Yes he did, totally out of the blue and unqualified for the job Hunter turned up as a direcyor of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, on a juicy contract. 'Also, if he just occupies the eastern regions he will never be able to take back the whole of Ukraine because of the inevitable strengthening of Ukrainian forces in the remainder of the country in the aftermath. Yep scapegoating the most powerful National leader in the world because his big stupid plan is tell the Russians he wont militarily defend the Ukraine. I was just using it as an example of how the presence of a capable foreign military in a potential war theatre could complicate strategies. Land, they have plenty. The oil tanker Kama seems to have followed it, French media reported. The NATO Allied Maritime Command is "closely monitoring" Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, it said in a tweet with a photo of the warship. 25% might just be enough, with the right weapons onboard! "Even with the pressures of Covid, we remain at short notice to respond to threats both in home waters and around the world. Because the EU demanded first dibs on our defence contracts and all but destroyed our steal industry, just like they took over our agriculture and fishing industries. Our potential foes are very clever and will exploit gaps. Pentagon officials confirmed the basic details on Wednesday. You forgot about their national dish: kapusta cabbage soup, the outer leaves of which can be distilled hic apparently hic. The German government even went so far as to brief journalists on Tuesday that cutting Russia off from international banking systems - the so-called 'nuclear option' of sanctions - was off the table, prompting angry denials from Washington. Plus, RN experience has taught us we use helicopters in the littoral with Stingray, Martlet and Sea Venom, and hunter killer boats for larger warships. Ukraine has long accused Russia of having regular troops in the region, something Moscow denies. Europe must now start taking this threat seriously, re-arm and be prepared to fight. Please leave a comment below if you have something to say! faster working shipyards would help. Russian warship spotted miles from UK coast with hypersonic cruise No-one will be able to fight back in an all in war today. Food, the are a exporter of food. Iv said all along all the US has to do is move over a few B52s B1s and B2 to UK on a routine training mission. Historical connections with Lvov/Lviv arguably Polish for some. You can read more here. Akin to RAF doing away with Meteor, ASRAAM and sticking to Mauser. Combined, these would provide us with a very capable deterrent for home defence from land, sea and air. The 4.5 has the range, accuracy and stopping power to deal with that kind of threat. All depends on how you define corruption but generally speaking most countries are corrupt at some or all levels us included. means nothing until they are in the fleet, weve got more warships but the admiralty and the M.O.D cant see beyond their arrogance 5 more rivers given the thai navy upgrades to their batch 2 KRABI i.e a 76 otto melara rapid fire gun which was chosen ahead of the raytheon ram 116 system two extra 30mm cannon located aft of the bridge wings with the option of martlet sometime in the future otions to fit harpoon, these are real warships and we should do the same and designate them as corvettes or light frigates add 5 more warships to todays number of 19, then, 24 ships soundsRead more , reasonable place to forward base a t31 maybe. "I am sure that such a powerful weapon will allow us to reliably protect Russia from potential external threats and help ensure our country's national interests. Britain said Russia was giving an inaccurate account of the incident. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Next time round-Hillary Clinton vsRead more , Grandpa Biden has been engaged with the Pentagon bigwigs and was informed that Troops had already been pulled out of Vietnam .Now have your 40 winks and Cocoa, You cant blame Trump for this. https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/03/17/us-navy-set-to-take-delivery-of-the-latest-version-of-its-tomahawk-missile/. And the Russian surface fleet is still very much made up of 80s tech, that isnt very reliable. Meanwhile, in a show of support for former Soviet republics, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace yesterday visited Latvia. Clever move, and itll be Trumps fault the Russians invade on Bidens watch. I have little doubt that corruption in Russia has led to some pretty shoddy construction. If I see him Ill ask. In new training drills yesterday, three dozen Russian warplanes including Su-34 fighter-bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft and MiG-31 fighter-interceptors flew from airfields in Perm, Krasnoyarsk,. Yes China has been throwing money at increasing the capabilities and sheer size of its military in it race to become the worlds dominant hyper-power. Earlier this year, Vladimir Putin said the 135-meter-long frigate would sail for the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea with the latest generation hypersonic cruise missiles on board. Turkeys first dedicated intelligence-gathering ship, TCGUfuk(A-591), was officially commissioned into service at Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, on 14 January, smail Demir, head of Turkeys Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), has announced. He is testing NATO unity and Bidens willingness to risk the wrath of those voters while knowing any faltering step in those voters eyes be it commitment of weakness will bring back a Trump style Govt withRead more , I do wonder if another motivating factor could be something more base than that. Russian Navy ships can be seen in satellite imagery approaching the Ukrainian Coast. They are not a golden bullet. You must have access to a higher level of intel than me then. Under international law of the sea, innocent passage permits a vessel to pass through another state's territorial waters so long as this does not affect its security. