Tag: NATO

Not enough for a war with Ireland let alone Russia

Not enough for a war with Ireland let alone Russia. The British army found only 40 tanks ready for battle and a dozen ships. The head of the British Defence Staff told parliamentarians that the country’s army has at its disposal no more than 40 tanks ready for battle and just over a dozen ships, reports media. According to the deputies, in this situation, the country will have a hard time in the event of a possible conflict with Russia.

Again, Washington Involved in an Illegal War in Defiance of the Constitution

US military aid to Ukraine violates the Constitution. Congress and US President Joe Biden are violating the US Constitution by sending military aid to Ukraine, warns former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Andrew Napolitano in The Washington Times. Moreover, according to Napolitano, American soldiers are taking part in the Ukrainian conflict, although there is no legal basis for this.

Ukraine will have to agree to a compromise

The West is getting tired of supporting Kyiv, so it is likely that Zelensky will be forced to compromise, The Wall Street Journal writes, Ukraine should agree to it, otherwise, it will become dependent on the whims of American voters, who are very likely to vote for Trump in the presidential election, who will quickly curtail the current policy, depriving Kyiv of the ability to resist Russia.

NATO Offers Putin a Turkey-Shoot

Kyiv will most likely receive old F-16s from NATO – but it is claimed they will still become a message to Putin that the alliance with Ukraine will be for a long time. The yet-to-be-finalized delivery of F-16 fighter jets to NATO to Ukraine is perceived primarily as a gesture to the Kremlin, designed to show that the alliance intends to support Kiev for a long time and ultimately integrate it into its composition, reports Bloomberg. Meanwhile, the fighting qualities of the machines themselves are unlikely to be outstanding: according to the agency, Ukraine is likely to receive old fighters, which are not only inferior to Russian ones, but also require huge maintenance costs.