAAAAC/tenor.gif
Thread
02-03-2025, 07:18 PM
1886490091469828206
https://c.tenor.com/PjbjHnhQ7HEAAAAC/tenor.gif
That's a start, but first things first...quit paying for the health-care/FULL RIDE for Ukrainians!!! STOP IMMEDIATELY!!!
koriwhat
02-03-2025, 07:18 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
SnakeBoy
02-03-2025, 07:24 PM
That's a start, but first things first...quit paying for the health-care/FULL RIDE for Ukrainians!!! STOP IMMEDIATELY!!!
That would be nice, but the old man wants them to give what they don't have before he says they wouldn't make a deal
hater
02-04-2025, 04:47 PM
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1886867238638194727
velik_m
02-05-2025, 12:43 AM
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1886756309472600357
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1886760590464446813
velik_m
02-05-2025, 12:09 PM
Two top Russian colonels plunge from high windows with one killed and the other left fighting for life as spate of mysterious deaths involving Putin officials continues
A top Russian colonel has died after mysteriously plunging 50ft from a window, while another was seriously injured from a similar fall in the latest spate of suspicious deaths involving Kremlin officials.
Colonel Alexey Zubkov - an employee for the Russian Investigative Committee - is fighting for his life after he plummeted 40ft from a bathroom window, according to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU.
Miraculously, Col. Zubkov was 'conscious' after his fall and 'briskly answered questions' but was unable to explain the reasons for his plunge.
He is the head of the forensic investigations department specialising in the study of digital information, with access to detailed information about secret investigations.
Col. Zubkov's fall came soon after a Russian anti-monopoly service official Artur Pryakhin, 56, who had previously been a police colonel, was found dead after he fell from a fifth floor window in Petrozavodsk.
Authorities were reportedly looking into his death, but official media outlets rushed out reports that he died by 'suicide' before an investigation had concluded.
...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14363275/Russian-colonels-plunge-high-windows-one-killed-mysterious-deaths-putin.html#comments-14363275
velik_m
02-05-2025, 12:09 PM
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1887036148280688821
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1887103527090012205
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1887130649300984265
hater
02-06-2025, 08:51 AM
:lmao :lmao
You cant make this shit up :lol
https://x.com/leon_elk/status/1887176852420141562
hater
02-06-2025, 08:57 AM
:lmao :lmao :lmao
https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1887401532661895209
velik_m
02-07-2025, 12:59 AM
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1887598048941121859
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1887533540524359838
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1887421813203906590
hater
02-07-2025, 10:59 AM
:lmao
https://x.com/LegitTargets/status/1887826140762644594
hater
02-07-2025, 03:41 PM
https://x.com/GabeZZOZZ/status/1887910635914031398
hater
02-07-2025, 03:43 PM
:tu
God Bless the Russian army
https://x.com/innova_center/status/1887908836104650912
hater
02-07-2025, 03:45 PM
Once Chazov Yar is completely liberated (70% at the moment)
Its on to Konstantinovka :wow :tu :wow
:tu
SnakeBoy
02-07-2025, 04:01 PM
https://x.com/GabeZZOZZ/status/1887910635914031398
It's a damn shame what Ole Joe and Lil Hitler have done to that country
One day, it will end in one day
velik_m
02-08-2025, 02:08 AM
https://x.com/saintjavelin/status/1887861393975623972
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1888016099255652644
velik_m
02-08-2025, 09:47 AM
https://x.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1888218729059602748
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1888185351748935852
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1888233004738191572
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1887911147216548070
hater
02-08-2025, 10:55 AM
:lmao
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1887887936802480243
hater
02-08-2025, 12:19 PM
:lmao :lmao :lmao
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1887959979765940400
Kokaine is a helluva drug :lol
hater
02-08-2025, 05:03 PM
:lmao
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1888283041170100313
hater
02-08-2025, 05:11 PM
Holy shit
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1888311202545373432
velik_m
02-10-2025, 03:18 PM
https://x.com/DefenceU/status/1888892918083035287
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1888845191601164451
Thread
02-11-2025, 07:13 AM
https://x.com/DefenceU/status/1888892918083035287
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1888845191601164451
Remember now...Z said years ago that victory would only be achieved by Russia leaving Ukraine COMPLETELY...including Crimea!
