US long range ATACMS missiles would let Ukraine strike Crimea and Russia | Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan

Long Range ATACMS missiles could be sent to Ukraine by the US allowing Ukraine to hit more targets in Crimea, Major General Mick Ryan tells Frontline on #timesradio
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[@Mr.Monta77]

Send the bloody things. Now!!!

[@bb5979]

Dont send them. You want this war to escalate and for more people to die. You sick fk

[@westbeach8097]

Yes

[@nfoleg]

ATACMS, GLSDB, TAURUS, F16,JDAM they all have one thing in common: they will always be delivered in the future.

[@guydreamr]

GLSDB weapons are already being used by Ukraine. See: The New Voice of Ukraine, "Ukraine reportedly uses GLSDB munitions for the first time."

[@davidelliott5843]

GLSDB has arrived. We do not know the operational numbers.

[@LutherBlissett100]

Don’t forget SCALP and F16 dropped missiles extensions of range.

[@TheHighlanderprime]

Every time I think about Putin invading Crimea, I get upset at Obama for doing absolutely nothing to stop him. That was his biggest blunder during his 2nd term. And I voted for him twice.

[@PharaohShishak70]

And what was Obama supposed to do, fight Russia, send weapons to Ukraine at that time? Ukraine unfortunately had a President who was scared of Putin at that time, so Obama wouldn't have been able to send any weapons of any kind. you people are always talking tough, you cannot initiate a war against someone who has nukes and are your equal, definitely not for a country were not even allied with. Wake up!

[@peterfireflylund]

Perhaps skin colour wasn’t so important after all.

[@clintbird1294]

It wasn't just Obama, Angela Merkel & Macron were also instrumental in soft balling Russia at the time, Germany didn't want to upset their gas supply from Russia.

[@lyonellaverde3135]

Same here. He turned out to be out of his depth when it came to this.

[@davidelliott5843]

Obama was always out of his depth but narcissists never admit such a thing. His decisions were always fudged by committee and incredibly slow. If he wanted to be bothered, he could get materiel to Ukraine right now. The US Presidency is not really held back by political games in Congress.

[@user-mn8re8jp7v]

If Ukraine had promised weapons they would have never retreat!…❤️💙💛🇺🇦

[@hamish1309]

They were loosing when they had everything they asked for, hundreds of billions. Most of their men are dead.

[@keith8609]

​@@hamish1309Not true

[@hamish1309]

@@keith8609 very true, so true that my comment seems to have been deleted.

[@adityapuar3848]

Balderdash. We have seen waves of so called wonder weapons come and go without making much of a fundamental difference to the reality of the Russian presence in Ukraine. St Javelin, HIMARS, M777, Leopards, Challengers, Abrahams, Spike, ATACMS, Storm Shadow etc etc etc have come, and the Russkies are still slowly rumbling westward. I don’t see what difference any “promised weapon” will make.

[@davidelliott5843]

If Ukraine had the promised weapons, Russia would be doing the retreats.

[@stevedixon8567]

they should have had these 2 years ago

[@kandongeiro]

Also TAURUS could be fine !!

[@13thmistral]

As long we still have that sock puppet called Olaf Scholz in charge in Germany, don't count on anything happening there.

[@kstaxman2]

Great information about the war and how the west is failing to respond with the necessary force

[@derekbaker3279]

