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Post by pieter on Mar 22, 2022 15:28:10 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Mar 22, 2022 15:41:28 GMT -7
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Post by Jaga on Mar 22, 2022 23:14:31 GMT -7
Pieter, I saw this interview with the former president. He may be a good guy but he looks a bit uncomfortable in this suit. I hope he would be OK.
Referring to Brits, I am impressed. it looks that several brits are in Ukraine already
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Post by pieter on Mar 23, 2022 1:42:15 GMT -7
Jaga, There are also Polish, Dutch, Danish, Latvian, Croatian, Canadian, Georgian and Israeli volunteers fighting in the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Інтернаціональний легіон територіальної оборони України, romanized: Internatsionalnyi lehion terytorialnoi oborony Ukrainy) or the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, a foreign legion military unit of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine, created by the Government of Ukraine at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fight in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 3 March 2022, Zelenskyy announced 16,000 foreign volunteers had attempted to join the International Legion. On 7 March 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that more than 20,000 volunteers from 52 countries have volunteered to fight for Ukraine. Most of these foreign volunteers with military experience saw the suffering of the Ukrainians and thought I can’t stand the suffering of these people and have to do something about it. And so they went to Ukraine and fight side by side with Ukrainians against the Russian invaders. Ukraine doesn’t need inexperienced people and warns for the wrong kind of so called international brigades or groups. If Ill prepared and armed with the wrong kind of weapons and too little ammunition these guys will die soon. So the international volunteers will have to join the real the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine and not some Ill armed so called International Brigades or Units set up by Ukrainians or inexperienced foreigners. These groups are dangerous for the foreign volunteers because you are a shooting Duck or Cannon Fodder in combat with the Russians in these formations. The Ukrainians themselves don’t wish for this and have become more selective and professional in handling foreign volunteers and mercenaries. Cheers, Pieter Source; en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Legion_of_Territorial_Defense_of_Ukraine and other sources (international media reports and files) |
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Post by karl on Mar 23, 2022 9:37:49 GMT -7
Pieter
It is interesting but not unexpected for the former Ukrainian president to come out of the shadows and speak out, for then to show his public face and to let his voice be heard.
In these matters of a spot war, it is not unusual for foreign former military people to volunteer their fighting services for what ever reason. At times, their reason is for money and glory, others, they miss the adrenalin and risk, others find it difficult to return to a life watering roses and reading the paper. The remainder, who knows?
In the matter of the American President, Biden. The man needs be to stay home, the only thing he accomplishes is to confuse the various issues with stacking more and more irritants upon Mr. Putin with out actually accomplishing any thing worth while with ending the currant situation in The Ukraine.
What perhaps would help in this situation that is not accomplished, is to offer Mr. Putin a way out and still for him to keep his pride, but this is not being attended to. The public allowed news, is Mr. Putin's military is being defeated with unstainable losses. This is well and good, but on the other side of the slate, his forces are also bleeding in to the best forces of the Ukrainian military with his 2nd hand so called cannon fodder and older equipment. In this manner, it is with trust and hope, once deemed to do so, he will not send in his well trained troops and battle ready equipment to accomplish his goals.
It is my hope sincere hope and trust that I am wrong in this above assessment.
Karl
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Post by karl on Mar 23, 2022 9:44:14 GMT -7
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