{"id":1463,"date":"2025-02-17T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/ukraine-daily-update-february-17-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:15:00","slug":"ukraine-daily-update-february-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/en\/ukraine-daily-update-february-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine daily update February 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Make sure to wear the newly acquired MES cap to show your support for Europe, wear it like a MES \u270a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the starting images, I&#8217;m trying to show the Ukrainians behind the news, the guy who, like you and me, suddenly finds himself in a trench somewhere in eastern Ukraine and has to sit there for two years, with the only way out being disability or death, and everything is random. If you stand in the way of this year&#8217;s biggest mech-fall, you do, and no preparations in the world are enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4e9c2833-ba03-402c-9af0-f579738b3b19_664x382.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4e9c2833-ba03-402c-9af0-f579738b3b19_664x382.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:443px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t stop praying for these warriors who still fighting for their Freedom \ud83d\ude4f<br><br>Warriors of The Light \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RN9JRMsHSD\">pic.twitter.com\/RN9JRMsHSD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UKRAINIAN SQUAD\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@ukrainiansquad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ukrainiansquad\/status\/1889371632336089244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First, one must post BREAKING NEWS, which was first presented in the world on Johan No.1 Bluesky yesterday after all the intel and established media, and a day after Erik14 \ud83d\ude2d \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine has opened up a new attack vector in Kursk 40km west of the famous &#8220;bulge&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expected since they started on February 6th with their offensive operations, and if you have read these posts, you know that additional attack vectors along the northern front were to be expected. If you read these posts carefully, you will never be caught off guard by anything, always one step ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e27dc2e-7bf5-42dc-b06b-93ebe1ded839_673x529.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e27dc2e-7bf5-42dc-b06b-93ebe1ded839_673x529.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:426px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have followed the posts, you also know that \u2013 Belarus, more attack vectors on the northern front, Dnepr, and openings on the fronts are in the cards \u2013 game on, Russian bastards \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udc4a\ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I will leave this topic with my very own take on Trump and the peace negotiations, which no one has seriously marketed yet \ud83d\ude00 \u2013 there is no double play with Xi and Putin, but Trump tried to go in &#8220;American&#8221; style, hard as a great businessman (which he feels he is born to be and has natural talents for) to get the best deal an American president has achieved since Washington, at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then on top of that, become a great peacemaker and get the US budget in order &#8211; a mix of Gandhi, Mandela, and Roosevelt type but better and more stylish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some things, he is not wrong at all \u2013 our politicians have not done excellently in many matters, and the tax collection is seen as party money in my opinion. There are reasons not to be completely satisfied as a citizen in Europe and the USA, as the voters showed in the USA and to some extent also show in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that is OUR domestic policy, and even though a lot of Social Democratic politicians were in the USA campaigning for Harris, and exactly EVERYONE has an opinion on Trump&#8217;s domestic policy, Trump and JD Vance should stay far away from European domestic politics &#8211; which they don&#8217;t do at all. And they will have to face the consequences, as they should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have watched all the meetings and there are several trade delegations, so this was EXTREMELY carefully prepared, and then Trump chooses to throw away the script and freewheel with Hegseth and Vance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has already bounced back like a deflating balloon with a loud smack on the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have already seen and heard quite a bit of backtracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7137c31-657f-4184-ba6a-965f89fdebea_659x676.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7137c31-657f-4184-ba6a-965f89fdebea_659x676.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:447px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump preceded his negotiating groups who stood like idiots when Zelensky refused to sign the commodity agreement, and the EU has come out ABSOLUTELY hard in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was absolutely not the purpose of Trump&#8217;s negotiation &#8211; he thought to bring home an extremely advantageous deal for the USA in Ukraine, achieve peace in Ukraine without lifting a finger, and that Europe would accept trade tariffs and higher costs after all the threats &#8211; and buy US weapons and oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But everyone except Trump seemed to understand that the commodity agreement was a trade-off for the Russians to be kicked out of eastern Ukraine feet first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what Trump has actually succeeded in is alienating the USA from Ukraine and Europe, but he has NOT really done any favors for Putin and Xi. What he is trying to do is give Putin a carrot so there will be a ceasefire and peace negotiations, so he can take all the credit for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what will be the result of this absolute mess?