Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting

Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by GMoromisato on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:18PM (#43211173)

Russia has 1.5 million active military personnel. So you're basically saying that the entire EU+UK is militarily smaller than a country (Russia) that has a GDP less than Texas.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by ceejayoz on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:24PM (#43211319)

"I have more soldiers than you" isn't the only thing that counts.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by Muromec on Friday February 28, 2025 @06:05PM (#43212951)

In a protracted conflict that wears down all multipliers, it's just that and supplying enough food and bullets

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by Vilian on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:04PM (#43212135)

Same argument that people said that russia would steam roll over Ukraine because they have more people and equipment

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by cbg0 on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:54PM (#43211941)

EU+UK aren't conscripting at this time and also have much better training and equipment than Russia, so the comparison isn't apples to apples, I was just saying that we do in fact have "warfighters".

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by ctrlp on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:47PM (#43212749)

EU+UK don't/can't/won't "conscript". They will have a volunteer military (or possibly deals with mercenary armies, or foreign recruits in exchange for citizenship) unless and until something catastrophic happens. If it comes conscription, it will have been a unconscionable failure of leadership.

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