Putin’s Far East bases are being abandoned

[Maxmars]

Why should Russia OR Ukraine 'care' about conditions other third-parties demand?

How the hell is this 'two-country' war actually about anything else but them?

Does that mean they can't stop until the third parties are satisfied?

Bullshit journalism, narrative super-imposition on what 'treaties' are... a contract, and
between whom... the combatants... 

Fricken' media...

All this theater is bullshit.

[rickymouse]

The Russians have been using a real lot of their old equipment in Ukraine.  They probably pulled the old stuff from all their storage areas.  If they are like America, they probably are using up their old better equipment and all they have left is the new modern junk that is more advanced but not meant to last for more than fifteen years.

[andy06shake]

The Russians have been using a real lot of their old equipment in Ukraine.  They probably pulled the old stuff from all their storage areas.  If they are like America, they probably are using up their old better equipment and all they have left is the new modern junk that is more advanced but not meant to last for more than fifteen years.

Russia isn’t "using old gear because only new junk is left."

They're using the old equipment because the modern systems have been destroyed, are expensive to repair, limited in number, and a lot slower to produce.

Never mind the fact that many of their stored vehicles were poorly maintained.

Russia's reliance on older equipment reflects production limits, not a stockpile of better equipment.

[Kurokage]

The Russians have been using a real lot of their old equipment in Ukraine.  They probably pulled the old stuff from all their storage areas.  If they are like America, they probably are using up their old better equipment and all they have left is the new modern junk that is more advanced but not meant to last for more than fifteen years.

Russia stormed into Ukraine with all it's top gear when it's invasion of Ukraine first happened, why then after nearly 4 years would they be mostly fielding USSR era equipment, if not for problems with support and maintenance?

[Creaky]

Russia doesn’t have the endless financial support of the US, sadly, nor do the US

[xpert11]

Why should Russia OR Ukraine 'care' about conditions other third-parties demand?

How the hell is this 'two-country' war actually about anything else but them?

Does that mean they can't stop until the third parties are satisfied?

Bullshit journalism, narrative super-imposition on what 'treaties' are... a contract, and
between whom... the combatants... 

Fricken' media...

All this theater is bullshit.

Putin's grand design is to restore the Russian Empire, starting with Ukraine. If Russia conquered Ukraine, its next targets would be Poland and other NATO members. 

Other subtexts to the war in Ukraine include the failure of the UK, France and Germany to take responsibility for security in their region. That gross failure embraces the unwillingness to lead a potential post-war South Korean-style security force in Ukraine. 

Also, the U.S. and the international community have failed to define how they want the war in Ukraine to end. Nor did they shape assistance to Ukraine to meet their strategic ends. For instance, confining assistance to military equipment to get Russia out of Ukraine never materialised. 

I have to stop myself here for the reader's sake. However, all the chickens are coming home to roost.

[Kurokage]

Russia doesn’t have the endless financial support of the US, sadly, nor do the US

Ukraine has the support of both Europe and America, and thankfully Trump has pushed some E.U. countries hard to reduce their dependency on Russian gas and oil.
With the newly added sanctions, more Asia countries are also buying less from Russia.

Russia is pretty much running on fumes, if Ukraine can hold out and not let Russia dictate demands for a peace deal, then an agreement that all sides can agree to shouldn't impossible.

[Kurokage]

More interesting articles about the funding issues hitting Russian...
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/213...source=nba

Putin humiliated as Russia can't pay army and defence industry faces collapse.The Kremlin has used generous financial incentives to entice Russian men to sign military contracts to fight in UkraineRussia is struggling to pay its soldiers as regional budgets come under huge financial pressure. The Kremlin has used generous financial incentives to entice Russian men to sign military contracts to fight in Ukraine.
Many of these new recruits live in impoverished regions of Russia, far from the country's large cosmopolitan cities. This policy has until now enabled the Kremlin to recruit enough fresh meat for its grinding war in Ukraine without having to introduce a general national mobilisation. However, regions are facing increasing budget debts and in many cases are no longer able to make the payments to soldiers and their families.
 
In October, regional governments in Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Mari El and Belgorod lowered enlistment payouts, while others cancelled additional bonuses altogether.
Meanwhile, 850 workers at the Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant — one of Russia’s key military shipbuilders - have gone almost two months without pay.
The company has not received any funds from Russia's Ministry of Defence and has not been able to pay workers since late September.
The plant, which builds landing and patrol ships, has faced tightened Western sanctions since 2019, further restricting its operations

https://www.dagens.com/news/russian-regi...hest-empty

Russian region halts payment for soldiers – is Putin’s war chest empty?
Russia’s financial model for sustaining its war in Ukraine is showing growing signs of strain, with regions struggling to keep pace with promised payments to enlisted soldiers.
The incentives, long used to drive contract recruitment without a nationwide draft, are increasingly colliding with deepening fiscal pressures.
And now, a region has halted enlistment payments all together.
Widespread cutbacksData from Russian budget reports show that regional authorities were carrying a combined deficit of more than 724 billion rubles by late September.
In October, administrations in Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Orenborg, Mari El and Belgorod cut enlistment benefits, while some regions scrapped extra bonuses altogether.

Defense behind on its payments

Financial troubles are also rippling through the defence sector. Roughly 850 employees at the Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant, a major military shipbuilder, have gone nearly two months without wages after the Defence Ministry failed to transfer funds.
The plant, constrained by Western sanctions since 2019, builds landing and patrol vessels and is emblematic of wider production problems — from labour shortages to missing components.