A very good discussion. Thank you! Here are some opinions & additional info.🤔 1. A 'crisis' in Ukraine's military leadership? History shows that, during protracted military conflict, ti is VERY common for upper-level military leaders to be changed. And it is not always an issue of poor communication/cooperation between military & political leaders, or a question of competence. In some cases, it is a matter of the nature of the war having shifted, making one military leader's expertise being more relevant than another's. 2. Russia's occupation of Avdiivka is certainly a tactical success, but is it a strategic success? IMHO, not really any significant one. 3. True, there is no 'wonder weapon', but long-range ATACMS in sufficient numbers would provide a key capability that will seriously impact the Russians on a strategic level. 4. Furthermore, Ukraine receiving long-range, unitary-warhead ATACMS could finally persuade Olaf Scholz to provided the even longer-range, more destructive Taurus cruise missiles. 5. BTW, a recent poll in the U.S.A. showed that 73% of U.S. citizens fully support the U.S. providing military aid to Ukraine. The only 'isolationist' aspect to the U.S.A. are the MAGA-cult/Trump's sheep in Congress, the Senate & the state legislatures. (*) 6. If the U.S.A. withdrawals from NATO, one of the largest challenges for Europeans & Canadians is breaking its dependency on the massive U.S. weapons development & manufacturing sector. One of the reasons for this is that, since WWII, the U.S. military-industrial complex has had the advantage of the economy of scale (the U.S. is a huge empire which must equip its 200+ military bases around the world, etc.), and, as such, usually out-bid/strong-armed European defence industries & basically choked-off any competition. This has left Europe, Canada, Australia & many other 'western' allies of the U.S.A. highly depended on the U.S.A. for up-to-date military equipment, weaponry & munitions. (*) Their motivation is, just like Putin's inner circle, complete unquestioning obedience to Trump. (and Trump is totally motivated by the allure of absolute power, extreme wealth & inflation of the ego...plus, now,...his desperate need to become POTUS so he can escape the financial & legal consequences of the 91 serioous criminal charges which are supported by abundant evidence & damning witnesses!

[@Lucas5632-]

Great points. 👍

[@albertngene7402]

Canada wouldn't be in an Americanless-NATO

[@buddyrojek9417]

Zakuzhniy failed. He waited too long to punch through in one direction with the USA equipment. He didn’t listen to USA advice. Zelenskyy was right to change him

[@davidelliott5843]

I agree with everything Derek says except for the “Lawfare” being used against Trump. The cases against him are clearly political and create an extremely dangerous precedent for the future. None of them are squeaky clean on both sides.

[@johnreid6067]

WOW ! SUPERB INSIGHT ...

[@underdebus618]

why do you never mention the EU failure to provide the promised million rounds of ammunition

[@JoshuaOakley]

IT'S MENTIONED QUITE FREQUENTLY ON THIS PROGRAM.

[@buddyrojek9417]

And Australia’s abysmal response . We make 155mm shells. He’s a boot licker

[@TrevorSachko]

Oh ffs....

[@davidelliott5843]

EU has always been slow. Nobody believes they should ever have control of military decisions. Individual countries especially Germany have a lot to answer for. They have given equipment but it’s all BS without ammunition.

[@user-qg6dz1wq2p]

What about doing something to stop or significantly reduce the sanction-busting transport of oil from Russia?

[@erichimes3062]

Phok Pootin Slava Ukraini

[@MrKbtor2]

Heroyam Slava!

[@erichimes3062]

@@MrKbtor2 ❤️ 🇺🇦

[@DanLorge-gi6lv]

Our track record of abandoning our Allies is excellent

[@boink800]

That's the case of Russia. Yes.

[@spencerme3486]

Examples?

[@waynemoore8686]

Good show you nead him on every week

[@guydreamr]

An excellent interview with penetrating questions from James Hanson and candid, wide-ranging answers from the experienced Australian Major General.

[@ImaginationUser]

Polls show about 80% support for helping Ukraine, in the American Society, so it doesn't really seem, as if the part of the Republicans that is trying to stop the help package, was driven by some response to a popular sentiment. It goes right against it, actually.

[@TS-bj8my]

FOX Fiction, chough I mean news is actively pushing for Russia.

[@tedbaxter5234]

Does Times Radio have a Sound Engineer? Just Curious.

[@markedwards4879]

A great interview. Thankyou

[@mikeroo8736]

Maj. Gen. Ryan's summary is completely correct except that the assassination of Russians are against those who are not loyal to Putin the dictator but are being loyal to Russia as all of these dissidents are shining a spot light on Putrid's corrupt regime and he doesn't like it one bit - all of them are extremely courageous, brave people

[@seanhiggins2740]

At the same time, we can take some solace and feel confident that the Western governments are honest.

[@guydreamr]

To be fair, the Major General was careful to specify that it was Putin's view about the dissidents that is at play. The West, of course, including General Ryan himself, sees the matter quite differently.

[@KevinSmith-wr1sy]

Brilliant and informative interview.

[@ziggytree1]

About time.

[@Kevin-to8lm]

Thats means everybody must get ready!

[@kevingreen9275]

Where are the fighter planes what is the hold up ??

