Russia sacks top naval commander| Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast

Day 744.
Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, react to the Pope's call for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, and talk about 20 Days in Mariupol's Oscar win.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
JoeBarnes(Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X
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[@pi5549]

So glad to hear Dom leading some of these podcasts. This is the kind of energy we need to be nourishing and radiating.

[@williamperry01]

IF I COULD AMPLIFY THIS SENTIMENT BY 100,000% I'D GLADLY SCREAM IT!!! SO SICK OF THE SQUEAKY, WHINY, AND POMPOUS VOICES ON THIS PROGRAMS HISTORY....IT'S PAST TIME FOR A CHANGE IN FRONTMEN....

[@anthonyhulse1248]

LOL the new RuZZ naval commander is a submariner. It couldn’t be more appropriate 😂😂😂

[@ronfischer191]

I understand the pope is supposed to be about peace but he should be calling for Russia to get out of Ukraine

[@nurabusnaq6367]

I read that the ‘pope’ was bought off by the kremlin. As well he’s good friends with Kiril, and I saw a picture of him hanging around with Gorka. They must have feelthy pictures of the ‘pope’.

[@dandun30]

There won't be a Ukraine soon

[@grisall]

This pope is strongly anti free market - not a friend of the west

[@riche4you1975]

​@@dandun30Shhhhh shill, put ur thumb back in and get back under the covers. Leave putin to us we are used to years of the red button threats.

[@riche4you1975]

​​@dandun30 Shhhhh, put ur thumb back in and get back under the covers. Leave putin to us we are used to years of the red button threats.

[@timdownunder99]

Very appropriate that the new Commander of the Black Sea fleet is a submariner. More and more of the fleet is now submerged so he can readily inspect it.😀 Slava Ukraini !💙💛

[@user-im3ln3lr1l]

The pope's comments are unhelpful. He should be denouncing Putin's cruel regime and telling him to withdraw his troops.

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

He's already done that though.

[@lesterquintrell4844]

He see's the reality of things.

[@kyber1fun164]

Contrary to Joe Barnes' claim at 31:48, Russia is not spending 30+% of its GDP on defence. It is projected to spend 7.1% of its GDP on defence in 2024, which is just under 30% of its state budget (figures according to SIPRI: "Spending under the budget chapter ‘national defence’ is expected to account for 29 per cent of total budget expenditure. This means that total military expenditure will increase to 7.1 per cent of GDP in 2024."). Also note that this 2024 spending is much higher than 2023, where it was 5.6% of GDP. It is extremely troubling when reporters appear unable to distinguish GDP from the state budget, and conflate 30% of the state budget with 30% of GDP. At least Dom was able to save him, but it's an incredibly embarrassing mistake.

[@DominicFlynn]

They're journalists. Give them some slack.

[@thedon1004]

@@DominicFlynn They are propagandists.

[@williammorris584]

I knew quite a few people who went to J school, and there’s a reason they weren’t STEM majors.

[@roninsingapore6287]

@@DominicFlynn this podcast is more opinion piece, it’s not going to age very well.

[@thedon1004]

@@roninsingapore6287 It's pure propaganda. Anyone actually informed is laughing at it now.

[@GooseSpringsteen]

What annoys me is the idea that growing the British Army must be done at the expense of the Navy. We need to have both if we are going to be taken seriously. It isn't beyond the ability of the UK to have an army of 100,000+ men and 300-500 tanks. We just need to pay for it.

[@Nembula]

Never allow doctrine to dictate your plan. Know yourself, know the enemy as well as possible and mind the terrain and the weather.

[@johnwest7993]

A submarine commander as the new commanding admiral of the Black Sea Fleet? Perfect!

[@RRRR0707]

Хорошая шутка

[@dannythomson5239]

@@RRRR0707 it shows how stupid the people who follow the telegraph are.

[@williammorris584]

Maybe a shift in operations since Ukraine has no ASW capability.

