Russias war effort is like the scene in "Star Wars: A New Hope" when Han Solo charges screaming into a Hangar full of Storm troopers and then comes running the other way screaming, chased by all of the stormtroopers.
Ukraine seems to be really good at giving Russia dilemmas. Russia keeps getting forced by Ukraine to make choices between bad options. I don't think any of this is a coincidence.
There is this saying, "in war, you don't want to give problems to your enemy, you want to give them dilemmas" (problems have solutions, dilemmas don't)
Kerch bridge bombing is ideologically important for Ukraine. Apart from its logistical value, it's THE holy trinity of must-hit targets, along with moscow and Nordstream. The fact we managed to hit all THREE, multiple times, is just... I'm wet. It's sexually pleasing for Ukrainians to see every time a russian invader is forced to flee Crimea, when muscovites cry scared, and when gas doesn't flow to Germany yet. The NS pipelines built were the biggest loss for Ukraine in nearest history. Destroying them cannot be overstated. Now only thing that remains is russian tanker fleet and oil pipes (most of which we control) to completely stop them from selling fossil fuels.
Seriously. You think Putin who has outsmarted the West at every new development is now so unstable because of his success that he has been provoked to make a decision? You need to read what he has written (written when Biden can barely stay awake) Putin "Many have probably heard of the so-called “grain deal,” whose initial purpose was to ensure global food security, reduce the threat of hunger and help the poorest countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America - the reason why Russia undertook the obligation to facilitate its implementation in the first place. This “deal,” however, while it was publicly advertised by the West as a gesture of goodwill that benefited Africa, has in fact been shamelessly used solely for the enrichment of large US and European businesses that exported and resold grain from Ukraine. Judge for yourselves: in almost a year, a total of 32.8 million tonnes of supplies were exported from Ukraine under the “deal,” with over 70 percent of the exports ending up in high- and upper-middle-income countries, including in the European Union, whereas such countries as Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, as well as Yemen and Afghanistan, received less than 3 percent of the supplies, i.e. less than one million tonnes. In the meantime, none of the “deal” provisions relating to the exemption from sanctions of Russian grain and fertiliser exports to world markets, were fulfilled. Moreover, barriers have been mounted even to our attempts to supply free of charge mineral fertilisers to the poorest countries in need. Of 262,000 tonnes of goods blocked in European ports, only two shipments were delivered - one of 20,000 tonnes to Malawi and one of 34,000 tonnes to Kenya. The rest is still unscrupulously held by the Europeans. And this is a purely humanitarian initiative we are talking about, which should be exempt from any sanctions as such. Considering all these facts, there is no longer any use in continuing the “grain deal” as it has failed to serve its original humanitarian purpose. We argued against further extending the “deal,” which terminated as of July 18" Viewing Putin as irrational makes us into fools If we cant respect the calculated decision making of our enemies, we will never win. This is not a game of calling names ...Putin is serious in what he does at every step and turn.
Another analysis different from many journalists and experts but when you think about it, it’s just, again, brilliant and awesome!!!! Merci beaucoup Anders ! 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇦💪👍
Anders is the only Naval War expert I've seen comment on this war on mass media / social media. His unique background and insight, even if just an initial hypothesis, is therefore much valuable.
I wouldn't at all be surprised if Russia fell for another trap. By their own reckoning this misadventure was meant to be over in days. But all the while the Ukrainians have shown themselves to be much smarter than the Russians and done much more with less than anyone could have imagined. The Russians, in most instances, are their own worst enemy.
@glennvanhoecke7798 Your uncalled for, unjustified, juvenile insult that has no connection to what anyone has said suggests that you have very serious problems. Strongly recommend that you stay offline until you take a good look at yourself and fix that. Because right now you're just making yourself look juvenile, immature, crude and nasty.
Let me add my voice to the many comments of thanks!! Your experience and expertise make your videos more informative and thought provoking than almost all commentators on UA-cam. I really appreciate your efforts! Hope the weather improves for your stay in the countryside!!
How prophetic. Now 11 days later you appear to have been spot on the money. Well done for your analysis and for the video. I am finding all your videos informative and interesting. Thank you.
Slavia Ukrainia ! Herojam Slava ! Great to see you having some downtime Anders. Why Kerch Bridge burning? Thank you for sharing your view on the Black Sea What Ukrainians being clever and smart, and Ruzzians dumb? Who knew the Ukrainians are this smart ?