[@captainhadd0ck]

Putler is like those boring Ruzzian poker players you find online - they go all-in every hand and might get a score in the short-term but long-term they get schooled.

[@mustardegg2]

Ha I have found those russian players are very aggressive. A lot less of them around these days… less Ukrainians playing as well

[@Asperide-or5qs]

This is the first time in history that one man has managed to stand alone against NATO and win the battle. It's a crushing defeat for the West. The world has definitely changed 😊

[@boink800]

@@Asperide-or5qsWhat's with the botski hate towards NATO? Does NATO stop Russian Imperialism? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@I_Art_Laughing]

You're describing U.S. foreign policy for the last 150 years.

[@I_Art_Laughing]

​@boink800 have you been boosted to day Mr. NPC?

[@michaelmullins3396]

Ryan is the Lynsey Graham of the southern hemisphere.

[@mickser101]

So he's a demented, war mongering, psychopath who still in the closet

[@Bar-Hillel]

I love how respectful James Hanson is with his guests. I hate the presumptuous use of first names so many indulge in. Not standing up to the likes of Putin and Xi at the first is from the same play book as not disciplining children; they just learn there are no consequences and so do it again.

[@martinbreznicky5871]

Game changer !

[@simondalzell5635]

Frustrating hearing the 'No silver Bullet' mentality. It seems to take focus off the urgency for the likes of long range Missiles like ATACMS. They are important in themselves, lets not underestimate this. Obviously it's one part of the arsenal, but Vital.

[@David-xy2ly]

Russia has to be shown NATO strength and how far we are willing to go, so far he knows the unwillingness to go any further than short range weapons. He will just continue to push forward. So let’s go all in with troops long range weapons. He goes nukes so do we with both destroying each other. He will back down before that. Unless this is what people who run the world want is what we got. Conspiracy theories are normally true

[@seanhiggins2740]

At the beginning of the war, there was an FSB leak that mentioned that if NATO enters Ukraine, Russian forces will fall back to secure positions and deploy tactical nukes to create a radioactive no-man's land or border. However, you are right. If NATO doesn't send troops and long-range weapons into Ukraine, Ukraine will lose.

[@thebirdlady4304]

Our current NATO exercises are doing just that. Showing our readiness and abilities

[@seanhiggins2740]

I believe you just described NATO as a paper tiger.@@thebirdlady4304

[@seanhiggins2740]

Mere NATO exercises send the message to Putin that NATO is a paper tiger.@@thebirdlady4304

[@HandsomeCat-we2dq]

You are being emotional and your argument is not rational.

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

Russias population is collapsing. Losing the few young men they have left is definitely going to hurt them over the next few years.

[@boink800]

Those 60-year old men will get sent in, fighting next to those prisoners.

[@graemepeters5717]

The average age of the mobilised troops was 35!@@boink800

[@jodu626]

@@boink800and the million educated men who have left the country.

[@0trov_]

Not really, Russian demographic bounced back significantly since 90s, and currently they have waaaaaaaaaaaay better demographic picture than whole Europe combined for example. We Europeans are disapearing unfortunatelly and our goverments are replacing us with near east ilegal immigrants...

[@boink800]

@@0trov_ How's that ruble doing, botski? Over 100 to the US now? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@user-cz1nm2zf3h]

Give them the ability to defend themselves

[@frankdegroot3732]

Wow, an expert who does not know that quantities matter With a million artillery shells, two hundred tanks, five more Patriot systems, a hundred western fighter jets, big big difference

[@faithfulhistory]

I thought this was Ben Hodges at first!

[@stanleytolle416]

The one way to insure escalation is to under respond. Piddling supplies of weapons only encourages the other side to step up one more level. An overwhelming response will stop a aggression. Like if thousands of tanks, artillery, ATACMS, hundreds of rocket launchers, F-16s were sent immediately would this war still be going? I think not..

[@jpedrocp]

Great interview, thank you. But how is it that North Korea and Iran supplying Russia with missiles to ILLEGALLY ATTACK CIVILIAN targets in Ukraine - a third party they are not at war with - is NOT an escalation, but NATO supplying missiles to Ukraine to LEGALLY DEFEND itself by hitting MILITARY targets in Russia IS an escalation? Are NATO's redlines for Ukraine really telling the world that effective deterrence must rely on nukes and unhinged dictators? That brutality still topples international law and the right to self-defence, because the most powerful and wealthiest military alliance in the world - NATO - is scared of bullies with fewer resources, power and budget than them?