[@BABOOM69]

Lol

[@tims7250]

Coral reef creators 😂

[@anthonyh1067]

8,000 killed in the siege of Mariupol?? Far, far more than that. It could have been 10 times that number. :(

Another armchair strategist😂

[@anthonyh1067]

It was an AP investigation. Go research it. The AP stated 75,000 probably died in Mariupol, given the wide-scale devastation. Records in the morgues also stated this to be true.

[@amithabv1060]

The average age of Ukrainian armed forces is over 43 now, they cannot sustain this war

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

But won't negotiable?

[@ClubofInfo-Circulation]

yet Ukraine itself claims it only lost 31,000 men. Apparently they all hid behind these 80,000 civilians and behind pregnant women then?

[@nowthenzen]

"Don't dig in bc the men will become passive" is what Generals think who also wonder why all their soldiers are dead.

[@enriquemarcella3436]

The Pope needs to go back to sleep. Useless.

[@leenickshramko1100]

Worse than useless.

[@dimas3829]

cope harder, NAFO.

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

The dope is irrelevant. I mean pope😂

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

Someone needs to say it. So ... Useful.

[@Legionary2008]

On the subject of tanks. It seems the Ukrainians are reluctant to use tanks on open ground because of enemy drones and are using them in dug in positions as artillery.

[@stuartgraca]

From what I heard the missile on Odesa struck after Zelensky had left the city. It did not occur while he was making his visit or speech.

[@user-gk1cs3ik5s]

❤so what ?!!

[@stuartgraca]

@@user-gk1cs3ik5s it was at worst a reminder from Russia that they are following events without removing Zelensky or a fluke occurrence, rather than a badly aimed assassination attempt, as seemed to be first suggested.

[@stuartgraca]

I suspect Zelensky is far more at risk from partisan Russians living in Kiev.

[@sullivanworks9777]

🇺🇦 ‘Ukraine, the Latest’ is by far the most informed and intelligent discussion of the war in Ukraine anywhere.🇨🇦

[@JJ.-BB]

Pathetic

[@MrCherryJuice]

The idea of channeling the Russians into 'killing zones' is a notable point. Because just as the Russian defence line with dragons teeth and mines prevents the Ukrainians from advancing eastward, it prevents the Russians from moving westward, forcing them to take roads and other routes that can be easily targeted. But if the West is failing to deliver supplies or is constantly late in doing so, the Ukraine military cannot reliably commit to pursuing its own agenda and will continue to be forced back. Unfortunately, as we see with America and Germany, political dithering is not only prolonging the war, it increasingly pushes the effect of a regional conflict onto the global agenda. It is political and historical illiteracy that prompted American politicos to push Putin to the point where he had a pretext to take Crimea and then pursue of program of 'liberation' for the eastern provinces. Mind, the anti-Russia nationalists in those territories did much to fuel that fire, despite Zelinskyy's efforts to undo the harm done by his predecesor.

[@leenickshramko1100]

So sick of the false “ Putin was pushed” narrative. No one pushed Putin. He has schemed this for 20 years. His ability to convince dolts otherwise is testament to his KGB training. “Russia feels threatened- take all Ukraines defensive nukes and send them to Russia”. Still using that ruse, and successfully.

[@thomasbernecky2078]

The new Naval Base will need to be able to be flushed to get better than a 1 star rating.

[@chrisgreene2623]

How is the decayed and pathetic inept UK navy doing these days ? Subs that can't fire missiles, fires on useless air craft carrier and the washed up empire not able to intimidate the Houttis with its coalition of the concrete armada naval forces staying clear of Iran because they know the Iranians are capable of inflicting heavy damaged on UK/USA over rated naval abilities.

[@rubentayco1316]

Individual NATO members can send their troops to Ukraine, not as NATO but as countries. Russian troops are in Ukraine uninvited. There’s no reason why a French AAA battery can’t come in with invitation.

