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

[Sithborg]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/doj-alleges-russia-funded-company-linked-social-media-stars/index.html

Putin is funding the exact type of people you would think. I wonder if a lot of those in the UK are starting to sweat.

 

[blueharvest]

US arms advantage over Russia and China threatens stability, experts warn

Academics say vulnerability of the two countries’ nuclear launch sites makes dangerous mistakes more likely

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Russian losses in Ukraine hit four-month highs: Kyiv

Russia experienced one of the highest single day losses in the war on September 3, according to Kyiv.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

FBI dossier reveals Putin’s secret psychological warfare in Europe

Russian information warriors identified Germany as a particularly easy target for Moscow’s influence, U.S. law enforcement said.

www.politico.eu

 

[blueharvest]

‘First shoe to drop’: Chris Krebs on the scope of Russia's disinformation efforts

Former CISA Director Chris Krebs joins Morning Joe to discuss the latest DOJ indictment revealing a complex Russian disinformation campaign targeting U.S. political discourse. Krebs compared the scheme to a "Ludlum-like" thriller, emphasizing that the operation focuses on power, influence, and...

www.msnbc.com

 

[squeekness]

Russian losses in Ukraine hit four-month highs: Kyiv

Russia experienced one of the highest single day losses in the war on September 3, according to Kyiv.

www.newsweek.com

They need to pack up what's left of their toys and leave!

 

[Lily Adler]

I don't think Tucker is a useful idiot. He's a legit Nazi who wants an American Hitler (see Trump).

 

[InCali]

I don't think Tucker is a useful idiot. He's a legit Nazi who wants an American Hitler (see Trump).

Do we get to post the last sentence of the quote? I mean, I agree with it......

 

[Lily Adler]

Do we get to post the last sentence of the quote? I mean, I agree with it......

What are you talking about?

 

[InCali]

What are you talking about?

I thought I saw something but I've been drinking heavily and didn't have my reading glasses on.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Pavel Durov: Telegram founder says France arrest is ‘misguided’

Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is ‘anarchic paradise’

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Russian banks say they've run out of yuan as Chinese firms pull away from the nation

Payment scuffles between Russian companies and Chinese banks have escalated in recent weeks, with Chinese firms pulling back amid fear of sanctions.

markets.businessinsider.com

Estonian intelligence: Russia makes no significant progress in Ukraine in recent days

Colonel Ants Kiviselg, Head of the Military Intelligence Centre of Estonia, states that despite increasing the number of daily attacks on Ukrainian positions, Russia has not managed to achieve significant progress on the battlefield.

www.pravda.com.ua

Distracted and Divided, Russian Security Service Misses Threats

The Ukrainian offensive over the border caught Moscow’s intelligence agencies by surprise, experts say. It wasn’t the first time that has happened during the war.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Putin Pals: Accused MAGA Grifters Should Seek Russian Asylum

Kremlin media hailed the bombshell influence plot uncovered by the DOJ, which it says saw millions funneled to a MAGA media group in the U.S.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Putin Pals: Accused MAGA Grifters Should Seek Russian Asylum

Kremlin media hailed the bombshell influence plot uncovered by the DOJ, which it says saw millions funneled to a MAGA media group in the U.S.

www.thedailybeast.com

Yes let them flee to Russia.

 

[squeekness]

Yes let them flee to Russia.

Don't let the door hit them on the way out.....

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Exclusive: US sees increasing risk of Russian ‘sabotage’ of key undersea cables by secretive military unit​

Exclusive: US sees increasing risk of Russian ‘sabotage’ of key undersea cables by secretive military unit

The US has detected increased Russian military activity around key undersea cables, and believes Russia may now be more likely to carry out potential sabotage operations aimed at disabling a critical piece of the world’s communications infrastructure, two US officials tell CNN.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Lily Adler]

If Russia is defeated by Ukraine, I need SNL to bring back Beck Bennett as Vladimir Putin.

 

[blueharvest]

Zelenskiy claims support waning for strikes against Russian occupiers

Ukrainian president complains of reduced cooperation from US and UK over use of their missiles in Crimea

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Putin is winning the new Cold War. It’s time to go on the offensive

Only by giving Putin a taste of his own medicine can Washington compete against Moscow in the information space

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]