Ukraine asks the Netherlands for Fighter Jets - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.51pm post the following, " Ukraine makes official request for Dutch F-16 jets.....Ukraine has officially asked the Netherlands for F-16 fighter jets, its air force has said.  "

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Thus the Ukraine is keeping up the pressure on the West and the US, one doubts Holland will give permission without the rest of the NATO going along, in this case the US and the UK.   The UK has stated that it might in the long term give jets to the Ukraine, but their pilots need to be trained and that can take months.  The Kyiv Government might have not months, as stated in previous post the Russians are getting ready for a second massive invasion, they Kyiv Governmetn needs the tanks NOW and that goes for fighter jets.  Having Western tanks only works if the Kyiv Government can defend them from the air, the delay by the West to act shows all the marks of the 1930s, when Western Europe appeased Hitler in the run up to World War 2, one would have thought that the West would have learned its lesson, does really want a Russian victory and the Russians up and close to NATO member Countries.   Time is not waiting for the West to be ready, it needs to support the Ukraine NOW, not before it's too LATE. 

The New Russian Offensive - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

The Sun: Reports " COUNTDOWN TO Z-DAY Russia ‘massing 1,800 tanks, 700 aircraft & 500k men for new Ukraine assault in 10 DAYS’ after Zelensky begs UK for jets  "

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Thus the new Russian offensive that aimed to be ready by the anniversary of last years failed invasion, the Russians are going big, Putin must know this is his last chance to take the Ukraine before the Western tanks arrive, also before the WEST wakes up and gives fighter jets to the Ukraine.   One hopes the CIA/NSA in the US and MI6/GCHQ in the UK are on the ball, the Kyiv Government will want battle field intelligence on the levels of the Russian threat and how to combat them, the Russians by using convicts have shown they have no honour and their WAR CRIMES will go down in history.  Thus the Kyiv Government will need more ammo, tanks and even lesser jet fighters to match the Russians.  The Biden Oval has lost Afghanistan, it cannot afford to lose the Ukraine, thus it might have to give jet fighters to the Ukraine, it will be to late if the Russians get to Kyiv and takes most of the Ukraine, that would put them on the border with Poland and other Nato States, how long before Putin tries something there, WAKE UP WEST, this is your 1938 Poland moment, the West and the Ukraine has to win. 

UK looking at giving Fighter Jets to the Ukraine - UK PM - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 3.24pm post the following, " UK 'actively looking at' supplying British jets to Ukraine, says No 10....Prime minister Rishi Sunak has asked his defence secretary, Ben Wallace, to investigate what jets the UK could potentially give to Ukraine, Downing Street has said.  "

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This is a brave and wise move by the UK Government, this will place pressure on the US to send their F-16 fighter jets to the Ukraine, the French and Germans will also feel the pressure.  The Russias will shout that this is an escalation, the answer to that is easy, get out of the Ukraine and then the Kyiv Government will NOT need the tanks and fighter jets from the West.   The Russian invasion has not gone to plan since the Russian troops went over the border, the estimates of Russian soldiers killed runs in to the thousands, the Russian Government is keeping very quiet about that, it does not want to alarm the people.  One presumes one day that the mothers of Russian troops killed in the Ukraine will PROTEST, a shout that even Putin cannot avoid.  The Russians have lost more troops in the Ukraine that it did in Afghanistan between 1979 - 1989, the Kremlin controls the media in Russia, if you call the Ukraine WAR in Russia you get SENT to the modern day gulag.  The Russians and Putin need  to be defeated, they are a THREAT to Western Security and the stability of the World Order.  The UK as always acts first, and the rest will follow. 

President of the Ukraine meets King Charles III - Ukraine - Russian War - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 2.43pm post the following, " Zelensky meets King Charles....Zelensky told MPs earlier that he would convey his gratitude to the King, from all Ukrainians, for his support even when he was still the Prince of Wales.  "

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The visit by the President of the Ukraine was a good move, it keeps the Ukraine in the news, also it helps with the Ukraine demands for planes, one would not be shocked if sooner than later the UK will give the Ukraine some fighter jets, the only problem is that a Ukrainian Crew will need to be trained on how to use them in battle, the requests for planes has lead to some slow marching by 10 Downing Street, at least the PM has given way on training pilots for the Ukraine.   The visit by the President to the King, shows how much the UK supports the Ukraine, also the story is not about the Duke of Sussex for once, that is an on going drama.  The Ukraine President is off to Europe after his UK visit, one does wonder, might the French pull something and give him planes, they are the French after all, one never knows what Paris is up to.  The visit by the President of the Ukraine to the UK will not go down well with the Russians, they will see it as a CLIENT PRESIDENT visiting his Masters, the UK and the US, the President has already gone to the US.  The Ukraine needs tanks and quickly and also fighter jets.  They have to win, there can not be another result.

