Genie Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Maybe, but I'm not mistaking their silence over the legitimacy of the war as virtue, even if the war does end. At the end of the day, their purchase of Russian oil and gas at increased rates has to some degree undermined the sanctions, and resulted in a prolonged conflict with many more lives lost on both sides. China I get, politically, but India, well i'm massively disappointed in their response having lived there and having loved the country. Why would they (China) be paying increased rates? I expect they’re getting it at next to nothing to keep a powerful ally onside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Theres no way hed of gone anyway. Imagine his (rightful) paranoia Indeed, but he wanted the 'legitimising' invitation - which is why he send a rather effusive message of condolence. Meanwhile, the Chinese premier, whose message read, essentially "What a shame, how sad, whatever" got an invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 There is a lot of air force activity around Ukraine at the moment. A US drone patrolling the Black Sea. Another plane of unknown type and origin flying up and down the Moldovan border. A US spy plane patrolling the Polish/Belarus border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted September 16, 2022 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: There is a lot of air force activity around Ukraine at the moment. A US drone patrolling the Black Sea. Another plane of unknown type and origin flying up and down the Moldovan border. A US spy plane patrolling the Polish/Belarus border. There's more than can be seen on sites like Flight Radar or Flight 24 whatever it's called. those sites use the ADS-B and Mode S EHS IFF/SSR transponder replies to track aircraft, but if the Pilot turns that feature(s) off, then.... And they do. I was talking to a Test Pilot recently about some future transponder moding and he was clear that "I need to be able to disable that mode when I don't want to be tracked" (on certain flights). For civil aircraft there would be no reason to ever have the Transponder ON (when airborne), but Mode S (and ADS-B) OFF. Edited September 16, 2022 by blandy typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 5 hours ago, bickster said: India are caught between a rock and a hard place tbh. Most of it's military equipment is Russian and their Generals will be looking at the war and saying holy shit our entire army is equipped with shite Pakistan on the other hand are rubbing their hands in glee Pakistan's gear is mainly old Chinese stuff, so it's probably in a worse state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 16, 2022 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, Mozzavfc said: Pakistan's gear is mainly old Chinese stuff, so it's probably in a worse state They have f-16s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Who are we meant to be backing out of Armenia and Azerbaijan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted September 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Jareth said: Who are we meant to be backing out of Armenia and Azerbaijan? Azerbaimenia 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Just now, Jareth said: Who are we meant to be backing out of Armenia and Azerbaijan? Armenia are sided with Russia while Azerbaijan are giving us discount gas but it sounds like Azerbaijan are taking advantage of their new found energy importance to bully their neighbour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted September 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 Quote We want all of this to end as soon as possible. I'll bet he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 His demeanour is all over the place. Xi knew about what was happening and asked him to wait until after the olympics. With everything coming out of Izyum now along with the successful counter offensive making this drag on longer than Putin probably promised, he’s starting to get his doubters back home and amongst his ambiguous allies; looks like he’s starting to feel that pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 25 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: His demeanour is all over the place. Xi knew about what was happening and asked him to wait until after the olympics. With everything coming out of Izyum now along with the successful counter offensive making this drag on longer than Putin probably promised, he’s starting to get his doubters back home and amongst his ambiguous allies; looks like he’s starting to feel that pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Jareth said: Who are we meant to be backing out of Armenia and Azerbaijan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Jareth said: Who are we meant to be backing out of Armenia and Azerbaijan? Celtic/Rangers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) Yeuch Edited September 16, 2022 by ml1dch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Mozzavfc said: Pakistan's gear is mainly old Chinese stuff, so it's probably in a worse state Afaik Pakistan has quite a lot of US and NATO gear owing to their work against Afghani terrorists 10 or so years back. It’s not great but it’s miles better than modern Russian crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ml1dch said: Yeuch Interesting knowing that most Indians despise China. They’ve got active hostilities on their border almost weekly. I wonder how that picture will fare in India. Either way, three ethno-nationalists holding hands isn’t a new thing. Edited September 16, 2022 by magnkarl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 2 hours ago, magnkarl said: Interesting knowing that most Indians despise China. They’ve got active hostilities on their border almost weekly. I wonder how that picture will fare in India. Either way, three ethno-nationalists holding hands isn’t a new thing. Sorry, but who are those 3 people please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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