[@vasik9719]

Quite remarkable detailed analysis! Good job!

[@philupson4561]

Supplies for Ukraine from the US are being stocked in Poland until congressional authorization is obtained-it will be fast

[@Josh-ew1le]

Source?

[@rogermorris8737]

I jolly well hope so! I pray that Republicans extract a digit [maybe refer to them as Duplicitous Useful Idiot Party (DUIP)]

[@TheHighlanderprime]

@@Josh-ew1le If that’s true, it probably wouldn’t be advertised.

[@MrKbtor2]

Hope that's the case.

[@Josh-ew1le]

@@TheHighlanderprime That's my point.

[@vandango1968]

Seemed like he's way too optimistic about Trump coming to some sort of sense at some point. I do not believe that.

[@therealsocialscience2748]

Putin has revealed how weak Russia is

[@Memovox]

In Avdiivka..???

[@boink800]

@@Memovox50,000

[@Memovox]

@@boink800 Yes, soon Ukraine will have lost more troops than the UK/US lost during WWII.

[@boink800]

@@MemovoxAvdiivka was once a thriving city of 35,000 people ... now it's only dust.

[@DavidSmith-yi8ou]

@@MemovoxRussia already well post that figure.

[@ravingnutter1698]

I thought a ATACM was used last week.

[@icu17siberia]

March 24th.....more than one

[@presidentofukraina]

Crimea bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down 🤫

[@themanwiththegoldengun1998]

And nothing has been said about the other 2 pilots he cross the boarder with, what happened to them?

[@user-cz1nm2zf3h]

This country, these people are standing up, and they want to be counted.

[@allenmitchell09]

There ain’t no Avdivka.

[@themcgeachys]

Times radio ask the guests the same questions

[@tikalguatemala784]

Russia is not going to lose Sevastopol and neither will the war. The problem is that NATO does not care about the consequences of the use of these missiles nor how many poor Ukrainians will die after each attack. The arms sales business justifies everything and is more important since it generates work and great profits.

[@spaz_matic]

Rural Midwest American here. Not all of us are ignorant to the implications of Russian aggression. Your address to our collective delusions is very much necessary, however.

[@waheex]

start 0:55

[@user-cz1nm2zf3h]

Let's believe an ATCMS doesn't get Putin, but the guy sitting next to him

[@pburgvenom]

Puck footin

[@originaljerkhandmadeoildru5425]

WAR IS SO DUMB

[@midwesttraveler2485]

You probably think unicorns are real, right?

[@user-tq9vk4vt5p]

Especially for those who started the war or socalled spezial operation. The z have they bought from the Naz....i......s just a reminder from the WW2!

[@boink800]

400,000

[@SuperRede4u]

The sky is blue! Just thought I'd add another dumb comment 😮

[@paulyoung4422]

So how do you solve a Putin.

[@spencerme3486]

I’m far from a trump supporter, but why is it America’s responsibility to spend so much in blood and treasure to defend those who won’t pay to defend themselves?

[@scottkrater2131]

Why was it the rest of NATO's responsibility to comply with the US request to activate their article 5 obligations? They weren't attacked on 9/11.

[@ann3856]

They must not take more land! Ukranian soldiers must be in a safe place.

[@K1lostream]

Interesting bit of journalism Times Radio could maybe affect is treatment of smaller channels by things like Patreon, etc. I follow a smaller channel (Artur Rehi, an Estonian) who has been penalised for describing Russians in Ukraine as ‘occupiers’ (hate speech, allegedly, due to complaints from Russian bot farms) - does Times Radio channel get similarly penalised? I ask because I have heard the phrase ‘Russian occupied Ukraine’ in this very video, so I wonder if the penalties are being applied equitably?

[@tonybaker55]

Is it going to be be Europe v Russia and USA v China?

[@franzehnert392]

❤❤❤ Ukraine won't like what comes by return mail ❤❤❤

[@user-ym3oh9tm9k]

Russia will go crying to the UNSC about it.

