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Well at least they have some production even though those who can afford a car don't buy them if they can avoid it. I can see why they're doing it. You need to give the industry a fighting chance. Belarus makes no domestic cars but they make some very good heavy equipment like the BelAZ 75710 and a lot of busses and tractors of all types.
Ukraines KRAZ is one hell of a heavy duty truck. Rugged, simple, reliable and all but indestructable. The one thing that plagues all of them (including Russian heavy equipment) is fuel economy. It sucks.
Pretty f'ed up of Russia to take such actions. The area is a zone for them to transit, even if advanced notice was not given, you still do not take such actions, especially the ramming which is totally unacceptable.
Ukrainian ships invaded the territorial waters of Russia and were captured. The ramming was the only right way to stop them.
The lead political figure in this highly democratic state (sarcasm) appears to be trying to cancel the elections which he's almost certain to lose. If these democratic elections were held, the favorite to win is another oligarch.
Ukrainian ships invaded the territorial waters of Russia and were captured. The ramming was the only right way to stop them.
So far Russia has stated they did not provide advance notice, which is a technicality, not an aggression. Of course that creates the question how would Russia be treated if the roles were reversed or in a similar situation. We already seen a Russian jet shot down over what amounts to a trivial border crossing.
As for martial law, I suspect due to recent events, they are scared of a coup. Martial law will assist in cracking down more on internal dissent, political opponents, in an effort to prevent a coup.
Ukraine stated they sent their whole navy to sea, lol, what navy.
Ukrainian ships invaded the territorial waters of Russia and were captured. The ramming was the only right way to stop them.
How else are they supposed to reach the Azov Sea? Also Ukraine doesn’t recognize Crimea as Russian territory, so if Ukraine asked permission it would essentially mean that Ukraine recognizes Russia’s authority over Crimea. I also think the Kerch Strait should be treated similar to the Bosphorus. That being said I’m aware that Russia is worried that Ukraine might want to destroy the bridge that was just recently completed, but I still think the Russian Navy could’ve escorted the ships through the strait.
How else are they supposed to reach the Azov Sea? Also Ukraine doesn’t recognize Crimea as Russian territory, so if Ukraine asked permission it would essentially mean that Ukraine recognizes Russia’s authority over Crimea. I also think the Kerch Strait should be treated similar to the Bosphorus. That being said I’m aware that Russia is worried that Ukraine might want to destroy the bridge that was just recently completed, but I still think the Russian Navy could’ve escorted the ships through the strait.
There's an international agreement governing the transit of foreign ships through the Bosphorus. Negotiating an agreement opens up another problem for Ukraine since they cede sovereignty to the other side. Not taking a side, but both sides are trying to avoid triggering legalities that benefit the other side.
Passage through the strait is regulated by Russia, since the bridge belongs to it. Ukraine's ships were to apply for a passage and follow directions like all other ships. But the ships did not wait for permission to pass and did not fulfill requirements of ships of border guards (Russian ships were not ships of the Black Sea fleet, it was ships of the coast guard of the Federal Security Service).
Ukrainian ships invaded the territorial waters of Russia and were captured. The ramming was the only right way to stop them.
Its neutral waters, and juridiction de jure ukrainian.
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