Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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Originally posted by second:Quote:No mind-reading is necessary because the Ukrainians have spoken frequently about what is on their minds. No need to prognosticate about Russians, either, because the Russians are murdering Ukrainians, and the Ukrainians know it.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Mind-reading?Quote:Prognostication?
Russians will kill Ukrainians in the future
All the hallmarks of a charlatan.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at
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The ones that are a part of your propaganda machine, perhaps.
There are a shit-ton of Ukrainians that identify as Russian.
You wouldn't know that because your dipshit brain only allows news from your echo chamber and Mika Brazenski isn't going to tell you that part when she's making her millions controlling what you think.
Get fucked, you low-info waste of carbon.
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Quote:6ix, your "thinking" is silly. Could you be deranged or are you just being a dunderhead?
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
The ones that are a part of your propaganda machine, perhaps.
There are a shit-ton of Ukrainians that identify as Russian.
You wouldn't know that because your dipshit brain only allows news from your echo chamber and Mika Brazenski isn't going to tell you that part when she's making her millions controlling what you think.
Get fucked, you low-info waste of carbon.
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Zelensky Has an Answer for DeSantis
Story by Anne Applebaum
Imagine that someone—perhaps a man from Florida, or maybe even a governor of Florida—criticized American support for Ukraine. Imagine that this person dismissed the war between Russia and Ukraine as a purely local matter, of no broader significance. Imagine that this person even told a far-right television personality that “while the U.S. has many vital national interests ... becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.” How would a Ukrainian respond? More to the point, how would the leader of Ukraine respond?
As it happens, an opportunity to ask that hypothetical question recently availed itself. The chair of the board of directors of The Atlantic, Laurene Powell Jobs; The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg; and I interviewed President Volodymyr Zelensky several days ago in the presidential palace in Kyiv. In the course of an hour-long conversation, Goldberg asked Zelensky what he would say to someone, perhaps a governor of Florida, who wonders why Americans should help Ukraine.
Zelensky, answering in English, told us that he would respond pragmatically. He didn’t want to appeal to the hearts of Americans, in other words, but to their heads. Were Americans to cut off Ukraine from ammunition and weapons, after all, there would be clear consequences in the real world, first for Ukraine’s neighbors but then for others:
"If we will not have enough weapons, that means we will be weak. If we will be weak, they will occupy us. If they occupy us, they will be on the borders of Moldova and they will occupy Moldova. When they have occupied Moldova, they will [travel through] Belarus and they will occupy Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. That’s three Baltic countries which are members of NATO. They will occupy them. Of course, [the Balts] are brave people, and they will fight. But they are small. And they don’t have nuclear weapons. So they will be attacked by Russians because that is the policy of Russia, to take back all the countries which have been previously part of the Soviet Union."
And after that, if there were still no further response? Then, he explained, the struggle would continue:
"When they will occupy NATO countries, and also be on the borders of Poland and maybe fight with Poland, the question is: Will you send all your soldiers with weapons, all your pilots, all your ships? Will you send tanks and armored vehicles with your young people? Will you do it? Because if you will not do it, you will have no NATO."
At that point, he said, Americans will face a different choice: not politicians deciding whether “to give weapons or not to give weapons” to Ukrainians, but instead, “fathers and mothers” deciding whether to send their children to fight to keep a large part of the planet, filled with America’s allies and most important trading partners, from Russian occupation.
But there would be other consequences too. One of the most horrifying weapons that Russia has used against Ukraine is the Iranian-manufactured Shahed drone, which has no purpose other than to kill civilians. After these drones are used to subdue Ukraine, Zelensky asked, how long would it be before they are used against Israel? If Russia can attack a smaller neighbor with impunity, regimes such as Iran’s are sure to take note. So then the question arises again: “When they will try to occupy Israel, will the United States help Israel? That is the question. Very pragmatic.”
Finally, Zelensky posed a third question. During the war, Ukraine has been attacked by rockets, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles—“not hundreds, but thousands”:
"So what will you do when Russia will use rockets to attack your allies, to [attack] civilian people? And what will you do when Russia, after that, if they do not see [opposition] from big countries like the United States? What will you do if they will use rockets on your territory?"
And this was his answer: Help us fight them h
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A series of blasts targeting Russian weapons took place in Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday night, according to videos posted on social media.
The footage showed explosions in Dzhankoy, a town in the northern part of Crimea and a strategically important railway connection used by the Russian army. In some clips, a red cloud was visible in the night sky after the blasts. Others featured the sound of machine guns firing.
Ukrainian Military Intelligence reported that an explosion had destroyed a cargo of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles — which Moscow has used to hammer Ukrainian critical infrastructure. Ukraine has not officially taken responsibility for the attack.
“The mysterious series of blasts continues the process of Russia’s demilitarization and prepares the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea for de-occupation,” Ukrainian Military Intelligence said in a statement.