Otherwise? Dale wins.
hater
02-11-2025, 05:42 PM
Trump getting obliterated by Russian diplomats
Jesus
What a beatdown hes suffering :lmao
https://x.com/thesiriusreport/status/1889345324008821190
ChumpDumper
02-11-2025, 05:45 PM
Why doesn't Trump just buy Ukraine?
hater
02-11-2025, 06:21 PM
Why doesn't Trump just buy Ukraine?
Why would he pay? he can easily take it. Just like Gaza :lmao
hater
02-12-2025, 01:29 PM
:lmao
Another defeat for the Orange Servant :lol
Now he must go to Moscow to kiss the ring :lol
https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1889726333162246552
Thread
02-12-2025, 01:49 PM
:lmao
Another defeat for the Orange Servant :lol
Now he must go to Moscow to kiss the ring :lol
https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1889726333162246552
Fine. Whatever it takes>>>for the old man to stop funding Ukraine. When that happens I win and I'm gonna go after Little v like the last pork chop on the plate.
hater
02-12-2025, 02:09 PM
:lmao
https://x.com/NinaByzantina/status/1889664031985901981
hater
02-12-2025, 03:50 PM
The jig is up
https://x.com/AGDugin/status/1889756647548948801
hater
02-12-2025, 03:55 PM
Ce la vi
https://x.com/thesiriusreport/status/1889576623504056729
koriwhat
02-12-2025, 03:56 PM
Fuck Ukraine!
hater
02-12-2025, 04:29 PM
Looks like the meeting will now take place in Saudi
hater
02-12-2025, 04:34 PM
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1889768607313436830
hater
02-12-2025, 04:35 PM
:lmao. The kokaine is strong in this one :lol
https://x.com/Alex_Oloyede2/status/1889751359697694905
hater
02-12-2025, 04:42 PM
The boss's boss
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1889678763530608667
hater
02-12-2025, 05:35 PM
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1889788990217126187
hater
02-12-2025, 07:35 PM
:lmao
https://x.com/Alex_Oloyede2/status/1889793724978245926
Thread
02-12-2025, 08:14 PM
The boss's boss
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1889678763530608667
Amen. Let 'em keep Kursk. We'll keep everything we regained including access to that southern water.
& Trump wants that 350+ billion dollars Biden already gave them back.
Turns out everything the EU gave them (100 billion smackers) was on loan.
hater
02-12-2025, 09:28 PM
:lmao
Ukrainetards are having some major meltdowns :lmao
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1889794723105370113
:lmao
https://x.com/Alex_Oloyede2/status/1889793724978245926
Ouch. It's kinda true too. Although some of the smaller NATO countries would let Ukraine in NATO no matter what because they know it's not them that's going to be assuming the real burden of defending Ukraine...
Amen. Let 'em keep Kursk. We'll keep everything we regained including access to that southern water.
Oh man, the Kursk offensive was the dumbest thing ever.
hater
02-12-2025, 11:45 PM
You got played
https://x.com/caitoz/status/1889815347769094218
hater
02-13-2025, 12:43 AM
Play stupid games ....
https://x.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1889706793997066730
Thread
02-13-2025, 12:49 AM
:lmao
Ukrainetards are having some major meltdowns :lmao
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1889794723105370113
Excellent. Let them stand on their own laurels and see how hardy they are thereafter.
The assholes forget that it was Russia who did the wet work in WWII. for all mankind===hand-to-hand against the Nazi's from Berlin to Stalingrad while we Americans beat the slopes from 36k.
SnakeBoy
02-13-2025, 12:51 AM
Play stupid games ....
https://x.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1889706793997066730
The only thing worse than being our enemy is being our friend. Now they know.
Thread
02-13-2025, 12:52 AM
Play stupid games ....
https://x.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1889706793997066730
Do what you think best. Give us the 350 billion dollars you owe us and we'll leave with all the military shit we have over there. You'll still have Poland, England, Italy, France, all those countries.
Keep your minerals, give us cash, American cash, or, back to the gold you got stashed.
hater
02-13-2025, 12:05 PM
:lmao
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1890067254928347602
hater
02-13-2025, 12:06 PM
The only thing worse than being our enemy is being our friend. Now they know.
European cunts love that yankee dick deep in their pussies
ElNono
02-13-2025, 12:46 PM
Why doesn't Trump just buy Ukraine?
