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At least now they have the ability.
Political impacts of Ukraine war
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At least now they have the ability.
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Ability has always existed.
Willingness has not.
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In this instance NATO as a collective (as well as individual European member states) have AEWACC and individual members have AD Radar Nets and AD systems, as well as Alert Aircraft dedicated for NATO and domestic patrol.
Militarily the kill chain was shortened.
Politically there is now the willingness to use the Kill Chain.
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Russia has never not been involved in Grey Zone operations. Czar or Commisar.
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Some positive news over the last 24 hours.
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[Reuters]France agrees to accelerate air defence deliveries to Ukraine, Zelenskiy says
Ukraine secures 600 Patriot missiles from Germany
Kyiv says it still needs more interceptors to counter Russia’s intensifying ballistic-missile attacks.
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Pulling NATO into the war specifically to "lose" to has been a long theorized way Russia might try to save face (and Putin saving his own skin) against losing to Ukraine alone.
Oh... The 2021 visit was also to send a warning, to not invade Ukraine.
This isn't a good sign.
A not so secret, secret visit.
The last time a CIA director went to Moscow was in 2021, just before the war kicked off.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia
A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted at a Moscow airport, along with a U.S. diplomatic motorcade, according to public reports.www.cbsnews.com
CIA Director John Ratcliffe secretly traveled to Russia — as mystery swirls over military flight landing in Moscow: reports
Ratcliffe is one of Trump’s most trusted advisers and heavily involved with the Iran war, though it is unclear what he may be discussing with Russian leaders.nypost.com
Oh... The 2021 visit was also to send a warning, to not invade Ukraine.
This isn't a good sign.
[WSJ]CIA Chief’s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO
[Politico]CIA chief used...
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He lost his ‘deniable’ with the admissions that then Wagner was a defacto arm of the Russian state. Regardless of it’s called Redut or not, it’s a wing of VDV 45th Guards Spetsnaz Reconnaissance Brigade. No one really believes those soldiers are ‘on leave’.
Short of quickly throwing a slew of GRU folks under the bus for starting a war, to lose diplomatically. It’s a tough case to unpack. There also isn’t a lot of room theses days on the decision tree.
Anyone thrown under the bus for that will be inner circle, and when you start throwing inner circle folks, most wonder who is next.
Short of quickly throwing a slew of GRU folks under the bus for starting a war, to lose diplomatically. It’s a tough case to unpack. There also isn’t a lot of room theses days on the decision tree.
Anyone thrown under the bus for that will be inner circle, and when you start throwing inner circle folks, most wonder who is next.
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One more taken off the board.
I don't think duct tape is going to do it.
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I don't think duct tape is going to do it.
Satellite Images Confirm Damage to Tu-95MS Bomber in Engels
Satellite images have confirmed the damage to a Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bomber at Engels-2 air base in the Saratov region.
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Commander of the 2nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces was reportedly shot in the head and abdomen just by a gunman on motorcycle just outside of Engels-2.
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Russian Strategic Bomber Chief Reportedly Shot in Engels, Home to Tu-95 and Tu-160 Fleet
The Saratov region attack near Engels-2 highlights vulnerabilities at the hub for Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers used in Russia's Long-Range Aviation.
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That's a strange way to spell "fell out of a window".Commander of the 2nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces was reportedly shot in the head and abdomen just by a gunman on motorcycle just outside of Engels-2.
Russian Strategic Bomber Chief Reportedly Shot in Engels, Home to Tu-95 and Tu-160 Fleet
The Saratov region attack near Engels-2 highlights vulnerabilities at the hub for Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers used in Russia's Long-Range Aviation.
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