Ulara@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzУкраїнська · 1 year agoRussian general admits Ukraine just a "stepping stone" to invade Europewww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down13
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkRussian general admits Ukraine just a "stepping stone" to invade Europewww.newsweek.comUlara@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzУкраїнська · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareelouboub@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoHave the baltics started hoarding arms in preparation for a possible invasion?
minus-squareUlara@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkУкраїнськаarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThey have increased arms spending several times, as soon as they understood what the 2014 annexation of Crimea portends to them: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-19/baltics-states-have-doubled-arms-spending-since-putin-s-advance Now they prudently give a lot of arms to Ukraine, to prevent any possibility of Ruscist success.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNot one of the Baltic nations, but Poland has placed orders for enough modern tanks to build the biggest tank fleet in Europe outside of Russia. That’s only the brand new orders too, before even looking at the current inventory
minus-squareThorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoFinland has been doing that since WW2 pretty much.
Have the baltics started hoarding arms in preparation for a possible invasion?
They have increased arms spending several times, as soon as they understood what the 2014 annexation of Crimea portends to them: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-19/baltics-states-have-doubled-arms-spending-since-putin-s-advance Now they prudently give a lot of arms to Ukraine, to prevent any possibility of Ruscist success.
Not one of the Baltic nations, but Poland has placed orders for enough modern tanks to build the biggest tank fleet in Europe outside of Russia. That’s only the brand new orders too, before even looking at the current inventory
Finland has been doing that since WW2 pretty much.