He can bend the knee to Russia much faster than that, tbh
hater
02-13-2025, 04:58 PM
https://x.com/AmrullahSaleh2/status/1890041922753855553
Congratulations to Putin and his Russiam people
To the victor go the spoils. :tu
Thread
02-13-2025, 06:16 PM
https://x.com/AmrullahSaleh2/status/1890041922753855553
Congratulations to Putin and his Russiam people
To the victor go the spoils. :tu
I win!!!
hater
02-13-2025, 06:34 PM
I win!!!
Congrats Komrade Thread :tu
You get a free all you can eat werkend at the Moscow Red Light District :tu
hater
02-13-2025, 06:35 PM
:lmao
https://x.com/Alex_Oloyede2/status/1890134488665002020
The victory day celebration in Russia this vomibg May is gonna be HOT
wish I could be there with a family pack of preservatives
hater
02-13-2025, 06:37 PM
You hate to see it :lmao :lmao
https://x.com/GabeZZOZZ/status/1890094659944214641
Thread
02-13-2025, 06:38 PM
Congrats Komrade Thread :tu
You get a free all you can eat werkend at the Moscow Red Light District :tu
I already settled all time to stand witness as Christ raised up the old man with blood fisted rage in Pennsylvania.
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord."
hater
02-13-2025, 06:39 PM
LavGod is most likely banging triplets tonight :lmao
https://x.com/peacemaket71/status/1890117300956594241
hater
02-13-2025, 09:00 PM
https://x.com/GabeZZOZZ/status/1890177506587865395
https://x.com/GabeZZOZZ/status/1890177506587865395
There are no winners in this war.
velik_m
02-14-2025, 12:24 AM
https://x.com/shashj/status/1890075776743297271
https://x.com/KyivPost/status/1889606245373419728
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1889978964980146388
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1890104542370345344
Thread
02-14-2025, 06:38 AM
There are no winners in this war.
Horseshit, son. Russia got more of their dirt back after Z swore up & down that he wouldn't quit until Russia had left every square inch of Ukraine.
Uh,
Let us proceed...
Winehole23
02-15-2025, 03:09 PM
1890450535083290803
Winehole23
02-15-2025, 03:16 PM
paywalled, but this is a straight news cite for the story
https://www.ft.com/content/b08b7258-7ae0-4bae-9499-e6d3183d5894
velik_m
02-15-2025, 03:27 PM
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1890723906597556575
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1890565996261290401
https://x.com/JulienHoez/status/1890789926083395875
Thread
02-15-2025, 04:58 PM
1890450535083290803
I wouldn't sign it either. Biden gave him that 350 billion dollars.
Trump will let Russia bury Z with it.
Thread
02-15-2025, 04:59 PM
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1890723906597556575
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1890565996261290401
https://x.com/JulienHoez/status/1890789926083395875
Wise not to have it of a Saturday night, that's Riot Night in Paris every Saturday like clockwork.
hater
02-15-2025, 05:27 PM
:lmao
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1890845003464794254
:lmao
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1890845003464794254
They should get the Russian frozen assets. But you can't blame us for that -- It's the European countries that have decided this.
1890450535083290803
Zelensky is actually the one who first proposed the "minerals for aid" concept.
This happened under Biden, yet some people are outraged at the notion because Trump actually played along with the offer
hater
02-15-2025, 08:58 PM
They should get the Russian frozen assets. But you can't blame us for that -- It's the European countries that have decided this.
We never even took the Nazi assets in WW2
No they cant get it or its gloves off
Winehole23
02-15-2025, 09:02 PM
Zelensky is actually the one who first proposed the "minerals for aid" concept.
This happened under Biden, yet some people are outraged at the notion because Trump actually played along with the offernot sure what you mean, can you be more specific?
Thread
02-15-2025, 09:19 PM
not sure what you mean, can you be more specific?
He's saying first Biden asked for the minerals in lieu of repaying the money. Then Trump came along and half portended that it was his own idea to dun Z for said minerals. And earlier this week Z said "yes."
Now Z is is saying "no."
We never even took the Nazi assets in WW2
They didn't have much by the time we beat them. The country was in ruins.
It is a bit ironic though because the British had to repay us billions for aid we gave them during WW2, and the country that started the war had to pay us nothing.
He's saying first Biden asked for the minerals in lieu of repaying the money. Then Trump came along and half portended that it was his own idea to dun Z for said minerals. And earlier this week Z said "yes."
Now Z is is saying "no."
Zelensky proposed to Biden the idea of minerals for aid. I don't think Biden asked for it.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2026 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.