Not gonna happen, even gulf war 2 didn't brought crude price to that level.We want the war to end quickly, not make it last to the point where oil reaches $150 per barrel.
Big change in plans. Unlike what was considered the game plan earlier , where Russia was thought to be content taking Eastern Ukraine, it's now being speculated not without basis that they plan to invade the whole of Ukraine given the wide spread attacks all across Ukraine & if possible Moldova too though the latter is a bit of a stretch but wth, it's 2022 . Putin can be forgiven his hubris.
I've said my wife that without any help Kiev will be russian on Sunday and since the main contributor of OTAN won't give any more help entirely focusing Taïwan and Japan then Europe will be alone to face Putin (with the wonder F-35 and an asthonishing fleet of nearly how many F-35 ?)Neither the US nor Russia have faced a proper military. You think Ukraine has one? Without airpower, those 40k troops will fall in a day or two if the Russians really mean to invade.
Iraq's IADS was dilapidated in the 90s. The stuff they had was considered advanced in the 70s. And their army was largely obsolete compared to NATO. Having a large amount of crap only for it to be considered "dense" will obviously give you the wrong picture.
Ukraine is a tougher nut to crack than Iraq, because they are more likely to fight back and have moderately more advanced weapons, but they can't do much without airpower. Had the US transferred a squadron of upgraded F-15Cs 5 years ago, it would have at least been sufficient for deterrence. Now all they can rely on is old Soviet crap which the Russians know how to defeat.
Europe & Europeans are different breed, they dont do things like what asians & Muslims doing. There may be some minor unrest, but there wont be an insurgency like we saw in middle east or Afghanistan.That will lead to an Afghanistan like Situation , which will only cause Logistics problem and Casualties for Russians
So the best thing is to Teach A Lesson to Ukraine
Once their Military is crippled ,.they wont dare to poke Russia with threats of Joining NATO
Your AMCA, TEDBF, LCA Mk2 will die, LCA Mk1 &1a will be needing Truck to move it from one place to other.The rupee-ruble trade is more than enough. The Russians are taking the risk for India as well.
Anyway, I don't think CAATSA really affects India as much as people think. Unlike other smaller countries, the US understands India is working on going indigenous, and purchases from Russia or anyone else after a certain point will only be for emergency needs or stopgap. We are already headed that way. They are not going to ruin relations for that.
Europe & Europeans are different breed, they dont do things like what asians & Muslims doing. There may be some minor unrest, but there wont be an insurgency like we saw in middle east or Afghanistan.
Your AMCA, TEDBF, LCA Mk2 will die, LCA Mk1 &1a will be needing Truck to move it from one place to other.
Russia will overun entire Ukraine and destroy it's conventional military.That will lead to an Afghanistan like Situation , which will only cause Logistics problem and Casualties for Russians
So the best thing is to Teach A Lesson to Ukraine
Once their Military is crippled ,.they wont dare to poke Russia with threats of Joining NATO
I've said my wife that without any help Kiev will be russian on Sunday and since the main contributor of OTAN won't give any more help entirely focusing Taïwan and Japan then Europe will be alone to face Putin (with the wonder F-35 and an asthonishing fleet of nearly how many F-35 ?)
Your AMCA, TEDBF, LCA Mk2 will die, LCA Mk1 &1a will be needing Truck to move it from one place to other.
I've said my wife that without any help Kiev will be russian on Sunday and since the main contributor of OTAN won't give any more help entirely focusing Taïwan and Japan then Europe will be alone to face Putin (with the wonder F-35 and an asthonishing fleet of nearly how many F-35 ?)
We had signed only for 99 uprated GE engines, its not adequate for all those mentioned programs.Nothing's gonna happen to those programs. CAATSA is only for future deals. Existing contracts will be honoured.
And by the time we make any CAATSA related transaction, like the Su-57, we will be in the 2030s before it's applied. 'Cause CAATSA is applied after taking delivery.
Without US help, forget about countering china, forget about Ladakh too.If USA wants to break relations with India then it can go to hell
We will take Russian and French help , BUT what about QUAD
USA also wants to Contain China
And for that India is necessary
We had signed only for 99 uprated GE engines, its not adequate for all those mentioned programs.
Without US help, forget about countering china, forget about Ladakh too.
The only reason United states choose to concentrate on Europe was due to the fact that great power competition was centered around Europe. With the rise of China, those dynamics completely changed. Now struggle for global dominance is in indo-Pacific and US will have to deploy most of its combat strength in indo-Pacific to stand any chance in that struggle.