JohnDe
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there was already a plan ( seemingly abandoned ) to have a BRICS common currency since Russia , China and India are moving closer and Brazil MIGHT be thinking of returning to the group that only leaves South Africa 'stranded ' , but maybe Iran would be invited to make up the bulk of the economic clout , rather strange the original plans omitted Pakistan ( under Imran Khan ) i would have thought they would have been invited even if just to settle the Kashmir dispute , so India could grow in a better coordinated mannerOne wonders if it will be a joint currency, between China and Russia.
Russo-Finnish War, also called Winter War, (November 30, 1939–March 12, 1940), war waged by the Soviet Union against Finland
Soviet troops totaling about one million men attacked Finland on several fronts. The heavily outnumbered Finns put up a skillful and effective defense that winter, and the Red Army made little progress. In February 1940, however, the Soviets used massive artillery bombardments to breach the Mannerheim Line (the Finns’ southern defensive barrier stretching across the Karelian Isthmus), after which they streamed northward across the isthmus to the Finnish city of Viipuri (Vyborg). Unable to secure help from Britain and France, the exhausted Finns made peace (the Treaty of Moscow) on Soviet terms on March 12, 1940, agreeing to the cession of western Karelia and to the construction of a Soviet naval base on the Hanko Peninsula.
In a muddy car park in Norway's Far North, Finnish troops show off their military might, lining up rocket launchers, artillery and snowmobiles as they prepare to train alongside their NATO brothers-in-arms.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shifted public opinion in the two Nordic nations.
For the first time, a majority of Swedes and Finns have come out in favour of joining NATO, according to opinion polls published since late February.
Military officers from the two nations refuse to comment publicly on the politically-sensitive matter, but insist that if and when the time comes for NATO membership, they'll be ready.
Stockholm and Helsinki have both ruled out joining for now, though the issue has been the subject of extensive political discussions in Finland.
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says he believes Helsinki will soon apply for NATO membership. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased public support for NATO in Finland to record levels.
'Finland will join NATO' - former PM Alexander Stubb – DW – 03/24/2022
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says he believes Helsinki will soon apply for NATO membership. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased public support for NATO in Finland to record levels.www.dw.com
USA (along with all their pals all around the world) was able to mass troops, arms and supplies for aImost half a year before taking Iraq. Iraq had a huge personnel force but they were already demoralised/fatigued by 8 years fighting Iran and barely surviving. Once the Allies took out the Iraqi air force, it wasnt too hard to take out all the radars and antiquated tanks etc.. in the iraqi forces.I am not sure how you can think this invasion is going well for Russia.
Compare it to the USA invasion of Iraq and the Battle of Bagdad.
It took 6 Days for the USA to capture Bagdad, 3 weeks into the invasion.
The USA did it with a force of 30,000 soldiers, The battle of Bagdad losses for the USA was 34 soldiers, 2 planes, 1 helicopter, 2 tanks and 17 other vehicles.
Compare that to the current Russian losses at the moment, not to mention that the USA was fighting across an ocean on the other side of the world, Where as Russia is just across their border and struggling logistically.
It’s true that no one seems to have the ability to deploy anywhere on the globe and maintain a strong logistics supply chain like the USA, the closest other nation would be the Brits, Russia has shown a huge weakness in their abilities in my opinion.
USA (along with all their pals all around the world) was able to mass troops, arms and supplies for aImost half a year before taking Iraq.
I hope that you realise that Russia and the Ukraine are on the same continent, that the border each other, that Russia has the worlds largest train network, that Putin has secretly planned the invasion since 2013.
There is nothing to analyse, Russian military is a mess. Russian corruption has lead military spending to be rorted, resulting in substandard equipment and training.
All Russia has is the threat of nuclear weapons.
Don’t confuse invasion with long term occupation or successful destruction of a government.USA (along with all their pals all around the world) was able to mass troops, arms and supplies for aImost half a year before taking Iraq. Iraq had a huge personnel force but they were already demoralised/fatigued by 8 years fighting Iran and barely surviving. Once the Allies took out the Iraqi air force, it wasnt too hard to take out all the radars and antiquated tanks etc.. in the iraqi forces.
I would urge you to look at the more recent Afghan war and see how that ended. Somali civil war still ongoing and I think Yemen wars still going. US war machine can only do so much all around the world, much like historical world powers, dutch/british, after a while, it gets too costly to have your fingers in so many pies.
Regarding Ukraine, as I mentioned Russia is trying to take it as much intact as possible. They are not trying to destroy everything. It would be a very simple matter to destroy key telecoms/energy/water targets in a day or two. There are a lot of their own Russian people in the many Ukrainian cities and towns. Its very different when you are "liberating" a nation that basically speaks the same language, same religion, similar culture, historical ties, same slavic race..
Putin is also not seeking to kill/capture Zelensky but to get him to come to the table and effect their demands.
And talking about supply chains, I think the days of easy logistics etc are over, USA itself currently having ships piled up outside their ports waiting to process the shipments etc..
Don’t confuse invasion with long term occupation or successful destruction of a government.
The USA were extremely successful in both the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, the down fall in Afghanistan came from the inability to install a stable self sustaining government that could maintain those occupied land when the USA left.
Russia hasn’t even been successful in completing the invasion and taking the capital and government yet, which is only step one.
If they can’t complete step 1, how are they going to complete step 2 which is maintain an occupation? and then how are they going to succeed in step 3 which would be installing a self sustaining government friendly to their long term objectives?
The USA are very good at step 1 and step 2, but russia is floundering, I would argue no country is good at step 3 long term any nation will revert back once occupation forces leave, if that’s what it’s citizens really want.
“We will fly them over there in our C-17s to make sure they can be there to support [Ukraine],” Morrison said.
The vehicles are designed for all environments and are blast resistant.
We have 8 of the C-17 aircraft in our airforce, so that’s 32 Bushmasters in the first round of flights.As each C17 can hold four Bushmasters, might take a few round trips eh.
We have 8 of the C-17 aircraft in our airforce, so that’s 32 Bushmasters in the first round of flights.
I have no idea how many they are planning to send, but round trips taking 34 hours of flying probably 48 hours or so including loading and routine maintenance, they can more a lot of stuff from Australia to Ukraine in a short time.
An “Air Bridge” could be established with planes taking off every six hours, and like clock work planes with equipment and supplies will be landing every six hours.
You may not know this, but how many Bushmasters do we actually have, and about what percentage would we be willing to give away, possibly never to be seen again ?
"We've got over 1,000 of them, in fact a number of them are surplus to requirement in the Australian Army, they're also used by the Air Force," he said. "Other countries have them in service in small numbers, but frankly we have more than we need."
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