Was it not Napoleon who said, and I paraphrase here; don't give your enemies problems, give them dilemmas. Problems can be solved, while dilemmas are decisions between two bad choices. Ukraine has become a master of this endgame. Thank you for another interesting analysis
Thank you for your Analysis of the Grain Deal. It really puts a lot of things into a perspective that I haven’t thought about. I look forward to more Videos from you. Many Thanks from Texas.👍👍❤️
EXCELLENT analysis! I hope you are correct because I agree that Ukraine is really good at outsmarting its much larger opponent. Plus I want to get back to painting ships getting blown up in the Black Sea before summer’s end. Love the change of scenery in the background, not only did it not rain, but the sun came out- a fitting ending to a stimulating video, thank you.
Amazing analysis. Dang there's such a difference between a professional doing a analysis and all these amateurs populating the internet. Always a pleasure to hear this man's thoughts
@@YouKnowItMang well he states that his views are just that his views and should not be taken as facts. Which is a obvious. Nevertheless, they are the result of a analysis of the known facts. This is not speculation. He still may be wrong but his reasoning still holds.
@@maxdelaserna9540 False. Too many of his claims are made on speculations or opinions not facts. Its a very mixed bag. He doesn't present it as fact but reasoning only holds in a speculative sense. You also contradicted yourself. If his views "Should not be taken as facts" then its literally speculation LOL
Even if they are complete nonsense like in this video. I don't know the regional political landscape, but I DO know that no merchant ships will sail into a warzone if they are being threatened by both sides. There will be no grain ships going to Odessa until russia backs down OR NATO protects them. And NATO direct intervention will be the absolute brink of a nuclear WW III. Since we won't let Ukraine use long range NATO weapons in Russia there is no way NATO will send a navy into the Black sea.
Thanks for taking the time out to give us your thoughts on the grain deal issue, Anders! As always very thought provoking! Now enjoy the rest of your holidays and, hopefully, better weathr 🙂
I hope what your reading about the bridge is true as it would mean that the Ukranians are super clever strategists but I suspect they had intel that Russia was pulling out so they thought we might as well blow the bridge to hurt the Russians replenishment as well as Putin pride.
Dear Anders, thank you for this analysis - it is very interesting and informative. It’s also clear to me that you understand the Russian language very well. Best regards
Dear Anders, once again a brilliant and very interesting analysis! Hope you can stay longer away from your office with nice dry weather outside! Have a good rest!
I hope developing countries see what's going on and get the message that they also need to help Ukraine win as quickly as possible in order to protect their own interests and that standing on the sidelines letting aggression like Russia's continue is courting disaster.
According To US Department of Agriculture report, global production of wheat in 2022 was about 780 million metric ton. Ukraine wheat production was about 20 million or about 2,5% of world production. Whereas Russia wheat production in 2022 was about 91 million ton or 12% global production. Russia has more than enough wheat to replace Ukraine wheat...
Blockade highlights Russian willingness to use grain to blackmail and underlines the desirability of Ukraine getting back Crimea to secure it's own grain shipping route. From a world perspective this makes Russia look bad, assuming that bothers them.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem like those most likely to suffer due to grain shortages are going to stop supporting Russia. Their politicians have already been bought.
@@gambaridupthat does not make it okay. It’s bad news for the world but good for Russia - unfortunately. Russia will have more influence on grain prices. Not good at all!
A question that hasn't been answered is why Turkey has shifted it's diplomatic stance to essentially full support for Ukraine. The return of the Azov officers was a major embarrassment for Moscow (even if it didn't get much attention in western media) and it caps off a series of moves that pushed turkey firmly into the western camp, and no longer a sort of neutral moderator between Kyiv and Moscow. I think Russia pulling out of the grain deal has as much to do with this as anything else. I suspect Washington has been active behind the scenes giving Erdogan things he wants. Maybe Turkey has been promised a return to the F-35 program?
@@timpetersen11 Loose cannon is still a cannon... at least it isn't a half dead/unedible sack of meat. Russia attacked under Biden and not Trump for a reason ;)
The is a great analysis. I think you are really on to something and I think Ukraine is laying a big trap for Russia. Also Russia attacking wheat etc will help Ukraine with more western support.