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the British warship, which was travelling from the Ukrainian port of Odessa to the Georgian port of Batumi, was acting in accordance with the law and had been in international waters. Etc, etc. It will take them at least a decade to begin to get off Putins apron strings. Western military analysts have suggested Russia cannot keep such troops deployed where they are indefinitely for financial and logistical reasons and would need to pull them back by summer. This was at the request of the Australian Government. "As I said, it has no equivalent in any country in the world. Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. I'm sure there will be no decision about [Ukraine] without [Ukraine],' he wrote. Or how much BS the kremlin comes up with, I think RT chat forum is your home you have many friends there Ivan lol. Could you tell me what youre drinking? No unvaccinated driver may cross the border and there are 10,000s of them. During the Cold War it became traditional to test the resolve of an incoming new American president with a manufactured crisis. Those deliveries are ongoing, and there are more scheduled in the coming weeks.. [However] when youre up against a determined opponent on the battlefield you have to go close and personal with your enemy. Europe? Published: 8:51 ET, Jan 24 2023 A RUSSIAN warship armed with "unstoppable" hypersonic missiles is sailing towards the US coast in a show of strength, reports claim. Mind you cant complain about my pension, thank God for SERPS. THey may have a go at making life uncomfortable for the US there as well. I know Sean but she would certainly Grind Vlad Putin down, Thats true enough, she grinds me down and I accept the science behind climate change!! Their speed, range, persistence on station, sensors stealth and firepower make them the modern day battleships, only vastly more effective. The RN suffered badly in the Falklands through short sightedness and gaps in capabilities, and is sadly doomed to suffer again unless it takes the enemies and their capabilities and tactics seriously. We reported earlier that amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian navy has sortied 5 Ropucha-class landing ships and one Ivan Gren-class landing ship from their Baltic fleet, likely headed to the Black Sea. This is a US created crisis for US domestic reasons. Nine Royal Navy ships have completed a "concentrated operation" to shadow seven Russian warships, the British Royal Navy said Thursday, citing "unusually high levels of activity" in the English . Its what happens after Russia invades that know one is sure about. Russia seized and annexed the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and considers areas around its coast to be Russian waters. Thu Feb 3 2022 - 19:50. Times where unity is needed he takes EU presidency and is calling for the EU to do their own deal with Russia. Russia is flexing its muscles in Britains back yard after ten warships arrived off the UK coast, the Chief of the Defence Staff has warned. Initially other then a echo sounder suite for navigation which is a safety requirement, there are no current plans for a ASW fit on the T31s, for the reasons you have stated. Ringfence it. Bit long in the tooth-just like David, CR!(says he who is about to turn 73). Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last week warned the United States that the hypersonic missiles would soon be close to NATO's shores. Just to keep us on our toes. There was a table top exercise done by the Navy back in the late 80s. Russian, US, French and UK warships spotted off south coast by Defence Like pieces on a chess board, I suppose not all of the movements need to make sense. 'It is the choice of President Putin and the Russians to make, whether they are going to suffer severe economic consequences or not.'. As for unvaccinated drivers not being allowed to cross, well who wouldnt want to keep the chronically stupid out of their country? Large cruise missile ship, the Marshal Ustinov, is one of at least three Russian navy ships that have been travelling back from the Mediterranean to their home port in the north of Russia. Dont want to show my age but I remember reading about the Ropucha class as a schoolboy in the 80s. But the latest intelligence now has Ministry of Defence chiefs worried about a much larger incursion, raising fears of warfare engulfing cities and high civilian death tolls. Lots of disinformation out there I dont understand how Trump takes no blame on either side of the Atlantic for signing the peace deal with the Taliban of all groups but Biden blamed on this board with no push back. They took over from @kon_marine and will pass onto the @MarineNationale to continue the escort. