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strangely but Uncle Sam recognize itNoone recognizes the annexation of Golan.
Everyone knows that Syria is the original aggressor.
guys a little history .That border agreement was in 1945. The matter did not end there. In 1948, Soviet Union blockaded the city and effectively wanted to starve it to submission. There is your dispute
let just say they failed their obligation in helping Iran redesigning Arak Nuclear power-plant , or they failed to honor the deal we had on providing us with Airbus and ATR airplanes . or after USA left deal and reinstate sanction they promised they use Instex , to bypass the USA sanction , they failed to do thatFeel free to show a list of obligations which the EU did not meet.
They diverted their regulars to the south, and only left specops, irregulars, leftovers of 1st GTA, and other oddball units (200th arctic warfare brigade) there.
You can guess, none of them were even remotely trained in defence.
All because they wanted Khesanh so much.
They have the full collective D.I.M.E. weight of the western alliance behind them. Coalition warfare is the key to western success. If the west can get through this winter and wean themselves off Russian exports (oil, gas, wheat, fertilizer, etc.) then they can bargain with Russia from a position of strength. For the former Soviet republics and eastern bloc nations it will mean putting the specter of the Russian threat to rest once and for all.Well, Ukraine is slowly gaining the initiative, which is good and anticipate ed.
Perhaps, but it could be another feint as they prepare to move somewhere else along the frontline.Im seeing reports that Ukraine is massing a large amount of troops and armor just to the northeast of Kherson.
Im seeing reports that Ukraine is massing a large amount of troops and armor just to the northeast of Kherson.
until HIMAR problem is not solved this war is not in favour of Russia
HIMAR is devastating the Russia ammo dumps why throw more men into this war unless you have solved the biggest problem ?
also Russia has no dedicated aircraft for SEAD/DEAD missions and as a result are forced to fly low or ultra low and MANPADS has wiped out their aircrafts even new ones like Su34
Russia needs to find solutions to these issues otherwise this war is going to cost them terribly even newer aircraft like Su34 carry no pods or even try to suppress the enemy air defences
Yes agreed he did not count on them earlier. But by 2021 Dec the way Biden was talking and warning, any deaf/dumb leader would have known what US intentions were. This is called 'reading the leaves'. Counting your entire campaign on a hunch that US is just talking and won't act.Only US is capable of repeating that feat.
Russia never imagined that US & NATO will get involved in the war.
Putin under estimated the power of Zelensky and Jewish lobby on the US government.
The blockade ended yes, but it set the tone of the what the USSR mindset was going to be from that point on.strangely but Uncle Sam recognize it
again the mighty trump single handedly blown away your argument
guys a little history .
the blockade started in 1948, it ended in 1949,
Germany joined NATO in 1955. there was no border dispute no blockade in 1955
let just say they failed their obligation in helping Iran redesigning Arak Nuclear power-plant , or they failed to honor the deal we had on providing us with Airbus and ATR airplanes . or after USA left deal and reinstate sanction they promised they use Instex , to bypass the USA sanction , they failed to do that
Well, to be honest, I think they did prepared for it, but probably preparing for the wrong thing. Now, I don't know what the Russian did or did not do. But seems to me they are pretty much on a mindset of an occupier, than an invader.Its clearly visible Russia is failing to deal with the problems your pointing out but if Russia was planning an invasion then they should have considered this.
It shows the incompetence of their military leadership as pointed out by @jhungary They could have imported and prepared for the war. I am guessing they made grave errors in judging the response from Nato and Ukraine.