Russia's military budget in 2019 was $65 billion. It's a waste of money that's only practical because the US is literally swimming in taxpayer money (mostly because the US doesn't invest in itself, but that's another issue).
zephyreks
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Macron was right, but being right is extremely expensive. Meanwhile, the EU's dependence on F-35s for defence isn't too great given the well-known issues with F-35 maintenance and the need for US private contractors in the maintenance loop.
That's literally the role of the government, though.
US politics is basically neither side compromising on the basis of ideology and saying it's the other side's fault.
That's a far more condemnable position when you're the actual government than when you're the opposition.
Fuck off. Your inconvenience is not worth more than their livelihoods.
Counterexample: police unions
Think of all the profits you're delivering to shareholders!
People have been far more concerned about the efficacy of the ALPS system at extracting other contaminants than they are about tritium contamination. The ALPS system is unproven and the wastewater they're releasing would be pretty toxic as far as other radioactive isotopes is concerned if the ALPS system isn't doing it's job perfectly.
All Ukraine said is that Russia deployed 15000 men to Bakhmut and that Ukraine fighting in Bakhmut keeps them from being redeployed to the Zaporizhzhia front... Sensationalist titles, much?
Winter tires, then a winter driving course, then AWD. In that order.
Right...
So supporters of the US must be tankies too, right? Or is it the "authoritarian" part you're angry about and not the "imperialist wankers who think using force against the people is the solution" part?
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Wasn't Russia expecting Ukraine to capitulate (basically, like what Armenia did against Azerbaijan)?
They only sent, what, 80000 troops on the initial drive to Kyiv?