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Unfortunately, Putin is willing to grind it out for as long as it takes to claim some kind of victory. The drone and missile attacks every night on Ukraine are worse than what the Brits endured with the V-1 & V-2 rockets in WWII.
From what I can read, the Russians have gotten much better at...
I see no evidence that this was an "act of war" or some kind of terrorist plot. To the contrary, looks like you may have gotten spoofed.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/fusarium-graminearum-biological-pathogen-allegedly-smuggled-us/story?id=122487812
The "referendum" was held after they sent occupying forces (little green men) into the Crimea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Crimea
It's called the Budapest Memo. 😟
Took a while for Russia to break it, but 20 yrs later, Russia invaded the Crimea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum
Screams Russian arrogance and smugness. They continue to underestimate the resolve and genius of the Ukrainians.
And just this AM, the Ukrainians hit the Kerch bridge again with some kind of underwater detonation. Damage is unknown.
Seems they increased it to $.89. It's the WV Turnpike/ I-64/I-77 and they have no camera enforcement/ticketing. Hillbillies.
I drove all over the west and never hit a toll road until crossing the Bay bridge going into SF. There's also one or two in the San Diego area.
But good old NE US is...
I went thru a toll stop in WV last summer and they wanted $.75, exact change. I didn't have any change. 😟
I asked an attendant what to do....he said "drive on thru"....so I did. Still haven't heard anything from it.
EZ Pass will email you. The one in CA is called "Toll Roads".
If you go through one without paying or having the RFID device, they'll send you a bill in the mail. I've gotten bills from CA, NJ, and NY.
Here's an article about the downing of the 2x Su-30 Flankers with US Sidewinder missiles.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/two-russian-su-30-flankers-downed-by-aim-9s-fired-from-drone-boats-ukrainian-intel-boss
FYI:
Drone warfare has dramatically changed the battlefield.
Ukraine was already one of the most technologically advanced nations before the war, and now they've become the world's leader in drone warfare.
They are domestically producing in excess of a million drones & cruise missiles of all...
NATO was just one of several excuses the Russians used in their land grab. The invasion of Ukraine was just another phase of what already happened to the Crimea and the Donbas (little green men).
This is Russian mob style culture, where they just think they can take what they want.
Putin has...
The US is on the cusp of abdicating our 80 yr legacy of being the "arsenal of democracy". Russians are rejoicing. It will cost us.
Legacy conservatives like Eisenhower, Nixon, & Reagan are turning in their graves.
We have forgotten the tyranny of the Nazis and the Soviets.
Europe cannot forget.
A broad question that needs a timeline.
Russia does not have the ground forces to take Ukraine, much less anything else. They are struggling to gain just a few km of land in Ukraine & have yet to rid Kursk of the UkAF.
Expansion of the war would only come if peacekeepers placed in Ukraine by...
Which will inevitably throw Europe into a war with Russia (WWIII). Some of this has already started with Russia dragging anchors in the Baltic Sea and cutting cables.
No way this doesn't circle back around and bite the US, even if it's just global economies taking a hit.
We also can't forget...