The "puncturing fuel tanks" deal seems like propaganda to me. I can see them dragging feet, not wanting to be there, but you'd catch a firing squad pretty quick draining diesel out there. somebody is gonna snitch
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The "puncturing fuel tanks" deal seems like propaganda to me. I can see them dragging feet, not wanting to be there, but you'd catch a firing squad pretty quick draining diesel out there. somebody is gonna snitch
Probably.
Russia: Ukraine wants to join NATO. That means they'll have more weapons and be a risk to us. Let's go invade them so that doesn't happen. We'll be totally chill about it too, no one will know it's coming. ;)
Ukraine: Oh snap, Russia is invading us. We thought this might come one day. Good thing we have lots of weapons so we can blow their shit up and put up a hell of a fight!
Russia: Damn. This isn't as easy as we thought. Let's negotiate peace talks and a ceasefire under the condition that Ukraine demilitarize.
Ukraine: WTF!?!?! Are you for real?
This is fantastic!
https://notthebee.com/article/ukrain...unishment-ever
Sure hope Ukraine is making an all out effort to keep the road to Poland open. They lose that, they are done.
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03...6234304995.jpg
Not sure if true or not, but another thing I really want to be true!
https://notthebee.com/article/the-uk...n-their-taxes-
Perhaps the makers of this door should use this in their advertising. "So strong, it keeps the Russians out!"
The Battle of Techno House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF60GV33fTc
He's probably lucky he didn't get shot...
I've also heard that Poland has sent several Mig-29s to Ukraine. There was another report of cargo aircraft carrying war materiel into Poland being escorted by F-35s.
What's he doing? Trying to get some records to bring home?Quote:
Originally Posted by RblDiver
If that is a Russian soldier, someone should have shot him while he was messing with that door. All those apartments around, I'm surprised he wasn't while his back was turned.
There's all sorts of videos out of hungry Russian soldiers looting stores and even one of Russian soldiers removing what looks like a safe or cash machine from a bank.
I don't understand sanctions. I just read that some Russian businessman had his giant yacht confiscated by Germany under the sanctions.
And some other Russian guy had his Italian villa confiscated.
Are sanctions just an excuse for every government in the world to steal people's shit? How the hell does taking a dude's boat help stop a war?
Are you sure that wasn't video of Seattle? Or New York? Or Portland...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
Make life painful for the oligarchs. Hopefully they will either convince Putin to quit or join in on a topple of power. Turn the country against the war.Quote:
Originally Posted by hollohas
I wanna trash this palace...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin%27s_Palace
Putin net worth is estimated somewhere between 70 and 200 billion. I am sure he can build another one.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy
This is the link to their local paper. Seems like this Rus leader is going to escalate the situation.
https://www.kyivpost.com/
It's all about the optics. Again, politicians worldwide (ESPECIALLY IN AMERICA) remained silent as canada seizes truckers, money & property.Quote:
Originally Posted by hollohas
Why not take it to the next level. They're just a bunch of russians, no one give a shit.
When they came for me. It was too late.
With the $$ he get from this administration for oil, why not.Quote:
Originally Posted by clodhopper
The US already arbitrarily seizes US Citizens assets, in case anyone forgot. (civil forfeiture). A very un-american practice now extended to Oligarchs. There is little doubt the Ruskies make extensive use of their own "civil forfeiture" inside their borders as well.
When I first saw this inscription, I was a teenager a KZ Dachau….Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
The question is..
We we seeing a repeat of Sudetenland/Austria or are we seeing a repeat of Poland?
I guess we are seeing the violence of Poland… and the response of Sudetenland?
What happens when Putin wants some of his Empire such as Poland back?
He probably does.Quote:
Originally Posted by DDT951
He invaded Ukraine because they want to join NATO, basically. Proving Ukrainian needed something like NATO.
But because he invaded, now other countries also want to join NATO too so they have protection...
So will he invade them too since they joined NATO making their possible new-found protection necessary?
Each action makes the next mandatory.
Where does it stop?
I'd say "lucky bastards," but they are living in a war area, so...kinda-lucky bastards!
https://notthebee.com/article/these-...n-russian-tank
What makes it "his empire" that entitles him to get it back?
History says it belongs to whomever can hold it. If somebody wants it bad enough and is willing to pay a high enough price for it, everything is up for grabs. Including the dirt we're sitting on.
