Days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a pause in sharing U.S. intelligence, the Ukrainian military has reported little effect from that decision on the front.
The pause is likely to have a higher toll on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, experts and military officials say.
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Ukrainian officials said they are working on alternatives with foreign partners. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed that France is continuing to provide its intelligence to Ukraine.
“There is nothing unique about the United States’ intelligence capabilities. It is possible to replace them,” Mykhailo Samus, military expert and director of the New Geopolitics Research Network, told the Kyiv Independent.
There is nothing unique about the United States’ intelligence capabilities. It is possible to replace them
I love this statement. There might be some bluster in it, but they’ve made their choice (well it was made for them really) and are sticking with it & sticking it to Trump.
As a EU citizen I hope it has the doubtlessly desired effect on the EU to finally Get Its Shit Together.
If history has taught us anything, it is that the Ukrainian people are smart, creative, inventive, tenacious, and determined. I have no doubt they will excel in this and in everything else thereafter.
I have no doubt they will excel in this and in everything else thereafter.
I’m guessing you were one of the people saying Ukraine could retake Crimea.
Why not? There’s a long future for Ukraine, their politics will be marked by anti russian revenge sentiments for the next century. If I was a politician there I’d bang that drum. Russia will collapse, not if but when.
They can wait out Russia.
On the day that Puuuutiiin died. We sang bye bye goofy kgb guy. Hope you fell out of that window thinking of me and mine. Them good old boys on the Ukrainian side, well they’re just gonna laugh and cheer as you die.
I hate myself. My brain does this to me all day, in every situation.
A song to feed the pets
A song to feed the brats
A song to see the teller
Or say hi to some feller
I sing when I’m not singing
And I’m singing if I’m thinking
If I’m thinking then I’m singing
And I’m singing while I’m sinking
It’s gotta be mental illness right? Nervous breakdown?
I’ll let you decide. I’m sorry you had to see this.
Thats what’s why peace without securities makes no sense. Ukraine has a huge military now, huge special operations team and a whole lot of angry people if there’s nothing balance this out then ruzies will never be safe.
I rest my case.
You haven’t made a case.
I’m guessing you were one of the people saying Ukraine could retake Crimea.
Learn to read.
I’m fuckin mortified that my government is doing this to you guys.
They have to put on a brave face, of course, but I’m not sure US intelligence is so easy to replace. The Europeans have let their systems atrophy by simply using the US offerings, especially in realtime targeting data and signals intelligence. The US has in the past encouraged this dependence, e.g. by strong-arming Europe not to develop a military grade GPS alternative.
Brave men and women. I wish them victory and freedom, despite the betrayal of the US.
What ever happened to all the people saying Ukraine was going to retake Crimea if we sent them more equipment?
Where did they go?
I’m here. The west bitched out on the ridiculous piecemeal delivery of this and that over years and years over fear of escalation.
We should have gone all in on day one and we failed Ukraine and look incredibly weak still.
So you think Ukraine could’ve retaken Crimea if it received equipment sooner?
I believe that to be true. The frontlines were not well established yet towards the end of 2022 so a push to take back Melitupol would have been possible if they had all the equipment that they used for their push in June 2023. But by then the Russians had dug in and mined the entire frontline and that push (predictably) failed and was abandoned as it would be too costly in lives to continue.
That would have cut the land bridge, which in turn would have enabled the Ukrainians to make Crimea an untenable position (no land bridge, closer to the Kerch strait bridge).
So yes, having the necessary equipment before the Russians were dug in would’ve made a massive difference imo. Not saying they would have retaken it, but their odds would have been a lot more favourable.
Dang. Literally nothing will convince ya’ll that Ukraine can’t win without additional troops.
Truth is the first casualty of war 😬