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday that the death toll in Turkey from last month's massive earthquakes has to 45,968. Tabloid sensationalism Im afraid Tommo. Critics fear it will increase Germany's reliance on Russian energy supplies. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today warnedRussia could attack Ukraine on 'very short notice'during a meeting with UkrainianPresident Volodymyr Zelensky at the American embassy in Kiev. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Britain was unexpectedly embroiled in a diplomatic and military dispute with Russia on Wednesday after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender briefly sailed through territorial waters off the coast. Er, as infantry, I had all of 9 seconds according to the briefing table on the Majors desk reading down the list and RMP were given 36 hours; and the rest is history. Ukraine is not a NATO country, therefore Article 5 will not be called and NATO will not fight. "Escorting the Russian task group alongside forces from our NATO allies has demonstrated the UKs commitment to the alliance and to maintaining maritime security. Surface vessels Anti ship missiles are effectively back up. But what if Russias is using the same effect in reverse. On Wednesday, the State Departmentapprovedthe transfer of U.S.-made missiles from Baltic NATO members to Ukraine. 'The operatives are trained in urban warfare and using explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia's own proxy forces. NATO should have gripped the Balts, told them the purchasing would be led by Poland and created a unified equipped group of countries enjoying scale of purchasing. The Russians are on drawdown but maintaining overwatch I understand. [1/6]British Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender is docked in the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine June 18, 2021. slow not stealthy the bocks the UK has have quite limited onboard electronics. Its the same with 90% of Russian kit. Missile attacks would take advantage of Ukraine's weaker anti-missile defences. A very rugged and reliable ship, only 500 tons carrying capacity but their operation in Syria would not have been possible without the. Thanks to covid and the forthcoming energy crisis the cupboard is bare. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. There was the Orange revolution in Ukraine in 2004/5 that was the point that they started to orient themselves more with the West. In his annual Defence speech, General Sir Nick Carter also said it was 'too early to plot the demise of the tank'. Correction. Trump kissing Putins ass in Helsinki infuriated a lot of Americans. I think so. Its a land grab and a hard lesson to NATO not to expand further east and Im afraid Ukraine who have been pro west since independence will pay the price. 'The different scenarios for how exactly Russia might seek to persuade the West to meet its (security) demands by punishing Kyiv don't even necessarily include a land incursion,' he said. Signalling to the Russian regime that we shall not tamely acquiesce should they escalate requires conventional hard power warships and aircraft as well as less conventional capabilities like cyber. I wouldnt imagine it would be allowed under international law. You are right. Too many journalists sit at their desks googling news instead of getting off their backsides. He has set out his demands publicly (Ukraine never to join NATO, EFP troops to withdraw from Poland and the Baltics as a minimum) and he will then withdraw his troops we in the west will not agree to any of that. A NATO coalition would see RN surface ships targeted first as the weakest AsUW link in the chain. 'Grateful for [US's] political & security support. Whether hell succeed with his military distraction where General Galtieri failed with this strategy is open to question. The situation is quiet at the moment but when Idlib lights up the Russians will be there in force. Apart from Qaswem Soleimmani. During its 2008 war with Georgia, Russia bristled at U.S. warships operating in the Black Sea, and in April the United States cancelled the deployment of two warships to the area. Russia is 'flexing muscles in Britain's back yard' after ten warships THE Royal Navy has shadowed nine Russian warships stalking Britain's coast in the past two weeks. True , I seem to remember one the OSINT Bunker pod cast guys saying if they start to move Air assets near the Ukraine border than probably the war is on , they have just done that. Thats an oversight. Looking to impress on Moscow the need for de-escalation, he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov decided yesterday 'it would be useful' to meet in person on Friday in Geneva. The two Russian vessels in the video released Wednesday are the first the military has announced operating off Hawaii since the new year. Defence chiefs have been keen to suggest new cyber and space capabilities will be major beneficiaries of any extra money for Defence. Iran if anything will be taking the opportunity to cause issues whilst US attention is firmly off the region. HMS Dragon, though reportedly armed with Harpoon, is being put in harms way without a modern AShM. That was 4 