[@bobmills2049]

Won't change a thing other than escalation

[@tonybaker55]

Of course there are large stockpiles in a lot of European countries where the US has bases, so it can be released and backfilled very quickly (one hopes). The US is doing what they did in 1939-1941, before they helped out in Europe. We were all hoping for a peaceful Europe and thus our spend on the military was smaller, than in the 70s/80s.

[@drreaganeliedithphd6526]

Changes en personnel pendant guerre est normale

[@michaelmullins3396]

How has Putin revealed how weak Russia is ??

[@boink800]

400,000

[@user-wm4hu6dy6k]

16000. KIA. In Avdiivks only. Officially recognized figure by one of the Russian milblogers. He was fighting there.

[@attilamarics3374]

@@user-wm4hu6dy6k That milblogger, literally quoted the Ukrainian made up numbers. Thats circular reasoning. You want to prove the Ukrainian claims by Ukrainian claims.

[@boink800]

@@user-wm4hu6dy6kWe know that any information from Russia is super reliable. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@gerryhouska2859]

Kyiv in three days?

[@ImmaTwoPops]

No way we should be giving Ukraine that type of weapon !

[@Brasi4522]

😂😂

[@davidelliott5843]

During WW2 Churchill replaced Aukinlech in North Africa with Montgomery. The latter pushed Rommel back largely because Auk had laid the groundwork. However the egotistical Monty went on to punch well above his weight in the political battles to come across Italy and France. We might find similar outcomes in Ukraine.

[@mrbigolnuts3041]

It is utterly ridiculous Ukraine doesn't already have long range MGM-140 ATACMS and Taurus Missiles, the West are cowards

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

General Ryan sure seems to know what he's talking about. Thanks for bringing his perspective to us. Slava Ukraini!

[@user-bx8py3nc4g]

LOL yea he is well instructed by MI6 and know how to lie professionally.

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

@@user-bx8py3nc4g What was he lying about?

[@russellspeed1693]

The nonsense continues.....

[@s.d.h.3t981]

Escalation it's the democratic values?

[@johnreid6067]

Won't take long for Ukraine to re-capture all THEIR land ...

[@84Actionjack]

I think it's completely fair that once given notice that the 'freeloading' is over that if you don't agree then you're on your own.

[@peetky8645]

The EU spent the past 40 years shirking their own military spending while paying for Putins army with their oil purchases. Ukraine is an EU problem.....they should fix it.

[@ernestinebass4371]

RIP (Rest In Pieces), Kersch Bridge! 😏

[@govinda102000]

Ukraine had to change generals. War is exhausting and taxes the emotions when a superior experiences so many losses of men.

[@Crouchy232323]

Any update on the plan to reanimate Navalny's body and use AI to make him President of Russ? A much greater chance of this being effective, why aren't you covering it?

[@johanvantonder9684]

Every comment is always if and when and could....... sadly Ukraine is still waiting....

[@operator9858]

russian logistics dont even have to travel through crimea at all and yes any good military commander would have started preparing a 2nd defense line long ago but thats not what happened. in fact that was one of the big disputes between zeluzhny and sirsky and i suspect zelensky himself who didnt want to make it look like they were hedging their bets and what terrain is there to build such defenses around anyways?

[@SaharaPowerLove]

👍👍👍❤❤❤✌✌✌🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@mrennie5158]

Crimea is lost just leave it, don’t fire missiles at a population who seem settled with their status as part of Russia

[@loudtim265]

Deleted again due to insinuating violence. About a WAR. 🤷‍♂️

[@stancromer3362]

The combined annual EU GDP is around $20T per year while the US GDP is just over $25T. However, the EU has provided $48.7B in aid to Ukraine while the US has contributed $46.3B with another $60B in the pipeline. It is therefore important for the EU to increase its contribution to match that of the US, especially as the US is engaged in the ME conflict and preparing for another war front in Asia. Our military is funded, trained and equipped to handle two (2) major global conflicts which means we cannot also be totally engaged in Europe. NATO nations need to step up and fund their defenses with the 2% of GDP they all agreed to years ago. If Trump wins re-election there will be more pressure for NATO nations to increase their defense budgets so it would be better for this alliance to do its part in confronting Russia in Ukraine since this war is taking place on the European continent.

[@user-cz1nm2zf3h]

So what, remember China. Are you Chinese

[@michaelmullins3396]

I suppose Ukraine is not loosing its population.

