Ukraine Always Get What You Want

Maybe he'll die. /goalmouth

 

Amazing what you can quietly pull off with enough nerve.

Bulgaria to the rescue: How the EU’s poorest country secretly saved Ukraine

 

An interesting throw-in:

“According to information supplied to WELT, the U.S. and Great Britain paid for the supplies.”

 

Also, good for Bulgaria. Even tho they also apparently have their fair share of politicians against supporting Ukraine. Must be a lot of budget hawks over there.

 

Germany will decide “soon” on whether to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine or approve the export of German-made equipment by other countries, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said, as pressure mounts on Europe’s largest economy. The German government has to sign off on any transfers of the tanks, around 2,000 of which are scattered across Europe.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/23/russia-ukraine-war-latest-updates/

 

Pro-Moscow politicians in government, they should look at some members of the GOP.

 

It’s very likely the Biden government will have to resort to the same tactic as Bulgaria in 2024. The House won’t stop the aid that’s already in the pipeline, but there won’t be any new packages approved in this Congress.

 

Russia-Ukraine war live: multiple Ukraine officials resign amid corruption claims; Nato ‘confident’ of German tanks solution soon | World news | The Guardian

 

good

 

Russia-Ukraine War: With a Pledge of Tanks for Ukraine, Biden Strengthens Allied Commitment

 

That cut the Gordian Knot with Germany. We pull thirty Abrams we have parked in the tank version of mothballs, be sure that none of the really fancy stuff we don't want the Russians to get a look at is on them, and ship them over. That will take long enough that there is time to get provisions made for upkeep and crew training. In the meantime, the Leopard, which was designed to fight the Russian tanks they'll be up against, will have arrived from several nations and started kicking ass.

If Putin was smart he wouldn't even try another spring offensive, but I guess he's in too deep to stop now. I think UKR kicks their ass when they start back up, then takes back most or all of their country. Leopards, Abrams, Strykers, Bradleys, Patriot batteries - that's going to make a huge difference.

 

The NSC spokesman said the Abrams are not coming out of mothballs. They are not extra capacity.