[@user-gk1cs3ik5s]

❤well said ! Fully agree

[@BiWesCrew]

no need to have one with barely a ship left to command over.

[@musicbygoldenj]

cost of living crisis that’s the #1 election issue across the West

[@DarkCriimes]

No it’s not.

[@dimas3829]

@@DarkCriimes yes, it is. The unelected politicians of the west with their warmongering and anti-humane sucking off the eco-terorrists' rhetoric kinda fogot that average person needs to be able to live without getting indebted by loan-sharks.

[@lesterquintrell4844]

@@DarkCriimes Yes it is.

[@bezdownunder5481]

If nato wasn't why did they offer it to georgia and ukraine but turn down Russia... I mean they are also facts... may be if nato had allowed Russia I then Russia would not have seen nato as a threat. I'm also sure that Russia has created new armies for Russia boarder with nato.

[@vbcountryboy]

Russia didn’t want to join nato. They played a bit to “observers” in exercises but it also assumed Putin giving up power to someone else, it wasn’t till 2006-8 that people understood he intended to become the TSAR

[@The_ZeroLine]

lol, “turned down Russia.” Just like we promised to never allow anyone Eastern states to join NATO.

[@dimas3829]

@@vbcountryboyit indeed didn't want to be threatened by such and Yugoslavia example has shown to the world how evil that offensive alliance can be to the chosen victim of their agression.

[@sebastianforbes1]

whenever I hear 'almost certainly', or 'soon', or 'could'... I hear 'BS' funny how, only now, they realise the purpose of defensive lines is to channel the enemy into kill zones - Spring Offensive bring back any memories ?

[@vbcountryboy]

The defenses are necessary to protect troops from all the air and arty threats, that simple. Also allow more troop rotation in theory.

[@thedon1004]

Like they have troops to rotate. The defences that were 10yrs in the making lasted about 12 days. Anything done now isn't worth while. Hence the pace of Ukrainian retreat

[@richardmarsden5610]

More than 30 NATO troops could have been annihilated as a result of the destruction of two Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in the Pokrovsk region of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), former American army officer Stanislav Krapivnik told MK. According to the military expert, it was probably US military personnel servicing the air defence systems, although military men from other alliance countries could also be there. "For example, the Germans use Patriot systems as well. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that the British were there too. A group of British military men was eliminated during the previous attack tapering the Patriot," Krapivnik said. It is usually 20-30 people that service one battery of two Patriot air defence missile launchers, the expert added. The Russian army destroyed two launchers of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system that were located less than 40 kilometres from the front line, at a distance of less than ten meters from each other. According to experts, it was the American air defense system that came under attack.

[@DarkCriimes]

Ok comrade.

[@burritosls]

so what?

[@Kath-nd6pj]

Is it true that our (U.K.) amo production was moved to Hungry years ago? So does that mean, with Orban mates with Trump, Carlson and Putin. (Has had meetingsvwith all three). That they are not fulfilling the deal?. At the same times as milking the EU for subsidies? Or have I got that wrong?

[@phillipseiver1163]

The new head of the Russian Navy was a submariner, how appropriate Slava, Ukraine, Laguna Hills, California, USA

[@clockwork-Chris]

Pleased to hear your praise for 'Twenty Days In Mariupol' - Not a single mention of the documentary category or the film on BBC News at Six or the BBC Sounds 35 minute Newscast Oscars Special programmes. Very poor, Ukraine needs all the exposure it can get.

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

Ukraine won't try to terrorize ethnic Russians again too quickly.

[@mike4480]

Thanks for the update and the people who helped put this Stream together…💙💛💙

[@joebott3728]

Pope needs to designate a "Pray Trump has a Major Stroke " day..

[@ericdane7769]

Pope Francis lives in Italy, so he should know better: one cannot negotiate with the mafia.

[@rusty9045]

It would be nice if the Pope would want to make a difference instead of hiding and pontificating in safety. Go to Ukraine and dare the ruzzians to stop their carnage! Make a difference!

