The war in Ukraine

[Barty]

"I miss the ""is putin about to make a big mistake"" thread"

[riosleftsock]

"I don't think Vovchansk has changed hands yet Gopnik, you're a bit over your skis on this. Petr Pavel, Czech President is now calling for peace talks, compromise and an end to the war. He knows something."

[Hammer and Pickle]

"The Kremlin has been on the offensive all year but talk of major advances lacks detail. The main new theatre where Ukrainian forces have retreated is north of Kharkov with the town of Vovchansk changing hands as it is reduced to rubble. On the other hand, there can be no serious talk of any major strategic breakthrough; Kharkov is well defended and it is estimated a force of up to 200,000 strong would be needed to take and hold the city."

[Cheezey Bell-End]

Putin doesn't have much to be emboldened by. Throwing away his country's future on a pointless war of conquest. Becoming economically and militarily dependent on others. The reputation of his country in tatters . Just a matter of time before he gets a bullet behind the ear.

[Barty]

"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up his trip to Kyiv, where he reaffirmed the Biden administration's support for Ukraine amid Russia's advances in the Kharkiv region. Blinken announced $2 billion in military financing for Ukraine and said much-needed ammunition and weapons are being rushed to the front lines. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will cancel all his upcoming international visits, his office announced Wednesday, as the beleaguered country grapples with a new Russian offensive. Russia is pushing into northeastern Ukraine after making major advances there over the past week – marking Moscow’s most significant gains since Ukrainian forces recaptured the Kharkiv region in 2022. More than 7,500 people have been evacuated from the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. Putin will arrive in China emboldened by the survival of his wartime economy and Russia's advances in Ukraine. https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-15-24/index.html"

[Cheezey Bell-End]

Prepared in what way? Have they prepared their cemeteries for a new influx of corpses? The ones that they bother collecting from the battlefield that is. Russia have shown that they are in no way prepared for a war against the west in a non nuclear conflict.

[Barty]

"""Russia's acting foreign minister said the country was prepared if the West wanted to fight for Ukraine on the battlefield;"" Fucking hell"

[Barty]

"""Putin reshuffle 'may hint he is preparing for future confrontation with Nato"" https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-russia-moscow-kremlin-shoigu-kharkiv-battlefield-12541713"

[riosleftsock]

Cheezey Bell-End 11:12 Wed May 8 LOLakov

[Cheezey Bell-End]

I hope the would be assassins are dealt with severely to deter others.

[Cheezey Bell-End]

"Only in the sense that by acting as unpaid Russian assets, they are influencing people to vote in a certain way. And there are elections coming in the US and probably the UK. It has the opposite effect with me, but people who are less committed might fall for their bullshit."

[Mike Oxsaw]

"Posts & posters on here are ""helping Putin to victory""? Fucking hell! It's not only WHU are MASSIVE - WHO is too!!!"

[mashed in maryland]

"""Two unnamed colonels from the Ukrainian State Security Department, the SBU — the main organization protecting top officials including Zelenskyy — were part of a group of covert agents helping Russia’s security service, the FSB, to plot the assassination, Kyiv said."" https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-assassination-plot-arrest-ukrainian-state-security-department/ Wonder how much of this stuff happens all over the world that we never know about? Also wonder what they offered them. You'd hope a colonel in the secret service would be literally impossible to bribe or subvert."

[Capitol Man]

Jaan Kenbrovin 7:56 Mon May 6 Re: The war in Ukraine Talking of proxy wars - any line you won’t cross in you’re desire to hep Putin to victory?

[Barty]

"Russia may strike Britain's military facilities if London's threats materialize — MFA Maria Zakharova described British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s remark that London considered it legitimate for the Kiev regime to use British weapons for strikes on Russian territory as ""something absolutely insane"" MOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. Russia has the right to strike British facilities in Ukraine and outside that country, if London's threats Kiev may carry out attacks with British weapons on Russian territory materialize, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told TASS. ""If such a scenario is implemented, our country, Russia, reserves the right to respond accordingly, that is, to regard as targets British facilities located both in Ukraine and outside its borders: military facilities, weapons and so on,"" Zakharova said. She described British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s remark that London considered it legitimate for the Kiev regime to use British weapons for strikes on Russian territory as ""something absolutely insane."" ""This statement is not only illegitimate, but also illogical, because Britain itself stated literally the opposite not so long ago,"" Zakharova said. ""You remember how the controversy evolved. This statement first appeared in the news feed of a British news agency. Then, after staying there for two hours it was removed. The whole article with Cameron's statements was removed,"" Zakharova noted. ""And a few hours later, apparently after some verbal battles that were going on, I'm sure, at Downing Street 10, at the Foreign Office and at headquarters of Reuters itself, it was decided not to sacrifice the reputation of the British news agency and but to publish the phrase that was actually pronounced."" ""We reacted immediately. The appropriate reaction was presented to the world through diplomatic channels. The ambassador was summoned. In fact, Russia did not just summon him for a reprimand, but absolutely unambiguously responded to the British ambassador over the statements in question the way we did,"" Zakharova said. On Monday, Britain's ambassador to Russia, Nigel Casey, had been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. A strong protest was expressed to him over Cameron's recent statement in an interview with Reuters about Ukraine's right to strike Russian territory with British weapons. Casey was warned that the response to Ukrainian strikes carried out with British weapons on Russian territory might be directed against any British military facilities and equipment in Ukraine and elsewhere. https://tass.com/politics/1785051#:~:text=Russia%20may%20strike,something%20absolutely%20insane%22"

[Hammer and Pickle]

"Are you on the BlackRock/Pimco committee, SBT3-AF. I know you’d definitely kick up a fuss together with the GOP nutjobs if it the support wasn’t in the form of a loan."

[Dwight Van Mann]

Hammer and Pickle 12:56 Mon May 6 Gonna be hysterical if that dust makes your pony tail drop off ?üòÇ?üòÇ?üòÇ

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

"Wall Street Journal - Bondholders to Push Ukraine to Resume Debt Payments After Hiatus Firms including BlackRock, Pimco form committee, hire advisers to negotiate deal. ——— Not only do we insist you fight until the last man in our proxy war, we want our money back too."

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

"Wall Street Journal - Bondholders to Push Ukraine to Resume Debt Payments After Hiatus Firms including BlackRock, Pimco form committee, hire advisers to negotiate deal. ——— Not only do we insist you fight until the last man in our proxy war, we want our money back too."

[Mike Oxsaw]

"I suspect that all (ALL) the West/NATO will do if Putin lobs off a nuke or six will be to form a ""high-level"" focus group and convene it somewhere like the Seyscelles or Fiji for a few months ""intense debate""."

[Hammer and Pickle]

I dunno - don’t reckon WHO’s spambottrolls are even capable of a semi.

[Barty]

What will happen if Russia takes Zelinskyy out with a tactical nuke?

[Hammer and Pickle]

"Yes. I’d say it’s common knowledge that if the nukes come out, the Kremlin’s military threat is radioactive dust within days if not hours."

[brundal]

We all know that if Russia are put on the back foot the the nukes will come out especially if UKraine drop one off those long range ballistic weapons we have just supplied them with on Russia.

[brundal]

We all know that if Russia are put on the back foot the the nukes will come out especially if UKraine drop one off those long range ballistic weapons we have just supplied them with on Russia.

[riosleftsock]

Russia orders tactical nuclear weapon drills.