And Russia breaks ceasefire, because of course they did...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaa75Ykino
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And Russia breaks ceasefire, because of course they did...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaa75Ykino
Matt, looks like you never read my answers. I told about political situation already: there are ONLY nationalists and nazi parties in Ukraine today. After revolution in 2014 all other parties were forbidden and destroyed.
Party of formerly president Yanukovich - "Regions Party" dissolved, communists - forbidden, socialists dissolved. All current parties in parliament represents only nationalistic wing - from soft one to ultras. How else they can forbid language, school and TV for largest minority in Ukraine - 30% of Ukrainian population Russians? Only by eliminating their representatives in parliament.
To read:
Ukraine’s New Language Law Receives Fierce Criticism https://warsawinstitute.org/ukraines...ce-amendments/
Council Of Europe's Experts Criticize Ukrainian Language Laws https://www.rferl.org/a/council-euro.../30312541.html
State Language Law of Ukraine fails to strike balance between strengthening Ukrainian and safeguarding minorities’ linguistic rights, says Venice Commission https://search.coe.int/directorate_o...000016809933ef
New Language Requirement Raises Concerns in Ukraine. The Law Needs Safeguards to Protect Minorities’ Language Rights. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/19/...ncerns-ukraine
Now Israel is sending a bunch of lethal aid to Ukraine as well.
Apparently they've had a change of heart and like Nazis now, and like them so much, they're going to provide anti-tank military hardware to them.
Yep. And he will as usual sell it to Iran.
https://youtu.be/6A-NKwYDuK0
Some notable Russian products I have not subjected to sanctions in the Wonders household: the music of Tchaikovsky: Prokofiev; Shostakovich and; Mossourgsky; the ballet; videos of Rudolph Nureyev; videos of War & Peace; vodka
Take that NATO
Today’s video entertainment will be watching The entire McMafia series again
Don't knock Putin. He's just making Russia great again, afterall.
Mind-boggling - the only thing the Thai army has ever proved itself good at is shooting Thai civilians. Now the Russian embassy somehow believes that Thais themselves might join in the defence of Ukraine - https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-to-join-fight
Just as well Putin has a Best Friend Forever in China’s Xi, as he can now start offering Union Pay Cards in place of Mastercard and Visa who have announced their cards cannot be used for transactions in Russia, and transactions on Russia-issued cards in other countries will not be honoured. I’m sure Putin will have seen this coming and agreed with Xi to use Union Pay
The whole world is focusing on the pain and suffering being inflicted by Putin on the people of Ukraine, but what about the Russian soldiers themselves???
Based on countless admissions from captured Russian soldiers - they were told before this so-called military operation that they would be greeted as hero's in Ukraine during their peace-keeping mission. Little did they know that a well-armed force was waiting for them to arrive so they could kill them.
Soldiers have to be prepared both physically and mentally when entering into a combat situation, where the mental preparation is actually the most crucial element of survival for the soldier. For Putin to send his troops into a combat situation based on a lie, with absolutely no preparation for what his soldiers would actually be confronted with when crossing enemy lines is paramount to treason (in any country). The deaths of many of the Russian soldiers are directly attributed to the fake operational plans Putin was holding in his hand.
Now that Ukraine has not capitulated and the fight is on, Putin gives orders to burn the bodies of his fallen soldiers versus returning them to Russia in body bags. What a hero. First, he causes their deaths, then attempts to mask his deeds from public view in Russia. This is the most pronounced definition of a "Coward".
All this time I've been thinking about Putin getting neutralized by his generals, oligarchs, and/or KGB agents, but the most likely candidates for ridding the planet of this insane derelict would be a handful of the fathers of these fallen soldiers - if they could only get within arms reach of the coward.
Interestingly the same news reports that mention Putin's meeting with the PM of Israel also mentioned Zelensky's online meeting (from Kiev) with 300 members of the US Congress and, it seems, the PM of Israel's online meeting with Zelensky himself. As you've told us you do have access to Twitter this was reported in Andrew Desiderio's Twitter feed and ZelenskyyUa. It's fascinating that the PM of Israel, of all people, will hold meetings with supposed Nazis
Here is opposite: a big amount of Russian companies are working with China, a lot of Russians traveling to China (ok, before virus), RMB is reserve currency here for many people. Middle class has Union Pay in valets, and than more far you are traveling to Russian East, then more you meet UnionPay ATM.
It is because almost nobody speaks Russian. Zelensky has been known in Russia far before he got first chair in Ukraine. He is professional comedian - check Google "Quartal 95" - it is (was) his main business.
45 minutes of his show (in Russian)
https://youtu.be/1PRgJX6zaMM
British journalists were recorded "news" how bad are Russians, but got bullets from Ukrainian army right at time of filming
https://youtu.be/U0YRjS1gNUA
Whatever :) But right now is going process about which I told here just month ago: than stronger will be pressure of West on Russia, then more tight will be links btw Russian and Chinese economies. In the final West will get Eastern union what it will have no chance to overpower. And that will be very bad news for West.
Putin's latest rant as he enters the "Panic Phase".
