For Those Who Might Be Wondering Why We Might Be In Ukraine

[ll74]

You say this because you're intellectually lazy and cannot address with any authority the facts and realities of what is happening on the ground in Ukraine. So you resort to intellectual cowardice.

Lol ...of course

 

[Rightguide]

Nobody is surprised that Trump is halting weapons supply to Ukraine. His loyalty to Putin is unwavering.

That fantasy of yours has nothing to do with it. That was Biden's war. he spoke the words that allowed Putin to think it was okay to invade Ukraine.

 

[MajorRewrite]

That fantasy of yours has nothing to do with it. That was Biden's war. he spoke the words that allowed Putin to think it was okay to invade Ukraine.

US won’t send some weapons pledged to Ukraine

The munitions were previously promised to Ukraine for use during its ongoing war with Russia under the Biden administration. But the pause reflects a new set of priorities under President Donald Trump.

The halt of some weapons comes after Russia launched its biggest combined aerial attack against Ukraine over the weekend, Ukrainian officials said, in an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in peace efforts championed by Trump.

Trump demonstrates his support for Putin.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Doesn't matter. It's the willingness to sacrifice and having the manpower to do so that matters here.

WW1 Eastern Front. Same approach. Russia collapsed and the bolshevik Revolution happened....

It'll end up like this on the Russian side.....

 

[ChloeTzang]

Trump Administration Scum Sabotage Ukrainian Defense Once Again

Confirming yet again that they are actively in bed with Putin and Russia, the Trump Administration sewage pond scum have frozen urgently needed air defense missiles and other key weapons shipments to Ukraine.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in missile and ammunition deliveries to Kyiv, including Patriot interceptors vital for Ukraine’s air defenses, amid one of Russia’s biggest aerial attack campaigns of the war, Defense Express reported on July 2. The delayed weapons include dozens of Patriot and NASAMS interceptors, which can defend against Russian missiles, as well as missiles for F-16 fighter jets. Shipments of thousands of 155mm high-explosive howitzer munitions, over 100 Hellfire missiles, over 250 precision-guided missile systems known as GMLRS, and dozens of Stinger surface-to-air missiles and grenade launchers have also been halted. This includes AIM air-to-air missiles for which Ukrainian Buk air defense systems were adapted under the FrankenSAM project. The munitions were approved as part of the Presidential Drawdown Authority and Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative packages during the Biden administration.

Kyiv has repeatedly appealed for additional U.S. and European air defense weaponry to counter Russia’s massive combined drone and missile air raids in recent months. Over the weekend, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that Russia had launched the largest aerial attack on the country since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022, firing 60 missiles and 477 drones. This follows an earlier statement by White House spokesperson Anna Kelly on July 1 that the "decision to halt some weapons shipments was made to put America's interests first following" a Defense Department "review of our nation's military support and assistance to other countries across the globe."

In a separate statement on the same day, Elbridge Colby, the Department of Defense's Under Secretary of Policy, said that the "Department of Defense continues to provide the President with robust options to continue military aid to Ukraine, consistent with his goal of bringing this tragic war to an end. At the same time, the Department is rigorously examining and adapting its approach to achieving this objective while also preserving U.S. forces' readiness for Administration defense priorities." It is not yet known whether the United States will resume transferring these weapons to Ukraine. Analysts do not rule out the possibility that Washington may stop providing military assistance to Kyiv altogether.

On Feb. 2, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had received only $76 billion of the $177 billion in aid approved by the United States.

Looks like what the USA under Trump is actually doing is robustly working to damage Ukraine's defense and work to aid Russia achieve victory with the now more and more open goal of supporting the Russian genocide and extermination of Ukraine. It goes without saying that Trump and his people, by arbitrarily depriving Ukraine of critical air defense сapabilities, are sending Putin the most precise and most eloquent invitation to intensify his terror missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and to continue the mass murder of civilians.

Now even more Ukrainians will die under the rubble of their own homes in the night.

From the very beginning of this campaign, Trump has had no objections to Putin's blood lust, and has continually encouraged him, making him a direct accomplice in the destruction of Ukraine -- and Trump is doing an excellent job assisting Putin.

https://english.nv.ua/nation/halted...100-hellfire-missiles-250-gmlrs-50526624.html

 

[dmallord]

That fantasy of yours has nothing to do with it. That was Biden's war. he spoke the words that allowed Putin to think it was okay to invade Ukraine.

