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Russia’s Vindictive Rage (via MSN) — Tom Nichols · The Atlantic · Nov 21, 2022 Oh wait, is that "mainstream"? A "partyline"...? :grin: "Destruction of...
November 22, 2022 at 22:14
, it consists in their justification to wage war, rationalizations to ramp things up, riling people up with a sense of urgency and righteous hate, all...
November 21, 2022 at 22:43
The Nazi thing was and is a ruse. Fascism Comes to Ukraine -- From Russia — Cathy Young · RealClearPolitics · May 21, 2014 Auschwitz museum says Russi...
November 21, 2022 at 04:57
As seen on Russian TV, posted by Julia Davis (Nov 19, 2022) https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1594068262996045825 Another posted by Julia Davi...
November 21, 2022 at 00:32
The true anarchist is always outnumbered. Will it be by organized thugs or a democratic majority? Of course, democracy is always in danger. Say, if a ...
November 20, 2022 at 17:04
Well, NATO is about "collective defence" (that's the phrase they use). I think, though, Zelenskyy also wanted to put forth that Putin's Russia poses a...
November 20, 2022 at 16:43
Going by ... Putin's Covert Conscription Will Flood 'Overburdened' Russian Forces: ISW — Brendan Cole · Newsweek · Nov 19, 2022 ... Putin's team is mo...
November 20, 2022 at 02:04
Some entertaining stories in there, and some not so entertaining: Disinformation in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine — Wikipedia Steven Seagal joi...
November 18, 2022 at 23:50
Mr Zelenskyy acquired a bit of PTSD? Bombs keeping him up at night? October–November 2022 nationwide missile strikes on Ukraine — Wikipedia They might...
November 18, 2022 at 17:21
, yeah, the mercs have a bad rep (and there are a few extremists in those circles). If Izium and Bucha are indicative... :/
November 18, 2022 at 02:02
, I doubt things would be (or are) so black'n'white for involved parties. For example, it seems unlikely that an attack on the occupiers would go ahea...
November 18, 2022 at 01:19
Quite a dramatic title, derived from a book by Mikhail Zygar. The article isn't quite so dramatic, though. Maybe mostly for Russians (in Russia) to ch...
November 18, 2022 at 00:17
EU Defence Review Calls for Greater European Cooperation to Match Defence Spending Increases — EDA · Nov 15, 2022 The EU isn't sufficiently organized ...
November 17, 2022 at 22:20
A bit drastic. :) I'm guessing NATO/whoever aren't doing much because of unpredictability, risk, that stuff. A no-fly zone still wouldn't force Putin ...
November 17, 2022 at 22:02
NASAMS air defense system have 100% success rate in Ukraine- Pentagon chief — Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 Pentagon chief: NASAMS intercept all Russian miss...
November 17, 2022 at 18:28
Oil depot in Russia’s Oryol Region attacked by drone — TASS · Nov 16, 2022 Suspected drone hits oil depot in Russia's Oryol, officials say — Reuters ·...
November 16, 2022 at 18:48
They still have decisions to make, that's what agents do. Putin's decisions, on the other hand, are kind of a prerequisite here, "influence" being inv...
November 16, 2022 at 17:01
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November 16, 2022 at 13:38
Better stop shooting down missiles and kamikaze drones then
November 16, 2022 at 12:48
Hmm ... Russia(ns) + Africa(ns)? How Putin prepared for sanctions with tonnes of African gold — Tom Collins · The Telegraph · Mar 3, 2022 Will Russia’...
November 16, 2022 at 05:49
Personally, I think Putin + team should annex the Sea of Tranquility. Resources free for the grabbing and no Ukrainians in the way. Would also give th...
November 16, 2022 at 03:14
I say just take the wretched bombs out already, aggressively, throughout, whether it takes lots or more or special or expensive tech or not. They've b...
November 15, 2022 at 22:02
Rumors on the street will have it that Melitopol is sort of being turned into a (Russian) military base. I suppose there is a strategic importance her...
November 15, 2022 at 16:35
:up: I'm guessing the Taiwan situation plays a role. Yaay :up:
November 15, 2022 at 15:37
OK, enough mockery :D At least they have humor Nov 10, 2022 https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1590762910758100992 Nov 12, 2022 https://twitter.com/D...
