Political impacts of Ukraine war

[RangerRay]

IF they get admitted into the EU the crack down in corruption will be intense.
Though not perfect, EU standards and policies have hugely cleaned up overall corruption levels throughout the former Warsaw Pact nations, and elsewhere in Europe.

I have a hard time imagining any agency being this aggressive towards corruption in the US or Canada as the Ukrainian agencies are.

 

[brihard]

I have a hard time imagining any agency being this aggressive towards corruption in the US or Canada as the Ukrainian agencies are.

It’s an existential thing for them. Cracking down on corruption is directly tied to their ability to further integrate into multilateral bodies and agreements that will help buttress them against aggression, and rebuild their country.

 

[HavokFour]

An unexpected twist, someone from JD's circle has been benched.

Head of US army cut out of Ukraine talks by ‘paranoid Hegseth’

Dan Driscoll seen to be ‘exerting himself a bit too much’, insiders say

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[McG]

I have a hard time imagining any agency being this aggressive towards corruption in the US or Canada as the Ukrainian agencies are.

If the US wants back into the circle of trust for democracies, it is going to have to be as aggressive whenever the current regime changes.

In other news,

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999489937113321697

 

[HavokFour]

If the US wants back into the circle of trust for democracies, it is going to have to be as aggressive whenever the current regime changes.

In other news,

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999489937113321697

Holy moly. This is what happens when you surround yourself with only yes men.

 

[Rifleman62]

Too bad Trump believes Putin view that the Russians are the winner, winner.

 

[HavokFour]

Any coin collectors in the house?

NBU issued a commemorative coin in honor of the SBU's unique special operation "Spiderweb"

УНН Society ✎ On December 12, 2025, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation a commemorative coin "Security Service of Ukraine. Protecting Ukraine Together…

unn.ua

Also another first, an An-26 was destroyed while preparing for take off with a long range FP-2 drone with one crew member confirmed dead.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999453033625747689

 

[HavokFour]

It's been a while, but a second submarine has been struck.

Add this to the list of things we're going to need to address for our new subs.

https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3m7zx4pw2rk24

 

[Colin Parkinson]

That harbour is a "Target Rich environment"

I think submarine nets and gate vessels are due for a rebirth.

 

[GR66]

That harbour is a "Target Rich environment"

I think submarine nets and gate vessels are due for a rebirth.

I'm shocked they didn't have those in place already

 

[YZT580]

I'm shocked they didn't have those in place already

perhaps they do, on paper at least. Wouldn't surprise me if they haven't been ordered and delivered and are being manned according to the payroll.

 

[HavokFour]

That harbour is a "Target Rich environment"

I think submarine nets and gate vessels are due for a rebirth.

I'm shocked they didn't have those in place already

It is possible that there are nets there, however the gaps in those nets might not take into account of the sizes of modern UUV's. My Google-fu says they (the net gaps) can range from 1-8ft in size.

There is also the other massive elephant in the room, the fact that the footage was recorded through their own security camera. The boxes appearing is machine vision (AI) picking out navel vessel shaped things in real time, which may have also been from the Ukrainian's side of things.