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

The pope is useless, and irrelevant

[@nurabusnaq6367]

The Russians would kill him. Orthodox consider Catholics to be heretics.

[@ceetee9659]

If this war is lotr, Orban is Wormtongue

[@thedon1004]

News flash it's already lost.

[@ceetee9659]

@@thedon1004 Talking Lord of the Rings, not propoganda 🤦‍♂️

[@ceetee9659]

@@thedon1004 Bot alert

[@user-ck6bf3ke1w]

I don't know all the answers either, but if you'd ask me, Id's have to say Russia's a geopolitical, fascist, introverted societal & humanitarian disaster just waiting to happen. Is NATO encroaching on Russia's "historically territories', or is Russia simply unable to properly govern them anymore without having to resort to the use of force? Say Ukraine wins & joins NATO, emboldening 15 different others to all want to jump ship too, then what? We need to prepare for these type scenarios.

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

Your described Ukraine actually. Ukraine was finished in April 22.

[@jimsack1]

They will first talk about Oxfords on the ground.

[@michaelstartin405]

Will the Pope negotiate and wave the white flag with the devil if he's on a losing streak

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

The pope is irrelevant

[@christinemcclymont269]

How dare the Pope give advice to Ukraine? Must be going senile.

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

Why not?

[@javiermonforte8264]

Biden and the pope are both nutty

[@user-rn6il1ub1u]

Nice job.

[@DaniRaj666]

Defence is election issue in Finland all the time since the Russian invasion.

[@Centurion101B3C]

About tanks reliability and some such like tactical manoeuvering, in which I (as a former TC) have some experience, the enemy has a rather powerful vote in that too. As I was all too aware of in my poor old Centurion MK5/2 in the late 1970s where I trained to gain some measure of proficiency against possible opponents in that timeframe. It is all fine and dandy to be aware of where the 'Beast' may safely navigate, but once kenetic effect from the side of the esteemed opponent comes into play, the matter can rapidly become a bit more hairy and will limit the perspective along lines of actual possibilities and capabilities. Taking weather and terrain in Ukraine at current juncture in time and conditions that apply (as being vastly different compared to desert environment(s)) and having to deal with serious adverse attentions from the side of the opponent, I can imagine that some adjustments in vehicle configuration (engine!!!) and logistics would be in order to facilitate improved operation in the given conditions. If war is anything of a (grim) game, then it is one in which rapid adaptation of the holy trinity of tank configuration plays a vast and crucial role. Certainly in tank warfare.

[@paulshearer9140]

thanks

[@wesley135]

Slava ukraini

[@stanlippmann2129]

Victory is constipation

[@alanchristensen5735]

What are the lessons from history? Is this a moment in time similar to 1939? Who will play Neville Chamberlain, Trump?

[@dimas3829]

more like 1944. The only question is who would leech of Russian victory this time and it won't be USA like it did in ww1 or ww2.

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

That would need to be a European to play the Chamberlain role. Ukraine is not America's problem. We have done way to much, for a problem that's not even on our continent. Europe needs to take care of Europe.

[@javiermonforte8264]

​@KevinSmith-sc3p c the USA is the boss and always will be the boss of Europe, but dreaming cost nothing..

[@michaeloakes2167]

great word GUFF

[@actionflower6706]

It sounds reminiscent of some Soviet acronym…Smersh….Gum…Guff

[@artturretje423]

The catholic churc also helped tens of thousands of Gestapo, SS & Wehrmacht criminals escape after WW2... so don't bother abt the church

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

The pope is irrelevant. I care more, what the guy who cuts my grass thinks

[@enshongmiranda]

Ukraine's just building defensive works just now?

[@dimas3829]

more like pretending to build such... monetary aid and related budget won't steal itself, after all.

