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Seems like that particular bellend switched sides last night
Olaf Scholz just made an historic speech.
Major u-turn in German foreign policy. Not just in terms of this government's policy but in terms of its default post-WW2 stance.
This feels significant.
Just seen on the BBC that Liz Truss has announced the government will support Brits who want to go out to join the fight.
What that actually amounts to is anyone's guess, but it's a change from charging them with terror offenses like they did for those fighting IS.
China are being very non-committal, I suspect waiting to see how it plays out before choosing a side.
China do a lot of business and want to expand their influence in Africa. All the African nations on the Security Council voted against Russia (for obvious reasons they dislike imperialism) so China probably didn't want to upset them by being seen to support Russia.
I don’t know if anyone has posted this up already but this film on Netflix is well worth a viewing.
It’s a brilliant documentary about the 2014 uprising against the pro-Moscow government and really gives some context to the present situation. It also shows a lot of the type of incredible bravery we presently see from the Ukrainian people
Silly Putin has triggered the Germans to rearm. "Are we the baddies"
One of the main Russian news presenters, currently fronting Russian news shows pushing Putin’s like to the populace is a British passport holder and purchased an expensive London house in 2016🤔
https://twitter.com/francska1/status/1497629033881911298?s=21
@somafunk I must say Zhukov dobbing Beria was one of the first things that came to my mind a few days ago when Russia invaded.
Seems like that particular bellend switched sides last night
To be fair he often seems to switch sides within the same sentence
Ukraine back in control of Kharkiv! If true then this must count as a remarkable success, considering how close to the border it is.
Also just seen a report that Belarus may be about to declare war.
Ukraine back in control of Kharkiv! If true then this must count as a remarkable success, considering how close to the border it is.
Quite!
It makes you wonder how accurate the information we are getting is
If true this has been one of my favourite things so far
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1497843820091871235?t=Wi-sH6XEbgqiyLFN3oXaRQ&s=19
From BBC news: 'Here's a video that shows Ukrainian residents stopping advancing Russian tanks by walking at them en masse.
It is understood the scene was filmed in Koryukivka, in Chernihiv region'
Also just seen a report that Belarus may be about to declare war.
And so the escalation begins. Nasty.
some odd tactics being employed by the russians there was some footage on al jazeera of wiped out convoy of what looked not much more than up armored snatch landrovers 20 or so shot to pieces in the middle of a small town driving down the middle of a wide road, recce in force ?
these things
China don't want this conflict as it causes them nothing but trouble, they are potentially the only country able to talk to Putin, on the other they have a similar issue with Taiwan and the South China Seas stance, so a bit of a bind for them if they were to come out and completely denounce this action.
I was just listening to BBC news and the reporter was talking about sanctions against the Russian central bank. That way the foreign currency Putin uses to prop up the rouble can't be liquidated and the rouble crashes, making goods for the average person very expensive, possibly hyperinflation, etc.
I can see why that is attractive to create internal pressures on Putin, but at what point does it become collective punishment, or does that have to be more physical?
High stakes? Could Putin spin that, in a controlled media state, as being what the nasty west is doing to the average Russian, or do they see it as all Putin's fault for starting it?
Putin using the nuclear threat again.
I’d accept nothing other than the surrender of the Russian army! 😉
WTF does this (sorry if already posted)?
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1497918774657355778?s=20&t=rY6lc4AZ5x7KRIy_D-kB7Q
Looks like they drove into a well prepared ambush?
BBC reporting a run on the main Russian Bank - that's the kind of domestic pressure he can't cope with.
Who and why are Belarus declaring war on? Other than Putin told them to.
Not sure I'd want to attend any peace talks on the border, jeez. Proper medieval stand off.
The nuclear thing could be very serious - you'd hope someone with a brain in Moscow can stop that getting out of control. Please.
I read a few replies looking for a translation. Someone says it's 95% swearing, but he says they are Chechen tanks. People are saying that the damage is too much for hand held anti-tank weapons, and I'm not sure how other tanks could do that on a lone on a street. It looks like an airstrike? They didn't have time to react?
Ukrainian planes are still flying aren't they?
