First...it's not 'Biden's proxy war'. It's the WEST'S proxy war.nortex97 said:You did it, good (and no I didn't imply you are pro-biden but this is his proxy war after all). But, you still failed to provide a counter-point. What is it, that 'other explanations' might exist? People should trust in a magical 4 month surge in 155mm shell production for orders not placed from the EU on the basis of 'priorities?'Ag with kids said:Ah...so now if I'm not pro-Putin like you, I must be pro-Biden?nortex97 said:
I stopped providing some links when 'some' just whined about what was not (fair use) excerpted by me. Just trying not to be in a silly back and forth about that.
If you have a tough time finding it or a substantive critique please do let me know, curious what any might be, from the 'pro Biden proxy-war' side of our political spectrum.
It sounds to me like the EU is unlikely to hit 50% of their targeted/promised 155mm 'aid' to Ukrainians. One mustn't look just to Russian sources of course to see the Ukrainians being largely abandoned. Reuters (admittedly a pro-CCP outfit) in early December:Quote:
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries have placed orders for only 60,000 artillery shells under an EU scheme to help get 1 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine by next spring, according to people familiar with the figures.
The scheme was a centrepiece of an EU initiative to ramp up the supply of vital 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine, allowing countries to place orders with industry through contracts negotiated by the bloc's European Defence Agency (EDA).
The broader initiative, launched in March, offered various schemes to get 1 million shells and missiles to Ukraine within a year for the war against Russia's invasion.
Together, those schemes have yielded some 480,000 munitions, according to the EU - less than half of the target, with about four months to go.
The particularly small volume of orders for the scheme at the heart of the programme highlights bigger struggles that the EU is facing in trying to hit the target.
In a sign of concern at the low volume of orders so far, a draft declaration for an EU summit next week "stresses the urgent need to accelerate the delivery of missiles and ammunition, notably under the one million rounds of artillery ammunition initiative".
Artillery rounds are a crucial element in the war of attrition between Ukrainian troops and Russia's invasion forces, with each side firing thousands of shells every day.
The European Defence Agency said in September that seven countries had ordered ammunition through the pioneering joint procurement scheme. Lithuania, Denmark and Luxembourg said they were among the seven.
The EDA did not specify the size of the orders. But people familiar with the figures told Reuters on condition of anonymity the total was just 60,000 shells.
Funny...
BTW, if you actually read that WHOLE article from Reuters (that you didn't attribute), it doesn't say what you're claiming...
The Link in case people want to read with context...This is an excellent case in point. Please cite what you think I am missing, and what your point is, in your 'alternative truth' from the article (or elsewhere). This war is going on 2 years old and they are talking about…sitting down to sort out logistics/parts, while up thread here we were just put on notice by a war fan that it's the Russians that don't get logistics.Quote:
DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS
Officials and industry leaders have offered different explanations for the EU's struggle to meet the goal.
Some argue that many governments have simply not backed up their rhetoric about supporting Ukraine for the long haul by placing orders with arms firms.
Others insist that it takes time for industry to ramp up and restart production of such artillery shells, which until recently were not viewed as a priority for modern warfare.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said last week he thought the problems were more technical than political.
"People with special knowledge of how things work - how spare parts work, how chains of supply work - they have to sit down and sort it out," he said.
Some officials have also blamed a decision to restrict the joint procurement drive to companies from the EU and Norway.
Asked whether it could confirm the 60,000 figure, the European Defence Agency said it did not comment on numbers.
Thanks and Gig 'em!
I know you want to blame the entire thing on Biden (who is the dumbest guy we've EVER had as POTUS) but it isn't. Now, did Putin decide that because the US was being run by a potato that it would be a good time to invade? Quite possibly. But, he was always going to invade. Biden being in office just made it easier since Putin knew he was an idiot.
Second, you stated:
Nowhere in the explanations part does it state that. Pretty much all the reasons are logistical issues that are being worked through.Quote:
It sounds to me like the EU is unlikely to hit 50% of their targeted/promised 155mm 'aid' to Ukrainians.
You are posting parts of articles without attribution OR context and then giving a commentary that you make up that doesn't meet what the articles actually state. And with no link most won't know, as Paul Harvey put it, the rest of the story.
So, you keep up with 'another perspective' and YOUR 'alternative truth'...
Just know that it's obvious you're just posting Russian propaganda and trying to disguise it...