[@thedon1004]

They spent 10yrs building fortress Avdiivka with western help. It was the most fortified city in Ukraine. So either they can't build adequate defences or their opponent is simply orders of magnitude better.

[@yuglesstube]

61 billion will last five minutes.

[@SuperMagnum2011]

🇬🇧🇺🇦🤝

[@Biggerbadwolf]

Ukraine should negotiate with russia, to grant free passage to any russian to leave Ukraine and head back to russia! Total withdrawal and nothing less.

[@hizaleus]

If NATO were trying to expand, why would it take 2 years for Sweden to gain membership?

[@dimas3829]

because Turkey is friendly with Russia or more like the most toxic member of NATO.

[@roninsingapore6287]

Creating strategic ambiguity with a country having the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet sounds like a great idea.

[@CoffeeCup1346]

Well, honest and open dialogue with Putin hasn’t worked so far. We might as well defend ourselves.

[@oleksiifrolov4074]

8:55 Occupying!

[@damarisquarz6262]

Kraut Scholz suggesting potato troops on ground?? It a fact! 😂

[@CatherineMitchell-vw3ix]

Missed jo tonight

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

Europe needs to help Ukraine. This isn't big brother America's problem. We have our own border invasion to deal with.

[@yuglesstube]

Ukraine needs 7 billion dollars a month. That would fix Zimbabwe in two months.

[@matth7448]

war is expensive.. A European war will be much more expensive

[@yuglesstube]

@matth7448 What on earth is this rubbish about Russia advancing into Europe. Apart from Russia being very clear that this is not their plan, it would be a terrible idea for them to even try. They have public support on Ukraine, but there is no appetite among the Russian people for a wider war. It would be a disaster on every level for Putin.

[@AlexTrevelyan]

@@matth7448 Then perhaps don't drive NATO up to Russia's doorstep.

[@kaxin1367]

@@AlexTrevelyan And ruzzia should not invade Ukraine.

[@stanlippmann2129]

Wictory is constipation

[@grisall]

What percent of UK GDP is budgeted for defence?

[@braxxian]

Not enough. Like all of Europe. Haven’t they noticed the biggest war on the continent since World War 2 happening in Ukraine?. Seems not.

[@eddthirty4065]

2%

[@grisall]

@@eddthirty4065 Thanks.

[@BABOOM69]

Over 50 billion, not enough ofc

[@thedon1004]

It won't be much our economy is in the toilet. With zero chance of improvement. 😢 It would be better invested in hospitals schools and roads.

[@ireneperkins3404]

The west has forgotten about the power of 'Shhhh' . Loose lips ....

[@tims7250]

One might suggest due to this year's budget changes for some, this is to the De Ath much like when someone cannot admit they were wrong so instead foolishly decide ro double down 2yrs of hesitation hasnt created an advantage yet many still counting on it 😮 As people reminding others of our boundaries and barriers whenever necessary is part n parcel of life. This didnt happen and why in situation Most the time its obvious the last thing they want is for nato to join in, its been in almost every speech yet the west thinks by denying him that he cqnt win yet is actually playing into hia hands wuch as the advqnces which have been made. The 1st 10months didnt have many offensive wep would be an exqmple, played right into his doctrine. Year 2 is also playing out the same via hesitation

[@Paulus8765]

18:17 "... by giving Ukraine the best chance of seceding" should be "succeeding". Pronunciation matters.

[@jonathon5411]

' star turn on 45 pints '

[@jonathon5411]

Pump

[@jonathon5411]

Brutal

[@burimhyseni2667]

Many thanks to the Telegraph from Kosovo 🇽🇰. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!

[@AlexanderDunn-cj5me]

Wonderful reporting the Russian trolls must be apoplectic.

[@AlexanderDunn-cj5me]

Slava Ukraine

[@thedon1004]

​@@AlexanderDunn-cj5me Why because a few simpletons can access the internet to access this nonsense. But can't use the same tool to check the veracity of the disinformation presented? They are most likely in awe of your collective 'intellect' 😂

[@colinbeck1285]

Ukraine's "ship of the line" is a rubber raft. Vry primitive!

