Warfare Russia/Ukraine War

[Mark Sman]

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This sounded like a bad idea anyway. The US can solve this domestically. Even if that is politically unpopular.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

This sounded like a bad idea anyway. The US can solve this domestically. Even if that is politically unpopular.

But everybody, even the UAE, telling Biden to F-off sends quite the message though.

 

[j_diddy]

Where is Lukashenko by the way? My Belarusian and Ukrainian friends tell me that he has been MIA for five days.

Last update on him was he met Putin.

 

[Mark Sman]

But everybody, even the UAE, telling Biden to F-off sends quite the message though.

Develop your own domestic resources? Is that the message? Because that seems like where this is headed now.

 

[surfpunk]

This sounded like a bad idea anyway. The US can solve this domestically. Even if that is politically unpopular.

I think its only politically unpopular with the politicians, and politicians are among those that dont have to feel the pain of their stupid decisions.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

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It would have had to fly across the whole Moldavian country (okay, not that big) but also a minimum of 250km inside Romanian airspace.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Develop your own domestic resources? Is that the message? Because that seems like where this is headed now.

I don't know what the message is. But everybody either telling him no or simply not returning his calls (in UAE's case)... I mean... Biden did proclaim "America is back", but it seems a non-negligible portion of the world just told him "yeah... no...."; his authority does not seem to be recognized or respected.

 

[Volk01]

But everybody, even the UAE, telling Biden to F-off sends quite the message though.

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But after news leaked of a secret mission to Caracas by three top White House officials, sparking a furious political backlash, the administration backtracked.

 

[vapingallday]

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[tea-drinker]

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They brought in a guy in a wheelchair so Macron could have someone to stand over and intimidate?
Wheelchair guy looks like he's not having Macron's BS

 

[Devil Child]

For @TheKiwi. Pre-order now! The post-war victory memoirs and histories from Ukrainian perspective will be must-haves for my library.

 

[Fluff]

Plus there are a million tiny fidly little parts needed to keep one of these beasts in the air. Plus software updates.

OTOH Iran kept F-4 and F-14 in the air longer than anyone ever thought they could.

F4 and F14 very little software, and there will have been complete copies sent, on an obscure and hard to read format, called 5.25FD

Iran runs those birds like a museum does.

 

[Fluff]

Where is Lukashenko by the way? My Belarusian and Ukrainian friends tell me that he has been MIA for five days.

Last update on him was he met Putin.

did he walk past a cupboard?

 

[Code Blue]

No but on 'first life' aircraft, i.e. still in warranty, the users would need to account for parts used, pretty sure Airbus track failure rates, so they would see spikes in failure rates. Older aircraft maybe, but again where are these millions of Russians flying to? These planes will be left to rot, if not returned. Would be better for Russia, long term, to return them, even if the lease companies have gone bust, fly them to the desert and store them.

Of course this assumes nothing changes, that no-one out of Putin's entourage hasnt lost a son, father, cousin in Ukraine, and takes that 10 second opportunity to do the world a favour.

I'll assume you know what are you talking about, that plane manufacturers track and regulate spare parts orders like they are cancer meds. Why would it be better to return them again?

Err yes because they are US/EU based companies and would have the S**t fined out of them if caught on-selling.

In theory yes, in reality their host countries would have to somehow replace the lost revenue (with new contracts, subsidies) from the other sanctioned customers. They probably can tolerate the loss from the Russian market, but how many customers they can afford to lose?

Plus there are a million tiny fidly little parts needed to keep one of these beasts in the air. Plus software updates.

Do they really change a million pieces on every aircraft during it's life? I doubt it.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

They brought in a guy in a wheelchair so Macron could have someone to stand over and intimidate?
Wheelchair guy looks like he's not having Macron's BS

Just noticed the "CPA10" hoodie... ffs

 

[Marat]

Sorry if this was already posted, but in Berdjansk Russians captured several UKR navy ships, patrol boats, and small fast boats. This is 3rd time in the last 8 years that Russians capture a significant amount of UKR boats. We have to include SAR ship that was captured on Snake island.

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[Ivan le Fou]

It's surprising the Ukrainian Navy didn't even scuttle the ships.

 

[Chazman]

I really hope Z' tells to the bunch of Fuldies in the Congress how he feels after they played him as a pawn
With not polite words

He will ask for more weapons and a "no fly zone". And this is how you sleep walk into a wider war.

 

[nemipuka_]

Meanwhile, Tucker Carlson continue his simping for Putin.

 

[Telmar]

On Russian TV, a protester manages to disrupt the well oiled programming

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