All the same, the fact remains that M4s are not suitable for this theater of conflict. Amateurs study tactics (muh ARs vs AKs), professionals study logistics (what caliber is most prominent here? What does the army use as its standard? What is the enemy using?)
Honestly I think that's the funniest possibility of all this tragedy. The EU being saddled with yet another corrupt shithole they need to rebuild, all while suddenly faced with a need to realign their energy supply.
It was more about just not sending any in general. Afaik we only sent them missiles and Javelins. I doubt the Us has any real stockpile of eastern weapons.
Signs point to "no", but the odds have spiked considerably in the last 48 hours.
No, but that doesn't mean you don't deserve it.
He better hope he doesn’t have any Russian or Ukrainian a-logs.
In a perfect world it would make them reconsider the folly of the whole political unification thing and go back to EEC-style cooperation.
That's pretty plausible. Putin really doesn't want to occupy the entire country. Can see some more of eastern Ukraine going to the two "republics". Nevertheless, this will just widen and deepen the river of bad blood between Ukraine and Russia. Russia and Putin will still be considered and treated as pariahs by the rest of the world. More Western arms will flow into Ukraine to re-equip the forces.
That may in fact be Russia's plan here. If they cannot conquer Ukraine then in effect they've waged a war on the European Union without doing so.
Some would consider Washington DC and New York being turned to glass as an acceptable gain for this.
I dont think so. Full on anexation. Russia has wasted too many resources at this point. They need their buffer states.
I was waiting for one of these guys to accidentally shoot off their rocket.
But Putin's actions have united the EU and NATO against him. Not a winning move, I would say.