[@anthonyhulse1248]

At least it’s not an involuntary submarine

[@stream2watch]

What is the Russian Black Sea flagship currently? A sixties submarine? A Polish built landing ship? Serious question.

[@casperhfl]

🇩🇰🇺🇦💪

[@MrLandL0rD1]

I listen this podcast for the comedy😂😂..I swear

[@dessmith7658]

Free Assange now

[@16252]

interesting, thanks

[@redwithblackstripes]

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon is chatting absolute nonsense, platitudes after speculations this man is wasting eveyone's time is sounding off over his "personal beliefs" about some headline he read somewhere.Stick to tanks man.

[@user-ek8zn2yx2q]

1:31

[@fuzexi]

If I were Putin I would be wanting to lose the election, as this would give me a legitimate way out of this mess!

[@philipmain5701]

Putin cannot take this path - embezzlement, corruption, murders - he will die in office

[@frankshailes3205]

Lose to whom? A corpse?

[@burritosls]

@@chrisviking7807 and Ukraine is a fake state

[@dimas3829]

out of what? Inevitable victory in Ukraine?

[@aussietroll7873]

Historically, once a failed Russian leader is out of power... the usual way out is through a 4th storey window - or similar end-result...

[@JK-zw8ec]

The US spends 13% on defense. Of course, 25% (projected) is borrowed.

[@kyber1fun164]

13% of budget, maybe, but definitely not 13% of GDP.

[@thedon1004]

Looking at their debt to GDP ratio the US is bankrupt. It doesn't really matter what percentage they spend they will just print more. Unluckily for their 'allies' those rules are not applicable to them.

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

13% of gdp would be like $3.5T

[@JK-zw8ec]

@@EhEhEhEINSTEIN Not a % of GDP; the percent of the yearly budget. FY 2023 US federal budget was $6.1T, defense spending of $805B plus additional for ongoing wars such as Ukraine/mideast jihadi/Taiwan. The US spends over 3% of GDP on national and worldwide defense.

[@JK-zw8ec]

@@kyber1fun164 Correct. The US spends over 3% on national and worldwide defense during FY 2023.

[@lancechapman3070]

3x not 15x

[@user-cc9mp8vh3x]

Zelensky went to visit the Pope a year or so ago so he cant complain when the pope comments its going to be Easter soon so pope is probably hoping for a sieze fire

[@AlexTrevelyan]

I must seek out this entertainment every day. I wonder if Dom Nicholls will do a new series reassuring the world that the West will defend Taiwan to the last microchip.

[@jmcw9632]

I love Dom, ex mil journalists rarely use unnecessary fluffy words, trying to impress, just the intel hard and fast.

[@thedon1004]

​@@jmcw9632Intel 😂 Good one. 😂

[@joeschmoe21]

"to the last Microchip"... that is funny.

[@deslarcombe3448]

Always a fascinating listen. I’m listening from Los Alcazeres, Murcia.

[@goldenoriolesilverbirch8220]

We are better informed about the views of the Ukraine / Russian war from the populations of Europe & the US, than we are from the population of Ukraine. I'd like to know what the spectrum of opinion is in Ukraine, not just those determined to continue, whatever the cost until 'victory.' Only an election could give every Ukrainian a voice. ( Zelensky changes the law as it suits him, of course it's possible ).

[@fearandloathingmedia2051]

❤

[@user-yq8ng8qq2f]

is Trump a quisling !!!

[@AlexanderDunn-cj5me]

Superb as always , Makes me realise theres a market in Mercenaries not just for foot soldiers but 3 C staff as well.

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

Finally. Someone who makes sense 😊

[@todd1770]

Macron is talking big because he is hated in France 😅😅😅 he is such a coward.

