The War in Ukraine

[SalesServiceGuy]

Gen. Breedlove: Russia ‘Started A War They Were Not Ready For And They’ve Taken A Whipping’


Gen. Breedlove: Russia ‘Started A War They Were Not Ready For And They’ve Taken A Whipping’ - YouTube

Philip Mark Breedlove (born September 21, 1955) is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the commander of U.S. European Command, as well as the 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, from May 2013 until May 4, 2016. He previously served as the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe,

[slimslob]

Then take your fat ass back to the connectivity thread where you post AND respond to yourself.
Not to mention you have said this exact same thing previously then proceed to start multiple threads about mundane garbage.
How will you get your precious rep points as you don't actually contribute anything to this site besides comic relief?

You need to follow your own advice.

[mojorolla]

You need to follow your own advice.

And yet again you come to your boys defense; how cute.
You sure you two aren't sweet on each other Slim?

[slimslob]

And yet again you come to your boys defense; how cute.
You sure you two aren't sweet on each other Slim?

I don't have any boys. By your way of thought are are therefore sweet on a couple of Canadians, one of which has already admitted that he would date a tranie and a Florida IT tech that can't even spell. Al three are so afraid of their shadows that they have posted false or no information in their personal profiles. Is Cleveland actually where you live or are you hiding as well?

[mojorolla]

I don't have any boys. By your way of thought are are therefore sweet on a couple of Canadians, one of which has already admitted that he would date a tranie and a Florida IT tech that can't even spell. Al three are so afraid of their shadows that they have posted false or no information in their personal profiles. Is Cleveland actually where you live or are you hiding as well?

When you were in the service, did you spend a lot of time near the open burn pits? You are starting to sound just like your boy Billy.
As to Canadians, I just see them as fellow members of this site, just like every other member on this forum. You made that distinction on your own as some vain attempt at insults. Wow, you are so clever.
The profiles...still with the profiles. Let me let you in on a little secret, most folks don't live on this site, unlike yourself, Phil and Billy. Most people have what are known as "lives" and they take place off of this site. You should try it some time.

[SalesServiceGuy]

Canada's prime minister announces reopening of Canadian Embassy in Kyiv


In a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the reopening of the Canadian embassy in Kyiv.
Trudeau also announced more military assistance for Ukraine would be given including drone cameras, satellite imagery, small arms, ammunition and funding for de-mining operations.

The Canadian prime minister also announced Canada will be removing trade tariffs on all Ukrainian imports coming to Canada for the next year.

“It is clear Vladmir Putin is responsible for heinous war crimes and there must be accountability,” Trudeau said.

Trudeau’s comments came during a surprise weekend visit to Ukraine announced by his office Sunday morning.

[SalesServiceGuy]

President Biden signs bill that aims to streamline U.S. military aid to Ukraine

• President Joe Biden signed legislation that aims to streamline U.S. military assistance to Ukraine.
• The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 will ease some of the requirements for the U.S. to lend or lease military equipment to Kyiv.
• The Biden administration has sent multiple arms packages to bolster Ukraine’s defense, most recently on Friday.

President Joe Biden signed a bill Monday that will streamline the lengthy process of supplying Ukraine with the military equipment needed for the fight against Russia.

“I’m signing a bill that provides another important tool that directly supports the government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and their fight to defend their country and their democracy against Putin’s brutal war,” Biden said from the Oval Office.

“The cost of the fight is not cheap, but caving to aggression is even more costly,” Biden added.
Biden’s signature on the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 will make it easier for the U.S. to lend or lease military aid to allies affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden already has some power to lend or lease equipment, but the legislation he will sign into law will ease some of the requirements for doing so.
Under the measure, Ukraine can request streamlined transfers of U.S. weapons and other security assistance. The U.S. will get guarantees that the country will replace or reimburse the assets at a later date.

Monday’s legislation evokes the “Lend-Lease Act,” through which the U.S. supported allies, including the Soviet Union, during World War II.

On Friday, the Biden administration announced a new weapons package for Ukraine worth $150 million.

