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

[MagnarTheGreat]

Russia’s been stealing or destroying Ukrainian food and energy for a while now.

Ukraine says Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain detained by Turkey

 

[Steyin]

Russia’s been stealing or destroying Ukrainian food and energy for a while now.

Ukraine says Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain detained by Turkey

That is Russia's big plan at the moment, create a food supply shortage in hopes that the EU will be more passive with them so that they stop it/tone it down.

 

[InCali]

No surprise here.

Yeah. I posted something of an explanation for why this isn't a big surprise to me either in the Insurrection thread. I may have read @MagnarTheGreat s above post and had it stick in my head without realizing it before posting this morning. It was rattling around in my head this morning when I woke up.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Holy Slapper]

Denmark first country to ratify Finland Sweden's NATO membership.

Edit: Norway and Canada followed.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Daily Kos - Ukraine update: Checking in on the Tankies, still pretending there's no imperialism from Russia (liberal blog)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Business Insider - Kremlin official suggests Russia could one day try to reclaim Alaska from the US

• Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Russia could seek to reclaim Alaska from the US one day.
• "Let America always remember: there is a part of its territory that is Russia — Alaska," he said.
• The US purchased Alaska from the Russian government for $7.2 million in 1867.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ex-Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was fined $38,557 by the Army for attending a 2015 Moscow gala with Putin

 

[Iceman]

Russia Sends Official to Prison for 7 Years for Anti-War Comment - Bloomberg

 

[Iceman]

Ex-Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was fined $38,557 by the Army for attending a 2015 Moscow gala with Putin

Why shouldn't he hang out with his mates?

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[InCali]

Why shouldn't he hang out with his mates?

If that’s the price tag, I would encourage him to do it every, single day. Lol

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Holy Slapper]

Canada and Denmark in ACTUAL DISPUTE OVER WHICH COUNTRY DELIVERED THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER FIRST FOR FINLAND AND Sweden's MEMBERSHIP!

 

[:eek:]

Russia's McDonald's replacement 'Tasty and that's it' stops serving chips due to potato shortage | Daily Mail Online

 

[Iceman]

Russia's McDonald's replacement 'Tasty and that's it' stops serving chips due to potato shortage | Daily Mail Online

Mouldy burgers and no fries.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Daily Kos - As Putin's 'special operation' flounders, Russian state TV declares, 'We'll wait for Trump' (liberal blog)

 

[Iceman]

Daily Kos - As Putin's 'special operation' flounders, Russian state TV declares, 'We'll wait for Trump' (liberal blog)

They’ll have to attack De Santis this time as well then, not just the left.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ukraine's harvest becomes the new battlefield, as fires blacken its arable heartlands

 

[:eek:]

Vladimir Putin to Be Called 'Ruler' of Russia Under New Proposal (newsweek.com)

 

[Iceman]

Vladimir Putin to Be Called 'Ruler' of Russia Under New Proposal (newsweek.com)

May as well jump direct to “dictator” rather than bothering with these interim steps.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[InCali]

Canada and Denmark in ACTUAL DISPUTE OVER WHICH COUNTRY DELIVERED THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER FIRST FOR FINLAND AND Sweden's MEMBERSHIP!

Someone needs a measuring stick. Lol

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Thread by @MarkHertling on Thread Reader App

Reminder of why we must continue to support Ukraine despite any global indigestion.

 

[Lily Adler]

Zelenskiy Ousts Ukraine’s Security Chief and Top Prosecutor