The Brink of War?

[Moses]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Russian conscript:

Your picture is from movie, on it guys in USSR-time uniform. So many propaganda in Western medias. It is easy recognize false claims: modern Russian military uniform has no red star emblem on the hat - there is rounded Russian 2-headed eagle, and it is dark green,

I can give you more pleasurable hint: copy and paste this in Google and check video tab or picture tab призывники медосмотр

[cdnmatt]

And most important: by law govt can use reservists only within Russian territory.

Not if Putin declares the "special military operation" a war, which is what Western intelligence is saying they think may happen. We'll find out in a couple days, now won't we?

[cdnmatt]

And Russia loses another ship to a country that doesn't have a navy.

Looks like Peter Zyhelm was right. About a month ago he said something along the lines of, "so we have to begin thinking of what happens when Russia doesn't have a naval presense in the Black Sea, which is probably going to happen in about two months".

Once the Ukrainians clear out all the Russian ships in the Black Sea, I wonder if NATO will decide it's a good time to do some war games there, or maybe go visit Romania?

[Dragonman]

The Kremlin, as well as the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, have denied plans for a general mobilization. If such a general mobilization is not planned, why are Russian government organs and other firms seeking mobilization and wartime experts?

The following advertisement has appeared on the Russian job hunting site Headhunter, apparently the best such site:
оскомпании начали активно искать на «Хедхантере» специалистов в области мобилизационной подготовки: этим заняты различные структуры, от «Почты России» до поликлиник и налоговых инспекций.

В объявлениях о наборе сотрудников полиция теперь особо выделяет, что их не мобилизуют.

Translation: State companies began to actively search on "Headhunter" for specialists in mobilization training: This involves various structures, from the Post of Russia to clinics and tax inspections.

In recruitment advertisements, the police now emphasize that they are not mobilized - so what does the Russian police know?

It seems firms ranging from Russian state enterprises with seemingly little affiliation to the military to a tax service in Moscow, a pharmaceutical chain in annexed Crimea, and hospitals in Belgorod near the Russia-Ukraine border and Novosibirsk in Siberia, as well as an airport in the Far East Kamchatka region, according to The Moscow Times, an independent newspaper (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/...reports-a77605). Advertisers also include the Department of Internal Affairs in the north-western district of Moscow. Another job posting for a "security department employee" for a Moscow federal tax service states that the applicant will be responsible for "mobilization preparation" related to wartime activities and in martial law and a state of emergency. A civil defense specialist with the Russian Post would be required to organize mobilization training and civil defense activities in separate subdivisions of Moscow's Federal Border Service. Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources is recruiting a "specialist in working with state secrets" who would be in charge of booking "mobilization training" for all office employees. That advert was posted on April 21 - all the previous advertisements according to Newsweek (https://www.newsweek.com/russia-hire...kraine-1704161).

[cdnmatt]

Quite obviously, nothing coming out of the Russian government can be trusted.

We'll find out on the 9th when Putin gives his "Victory Parade" speech. Absolutely nothing for Russia to be victourious about because they're getting their asses handed to them in every way, but let's see what Putin and his spin masters can muster up.

[cdnmatt]

And 60+ feared dead after Russia decided to focus on turning a school into rubble:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0AiRSuooIg

Right, because that's where the Nazis are, obviously...

[cdnmatt]

And Canadian embassy is reopening in Kiev, because fuck you Russia, that's why.

[Dodger]

G7 Leaders stand united to impose additional sanctions on Russia

https://www.aol.com/news/1-g7-leader...181227327.html

The longer this thing plays out the more you can start to see the West's long-game. Regardless of where Putin shifts his invading troops, or how long the bombardments last, the fact remains that the longer the invasion lasts the weaker Russia's military and economy will become. TIME is Putin’s greatest enemy right now - and that appears to be NATO’s principle strategy.

At some point Russia will have to call in its Reserve Forces as they simply don’t have enough ground forces left to support Putin’s land objectives. Russia has apparently announced the fact that “this won’t happen” on State media to keep the Russian people in the dark, but it appears to be inevitable. It really is strange that everyone in the World knows more about what's actually going on in Russia than the Russian people themselves. What's wrong with this picture?

Later this week the President of Finland and Sweden’s Prime Minister are expected to announce their decisions to join NATO. Both countries have formidable military forces (air, sea, land), with Finland sharing 1,340 kms of its eastern border with Russia (lucky them). NATO will have grown from 30 to 32 countries in the Alliance, and the longer the clock ticks the stronger and better positioned NATO and UN forces become. Global supply-chains have already started changing shape by incrementally removing Russia from the game-board in support of NATO's other objective, i.e., isolating Russia from the global economy.

Ukraine, with a population of 45 million people covering 603,000 sq km of territory (148% larger than the UK), has proven to the world that it will never surrender any of its real estate to Putin or any other dictator. And NATO has proven to the world that it will continue to supply tactical military hardware (intelligence and equipment) and financial aid to Ukraine for as long as it takes unconditionally.

I can even hear Xi during the quiet moments in his personal chamber telling his closest aids…”that Putin is sure one crazy white man”.

[Moses]

G7 Leaders stand united to impose additional sanctions on Russia

https://www.aol.com/news/1-g7-leader...181227327.html

The longer this thing plays out the more you can start to see the West's long-game. Regardless of where Putin shifts his invading troops, or how long the bombardments last, the fact remains that the longer the invasion lasts the weaker Russia's military and economy will become. TIME is Putin’s greatest enemy right now - and that appears to be NATO’s principle strategy.

At some point Russia will have to call in its Reserve Forces as they simply don’t have enough ground forces left to support Putin’s land objectives. Russia has apparently announced the fact that “this won’t happen” on State media to keep the Russian people in the dark, but it appears to be inevitable. It really is strange that everyone in the World knows more about what's actually going on in Russia than the Russian people themselves. What's wrong with this picture?

Later this week the President of Finland and Sweden’s Prime Minister are expected to announce their decisions to join NATO. Both countries have formidable military forces (air, sea, land), with Finland sharing 1,340 kms of its eastern border with Russia (lucky them). NATO will have grown from 30 to 32 countries in the Alliance, and the longer the clock ticks the stronger and better positioned NATO and UN forces become. Global supply-chains have already started changing shape by incrementally removing Russia from the game-board in support of NATO's other objective, i.e., isolating Russia from the global economy.

Ukraine, with a population of 45 million people covering 603,000 sq km of territory (148% larger than the UK), has proven to the world that it will never surrender any of its real estate to Putin or any other dictator. And NATO has proven to the world that it will continue to supply tactical military hardware (intelligence and equipment) and financial aid to Ukraine for as long as it takes unconditionally.

I can even hear Xi during the quiet moments in his personal chamber telling his closest aids…”that Putin is sure one crazy white man”.

EU can't make agreement, so propaganda switched to G7. Yeah - G7 is only way to demonstrate unity somehow. Russian oil embargo again failed in EU - has been vetoed.

====Ukraine, with a population of 45 million people====
Last time it has population 45 mln in 1989, in 2016 measurement shows less than 38 mln

[Dragonman]

====Ukraine, with a population of 45 million people====
Last time it has population 45 mln in 1989, in 2016 measurement shows less than 38 mln[/QUOTE]

The UN figure for the population of Ukraine in 2016 was 44.624 million, including Crimea. I assume your lesser figure is based on the population in the illegally annexed areas of Crimea and the DonBas.


I was interested to hear the rehearsed cheer used at the end of the odd speech by Putin by the assembled armed forces, which sounded to me extraordinarily like the Ooorah cheer used by the US Marines. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, I understand.