US to reduce number of days for Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine

[DEFCON Warning System]

United States is getting impatient with Russia and says it is reducing the number of days for Russia to stop attacks on Ukraine before it imposes more sanctions.

No word on what those sanctions may be.

 

[Peter Griffin]

No word on what those sanctions may be.

How about sending them some damn heavy artillery and MRAPS

 

[Snowfall]

How about sending them some damn heavy artillery and MRAPS

At this point send tomahawks

 

[Peter Griffin]

At this point send tomahawks

At this point we should have an entire sector of our MIC producing batch shipments of most of what they need, not this trickle and drain that we have seen from NATO for the last 3 years. All these worries of are we sending too much to Ukraine and not enough of how do we start making this equipment cheaper and more readily available.. Seems like more in Europe are incentivized to streamline production.

 

[Publius]

Well this announcement immediately follows the EU trade deal which includes the EU’s commitment to purchase $750 billion in US LNG over next three years.

That has likely let Europe off the hook for 100% secondary sanctions over their Russian natural gas purchases.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-boost-purchases-us-oil-085023580.html

Which in my mind is as solid a material step forcing Putin to negotiate realistically than even doubling military aid to Ukraine would have.

This gives Russias three major gas companies and Putin nine days to evaluate and weigh in on their final door being closed to the EU LNG markets.

Keep in mind that the reality of the world energy market has been that while supporting a war for Ukrainian freedom from the Dread Pirate Putin.
While all these politicians and pundits in Europe and the US have been bemoaning that Trump is a Russian stooge and will give Putin everything he wants in Ukraine.
Or Russias going to invade NATO next.

The EU has continued to purchased record amounts of LNG from Russia right through 2024. And of course the Biden administration did nothing to change that trajectory by boosting US LNG production and exports.

EU imports record quantities of Russian LNG in 2024

Bloc received 16.5mn tonnes of liquefied natural gas by mid-December despite efforts to reduce supplies from Russia

www.ft.com

These Duplicitous hypocritical bastards continuing to insist Ukraine be defended at all cost from the totalitarian butcher Putin.
100,000’s dead, their countries indebted even more, they’re militaries depleted.

Now you can argue that the EU had no choice from where to replace Russian LNG.
Then that is fully on the last US administration and the climate change eco-terrorist lobby.
Or simply that no one in power on either side of the Atlantic thought it might be a good idea to change the rules.
Or worse yet, that thus far leaders and bankers in NATO and Russia alike regarded the war as their own personal cash cow.

Obviously up until now no one of significance viewed trade negotiations, tariffs, or changing the world energy market balance sheet as a viable means of bringing a never ending war with 100,000’s dead to a conclusion.

So we shall see….

What will be interesting is how the secondary tariffs affect China. The Ukrainian/Russian war is possibly one of the few things that has kept Chinas economic engine afloat these last three years.

 

[Publius]

How about sending them some damn heavy artillery and MRAPS

Below are the recent sales to Ukraine announced by the DSCS at the Pentagon.
While not as sexy as NEW Palladian self propelled arty or MRAP’s. It is support and logistics that keeps an army in the fight.

DSCA signed off on Ukraine buying $180 million in “equipment and services to support the training, sustainment, and refurbishment measures of existing U.S.-origin air defense systems” including “major modifications and maintenance support; spare parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.”


$150 million worth of “M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability and related equipment.”

On Wednesday, DSCA approved a $172 million sale to Ukraine of the HAWK Phase III Missile System and Sustainment and related equipment. Now, if you’re looking to shoot down some Iranian Shahed drones or incoming Russian missiles, the HAWK surface-to-air missile has already proven capable of doing the job.

Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability and related equipment for an estimated cost of $150 million.”

DSCA approved “F-16 training and sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $310.5 million.”

What We’re Selling to Ukraine | National Review

A perusal of recent U.S. arms sales to Ukraine, approved by the Pentagon office that keeps track of American weapons and supply stockpiles.

www.nationalreview.com

 

[Publius]

At this point we should have an entire sector of our MIC producing batch shipments of most of what they need, not this trickle and drain that we have seen from NATO for the last 3 years. All these worries of are we sending too much to Ukraine and not enough of how do we start making this equipment cheaper and more readily available.. Seems like more in Europe are incentivized to streamline production.

It all follows the same illogical “no plan to win” strategy as the EU still having to buy LNG from Russia. While the climate change terrorist fought US hydrocarbon production and exports.

Is Russian LNG somehow less harmful to the environment than US LNG?

of course not, that’s because climate change is a racket. Or worse yet a real live honest to God foreign influencing program.

 

[Peter Griffin]

It all follows the same illogical “no plan to win” strategy as the EU still having to buy LNG from Russia. While the climate change terrorist fought US hydrocarbon production and exports.

Is Russian LNG somehow less harmful to the environment than US LNG?

of course not, that’s because climate change is a racket. Or worse yet a real live honest to God foreign influencing program.

Both can be true at the same time, we have bolstered finland's LNG reserves lowering their dependency on Russia and they have supplied Ukraine steadily since then. It will take good faith from European partners especially Germany, Hungary, and other central European allies.

 

[Deleted account]

climate change is a racket.

Yeah; I'm gonna say that's just a straigh-up lie. And anyone who bases their theories on a fundamental lie is deserving of the consequences. Ex falso sequitur quodlibet.

 

[Deleted account]

United States is getting impatient with Russia and says it is reducing the number of days for Russia to stop attacks on Ukraine before it imposes more sanctions.

No word on what those sanctions may be.

Looking at the Russian mediasphere, they seem to have come to the following conclusions:

1. It doesn't matter what Trump does, because (1) they don't believe Ukraine can withstand the Russia-China alliance even with US help; (2) America - its society, its leadership, its industrial base, and, increasingly, its military - is woefully unprepared for the coming world war; and (3) they were a bit nervous at first, but by now they have a pretty good read on Trump whom they regard as a fraud who's only playing for the domestic audience.
2. It doesn't hurt to continue to engage in fake negotiations to further muddy up the water. Of course, they have zero actual intent to make any sort of peace with Ukraine, and the war will therefore continue unabated. Pretty much the whole world - except for the WH - understands that very well.
3.