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

[MessiahDecoy123]

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

Putin is sociopath but he's not stupid or crazy enough to launch nukes which is suicide.

 

[squeekness]

MSNBC just reported there was a large drone attack against Kyiv over the weekend. Most of it was blocked, but it seems that the point of it was to make Ukraine burn through their air defense munitions because they are starting to run low -- something that was leaked in the documents from that Massachusetts airman. If it's true things could turn ugly fast.

 

[Iceman]

Ukraine war: General Kyrylo Budanov promises revenge after latest Kyiv attack

 

[B]

My favourite part is the bewilderment seemingly coming out of Russia that there have been, allegedly, drone attacks & assassination attempt on Putin on Russian soil like both are against some sort of rules after all the **** they've pulled in Ukraine.

 

[Morg]

 

[squeekness]

My favourite part is the bewilderment seemingly coming out of Russia that there have been, allegedly, drone attacks & assassination attempt on Putin on Russian soil like both are against some sort of rules after all the **** they've pulled in Ukraine.

I know, right? Like, how dare they strike back at us?

 

[nachtschicht]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

Nice to know they aren't getting too damaged.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Iceman]

That was kind of fun. “Can’t even take one city in 15 months.”

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

France24 - Le Pen’s far right served as mouthpiece for the Kremlin, says French parliamentary report
Dogged by accusations of proximity to the Kremlin, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party had hoped to clear its name by setting up a parliamentary inquiry to investigate foreign interference in French politics. But a draft report on the committee’s findings, which was leaked to the press this week, shows the move backfired spectacularly, finding instead that Le Pen’s policy stances sometimes echo the “official language of Putin’s regime”.

 

[Iceman]

France24 - Le Pen’s far right served as mouthpiece for the Kremlin, says French parliamentary report

Russia have been trying to infiltrate all the big Western countries and infiltrate them from within.

 

[Sithborg]

lol

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

lol

Hilarious, lol.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Business Insider - China and Xi are making a backup plan in case Putin dies or gets deposed, analyst says

• Xi Jinping may be "contingency planning" in case Putin is deposed, an analyst told Insider.
• He appears to be forming closer ties to Putin's deputy, another analyst wrote.
• Rumors of a military coup, as well as concerns about Putin's health, are circulating in Russia.

 

[squeekness]

Business Insider - China and Xi are making a backup plan in case Putin dies or gets deposed, analyst says

• Xi Jinping may be "contingency planning" in case Putin is deposed, an analyst told Insider.
• He appears to be forming closer ties to Putin's deputy, another analyst wrote.
• Rumors of a military coup, as well as concerns about Putin's health, are circulating in Russia.

I'd love to see a coup myself, especially if it leads to Russia pulling out of Ukraine.

 

[Iceman]

Putin told to 'freeze war' by top propagandist live on Russian TV as she warns Ukraine 'too strong' (msn.com)

 

[squeekness]

Putin told to 'freeze war' by top propagandist live on Russian TV as she warns Ukraine 'too strong' (msn.com)

He won't listen, sadly.

 

[Iceman]

He won't listen, sadly.

True, but at least his opponents aren't staying silent all the time now. Seems like the mutterings are getting louder.

 

[squeekness]

True, but at least his opponents aren't staying silent all the time now. Seems like the mutterings are getting louder.

I hope they get loud enough for him to back down and soon. Ukraine is a mess right now.

 

[:eek:]

Russia plotting "worse than Chernobyl" disaster at chemical plant: Official (newsweek.com)

 

[squeekness]

Russia plotting "worse than Chernobyl" disaster at chemical plant: Official (newsweek.com)

That would be so stupid. Like it won't affect Russia at all.

 

[Iceman]

Ukraine war: Russia moves to take direct control of Wagner Group
Nice to see conflict between them.