Things that didn’t happen:
Translation of the tweet (Zaharova’s “speech”):
Things are getting serious in Russia: "In connection with the ongoing terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime on our regions, the Foreign Ministry is appealing to a number of friendly countries with a request to supply fuel for state needs. I hope they will extend a helping hand, which we have always extended first" - Zakharova.
I wrote this the other day:
All this Ukrainian AI developments, targeting, etc? In my opinion, the probability is close to zero that Ukrainians develop the stuff themselves (they certainly do, but the proportion of home-developed stuff is most likely minuscule in comparison, if not negligible, proportionally speaking). But they are paying for it, like someone said, the highest price, in blood and (my addition) the future of the country.
Ukrainians and Russians have a saying “don’t make my sleepers laugh”. This applies to Ukrainians selling their tech to the US and Europe. You can’t sell what the potential buyer provided to you (at no monetary cost) back to the buyer. All you can do is sell back the field reports so that the “buyer” can make improvements and provide you back with (in other words sell you) a better product (it’s a barter, field testing for equipment). Once the product reaches sufficient “perfection”, the “buyer” will stop supplying the product to you for free, but at some nominal reduced cost (best-case scenario) because your returning field reports have lower value than they did initially, but you will still be sending the feedback because product improvement is in your core interests.
And in the same post:
I should also add that you can often say by looking at the product whether it is a Ukrainian development/assembly or west-provided piece of equipment.
A new bunker-busting bomb for Ukraine's multicopter bombers negates most anti-drone protection. The simple design has the same features as established weapons,
www.forbes.com
More on the lemming interpretation of text (Jompy’s article I cited previously, in the post quoted above, I think):
Zelensky says Euros cannot mediate. Russians say Euros’ mediation is not acceptable. Stubb seems to have understood the sings, but Euros
debate on who among them is going to be the mediator, Macron willing to “volunteer” (to be star of the show, of course), it appears.
This is the cake of the day (will need to translate from Ukrainian, but the next link is in English):
Fedorov: up to 50% of stormtroopers and infantrymen must foreigners.
Міноборони планує до 50% посад у штурмових та піхотних підрозділах віддати іноземцям для підсилення армії.
www.pravda.com.ua
Moreover,
“We are opening the foreign recruitment market to strengthen combat units and preserve the lives of Ukrainian service members,” Fedorov said.
Ukraine plans to open military recruitment to more foreign nationals and aims to have foreigners fill 30-50% of assault and infantry positions.
www.kyivpost.com
Imagine the feeling of superiority! I am sure people will say that it is all great and dandy though. Not sure how much more ludicrous this can get. See, if I wanted to make this stuff up, I highly doubt I could. It’s next level stuff. I mean really… Imagine “volunteering” (see below) to die in Ukraine in order to “preserve the lives of Ukrainian service members”. Would you be able to make this stuff up? I would bet my last you would not!
Another periodic “stencil”. We have been through this exact same stuff last year and during the Kursk adventures:
Note where he says that “we have resources to increase pay[…]”, “foreign volunteers[…]”, “additional recruitment mechanism[…]”. In other words, (mostly) Euros will now be paying the poors from around the world to die in trenches or while assaulting Russian positions in Ukraine, fighting the “existential war” that they have nothing to do with, wHiLe PrESeRvInG UkRaiNIan SeRvICe MemBeRs LiVEs ThoUgH!. On this note, from the Ukrainian Centre for Countering Disinformation (ie, Centre of Disinformation?):
For those interested in exploring the graphics, the original tweet:
Center for Countering Disinformation (@CforCD) on X
In the meantime, Ukraine is going to ask for twenty more billion dolares americanos to “burn” and “finish off” Russia, before Russians regain the initiative they had never lost (2022 aside).
Kyiv wants to raise the money by the NATO Ankara Summit, claiming otherwise Russia may regain the initiative.
www.politico.eu
This is very good stuff from the Ukrainska Pravda (will have to translate from Ukrainian). Zelensky is convinced that he will bring Putin to the negotiating table by the fall:
На початку червня в Санкт-Петербурзі проходив черговий Петербурзький міжнародний економічний форум.
www.pravda.com.ua