A very interesting perspective on the grain deal. Also this is in line with the self-destructive behavior Russia has displayed for the last year and a half but staying with the grain deal after the bridge explosion would have allowed Russia to be able to claim that they were the "Adult in the Room", which would have been sort of hard to deny by the rest of the world. I wouldn't have thought of this without your video and this may have been worth more to Russia than anything else could and I'll tell you why. When you have a really bad actor such as a worker with a bad attitude and they do just one thing that is surprisingly good, suddenly they appear as though they have turned a major corner in their lives. So compared to, say, last week they look like a hero. Never underestimate the damage Russia is willing to do to Russia with their tried and true process of terror tactics.
Well gosh. That’s a whole lot of perspectives I had no idea about. But the thought about the timing did run through my mind on some semi-conscious level. I assumed an atypical blunder by Ukraine not understanding it could work to their benefit.
Very useful unconventional viewpoint. Ukraine should convince its partners to enable grain transport and full control over its territirial waters. Thank you for the report!
“A range of dilemmas they hadn’t thought through”. That describes the entire war.
Russias war effort is like the scene in "Star Wars: A New Hope" when Han Solo charges screaming into a Hangar full of Storm troopers and then comes running the other way screaming, chased by all of the stormtroopers.
Tak!
Ukraine seems to be really good at giving Russia dilemmas.
Russia keeps getting forced by Ukraine to make choices between bad options.
I don't think any of this is a coincidence.
"We are Doomed''
- private frazer (Dads Army)
There is this saying, "in war, you don't want to give problems to your enemy, you want to give them dilemmas" (problems have solutions, dilemmas don't)
Well the Ukrainians know the ruZZians better than anyone.
Only good options for Ukraine!!! 🇺🇦 Ukraine is winning!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Ukraine is going from good to better!!! 🇺🇦 Ukraine! Freedom! Democracy!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
You might have a point. The kerch bridge bombardment could've been a deliberate provocation for which Putin fell.
Kerch bridge bombing is ideologically important for Ukraine. Apart from its logistical value, it's THE holy trinity of must-hit targets, along with moscow and Nordstream. The fact we managed to hit all THREE, multiple times, is just... I'm wet. It's sexually pleasing for Ukrainians to see every time a russian invader is forced to flee Crimea, when muscovites cry scared, and when gas doesn't flow to Germany yet. The NS pipelines built were the biggest loss for Ukraine in nearest history. Destroying them cannot be overstated. Now only thing that remains is russian tanker fleet and oil pipes (most of which we control) to completely stop them from selling fossil fuels.
If that was the case Ukraine would have moved more air defenses to Odessa prior to the bridge attack
@@ArmySigs They don't have enough to do that. If they do, Kyiv gets hit instead
Seriously. You think Putin who has outsmarted the West at every new development is now so unstable because of his success that he has been provoked to make a decision?
You need to read what he has written (written when Biden can barely stay awake)
Putin
"Many have probably heard of the so-called “grain deal,” whose initial purpose was to ensure global food security, reduce the threat of hunger and help the poorest countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America - the reason why Russia undertook the obligation to facilitate its implementation in the first place. This “deal,” however, while it was publicly advertised by the West as a gesture of goodwill that benefited Africa, has in fact been shamelessly used solely for the enrichment of large US and European businesses that exported and resold grain from Ukraine.
Judge for yourselves: in almost a year, a total of 32.8 million tonnes of supplies were exported from Ukraine under the “deal,” with over 70 percent of the exports ending up in high- and upper-middle-income countries, including in the European Union, whereas such countries as Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, as well as Yemen and Afghanistan, received less than 3 percent of the supplies, i.e. less than one million tonnes.
In the meantime, none of the “deal” provisions relating to the exemption from sanctions of Russian grain and fertiliser exports to world markets, were fulfilled. Moreover, barriers have been mounted even to our attempts to supply free of charge mineral fertilisers to the poorest countries in need. Of 262,000 tonnes of goods blocked in European ports, only two shipments were delivered - one of 20,000 tonnes to Malawi and one of 34,000 tonnes to Kenya. The rest is still unscrupulously held by the Europeans. And this is a purely humanitarian initiative we are talking about, which should be exempt from any sanctions as such.
Considering all these facts, there is no longer any use in continuing the “grain deal” as it has failed to serve its original humanitarian purpose. We argued against further extending the “deal,” which terminated as of July 18"
Viewing Putin as irrational makes us into fools
If we cant respect the calculated decision making of our enemies, we will never win.
