Unlike western weapons (they call for peace).“US officials say China is considering delivering artillery and drones to Russian forces that could prolong the war, even as Beijing has called for peace talks to end the fighting on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” . This is supported by the Wall Street Journal.
It is rational to give weapons to keep the war going on without pressuring to negotiate the end of the war (and imposing sanctions on the other side)."The idea that China is going to be negotiating the outcome of a war that is a totally unjust war for Ukraine is just not rational," Biden said.
What do we actually see in that edited video?Ukrainian drone vs. Russian soldier
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/worl ... =url-shareA three-week fight in the town of Vuhledar in southern Ukraine produced what Ukrainian officials say was the biggest tank battle of the war so far, and a stinging setback for the Russians.
KURAKHOVE, Ukraine — Before driving into battle in their mud-spattered war machine, a T-64 tank, the three-man Ukrainian crew performs a ritual.
The commander, Pvt. Dmytro Hrebenok, recites the Lord’s Prayer. Then, the men walk around the tank, patting its chunky green armor.
“We say, ‘Please, don’t let us down in battle,’” said Sgt. Artyom Knignitsky, the mechanic. “‘Bring us in and bring us out.’”
Their respect for their tank is understandable. Perhaps no weapon symbolizes the ferocious violence of war more than the main battle tank. Tanks have loomed over the conflict in Ukraine in recent months — militarily and diplomatically — as both sides prepared for offensives. Russia pulled reserves of tanks from Cold War-era storage, and Ukraine prodded Western governments to supply American Abrams and German Leopard 2 tanks.
The sophisticated Western tanks are expected on the battlefield in the next several months. The new Russian armor turned up earlier — and in its first wide-scale deployment was decimated.
Moscow can no more lose the war with Ukraine than Washington could lose a war with Mexico.Ukraine war ‘over’ unless EU boosts military support.
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Much more has to be done and much quicker. There is still a lot to be done. We have to increase and accelerate our military support. It currently
takes almost 10 months for the European army to buy a bullet (sic) for the calibre of 155mm, almost one year, and almost three years to buy an
air-to-air missile. This is not in accordance with the war situation in which we live. Josep Borrell, the EU foreign affairs chief.
If it's working don't repair it.Where is the big Russian offensive?
Yes, with "old" thermal sights... but still thermal sights, Western tanks are yet to come (in any number) and do something.Russia pulled reserves of tanks from Cold War-era storage, and Ukraine prodded Western governments to supply American Abrams and German Leopard 2 tanks.
One Ukrainian commander around Bakhmut, according to The Wall Street Journal.So far, the exchange rate of trading our lives for theirs favors the Russians. If this goes on like this, we could run out.
