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Abandoning Soviet weapons and switching to NATO models - Zaluzhny

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny had a telephone conversation with the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, during which he announced the transition to NATO weapons.

“We also discussed with my American colleague a promising model of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Obviously, we are forced to abandon Soviet weapons and equipment and switch to NATO models. And the sooner we start this process, the sooner we will complete it.
I also informed General Milli about the difficult situation in the east of our state, in particular, in the Izyum and Severodonetsk directions, where the enemy concentrated his maximum efforts and the most combat-ready groups.

Despite the complexity of the situation, we provide defense, hold the occupied lines and positions."

This is a very smart move on Ukraine's part for a multitude of reasons.

WELCOME TO NATO!
 
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rekinhavoc said:
Took Schiff with her. Bet when Nancy was sampling the local potato libation he was gathering more vital evidence against Trump on our dime . Nadler crapped his pants and stayed behind in Brussels.

What a joke. We are doomed.
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What are you mad about here? Or did you just see names you didn’t like and start venting?
 
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MontyPython said:
Abandoning Soviet weapons and switching to NATO models - Zaluzhny

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny had a telephone conversation with the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, during which he announced the transition to NATO weapons.

“We also discussed with my American colleague a promising model of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Obviously, we are forced to abandon Soviet weapons and equipment and switch to NATO models. And the sooner we start this process, the sooner we will complete it.
I also informed General Milli about the difficult situation in the east of our state, in particular, in the Izyum and Severodonetsk directions, where the enemy concentrated his maximum efforts and the most combat-ready groups.

Despite the complexity of the situation, we provide defense, hold the occupied lines and positions."

This is a very smart move on Ukraine's part for a multitude of reasons.

WELCOME TO NATO!
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Ukraine talked about ditching the AK platform and going to the AR platform back in 2013. Then Crimea happened in 2014. Coincidence? Yeah, probably.
 
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0nelilreb said:
I wonder how our newly created Ministry of misinformation is going to handle the lies from both sides being told . Will they crack down on both equally or will they only hammer one while ignoring the other one they are investing billions in ? 🤔
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They're trying to sell us what appears to be a 40 year old man as a 33 year old woman in that role, so you know exactly how they're going to handle this stuff.
 
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Velo Vol said:
Weekendish Post

I was at the Rossini Festival today (Knoxville). Saw a "Russian" dance group perform (not sure how truly Russian some of them are).

Anyway, at the end of the performance they did a curtain call and unrolled a large yellow/blue banner that said "We stand with Ukraine."

That was cool.
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I was there too lol
 
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Orangeburst said:
Yea..I retracted my post as it is more complicated. Time and generations seem to heal for people, but governments seem to take longer..ie China and Japan vs US and Japan. I think a result of the brutality and righteousness.
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Japanese Chinese animosity goes back 4000 years. It's in their DNA. The Japanese were actually allies in WW I.

From my time in Japan, on a rural airbase on northern Honshu, the Japanese consider us to be uncouth and can't deal with our multiculturalism since theirs is a homogeneous country dominating overwhelmingly by a single ethic group. But they respect us for totally kicking their butts and then not punishing them and instead rebuilding their economy.

That being said, I was spending a summer in Misawa while flying for the reserves and went out to one of the huge bathhouses. It had the huge bathing area with a big waterfall all from naturally hot springs. (It also had exclusively male hours and exclusively female hours. Th
ere was an observation deck which was closed when women were bathing but they would let the women in when the men bathed. When they knew the American military guys were in the bathing area the deck would be packed with women.)

I digress, anyway, I was in the restaurant area after being in the baths and we were laughing, having some Orion beers. I notice an older gentleman, in his late 50's with his family. This was in the 80's so he could have served in the war, at the minimum he would have been alive then. The entire time we were there he just stared with a look of complete hatred. As we exited by his table I said in a loud voice, "wonder what this place would be like if the Russians had invaded at the end of WW 2."
 
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WBO said:
Japanese Chinese animosity goes back 4000 years. It's in their DNA. The Japanese were actually allies in WW I.

From my time in Japan, on a rural airbase on northern Honshu, the Japanese consider us to be uncouth and can't deal with our multiculturalism since theirs is a homogeneous country dominating overwhelmingly by a single ethic group. But they respect us for totally kicking their butts and then not punishing them and instead rebuilding their economy.

That being said, I was spending a summer in Misawa while flying for the reserves and went out to one of the huge bathhouses. It had the huge bathing area with a big waterfall all from naturally hot springs. (It also had exclusively male hours and exclusively female hours. Th
ere was an observation deck which was closed when women were bathing but they would let the women in when the men bathed. When they knew the American military guys were in the bathing area the deck would be packed with women.)

I digress, anyway, I was in the restaurant area after being in the baths and we were laughing, having some Orion beers. I notice an older gentleman, in his late 50's with his family. This was in the 80's so he could have served in the war, at the minimum he would have been alive then. The entire time we were there he just stared with a look of complete hatred. As we exited by his table I said in a loud voice, "wonder what this place would be like if the Russians had invaded at the end of WW 2."
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When I was in Japan there were actually places, very few, that didn't allow anyone who wasn't Japanese into the establishment. This was in the late 90s, early 2000s. With that said I spent a much time off base as I possibly could. The food was great, it was a beautiful country, it was clean, and the crime rate was very low. I actually wouldn't mind going back over there to live someday.
 
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DonjoVol said:
When I was in Japan there were actually places, very few, that didn't allow anyone who wasn't Japanese into the establishment. This was in the late 90s, early 2000s. With that said I spent a much time off base as I possibly could. The food was great, it was a beautiful country, it was clean, and the crime rate was very low. I actually wouldn't mind going back over there to live someday.
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Still like that with regards to places that don't allow foreigners.
 
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