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Hmmm as per Berlin,1945, you do not wanna be a civilian subject to Russian army conquest. Hope, unlike in Aus, Ukrainian civvies still have guns.
 
How exposed is Europe to Russian gas supplies?

How vulnerable is UK energy system as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine?

Fears grow that the Kremlin may restrict gas exports to Europe in the face of potential sanctions
www.theguardian.com
From the article:

How vulnerable are the UK’s gas supplies?​

The good news is that the UK imports barely any gas from Russia. It meets about half of its gas requirements from the North Sea, while another third is sourced from Norway. The rest is imported by pipelines connecting the UK to Europe, or in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is transported by tankers typically from Qatar or the US.

The bad news? The UK’s gas sources could all becoming eye-wateringly expensive if markets in Europe soar. The UK’s market is closely connected to markets in Europe, so a price rise in Germany or the Netherlands would lead to higher prices in Britain.

How vulnerable are Europe’s gas supplies?​

Very. Russia typically supplies about a third of Europe’s gas via a complex network of pipelines that run through Ukraine, Belarus and Poland to Germany. From Germany, pipelines carry gas to the rest of western Europe and through to the UK.
A major gas supply disruption to Ukraine, last seen in 2008, could cause severe market volatility and a shutdown of factories to help conserve gas. Market experts at S&P Global warned that “any conflict impacting gas supplies into Europe could have knock-on impacts on power, carbon and coal prices”.
At the same time, Europe may become more dependent on gas to run its gas power plants after EDF warned that it would reduce the electricity it generates from nuclear power by 10% this year because of technical problems at a handful of its reactors.

In the UK, lower imports of electricity from France – supplied via two interconnector cables beneath the Channel – could mean more gas power generation, according to Tom Edwards, a senior analyst at Cornwall Insight. This could lead to a rise in prices across the gas and electricity markets.
 
That’s what happens when you have idiot left winged bureaucrats running the show
 
The majority of drones Russia currently has are imported from China, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Oct. 16 in a rare acknowledgment.

"Today, (our) drones are mostly all from the People's Republic of China," Siluanov said at the meeting of the State Duma's Budget and Taxes Committee.

"We are grateful to our partners, but we need to develop our own resource base and allocate the necessary funds."

The minister said that Russia is devoting 60 billion rubles ($600 million) to boost the domestic production of drones.

"The task is that by 2025, 41% of all drones will be labeled Made in Russia," the minister said
 
It's just great that the U.S got rid of that loony Trump.
Things are so much better now. Lol
 

Is that cover for the use of Iranian drones and Iran running the 2nd war in Israel
 
messy world.

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Russia President Vladimir Putin sought to intervene in the Middle Eastern conflict on Thursday by inviting senior Hamas and Iranian leaders to Moscow.

In a move condemned by Israel as an “obscene step” that “gives support to terrorism”, Russian officials met with the terror group who praised them for taking an “active role” in the war.

Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy foreign minister of Iran, the main foreign sponsor of Hamas, was also in Moscow for talks
 
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi assessed on 01 November 2023 that the war in Ukraine has taken on a positional nature and offered a series of recommendations for Ukraine to restore maneuver to the battlespace.

In an essay entitled "Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win It" and an interview with The Economist, Zaluzhnyi outlined the current operational environment in Ukraine and noted that, despite several previously successful Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in 2022, the war is now "gradually moving to a positional form." Zaluzhnyi heavily stressed that the current positional nature of the war is largely a result of military parity between Ukrainian and Russian forces, noting that a deep and dramatic Ukrainian penetration of Russian lines will likely not be possible with the relative technological and tactical equilibrium currently between Ukrainian and Russian forces. In his interview with The Economist, Zaluzhnyi acknowledged that technological and tactical parity between opposing forces in Ukraine has resulted in a "stalemate" similar to the case of the First World War. In the more extensive essay on the subject, Zaluzhnyi notably refrained from classifying the situation as a full stalemate and instead framed it as a "positional" war resulting from aspects of this technological-tactical parity. According to Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ability to overcome this technological-tactical parity will be contingent on Ukraine's ability to secure five main operational components that have become particularly significant since the summer of 2023 — gaining air superiority; breaching Russian mine barriers in depth; increasing the effectiveness of counterbattery combat; creating and training the necessary reserves; and building up electronic warfare (EW) capabilities.

