Downplaying some issues and "look-there" others seems to be Barbashin's main takeaway. Barbashin also noticed the subtle "justification" of Putinian p...
They're apparently moving further east as well. Maybe trying to isolate the Melitopol region somewhat? It's unclear how many poorly trained soldiers a...
Don't think a whole lot do. Except perhaps in Russia, hard to tell. Either way, it keeps coming up from Putin and compadres. Fascism Comes to Ukraine ...
Russian Army Endorses Return of Soviet-Era School Military Training – Reports — The Moscow Times; Nov 8, 2022 Basic military training course to be add...
Remnants of oldest known solar system discovered just 90 light-years from Earth — Keith Cooper; Space·com; Nov 7, 2022 Old floating corpses in our nei...
The neutrality deal was to accommodate Putin's demands, "NATO threatening us", "deNazification", "demilitarization", that stuff. Their tune has change...
As usual, all kinds of speculation about what goes on in Moscow... Vladimir Putin is weakened and his opponents are preparing to strike — Alexey Minya...
Right, like a formal neutrality agreement, involving external parties like the UN, NATO itself, whichever. Except some number of their statements comp...
I'm not convinced "supernatural" has much meaning as such. If we were talking "supernatural magic" in fiction literature, then it could mean something...
Al Jazeera reported (Nov 7, 2022; 3m:39s)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQImkrroObc Zelensky sets terms for negotiations with Russia — Clyde Hugh...
, I don't know, ..., no NATO in Ukraine, a whole neutral country right there (the more the better?), no nukes in Ukraine, stability + some observers h...
, the scenarios you pitch against each other are both risky. :/ How about reinstating the Kharkiv Pact with a neutral intact, otherwise free sovereign...
Elementary school teachers predicament ... • Russian schools to teach new course on Crimean "reunification" (Nina Achmatova; AsiaNews; Dec 4, 2014) • ...
Chilling down back then apparently didn't go over too well. Russia’s Potential Drawdown from Kyiv Fractures Pro-War Voices at Home — James Beardsworth...
The submission (if not genocidal) tendencies aren't just Patrushev, Putin, and those folk. This article was bad enough to get its own Wikipedia entry:...
, fortunately, Ukrainian food went out since April. Close call recently that the Black Sea Fleet would block them again, but I think it's OK now. On t...
Are Iran and North Korea now in a proxy war against Ukraine? Well, effectively against Ukraine, though intended against Ukraine's supporters, I guess?...
Sure they do, sure. Putin frames this "concern" in dire terms (just like Patrushev), employing it as a justification for war. Been trying to figure ou...
Much like Putin's statements, some "ideological" backgrounds, plans, and such were set out by Nikolai Patrushev: • Patrushev: West has created an empi...
, say, propaganda is around for a reason, lots of words are intended to or can influence, yes? Enculturation/indoctrination could be examples. Otherwi...
I'd still like to know exactly what threat NATO was/is to Russia. Some Putin quotes: Dec 23, 2021, Feb 24, 2022, ? Oct 26, 2022, Oct 27, 2022 Some ear...
If Putin is to be replaced, then preferably not by Medvedev or Volodin (or worse). • ‘I hate them’: Dmitry Medvedev’s journey from liberal to anti-wes...
, you think a chaotic Russian "Viva la revolución" is likely here? (? Kinzhal better not fall into the wrong hands) Don't know. You really think that'...
, don't know, except, in principle, no. And "inexorable"? Hope not. In principle at least, if everyone would just oust the autocrat circle, then new p...
Putin's Russia went regressive, downhill. Not really the best; all those nukes and Kinzhal don't help either, and at the fingertips of a creepy autocr...
, not sure how to thoroughly verify the numbers; admittedly I tend to take Reuters seriously (among the links). Another factor could be the pandemic, ...
Alexander Gerst has taken some cool photos from the International Space Station flickr · facebook · petapixel /uploads/resized/files/uc/pfmldlrl36p7ep...
Just in time for Halloween: https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1585996531705978881 The high-resolution image is quite something: Pillars of Creation ...
If Russian warships are attacked in the present war, then Ukrainian food bound for various places will be blocked or worse, with food shortages to fol...
Came across some earlier nuclear rattling ... Putin used a graphic of Florida getting nuked to show off new Russian weapons (Orlando Weekly; Mar 1, 20...
Finland Will Allow NATO to Place Nuclear Weapons on Border With Russia (Oct 26, 2022) Finland and Poland could potentially end up hosting nuclear weap...
Drones are all over the place these days. Russian navy ‘repels’ drone attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol (Oct 29, 2022) Ukraine war: 'Massive' Crimea drone...
But you didn't, . It's a broader assessment. Take another look, here (quotes, here). Similarly ... By the way, it seems clear enough that various part...
, that's a bit ironic, because the question here was ... But you just keep repeating your story instead. :brow: By the way, I already mentioned the Uy...
, so that's what Putin meant by ... ? a couple of dire statements from this year not using «The term "existential threat"» verbatim, instilling that s...
, I don't think it's that unclear. Say, it could be the end of any of these, at least in any way that matters: Russia (country, nation); Russians (peo...
, , anyone, I'd like to know what existential threat NATO was/is to Russia. A fair assessment can (ought to) take place without going by any one parti...
Hindustan Times' summary of Putin's Valdai ra...speech: https://content.jwplatform.com/previews/rHtgB1YE Putin rules out use of nuclear weapons in Ukr...
, why "more than a little distasteful"? Happens all the time, just check periodical condemnation of Israel. I can see why you might think so if you re...
Putin has more or less consistently spoken in terms of larger conflict (almost like implicitly wanting international escalation), while his Russia is ...
, but I thought the thread established that everyone's bad long ago? Everyone has a rap sheet. This isn't particularly about East West North South, at...
, the US ain't the center of the world; this, on the other hand, is in need of being addressed by Kyiv (assuming they'll be alive to do so); Ukraine w...
, if Russia was to explode like that, then a good deal of conflict would ensue, at least in the current environment. :/ Don't know if China or NATO wo...
This article has a bit of details: Nuclear materials are identifiable. Russia Calling for ‘Desatanization’ of Ukraine (Truth or Fiction? Oct 25, 2022)...
Battlefield reports from whatever sources that scrolled by ... Putin's Su-30 'Flanker' jet detects & shoots down Ukraine military aircraft | Max paylo...
Five Signs That Russia Is Preparing for All-Out War (Newsweek; Oct 26, 2022) 1. Economy on 'War Footing' 2. Bomb Shelters 3. Signage 4. Moscow Police ...
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