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Well, howdy there, internet people, let's bow again. So today we are going to talk

about Ukraine and Russia and we're going to run through some of the major

developments that have occurred there and how they may set the

scene for things later and just provide a little bit of an update.

Okay so starting off as far as the United States is concerned, things are still tied up as far

as getting aid to Ukraine. France is stepping up. They've provided some equipment recently and

indicated they plan on providing a whole lot more.

Putin recently indicated that he didn't really see a fight with NATO directly coming anytime soon, but did indicate that any F-16s that were sent to Ukraine, well they would be targets.

I mean that kind of goes without saying, of course they would be targets. I mean that kind of goes without saying of course they

would be. I don't think anybody in NATO was under the impression that those

aircraft would be given a pass. the think that was something that needed to be clarified. The Black Sea Fleet is, it is

ineffective at this point. You know, losing a single warship to a country that realistically doesn't really have a functioning

Navy, that's a big deal. Having an entire fleet, basically having it rendered combat ineffective

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