years ago after the initial push against ISIS was over. Here's why a Russian warship is 90 miles off US coast in Cuba UK, US and some Baltic states seem to be the only ones that seem they maybe willing to fight. Im afraid Martlet wouldnt scratch the paint on a Kirov, whilst the Wildcat wouldnt get within range to launch kinetics before being eliminated by the Grumble. If a shooting war were to start, the Astutes would be at sea ready to start shooting, its what they are for, granted we dont have enough of them, a situation that wont be rectified until SSN(R) comes of the pipeline at the earliest. The phrase, and derivatives of the phrase . See reply above. The group of vessels, which remained in international. Agree, that is the most likely route. H I Sutton 15 Mar 2022. Thanks for correction but my point was that in the UK he is of DEFENCE not DEFENSE-just trying to hold the line for Oxford English. The weakness is in Biden. "The Royal Navy will always uphold international law and will not accept unlawful interference with innocent passage," Wallace said. Express. But why would Russia deployed troops in Iraq 2003 to save Despot Sadams skin? Do you have a link on that drawdown, havent seen that comment before? Except, Trump isnt the President, its the weak Biden who sits in the oval office and has for a wee while now. They have nothing to match it. Giving his annual speech to the Royal United Services Institute, the Defence chief said: They are flexing their muscles in our own back yard with an ostentation they have not displayed since the Cold War. Protect their own borders through forward defence. To what end? Clearly they have something on him-most probably a secret video of Trump in bed with some Russian beauty! Look what we did to help France in WW1/2. 36 minutes ago. Likewise the presence of Nato tripwire forces might just persuade Russian planners to step back. NOTAMs will clear seaways fast, whilst the Falklands demonstrated the potency of AsUW back then. Boris take a private plane back to London from a climate summit in order to get to a party thrown by a conservative party donor .. is that not more irritating than a child asking the adults toRead more , the swedes attitude to defence equipment and production is very good. Thats if of the few Astutes we have arent already chasing their own Oscars or Yasen. They keep Russia's options open and therefore keep the defender guessing,' said Keir Giles, an Associate Fellow at Chatham House. The White Housewarned yesterday the situation was 'extremely dangerous' and that Moscow could launch an attack 'at any point'. The Russian ships sheltered from bad weather within the Baie de Seine, Northern France, where Severn was joined by allied French navy ships and aircraft. The Royal Navy has kept close watch as four Russian ships sheltered from rough weather in the seas off the east coast of Scotland. 'Clearly the preferable path, clearly the most responsible path and the one that we would prefer, but there is also the path if Russia chooses to renew aggression, of conflict, confrontation and consequences for Russia,' Blinken said. No warning shots had been fired and no bombs had been dropped in the path of the Royal Navy destroyer Defender, it said. good job that idiot trump doesnt have access to the red button or the west would be rubble. The 210-sailor warship left the port of Murmansk in northwestern Russia on January 6 for the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea. He may lose power after a disastrous foreign adventure. , updated (apologies for the convoluted English there!). The waters wont be crowded, NOTAMs would clear potential conflict areas fast. Putin is serious, building up a concentration of troops and armour to this level is not an excersise. An analogy would be how the small number of US troops placed in both Syria and Afghanistan deterred attackers until they were removed andlook what follows. Patrol ship HMS Tyne monitored two warships and an intelligence gathering vessel as they carried out replenishment operations with their supporting tanker. 'He emphasized the United States unwavering commitment to Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity and reiterated the principle of nothing about Ukraine, without Ukraine.'. You underestimate the Russian bear at your peril! Several Latvians were arrested when they returned from fighting in the Ukraine they had been on the Russian side! There is also a chance of that senario, Trouble is it is Trumps policies towards NATO ( even threatening to leave it) and distaste for Europe that has given the impetus to Putin to try this on. At least they didnt decimate their armed forces like the UK and most of its allies as a result of peace dividend at end of cold war. Russkie pension, weekly bucket of spuds and one litre of 2 stroke. How would you like me to paint Corbin and Johnson with the same brush? Certainly Ivan is getting very desperate now with the prop.! I really dont disagree with you. The huge explosion at the military complex of Parchin, 30 kilometers southeast Tehran. I have faith in the crews and TTPs, I have limited faith when the top brass dispense with offensive capabilities that the USN and every other major navy endorses. Two weeks ago nearly a dozen warships and combat aircraft from Russia's Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets gave a "show of force