How about we shut this thread down? It really has almost nothing to do with discussing the war in Ukraine itself. There have been a few notable developments there in the last couple of weeks that have not been brought up (According to Phillips O'Brien, in April for the first time the Ukrainians launched more "ranged" attacks inside Russia than vice versa - 7500 vs 6500. No wonder the Victory Day parade went eco friendly). I'm tired of reading about European ineptitude, at least they didn't blow half their wad in the space of a few weeks by starting a war they cannot actually win. Pretty sure they now fully understand they are on their own, and are slowly adjusting to their new reality.