[@tikalguatemala784]

Russia is not going to lose Sevastopol and neither the war. The problem is that NATO does not care about the consequences of the use of these missiles nor how many poor Ukrainians will die after each attack. The arms sales business justifies everything and is more important since it generates work and great profits.

[@james4001]

Amazing man, I hope all politicians watch this program.

[@kralikkral5560]

He made 2 basic mistakes: 1) Crimea, 2) Syria. I like him personally, but this was simply bad work.

[@user-cz1nm2zf3h]

Did you know what Putin would do,? Leave Obama out of it

[@florenceflorence58]

RIP Navalny The Great. ❤

[@princejohn-su5yr]

Navalny is a 🐐 meeeee

[@florenceflorence58]

@@princejohn-su5yr as you appear to be a five 5 yr old that might account for your strange reply.

[@boink800]

@@florenceflorence58 They actually get paid to reply like that.

[@user-cz1nm2zf3h]

Navalny saw Putin for what he is.

[@iancormie9916]

Since when has morality influenced on Trump or his behavior in any way?

[@mishaknopkin2199]

What Crimea has to do with Ukraine? Crimea is Russia since 1783 🙂

[@kazkaskazkas8689]

Or Turkish?

[@JA-zx1np]

Wonderful discussion, thank you so much for sharing all this information, only one thing I would point out is that Putin does not seem to care if they are still loyal to Russia, he targets Russians if they are no longer loyal to him. Alexey Navalny was clearly still loyal to Russia, even came back to try and help his country despite knowing what would likely happen, and Putin could not have that

[@michaelmullins3396]

By Denmark giving all of its military capacity to Ukraine, surely this shows that Denmark is not worried about any further Russian expansion westwards, if Denmark was worried surely it would have retained all its military capacity for this eventuality.

[@andrejsurdevics6476]

What a silly statement! Russia would have to invade several countries before getting to Denmark and they would have time to restock their artillery.

[@13thmistral]

If Russia attacks they would likely want to keep their skies and sea safe first. Besides, as long as Russia is busy in Ukraine, there is less chance they have time to go anywhere else.

[@johanbressendorff6543]

If Russia is stopped in Ukraine, they`ll be less of a threat to Denmark. Denmark has not been "giving all of its military capacity to Ukraine". We gave all our newly bought howitzers, but new ones have been bought. Denmark is also about to use more than 2% of its GDP on its defense. In other words, we recognize the growing threat from Russia.

[@Muddy283]

Or perhaps this shows rather how much of an existential threat the Danes consider the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be. Put everything they can in there so Ukraine can win, and start planning, in the most pessimistic scenario, several years down the line for a wider European conflict should Russia prevail.

[@tayler2396]

Or Danes see Ukraine as the beginning of a larger war that can be stopped in Ukraine before it reaches their shores.

[@gaston.]

Russia will lose, eventually, but at such a cost. Almost always, invading armies get exhausted, pack up their gear & go home.

[@Memovox]

They are at home.

[@boink800]

@@MemovoxIs that so? Then why did they totally destroy Avdiivka, Bakhmut and Soledar -- which are "Russian" cities.

[@Memovox]

@@boink800 Mariupol has almost been rebuilt already.

[@boink800]

@@MemovoxSo why are people still not allowed to visit Mariupol? Just what are the Russians hiding? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@boink800]

@@MemovoxBakhmut? Soledar? Adviivka? All "Russian" cities, all now in dust.

[@TheGUULA]

The United should not secure NATO borders until we secure our own borders. Then I am good with supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@boink800]

Oklahoma Republican Senator Lankford already sponsored a bill in the Senate. Was that bill not good enough for you?

[@anthonyrybicki1000]

You cannot secure the entire Mexican border without spending a huge sum in permanent border guards,which sum I doubt that your US taxpayers would want to fund.A better solution would be to automatically deport all illegal entrants within a much short tinescale.The challenge is similar to that of the English channel crossings albeit that we are concerned about 30k people coming here from France not the many hundreds of thousands coming into the US every year without papers.

[@APW554]

You need to look at your idiot house speaker who won’t allow voting ,what a joke…

[@timthetiny7538]

That bill was dogshit.​@@boink800

[@peetky8645]

Does the guest expect his home insurance company to replace his home after a fire after he has been paying only half of his premiums for the past 40 years???????

