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And it got put back together by Putin; and now we see the results of that.Russia fell apart when they put a liberal communist in power.
I think Ukraine is going to be more in need of a Marshall Plan type effort after the dust settles.
Geopolitics/illegal occupation being the barrier for the foreseeable future, but the Azov Sea would be a wonderful place for wind generation in peaceful times.Ukraine now has an opportunity to rebuild 30% of the electrical generation infrastrure with renewables.
Let's hope the 'opportunity' doesn't get any bigger before Winter.
…and dealing with the effects of the Chernobyl disaster only hastened the falling apart.Russia fell apart when they put a liberal communist in power.
Should have thought of that when the USSR went down.
Speaking of rail, the following brief article from a couple weeks ago is interesting. Especially the final sentence that long-term, Ukraine will be converting its rail to standard (4' 8.5") gauge instead of the 5' gauge used in Russia. Right now there are delays shipping by rail between Poland and Ukraine due to break-of-gauge.
Met militaire precisie wordt het cruciale spoor in Oekraïne hersteld
Vier dagen na de bevrijding reed er alweer een trein naar Balaklia. Het spoor speelt een belangrijke rol in Oekraïne voor evacuatie, handel, hulp, diplomatie én het front.nos.nl
I've been expecting that. It would be a major step in Ukraine shifting from Russia focused to European focused. This war has shown that having Russian gauge rail is a drawback in a war with Russia because it allows the Russians to supply their troops in the country they are trying to occupy. Change the rail gauge and Russia is out of luck trying to supply an army.
I am concerned about a more dramatic point in this conflict. Russia just had an election where I assume mostly pro Russia residents voted. And who would voluntarily evacuate toward Russia. Wouldn't it be easy to announce an evacuation which would clear out the Russian sympathizers and then get most of the troops out.
“George HW Bush did and put together a proposed package to help out Russia and the former republics after the fall of the USSR. Congress refused to fund it.”George HW Bush did and put together a proposed package to help out Russia and the former republics after the fall of the USSR. Congress refused to fund it.
There are those here who claim Russia never had free and fair elections, but they did give it a try in the 90s. When Putin came to power he started a program to routinely cook the books in elections to get the results he wanted. There was local corruption in the 90s, but no organized effort to fake the vote.
I've been expecting that. It would be a major step in Ukraine shifting from Russia focused to European focused. This war has shown that having Russian gauge rail is a drawback in a war with Russia because it allows the Russians to supply their troops in the country they are trying to occupy. Change the rail gauge and Russia is out of luck trying to supply an army.
Russia has already made similar claims. They don't fool anyone. Sure, Russia may commit more war crimes but it won't be because they have a flimsy excuse to blame it on Ukraine.Wouldn't it be easy to announce an evacuation which would clear out the Russian sympathizers and then get most of the troops out. Then an attack on the city to be blamed on Ukraine with for example chemical weapons or even simple artillery would be a horrible result.
Ha. And here I was thinking just the opposite. Even at only 12,000 miles of track in Ukraine, it's still a lot of ties to change out. Where as you can simply drive some standard gauge trains into Ukraine from western Europe rather quickly.It is relatively easy to change the gauge of the tracks. The hard part is the expense of replacing/refitting all the locomotives and rolling stock. I'd guess it will be done in a piecemeal fashion, so will take years to complete - if ever.
I totally understand but this might be a setup for something short of a tactical nuke with the same result, near total destruction of a city falsely blamed on Ukraine.Russia has already made similar claims. They don't fool anyone. Sure, Russia may commit more war crimes but it won't be because they have a flimsy excuse to blame it on Ukraine.
Was disappointed only such a small wartime increase. Hopefully rocket production is increased much faster, but have not seen any numbers on that.
This is silly. Russia might use a nuke but they wouldn't blame it on Ukraine. No one on Earth would believe Ukraine magically procured a nuke and used it on their own city after the Russians evacuated.I totally understand but this might be a setup for something short of a tactical nuke with the same result, near total destruction of a city falsely blamed on Ukraine.