Ukraine’s president says Kremlin checking Europe’s capacity to protect its skies following new drone sightings

Vladimir Putin will expand his war in Ukraine by attacking another European country, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has predicted, and accused Russia of recent drone incursions that he said were an attempt to test Nato’s defences.

Speaking in Kyiv after his meeting with Donald Trump at the UN in New York, the Ukrainian president said Russia was preparing for a bigger conflict. “Putin will not wait to finish his war in Ukraine. He will open up some other direction. Nobody knows where. He wants that,” he said.

Ukraine’s president said the Kremlin was deliberately checking Europe’s capacity to protect its skies, after drone sightings in Denmark, Poland and Romania and the violation of Estonian airspace by Russian fighter jets. More drones were spotted on Friday night above a Danish military base, and over a Norwegian base on Saturday.

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    22 hours ago

    Germany is expecting an attack from Russia as well at some point in the close future. That’s the reason the budget for the military went up. There are also discussions of starting the draft again.

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      22 hours ago

      That is politically correct: Since there is nothing at all we have done to bring about this war, there is also nothing we could do to prevent more war, or stop the war. Therefor we must embrace war. We might not want total war, but we say yes to total war. Never again!

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        22 hours ago

        Quick question: what do you think would have happened if the Ukrainian had completely abolished their military after the Invision on the Krim?

        A) Russia wouldn’t have attacked them. B) Russia’s „special operation“ would have only taken three days.

        Tell me. What should the a country/alliance do to prevent an attack of Russia?

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          Tell me. What should the a country/alliance do to prevent an attack of Russia?

          Obviously the same thing you’d do if you grew up in a house right next to the hideout of a violent criminal gang. First you loudly tell him what’s what and that you won’t bow down to barbarism. You criticize him and his goons for his thuggish language they are using and protest in front of their lawn. At night you shit on his lawn. Then you loudly proclaim you’ll soon join an opposing gang and then he’ll have it! What’s he gonna do?

          Really, this is principle ethics 101. Utilitarianism is for pussies! Confrontation and war is always and the only answer if your beset by barbarism! One more nuke! One more nuke!