There does seem to be quite a level of stating the bleeding obvious on this question on both sides but I suppose they want it on record anyway.
The Russians/Soviets have long done this sorta thing. Flailing about with all sorts of accusations, claims and threats to see which one sthe West takes seriously, the ones it ignores, the ones it laughs at and the ones it pushes back over. Usually spouted by underlings of the czar of the time.
Cheers, we live in interesting times, if it wasn't for the gravity of the situation.
strong statement from NATO. Laying the cards on the table..
Thank you greenoilot
I always enjoy your posts.
There certainly is a marked uptick in this activity.
Flightradar is very interesting at the moment..
its comical -
BREAKING@ Russia to demand ALASKA back from the US
I actually wouldnt be surprised at this stage
It's ok if the West has bought lots of Roubles and stockpiled them. If not it is supply and demand thing, depends on how many Roubles are kicking around and what the demand for them will be. I suppose if demand got too high they could always print a few hundred billion dollars worth easy enough.
Hahahhahahahahahahahaha.
Cloud fcuking cuckoo land.
They really lost touch with reality
Modi has been a terrible leader for a long time. Hard to see how he is still at the helm. Money trumps all in India too.
At this rate, Putin will have to recall General Flynn from retirement.😛
I find the way Ukrainians honor their heroes very moving...
Perhaps, but that video doesn't indicate that it was firing rockets into a city. Western choppers have unguided rockets as well, they're quite useful.
That's not a requirement. Note Iceland or Luxembourg, for example, hardly military powerhouses yet decidedly not neutral.
Sure it is. Some of the most famous exporters of arms have been neutral, such as Switzerland or Sweden. Besides, Irish military neutrality is a policy, not something set in stone (or the Constitution).
"Kremlin: Russia would only use nuclear weapons if its existence were threatened"
Russia's security policy dictates that the country would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN in an interview on Tuesday.
The comment, nearly four weeks after Russia sent its forces into Ukraine, came amid Western concern that the conflict there could escalate into a nuclear war.
Peskov made the comment in an English-language interview when asked whether he was confident President Vladimir Putin would not use nuclear weapons.
"We have a concept of domestic security and it's public, you can read all the reasons for nuclear arms to be used. So if it is an existential threat for our country, then it (the nuclear arsenal) can be used in accordance with our concept," he said.
"There are no other reasons that were mentioned in that text," he said in a further reference to the country's security concept"https://news.yahoo.com/kremlin-russia-only-nuclear-weapons-191837004.html
Now that we have confirmation of the bluff, let the intervention begin, as that would not be threat to Russia's existence.
Risky work being a Russian general....
The Belarusian military is contacting the Ukrainian authorities and saying they will surrender (in case of Belarus invasion).
I just had a quick look on Deutsche Welle and there is no mention of that having happened. Given the reason for holding back so many was supposedly cracks in the rocket motor casings and other defects that made them unsafe, I am a bit sceptical they could repair or remanufacture so many in such a short time frame.
Actually, having found more on it, I suspect the announcement might well be due to a politician wanting to sound good and having made assumptions while not having actually talked to the military. Nowhere does it say a peep about faults or fixing them:
https://latestpagenews.com/news/type-strela-germany-supplies-more-anti-aircraft-missiles-to-ukraine/
And of couse Azov Battalion were cornered like rats there using the residents as human shields by our brave boys, we wiped out the nazi scum, Russians and non nazi Ukranians are safe again. Job done.
They don't know how lucky they are.
IMHO they intend to make Mariupol an "example" and raze it to the ground and leave the other cities relatively alone. Their initial plan for taking over Kyiv and the other cities and Ukraine in general has not survived contact with the enemy. They're sanctioned to hell, their bodies are piling up, they've lost the element of shock and awe and ar stalled everywhere else, even being pushed back in places. Razing Mariupol will be spun to the Russian populace as a "nest of nazi vipers" that they destroyed and "liberated" and will claim they let the civilians who wanted to leave go. The ones left were either nazis themselves, or forced to stay by Ukrainian nazis as human shields. I reckon my crystal ball will be pretty accurate there. Russian tactics are so transparent they would serve good office as windows.
Settling the gas bills in Rouble doesn’t really make all that much sense from Russia’s point of view. It won’t really do much except give the customers a big discount as the value of the currency will continue to sink anyway and limits the amount of hard currency going into Russian reserves.
It looks rather more like Putin’s just off in ‘we’re a powerful empire’ mode and trying to get things priced in Rouble instead of US$. Their strategy in all of this makes no sense beyond that kind of mentality.
It'll be an interesting bid with host cities to include Donetsk, Kyiv's and Warsaw.
Surplus personal protective equipment (PPE) stock worth £3.5m is now being sent to Ukraine by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. The items include masks, coveralls, oxygen therapy consumables and sterile gowns.
Or how putin seizes on minor stuff like this, increases control by conjuring up internal enemies, who he will of course pick and choose to "disappear". Standard operational BS from autocrats going way back. One of his recent public adresses talking about "traitors" inside and outside of Russia another example.
The Russian Football Federation have unexpectedly declared an interest in hosting either Euro2028 or Euro2032, despite their teams currently being banned from Uefa and Fifa competitions because of the invasion of Ukraine.
No it's not April 1st!
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