Zaluzhnyi offered a series of specific tactical solutions to the five aforementioned operational components that have created the conditions for positional warfare, which in his view will allow Ukraine to overcome military parity with Russian forces.

Regarding the issue of air superiority, Zaluzhnyi argued that Ukrainian forces need to significantly improve drone capabilities to gain air superiority along the frontline. Zaluzhnyi argued that Ukrainian forces need to overload Russian air defenses, neutralize Russian strike drones, and degrade Russian visibility over the front by deploying cheap drones en masse, developing specific drones meant to target Russian strike drones, and employing EW complexes throughout the front. Zaluzhnyi argued that to overcome the challenges of EW use on the frontline, Ukrainian forces need to introduce necessary command and control (C2) processes for EW complexes, increase EW production capabilities, and streamline engagements with volunteer organizations that provide smaller EW complexes to Ukrainian forces. Zaluzhnyi also recommended that Ukrainian forces improve counter-EW measures and develop new drones with EWs in mind. To gain counterbattery superiority, Zaluzhnyi recommended that Ukrainian forces use more reconnaissance and strike drones to improve Ukrainian counterbattery fire and argued that Ukrainian forces need to strengthen GPS support for Ukrainian counterbattery units and increase the number of counterbattery assets. Zaluzhnyi stated that improved sensors, more widespread and varied mine clearing capabilities, and anti-drone equipment will allow Ukrainian forces to more successfully breach Russian mine barriers in depth while under concealment.

Zaluzhnyi also highlighted wider administrative adaptations and domestic developments in addition to his specific tactical battlefield solutions. Zaluzhnyi specifically called on Ukraine to introduce a Unified State Register for draftees, reservists, and those liable for military service to prepare a necessary reserve for Ukrainian forces. Zaluzhnyi more broadly called on Ukrainian officials to incentivize Ukrainian citizens to join the military reserve and expand the number of citizens that Ukrainian forces are allowed to train. Zaluzhnyi also noted that improving Ukrainian C2 and logistics support will be critical to improving operations writ large. Zaluzhnyi stated that the formation of a "single information environment" for C2 through the use of modern information technology will allow Ukrainians to get ahead of Russian forces in terms of situational awareness. Zaluzhnyi particularly highlighted the need for Ukraine to develop its own defense industry to sustain operations, long-range strike capabilities, and an asymmetric munitions arsenal to break out of military parity with Russian forces.
 
Russians are not the problem. The worldwide insane media has you believe we should worry about Russia the most... Of all countries. They are having a dispute in their backyard. We are butting in.

Why should we dislike them? Their stunningly attractive women? Their hard work ethic? Their low-modest population growth and ability to integrate well in a different society without being threatening?

No we should despise them. But open our doors happily for swarms of other people who breed like rabbits, who have antagonistic cultures that are not compatible with Australian culture. Who basically see Australia as a way to insert their genome in a way we do not and would not be allowed in their own country. And the mere fact of mentioning who they are will get me labelled as a racist and banned on most social media platforms
 
President Zelensky:
- We've already done the unthinkable and we will do more.
- Frankly admits the counter-offensive in the south did not achieve desired results (no "goodwill gestures" or "regroupings").
- Ukraine is preparing for a protracted war.
- Ukraine is becoming self-sufficient in terms of domestic arms production. If you don't want to give us weapons to protect you, give us the means to produce them.
- Attention is key. Anyone capable of keeping attention on Ukraine should continue doing so. This includes all of us keep talking, keep posting.
- The President, despite exhaustion, will continue to lead the world to a new fair security model. I would also add that if you decided to somehow write off the Ukrainian army, you're deeply wrong. And that's a good thing. Stay delusional. You will be surprised.

https://apnews.com/article/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-war-interview-winter-75f1f785b17452fc23819d459e6ab64b…

The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms

The Ukrainian president said he fears the Israel-Hamas war is threatening to overshadow the conflict in Ukraine.
t.co
 
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