[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by DrKGSmiff ↗

Yeahno.

But I could believe that it was a jet being sent to pick up some pallets of cash. With Russia appearing to lose its steam on the battlefield, I wouldn’t be shocked to see that our president reallocated some money to plus-up the orcs to keep them in the fight.

[WonderMomma]

"Corporation "HENSOLDT"will supply the Armed Forces with 4 more TRML-4D radars from the German arms manufacturer "Diehl Defense".

The radars are designed for Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM air defense systems."









VIDEO:
"Soldiers of the Odesa 28th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine install the Ukrainian flag on the embankment near the settlement of Kurdyumovka.
They liberated this part of the front in 1.5 days."

Location

#liberated

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that Ukraine is no longer a sovereign state, as it has become dependent on Western support, in particular, the will of the United States.

Look who's talking.

Dr. Péter Krekó, Director, Political Capital Institute, Senior Fellow, CEPA:

Hungary has no significant Russian minority on its territory, no shared language or religiousties with Russia, nor plenty of positive shared historical memories – it is enough to recall Russia's role in smashing Hungarian freedom fights in 1849
and 1956.

Still, the influence of the Kremlin is becoming increasingly visible on many fronts in Hungary. It has long-lasting consequences not only on the foreign policy of Hungary, but also on the security of the European Union.

I will talk about four main channels of the present influence of Russia:
1) Energy ties,
2) Economic deals and corrosive capital,
3) Intelligence penetration, and
4) Information influence.

Energy ties:
Energy has become the most important source of leverage for Russia on Hungary. The socialist-led governments rather strengthened pragmatic and
economic cooperation with Russia between 2002 and 2010. Viktor Orbán and Fidesz were a strong critique of both the Southern Stream project and of the possible Russian extension of the Paks Nuclear power plant project.

But once in power, Orbán has become one of the main supporters of these projects.
Despite the experiences of the Russian-Ukrainian gas debate in 2009, when considerable parts of Europe remained without gas, no steps were made to reduce the energy dependence on Russian gas.

With more than 60% import of natural gas from Russia in 2021, Hungary was one of the most dependent EU members, and the government is still way more active in securing the gas flow
from Russia to Hungary than working on diversification.

The Paks nuclear power plant extension project raises further concerns. This is the only remaining active project of Rosatom after similar project plans have been canceled in Bulgaria, Check Republic,and Finland in the last few years.

After the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Hungarian government announced to even speeding up the construction. While the implementation is highly uncertain - as the sanctions indirectly halt the construction of the project.

The intensifying energy cooperations increase Moscow’s leverage on Hungary. The non-transparent Paks nuclear plant’s construction comes together with a 10 billion euros loan package, and Hungary has just agreed with Rosatom to defer winter gas payments amid budgetary constraints.

We know well that the Kremlin asks the political price of such so-called “gestures”. At the same time, Hungary does not receive a discount price for gas from Gazprom, raising further
questions about the benefits of this increasing energy dependence.

Economic influence and “corrosive capital”:

The overall, quantifiable economic influence of Russia over Hungary is low: Russia is not among the ten most important export or import partners of
Hungary but there are several projects that are “corrosive” in the sense that they can alter political decisions, due to the economic involvement of high-level decision-makers.

Beyond the abovementioned Paks Nuclear Power plant project there have been some other suspicious decisions as well, such as giving a metro
reconstruction tender to the Russian Metro vagonmash, or favoring the Russian
Transmash holding against a Hungarian bidder on an Egyptian energy tender.

As we know from the history of Russian influence operations, these “money traps” can be highly efficient in changing policy outcomes and foreign policy decisions.

Also In the last few years, Hungary has become one of the most vulnerable countries
in the EU to Russian intelligence operations.

More in pdf

[WonderMomma]

So basically, Hungary is Russia's bitch.

[scoRch]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

So basically, Hungary is Russia's bitch.

Yep.
Also, the EU banned some millions in donations to Hungary because of corruption.
Hungarian government is well known for sucking money from the EU but not using them for what should it be used for. Orban keeps talking shit how UA is dependent on money from the west yet he is totally dependent on money from the EU. When hungary was banned from money he was crying like a lil bitch that the Eu is baaad so baaad they dont wanna give them moneey...what a waste of oxygen

It's a pity no country can be kicked out from the EU by Article 7, otherwise we would give farewell to them.

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by duntez ↗

It is what it is. Orban and Erdogan are bones in the throat for NATO

So say's the Ukrainian Pro Ruskie.

How's you 3 day genocidal invasion going.

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by duntez ↗

My fathers in law sister lives there. She is a teacher. In this strike died one of her students.

I for one, don't believe you as it's an attempt to play the poor me card after being called out for being Ukrainian & supporting the russian invasion of your own country & in turn, supporting the genocide of your own ppl.

[WonderMomma]

"Over the past week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 9 Russian ammunition depots and 11 military bases. Or maybe even more, but information about them did not get to open sources."


Video posted 26 June. "A gas stop at Donbas. Ukrainian President getting coffee, taking selfies with our Defenders during a working visit in the area."

#zelenskyy

[WonderMomma]

"Defense Minister Reznikov dismisses doubts about the success of the summer counteroffensive and hints that recent modest gains are only a "preview" of a much larger offensive.

He confirmed that the main military reserves have not yet been deployed to the operation"


"Polish President Andrzej Duda has arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit, his office said.

Duda will hold talks with Zelensky to discuss preparations for the July NATO summit in Vilnius, the current situation in the war zone, and the threat of a Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant."


Just a reminder: ()



"In his speech to the Verkhovna Rada, Zelensky emphasized the need to legalize medical cannabis in Ukraine.

The President noted that Ukraine should create the strongest mental and physical rehabilitation industry in Europe, and this applies to both the construction of rehabilitation centers and the training of relevant personnel."

[WonderMomma]

Davydov's update for today.