10:33
Now one should probably go and hope that it is given quietly, which has been hoped for all spring and summer after the secret package.
Yes, there is great value in not revealing new material before it has hit a few battalions on site, but the Russians know most things immediately anyway and one can at least hint at heavy weapons. Should Kuleba have to stand and ask for Archer at a damn press conference…
No, so far it must be disappointment that Sweden does not want to end up on the right side of history when the chance of the century arises. The fact is that we have a self-image as defenders of the weak and when it really matters we almost just stand and watch as the Russians kick a downed Ukraine. Not quite but exaggerated for effect.
Hope I am proven wrong here, 200 CV90 and 12 Archer would have made a difference on the ground. Sure, it would have been cooler with Leo2 but we can’t spare those.
10:34
The Poles have gained better status in the EU after their support packages, same for all of Eastern Europe really, there is a huge PR gain to be made here. Then the whole beta testing of the platforms and thinning out even more of Russian offensive capability instead of building defenses against it.
10:38
Wait here, am I negative (positively-negative) completely unnecessarily because LW has made a fundamentally different interpretation and has qualified guessed on Archer 🙂
Maybe I should take back the above post that was written in the heat of the moment but I can’t.
11:01
I take back this post, it was a negative-negative post and there are certain guidelines from HR that I at most can stretch to negative-positive.
10:25
One suspected something when the four senior officers went out and demanded Archer and CV90 yesterday.
The timing if there had been a big package with hundreds of CV90 today would have been a bit bad and that rumor would probably have spread within those circles.