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Karenka M's avatar

Just discovered your reporting for the first time and duly subscribed. Very informative. Can't wait for this war to be over. If it's bad for the rest of Europe, I can't imagine how the Ukrainians feel. The boys on the frontline must be exhausted. They need more help from Europe. I know we've stepped up a bit, but I'd like us to step up more.

As for the US, whatever is being said by the President, I still can't be sure if he's secretly undermining Ukraine and working with Russia. It's not nice being sceptical of your once close ally, wondering - is the current US administration scheming against you? But unfortunately that's the world we live in now. How sad that it's come to this.

Linda Weide's avatar

Thanks Martin. I have been wondering what is going on with weapons purchases from the US. Glad they are being circumvented for the most part. I am also glad not to hear Zelenskiy say that he can only do things if the US is involved. That involvement seems a poison pill, which may be more poison after all of the US military leaders meet with Russia loving Hegseth tomorrow. I read Project 2025, and there were plans to continually shift leaders to new locations. A horrid idea if one understands developing expertise, and socially-emotionally a bad idea too.

Alastair James's avatar

May I ask why these updates have stopped? I found them very insightful.

Franky Dyson's avatar

I really wonder— if you Americans know how pathetic you all look, to the outside world. You fight amongst yourselves.. Democrats V Republicans, black vs. white, religion against religion, actually you all fight over every single topic. From an outside perspective, you're like the bullies in the sand pit.. You think you should be number one, with every other country below you but never equal to you right? What're your saying?.. God bless America and no one else Right? You create the weapons, the war and interfere in every other country on the planet. “You're the eternal agitators”.. And not since Trump but since “ALWAYS”. It's clear anyway that no president is in charge. There is something much more sinister going on behind the scenes. All that money going to defence budgets and it should be providing every damn citizen— with Free healthcare, number one priority today.. Food in your stomach, number two.. No more of this bull shit, war mongering, money drainers. You want all your kids 18+ sent overseas to these wars? Dem or Rep— The only time your sons and daughters should be getting ready for war, is if you need to fight an invasion on your own soil.. And that could definitely happen 99% of the world's problems are caused by the American oligarchy/elite class. You all should be embarrassed to call yourself American, the world is really starting to hate you all. And for you Democrats.. the way you carry on like little children, sore little losers of the election.. And you guys fucking sucked— when you held all the seats and all the power.. Fucking disgusting all of you. 

Get it together or there will be suffering on this planet like never before and you will be to blame.. 

Fuck make America great again, how about make the world great again— 2000 years of peace, is what you all should be fighting for.. Abolish the insurance companies.. Stop letting corporations and billionaires run the show.. 

Stand up for yourself for fuck sake.

Much love to the peacekeepers..

From a New Zealand Grandmother

(with free healthcare and a 4% unemployment rate) You could have that too, if you work together.. Dumb ass’s.

Robot Bender's avatar

How sure are we that those engines were really found in a landfill? The fact that they're in decent shape seems fishy to me. 🤔

Martin Belderson's avatar

I'm just mirroring the report and have no additional knowledge. As I said, I'm not sure myself. It's possible that they were dumped only recently on a well-drained site. Or that only some spares parts were recoverable. Ukraine has built entire fighter-bombers from scratch in this manner. I'm sure others in Ukraine are asking the same question and we will get to hear more.