Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion
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Again, that's not what anyone disputes, but it is definitely a fact. But he also stated that the sanctions have zero effect and that's false.
So in other words, if Germany doesn't take the leadership role, Germany is responsible for everything bad.
And if Germany does take the leadership role Germany is responsible for everything bad as well.
Your logic would fit well into a Russian talk show.
Exactly, he said something very simple, and simple is the most stupid thing to do in an analysis so complex with so many variables, with relatives and absolutes
Ill say it again stupid, is a very simplustic and stupid analysis in special the conclusions. Very stupid. Did i said it yet? A very stupid analysis
Back to the topic, where Russians are again using incendiary ammo on Kherson city right now:
I really hope Ukrainian armed forces can finally receive everything what they need to push these savages out from their country. Inhuman evil saturated their lands.
I really hope Ukrainian armed forces can finally receive everything what they need to push these savages out from their country. Inhuman evil saturated their lands.
A better way to do it would be to calculate how much oil and gas Europe bought in 2021 and compare that to 2022. If we’ve halved our purchases but at double the price then we will end up paying the same amount. But that clearly only tells half the story. Fossil fuel prices hopefully won’t remain this high, but if Europe finds proper long term alternatives to Russia then 2022 will have been a highly successful year i terms of negating Putin’s weaponisation of the stuff.
Nothing the Russians do should surprise anyone anymore. They were rejected by the local population when they occupied the city and would never be accepted if they were to magically reclaim it. This is pure late stage desperation by Putin to destroy and damage as much as he can before the inevitable pullback.
I also hope Ukraine gets the goods too. Bombs should be raining all over military targets and other strategic pieces of infrastructure across Crimea for starters.
That's what I thought..
All of frostbite's hundreds of comments about Germany over the last year is a direct consequence of the Greek debt crisis, so in a way you Germans are to blame for those as well.
Is this an indication that in the upcoming weeks with a start of freezing temperatures we can expect a move towards Luhansk?
On situation in Bakhmut and rape culture among Russians (with subtitles):
Olaf won’t have any excuses now…
I'm not really sure what to call it, wheeled gun maybe but the AMX10RC is definitely not a tank.
Wheeled and light armor are not characteristics of a tank.
Oh he will, just wait for it.
It's definitely not a main battle tank (which often seems to be the only type of vehicle English speaking refer to as a tank), but the French army does call it a tank and in other languages the equivalent word is used for a lot of armoured vehicles as well (in German we would call a main battle tank a "Kampfpanzer" = "fighting tank", the AMX-10 RC would be a "Spähpanzer" = "reconnaissance tank" etc).
It's a bit unique that in English all those different armoured vehicles aren't called tanks but instead we are talking about "Armoured Fighting Vehicles", "Infantery Fighting Vehicles" etc. So don't be surprised if a French or German does call a vehicle a tank that isn't an MBT - we know the difference, in our languages there are just a lot of different kinds of tanks.
"In Germany some are clamouring for a change in course on Ukraine. Key figures in the campaign have links to the Russian state or far right, a Reuters investigation has found."
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-germany-influencers/
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-germany-influencers/
Maybe a bit off topic but has anyone just watched the BBC2 programme that was just on about a battle unit in Ukraine? Just before Kherson was taken, man these people are brave. Not just the soldiers but those civilians behind enemy lines in occupied territory sending info to the intelligence services.
I watched it...... share your sentiments fully.
Here is another one from October 2022:
https://correctiv.org/en/latest-stories/2022/10/07/gazprom-lobby-germany/
The Gazprom-Lobby
How Russia enlisted German politicians, business leaders and lawyers to ensure German dependence on Russian gas.
One obvious answer is that for years Russian gas from energy giant Gazprom looked cheap. But behind this superficial calculation, there were networks of German politicians, energy executives and lawyers who led Germany down the dangerous path of dependence. Some of this is already known. Now, for the first time, we aim to present a comprehensive picture of this Russian Gazprom Lobby, something which we intend to regularly update.
It seems a bit random to see such a long article dedicated to these people on reuters.com and "working to turn Berln against Ukraine" is a very generous title.
Reading the text you may expect some grand conspiracy, but when you look at the picture of their march, you can see that in reality we are talking about demonstrations with maybe 50 people. These are a few idiots on the fringe. The real influence and danger lies elsewhere.
Battle-hardened criminals who owe their freedom to an (in Russian law) illegal organisation released into society.
This is laying the foundation for a coup.
I'm sure they're all reformed after 6 months in Ukraine and they'll become peaceful and productive members of society.
Agreed. Nothing like a bit of killing and raping of civilians to reform convicts jailed for those exact things...
"My current theory is that he is a cretin" made me chuckle.
On point as usual. Girkin never disappoints
There are some good Russians helping Ukrainians deported there:
The next Ramstein Meeting (mid January) should be quite interesting. France already confirmed the AMX-10RC, USA are loudly thinking about M2 Bradley, and there are reports that Germany is also reconsidering it's position due to these developments, which makes it likely that soon (and finally) Marder IFV will be pledged to Ukraine. I'm still not optimistic about Leopard MBT, but nonetheless these developments could lead to hundreds of armoured fighting vehicles being pledged to Ukraine, which would be massive and could arrive in time for a spring offensive. Let's hope it happens.
How bizarre. Solovyev makes an appearance half way through turning fake happiness into somber reflection before the propaganda resumes.
As usual... "Biden and NATO will push Germany", because without "pushing" Germany will do nothing.
That snippet reads unexpectedly funny indeed.