Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion
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Not surprising given that its close to Donetsk city - an area the Russians can't afford to lose.
I would be interested in seeing more commentary on how Turkey are navigating this and will look on the other side. They and Poland seem to be set to readjust their influence.
He deserves the Nobel Peace prize for all the work he's done with his mobile kitchens across the world.
Not sure if it’s been mentioned, and I know the interview is by Johnson, but it’s quite damning for France and Germany in terms of how they initially handled things. It also links in with comments made by Ukrainian officials at the time.
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2...-claims-it-said-ukraine-should-fold-to-russia
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2...-claims-it-said-ukraine-should-fold-to-russia
It looks like Russian bombing of Ukraine has been normalized in the west. Absolute disgrace from Biden, Macron, etc.
How has it been normalized?
Have you seen any adequate response that would discourage Russia from doing so? Only thoughts and prayers.
Well beyond thoughts and prayers they're supplying a shedload of weapons including antiaircraft stuff. What else do you realistically want them to do
To supply something that they can strike back with (mid to long range targets). Modern aircrafts which they can use to intercept missiles as well? That would quickly make them think twice about wasting their missiles on civilians. Biden to declare Russia a terrorist state? There’s a lot on which the west still is holding off from.
He also clarifies that he thinks the EU has done a brilliant job since. But yeah, damning of Germany in particular.
I wonder if they actually believe any of the shite they are spewing or if its just pure pre-written and pre-approved propaganda from the Kremlin. Never mind bending the narrative, most of it is just lazy nonsense.
Most of them are thick as shit so yeah, probably. The human psyche also has a unique ability to adapt so even the likes of Solovyov who do (did?) understand what’s going on probably genuinely believe in what they’re saying at this point.
Yeah he does. It’s just sad how Germany behaved and it seems Macron didn’t want much to do with it either.
Missile stocks must be really low if they are firing cruise missiles without warheads.
Reminds me of Flightradar before the invasion when Ukraine's skies were completely empty. Surreal to think about.
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Excellent video. This invasion is the biggest mistake in their entire history.
Yesterday a video of Putin meeting with mothers of fallen soldiers was shown on Russian TV, many of the "mothers" where already yesterday identified as actresses and now we have this. Seems everything about this country is just fake and lies.
Seems more to me that the loss for Russia is eventually losing the war in Ukraine, losing probably around 125000 dead or wounded. Losing 30% of their military, having their economy and reputation tanked whilst having achieved nothing but genocide.
I think as the video highlights, if and when finland and sweden join NATO. Russia lose the baltic sea as a means to get their subs out undetected. The island off sweden becomes a NATO forward base so air and sea supremacy of the baltic sea goes to NATO.
Theres a 800 mile border with finland thats next to impossible to patrol and a highway parallel to the border thats the only means of supplying russia's only naval base in the artic circle that doesnt freeze over.
Having spent so much time and effort t9 wnsure finland's neutrality, they have driven finland and sweden into the arns of NATO by their actions in ukraine.
The video explains this all alot better than i can.
I saw it but I'm perhaps so naive I don't see a Nato vs Russia war happen. In terms of deterrence its nice to have Finland and the swedes in the mix.
Pictures from Bakhmut
Incredible, looks just like what you would have seen in WW1Pictures from Bakhmut
The videos with the dead Russian soldiers or them getting blown up near Bakhmut are all over the internet. Waste of human lives for nothing.
I assume the causality on the UKR side would be pretty devastating too.
I assume the causality on the UKR side would be pretty devastating too.
I watched “All Quiet on the Western Front” this week. Apart from the uniforms, those photos could be stills from the film.Pictures from Bakhmut
They do. Very haunting stuff.
Today Belarus minister of foreign affairs has suddenly died, probably a warning to Lukashenko to make him cave in.
Pictures from Bakhmut
Amazing. One can only imagine what has taken place there.
In hindsight, it was a mistake... But it couldn't look like that back then. Even after Georgia 08, the public opinion was positive to more business with Russia. We've always thought Russia will embrace more positive relations to the West, especially given the higher living standards that trade was brining them.
I think the EU leaders failed to anticipate how dumb the regime in Russia would get. Because it is definitely much worse than it was 15 years ago, with what looks like a madman deciding everything...
The European leaders decided to give carte blanche to Putin. No matter what he did, killing Nemtsov, killing journalists in Russia, massacres in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, ... well, it was dozens and dozens of cases of murderous behavior, and the European leaders pretended not to see anything and they just wanted to make money. It wasn't just one thing, or two things, or three. The European leaders, with their behaviour in the past 20 years practically told Putin: do what you want, kill anyone you want, we are not going to do anything if we keep making money.
We should not pretend now that they didn't know and they couldn't predict. They simply did not care. They did not care because they were making money. (And I mean money for their economies, because I have no idea if Putin also paid some politicians directly using the various Russian oligarchs that had houses and "businesses" in West Europe. )