[@alanmorgan7212]

Don't you lot just love war

[@Memovox]

Especially the ones others have to fight for them.

[@boink800]

@@MemovoxThe proxy war right-wing conspiracy theory! It's so funny! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@Memovox]

Your laughter was never convincing, my dear@@boink800 It's ok, you can use your defense mechanism to cope. Carry on.

[@boink800]

@@Memovox That "proxy war" conspiracy theory is the funniest right-wing conspiracy theory out there. Tell us more! We love laughing. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@samdunn717]

nothing a tv person loves more than war

[@richardbayer5702]

Sorry, but the allies need to maintain the minimum 2% as is committed. The US never misses such a low threshold. EVERYONE must follow through. EVERYONE. The US is not expecting more than we do ourselves -about 4%!! This is just reality. Weapons have to be made; they don’t just fall from the sky. Geez!

[@boink800]

And just what is this "2 percent". Please tell us.

[@victorvicari2546]

The aid package will fly through as soon as Biden closes our border. Do your home work and say what is going on.

[@s0ycapitan]

This is not a winning strategy for Ukraine. It will only harden attitudes in Russia without any affect on the ground in Ukraine.

[@Cuzthatwouldbeweird]

Nobody expects you to agree since you do nothing nut spam russian propaganda. One day....

[@Memovox]

@@Cuzthatwouldbeweird What do you think will happen if Ukraine starts firing your missiles?

[@kirishima638]

Harden attitudes? The only attitude that matters in Russia is Putin’s.

[@boink800]

Botski logic: this means even the botskis are terrified of the ATACMS. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@gaston.]

I think your logic is confused.. this is usually applied to the home team as they have no where to go. Russians can always go back home and end this war.

[@bezdownunder5481]

This is not going to age well.... ukraine is doomed...

[@boink800]

Isn't Dontesk "Russia" ... so Russia is doomed? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@TheBandit7613]

Bull Russia has lost 400,000 people and they only occupy 18% of Ukraine in over two years.

[@operator9858]

@@TheBandit7613 says kyiv intelligence? why even bother mentioning such ridiculous and unfounded claims when ukraine is brutally flat and open and when russia has exponential advantages in ammunition and equipment? its insanity...

[@StPiter111]

Forget poor Ukranians. They're doomed. 😅 What about Trident's fiasco? 😅 Those systems are 40 years old. The American Minuteman missiles are even older😎

[@boink800]

Are the Russians still afraid of the Stinger Missiles? That weapon is from the 1970's. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@StPiter111]

@@boink800 The armadas of Russian brand new hypersonic missiles and cheap drones aren't afraid of anything😁 Besides, where are all Ukranian jets and helicopters? 😁 They had hundreds two years ago 😅

[@boink800]

@@StPiter111Brand new super Russian hypersonic missiles? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@boink800]

@@StPiter111We need to stop reading those comic books. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@StPiter111]

@@boink800 and brand new Russian Avdeevka and Bakhmut 😁😁😁 Try to get it back, pleaZe 😈

[@jamesgreen1116]

Nato are actually underestimating russia. They are patient like they were when the dombass was being hit for 8 years. If anyone knows anything about nato they are playing with fire as russia wont be so patient forever.

[@7171jay]

NATO isn't "playing with fire", it's simply a defensive organization with volunteer membership. NATO is certainly an impediment to Russian expansion and Putin's attempt to restore the borders of the old Soviet Union in that it prevents Putin from invading other sovereign nations.

[@gordonmac3616]

Do you think so? After two years they are getting nowhere in Ukraine, despite claiming to be the second army in the world. They should just go back to their medieval country.

[@boink800]

Hi "James" ... then tell us just what Russia will do? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

[@kirishima638]

Russia couldn’t take the Donbas in eight years. Russia couldn’t take Kyiv. Russia couldn’t defend its navy against a nation that has none. That’s not ‘patience’, that’s shocking incompetence.

[@user-tq9vk4vt5p]

Lets see when 20+ oil and gas processing plants are out of function! Or Siberian pipelines are freezing!

[@mioborjana]

Strategic decission 😂 better call it runn runn runn 😅

[@bgregg55]

Learn English, putintroll.

[@fc7424]

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