After vinnyeh's post ^^^ it's definitely worth following Illia Ponomarenko on twitter...
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
He's a Ukrainian war correspondent from the Donbas.
If only half of his posts are accurate the russians are getting schooled.
Ukrainian planes are still flying aren’t they?
Yep.
Have a look for the 'Ghost of Kiev
Obviously not a one man effort but he seems to have become the poster-boy.
>BTR60 troop carrier i think or a version of.
Alot of fragments and blast debris. Probably what happens if you use an amti tank weapon against a lesser armored vehicle. Esp HEAT warheads as opposed to the sabot velocity round or coppper cored reactive.
Speculation as i sm not in the infantry, just read lots
The V painted on the first vehicle means it entered from the north apparently, the Z is painted on vehicles coming in from the east.
The guy is saying it's Kadyrov's men, in most of the rest of the video he seems to be saying something like 'putchya', not sure what that translates to but I can guess..
For our Putineers. Pilger’s latest.
https://twitter.com/johnpilger/status/1497730624135647242?s=21
Russia wrong! West wronger! What a dick he’s turned into.
True or not, the 'ghost of Kyiv' story steals the Vasily Zaytsev narrative from Stalingrad and trolls Putin with it.
WTF does this
Are they Russian tanks?
Everyone is saying Turkish drones are making a mess of the Russian convoys
Turkish drones?
putchya
I think it's something like see you next the day after Monday.
I can see why that is attractive to create internal pressures on Putin, but at what point does it become collective punishment, or does that have to be more physical?
Only an internal revolute will cause him to engineer a change of stance.
I think there is multiple side to this "special alert". One is a th flex and warnings, another is to try and damage other world economys. This will cause panic I. The west and the markets will crash. I am not saying this is his main aim but it will be a consideration. It's all about causing choas on as many fronts as possible
Turkish drones would be all the more dangerous for all concearned.
Putin has put his Nuclear forces on high alert citing agression from the West. See most news channels.
I am now shitting myself and keeping my children close.
They aren't operated by Turkey, just given to Ukraine by them.
Pretty good by all accounts, had a but of success in Syria
This will cause panic I. The west and the markets will crash.
Unlikely; it's 'just' another threat.
If he instructs a nuclear attack, will his instruction be ignored and will he then be forcibly removed?
Maybe.
But maybe the person ignoring it will be replaced by someone who won't.
Is it one someone, or will all missile silos, submarines etc operate independently? Even if most of them disobey orders it only takes one to follow through
@Kryton57 - his circle of scummy ministers are only there to get wealthy and perpetuate that wealth for their descendants. Multi-billionaires gain nothing from nuclear war as everyone will be dead (mutually assured destruction).
It's not going to happen. If US/NATO invaded Russia and were about to win that would be a very different retaliatory scenario.
He's just a shitbag winding up the west hoping to cause panic and stock market tumbles. They've built up a huge domestic currency reserve beforehand to ride out months of economic isolation.
Hard to concentrate on anything right now.
Might grab a beer, get high and enjoy the sun for the last time.
I am now shitting myself and keeping my children close.
Is that fair on your children?
Is that fair on your children?
🙂
It looks like an airstrike?
Just what I was thinking. Serious amount of firepower been deployed there.
Obviously not a one man effort but he seems to have become the poster-boy.
Didn't someone suggest that this is actually a female pilot? Or did I imagine that?
@Kryton57 – his circle of scummy ministers are only there to get wealthy and perpetuate that wealth for their descendants. Multi-billionaires gain nothing from nuclear war as everyone will be dead (mutually assured destruction).
It’s not going to happen. If US/NATO invaded Russia and were about to win that would be a very different retaliatory scenario.
He’s just a shitbag winding up the west hoping to cause panic and stock market tumbles. They’ve built up a huge domestic currency reserve beforehand to ride out months of economic isolation.
Yup, I'm inclined to agree. Putin wants to make out he holds all the cards prior to 'meeting' Zelenskyy. However, once the latter calls his bluff, Putin will have a 'Hitler downfall' moment... and that's when he'll realise that not everyone in his gang is a 'yes' man.
Either he's mad, or he wants us to think he is. Hope it's the latter.