Words have consequences. Donald Trump's words:

“I think he’s done really a great job of outsmarting our country.”

“I think that I would probably get along with him very well. And I don’t think you’d be having the kind of problems that you’re having right now.”

“It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond,” Trump said in a statement. “I have always felt that Russia and the United States should be able to work well with each other towards defeating terrorism and restoring world peace, not to mention trade and all of the other benefits derived from mutual respect.”

“I’m not going to tell Putin what to do. Why would I tell him what to do?”

“Why do I have to get tough on Putin? I don’t know anything other than that he doesn’t respect our country.”

 

[ChloeTzang]

Trump yet again screws over Ukraineand helps Russia murder Ukrainian civilians. Meanwhile, Latvia......

 

[ChloeTzang]

Meanwhile, Ukraine heeps on demilitarizing Russia. TACO will never get his trade deals with Russia - Russia will have nothing to trade

 

[ChloeTzang]

June 25. Trump tells a Ukrainian journalist—whose husband is on the front lines—that he’ll see what he can do to help shield Ukraine’s skies from Russian attacks.

July 1. Pentagon chief Hegseth halts vital aid to Ukraine, including support to defend cities from missile strikes.

Day 1. Trump loudly rants about Putin destroying civilians’ homes with missile strikes in Ukraine, demands that the killings stop, wags his finger.

Day 2. Trump arbitrarily blocks long-approved and fully funded U.S. Congress deliveries of air defense systems that shoot down those very Russian missiles that bury Ukrainians under the rubble of their own homes every night.

This is the world we live in: where the life and death of people depend on a man with the vocabulary of a third grader, who barely realizes what he does and says at any given moment, and who now also sells cheap cologne in a bottle shaped like a golden statue of himself.

Once again, the Trump administration is doing it's best to artificially suffocate Ukraine into a war catastrophe and a surrender to Russia under the false pretext of “America first” and over Trump’s delusional “commercial opportunities” with the Kremlin.

It’s a crime against basic common sense, history, decency, and the future of the entire free world.

 

[Rightguide]

US Pauses Weapons to Kyiv: Alarming Depletion of US Arsenal​

By
M Dowling
-
July 2, 2025

The move “was made to put America’s interests first,” a White House spokeswoman said. U.S. munitions have been depleted.
The Trump administration found dangerously low levels of artillery rounds, air defense missiles, and precision munitions. Biden sent billions to Ukraine, leaving the U.S. vulnerable.

According to NBC News, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused a shipment of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine. Two defense officials and two congressional officials sources told NBC there are concerns about the U.S. military’s stockpiles.

Hegseth ordered a review of the U.S. stockpile of munitions week ago. The supply has been depleted in recent years as the U.S. sent assistance to Ukraine. The U.S. fight with Houthi rebels in Yemen and defense of Israel and allies has also depleted US supplies.

More here: https://www.independentsentinel.com/us-pauses-weapons-to-kyiv-alarming-depletion-of-us-arsenal/

 

[ChloeTzang]

Good clip on the Australian Bushmaster in Ukraine

 

[ChloeTzang]

Ever wondered how artillery ammo was made?

 

[ChloeTzang]

Russia's summer campaign in Ukraine is collapsing....

Russia’s massive summer offensive was meant to shift the balance in the Ukraine war. With over 170,000 troops deployed, Vladimir Putin aimed to make major gains across multiple fronts. But now, the momentum is slipping. Despite overwhelming numbers, key objectives remain out of reach, and Ukrainian resistance is growing stronger.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Ukrainian assault group advances under heavy fire.

Two Humvees and tanks support frontline infantry. One tank hits mine — chaos begins. Russian forces attack from multiple directions. Ukrainian troops retreat to trench, regroup, return fire. Drone pilots provide real-time intel. FPV drones strike Russian BMPs, causing panic. Coordinated ambush halts enemy column. Javelin missile disables tank, drones finish the job. Explosions, burning vehicles, retreating infantry — Russian assault fails again. Ukrainian tactics — speed, precision, teamwork, drones.

This is what combat on the frontlines with the Russians is like. These are the herotic Ukrainian soldiers Trump is stabbing in the back again and again.