State of the Union Speech - President Biden - Biden Era

White House: The Speech by President Biden as planned for the night, " Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery "

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It was  a rowdy affair, the Republicans came with attacks lines, while POTUS pandered to the left wing base of the Democratic Party.  Let's be real, POTUS is running for a 2nd term, the problem is that the US voters see him as to OLD and not a GREAT President, the were a few lines on China and Russia, in attempt to appeal to moderate Republicans and moderates in the middle. The Biden Oval should have stressed that more, the support for the Ukraine WAR is down, the Biden Oval should be attacking Russia ever day, show the security of Ukraine is in fact the security of Western Europe and the US.   The House Republicans did not do themselves any good, a President should be listened too, with some respect, the Republicans showed no respect, even the Speaker could not get them to show some respect.   The State of the Union is the kick off for 2024, the only shock would be if Biden decided not run, since that is not going to happen the US voter could face their WORST nightmare, another matchup between Biden and Trump, and Trump is leading in some of those polls.  One does wish sometimes that the UK had vote, no that would have been mistake, we would have gotten another Jimmy Carter term or worst his VP, Walter Mondale, who thinks the Cold War would have ended with them, it would still be going on.

New Russian Troops for their NEW OFFENSIVE - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports "  Ukraine war: Russians seen reinforcing east ahead of offensive....Tens of thousands of Russians are being sent to eastern Ukraine as part of an offensive planned after 15 February, according to the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk region.  "

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The West has to be quick with its training of Ukrainian Crews for German, US and UK tanks, the Russians see a window to strike before the West has placed their tanks in the combat zone.  The one thing that Russia has is an endless supply of men and women to fight.  Also in Putin we have a leader who does not care how many his people are killed, the sole aim of Putin's Kremlin is to keep Putin in power, and if that means losing hundred of thousands of troops so be it.  The West has a chance to push the Russians out, before their new Russian troops arrive, they are likely not to have been trained well enough to fight a trench warfare, also the regular army wants to make a point that the mercenaries used by Putin are good cannon fodder but not good at taking and keeping areas under its control.  NATO Countries and Allies should start to think about sending fighter jets to the Ukraine, air cover could be important, this is not the time to wait and find out later that the Kyiv Government could have won if they had Western fighters.  Time for the West to WAKE UP and SMELL the RUSSIAN BEAR, it coming for NATO sooner or later. 

Political HEADWINDS facing POTUS - State of the Union - Biden Era

CNN: Reports " Polls show many Democrats are unenthusiastic about another Biden candidacy. The ABC News/Washington Post survey indicated 58% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would prefer someone other than Biden as the nominee in 2024.  "

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Thus the political problems for POTUS as two fold, his age, he is seen as to old, and the economy that should be helping him, is not working for most Americans, inflation is still to high for them, and the repeat by the White House and liberal CNN that the US has the lowest unemployment in 50 years does not make up for the costs of living faced by Americans.  Of course the White House will point out the fact that the two years that the Democrats controlled the Congress they pushed through the Biden Agenda, the problem is that NOW that the Republicans have the House, they Bidne Agenda is DEAD on the Hill and the Republicans hard right have a might influence over the Republican Majority in the House, thus they will say NO to agenda aims of the Biden Oval.  Thus the President has talk about his WINS, but also make the case that he is the candidate that the Democrats should want in 2024, of course that only works if Donald Trump is the Republican candidate, if not the Democrats and the Biden Campaign have a major problem.  On foreign policy it can be argued by Democrats that POTUS has done a good job, they will stress the Ukraine and shooting down the Chinese Balloon, while the Republicans will talk about the humiliation of the US leaving Kabul in Afghanistan and the days that the Chinese balloon spent over the US.  President Biden does not have an easy speech, let's recall that POTUS has a habit of letting his mind wonder, and looks like he has lost the plot, he cannot afford those kind of mistakes in the State of Union.  It is reported in the LIBERAL New York Times that POTUS will request a billionaire tax, that is going nowhere fast, the Democrats in the Senate might pass it, but the Republican House will kill it, whenever Democrats start talking TAX HIKES, they lose the public, they American people KNOW, that there are not that many billionaires, and it's the Middle Class that gets dumped on for tax hikes, this billionaire TAX might work with the Democratic base, never works on the American people.