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

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Exclusive interview: Erdogan hails 'special relationship' with Putin ahead of crucial runoff vote | CNN

 

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‘It’s like the USSR’: residents on life in Mariupol a year since Russian occupation | Ukraine | The Guardian

 

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‘It’s like the USSR’: residents on life in Mariupol a year since Russian occupation | Ukraine | The Guardian

Isn't that what Putin wants? The glory of misery for everyone on the bottom.

 

[Sithborg]

Nice. About time.

I mean, the expected time for training was 2 years, which is a bit of an issue.

 

[squeekness]

They were highly motivated, no doubt.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Kyiv Post - EXCLUSIVE: Clandestine Russian Intelligence Ring in Europe Uncovered
The cover of 167 Russian intelligence officers across Europe has apparently been blown. The best part? It was accomplished by using open-source intelligence (OSINT).

NBC News - Bakhmut echoes Hiroshima, Zelenskyy says as he thanks G7 for F-16 fighters

The Guardian - Ukraine: Zelenskiy denies Russian claims to have taken Bakhmut
‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts. There is nothing ... just ruins and dead Russians,’ says Ukraine president

 

[squeekness]

The Russians are like ISIS now. You can tell where they've been by the burned out, wrecked buildings no one wants to live in.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

I want them to get Crimea back. It's their land that was stolen.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

You go,Biden.

 

[Iceman]

Here’s the audio:

 

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Stark before-and-after images reveal the obliteration of Bakhmut | Ukraine | The Guardian

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Guardian - Anti-Putin militia claims to have overrun Russian border village

Kyiv Independent - Governor claims explosions in Russia's Belgorod Oblast

Washington Press - TAG TEAM: Why is Putin sanctioning Trump’s enemies list?
Putin’s list includes New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and Lt. Michael Byrd, the Capitol Police officer who shot the pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, 2021.

NY Times - Russia’s Latest Sanctions on U.S. Officials Turn to Trump Enemies

Kyiv Independent - NATO Parliamentary Assembly recognizes Russian crimes in Ukraine as genocide

 

[squeekness]

What's happening in Ukraine IS genocide and I'm pretty sure it was on the agenda from the beginning.

 

[Iceman]

Ukraine war: Russia battles armed group in border region

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Bloomberg News - Russia Pushes India for Help to Avert Global Financial Isolation
The Financial Action Task Force suspended Russia’s membership over the invasion of Ukraine. Moscow is trying to avoid being blacklisted next month.

 

[squeekness]

Putin, you must reap what you sow.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Daily Kos - The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens

 

[squeekness]

Daily Kos - The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens

How long before this is us?

 

[Iceman]

Vladimir Putin warned of 'revolution' as angry Russians turn on their President (msn.com)

 

[squeekness]

Vladimir Putin warned of 'revolution' as angry Russians turn on their President (msn.com)

I'd love to see him get taken down by Russians themselves.

 

[Iceman]

Ukraine war: Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin issues warning of escalation in Ukraine

 

[InCali]

I saw that press conference. I believe it was Peter Alexander questioning him. The second he Biden answered the question, the first thing that came into my mind was that the followup should have been "Can they be used in Crimea?". I think the answer is obvious, but it would have been good press to pin that down.

 

[squeekness]

I'm worried about Putin moving nukes to Belarus. He might be bold enough to use them.