randahl , to random
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In this weeks TV show about the Ukraine war, military experts had 2 important points:

  1. By limiting Ukraine’s ability to attack deep inside Russia, Biden is preventing Ukraine from making certain strategic moves on the battlefield — e.g. dealing severe blows to Russian airforce capabilities.

  2. Whether countries are part of the war, depends on whether they are part of the kill chain.

My interpretation:

1/2

musictraveler ,
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@randahl
As a high ranked German military told already it seems that Ukraine is very well capable of using the Taurus without active help of Germany

The real reason that is blocking the is that and his SPD party are in favor of Russia so they don’t want that 🇺🇦 will defeat their Russian friends 🤷🏻‍♀️

Don’t forget that many by Russian propaganda brainwashed East are member of the

musictraveler ,
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@randahl

The nice thing is that we are able to disagree with each other 👍

Of course you are right, not 100% of the SPD party is pro Russian 🤷🏻‍♀️ there are always a few who disagree but the majority is in favor of Russia

Backing weapon supplies looks different than it is in reality. is “backing” only no game changer arms just to look good

Fact is Scholz has a history of blocking/delaying which is in strong favor of Russia

evawolfangel , to random German
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Ich habe die letzten Tage sehr viel über die Bundeswehr gelernt - nicht alles wurde freiwillig mit mir geteilt. 😜
(Thread folgt später)

https://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2024-05/bundeswehr-webex-sicherheitsluecke-it-sicherheit/komplettansicht

SocraticEthics , to random
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JSharp1436 ,
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@SocraticEthics

I wonder what the real reason for holding back is?

randahl , to random
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If someone says, we have done enough for Ukraine, tell them this:

We are 789 days into this war, and the Kerch bridge is still standing, and letting Russia move military resources into occupied Crimea and beyond.

This is a strategic failure. Not on part of the Ukrainians, but on us for not providing the weapons needed.

The new aid package, which the US Senate will adopt today, is the first to mention ATACMS. Germany is still refusing to send Taurus missiles.

We are not doing enough at all.

musictraveler ,
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@randahl
Very well stated 👍

We are indeed doing far too less to stop the Russian terrorists

The result is an enormous ongoing genocide inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 and an mind blowing systematical destruction of Ukraine 🇺🇦

When we would have provided 🇺🇦 with enough heave long range weapons they could already easily have defeated Russia

Now we are all at risk and the costs are multiplied countless times 🤦🏻‍♀️

hanse_mina , to random
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The head of the subsidiary, Thomas , noted that missiles will no longer be produced, as the defense industry is not allowed to manufacture stocks without orders. The joint venture , Systems, and , among others, is the manufacturer of the Taurus cruise missile and Patriot air defense missiles.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/production-of-taurus-missiles-suspended-due-1711849693.html

randahl , (edited ) to random
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While the US military aid has flatlined, and Olaf Scholz will not send Taurus missiles, Russia has just dropped one of the first ODAB-1500 thermobaric bombs.

Thermobaric weapons spread a cloud of flammable liquid and then ignites the cloud, creating a deadly blast followed by a lethal vacuum which rupture the lungs on humans.

Does anyone think Putin is worried about this being an escalation?

Stop talking. Give Ukraine every thinkable weapon, so they can defeat the evil before it spreads.

musictraveler ,
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@randahl
Germany's Olaf Scholz will not send missiles as he is a traitor to the West and an admirer of Putin

Olaf Scholz knows that the can give Ukraine 🇺🇦 a big advantage, so he won't give them

It is insane that is not being kicked out for his dangerously treasonous behavior towards

Olaf Scholz wants 🇺🇦 to lose this war and continue doing business as usual with Russia

faab64 , to random

The German foreign minister is believed to be working on a secret plan to send missiles to Kiev without crossing Scholz's "red lines."

One of the options being considered is to transfer these missiles to London and for them to finally send them to the Ukrainian army, although control over the deployment and objectives of the Taurus should remain in the hands of Germany.

Scholz fears that Kiev will use these missiles to attack Russian territory.

JSharp1436 , to random
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:twitter:

Let me reiterate one more time that escalation risks associated with deliveries are extremely minimal:

  1. already receives long-range strike weapons from third parties ( and )

  2. already deploys similar weapon systems ( )

  3. has the option to impose targeting restrictions if deemed necessary (similar to what and appear to have done) ⏩

🇺🇦 🇺🇦

nanoelquant , to random
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It would be really funny if the death of forces Western countries to deliver more weapons to 🇺🇦 . Especially if our politics finally force to deliver 🇩🇪 . This would be really against everything in which so called "russian opposition" believes and everything it wants to. It could be btw the best thing would ever do in his useless life. Let's hope.

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