Russia's main tank factory sailed for the horizon when Ukraine split off. Antonov and MiG aircraft factories, ditto. Oh, and that tungsten and titanium you need for shells and high-performance aircraft? Yeah, it came from Ukraine as well.
It's a shame they gave up the nukes. They built them and were perfectly capable of maintaining them, thus guarding their independence.
Mark my words, once Russia loses this war -- and I believe they will, in an Afghanistan-style, "honestly, Guv'nor, we were here to keep peace and now we're going home" -- a decade after that Ukraine will have ballistic nukes capable of hitting Murmansk or the Urals, if not further.
As well they should, after this shitshow.
It's a shame they gave up the nukes. They built them and were perfectly capable of maintaining them, thus guarding their independence.
Mark my words, once Russia loses this war -- and I believe they will, in an Afghanistan-style, "honestly, Guv'nor, we were here to keep peace and now we're going home" -- a decade after that Ukraine will have ballistic nukes capable of hitting Murmansk or the Urals, if not further.
As well they should, after this shitshow.
