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COPENHAGEN, April 3 (Reuters) - Finland's President Alexander Stubb on Wednesday visited Ukraine where he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between the two countries, Stubb's office said in a statement.

The deal covers a range of topics including political support, backing for Ukraine's defence and security and support for Ukrainian reforms and reconstruction.

"The ten-year agreement is proof of Finland's long-term commitment to supporting Ukraine," Stubb's office said.

Stubb also told Zelenskiy that Finland would send another package of defence materials with an estimated value of around 188 million euros ($203 million), taking the total Finnish contribution since 2022 to around 2 billion euros.

Finland, Ukraine Sign 10-Year Security Agreement | Reuters



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Ryuu96 said:

I've my doubts they would help even if France asked for help but France won't need help from the cowards anyway.

Who's the cheese-eating running monkey now?

Edit: For those who don't understand what he says in French in the picture:

Spoiler!
We at least conquered Vietnam

Luxembourg doesn't, and can't due to it's small size and minuscule army, contribute much in terms of hardware to Ukraine. But they have something else to offer to Ukraine: Cybersecurity, and by extension, encryption. Which Luxembourg and Estonia both spearhead (and co-financed by 8 other EU-countries) to protect Ukraine from Russian hackers: RTL Today - Cyberattacks: Luxembourg and 'IT Coalition' draw lessons from Ukraine's experience

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Bofferbrauer2 said:
Ryuu96 said:

I've my doubts they would help even if France asked for help but France won't need help from the cowards anyway.

Who's the cheese-eating running monkey now?

Edit: For those who don't understand what he says in French in the picture:

Spoiler!
We at least conquered Vietnam

Luxembourg doesn't, and can't due to it's small size and minuscule army, contribute much in terms of hardware to Ukraine. But they have something else to offer to Ukraine: Cybersecurity, and by extension, encryption. Which Luxembourg and Estonia both spearhead (and co-financed by 8 other EU-countries) to protect Ukraine from Russian hackers: RTL Today - Cyberattacks: Luxembourg and 'IT Coalition' draw lessons from Ukraine's experience

WW2 really did a number on France's image

It's not really true either and I feel like Britain has played a big part in spreading that stereotype, Lol.

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Without the French, the Americans could very well still be sipping tea and waving a flag for the monarchy right now as well

But now Republicans are waving a flag to the Trump monarchy...So...

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 03 April 2024

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The measure led by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), House Republicans' chief deputy whip, is backed by a half dozen of his colleagues.

The co-sponsors: Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Troy Nehls (R-Texas).

House Republicans seek to rename Dulles Airport after Trump - The Washington Post

Focusing their time on important issues I see, fucking morons.

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How Russia Got the Ukraine War Wrong

"In August 1991, President George Bush delivered the most infamous address of his one-term presidency. Speaking to the legislature of Ukraine, then still part of the Soviet Union, Bush expressed concerns about the country’s potential push for complete sovereignty. “Americans will not support those who seek independence in order to replace a far-off tyranny with a local despotism,” he said. “They will not aid those who promote a suicidal nationalism based upon ethnic hatred.” 

Bush’s speech has gotten an unfairly bad rap. His administration reasonably feared that the USSR’s disintegration would mimic Yugoslavia’s descent into devastating ethnic conflicts but with the added catastrophic danger of nuclear weapons. The relatively peaceful demise of the Soviet Union looks inevitable only with hindsight’s benefit; the process could have been much bloodier, as the current Russo-Ukrainian war demonstrates.

The address is striking now for its suggestion that Ukrainian independence would be an act of self-destruction, however. Russia’s invasion in early 2022 showed that Ukrainian nationalism was more powerful, cohesive, and widely shared than anyone knew. Before the war, few would have predicted that this small, newly independent, ethnically and linguistically divided country led by a former comedian would successfully resist the former empire boasting the world’s largest nuclear weapons arsenal."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-russia-got-the-ukraine-war-wrong/ar-BB1l0Mra?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=7814c759a1dd4b4cb7fe72a549b391e5&ei=39



Ryuu96 said:

Them BMP losses

34 losses in one day; out of which 16 are totaled and 13 abandoned (meaning that Ukraine could potentially recover them). That's way more than the Russian military industry could rebuild per day. Of course, Russia had a gynormous stock of military hardware, but even then at this rate, they'll run dry by 2027 latest.





Seriously...Stop hoarding the Patriots when Ukraine only needs ~10.

Poland has 3...They could send one over to Lviv and it would still cover part of Poland...

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 03 April 2024