 

[ChloeTzang]

More detailed reporting on the Ukrainian missile attacks on the Russian HQ in Donestsk and Luhansk

 

[HisArpy]

Trump Administration Scum Sabotage Ukrainian Defense Once Again

Confirming yet again that they are actively in bed with Putin and Russia, the Trump Administration sewage pond scum have frozen urgently needed air defense missiles and other key weapons shipments to Ukraine.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in missile and ammunition deliveries to Kyiv, including Patriot interceptors vital for Ukraine’s air defenses, amid one of Russia’s biggest aerial attack campaigns of the war, Defense Express reported on July 2. The delayed weapons include dozens of Patriot and NASAMS interceptors, which can defend against Russian missiles, as well as missiles for F-16 fighter jets. Shipments of thousands of 155mm high-explosive howitzer munitions, over 100 Hellfire missiles, over 250 precision-guided missile systems known as GMLRS, and dozens of Stinger surface-to-air missiles and grenade launchers have also been halted. This includes AIM air-to-air missiles for which Ukrainian Buk air defense systems were adapted under the FrankenSAM project. The munitions were approved as part of the Presidential Drawdown Authority and Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative packages during the Biden administration.

Kyiv has repeatedly appealed for additional U.S. and European air defense weaponry to counter Russia’s massive combined drone and missile air raids in recent months. Over the weekend, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that Russia had launched the largest aerial attack on the country since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022, firing 60 missiles and 477 drones. This follows an earlier statement by White House spokesperson Anna Kelly on July 1 that the "decision to halt some weapons shipments was made to put America's interests first following" a Defense Department "review of our nation's military support and assistance to other countries across the globe."

In a separate statement on the same day, Elbridge Colby, the Department of Defense's Under Secretary of Policy, said that the "Department of Defense continues to provide the President with robust options to continue military aid to Ukraine, consistent with his goal of bringing this tragic war to an end. At the same time, the Department is rigorously examining and adapting its approach to achieving this objective while also preserving U.S. forces' readiness for Administration defense priorities." It is not yet known whether the United States will resume transferring these weapons to Ukraine. Analysts do not rule out the possibility that Washington may stop providing military assistance to Kyiv altogether.

On Feb. 2, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had received only $76 billion of the $177 billion in aid approved by the United States.

Looks like what the USA under Trump is actually doing is robustly working to damage Ukraine's defense and work to aid Russia achieve victory with the now more and more open goal of supporting the Russian genocide and extermination of Ukraine. It goes without saying that Trump and his people, by arbitrarily depriving Ukraine of critical air defense сapabilities, are sending Putin the most precise and most eloquent invitation to intensify his terror missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and to continue the mass murder of civilians.

Now even more Ukrainians will die under the rubble of their own homes in the night.

From the very beginning of this campaign, Trump has had no objections to Putin's blood lust, and has continually encouraged him, making him a direct accomplice in the destruction of Ukraine -- and Trump is doing an excellent job assisting Putin.

https://english.nv.ua/nation/halted...100-hellfire-missiles-250-gmlrs-50526624.html

And so the drawdown of aid to Ukraine begins. Other nations will soon follow suit. Then Ukraine will begin to get really pounded by Russia.

 

[ChloeTzang]

And so the drawdown of aid to Ukraine begins. Other nations will soon follow suit. Then Ukraine will begin to get really pounded by Russia.

I think for now the EU will remain committed. Finland and the Baltics know they're next ifUkraone goes down, and if Ukraine DOES go down, the EU will be flooded with literally millions of refugees.

That said, I think EU money and drones will at worst, hold the line. It's sad that Trump has turned traitor, and destroyed what was the main foundation for world peace over the last 75 years - but history is cyclic and we are due for another superpower conflict - it's that time in the cycle. I honestly didn't think Trump would be the one to precipitate it tho. I thought he'd stave it off for another generation, but nope. He's more or less made it inevitable.

 

[HisArpy]

I think for now the EU will remain committed. Finland and the Baltics know they're next ifUkraone goes down, and if Ukraine DOES go down, the EU will be flooded with literally millions of refugees.

That said, I think EU money and drones will at worst, hold the line. It's sad that Trump has turned traitor, and destroyed what was the main foundation for world peace over the last 75 years - but history is cyclic and we are due for another superpower conflict - it's that time in the cycle. I honestly didn't think Trump would be the one to precipitate it tho. I thought he'd stave it off for another generation, but nope. He's more or less made it inevitable.