It's all fun and ganes until friendly fire.Quote:
Originally Posted by RblDiver
SO.....if Russia just declared a hot war against the 'west' (NOT JUST UKRAINE), do we still just sit around and watch it happen?
https://www.reuters.com/business/med...ot-2022-03-03/
Quote:
MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's foreign intelligence agency said on Thursday it was wrong to speak of a new Cold War between Russia and the West because the situation was already "hot".
"Western politicians and commentators like to call what is happening a 'new cold war.' It seems that historical parallels are not entirely appropriate here," Sergei Naryshkin said on his agency's website.
"If only because in the second half of the 20th century Russia fought with the West on the distant approaches, and now the war has come to the very borders of our Motherland. So for us it is definitely not 'cold', but quite 'hot'".
The war "came to the very borders of our motherland"? Uh, war didn't come to them...they brought it to others.
Russia is nuts. Only good commie is a dead commie.
I'd bet the coordinates for "Putin's Palace" are already stored in a missile launch control somewhere.....
I want to trash the palace while he is sleeping in it. I should have clarified my previous statement...
Ol' Pootee's got a price on his head now.
https://www.newsweek.com/wanted-dead...s-head-1684337
So, the world confiscates rich guy boats, but we'll still by Russian oil. Good plan dipshits.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...oligarchs.html
The people in the WH have got to be some of the dumbest people on the planet.Quote:
We don't have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy, and that would raise prices at the gas pump for the American people,' Psaki said
Banning Russian oil during a war = reduction in supply and raised costs. Not good.
But
Closing American oil pipelines = saving the world. Good!
What kind mentally deranged asshats are these people?
And as we know from our own example, crushing the economy hurts the people at the bottom long before those at the top even notice.
They say the Rus are shelling a active nuclear power station responsible for 1/4 of Ukraine power production. They do know Rus children will be drinking radioactive milk? The fallout of an uncontrolled reactor meltdown will contaminate the worlds crops and livestock.
https://news.yahoo.com/live-updates-...074543182.html
Russia appears to be using thermobaric weapons. Seeing the sky light up with these is crazy.
https://twitter.com/JPaulKirby/statu...00442407944195
https://twitter.com/JPaulKirby/statu...83669201842185
https://twitter.com/redmanjustine/st...80156325445640
So Russia said they were JUST building up troops on the border for training. And the world just watched. Then they invaded.
Now the Russians are saying they're JUST invading Ukraine to prevent them from joining NATO. And the world just watches.
What are the odds the world just watches when Russia builds up troops on Ukraine's border with Poland or Romania for "training"? The other countries have much smaller armies and would be a cake walk after Ukraine.
Watch the international response be the same too. "Well, yeah, they are NATO, but if we send planes and troops over there, we'll be in direct conflict with Russia and they have nukes, so we'll observe and report instead"Quote:
Originally Posted by hollohas
One of the comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by RblDiver
And there's us, using bamboo toothbrushes and moon cups to help the environment, and Russia just incinerates the world and these poor civilians in days.
It feels like European Red Dawn…
This nuclear reactor thing is scary. There are claims they are placing explosives in it to threaten Europe with fallout.
At this point, I think NATO (and hence USA) should get involved in a limited basis.
Use NATO AirPower and disallow any Russian aircraft to operate over Ukraine.
Use special forces to go in and secure nuclear facilities.
Use NATO AirPower to neutralize targets that attack in any way nuclear facilities.
You really think the citizens of NATO countries (who pissed their pants at the thought of the US striking a faraway country like Iraq or Syria) are going to be in favor of going to war against a country that can drop a nuke into their backyards?Quote:
Originally Posted by DDT951
To say nothing of the fact that Russia retains - at least theoretically - the ability to do the same to the USA.
My prediction is that the Russian operation continues for another week or so and then once they've consolidated their gains, Putin agrees to a ceasefire on the grounds that (a) he gets to keep what he's got and (b) NATO does not expand to any other European country.
In a way, that kind of sucks but on the other hand, this was really Putin's war. Dictators have a way of eliminating anyone with enough support or charisma to challenge them so when Putin bites the big one, I think things go back to normal. But it will be tense few years.
I'm pretty sure weather patterns move West to East in Europe just like they do here. So if that's true, Putin is basically pointing a gun at his own head.Quote:
Originally Posted by DDT951