November 15, 2022 at 01:22
Too bad. Maybe I should mention that action is subsequent to figuring things out? Usually anyway. (I don't think Putin is manning the artillery in Ukr...
November 14, 2022 at 17:21
Say, is it acceptable to return the children? :up: Is refusal acceptable? :down: I don't see any good reason that the Ukrainians would tolerate that t...
November 14, 2022 at 14:14
? A blocker, even if reasonable or to be expected? A recipe for no peace; probably more of those. And yet Anyway, am I then to understand that the sit...
November 14, 2022 at 09:27
Stop funding Russia’s nuclear weapons — Henry Sokolski; The Hill; Nov 13, 2022 :D Like a catch-22 with Rosatom sort of sitting comfortably in the midd...
November 14, 2022 at 04:45
James Dubik opines: End the Ukraine war well — The Hill; Nov 13, 2022 ? some of the same as you,
November 14, 2022 at 00:33
, the situation with the children has come up among peace criteria and whatnot. Why wouldn't it? It's not idle ad hoc speculation here, in this thread...
November 13, 2022 at 21:09
, FYI, this thread is about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Besides, the rest of the world matters too, and that does not mean Ukraine doesn't.) I t...
November 13, 2022 at 18:29
You're going into ramble mode. My point? I asked questions. Try again.
November 13, 2022 at 17:55
, I updated the comment, but you were quick to type...a lot. Don't know if you want to update accordingly. :) What propaganda? It's not about NATO in ...
November 13, 2022 at 17:52
, OK, let me just pause you there for a moment (you're repeating). In case of good old-fashioned :death: genocide in Ukraine at the hands of the invad...
November 13, 2022 at 16:56
Hmm? I'm not sure you read my comments right. The limits are between what to tolerate and not to tolerate, what they may get away with and not get awa...
November 13, 2022 at 15:30
, so, while attempting to evaluate consequences, where would you set limits, and what to do about them? For example, what to do about the destruction,...
November 13, 2022 at 14:40
Question: How much should Putin + team be allowed to get away with scot-free? (Similarly, is there a point at which enough is enough and hands-on inte...
November 13, 2022 at 13:47
, I'm guessing they'll be partying the weekend over in Kherson, or some will anyway. Come Monday it'll be (back to the) hangovers.
November 12, 2022 at 04:00
Maybe time seems mysterious because we haven't come up with something simpler/satisfactory by which to explain time? Time (Internet Encyclopedia of Ph...
November 12, 2022 at 03:44
, according to the Kremlin, Ukraine is now occupying Russian territory, according to the Ukrainians, they've now taken Ukrainian territory back. Can't...
November 11, 2022 at 19:46
Well, the Bible says lots of things. This part isn't quite right: Non-Christians did and do outnumber Christians; Christians were and are outnumbered ...
November 11, 2022 at 18:58
Creepy (also point 5 of Anders Åslund's conditions): Child abductions in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine — Wikipedia Ukraine parents ‘want their ...
November 11, 2022 at 17:55
:D At the time of voting in the annexed regions: Voting results: Donetsk ···· 99.2% Luhansk ···· 98.4% Zaporizhia · 93.1% Kherson ···· 87.1%
November 11, 2022 at 16:35
, steal away :up: By the way, https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude.html could be another example.
November 11, 2022 at 13:19
In Mar 2022, the Russian conditions for peace were apparently recognition of Crimea independence of Luhansk and Donetsk de-militarization and de-Nazif...
November 11, 2022 at 06:41
Regarding the (alleged) Kherson retreat, DShRG Rusich, co-founded by Alexey Milchakov, posted: Ironic that the Russian army has bloodthirsty neo-Nazis...
November 11, 2022 at 05:44
Neat. In Utero Enzyme-Replacement Therapy for Infantile-Onset Pompe’s Disease — New England Journal of Medicine; Nov 9, 2022 Rare, deadly genetic dise...
November 10, 2022 at 23:06
Scattered stories from the frontlines... Voices from the trenches: Ukrainian soldiers near Kherson share what they feel and fear — The Kyiv Independen...
November 10, 2022 at 22:13
Just as a reminder in case anyone forgot. Chapter I, Article 2 of the UN Charter:
November 10, 2022 at 20:10