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

[blueharvest]

Just meat for the grinder.

That's true, unfortunately.

 

[blueharvest]

US intelligence warns defense companies of Russian sabotage threat

U.S. intelligence officials are warning American defense companies to increase their security after a wave of sabotage in Europe blamed on Russia.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official

Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine-Russia war: ‘Former-British soldier’ captured as Putin launches glide bombs

Zelensky said Russia fired 800 KAB aerial-guided bombs at Ukraine

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

"Tend"? That's putting it a bit mildly.

 

[blueharvest]

Ukrainian boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko calls out Rogan for ‘repeating Russian propaganda’

Olympic gold medalist argues in video that podcaster’s remarks about war in Ukraine is result of Putin-led plot

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Jen Psaki: Trump doesn't want you to know the true extent of his relationship with Putin

We know from Trump's first term that he has a history of being, shall we say, less than forthcoming about his conversations with the Russian president.

www.msnbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Europe to take charge of military aid as Trump era looms

Polish defence minister says European countries need to increase spending on their own security; drone attack on Kyiv after Kharkiv and Odesa hit. What we know on day 1,007

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Trump Ukraine envoy Kellogg has plan to end war by playing hardball with U.S. aid | Salon.com

Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.

www.salon.com

 

[blueharvest]

White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops to battle Russia

The aim is to expand the pool of fighting-age men available to help a badly outnumbered Ukraine in its nearly three-year-old war with Russia.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Why Biden is leaving Trump in charge of a $6.5bn pot for Ukraine

The man who boasted he could end the war with Russia in one day is left holding the purse strings — so what will he do with the unspent aid?

www.thetimes.com

 

[squeekness]

White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops to battle Russia

The aim is to expand the pool of fighting-age men available to help a badly outnumbered Ukraine in its nearly three-year-old war with Russia.

apnews.com

Until all the men are dead.

 

[squeekness]

Why Biden is leaving Trump in charge of a $6.5bn pot for Ukraine

The man who boasted he could end the war with Russia in one day is left holding the purse strings — so what will he do with the unspent aid?

www.thetimes.com

Pay off his penalties?

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin issues new missile threat after energy grid attack

Russia’s second big attack on Ukraine’s energy system this month left 1 million without power

www.independent.co.uk

 

[squeekness]

Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin issues new missile threat after energy grid attack

Russia’s second big attack on Ukraine’s energy system this month left 1 million without power

www.independent.co.uk

Putin doesn't need to send nukes, all he needs to do is hit that big nuclear power plant.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Take that, Putin!

 

[blueharvest]

Putin says overnight attack on Ukraine was 'response' to strikes on Russia with US and UK weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia's response could include more strikes with the new intermediate-range missile Oreshnik, and listed military facilities, defense industry facilities and "decision-making centers" in Kyiv might be among future targets.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Putin full of praise for ‘intelligent and experienced’ Trump after election victory

Trump has repeatedly promised to end Russia’s war in Ukraine within 24 hours

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine's forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia

Some take medical leave and never return, haunted by the traumas of war and demoralized by bleak prospects for victory.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russian spying ring ‘planned honeytrap to bait journalists’

Two Bulgarian men have pleaded guilty to spying for Russians in the UK

www.thetimes.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria's 13-year war and why it matters

The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with rebels' surprise capture of Aleppo, one of the country’s largest cities and an ancient hub of Middle East culture and commerce.

apnews.com

Tulsi Gabbard in shambles.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Russia in panic as US sanctions trigger ruble collapse – DW – 11/28/2024

Russia's currency has fallen sharply as US sanctions bite, putting further pressure on the country's already strained financial system.

www.dw.com