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Also buying ammunition from Iran in large quantities. No surprise Ukrainian and Russian stocks running low as few thought a modern conflict would be fought or last this long. Western stocks are struggling to be replenished. Surprise after a year is how Russian industry is unable to supply its...

Caveat is US admits it would take 16 months to train them and the logistical support (maintenance etc) would still be a nightmare.

Narrative has been consistent with any aggressive invader - find any justification and play it up. They continue to hold this line because they've ended up in a protracted conflict that they were not expecting. Took Crimea with little serious international grief. Been fighting in Donbas &...

Saints just need to tear it down - should have a couple of seasons back. Completely unbalanced roster.Be amazed if Carr is the answer- doubt he'll get into year 3 of that contract.

Jets have a strong roster but probably 50/50 whether he just retires

Real concern with China is that it is now (like Russia) a "dictatorial" state. Xi has removed all opposition and competition from within the leadership ranks. Govt continues to bring everything back under its control Inc industry and finance. Like Putin in Russia if there are no dissenting...

Looking for whatever support it can get. Look at the last UN vote on the calibre of country that supported Russia - literally all the misfits.

literally. Their sole aim is to stay alive for the 6 months that then commutes their sentences. Not interested in going forwards, backwards, winning or losing - if they don't have to fire a round for 6 months it's a huge win.

says this every month. Likelihood is that their conscripts are wasting a lot due to lack of training.

Sadly these are probably just conscripts sent to the front literally as "cannon fodder". We've also seen videos here of interviews with families from the poorer regions who are "sending" their men as the death and disability bonuses are comparatively so large in relation to to their normal incomes.

This is where the "budget limits competition" argument falls down a bit. Aston Martin take a Mercedes engine and complete rear end Inc gearbox and suspension. They give them to a Newey protege and he uses them better than Mercedes does - a cocktail of red bull theory,/design and Mercedes...

Goes back to my original point is there really a dearth of engineering/ design talent to compete? Mercedes had a prolonged spell "beating" Newey but the exodus of staff 2021/2022 to Red Bull also damaged Mercedes. Aston Martin obviously found someone seeing as the "Mercedes b car" outperformed...

In season sure. But season to season ( with a ltd number of engine suppliers) the gap should be closing with a budget cap. There's (seemingly) no one special expensive item the RB has that other teams don't. It's how they put things together. Mercedes had the edge for so long then badly went...

Alonso a nice story but that's ominous for the season. Best car wins by basically a lap and that's with engine settings turned down for large chunk of the race etc. Is there such a dearth of engineers / designers that the other 9 teams just can't find the talent to compete with the top team -...

First race of the season halfway point max is a second a lap better than 3rd place and 2 + seconds a lap better than 9th and below. Yet again Sky having to hype up battle for 5/6/7/8th at the end of the race. Don't see myself lasting a season of this. Mid table scraps aren't enough to keep it...

Any sort of competitive championship welcome/needed. Even a few more competitive races would be nice - even some of the supposed closer ones last few seasons have been down to safety cars etc rather than actual racing. In this cap era it remains slightly odd gaps haven't closed much.

The swing from Mercedes to Red Bull coincides with so many engineering etc staff moving from Merc to Red Bull. But to go into a new season with a design that nobody else considered just seems desperate. To correct that mistake will take half a season according to Mercedes - that does seem a...

Apparently Russians who are opposed to Putin and had been fighting in Ukraine.

For these Russian rapists, murderers, paedophiles etc Ukraine is sadly a busman's holiday.

He should be made to rent out the 30 empty bedrooms to asylum seekers (those over 18!!!). That'll make him more than his freebie (seeing as he does no work these days) handout.