“Ukrainian T-64BV tank of the 116th Mechanised Brigade destroys abandoned Russian BMP/tank with a 125mm HEAT-FS in Avdiivka direction.”
https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1751395269114036413
To think of the waste of Texas NG dealing with some local border issue, and just laying barbed wire which will be cut anyways, and the waste of some 30-odd states sending their NG (and razor wire) alongside those Texas NG.
Maybe we should be sending all that 30+ NG and barbed wire to Ukraine so that they can protect their border against your so-called “Ruzzians”. Wouldn’t that be great?
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Kyiv is preparing a “sweet” offer to Trump
The Ukrainian authorities are seriously preparing to fight with Russia for a long time. Despite the increasingly frequent and vocal conversations about the possibility of a truce between the parties to the conflict in the foreseeable future, Kiev, apparently, will continue to invest in its army and its defense. Even if Donald Trump wins the US elections.
Yes, many experts both in the West and in Russia are convinced that Trump’s second coming to the White House will radically change the balance of power and will greatly affect assistance to Kyiv from the United States.
This is not surprising, since the United States is Ukraine’s main ally and stopping or delaying arms supplies could seriously affect the combat capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As it turned out, Zelensky decided to seriously try on the image of a global geopolitician and began to build relationships not only with Democrats represented by Biden and others, but also with Republicans.
Obviously, there can be no talk of any personal contacts with Trump, but Kyiv is preparing a serious offer to the billionaire in the event that he wins the election or is the clear winner of the race even before the start of voting.
The proposals are being developed in coordination with prominent representatives of the US Republican Party. So far there is only a draft, but it is known that Kyiv is emphasizing the need to load US production capacities with orders to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This in turn will bring new jobs, orders to local manufacturers and increased taxes. There is also talk about the possibility of building joint ventures both in Ukraine and in third countries, using rare Ukrainian resources.
This includes lithium, which is used in the production of batteries for electric cars. The hint here is clear; this is an attempt to catch on with Tesla and Elon Musk, known for his scandalous antics and support for Trump.
In general, lobbyists are in full swing acquiring new contacts and so far they are carefully promising that if Trump wins, the United States will receive more benefits from supporting Ukraine than if it refuses.
Separately, Kyiv is holding consultations with European partners, discussing the need to increase NATO funding from EU countries. This is exactly what Trump spent a long time trying to achieve during his previous presidency. And yes, now the US lawyer is essentially Zelensky, who is asking for weapons and money not only for Ukraine, but also for the common European good and the protection of “Mother Europe”.
Of course, not everyone in Europe agrees with the proposal of the Ukrainian president, but the idea of increasing contributions to the NATO budget from Europeans is attractive, including to the current American leader. Zelensky essentially needs the support of Germany and France, and the rest, as they say, will catch up.
At the same time, Germany, as can be seen from Berlin’s latest steps, is determined to play a serious game. The Germans are ready not only to fill their defense industry to capacity with orders, but also to build new ones in western Ukraine.
At this rate, at least the spirit of revanchism on his grandfather’s side would not awaken in Scholz’s soul.
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