This is not a game of calling names ...Putin is serious in what he does at every step and turn.
They started the play with the Azov officers. It's a game they played hand in hand with Erdogan. And he has loved it.
You were right sir, again! Another ship has been effed up and on a russian base proper. Hope you can make a video on this new success!
Very interesting indeed. If you are correct, someone deserves a medal😉
Дуже Дякою
- From Ukrainian diaspora in Canada
Another analysis different from many journalists and experts but when you think about it, it’s just, again, brilliant and awesome!!!!
Merci beaucoup Anders !
🇨🇦❤️🇺🇦💪👍
Anders is the only Naval War expert I've seen comment on this war on mass media / social media. His unique background and insight, even if just an initial hypothesis, is therefore much valuable.
I wouldn't at all be surprised if Russia fell for another trap. By their own reckoning this misadventure was meant to be over in days. But all the while the Ukrainians have shown themselves to be much smarter than the Russians and done much more with less than anyone could have imagined. The Russians, in most instances, are their own worst enemy.
@glennvanhoecke7798
Your uncalled for, unjustified, juvenile insult that has no connection to what anyone has said
suggests that you have very serious problems.
Strongly recommend that you stay offline until you take a good look at yourself and fix that.
Because right now you're just making yourself look juvenile, immature, crude and nasty.
Its different because its drivel. You agree with it because you believe the propaganda.
He's a fool. The entire rationale of the video is nonsense and is just wishful thinking. To win a war you need realists not fantasists.
Thanks! Worth the cup of coffee.
Thank you. I appreciate your support.
Thanks! Appreciate your perspective.
Thanks. Glad to hear that.
Thank you for a well thought-out perspective - Roger
Best info that I have hears or seen about the grain deal. really thoroughful and easy to understand
Every time I turn on UA-cam, I hope for some new video from you. I really admire your work here, keep on!
This is in my view your best and most insightful video in a long time. Mange tak. 🙂
Nice view on this matter, very interesting angle. Thanks for all your work. Please keep it coming..
Let me add my voice to the many comments of thanks!! Your experience and expertise make your videos more informative and thought provoking than almost all commentators on UA-cam. I really appreciate your efforts! Hope the weather improves for your stay in the countryside!!
How prophetic. Now 11 days later you appear to have been spot on the money. Well done for your analysis and for the video. I am finding all your videos informative and interesting. Thank you.
Loving the backdrop! 👍
Slavia Ukrainia ! Herojam Slava !
Great to see you having some downtime Anders.
Why Kerch Bridge burning?
Thank you for sharing your view on the Black Sea
What Ukrainians being clever and smart, and Ruzzians dumb?
Who knew the Ukrainians are this smart ?
Great point of view. Definitely worth considering.
Very thought provoking - thank you Anders. Slava Ukraine!
Was it not Napoleon who said, and I paraphrase here; don't give your enemies problems, give them dilemmas. Problems can be solved, while dilemmas are decisions between two bad choices.
Ukraine has become a master of this endgame.
Thank you for another interesting analysis
Anders, I think you are absolutely right in your analysis of the grain deal situation.
Tusind mange TAK for indsigt & perspektiver!
Thank you for your Analysis of the Grain Deal. It really puts a lot of things into a perspective that I haven’t thought about. I look forward to more Videos from you. Many Thanks from Texas.👍👍❤️
A surprising perspective. Haven't heard this from anyone else.
Many thanks!
Anders, based on the recent actions hapoening in Black Sea, seems you were once again right with your analysis! Keep up with the good work!
Your analysis is something I literally am hanging out for - thank you!
I hope you get a chance to relax. Cheers, thanks for taking the time to share yoyr analysis.
Great information and great thinking!!!👌
Well articulated. I believe you are spot on.
This one was really interesting, totally captivating follow through on the grain deal and its consequences, inciteful, thank you.
I agree with 'eskimotoon'. This helped to join a lot of dots. Very thought-provoking. Thank you for sharing your insights.
Fascinating perspective here.
You are very, very correct. Great job 👏
Thanks Anders! Lucid and logical as always.
Very good analysis again.
Thanks Anders for a thought provoking insight into sea denial and control…
A very interesting perspective. Thanks
Excellent analysis, as always Anders.
