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Outside Source with a succinct summary of the current UK visa farce:
I’ve got a man crush on Ros Atkins. Excellent reporter and fantastic taste in music.
We should question both sides. We have too.
I have heard reports of Ukrainian soldiers hiding in residential buildings, waiting for russian soldiers to strike the building and then taking pictures of the burning building after for propaganda purposes.
Now I don't believe that for a second, but it's something that should be questioned.
Short article on Russian military corruption which may explain part of why this invasion is not going well for them.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-military-corruption-quagmire/amp/
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-military-corruption-quagmire/amp/
They are tiptoeing around this so much. Either give them planes as NATO or don’t, seems like no one wants to actually be the ones who provide planes (which was not an issue with other weapons).
We now have meta disinfo from the Russian side:
And Biden was gonna win by a landslide… sometimes simulations get it very wrong and don’t take into account the full extent of human greed and error.
If you're a Ukrainian running a Russian restaurant why the feck haven't you rebranded?
Talk about two very different things.
And the Biden win was not a simulation but a polling model prediction.
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Good one comrade
How are Nato war games proof of what Putin would or wouldn't ultimately do in this war? Even in Russia there are probably only a hand few of people, who could claim to know this.
Spasiba, comrade horsechoking.
They aren't proof. That's why they're called wargames. They are a probabilistic prediction of what will happen if the variables considered turn out to be accurate.
Poland are NATO right....
Seems to me if a nato country gives the planes to the USA and then the USA gives them to a third party they have 100% decided that NATO is not giving the planes
It's on the USA
Hyperinflation and defaults by April then I guess?
Some habits die hard...
Is it racist to characterize Russian soldiers as drunks?
Is it racist to characterize Russian soldiers as drunks?
keep the noise down, bro
Old Asian ladies must be happy and thanking Putin, now that the targets off their back.
Okay, proof wasnt a good word to use. What I meant was: how much are simulations worth when so much depends on the perception, strategy and feelings of one dictator.
Was reportedly shot before via some comments in the thread. A link to the video as well but I haven't viewed it yet as I don't have Reddit app.
With Russia on its knees and the US heading for another civil war it seems like China could emerge from this in a very good position.
My wife and I were some of the people interviewed by the New York Times for this article:
You might be able to get around the paywall with this link.
The Financial Times has now gone in two-footed too:
As the comments to this article remind us, more dogs were air-lifted out of Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul, than visas have been issued to Ukrainian family members of British citizens since Russia’s invasion.
You might be able to get around the paywall with this link.
The Financial Times has now gone in two-footed too:
As the comments to this article remind us, more dogs were air-lifted out of Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul, than visas have been issued to Ukrainian family members of British citizens since Russia’s invasion.
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Good way for him to get out of the war - not actual desertion as such, nor surrendering, just be found drunk, inert and harmless.
Maybe the Ukrainians should leave piles of full vodka bottles in strategic locations for the Russian troops to find.
Feels like companies are now just following a trend by suspending sales/services in Russia. One or two started a trend and others decided to do the same or face some kind of backlash.
That was my exact suggestion on the day Russia first invaded.
After the Afghan/Russia war ended, it was reported that Russian troops had partially failed to beat the Taliban because of widespread vodka drinking and hash smoking
If you can get into Putin's head, then it improves the odds of predicting an outcome. That is of course, a massive IF.
To clarify: the Taliban didn't exist in the Soviet-Afghan war.That was my exact suggestion on the day Russia first invaded.
After the Afghan/Russia war ended, it was reported that Russian troops had partially failed to beat the Taliban because of widespread vodka drinking and hash smoking
Would you want your business associated with Russia right now, whether because of the regime being incompatible with the most basic values of your company, or because of the negative press associated with being one of the last outliers operating out there, or because the safety of your staff is actually put in jeopardy by just operating normally?
Companies are still dropping out for all three reasons,
I don't think anyone would've predicted Russia would perform this poorly though. Their plans and tactics would be very different against NATO, obviously, but the nature of this invasion really undermines their credibility as a fighting force, aside from the nukes. It has made me worry much more about any potential conventional war against Russia since it seems Putin would feel his regime was threatened very quickly.
I find it hilarious how sanctions are supposed to severely punish Russia meanwhile the west is fueling their war through oil and gas exports. They might as well sit and fold their arms for all it's worth.