TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@social.cleverlibre.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 71 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Russia started a banana war with Ecuador after the country promised to transfer weapons to Ukraine
Rosselkhoznadzor appealed to the Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture with a request to suspend the certification of bananas from five Ecuadorian companies from February 5 due to the detection of a dangerous quarantine pest - the polyphagous humpback fly.
Russia will stop importing from the following companies: Agzulasa, Don Carlos Fruit, Agroaereo Fruit Export, Asociacion de Produccion Agropecuaria de el oro Asoproagroro, Comercializadora de Banano.
The decision was made after threats from the Russian Foreign Ministry about Ecuador’s decision to transfer Russian-made equipment to the United States. This decision by Ecuador is reckless and is the result of pressure from interested parties, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
On January 31, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said that the country would transfer old Russian military equipment to the United States in exchange for new ones worth
$200 million, despite Moscow’s objections.
Noboa called the Russian position “not entirely adequate,” noting that large-scale unrest is currently taking place in Ecuador. He also pointed out that the United States will formally receive not military equipment, but “scrap metal,” which can be transferred within the framework of international agreements. The country has Mi-171E helicopters and Igla MANPADS.
“There is no problem with the so-called “Ukraine fatigue”. We have Orban fatigue now here in Brussels,” - Donald Tusk
It might be that Tusk played an important role in putting pressure on Orban when allocating a €50 billion package to Ukraine.
And now Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, is heading to Washington to persuade American lawmakers to provide aid to Ukraine.
He emphasized that the credibility of the United States depends on Ukraine not losing the war. "I will convince American lawmakers that, firstly, Ukraine brings certain benefits to the United States. And secondly, that a conquest of Ukraine by Putin would also be very costly for the United States - and not only in Europe, but also in terms of the entire American alliance system, both in Europe and in Asia," the minister said.
Good luck!
🇪🇺 @EU_Report 🇵🇱 🇺🇦
From "The Analyst":
FRONTLINE UPDATE FEB 1-2
It looks like the Ukrainians sinking of the corvette was part of its process of eliminating radars. It was sat in a lake in the northwest acting as a picket ship, providing radar coverage for the area. Arrogantly the Russians presumed it was its own best defence system! Also it was inside a salt lake with a very narrow entrance - which again they presumed the sandbars would act as a defence. Ukraine saw it as a challenge! The rest you know.
In Synkivka there had been heavy fighting.
Around the Terny front the Russians have pushed 1.5km forward on a 4km wide front. This is becoming serious. It’s difficult for Ukraine to slow the advance. It’s impossible to know what the defence plan is.
Around Bohdanivka Ukraine has had two straight days of advances against the Russians.
Around Kurdiamivka south of Klieshievka ukraine has made gains.
In Avdivka the spearhead has been dramatically reduced to Ukrainian advantage. However some sources say Russian forces are still advancing on the streets. Safe to say it’s a grey zone.
Russian armour attempted to move out of Donetsk but were wiped out.
Around Robotyne there’s been heavy but inconclusive fighting.
At Krynky the Ukrainian forces have made a small additional gain further up the coast from their main positions. Russian infantry assaults are suffering 70% casualties during the average attack. Ukraine is wiping out Russian FPV drones before they get to use them.
The situation in respect of General Zaluzhnyi is causing some disquiet in Ukraine. His popularity in the army is widespread and that of his likely successor, Colonel-General Syrski, is not so strong by any means. Syrski is regarded as overly demanding, promotes only those loyal to him and insists on actions that can lead to unnecessary losses. Now how much of this is true and merely criticism by those who distrust change, who knows? He certainly has a better relationship with other militaries - Zaluzhnyi and his shopping lists of aid became a notorious part of any discussions with him.
It’s not impossible Zelensky will change his mind, there’s a lot of pressure to do so before anything is formalised. Some see it as the potential break up of a dream team. Others that change is needed.
In my experience generals gain very distinct characteristics during their careers and they generally do what they think is right. It doesn’t mean they are. The criticism of both of them is almost certainly true, to
a point. What nobody wants to bring up at times like this is whether or not for instance, unpopular orders resulted in deaths that saved a situation from certain disaster. Only deep analysis and context can reveal such details. Any senior officer is only as good as his basic character, his knowledge and his experience. We will simply have to see.
Meanwhile nobody is revealing what happened to Gerasimov in Russia after weeks of wondering. What this must do to Russia’s command structure and its overall operations is not good for them. Deputies are probably running the show and fearful of making any mistakes. It’s not the type of situation to have doubt and uncertainty hanging over you in a regime like fascist Russia. It may well explain the odd approach to the winter offensive.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!
⚡️Newsflash from Ruzzia!
🤡 The Russian Ministry of Defense claims to have destroyed 14,888 Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles! 🤣
"In total, 568 airplanes and 265 helicopters, 11,620 unmanned aerial vehicles, 457 air defence missile systems, 14,888 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,215 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,946 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 18,156 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation."
In the honest polls, Biden is ahead
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/joe-bidens-got-this-9/54342/
Captives are being raped and sold as whoreshttps://t.me/NewsWorld_23/4686
Robert Reich
Grant Shapps says Russia must be decisively defeated to warn China
Allen Weisselberg thought he was being clever and got really stupid.
I am not tired of winning with Biden at the helm. Are you?
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/the-apocalypse-that-never-happened/54331/
@amerika. Republicans would not allow it because at least half would not pass.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 71 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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