Very interesting again Anders .Thank you.🇬🇧🇺🇦
Thank you for taking the time to explain this to us
Wonderful to hear your thoughts! And the comments of your viewers are also insightful. Thanks.
Looking forward to more videos while you are travelling.
Thanks for all the analysis and insights 🙂
Danke, sehr interessant und aufschlussreich - wieder einmal!
Daumen hoch!!!
As usual - well reasoned, thought provoking and insightful. Thanks.
EXCELLENT analysis! I hope you are correct because I agree that Ukraine is really good at outsmarting its much larger opponent. Plus I want to get back to painting ships getting blown up in the Black Sea before summer’s end.
Love the change of scenery in the background, not only did it not rain, but the sun came out- a fitting ending to a stimulating video, thank you.
Thank you.
Fantastic, thought provoking analysis, as always.
Excellent and insightful analysis, had not heard anything similar anywhere else. Thanks!
Another thought provoking presentation. Thank you!
Gosh, I love the way you think.
You always have perspectives that make sense but which others fail to come up with.
Thank you, very interesting insights that I was oblivious to in these emotional times.
Amazing analysis. Dang there's such a difference between a professional doing a analysis and all these amateurs populating the internet. Always a pleasure to hear this man's thoughts
Don’t encourage him , this is pure garbage
This is not analysis it's speculation and opinion. He says it himself. 11:14
@@YouKnowItMang well he states that his views are just that his views and should not be taken as facts. Which is a obvious. Nevertheless, they are the result of a analysis of the known facts.
This is not speculation. He still may be wrong but his reasoning still holds.
@@maxdelaserna9540 False. Too many of his claims are made on speculations or opinions not facts. Its a very mixed bag. He doesn't present it as fact but reasoning only holds in a speculative sense. You also contradicted yourself. If his views "Should not be taken as facts" then its literally speculation LOL
Even if they are complete nonsense like in this video. I don't know the regional political landscape, but I DO know that no merchant ships will sail into a warzone if they are being threatened by both sides. There will be no grain ships going to Odessa until russia backs down OR NATO protects them. And NATO direct intervention will be the absolute brink of a nuclear WW III. Since we won't let Ukraine use long range NATO weapons in Russia there is no way NATO will send a navy into the Black sea.
Thanks for posting!
Thanks for taking the time out to give us your thoughts on the grain deal issue, Anders! As always very thought provoking! Now enjoy the rest of your holidays and, hopefully, better weathr 🙂
Tusind tak for din altid indsigtsfulde analyse. En fornøjelse at lytte til og få en professionel synsvinkel på militære forhold.
Ukraina! Økonomisk styrke! Frihet! Kornavtalen! Demokrati! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
for noe drit, snakker ikke om hvordan avtalen påvirker de fattiges mat sikkerhet med ett eneste ord.. som om ukraina er alt alle bryr seg om.
@@NTravellerWhat! A strange! Post! 😂🤦🏼♂️
Very interesting, I agree, there’s something “off” with the latest chain of events.
Really excellent 2nd & 3rd order analysis. Very original, too. Thank you for your effort in this.
I hope what your reading about the bridge is true as it would mean that the Ukranians are super clever strategists but I suspect they had intel that Russia was pulling out so they thought we might as well blow the bridge to hurt the Russians replenishment as well as Putin pride.
As always very informative analysis. Thx Anders!
As usual, very deep and interesting considerations! Thanks a lot! Cheers from Tirana!
Dear Anders, thank you for this analysis - it is very interesting and informative. It’s also clear to me that you understand the Russian language very well. Best regards
I certainly did not think of it like that, so I think this video just grew me a couple new neurons in my head. Thank you for the analysis!
Looks like an accurate prediction, Anders.
Clever. Thanks
Very insightful about this topic... You always bring up very interesting thoughts !
A very good analysis. Thanks!
Thank you, that was fascinating.
Very useful analysis. Slava Ukraine
Thank you Anders for these very helpful insights. Your analysis makes excellent sense 🇺🇦
As always, an excellent video.
Thanks. Glad you like it. 😊
Always a pleasure to hear your insights, and I do want to emphasize the word "always". Your analysis never ceases to both surprise and convince me. :)
Thank you, sir! As usual, food for thought!
Dear Anders, once again a brilliant and very interesting analysis!
