Russia

[Whistler]

If you cant make the hitech stuff for your hitech weapons you need to buy them
So if there are sanctions resticting what can be bought makes it hard to produce these weapons at all

Iran is supplying heaps including drones, Turkey is friendly, who knows what is coming out of China? That is on top of a significant industrial capacity that Russia already has. Lots of indications that Russia is struggling in areas, but so far it has not deterred them one iota.

Let's hope that the longer the conflict lasts, the deeper the sanctions bite.

[Doodoo]

www.forbes.com › sites › amirhusainUkraine War Thrusts Iran And Turkey Into The Role Of Arms ...

Dec 20, 2022 · Meanwhile, Turkey continues to supply weapons to Ukraine while it has maintained a careful balance in its relations with Russia on other matters

[FrazeeDK]

and Turkey is soon to have elections which may give Erdogan the heav-ho and change any number of Trukey's positions internationally.

As for those Iranian drones, they're hardly "hi tech".. That Russia doesn't have the ability to churn out such drones as the Iranian Shahed says a lot..

[noosard]

Russia propagandists starting to prepare viewers for “Russian peace with honor”, that is, throw Donetsk and Luhansk under the bus and declare victory and leave Ukraine.

a person speaking on RF state television, in a state-controlled “talk show”, in which a man says the problem in the war is that the leadership of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions is absolutely corrupt, and Russia really made a mistake by supporting these fake states.

[FrazeeDK]

which is laughable considering Russia was the impetus behind those two "states" declaring their indepedence from Ukraine back in 2014.. But, I reckon in an authoriatarian state you can, as usual, change history to say what you desire...

[tamada]

Maps of Vladimir Putin’s secret underground lair leaked

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/ ... ir-leaked/

[tamada]

For those who like maps and speculation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 ... pe-russia/

[rick]

My bet is on an attack in Southern Kherson or on Donetsk. But yes, no miracles like last year.

[Rug muncher]

I think the Uk supplying depleted uranium weapons is going to be a real game changer in this war..
They are great for causing cancers and birth defects the same as when America used in Iraq who are still suffering from the effects of these weapons today.
Just Google depleted uranium Iraq to see the effects.
It amazes me how the hatred for Russia and putin gives the west the right to use such monstrous weapons.