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This country’s ability to build heavy armaments independently, let alone a pace, is a pipe dream. https://search.app/PccNdCPVrTHDM97VA The level of industrial decline in this country has been in the post for a while, I’m not sure if this status has been fully understood by people yet. Maybe...

That’s the Crimea occupied in 2014……..before the 2018 World Cup and Winter Olympics. That Crimea?

When you say territories now occupied you mean like Crimea?

I said it before, the best conceivable outcome is an imperfect peace. That’s not great for Ukraine but would suit the taxpayers in Europe and the US. The west buys time to rearm if it can afford to do so, and it’s what its electorates want. Rearming is not cheap and will almost certainly...

Not true, when people make some very bold statements then they are inviting challenge. I have done so without being personal, merely providing a different view, which I think many people in this country share. Many on here think Russia is out on its arse……..and maybe it is on its way to being...

I’m just trying to join up some of your considerations. Europe is not acting in unison, it is evident that the UK and France are considering more options, including putting troops in Ukraine. In contrast Germany, Poland and Italy have ruled that out. It’s you that said Europe could push...

So, “Europe” just need to backfill the kit and technology to the Ukrainians that the US is not going to supply going forward. The Ukrainians won’t need boots of “European” militaries on the ground. You’re confident the European military industrial capacity can do this? Presumably, this...

Without covering the old ground too much. Assuming 1), 2) and 3) are correct. Do you consider “Europe” to be a unified entity in which all countries are acting in unison? If so, under whose leadership would that take place, i.e NATO, EU or something else? Can “Europe” push Russia out of...

Fair enough, I understand that however they will only offer money and aid to Ukraine they won’t be sending in their forces as part of the coalition of the willing. They know how to defend their country and act in its interests……..maybe it’s a “Donald” thing...

This is incoherent nonsense in response to simply pointing out certain NATO members are not in Starmer’s coalition of the willing. This includes, amongst others, Italy, Poland and Germany. Most importantly of course it doesn’t include the US. Which means the very concept of a coalition of the...

A coalition devoid of European military powers like Poland and Germany. Let far flung Australia, New Zealand and Japan plough billions into the Ukrainian crisis, they can obviously afford it.

My old man was born in 1931 and was brought up in Edward Street the youngest of 6. During the war they and their neighbours supported families that were bombed out of homes in Edward Street area during a raid. National Service for him was extended as he was out fighting communists in Malaya...

Been at Cheltenham this week so no time to worry about the plight of Ukraine and the ineptitude of British and European political leaders over the last 20 years or so. Laters.

Fair enough, and to be honest I don’t think Reform have a different policy view on Russia and the Russian crisis to the other political parties? If they do I’ve not heard it however it doesn’t matter much because a) Labour are in power and b) an election is 4 years away. Unpopular as it is on...

If true, and let’s presume it is……….then it won’t be long for the Ukrainians to be rolling the Russians back. Given that you posted on Saturday and you have such an abundance of military knowledge how long do you think it will take?

Where’s the dog whistle………….Europol are pretty clear on the position. https://search.app/FrPYCcpjrD25TfmJ9 You may believe that the people who live in Europe’s are concerned about the threat of Russia/Ukraine’s plight more than anything else, I simply disagree with that view. I’m glad you...

Very true, out of interest who did they save Europe from? It’s interesting that Donald Tusk talks about 500m Europeans as if they are a single homogenous cultural group, it’s not now hasn't been since at least Luther and the reformation. Ironically the EU continues to work hard at polarising...

If Russia is on its knees militarily and economically as you have referenced then deployment of superior European military forces (unsupported by the US) is a simple equation to evict them from Ukraine. It’s not that simple though. And even if you were right, you at least recognise that it...

Who are the main military players, outside the US and Russia in this moment of crisis? In conventional military terms the Europeans are minnows. As it stands, the more credible military players Italy Germany and Poland are on the sidelines and not in the Starmer/Macron coalition of the...

You sound like you are checking out Amazon for a bumper order of white feathers. That doesn’t change the fact though that Europe is militarily unprepared for war with Russia. Its populations, ours included (in my opinion) are also not ready to join the armed forces let alone fight an...