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One guess is that the EU will significantly increase support, stand united behind Ukraine, take their mineral deal, and ensure that Ukraine joins the EU \u2013 all bad for Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another is that the USA just became weaker on the world stage \u2013 not entirely bad considering how extremely poorly Biden behaved and, above all, it gives the EU a chance to increase influence again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nordic lion has already risen like a man in several tough statements. Our anxious neutrality and constant concessions to Russia are out with the bathwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what are we complaining about really?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We should thank the gods that Trump is like a worse elephant in a very fragile glass house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I have also seen is that Zelensky and UA immediately approached the EU \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-the deal with the minerals goes to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Zelensky is CLEAR about the consequences, the same as I posted in my entry the other day with a million Russians on the border to the Baltics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Zelensky has started taking the lead and wielding it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-The Nordics stand strong (Denmark, Sweden, the Baltic states, and Finland) \u2013 very strong, and the lion has risen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then Zelensky sent his own negotiating delegation to China \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0aa6636b-2492-4be9-8b18-4f0040f2a12b_668x670.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0aa6636b-2492-4be9-8b18-4f0040f2a12b_668x670.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:485px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think we can see this as a rather inexperienced attempt to play senior negotiator by Trump and JD Vance, and the predictable result was extremely embarrassing for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t surprise me if Trump changes course quite soon, actually, true to his habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this, I want to emphasize that I don&#8217;t think we have seen the last of Trump, I believe he has inadvertently managed to steer in the right direction even though he absolutely did not intend to, and that the EU has suddenly started sharpening their knives and glaring menacingly towards the Russian direction, which we have hardly seen before in three years except from Finland and Macron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now there will be a major meeting in the EU, king-Macron is calling everyone with the jungle drums, and the USA did not receive an invitation card. Wonder how the aftermath is going in the USA administration right now \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f77b042-ff04-4829-ac28-f8e7ecf0a6f2_672x782.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f77b042-ff04-4829-ac28-f8e7ecf0a6f2_672x782.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:516px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the rumor is that a HUGE aid package is in the works \u2013 RUMINT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f65f339-6887-4500-b142-169c0d42924c_680x756.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f65f339-6887-4500-b142-169c0d42924c_680x756.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:424px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, Trump et al. is only interesting regarding the UA war, and I see no value in US domestic politics other than that it may be an opportunity for the EU to grow stronger at the expense of the USA, which is good for us, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now, I don&#8217;t see much downside, but of course, we&#8217;ll see what happens this week. Since the experts in all camps read these posts and shape their policies according to them, it is likely that I am right, even Trump gets it in his earlybird, and that he secretly bought a MES cap according to a reliable source \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EU should focus on Ukraine, stop Russian subversive activities and sabotage, go as hard against Putin as against Trump, and then respond eye-for-an-eye to Trump&#8217;s whims. In the end, the State Department and the US business community will parade him through Washington covered in tar and feathers if he doesn&#8217;t change his ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As is well known, I sounded the gong on February 6th that Ukraine had started offensive operations, and eventually the world&#8217;s experts will catch on and understand that UA has switched to offense and RU is beginning to be forced into defense.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, we did not see that at all yesterday where RU wanted to appear strong even though they are weak and carried out violent mechanized attacks as we saw in MXT&#8217;s legendary post on johann1.se (which, by the way, is a world-leading website!) and through information on the battlefield established a casualty list. What few know is that he drives around in Ukraine with a flatbed scooter counting wrecks, the entire Extrude company is just a cover \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Velyka Novosilka, there should be a UA counterattack soon because things are going backwards there.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"width\":\"883px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feabc0bb2-b609-49ab-8997-26feeba7cb99_1089x908.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feabc0bb2-b609-49ab-8997-26feeba7cb99_1089x908.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:883px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But up in Northern Luhansk, RU has carried out a huge number of attacks and nothing is happening \u2013 it&#8217;s going poorly, plain and simple.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If this continues, I may need to revise my world-leading strategic analysis, but I&#8217;m pretty sure there&#8217;s a glitch in the curve. Putin wanted to send a signal to Ukraine in the only way he can \u2013 escalate the level of violence until it can&#8217;t go any further.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And when it can&#8217;t go any further, then it&#8217;s &#8220;Swan Lake&#8221; in black and white on TV according to a long fine tradition.