In Putin's latest rant he says that If Ukraine continued doing what they are doing (protecting themselves), they are calling into question the future of Ukrainian statehood. He went on to say that if this continues to happen it will be entirely on their conscience. I laughed so hard when I saw this that Jai ran in from the other room and asked me what was so hilarious.
Putin also struck out at Western sanctions that have crippled Russia's economy and sent the value of its currency tumbling. I thought that was also a strange statement considering the fact that, up till this point, his claims have been that the sanctions are only having a minimal effect on Russia's economy, and that safeguards had been put in place to mitigate these sanctions.. Well, which is it?
In any event, the temporary cease fire is either delayed or off the table...as is the humanitarian corridor which was intended to provide safe passage for women and children to designated safe-zones which is extremely unfortunate. Putin's now gone back to selling woof tickets saying that the sanctions imposed by the West are tantamount to a declaration of war. He's like a child with ADHD who's parents ran out of Ritalin.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/reports-r...070133818.html
Putin has already lost, and there is no avenue which he comes out of this victorious in any form. Now let's just hope he doesn't act like too much of a wounded animal and start firing nukes before he's finally removed from power.
When that day comes Moses, I'll be sure to play the world's smallest violin for you.
Putin hoped to bring Ukraine back under his control. What happened instead?
1. Fierce and very underestimated resistance from Ukraine which has inspired the world putting Putin's entire rationale for war to shit, as quite obviously Ukrainians don't feel as though they need to be saved and liberated by some neo-nazis.
2. Russians are catching on to Putin's bullshit lies, so he has trouble brewing domestically now with even rumors of martial law being thrown around.
3. Proven to the world the Russian military is nowhere near the professional, organized, well trained and equipped power they claim to be.
4. Tanked the Russian economy, and this one will last for quite a few years to come. Folks like Exxon, Shell and BP don't just reverse decisions like this in a week or two.
5. Turned Russia into an international piriah which is now universally condemned and despised. Well, except Serbia, Mynamnar, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Syria.
6. Pissed off his inner circle of oligarchs who keep him in power, as they've reportedly have lost ~$126 billion so far and are losing more each day.
7. Breathed new life into NATO which is now more unified than ever with military spending across Europe expected to increase dramatically to bolster the alliances defenses.
8. For the first time in history, majority of people in both Sweden and Finland now want their countries to join NATO with NATO responding membership would be quickly approved due to existing strong collaboration. Finland joining puts another NATO nation right at Russia's border.
Pretty sure this isn't what Putin had in mind when he made the decision to invade.
Yeah, That why exactly U.S. and allies quietly prepare for a Ukrainian government-in-exile. Right?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...ne-insurgency/
Well. Looks like Alzheimer wins. Is Kamala smart enough?
https://youtu.be/JXz1sJuVSKs
While trade with China may be important for Russia it's much less important for China, being 12th on the list of their trading partners, below Vietnam. In fact either of EU or US do 7 times more trade with China than Russia.
I wouldn't assume China's support on economic grounds.
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Well Vietnamese bananas may be substituted easily. But how you will substitute Russian gas, coil, palladium, platinum or fertilizers?
At past winter Russia was only country what in conditions of energy deficit in China almost doubled coal export and energy export to China just in 3 days.
Yeah, exactly like I said last night. Once this is all over, Russia will basically just be viewed as a barren, poverty stricken wasteland that is the world's natural resource depot. It's not like anyone is coming to Russia for R&D anytime soon, especially since your access to technology has now been cut off.
You don't seem to realize Putin's little stunt has dragged Russia back by decades, and crippled its chances of becoming a competetive global economy going forward for quite some time to come.
If you think China and Russia enjoy this amazing friendship and alliance, you're sorely mistaken. China's view of Russia is basically, "well, we don't really like you, but your posture is helping advance our own global ambitions, so we'll tolerate you while playing you and squeezing what we can out".
It is your dream, dear. "Not like anyone coming" by fact is some going out, some keep working... A lot of foreign companies already announced what they will not change their politic. Some makes public steps for public relation then without nose started to work again.
Like Apple Re:Store shops - they were closed only for 24 hours. There were a lot of loud cries about closure, following opening went without nose just in 24 hours.
Destiny of Ukraine is already announced. Denazification and demilitarization. Red lines were known half of year in advance. Well, now some politics will be not so stupid.
I wonder why German neo Nazi's were training in Russia?
https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-german...sia/a-53702613
They pay and have trainings. Anyone may do it: rent time of training camps with instructors, rent aircraft for jumps and so on - there is huge NCO DOSAAF what has aircrafts, training camps and so on. But it is NCO, i.e. non-govt structure.
In Ukraine Nazi are located directly in Ukrainian army military institutes and academies. I already posted here western publications
Also they have training in Canada https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/far-rig...says-1.5631304
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has been training and collaborating with neo-Nazi groups active in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and National Guard since 2017 https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/202.../uknz-d03.html
But if your will search for destiny of Russian ultras and their leaders - you will quickly find what all them are in prisons... some even already died "by accidents". Check for Tesak (family name) destiny, Dyomushkin, Martcinkevich, Belov/Potkin, Datcick. Here public has low tolerance to Nazi. Google will help.