in the waters off the British and Irish coasts" General . Britain said the shots were part of a Russian gunnery exercise. Rocks?' As this is different from Davids comment below Ill go away and try to get some evidence. And in the Western Military District, a missile regiment armed with S-400 Triumf mobile, surface-to-air missile system conducted electronic launches at a range in Leningrad region. It said Russia had deployed 36 Iskander launchers, weapons capable of hitting targets up to 700km away, near Ukraine and said the medium-range missiles that could be used to 'destroy vital objects'. French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to send troops to Romania., https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60077776. No they didnt. Also the Blockade the Atlantic Iceland gap. Syria is not a big news story for Putin. Defence forces monitor Russian warships off Irish coast NSM has a IIR seeker so it can discriminate but the target still needs to be there when it arrives to be discriminated against! Chechen warlord 'seriously ill' but refuses to call Russian doctors If this invasion happens it could well lead to the Chinese taking the opportunity to seize Taiwan, Iran will cause trouble in the Straits of Homuz and missile man could well take the opportunity to invade the South. Whats the Latin 50% because decimate is only 1 in 10 (10%). He said Moscow could try to seize Ukrainian coastal areas on the Sea of Azov, creating a land bridge from the Russian city of Rostov through Donbass to Crimea, adding: 'That would put the Ukrainian government under a lot of pressure.'. As for the numbers unvaccinated, I know Putins trolls have been stoking that fire with conspiracy theories about the vaccines. Warships belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet have sailed through the English Channel in a routine and lawful passage through British waters. The official warned the Kremlin: 'Our message, and that of our allies and partners, is that Russia has two choices: diplomacy and de-escalation, or escalation and massive consequences. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. As for Corbyn and Johnson, I generally agree I just wish people could see its kind of theRead more , Hi Ron-no need to apologise, I enjoy your posts and know that things for all of us can get robust at times. 14:30 GMT 20 Jan 2022. The receiver is a version of the one fitted to the LRASM. The group thinkers on here have no idea of the N2 capabilities of RU and without AsUW the RN is in danger of being decimated before tea time. Iran has been poking the region with a pointy stick for years now just to see what sort of rea tin they would get in return. British Defence Minister Ben Wallace accused Russian pilots of conducting unsafe aircraft manoeuvres 500 feet (152 m) above the warship. JSM is also getting a version of BAes RF receiver, that is one of the primary sensors on the LRASM. Im not entirely sure how/where you have Ur info ref Astutes having v limited Comms when dived from? The Ivan Gren-class can transport 40 BTRs or IFVs and 300 troops. As its a shed load easier to detect an RF emission and from a lot further away with a highly sensitive receiver. the disaster of the BEF and lack of anti tank capability that was promised in the event of conflict, sadly never materialised. Much as he did in Syria . I certainly do! The Black Sea, which Russia uses to project its power in the Mediterranean, has for centuries been a flashpoint between Russia and its competitors such as Turkey, France, Britain and the United States. Using it just to illustrate how the forward presence of US/Nato forces in Eastern Europe may or may not influence Russian decision making. Under USSR the orders would come from Moscow but the big red button was at the command post for each group of silos in Ukraine. SMs dont spend a lot of time having needless conversations with their controlling authority. "We can appeal to common sense, demand respect for international law, and if that doesn't work, we can bomb," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian news agencies. We should grant him that and make it a reality. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Trump was an idiot and poor president. That would make a great movie but better to follow the money trail back to Russia and other foreign powers. All it takes is for 1 to get through! The trick is to sort the rubbish and the facts, with good journalism there is always some good Intel to be gleaned. Whilst we (NATO) wont be firing shots, theres a massive amount that can be done with regards to intelligence and weapon supply that, arguably should have been done a month ago. Sorted. Russia summoned the British ambassador in Moscow for a formal diplomatic scolding after the warship breached what the Kremlin says are its territorial waters but which Britain and most of the world say belong to Ukraine. Yes theyve probably done more to modernise than laggards such as Argentine or Germany, but in conventional terms the European members of NATO alone could militarily contain Russia without Americas help. The Ukraininans particularly will give a good account of themselves. Putin praised the ship's strength as it sailed off on its journey, saying: "The frigate Admiral Gorshkov is embarking on a long sea voyage.
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