Hope you can stay longer away from your office with nice dry weather outside! Have a good rest!
💯. Wish I worded that myself.
Well said!
I hope developing countries see what's going on and get the message that they also need to help Ukraine win as quickly as possible in order to protect their own interests and that standing on the sidelines letting aggression like Russia's continue is courting disaster.
According To US Department of Agriculture report, global production of wheat in 2022 was about 780 million metric ton.
Ukraine wheat production was about 20 million or about 2,5% of world production.
Whereas Russia wheat production in 2022 was about 91 million ton or 12% global production.
Russia has more than enough wheat to replace Ukraine wheat...
Blockade highlights Russian willingness to use grain to blackmail and underlines the desirability of Ukraine getting back Crimea to secure it's own grain shipping route. From a world perspective this makes Russia look bad, assuming that bothers them.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem like those most likely to suffer due to grain shortages are going to stop supporting Russia. Their politicians have already been bought.
@@gambaridup Are you saying Russia didn't know what to do with 20 mln t?
20+% of its production ??
@@gambaridupthat does not make it okay. It’s bad news for the world but good for Russia - unfortunately. Russia will have more influence on grain prices. Not good at all!
Excellent analysis.
Thank you for taking time out from your work to give us all such valuable insight!
It looks from holidays 😅
even more appropriated!
Most interesting and thank you for your thoughts.
A question that hasn't been answered is why Turkey has shifted it's diplomatic stance to essentially full support for Ukraine. The return of the Azov officers was a major embarrassment for Moscow (even if it didn't get much attention in western media) and it caps off a series of moves that pushed turkey firmly into the western camp, and no longer a sort of neutral moderator between Kyiv and Moscow. I think Russia pulling out of the grain deal has as much to do with this as anything else.
I suspect Washington has been active behind the scenes giving Erdogan things he wants. Maybe Turkey has been promised a return to the F-35 program?
Lol "senile" Biden strikes again
@@nfrl-hs2ly Probably better than "loose cannon" Trump
@@nfrl-hs2ly and the American taxpayers are once again on the hook
Another way to look at it is that Turkey risked becoming a pariah if it continued its neutral/friendly stance towards Russia.
@@timpetersen11 Loose cannon is still a cannon... at least it isn't a half dead/unedible sack of meat. Russia attacked under Biden and not Trump for a reason ;)
The is a great analysis. I think you are really on to something and I think Ukraine is laying a big trap for Russia. Also Russia attacking wheat etc will help Ukraine with more western support.
A very interesting perspective on the grain deal.
Also this is in line with the self-destructive behavior Russia has displayed for the last year and a half but staying with the grain deal after the bridge explosion would have allowed Russia to be able to claim that they were the "Adult in the Room", which would have been sort of hard to deny by the rest of the world. I wouldn't have thought of this without your video and this may have been worth more to Russia than anything else could and I'll tell you why. When you have a really bad actor such as a worker with a bad attitude and they do just one thing that is surprisingly good, suddenly they appear as though they have turned a major corner in their lives. So compared to, say, last week they look like a hero.
Never underestimate the damage Russia is willing to do to Russia with their tried and true process of terror tactics.
Fantastic commentary once again. Thank you so much for your insights!
Thank you for the analysis. Good job!
Thank you for these videos, you bring out points that I would have never even thought about. Excellent job!
Great analysis
Thanks for the update Anders.
Hav en god og forhåbentlig tør sommerferie.
First time vistor to your channel . Very based, intelligent and informative video. Thank you. Subscribed
Check slide word "standars" instead of "standards". Great analysis.
Love your videos! Always very insightful. Enjoy your holiday!!
Thank you for this analysis. Absolutely fascinating! Hope the weather is kind.
Excellent analysis 👍
Well gosh. That’s a whole lot of perspectives I had no idea about. But the thought about the timing did run through my mind on some semi-conscious level. I assumed an atypical blunder by Ukraine not understanding it could work to their benefit.
Smart thinking, als always. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you, Anders. Excellent analysis, as usual.
Thank you for that very interesting perspective ❤
Very useful unconventional viewpoint. Ukraine should convince its partners to enable grain transport and full control over its territirial waters. Thank you for the report!
I think you are right with regards to the Kerch bridge. I don´t believe in coincidences either... :-)
Thanks. Excellent analysis as always.
Thank you... very much...as allways a good analysis