News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@PolAmKrakow


Adviika was a heavily fortified city that caused the Russian a near endless amount of grief. The amount of losses the Russians sufferes in its' capture are likely the main reason why they could not further capitalize on the shortage of ammunition for the Ukrainians.


And the Europeans, if not in the same quantity yet.


Nonsense. The Russians still have the edge in terms of quantity. We are e.g. talking about what, 20-40 F 16? Those will aid in the defence of Ukrainian air space, but will hardly suffice in establishing air superiority in Russian-held territory.


Nobody expects the USA to fight in Ukraine. All that it is asked to is to spend a tiny percentage of its' military budget on hardware it has produced and in many cases is not using (meaning the money stays in the USA) and send it to Ukraine where it greatly aids American strategic interests. Not to mention that this has become a great advertisement for American weapons, (is there better advertisement for a Bradley then the video of one shooting the cr*p out of a Russian T-90, or for a Patriot system shooting down one Russian missile and plane after another?). We can already see the benefits for the American arms industry in the many new orders for F-36, Himars, Patriots, Abrams and so on. This aid to Ukraine is not charity. It is an investment that is already paying off for the USA.

The EU is doing all the costly stuff, namely humanitarian, financial and economical aid. Which is of course also in its' interest, but won't return results that are as visible (since Ukraine likely wont be able and or asked to repay those).

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@PolAmKrakow


Russia is currently spending more than 150bn on its' war against Ukraine per year. Demanding a breakthrough after the suspension of aid led to the fall of Adviika, a deterroriation of Ukrainian defence against those odds is completely unreasonable.

American aid (if it is indeed approved) is greatly appreciated but Ukraine will need more of it and more time in order to achieve a victory.


We are, both in- and outside of Ukraine but this takes time. We'll need the USA contribute for at least one more year. Given that American aid is incredibly cost-effective and is spent entirely in the US, that is hardly an unreasonable request.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@Novichok


A dead Russian soldier won't kill any Ukrainians. A destroyed Russian can not be used to invade other European countries, where I might be forced to fight them.


The same decree also made Kherson part of Russia. Good luck trying to enter it with a Russian passport.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@Ironside


Having working anti-air defence systems is absolutely crucial in the case of war. And considering the expense of such systems, it is certainly smarter to order those together with other countries.

@pawian


Yeah, 8 lost years, to the detriment of Poland, Germany and Europe.

On a positive note, the Russian just suffered heavy losses during a big tank assault West of Adviika

The Russian Army Just Launched The Biggest Tank Assault Of The War

forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/31/the-russian-army-just-launched-the-biggest-tank-assault-of-the-war/?sh=1ff283bc6e67

Looks like those drones are really coming in handy.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

Is it true that the Polish defence minister has announced Polish participation in the European Sky Shield Initiative?

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@Bobko


And once they run out of that ammunition (which happens usually instantly) they use lies and misinformation.


A former entertainer became a second Churchill who leads Ukraine to one of its' most difficult times.

While Russia is led by a KGB agent right into the abyss.

Case in point, the policies of Putin have helped to cause the recent terror attack. But instead of trying to adress the problem, he instead (as usual) lies and somehow blames Ukraine for this. He does not even have the decency to visit the victims.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

Still better than what Russia will look like when this war is over.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]


We shall see. There are some very promising prospects e.g. regarding the production of 155mm artillery grenades and armored vehicles. If Ukraine manages to somewhat get through the next 6 months, their prospect of succesfully defending against Russia long-term will massively improve.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

Sure, but if the war drags on long enough and causes enough damage to Russia than he may find himself open to this possibility. Neither side can wage this war indefinitely, and if there is no hope for a definite victory, then a negotiated solution becomes possible.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

Right now it would be certainly futile to negotiate with Putin.

But if Ukraine manages to keep up the fight and achieve a permanent stand-still on the frontline for 1-2 years, then the time for negotiations will inevitably come.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@jon357

Well said. In addition, we also don't accept huge structural differences between wealthy and poor regions of our countries. There are differences to be sure, but there is usual some sort of wealth transfer going on from richer to poorer regions to lessen the biggest problems. Not only because it usually better for the economy to avoid truly down-run regions, but also because we do not believe that living in e.g. Wales instead of London or Napoli instead of Milan or Chemnitz instead of Munich should mean that you should not have access to basic amenities.

Meanwhile in Russia the people in Moscow can enjoy a nice metro because they are exploiting the ressource-rich regions without leaving much if anything behind as compensation. Sending those poor people to die in Ukraine is just the logical conclusion behind this state of mind.

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@jon357


A problem Putin could have easily solved by now if he'd actually cared about his people. Or any other problem connected to Russia's third-world infrastructure (although calling it third world may do a disservice to actual third world countries).

News / Poland`s aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 10 [1806]

@jon357


Both good news, but the former especially. Not only for Ukraine but the rest of Europe.

As a result of this war, Russian naval and air power has been significantly reduced. If Russia were to invade NATO territory, its Northern fleet would be forced to operate in a NATO lake, while its' severely weakened Black Sea would be no match for the NATO fleet capabilities. That leaves Russia's still formidable number of soldiers and tanks, but who knows what else the Ukrainians can achieve.

News / European News and Poland Thread 3 [1013]


Progress is rarely a straight road. Sometimes there are set-backs. Still, Trump has not won yet. Maybe he'll give the Democrats another victory.

