🇷🇺🇺🇦 Discussion: Relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tampa Bay Times - 4 St. Petersburg Uhuru members indicted in Russian influence case
A federal indictment issued Tuesday accused four, including Uhuru leader Omali Ye****ela, of acting as Russian agents in the U.S.

 

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Slovakia joins Poland and Hungary in halting Ukraine grain imports | Ukraine | The Guardian

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

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Russia warplane accidentally fires into city near Ukraine, causing blast -Tass | Reuters

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Washington Post - Kremlin tries to build antiwar coalition in Germany, documents show
Marrying Germany’s far right and far left is a Kremlin goal, according to a trove of Russian documents reviewed by The Washington Post

 

[squeekness]

The Washington Post - Kremlin tries to build antiwar coalition in Germany, documents show
Marrying Germany’s far right and far left is a Kremlin goal, according to a trove of Russian documents reviewed by The Washington Post

Dissention in the ranks is Russia's most effective weapon and they do wield it well.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

NY Times - United States Says Wagner Has Quietly Picked Sides in Sudan

Russia is going to give money and arm all of the United States' enemies and non-friendlies, it's what they did during the cold war as well. It's shouldn't come as a surprise.

 

[squeekness]

NY Times - United States Says Wagner Has Quietly Picked Sides in Sudan

Russia is going to give money and arm all of the United States' enemies and non-friendlies, it's what they did during the cold war as well. It's shouldn't come as a surprise.

Putin, keeping his reputation as a bully going.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Yahoo! News - Exclusive: Putin's plans to keep the Baltics in check
The Russian Presidential Administration’s strategy documents for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania show a Kremlin “out of touch” with realities in the NATO and EU member states at its doorstep.

 

[squeekness]

Yahoo! News - Exclusive: Putin's plans to keep the Baltics in check
The Russian Presidential Administration’s strategy documents for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania show a Kremlin “out of touch” with realities in the NATO and EU member states at its doorstep.

I hope other countries push back like Ukraine has. I'd hate to see a dictator like Putin ruin that many lives.

 

[Iceman]

I hope other countries push back like Ukraine has. I'd hate to see a dictator like Putin ruin that many lives.

Those countries are too small to individually offer a similar resistance to Ukraine, but NATO are definitely supposed to mount an all out defence as soon as a NATO country is moved on. I’m sure they would in the case of a major invasion like Ukraine but there’ll probably be some resistance to pulling the trigger on things like invading airspace and shooting down 1 or 2 things.

 

[squeekness]

Those countries are too small to individually offer a similar resistance to Ukraine, but NATO are definitely supposed to mount an all out defence as soon as a NATO country is moved on. I’m sure they would in the case of a major invasion like Ukraine but there’ll probably be some resistance to pulling the trigger on things like invading airspace and shooting down 1 or 2 things.

I'd like to think Europe, NATO, and the US would jump to their defense. Russia (Putin) is out of control.

 

[Iceman]

I'd like to think Europe, NATO, and the US would jump to their defense. Russia (Putin) is out of control.

Btw all 3 of those countries are actually in NATO so that should definitely happen in the case of an invasion attempt like the one Russia did on Crimea (as Ukraine unfortunately don’t have that protection).

 

[squeekness]

Btw all 3 of those countries are actually in NATO so that should definitely happen in the case of an invasion attempt like the one Russia did on Crimea (as Ukraine unfortunately don’t have that protection).

That I didn't know so yeah, Russia would be even more stupid to try it knowing NATO would punish them hard for it.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Two Russian Officials, Allies Of Vladimir Putin, Found Dead on Same Day: Report
The deaths come as a number of prominent Russians have died in unexplained circumstances since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022

 

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Two Russian Officials, Allies Of Vladimir Putin, Found Dead on Same Day: Report
The deaths come as a number of prominent Russians have died in unexplained circumstances since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022

Did they fall out of a window?

 

[Iceman]

How Russia has fortified swathes of Ukraine

 

[squeekness]

How Russia has fortified swathes of Ukraine

I want Russia to crumble and fall. How can they have anything left?

 

[Iceman]

Ukraine war: Deaths reported as Russian missiles hit cities

 

[squeekness]

I wish that stupid war would just be over already.

 

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‘Stop Deceiving the Population’: Russia’s Mercenary Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Threatens Full-Blown Mutiny (thedailybeast.com)

 

[squeekness]

‘Stop Deceiving the Population’: Russia’s Mercenary Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Threatens Full-Blown Mutiny (thedailybeast.com)

Yes, please sabotage Putin's war efforts.

 

[Iceman]

‘Stop Deceiving the Population’: Russia’s Mercenary Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Threatens Full-Blown Mutiny (thedailybeast.com)

At least good to see more splits amongst Putin allies.

 

[Sithborg]

I suspect Prigozhin is making his move. He has an idea of how the Ukraine offensive will go, and is stepping up to try to replace Putin.

 

[squeekness]

I suspect Prigozhin is making his move. He has an idea of how the Ukraine offensive will go, and is stepping up to try to replace Putin.

Hope he stays away from high windows.