Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

Why the F-16 is the crux to the US's continued support of Ukraine...

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pu...sia-2025-3

I see Putin is demonstrating his honed skills in whataboutery, jiggery pokery and curve ball chuckery as a response to the proposed ceasefire .

Interesting that Ukraine have said they recognise that regaining the occupied areas by Military Force isn't an option right now. There does seem to be some positive movement but it won't take much to make it all fall apart.

CBS are reporting that the US Government is tightening sanctions on Russia's Oil, Gas & Banking Sectors. Raise your hand if you didn't see that one coming *raises hand*


*Edit*

From CBS...

The Treasury Department on Wednesday let lapse a 60-day exemption put in place by the Biden administration in January that allowed specific energy transactions involving sanctioned Russian banks to continue. By letting the waiver lapse, the banks may no longer access U.S. payment systems to conduct major energy transactions.

The Russian financial institutions that had been exempt from sanctions included Vnesheconombank, Bank Financial Corporation Otkritie, Sovcombank, Sberbank, VTB Bank, Alfa-Bank, Rosbank, Bank Zenit, Bank Saint-Petersburg and the Central Bank of Russia.

The decision to further restrict access to American banking systems makes it harder for other countries to buy Russian oil, thus limiting its global supply. It could lead to a price spike of up to $5 per barrel more, a notable jump after lower prices in recent weeks.

But the stiffer restrictions also come as the Trump administration is trying to convince Russia to accept terms of a proposed 30-day ceasefire to end the war in Ukraine. President Trump on Thursday said U.S. officials are meeting with "President Putin and others" and having "very serious discussions."

Upgraded GLSDBs on the way....

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-long-ra...025-03-13/