Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Chay Bowes? I have less time for him than I have for Putin, if thats even possible.

Nah, I see them, it's a Russian Ukraine thread, no point in me mentioning what you will but I will what you dont.

DeepState reported that Russian bloggers have been posting a photo claiming their troops were near the settlement of Novomykolaiivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

However, the analysts stated that the pickup truck in the photo belongs to some Ukrainian soldiers who had become entangled in barbed wire during the night near the village of Troiitske. In the morning, the Russian soldiers arrived at the scene, took photos of themselves, and were then killed.

Well they didn't.

With no commentary. Very noble of you. I tend not to mention any news reports - I follow the thread and judge the reports and sources for myself. It's easy to pick out the dubious ones, on both sides.

In other news, someone was laughing recently at the idea of Russians trying to influence people in other countries…

Gardaí have found foreign actors using social media to 'amplify' far-right content in Ireland

What's the link there got to do Russia or Ukraine?

So it wouldn't be missed?(no I don't follow the latest naval deployments)

You are implying the US doesn't need any help from Europe in the Pacific?

I've absolutely no idea... Russia has never been linked with such activities.

I don't know that they are "important". I mean it is no policy change from Trump is it? We all know Putin has no interest in stopping the war and it seems like it has its own momentum/internal logic propelling it & Russia along (towards an abyss) now, which might even push him to expand it to attacks on other countries in time.

Ukraine will get nothing in terms of aid from the US under Trump, and there will be no more pressure from the US on Russia/Putin. They've tucked tail, and run away really (or will do soon).

IMO very best we can hope for from the Trump admin. is the US doesn't directly throw some more lifelines to Putin, it both continues the existing sanctions on Russia and continues selling weapons (probably with some grumbles about it from Trump - had these already, he was moaning about it like the US gives the weapons away!) to both Ukraine and Europeans who need them. It's pretty bad.

We have a huge problem, which will affect Ukraine as well. And it is so huge, it may make us forget about the fate of Ukraine as inconsequential.

The USA's house of representatives has passed the budget bill that, among other things, grants Trump immunity from any law. If this bill passes the Senate, Trump can legally suspend the democracy, he can personally go and jail or even shoot any judge or a politician whom he doesn't like and face no legal consequences.

Trump putting 50% tariff on EU goods from 1st of June, at Putins request , or else the tapes will be released

Have you a link to the provision in a tax bill that gives the presidency immunity from any other arm of government?

You could argue quite easily that the bill is to the benefit of the super rich and to the detriment of the poor, or that it will cause a gigantic increase in the national debt.

Biden was also a joke but at least he wasn’t malicious. The world has gotten some very poor American administrators of late.