Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-25

[Josquius]

I was thinking, this seemingly indiscriminate but fairly sporadic rocketing of civilians... Is this the the V1/V2 rocket attacks on London stage of this war already?

Their motive does seem to be one of the telling Ukrainians nowhere and nobody in the entire country is safe- perhaps out of some belief they can still get the west of the country to abandon the east?

I wonder what their target selection process looks like. Random postcode generator?

[Sheilbh]

In a few cases (like Kremenchuk) there have been plausible legitimate targets nearby. I think it might speak more to technological degradation for Russia's forces than anything else.

To use Freedman's point which is obviously an over simplification, Russia is being pushed back into a 20th century war.

[celedhring]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/19/russia-gas-shutoff-eu-countries-europe-recession-imf

All expectations are that Russia is going to shut off gas sales to Europe. I feel that if Putin's playing the gas card that's a sign they can't progress much militarily and he's trying to force a settlement. Nonetheless, it will be rough. I hope we are more resilient than that, and that provisions can be made to soften the blow for those most directly hit.

Also:

The Washington-based fund identified Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic as the three EU countries likely to suffer most

There's a saying in Spain: "Rome* doesn't pay traitors".

*The third one, in this particular case.

[Josquius]

Any movement on the talk of building better liquid gas infrastructure to import from the US?

[jimmy olsen]

Any movement on the talk of building better liquid gas infrastructure to import from the US?

Perhaps, with the continent already in flames due to Global warming, you should use less fossil fuels all together?

[celedhring]

Any movement on the talk of building better liquid gas infrastructure to import from the US?

Spain has GNL capacity far in excess of our current needs (it was built when pipelines didn't have enough capacity). But connections to the rest of the continent are a big bottleneck.

[Zoupa]

Canadian Bayraktar Drone Crowdfund for Ukraine:

https://uhelpukraine.org/

[Zanza]

Any movement on the talk of building better liquid gas infrastructure to import from the US?

Several projects in Germany ongoing with various degrees of progress. Multiple sites have ongoing or planned construction (Wilhelmshaven, Stade, Brunsbüttel, Lubmin....)

[Duque de Bragança]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/19/russia-gas-shutoff-eu-countries-europe-recession-imf

All expectations are that Russia is going to shut off gas sales to Europe. I feel that if Putin's playing the gas card that's a sign they can't progress much militarily and he's trying to force a settlement. Nonetheless, it will be rough. I hope we are more resilient than that, and that provisions can be made to soften the blow for those most directly hit.

Also:

The Washington-based fund identified Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic as the three EU countries likely to suffer most

There's a somewhat famous Roman quote about a the betrayal of a very famous Lusitanian: "Roma traditoribus non præmiat".

*The first one, in this particular case.

Cultural appropriation fixed! Among other things  

[The Larch]

Viriato is ours too. 

[celedhring]

And I don't think that quote has any traction outside of Iberia.

[Grey Fox]

Canadian Bayraktar Drone Crowdfund for Ukraine:

https://uhelpukraine.org/

That's gold. Especially since at the start of the program, we fucked them.

[Duque de Bragança]

Viriato is ours too. 

Because you're a Galician? Yeah, maybe. Won't work for celedhring however. 

[Duque de Bragança]

And I don't think that quote has any traction outside of Iberia.

The latin quote is found in the French wiki about Viriathus.

[The Larch]

Viriato is ours too. 

Because you're a Galician? Yeah, maybe. Won't work for celedhring however. 

I'm half Galician, half Zamoran.