http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/27/germany-politics-far-right-afd-alternative-fur-deutschland-europe

"The AfD is also having an influence inside the establishment parties. Positions have already hardened on immigration. It has rallied resistance to recent climate laws and is undermining support for military aid to Ukraine."

Baldrick,

I see that once again you have crawled out from under your rock to parrot Russian propaganda.

The US Armoury has ramped up production to 100,000 shells a month and will hit 150,000 by December and 200,000 by mid-next year. This is not counting the shells made by the other 50 allied countries. Presently the shell supply to Ukrainians and Russians is pretty much equal. As for your figures on Ukrainian casualties, complete bullsh1t. Putin pulled these figures from his arse.

For an army that has been according to you on the verge of collapse for over a year it has been knocking the crap out of the Russian army.

Russia is losing this war.

The Ukrainians recently changed their tactics.
Russia has such superior drone surveillance and coverage, which they also use to get targeting cor-ordinates for artillery; that Ukraine is resorting to tactics of only sending 10-12 men on foot at at time to try to breach Russian lines. If they try to move larger groups with armoured vehicles etc they are quickly hit by Russian drones or artillery.
Russian drones have also been successfully targeting this infantry.

There's no way they can fight their way to Crimea like this, it's suicide.
Some have argued they'd need at least 300 tanks just to effectively breach the Russian line, but I'm not even sure that would be enough.

They'd have to go through minefields and open territory and it would be a turkey shoot for artillery, lancets and helicopters.

And on top of all these issues, the requirements of the Ukraine war is hindering US efforts to prepare for a war with China SM.

Looks like Ukraine only got 6 billion of the 24 billion asked.

"I see that once again you have crawled out from under your rock to parrot Russian propaganda."

I'd rather Russian propaganda than neoconservative bs any day of the week.
Why don't you take a holiday in Iraq and find me some WMDs you gullible fool.

They can fairly accurately estimate the total number of dead from both radio chatter, (notifying commanders when a person is killed and needing replacement) and drone surveillance of cemetery graves.
- Though counting graves doesn't cover all the men left in the fields to rot.

- But we won't let common sense and rational thinking get in the way of your Kagan commentry.

"The US Armoury has ramped up production to 100,000 shells a month..."
- You got any proof to go with that?

With China & North Korea waiting for the right moment to implement their agenda it's any bodys' game.
US & UK better hope Russia doesn't come up with hard evidence as to collusion on the attack in Crimea
The US and UK don't want a winner, they want confusion 'cos where there's confusion there's profit.
Japan & S.Korea are already making overtures to China to hedge their future.

Dear Ttbn,

«If Russia does lose the war, what do you think will happen after they lose? What will China do? Then, what will the U.S do, and so on? WW111?

I think that that the best scenario is for Russia to win. If China has to step in, it will be goodnight for everyone.

Taiwan is what Australia should be concerned about: in our region, threatened by our enemy.»

What do you think then, would China do if Russia WINS the war?

Would they not be encouraged saying "the West is weak and irresolute - Attack now!"?

If NATO fails to adequately defend Ukraine, then what makes you believe that eventually it will be willing to pay the hard price for adequately defending Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines and Australia?

By supporting a united NATO, Australia gets a chance of not needing to prove itself [or fail to prove itself] in Taiwan and next on its own shores.