He was making similar assessments of Russia's military back in May. I specifically remember at the time he claimed Russia was getting serious about the war because Putin had appointed a new general that knew what he was doing. Meanwhile, six months later.........here we are.
Russia - Ukraine “peace negotiations” | Witkoff advising Russians how to play Trump
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US Air Force general: Russia military larger, better than before Ukraine invasion
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Russian army grow by 180,000 active-duty troops for a total of 1.5 million soldierswww.voanews.com
Three Years Into the Ukraine War, Russia’s Army Is Stronger Than Ever
Last year, the Russian forces lost over 400,000 men in the fighting. But they managed to replace losses on an almost one-to-one ratio.nationalinterest.org
Russia's Armed Forces Emerging Stronger from Ukraine War
Despite the disasters of the early phase of the Ukraine war, a reoriented wartime economy and massive spending increases have left Russia’s armed forces in a better position than when the conflict started.www.geopoliticalmonitor.com
Understanding the Russian Military Today | Russia and Eurasia | CSIS
Publications addressing all facets of Russian military powerwww.csis.org
The Russian Military: Forecasting The Threat
This report examines Russia’s post-2022 military transformation, adapting its forces and strategy to fight a positional war.understandingwar.org
Michale Kofman, Sam Bendett, Rob Lee, Aleks Golts - hell just about every Russian Military experts concludes they are stronger and much better tactically. Not to mention their incredible leaps in drone warfare. Their Center for Advanced Unmanned Tech (Рубикон) is cutting edge.
Just wondering Battboy, but from your link to ISW, there is this assessment of the UAF, Pretty cool assessment I would think.
Western forecasts must also recognize that the primary obstacle to rapid Russian advances is the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), and that NATO frontline states currently lack the capacity to field equivalents of the UAF at scale. Ukrainian forces have optimized themselves for defensive positional warfare. Their officers and many of their soldiers have nearly four years of active combat experience, prepared defensive positions that frontline units constantly adapt, and a technological-tactical-industrial integration process that no NATO state can currently match.
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Not in this report, but what's very concerning is the Chinese swarm programs. Very affordable units of 5,000 plus per. They can also produce their version of a reaper, I forget what it's called at about 1/10 our cost.
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The Ukraine-Russia conflict could be an issue, maybe the issue that quickly exacerbates fissures within the GOP.
As if a ship would be needed to sink one of the Russian ships.
Royal Navy intercepts two Russian ships in English Channel
HMS Severn headed off the warship and a tanker as they sailed west through the Dover Strait, the Ministry of Defence said.www.bbc.com
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U.S., Ukraine agree to change draft of peace plan that appeased Russia
Negotiators in Geneva had been working off an earlier proposal that bipartisan lawmakers say would further destabilize global security by rewarding Russia after its 2022 invasion.
—> https://wapo.st/4ihb1cQ“… A U.S. official, who spoke like others on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said that the president hasn’t been as involved in the specifics.
“You tell him, ‘I’m going to try to get a deal.’ He will say, ‘Great, go see what you can do.’ And that’s the level of detail he has,” the official said, later adding,
“It’s been absolute chaos all day because even different parts of the White House don’t know what’s going on. It’s embarrassing.”
A European official said it seemed Washington was “almost taken by surprise on the whole thing” on Friday.
“Usually when there’s more to it, it feels different. … Our feeling has been, D.C. has been taken by surprise by Witkoff’s actions,” the official said.…”