@Crnogorac3


Just one of the many, many issues Russia is miles behind civilized countries.

Current Trends of HIV Infection in the Russian Federation

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@Bratwurst Boy


Sure. Even Poland is slowly moving in the right direction, with the new government considering to legalize same-sex civil unions. Which is of course still not full acceptance, but still a move in the right direction.


The government granting out equal rights to people is not them giving out gifts, but doing their jobs.

It is not the fault of LGBT that the German government is unable to agree on anything else... .

@amiga500


Your posts certainly make it easier to understand how they thought and did what they did. So much vitriole and hatred for positions that demand simple human decency... .

News / European News and Poland Thread 3 [1013]

@Bratwurst Boy


The AfD is also a big part of the problem. They are against gay marriage, self-ID for trans and so on. They are for LGBT and jews when they can use them as a pretext to bash muslims while working to roll back progress and make life more difficult for them.

We may have come far compared to where we were 30 years ago, but there is still quite a way to go.

@Crnogorac3


Indeed.

@amiga500


It is so easy to rile up bigots. Maybe it is the knowledge that they are fighting a loosing battle.

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@Bratwurst Boy

They still face many challenges and difficulties. Even our current government has yet to implement the self-ID law. Not to mention the prejudices they still face.

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Indeed. Reality is still ugly for many LBGT and migrants in Germany.


Give it time. Most Germans only got around to embracing them in the last 20 years or so.

News / European News and Poland Thread 3 [1013]

Really great to see how far we have come.

Though I am afraid that this is still somewhat symbolical, given the challenges LBGT and migrants still face in our country...

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@Alien

Poland has signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, so it can't have its' own nuclear weapons (and Poland unlike Russia usually adheres to international law).

I would also argue that the financial costs for an effective nuclear deterrent is too high. Better to instead increase Poland's conventional deterrence and supply Ukraine with more weapons.

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And yet Russia lost controle over the Baltics (and other occuppied areas) because they could no longer afford it.

Gorbachev did not relinquish controle over them and the Warsaw Pact because he was such a nice man, but because the Soviet Union desperately needed Western money, food and medical supplies to avoid a self-inflicted catastrophy.. Which it received without showing the proper gratitude for it.

Once the bill is due for Putin's mismanagement and warmongering, Russia can only hope that the Chinese will bail them out. They can not count again on the generosity of the West.

News / Poland to officially demand $1.32 trillion WW2 reparations from Germany [457]

They were released when the UdSSR was no longer able to occupy them. The same may happen with the parts of Ukraine it currently occuppies. If the Ukrainian army is unable to force Moscow to return, then mayhaps the inevitable economic recession in Russia will.

The 90s will look like paradise compared to what awaits Russia.

News / Poland to officially demand $1.32 trillion WW2 reparations from Germany [457]

Well, people used to say that the Berlin Wall was forever, that the Baltic states would always remain part of Russia. Things can and do change.

News / Poland to officially demand $1.32 trillion WW2 reparations from Germany [457]

The matter has been over for many decades by now.

The previous Polish government knew this and just exploited this issue for domestic reasons. Good to see that with the new government reason and rationality returns to Warsaw's diplomacy. At a time when Putin openly seeks to redraw borders in Europe and a possible second Trump presidency that may prove fatal to NATO, this development comes no day too soon.

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I'd like to make a disclaimer to any woman reading this. Novichok and johnny only represent a small, dwindling minority among men.

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I refer to post 88, 89,90 92,97,98,102, 104,105. Which you of course know because you replied to them.

It is just tiresome to provide you with factual arguments sources and then see you repeating the same debunked talking-point over and over again.

@johnny reb


And people wonder why we needed to sharpen those laws.... . Not much different than claiming that "she asked for it because of how was dressed".

A woman has of course the right to change her mind any time during the act. If she makes it clear (in a way that is understandable) to the man that she wants it to stop, yet he continues, then that is rape.

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@Novichok

All of that was explained to you on the last two pages.

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Indeed. With the Polish society liberalizing mentally and introducing similar law we'll no doubt see a similar increase.

Which naturally Novichok will then blame on the migrants as well.

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@Novichok


Not sure about the UK but in German the old definition required the victim had struggled/resisted against the perpetrator which in practice left a a lot of leeway for the culprit. Most rapes happen in a private context with no other witnesses after all.

Now even a non-verbal sign can suffice that a victim did not consent to it. Other acts such as "stealthing" can now also be prosecuted as a sex crime.


Something similar happened in Germany as well as far as I recall.


Our governments are doing what people want, or else they are voted out. Your mistake is to assume that what you think is what most people think and that what you want is what most people want.

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Entire books have been written about this subject (as well as about the rape commited by Western allies not only in Germany but also the liberated countries, which happened but in a much smaller scale).

If I remember correctly there are 3 main reasons why discussions about this only happened recently.

1. It was politically inconvenient, (in the West) and often outright discouraged if not banned (in the East) to talk about the crimes of the now allied countries.

2. Societies were much more conservative back then and often engaged in victim-blaming (Novi gave a perfect example for this above "They did it for food".)

3. As a consequence of 1 +2 and due to shame and a wish to forget the victims only spoke about this mqny decades later, a pattern common in victims of sexual assault.