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Posted by: matt_outandabout

I think he's on the side that makes most money.

Great column in the Sunday Times by Matthew Syed linking many of Trump's foreign policy decisions to his business interests in the countries affected, including those in Moscow.


 
Posted : 10/12/2025 12:00 pm
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Posted by: timba

Russian forces in that region alone are larger than the entire, full-time, UK Army, Royal Navy and RAF combined

And I suspect have been held at bay by a significantly smaller Ukrainian force?

 


 
Posted : 10/12/2025 2:31 pm
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Posted by: matt_outandabout

And I suspect have been held at bay by a significantly smaller Ukrainian force?

Almost certainly.  The rule of thumb for attacking prepared defensive positions is that you need a 3:1 ratio of attackers to defenders for any chance of success.  The Russian "meat assault" tactics seem to be a lot more profligate with manpower than that. Russia is paying a huge price for every inch of dirt they capture.


 
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Posted by: blokeuptheroad

Posted by: matt_outandabout

And I suspect have been held at bay by a significantly smaller Ukrainian force?

Almost certainly.  The rule of thumb for attacking prepared defensive positions is that you need a 3:1 ratio of attackers to defenders for any chance of success.  The Russian "meat assault" tactics seem to be a lot more profligate with manpower than that. Russia is paying a huge price for every inch of dirt they capture.

Stalin's thinking of "quantity has a quality all its own" is oft quoted, but there is another side that people fail to give equal or greater credence to: "quality has a quantity of its own".

 


 
Posted : 10/12/2025 5:21 pm
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Another Russian oil tanker attacked in the Black Sea 👍


 
Posted : 10/12/2025 5:46 pm
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MOD have released the details of the UK serviceman's death. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/fatalities/ministry-of-defence-confirms-the-death-of-lance-corporal-george-thomas-hooley

Rest in Power Reg. 


 
Posted : 10/12/2025 6:11 pm
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So wtf is a "free economic zone"?!? 


 
Posted : 11/12/2025 6:24 pm
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Posted by: gofasterstripes

So wtf is a "free economic zone"?!? 

A de-militarised zone (DMZ)

It's a US proposed compromise and only Ukraine will withdraw.

It's not clear who will govern it and and it's not what either side wants. 

The US doesn't understand that if you impose a deadline (Christmas) then you'll end up without the leverage to push a deal through 

 


 
Posted : 11/12/2025 8:07 pm
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Posted by: timba

only Ukraine will withdraw.

Not really "de-militarised" then, is it?

 


 
Posted : 11/12/2025 8:10 pm
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Back to the wtf, eh?


 
Posted : 11/12/2025 8:21 pm
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Posted by: doomanic

Posted by: timba

only Ukraine will withdraw.

Not really "de-militarised" then, is it?

No, but it's the shortest explanation.

The whole process is one-sided, needless to say discussions are ongoing 

 


 
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