Russia - threadbanned users in OP

There’s not a chance my Aussie friend that that happens. Continental Europe has no interest in a frayed relationship with a Central Europe country that has among other things important transport axes. A chip on the shoulder tends to be the Irish way but continental countries are generally more pragmatic. There’s a lot of win-win for France and Germany with large expat communities in Switzerland they weren’t be upsetting the cart to please an island off the coast of Britain. Switzerland if anything has lost its neutral status by fully backing EU sanctions against Russia. Swiss law prevents Switzerland exporting arms to countries at war however worthy the cause. Would probably need a referendum to change it and the Swiss are very wary of making rash populist decisions.

Ukraine we're happy keeping them at arm's length especially when Soledar was securing Bakhmut from any northern threat. This situation was forced upon them buy a rare Russian breakthrough and they resorted to plan B. Hopefully it works. If it holds they might never take Bakhmut if it falls Bakhmut may follow in weeks or months.

As for the Swiss I looked into their "neutrality" a few years ago and discovered it's all a load of selfish bollox but it's probably the reason why they still exist as a nation considering they're close to many previous empires or powerful nations. When Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Hungary, Vatican etc were all having different wars over the years Switzerland would hire out their well trained mercenary army to whoever they thought would win.

German Landesbanks are just as closed as Swiss banks and Austrian ones are at another level.

Nothing will be said to Switzerland from most European countries

Putin has moved his naval pieces out of Novorossiysk en mass.

100 Ukraine soldiers captured out of the 500 who have withdrawn and still under pressure

This has been a Hugh blow, Ukraine will have the same tactics throw at them again it overwhelming numbers thrown at a battle

Russia will use anybody even those in it captured territory to do this suicidal advance its brutal but it has worked here

I think the reluctant or slow western support may wane if there are further setbacks Ukraine needs boots on the ground to stop this Poland will probably break rank first if Belarus make a move

fcku Germany they want a Russian victory

More complaints from mobilized orcs.

It's a Russian thread but obviously it's tied with Ukraine which Mr.Putin decidedly to bomb the crap out of and kill everything.

But here's a farmer in ukraine who still has his day to day chores to do in spite of Satan.

Phuck Putin.

Soledar latest news.

*Looks like this may not be accurate,and they have actually retreated from Soledar!

I see a video of a burned out wreck but I see no Russians just a video labeled by Russian soldiers....

Reports of the death of Soledar may be exagerated.

The disinformation effort seems particularly intense.

The disinformation has definitely gone up a notch, especially from pro russian accounts everywhere,

And the fact it's being shared across multiple platforms despite people damn well knowing its utter shite .

But according to their sources Russian is winning as they predicted....

Even more to cast doubt on supposed pockets full of surrender.