The view on here seems to be that Melenchon's voters will react like they did last time i.e. majority switch to Macron. I'm not sure that is true this time. Bear in mind, 5 years ago, the world was a… (View Post)

When you get T-72As being thrown into the battle by Russia, there is a fair chance Russia is scraping the bottom of the barrel. (View Post)

Finance and production capabilities are the ultimate drivers of success in war - the Germans learned that to their cost in both World Wars. (View Post)

To be fair to BJ (and assuming the Ukrainian Government are telling the truth), it actually was quite risky - if Russian hit squads are still operating in the city, then walking around a city with wi… (View Post)

Russia cannot sustain a long war. Its cannot replace its equipment losses, it’s armament manufacturing capability is shot to pieces with sanctions, troops are actively refusing to be sent to Ukraine,… (View Post)