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Bachelors with Germanicus, Mark of Leihaus. The Eskilation in Ukraine War, European War,

Global North War, World War. The Eskilation now looks to be military. For example, Poland

and Finland are saying they will transfer their leopard to main battle tank made by Germany

to Ukraine. We're told in headlines from London that Chancellor Schultz is under pressure.

That's the quote, under pressure from his political class to contribute leopard twos directly

from the German arsenal into Ukraine. At the same time, the US is indicating that it will

send Bradley fighting vehicles. These are light tanks, armored vehicles. The Germans

are sending a similar light tank, armored vehicle, and the French are. There are more weapon

systems from variety of hands pouring into Ukraine. At the same time, we have reason to

believe that the Ukrainian forces are exhausted, tired, here at Winchentime. Who wouldn't

be? They've been fighting for ten, going to be eleven months. The energy grade is on

and off. So the question for Germanicus at this point. The Eskilation is obvious on

NATO side. The Eskilation on Russia side matches it. That would be the mobilization. The tactic

now being used by the Russians in Ukraine is to take down the energy grid, to undermine

the confidence and morale of the Ukrainian people. At the same time, to fight what is

apparently, what is obviously, what is said to be a war of attrition on the Donbass front

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