Political impacts of Ukraine war

[Eaglelord17]

Love Musk or hate him, even a broken clock's right twice a day.

My question is how is Russia getting their hands on it in the first place?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

My question is how is Russia getting their hands on it in the first place?

3rd party buys most likley. But Starlink can geofence them

 

[Kirkhill]

Report: Denmark Leads Military Aid to Ukraine as Share of GDP

According to a recent study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), Denmark ranks first globally in the share of its gross domestic product (GDP) allocated to direct military […]

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Denmark - 2.75%
Estonia - 2.63%
Lithuania - 1.91%
Latvia - 1.64%
Sweden - 1.42%
Finland - 1.16%
Norway - 1.0%
Netherlands - 0.93%

Other JEF Countries

UK - 0.5%
Iceland - 0.17%

EU

Poland - 0.68%
Germany - 0.53%
France - 0.23%
Italy - 0.09%
Ireland - 0.02%

US - 0.32%

Canada - 0.25%

 

[HavokFour]

Partisans (Atesh) are reporting an uptick in friendly fire incidents since the shutdown.

 

[HavokFour]

Another "deadline" issued that will be completely forgotten by then. Remember the August 2025 deadline?

US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says

The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

apnews.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

Another "deadline" issued that will be completely forgotten by then. Remember the August 2025 deadline?

US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says

The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

apnews.com

Trump wants to announce it on 4 July 2026

 

[The Bread Guy]

My question is how is Russia getting their hands on it in the first place?

Good question, also asked elsewhere

Russia was never supposed to have Starlink, so why did SpaceX wait so long to cut it off? — Meduza

On February 4, pro-war military bloggers reported that Russia’s frontline troops had lost access to Starlink satellite Internet. While Ukrainian forces have had official access to Starlink since the start of the full-scale invasion, many Russian units have relied on contraband devices as a key...

meduza.io

 

[HavokFour]

It should be noted that the April election in Hungary quickly approaches, and Orban's opponent Péter Magyar and the Tizsa party have been exploding in popularity to a point where there's a very high chance they'll win.

These are words of a desperate man.

Orban declares Ukraine 'enemy' of Hungary​

 

[Czech_pivo]

It should be noted that the April election in Hungary quickly approaches, and Orban's opponent Péter Magyar and the Tizsa party have been exploding in popularity to a point where there's a very high chance they'll win.

These are words of a desperate man.

Orban declares Ukraine 'enemy' of Hungary​

Peter’s last name literally translates to be ‘Hungarian’
Peter Hungarian

 

[RangerRay]

It should be noted that the April election in Hungary quickly approaches, and Orban's opponent Péter Magyar and the Tizsa party have been exploding in popularity to a point where there's a very high chance they'll win.

These are words of a desperate man.

Orban declares Ukraine 'enemy' of Hungary​

Anyone know what Magyar’s position is vis a vis Ukraine, Russia, etc? Or is he promising to be a better version of Orban?

 

[HavokFour]

Anyone know what Magyar’s position is vis a vis Ukraine, Russia, etc? Or is he promising to be a better version of Orban?

From this, it appears his party is significantly more friendly regarding UKR joining the EU.

And from what I understand Magyar is in general more pro-western (EU / NATO).

 

[daftandbarmy]

Not so fast buddy...

Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country

German Galushchenko, who was forced out of his government role last year after being among officials named in a corruption scandal, was reportedly apprehended while on a train leaving Ukraine. It is unclear where he intended to travel to.

He was one of several government figures implicated in an alleged $100m (£75m) embezzlement scheme in November.

The scandal threatened to engulf Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration, which swept to power before Russia's full-scale invasion on the promise to root out corruption.

Zelensky's chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak - his closest adviser throughout the war - resigned after his home was searched. Neither the president nor Yermak have been accused of any wrongdoing.

The scandal has, however, increased pressure from the US to hold elections, which have been suspended since the start of the war in 2022 due to provisions in Ukraine's constitution.

Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country

His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.

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