[@The_ZeroLine]

His aid to Ukraine has been pathetic. Outspent by Estonian

[@todd1770]

@The_ZeroLine try to reply but utub deletes.

[@todd1770]

@The_ZeroLine rumble is looking good at the moment ..

[@adamstalilonis8787]

It's entirely possible that Joe Biden's open border policy could cost Ukraine dearly. I wish I didn't have to vote for Trump . . . But we have seen the terrible destructive results of the open border, and it has to stop. As a U.S. citizen, I have to put the safety of my family ahead of Ukraine.

[@nurabusnaq6367]

Quit making stupid excuses. Putin sends people to crash borders LOTS of places. Get rid of his evil influence instead of voting for someone who is no good.

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

Open southern border equals more votes for Biden, in states not requiring I'd to vote.

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

Finally. Someone that makes sense

[@dessmith7658]

This channel deserves five stars See what I did there

[@tomasescalante2987]

Out of a hundred...

[@ElectroCurmudgeon]

good useful important vital information. your work is very important to getting the word out. Bless Ukraine and Bless the AFU My heart is breaking for the peaceful people of Ukraine. May Ukraine have all defense systems to protect itself possible saint javelin #CrimeaIsUkraine saint Himars #WhatWeAreFightingfor

[@time1066subscibe]

What's the point of nato we don't need to raise defence

[@yuglesstube]

The official position of the UK is to have Ukraine negotiate. Look it up.

[@yuglesstube]

@@IainRose-cu5jn And Rishi. And Biden. Biden has probably forgotten.

[@ashkii508]

A small note as to the challengers gun, as far as im aware the challengers gun is less accurate than its contemporaries due to being rifled. Most modern rounds especially anti tank are fin stabilized and spinning a fin stabilized round causes it to tumble so great effort must be put into the design of the round to counteract the force of the rifling. That being said, i am not a tank commander nor an engineer. this info is mostly from what ive seen Nicholas Moran talk about for why countries went to smoothbore or rather why with the introduction of fins rifling went away.

[@bequemwaltz1990]

Silent, the Pope is a poet. 🇧🇷

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

The pope is irrelevant.

[@grisall]

So Russia uses 35% of its government spending for defence and the UK uses 5.9% (2021-22). That seems as meaningful as percent of GDP.

[@user-gg8np5eh3j]

S

[@DominicFlynn]

I'm sure the Pope's advice will prove to be wise. If Zelensky accepts reasonable terms now then the Ukraine will keep Kharkov.

[@KevinSmith-sc3pc]

The pope is irrelevant. I care more what the guy that cuts my grass thinks.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Why is ut always the victim that has to give up and "be the bigger person"? No pope, Ukraine should fight and we should support them

[@dimas3829]

calling evil fascistic KIev's regime a victim is quite a jump over your head. Tell that to people of Donbass.

[@stream2watch]

@@dimas3829 The people of Donbabwe are FSB agents, Russian fascists and biker gangs. Girkin told us all about it. Kyiv does not actually have a regime. Russia has.

[@andreaserafini1688]

The speechless of Pope... If tomorrow the actors of this war will decide to stop the conflict, someone has more territory on someone has less territory... Or not?

[@SirDigby3601]

Not as many russian trolls/bots/vatniks on here today. Did their pay cheques bounce? Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[@alex-E7WHU]

🇬🇧❤️🇷🇺👍 cheque went through perfectly. Of course once the dollar collapses and drags the pound down with it due to the rise of the BRICS group I will expect future payments in gold.

[@FuuzBeeen]

The "30% of which 6% is actually used..." part, it just reminds me of that funny quote of "60% of the time, it works every time" from the Anchorman film. russia using its so called funny mathmatics is kinda halfway reassuring as if they say 30%, it feels like they also know that it also isn't going to be a 30% and just gamble what number it'll end up actually being if the lob the money into the cage.

[@richardwilson57]

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Don coal why he talking?

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Sorry I meant Dom coal

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