This whole idea of 'Heartland' just made me laugh. Look at a map like that, and maybe you could see it. But where is the terrain and weather overlay, along with the correction for the obvio… (View Post)

I view it as "Why can't Ukraine just surrender? I mean, the Russian's will only kill maybe 50% of the population and put the rest in gulags. It's bad but my inability to buy Russi… (View Post)

If it means stopping buying Russian gas and oil, then yes. I'll pay it. I'll have to tell the wife to stop buying take out coffee. That'll easy cover the increase (you don't know … (View Post)

OK. I'll have a go. Period of Putin doubling down, combined with increased Western disunity over both how much and what military aid to give Ukraine, and what to do about energy sanctions on Rus… (View Post)

AH.com have been reporting this since this afternoon. Flagging it as RUMINT, but great news if so. I believe the army surrounded in question is the 6th Army. Now THAT would be poetic justice...... (View Post)