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  • How dependent is Ukraine still on the US?

    From Joseph Pereira@1:103/705 to All on Wed Apr 15 04:27:13 2026

    At the beginning of the war, partly due to the slow response in Europe, Ukraine was virtually 100% dependent on aid from the US. Fortunately for Ukraine, Biden was still president. He primarily supplied Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and artillery shells. If only Putin had waited until Trump had won, everything would have looked different, but who foresaw that Trump would win a second term?

    The war changed, and Europe also came into the picture.

    The power of the Republicans in the US ensured that Avdiivka, Ukraine's virtually impregnable fortress near Donetsk, was lost during the Biden era. Ukraine simply ran out of ammunition. That was the beginning of a retreat that continues to this day.

    The election of Trump was the next nail in Ukraine's coffin. The country understood that it had to get to work on manufacturing weapons and ammunition itself. When Trump indicated on February 28, 2025, that Zelensky had no cards left, Ukraine was, in effect, already ready to play its cards.

    The only thing Ukraine is still truly dependent on the US for is the acquisition of Patriot missiles. One might wonder how much longer, because the French/Italian SAMP/T NG system is going to change that in the course of 2026.

    Once that becomes available to Ukraine, Trump will have nothing left to pressure Ukraine with. The only thing he can do then is openly side with Russia, and that seems to be a step too far even for Trump.

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  • From Matthew Munson@1:218/109 to Joseph Pereira on Thu Apr 16 18:07:48 2026
    At the beginning of the war, partly due to the slow response in Europe, Ukraine
    was virtually 100% dependent on aid from the US. Fortunately for Ukraine, Biden
    was still president. He primarily supplied Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and
    artillery shells. If only Putin had waited until Trump had won, everything would have looked different, but who foresaw that Trump would win a second term?
    Maybe if Adam Schiff and Vindman family did not fsck Trump over, maybe
    Ukraine would have in better shape.

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  • From IB Joe@1:342/201 to Matthew Munson on Thu Apr 16 20:04:06 2026
    On 16 Apr 2026, Matthew Munson said the following...


    Maybe if Adam Schiff and Vindman family did not fsck Trump over, maybe Ukraine would have in better shape.


    Joseph is a bot. He posts stuff that is not on point and then NEVER responds to his great ideas.

    It looks like the 2 mentioned in your response may have to answer questions now.

    I'm not into going after people for political reasons... BUT I am into accountability.

    Eric "BANG BANG" Swalwell is down, looks like his buddy Senator Ruben Gallego from Arizona maybe next.

    And for the 2 you mentioned it looks like they may have colluded during Trump's first impeachment.

    Maybe before 2028 we can clean house in Congress, stop Ukraine and be able to get back to normal....

    BTW, your new version of WildCat has AI implemented in it... can you get it to respond to Joseph's messages??

    Please!!!


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    have a great day!!!

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