Russia-Ukraine

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[Arkitect]

Who is that? Obviously Boris is one of them... the clue is in the name, but is there anybody else?

That'd be Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev, Baron Lebedev, of Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and of Siberia in the Russian Federation…

"Pair (Pfeffel and Lebedev) have been friends since 2009, but security concerns were raised because of the Russian tycoon’s father, a one-time Moscow spy"
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[Zoidberg]

I'll be very surprised if he goes any further than Donetsk and Lugansk

Well… here are some of the recorded explosions so far.

Keep in mind those strikes in the west are aviation, shelling and cruise missiles, it doesn't mean the troops/tanks are anywhere near there.

Fucking Russians.

 

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[Zoidberg]

Yes, that's exactly what I mean. He will strike air defences and such, but I don't expect the troops to march any further.

They are already crossing into the mainland from Crimea, towards the Northwest.

 

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[Zoidberg]

Where is that reported?

Ukrainian reporters on site, via Twitter. It's honestly the fastest way to get info. IIRC this came from Ilia Ponomarenko.

 

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[AG_PhamD]

I think we should all be concerned what this means for the future of global politics. Russia certainly feels emboldened to attack Ukraine. You have to question if China will seize the opportunity of the west being distracted to take over Taiwan and further push their control over the South China Sea. Iran and nuclear weapons and regional influence, etc. This has the potential of becoming extremely messy situation, especially if the US and West can’t handle more than one crisis at once.

 

[User.45]

The purpose of this operation is to protect people who, for eight years now, have been facing humiliation and genocide perpetrated by the Kiev regime. To this end, we will seek to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation.

It is not our plan to occupy the Ukrainian territory. We do not intend to impose anything on anyone by force. At the same time, we have been hearing an increasing number of statements coming from the West that there is no need any more to abide by the documents setting forth the outcomes of World War II, as signed by the totalitarian Soviet regime. How can we respond to that?

The outcomes of World War II and the sacrifices our people had to make to defeat Nazism are sacred. This does not contradict the high values of human rights and freedoms in the reality that emerged over the post-war decades. This does not mean that nations cannot enjoy the right to self-determination, which is enshrined in Article 1 of the UN Charter.

Let me remind you that the people living in territories which are part of today’s Ukraine were not asked how they want to build their lives when the USSR was created or after World War II. Freedom guides our policy, the freedom to choose independently our future and the future of our children. We believe that all the peoples living in today’s Ukraine, anyone who want to do this, must be able to enjoy this right to make a free choice.

this is batshit fucking crazy. (putler's speech).

 

[MarkusL]

The official explanation for the weak EU sanctions after Russia’s recognition of the LPR and DPR was that the EU wanted to keep stronger sanctions in the toolbox in case of further aggression. Unfortunately the latest developments indicate that Putin may have found this infographic on the EU’s own website, with the real reason for why there will not be any real sanctions.

Shedding light on energy in the EU: From where do we import energy ?

For its own consumption, the EU also needs energy that is imported from third countries. In 2020, the main imported energy product was petroleum products (including crude oil, which is the main component), accounting for almost two thirds of energy imports into the EU, followed by natural gas...

ec.europa.eu

European politicians hate Russian expansionism, but they hate losing elections even more. Real sanctions against Russia would hurt also the EU economy, so that is why real sanctions are off the table. Putin knows this. He may be crazy, but he is not stupid.

 

[Pumbaa]

Just watched some live coverage of the situation in Swedish media. The hosts, the guests in the studio and the dignitaries videoing in were professional, stressing the importance of confirming reports and imagery. One of the guest provided some examples of clips and pics circulating online, both pro- and anti-Russian messages, and debunked them by showing the original context.

I can’t recall much of what they said overall, but the look in their eyes and that something in their voices haunt me…

 

[Alli]

Remember that old curse “may you live in interesting times?” Well here we are. The real question is what will Europe do (with Russia knocking at their door), and will the US help?

 

[shadow puppet]

Just waking up here on the West coast and this is the first Ukraine situation I see.

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1496858049927077888/

 

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[yaxomoxay]

Italian news is reporting that Russian troops are occupying Kiev’s airport.

 

[yaxomoxay]

Italian news is reporting that Germany will NOT provide material aid to Ukraine. Same goes for Hungary.