Made in Ukraine – Let’s Go Shopping
If one was in the market for a range of military equipment and wanting to indirectly support a potential ally to irritate and confound a potential enemy one might look…
The Not So Secret Life of the Saxon
If ever there was a Cold War warrior it is the Saxon protected mobility vehicle. It was designed in the late seventies and came into service in the early eighties…
Meanwhile, in Chernobyl
A couple of interesting videos from Chernobyl in the Ukraine. The caption for the first video... This video shows the construction process of the New Safe Confinement project at Chernobyl…
Devastation in Donetsk
This is a quadcopter video of the Stepanivka Donetsk region published in December last year showing the devastation to the building stock in the area.
Is Putin off his meds?
Achievements for Mr Putin so far... Capital flight, shares nosediving and restricted access to bond markets All Russia's neighbours tooling up International condemnation and sanctions An expensive Crimea to support A shot in…
Third Order Effects from Crimea
This is a very good post from CDR Salamander on the potential third order effects from Crimea Russia has demonstrated, again for those who wish to see, that history belongs…
Ukraine – The Obligations Edition
A number of people have flagged these up to me, some interesting Ukraine related agreements and treaty issues; First, the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention_Regarding_the_Regime_of_the_Straits This defines…