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After this round of &#8220;peace talks,&#8221; I believe Ukraine will continue with its battle plan because the negotiations have yielded (so far!) nothing. There is absolutely ZERO value for Ukraine to stop fighting right now \u2013 only downside.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is very important to understand that Ukraine has been receiving supplies for a long time, and since late autumn, the trains have started rolling again.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And with the redeployment of personnel from the shaft to the tip, they are filling up the brigades.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And they still have the motivation \u2013 they, more than anyone, can see how the Russian bastards are starting to run out of gas and how easily their initial positioning\/reconnaissance offensives cut through the defense, battalion attacks against several RU brigades in defense on paper \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes, UA also conducts offensive operations in numerical inferiority unlike ALL units in the West claiming they are better, but this was something extra up in Kursk.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We were always supposed to attack with a 3:1 force advantage, and then we complain that Ukraine&#8217;s defense forces are weak, except for one person who claims it&#8217;s the world&#8217;s best infantry \u2013 you know who.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The weather is good \u2013 a few degrees below zero so they can drive over marshes and small streams that RU hasn&#8217;t mined, but not too cold.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But it&#8217;s too cold for RU, who are forced into temporary positions without heat \u2013 because heat means FPV drones&#8230;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It&#8217;s an EXCELLENT time for UA to go on the offensive, so we will see more.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So far, we have seen reconnaissance battles and &#8220;positioning battles&#8221; for further offensives or securing dominant terrain.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There has been activity on the northern front, eastern front, and even the southern front.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The only place that has been quiet is near the Dnieper.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Russia&#8217;s low point is now, they have (temporarily) run out of gas as we mentioned in previous posts if you look at the decreasing losses.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"width\":\"412px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0385c493-3d22-4a74-b9fd-97428ba0a16a_673x467.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0385c493-3d22-4a74-b9fd-97428ba0a16a_673x467.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:412px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are also rumors of many prisoners of war, apparently they have misplaced the link&#8230;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And at Pokrovsk, the situation is even a bit worrying for RU.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"width\":\"413px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f72525-523e-4066-836e-1a3e47ffcf3b_670x794.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f72525-523e-4066-836e-1a3e47ffcf3b_670x794.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:413px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A lot of UA aircraft has arrived, they have received LV and plenty of 155mm shells now \u2013 newly manufactured.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"width\":\"394px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45686990-47a0-4854-896a-cdf7978ffa02_678x564.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45686990-47a0-4854-896a-cdf7978ffa02_678x564.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:394px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now that no one believes in this, we are hammering home the message \u2013 Ukraine has offensive capability, and there is more to come.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am making my point again now with the support of Zelensky, who probably read johanno1.se before speaking, who knows &#8211; that IF there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, you will see NK and now Chinese (peacekeeping troops&#8230;) units along the entire UA border, and then a million Russian soldiers will be stationed in Belarus, the Baltics, and towards Finland \u2013 but the focus will be on the Baltics with the other units to tie up troops.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I expected this already last autumn but I guess Kursk threw a wrench in the works, but it is definitely underway.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>NATO and the EU will be tested, and our willingness to RECLAIM a few hundred hectares of farmland in eastern Estonia when Putin&#8217;s influence operation about ETERNAL PEACE reverberates throughout Europe and the far left, far right, and Islamists become the biggest advocates for peace along with some familiar figures we all know + peace movements and environmental movements.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I don&#8217;t think we are ready for this yet, so the easiest thing to do is to give Ukraine what they need to defeat Russia, take Belarus, and demilitarize Kaliningrad.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, when internal struggles to become clan leader in Russia spread, calm will settle in Europe, and we will have the eternal peace that Putin&#8217;s influence operation promised us.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I intend to return with UA losses and the support they have received in a post, but no one is really interested anymore \u2013 it used to be front-page news all the time. I saw that a bunch of Patria vehicles are coming, a tank from the UK, and more YPRs from the Dutch.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have also noted that BMP-1 and BTR-60, as well as the French Renault cars, have all had the latest turret\/weapon station from Ukraine&#8217;s excellent arms industry welded on.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remo is running at full speed, that&#8217;s my guess.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It&#8217;s hard not to be -positive \u2013 positive indeed \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure to wear the newly acquired MES cap to show your support for Europe, wear it like a MES 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