Here we go again-Ukraine once again pt2

[Dargo]

[mapuc]

Markus

[Reece]

^ Reeks of something that's for sure!!

[Jimbuna]

China threatens to boycott Ukraine peace talks without Russia

China may boycott peace talks on resolving the war in Ukraine if Europe does not allow Russia to participate in them, according to Politico.

The news agency spoke with officials who reported that China is trying to persuade Europe to allow Russia to participate in future peace talks, possibly to be held in Switzerland.

Otherwise, China will boycott such meetings.

"That message was amplified, they say, during Chinese special envoy Li Hui's European tour earlier this month to discuss the future of Ukraine," the material states.

And officially, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Li Hui promised "support [for] the timely convening of a peace conference with equal participation of all parties."

Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping presented his vision of a diplomatic resolution to Russia's war against Ukraine and appointed a special representative to address the issue. This representative is China's former ambassador to Russia, Li Hui.

After his appointment, Li Hui visited Russia, Ukraine, and the EU to discuss the Chinese initiative. Kyiv did not appreciate Beijing's diplomatic efforts, as Ukraine already has its own Peace Formula. After that, China forgot about the issue of Russia's war against Ukraine for a long time.

It was previously reported that China's special envoy, Li Hui, would visit Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, and Russia. His tour began on March 2.

The Chinese diplomat has already visited Ukraine, as well as Brussels and Poland. Li Hui discussed Russia's war against Ukraine, calling it the "Ukrainian crisis."

Against the backdrop of the special envoy's tour, China's Foreign Minister announced that Beijing supports holding a peace conference on Ukraine.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...9d3a5231&ei=29

[mapuc]

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[Jimbuna]

US won't allow Ukraine to lose, Pentagon chief says

The United States will not allow Ukraine to lose the war with Russia, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin says.

He says the conditions in which the Ukrainian army is fighting are extremely difficult. Unfortunately, the civilian population suffers from Russian drone attacks. Therefore, his message today is quite clear - the US will not allow Ukraine to lose, the Ramstein coalition will not allow this, and the whole free world will not allow this.

The meeting in the Ramstein format is a series of diplomatic meetings of defense ministers of a dozen countries of the world. The purpose of the meetings is to synchronize and accelerate the provision of military aid to Ukraine against the backdrop of Russian aggression. In particular, the issue of supporting our country after the end of the war is raised.
The nineteenth meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format took place on February 19. This was the first meeting with the participation of the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.

According to Reuters, at the Ramstein meeting on March 19, Austin will try to convince European allies that the administration of President Joe Biden is still committed to supporting Ukraine.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...1b7a8d3d&ei=36

[Jimbuna]

Russia restricts Black Sea fleet maneuvers due to drone threat - UK Intelligence

The Russian military is looking for ways to keep the fleet in the Black Sea. Ship operations have been limited and drone defenses have been stepped up, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.

Ukraine's success in conducting an ongoing asymmetric naval strike campaign led to a visit by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) command post in Crimea on March 17, 2024.

Shoigu received an update on Ukrainian operations and discussed the effectiveness of the naval forces. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, he announced new measures for the BSF units to reduce the threat from unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned surface vehicles.

According to UK intelligence, special attention was paid to conducting daily drills to ensure readiness for drone warfare to enable ship crews to quickly repel attacks day and night. Shoigu also ordered that unidentified targets be equipped with additional large-caliber weapons to strengthen their defense.
"The Russian Navy has highly likely resorted to limiting its operations to the eastern Black Sea as its losses mount, and its threat perceptions increase. With Ukraine continuing to seek out opportunities to strike at distance, the Russian Ministry of Defence has been prompted to increase its efforts to preserve its fleet in the Black Sea," the UK Ministry of Defense says.

On the night of March 4-5, a special unit of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency Group 13 near the Kerch Strait attacked the Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergei Kotov. As a result of the attack by Magura V5 maritime drones, the ship was eliminated. This is the third Russian Black Sea Fleet vessel to sink in the last five weeks.

Following a series of significant losses of Russian ships in the Black Sea, on March 10, Russian Navy Chief Admiral Nikolai Evmenov was dismissed and replaced by Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Alexander Moiseev.

In February, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, was dismissed due to losses.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...1b7a8d3d&ei=56

[August]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

China threatens to boycott Ukraine peace talks without Russia

Non participant threatens to continue to not participate. How disconcerting.

[Skybird]

Putin will use the momentum after he won the farce and will push a spring offensive with utmost power and brutality ,last but not least towareds his own troops, Colonel Reisner assumes. The current ammo shortages on side of the Ukrainian defenders will make it difficult to fight it back, I assume.

https://www-n--tv-de.translate.goog/...en&_x_tr_hl=de


I think that the election procedure was a farce shall not be mistaken for that Putin does not have a strong backhold in public opinion. The vast majority of Russians is with him and for him. There will be neither a civil uprise nor an inner overturning of the regime.

[Dargo]

This why the focus of the Ukrainian production of FPV drones they are using 'flocks' of FPV drones led by 'queen' drone to attack Russian positions against armour, vehicles, as counter artillery, etc drones will not retake areas but are good for Ukraine defence. It has proved to have had a far greater significance on the battlefield than more expensive platforms, especially for the relatively cheap cost but also for their scalability.

[mapuc]

If Ukraine can withhold until the end of the year -24 the pendul may change in their favour.

Markus

[Dargo]

Originally Posted by mapuc

If Ukraine can withhold until the end of the year -24 the pendul may change in their favour.

Markus

Ukraine has several problems to late building defence lines, ammunition shortage and mobilisation all politics but can be solved. Remember with all his might Russia did not make any great breakthrough like Ukraine did in the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive, Ukraine retook over 500 settlements and 12,000 square kilometres of territory in the Kharkiv region. Russia now only toke some pockets with no military value and some kilometres hear and there.

[Skybird]

Ukraine must make its homework with raising new troops.


Every year it starts with a worse condition of its ecnomy, financial status energy grid, production, logistics grid.Currently I see Ukraine wearing down earlier than Russia wearing down its potential to escalate and ever bringing in new reserves.



I dont see Ukraine going into the offensive this year. And they said they wouldn't.



With the supplky situation beign a sit is I wonde rhow they dare to hope to prepare an offensive next year. With what...???

War is about numbers. The numbers look very bad.



Recent raids into Russian border territories were just PR stunts to mess wiht the Putin'ÄS farce in Russia and to distract from nt he loss of Avdijivka, they always do like this: they suffere a fallback, and imemdoately pull some miltiraukly irrelevant but healdine-making show-act to distract form their loss and to fade out the victor's triumph. The Russians try the same in retun, but with less effect. - Those freedom legion fighters that went at Belgogrod btw no doubt suffer punishing casualties. They get sacrificied, more or less. For PR.

[mapuc]

Now who's right !?

Seems like they are going to support Ukraine all the way or are they not.
(Someone mentioned that the West would sacrifice Ukraine)

I say there will be troops in Ukraine within the next couple of years. Not combat though.

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