The latest military aid package, the ninth security assistance installment, brings the U.S. military aid commitment to $3.8 billion since Moscow invaded its neighbor in late February.

The $150 million pledged on Friday comes from the remaining $250 million in presidential drawdown authority, which allows the president to transfer excess weapons from U.S. arsenals without congressional approval.

Last month, Biden requested $33 billion from Congress after he exhausted his remaining drawdown authority. He reiterated his request on Friday.

He said that for Ukraine to succeed against Russia, the U.S. and its allies must continue to move weapons and ammunition into the country.

... the bill was signed into law with a unanimous vote in the Senate and almost all votes in Congress except for a few of the Trumpiest Republicans.

[SalesServiceGuy]

US Senator Rand Paul blocks bipartisan effort to swiftly pass Ukraine aid


In a rare showing of public unity, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to press for quick passage of a $40 billion aid bill for Ukraine but were blocked by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky who is demanding changes to the legislation.

Despite the high-profile pressure from the two leaders, Paul refused to blink, meaning that Schumer will need to take procedural steps to overcome his objection, which could take several days, but will ultimately lead to passage of the supplemental spending bill sometime next week.

McConnell and Schumer on Thursday offered to allow a vote on Paul’s amendment, but he insisted it be added to the underlying bill.

The change Paul is seeking would create a special inspector general to oversee how the Ukraine military aid is spent. Members from both parties broadly agree with that notion, but forcing a change to the bill at this stage would be very time consuming and would slow getting the needed aid to Ukraine.

“The package is ready to go,” Schumer said. “The vast majority of senators on both sides of the aisle want it. There’s now only one thing holding us back the junior senator from Kentucky is preventing swift passage of Ukraine aid because he wants to add at the last minute his own changes directly into the bill. His change is strongly opposed by many members of both parties.”

“We should vote on Senator Paul’s amendment, and then we should pass the supplemental and we should do it today,” McConnell added.

“My oath of office is the US constitution not to any foreign nation and no matter how sympathetic the cause, my oath of office is to the national security of the United States of America,” Paul said in his remarks before objecting to moving to swift passage of the bill. “We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.”

Schumer responded that “it’s clear from the junior senator from Kentucky’s remarks he doesn’t want to aid Ukraine.”

“That is not the case for the overwhelming majority here,” Schumer said. “Again all he will accomplish with his actions here today is to delay that aid. Not to stop it.”

Also Thursday, Paul blocked passage of a bill designed to protect federal judges and their families from potential threats by keeping their personal information – such as home addresses, vehicle information and other personally identifiable material – from data bases and other public records.
The bill was created after the assault on the home of a New Jersey federal judge, Esther Salas, whose son Daniel was shot and killed by an angry lawyer who had appeared before her in court.

Paul said he did not oppose the legislation, but wanted it to be expanded to include members of Congress and therefore blocked the bill from being passed by unanimous consent.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who went to the floor to seek the bill’s passage, said he would work with Paul to pass a separate bill dealing with concerns about the safety of lawmakers but said adding Paul’s language would delay passage of the underlying bill and therefore refused to accept his changes.

The action on the floor came as debate swirls over the safety of Supreme Court justices who are facing protests at their homes by abortion rights activists and others.

... how can one person block desperately needed aid to Ukraine?

... What is so wrong with the US political system where the minority can routinely overturn the will of the majority?

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Ukrainian volunteers have equipped a buggy-type vehicle with a domestic anti-tank guided missile system.

The Serhiy Prytula volunteer center has reported that it develop a new version of the Petliura buggy adding LUCH’s Corsar anti-tank missiles to blast Russian armor.

Corsar is a Ukrainian-made man-portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) intended for use against main battle tanks. It is intended to destroy stationary and moving modern armoured targets and other objects with combined, carried or monolithic armour, including ERA (explosive reactive armour), as well as pinpoint targets such as weapon emplacements, a tank in a trench, light-armoured objects and helicopters.

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Ukraine is now using Russia’s own tanks against them
Ukraine pulled out the Uno reverse card.