The only thing that was inevitable was yet another forever war unless someone stepped up and said no.

 

[MajorRewrite]

And so the drawdown of aid to Ukraine begins. Other nations will soon follow suit. Then Ukraine will begin to get really pounded by Russia.

Rooting for Putin’s invasion is very on-brand for you, sheep.

 

[ChloeTzang]

The only thing that was inevitable was yet another forever war unless someone stepped up and said no.

Opposing genocide is NOT rooting for yet another forever war. Providing Ukraine with the weapons they need is NOT another forever war. Adhering to an agreement the USA signed is NOT another forever war.

Abandoning a country who trusted us to keep our word is just scummy, and the way Trump is doing it is evil. I am moving beyond dislike of the asshole.

 

[HisArpy]

Opposing genocide is NOT rooting for yet another forever war. Providing Ukraine with the weapons they need is NOT another forever war. Adhering to an agreement the USA signed is NOT another forever war.

Abandoning a country who trusted us to keep our word is just scummy, and the way Trump is doing it is evil. I am moving beyond dislike of the asshole.

If Ukraine and Russia stop trying to kill each other and make peace, there's no genocide, there's no forever war, there's just peace.

And then there's the question of how many times do you need to be told that the US and NATO are living up to the Budapest agreement by sending arms to Ukraine?

 

[ChloeTzang]

Still unconfirmed (or at least, I haven't had the time to check) but it seems Ukrainian Intelligence (HUR) has eliminated the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Russian military correspondents are reporting that just minutes ago in Crimea, operatives from Ukrainian military intelligence killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Ildar Akhmetov.

Update: Russians are confirming Ukraine's Special Services has eliminated the Vice Admiral and Commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. "o lose one Black Sea Fleet Commander, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose another looks like carelessness.” - Oscar Wilde (probably).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940416947419807977

TACO is a loser

 

[ChloeTzang]

If Ukraine and Russia stop trying to kill each other and make peace, there's no genocide, there's no forever war, there's just peace.

And then there's the question of how many times do you need to be told that the US and NATO are living up to the Budapest agreement by sending arms to Ukraine?

What part of "Putin does not want Peace. He wants to conquor Ukraone and eliminate Ukrainians" do you fail to understand. The Russian Army came with mobile crematoriums. They executed thousands in the territories they occupied that were liberated. They KILLED 100,000+ civilians in Mariupol and bulldozed them into mass graves. They are genocidal killers. The peace YOU are talkimg about is the peace of the grave, which, admittedly, is peace of sorts.

I'm afraid siding with Putin here is pretty much on a par with siding with Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot. You can, if you like. That's on you. I can't and I won't.

As for the US, TACO is NOT living up to the Budapest agreement. He's helping Putin.

 

[ChloeTzang]

The US is showing itself again and again as irrelevant, inept and unreliable.

Slovakia is now producing more 155mm ammo than the USA. A new ammo plant in Snina is expected to increase the annual production of 155 mm caliber artillery ammunition by 360 000 pieces by 2026 (30,000 shells a month). Slovak and Czech ammunition companies belonging to MSM GROUP and CSG are among the European leaders not only in the production of large caliber ammunition, but also in the development, modernization, life extension and decommissioning of ammunition, thus being able to ensure the entire life cycle of the ammunition. At the same time, MSM GROUP ammunition enterprises, including ZVS holding, are among the most modern workplaces in their field in the region of Central Europe.

The Czech defense company, CSG, announced at the end of 2024 that it had signed an agreement with the Ukrainian arms manufacturer Ukrainska Bronetechnika to produce large-caliber ammunition directly in Ukraine. The aim, CSG Commercial Director Richard Kuběna said, is to produce 100,000 rounds of ammunition this year and to expand production to 300,000 rounds by 2026. "We are aware of how important the production of military equipment on Ukrainian territory is for Ukraine. This initiative is based on the idea of CSG owner Michal Strnad to transfer and localize production. Unlike other companies, we have already signed a contract for its implementation," commented Richard Kuběna, Commercial Director of CSG Defence Division, on the signing of the agreement.

The United States has an annual output of about 400,000 rounds of 155mm ammo.


Slovak

 

[ChloeTzang]

By abandoning Ukraine and Europe and stepping back into isolationism, ths US is guaranteeing that we will go into the next war with obselete technology and doctrine and take huge losses.