Ukraine Invasion: Part 55

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We're on 55. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 That last one went quickly!

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Anyone else getting trouble with Mumsnet pushing us to remove ad blockers or pay ?

Yes, there’s a full thread on Site Stuff about the fact you won’t be able to use ad blockers anymore.

Are Mumsnet trying to flush themselves down the loo here? There have been some bad security breaches over the years which means I don't trust them with my personal data, and the ads can be a total PITA

Trump says that any Ukraine deal needs the “assent and consent” of European nations.

He’s also said that the Europeans have acted very well in recent days and are his friends. Fuck me Donald make your mind up! It’s like one of those hellish abusive relationships!

Also a stopping of aid to ukraine?

www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-hitting-brakes-on-flow-of-arms-to-ukraine-980a71d1

@erinbanco

NEW: The White House has asked State and Treasury to draw up a list of options to ease some Russian sanctions. US officials will discuss with Moscow in the coming days.

No he was asked and said that’s not on the table.

According to a former aid of Trump's, all this is to get Putin to the negotiating table....

Its like a Black Adder plot

Wonder if someone told him.He wasn't going to win a Nobel prize acting like he has been.

Are the Nobel prize committee European does anyone know

Pretty sure they are Scandanavian.

Norwegian Nobel Committee

The Norwegians don't seem to be terribly pleased with Trump just at the moment.

Bloomberg reporting Trump has paused military aid - can’t see any further details anywhere else right now

Sky News also reporting this

news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-pauses-military-aid-to-ukraine-us-media-reports-13321048

Evil shapeshifting fucker.
My nerves are shredded after the last few days, can’t imagine how Ukranians must feel.

In terms of peacekeeping troops sky news seems to think UK, France, Italy maybe Norway and the Baltic states, and possibly Canada.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-3-2025

Key Takeaways:

• Ukrainian military intelligence indicated that about 620,000 Russian soldiers are operating in Ukraine and Kursk Oblast, an increase of about 40,000 personnel compared to late 2024.
• Russian authorities reportedly exceeded their recruitment quotas in 2024 and January 2025, likely in part due to increased financial incentives for recruits and prison recruitment efforts that are unsustainable in the medium- to long-term.
• Russian forces continue to innovate their strike packages and leverage larger numbers of Shahed and decoy drones in an attempt to penetrate Ukraine's air defense umbrella.
• Russian missile production has reportedly not significantly increased, but Russian forces appear to be prioritizing production of missile and drone variants that are more effective against Ukrainian air defenses.
• Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk, and Russian forces recently advanced near Velyka Novosilka and in Kursk Oblast.
• The Kremlin continues to promote its "Time of Heroes" veterans' program as part of efforts to militarize the Russian government and society.

Also US citizens on Threads have just shared the whole video of the Trump Zelenskyy meeting on Friday- apparently most people have only seen the heated exchange so don’t have the context - is that right @MissConductUS? think we should all share the hell out of the whole meeting.

There can be no doubt any more. Trump is a Russian sleeper agent who has now been activated.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/it-s-clear-that-trump-is-an-agent-of-putin-all-us-allies-should-be-alarmed-20250303-p5lghu.html
Paywalled but the Wayback Machine has archived a copy

It includes aid sitting in transit hubs in Poland, that’s just fucking cruel.

But its not just him is it, its very large sections of the Republican party.

To me, its as if Putin is seen as someone emulate, admire, we've them here in the Reform Party.

Why didn't Sunak up our military industrial base 3 years ago? as welcome as 5000 missiles are, Ukraine is going to need 100s of 1000s of shells, ammunition etc etc
Can we in Europe step up in time?