That MiG-29 has really let itself go.
They will probably say something like; 'see, this why we had to invade Ukraine, Nazism spreads if you let it.'
Looks like Russian is defaulting.
Explanations appreciated from someone who actually understands this stuff...
Assume this was filmed from Mariupol?
Speaking of Russia knowing things:
"Counterintelligence of the SBU detained an agent of the Russian special services, who worked in the Administration of the former President and other state structures, so he was able to transfer important information to the enemy.
He admits that since 2014 he has worked for the Katsap General Staff. He was recruited by enemy special services after fleeing from Donetsk region to Belgorod.
Russian curators chose him the pseudonym "Regina" and set a task – to obtain secret information of the state level.
To do this, they even helped to make a career in the Ukrainian authorities. In particular, he worked in court, later in one of the Departments of the Administration of the former President, and then served in the army. Enemy special services also paid him for training and trips abroad.
With the beginning of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian intelligence has set a new task for the agent: to collect information about law enforcement agencies, information about the latest samples of weapons and military equipment, etc."
Unfortunate.
"WARSAW (AP) — A disputed compound in the Polish capital of Warsaw administered by Russia’s diplomatic mission is being taken over by the city and will be made available to the Ukrainian community, the mayor said Monday.
Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski was at the site early Monday and said a bailiff had entered the two apparently empty, fenced buildings, nicknamed “Spyville” by Warsaw residents, to check on their condition and to mark them as seized by the city"
As someone who knows a few Russians who are appalled by the war and Putin, I find your idea really stupid and counter productive
The plonker who said "we have to separate the political situation from the human situation" while brandishing a hammer and sickle flag. The same flag under which less than a century ago millions of Ukrainians were starved to death in a state engineered famine.
If you go to the Holodomor museum in Kyiv, there's horrific photo of Ukrainian peasants lying rotting on a street in Kharkiv as they came to the city in search of food. Well fed Russian workers transplanted there by Stalin to work the factories walking past if they are not there. The same city where Russian and Ukrainian speakers alike getting cluster bombed in their homes.
Russia is facing a reckoning with its past, and needs to decide what its future is. They may as well try to cosy up to Beijing and make as good friends with them as they can, because 21st century Europe wants no part of what they've become.
Even the Russians who openly condemn the war, like those who protest on the streets of Russia and get arrested perhaps, or those Russians who speak out in fear against their Government?
When we start painting all Russians with the same brush we become as bad as, eh the Russians...
....that does come out wrong, rather, we become as bad as Putin - the Kremlin, the Duma, whoever it is that follows and supports his nasty ways.
Ireland's not at war with Russia, so interning Russian citizens sounds a bit drastic at this stage. All I can say is that I think Russians supporting the war in Ukraine should be shunned and excluded in every way it legally possible to shun and exclude someone.
But if the war escalates to where it's Western countries directly involved, I would revise the above to more sweeping measures against Russian nationals.
Apparently they are Russian troops but are portrayed as Ukrainian by Russian media. They have no armbands.https://twitter.com/CanadianUkrain1/status/1513423984460800005?s=20&t=fAvHj2OL8SRdHC7qdDHpEA
Problem is that most of these so called 'ura-patriots' are actually not from Russia but most likely russian ethnic from Baltic states and Moldova (on Romanian passports) so legally here in with a shiny EU passport in their pockets. These clowns are usually low educated crowd that only watch Kremlin media and stink everywhere they stay. Showinism and a big red chip on their sholders is a part of their DNS unfortunately. But they would not relocate back to Russia even if you purchased them a first class ticket. It is nicer to be a patriot from outside Russia. 🤑
In simple terms
Russia has a debt to be paid in Dollars
Russia has the dollars in a USA bank but the US government won't allow them to use those funds to pay the debt
So Russia offers to pay the debt in another currency because they are not allowed to pay the debt in dollars by the US government.
But the US government wont allow that because it insists the debt is paid in dollars.
Russian speaking! If I was a German I would be a bit concerned. Is this not one of the strategies that Putin used to to justify the invasion of Donbas?
Strictly speaking Russia has not defaulted yet, this is what's known as a selective default, they actually have until May 4th to default as there is a 30 day grace period.
Sniffer dog :)
May 9th - Victory day
May 4th - Bankruptcy day
handheld and mobile
There's a follow up video (not for the faint hearted and you can see most of them (what's left) have Ukrainian flags and blue tape
I never said government is owed the debt i said the US government is blocking the debt being repaid.
Round them up, drop them off in middle of Ukraine and let them walk home.
How do you round them up? They are protected here. I was trying to look for car reg numbers to see if any of the clowns I know could be spotted there but news outlets have doctored out all number plates from the footage.
That SPB motors website was hacked to show Russian military losses in Ukraine. Brilliant.
Ah lads.
This is also sad. Their whole future altered.
That strategy was shown to be a big mistake and deeply unfair.
Any Putin supporters should be shunned of course though i.e. anyone in Ireland openly speaking up in favour of the regime and its atrocities should be given the cold shoulder, blocked on Facebook and Twitter etc.
and that a man from the Communist system like Putin would be even worse again.
This is the 3rd time in a century that Russia have been butchering in the Ukraine. Hopefully it will not surpass the previous 2 for sheer scale of savagery.
Putin: We can't trust the Irish, they will treat the Russians in Ireland badly after this comrade and master spy in the city of Clane was discovered. We must invade this land and free our brethren.
Lavrov: Commandant, we can trust the Irish
Putin: How, look at me Sergey, answer now
Lavrov: They will block all Russian friends on the Facebook and the Tweeter
Putin: Ahhhhhh.
Putin/Lavrov: (Roll around on floor holding each others bellies)
Using them to find mines on retreated land. And unfortunately probably finding the remains of people in rubble.
Well i'm shocked I tell you shocked!
Talks with Putin left 'no optimistic impression', says Austrian chancellor
No **** Sherlock and you gave him a propaganda win today, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Putin fears strength no **** diplomatic solution here. If NATO arent going into Ukraine they should be arming Ukraine to the tee and they'd be a proxy for NATO instead
Weapons weapons weapons !
Its Stalingrad without the happy ending now. Those lads have defied some amount of odds.