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

[blueharvest]

That's creepy..... is it all the dead boys coming back from Ukraine?

I think so.

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy appeals to Pope Francis for help in freeing Ukrainian PoWs

Ukrainian leader also invites Vatican to take part in prisoner-of-war conference; Russian court orders arrest of CNN journalist. What we know on day 962

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Chechnya’s Kadyrov threatens 'blood feud,' accuses Russian MPs of plotting his murder, state media reports

“There are witnesses, there are people from whom they tried to commission, whom they asked how much they would take for the order,” TASS reported Kadyrov as saying.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[:eek:]

Russia’s Youngest Political Prisoner, 16, Says Beaten by Cellmate - The Moscow Times

A 16-year-old Russian schoolboy considered the country’s youngest political prisoner said he has been subjected to beatings by his cellmates in the Moscow detention center where he’s currently being held, the independent Mediazona news website reported Tuesday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine

To fill an urgent labor shortage, the Kremlin has been recruiting women from places like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, as well as Sri Lanka.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russia nuclear war warning issued by NATO ally politician

Sahra Wagenknecht warned that if "NATO becomes party" to the Russia-Ukraine war it will escalate into a "nuclear confrontation."

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Excerpts from Russian opposition leader Navalny's memoir show he knew he would die in prison

Alexei Navalny was President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest and most prominent foe and relentlessly campaigned against official corruption in Russia.

apnews.com

 

[:eek:]

Milbloggers Claiming Ukrainian F-16 Downed Russian Su-34 Aircraft

Pro-Moscow Telegram channels have also provided additional details, claiming the aircraft was shot down approximately 50 km (30 miles) from the front lines

www.forbes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Vladimir Putin cultivated Donald Trump as 'source': Ex-CIA director

Former CIA director Leon Panetta said the Russian president views former President Donald Trump as a "source" that he can use to his benefit.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Brutikus]

Putin faces inter-ethnic bloodbath after assassin targets ex-Chechen politician

Investigators fear the shooting is part of a surge in inter-ethnic tensions between Chechens and the Ingush.

www.express.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine withdrawing from "dire" situation in Toretsk: Russia

"The enemy is trying and making every effort to completely capture the city," the Ukrainian military chief in Toretsk said on Friday.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Brutikus]

'They will outnumber them': Russia begins counter-offensive in Kursk

Moscow's forces begin a counteroffensive in the Kursk region, claiming to have recaptured 10 settlements seized by Ukrainian forces in a surprise incursion into western Russia last month.

www.abc.net.au

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says North Korea providing personnel to Russia’s army

Increasing alliance between Russia and North Korea goes beyond transferring weapons, Ukraine leader says; Belarusian president says Putin’s nuclear weapons threat will ‘cool the ardour’ of Western adversaries. What we know on day 964

www.theguardian.com

 

[:eek:]

Ukrainian recruiters descend on Kyiv's nightlife in search of men not registered for conscription

Ukrainian military recruitment officers have raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who are not in compliance

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war map shows Kyiv troops "regain lost positions" near Pokrovsk

Russian forces have made gains towards the Donetsk city, but Ukrainian troops are fighting back, the Institute for the Study of War has said.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

‘Russia’s dirty money will hijack our democratic process’: how tiny Moldova fears Kremlin is fixing EU referendum

Officials believe €100m has been funnelled into the country to influence the pivotal vote and the presidential election

www.theguardian.com

 

[Iceman]

MSN

Thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed to Ukraine​

Not a great development.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

MSN

Thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed to Ukraine​

Not a great development.

So NATO still has their hands tied?

 

[Iceman]

So NATO still has their hands tied?

Doesn't seem fair that other soldiers are allowed to join to help Russia but NATO can't get involved.

 

[nachtschicht]

I hope they don't let the threat of nukes get to them. The west has nukes, too, that's the whole point. What you can't do is let him get away with the threat, you have to call. If he gets away with it once he'll just keep doing it.

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has urged international organizations to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has urged international organizations to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August.

apnews.com

Nobody cares anymore. Consequences for war crimes have evaporated. Just ask Netanyahu.

 

[blueharvest]

Russia jails French researcher for allegedly collecting military data

Russia sentenced Laurent Vinatier to three years in prison for allegedly gathering military information.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]