However, Russian media reported that Russian-backed authorities in Crimea blamed a “night attack by Ukrainian drones,” saying they had hit a technical school and residential areas.
Although Russian authorities reported all drones were shot down, Russian independent media channel Astra reported serious damage after the drone attack was recorded in at least five locations.
“Four of them belong to the railway station. Locomotive depot, station security building, inventory and fuel depots,” Astra reported. As a result of the attack, there were interruptions in the locomotive depot power supply. One man was wounded, Astra also reported.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-drone-attack-crimea-war-russia
-missile-destroyed/
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Why Putin is casting the Ukraine war as a fight for Russia’s survival
by Brad Dress - 03/21/23 1:48 PM ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly cast the Ukraine war as an epic fight for Russia’s survival, accusing the West of “using Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia and as a testing range.”
In his telling, the West started the war, and Russia has everything to lose — even when all available evidence points to Putin launching an unprovoked invasion seeking to topple Ukraine’s government.
As Russia’s losses mount, Putin is employing a psychological tool to get his people behind a conflict with no end in sight, according to several analysts.
“It’s nice to think of Russia as confronting the hegemon as opposed to having invaded a smaller neighbor,” said Kadri Liik, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
She said Putin has “intertwined his own political and potential physical fate with the war,” and is trying to frame the violent conflict in ways to bolster his support.
In multiple speeches, the Russian leader has leaned into a verbal strategy of anti-loss. Given the Kremlin’s broad control of the media, the Russian people are “increasingly likely to interpret this as a standoff between Russia and the West, which makes it more palatable psychologically,” Liik added.
Putin emphasized a threat from the U.S. and the western security alliance NATO before his troops rolled into Ukraine in February 2022. The Russian president dug deeper into the do-or-die message last fall as he announced a partial mobilization that has sent hundreds of thousands of military reservists to the front lines.
When he addressed the Federal Assembly last month after a year of war, Putin more directly pitting the Russian people against NATO.
He lamented Russia was only seeking peace and safety guarantees before the war and those attempts were rejected by the western elites. He raged that the West had “enslaved” Ukraine, which he considers to be historically part of Russia, and cried that the U.S. was clamoring for Moscow’s defeat, and seeking to plunder Russian resources.
“Over the long centuries of colonialism, diktat and hegemony, they got used to being allowed everything, got used to spitting on the whole world,” Putin said. “The threat was growing by the day.
“Let me reiterate that they were the ones who started this war, while we used force and are using it to stop the war,” he added. “We are defending human lives and our common home, while the West seeks unlimited power.”
It remains difficult to gauge broader public opinion on the war after Russia passed a tough law last year restricting anyone from voicing “discreditation” of the armed forces, and with authorities sniffing out signs of protest. But Putin’s framing seems effective.
Sergey Radchenko, a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, said the February speech did “fairly well” for the Russian audience in presenting the war in Ukraine as a defensive mission.
“Stories about the West being decadent — this stuff sells in Russia,” he said. “After months and months of fighting in Ukraine, people were having trouble [seeing] how it all started.”
Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said the focus on “American hegemony” has sway.
“Russia has to stand its ground against this wayward country that is trying to dominate the world,” Kupchan said on Putin’s framing. “That’s a narrative that has gotten some traction in pitching broader discomfort with western colonialism.”
“There are kernels of factually accurate statements,” he continued, “but what he does is he uses those as launch pads for twisted, nationalistic narratives that bear no resemblance to reality.”
James Nixey, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at Chatham House, said the February speech was a “surreal experience.”
“Like living in an alternate reality,” he said. “It is an absolute concocted fantasy in order to ensure that Russia’s rightness is understood
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Quote:Oh fuck you, THUGR. Your ignorance is boundless. And worse, you refuse to learn bc you can never admit that you're wrong.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
Originally posted by THG:Quote:
Originally posted by second:Quote:When Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia was charged with crimes, Signym sided with Milosevic.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
This action is just political theater.
When Muammar Gaddafi of Libya was charged with crimes, Signym sided with Gaddafi.
When Bashar al-Assad of Syria was charged with crimes, Signym sided with Al-Assad.
When Putin was charged with crimes, who did Signym side with?
What do these people have in common? Russia.
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Tyrants, dictators, thug’s murderers and criminals, one and all.
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Riddle me this comrade signym. Why do the women of Iran have a bigger set of balls than the Russians when it comes to standing up to tyrants and dictators?
Can_you_see_me_laughing?
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
This action is just political theater.
SECOND: When Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia was charged with crimes, Signym sided with Milosevic.
When Muammar Gaddafi of Libya was charged with crimes, Signym sided with Gaddafi.
When Bashar al-Assad of Syria was charged with crimes, Signym sided with Al-Assad.
When Putin was charged with crimes, who did Signym side with?
What do these people have in common? Russia.
THUGR: Tyrants, dictators, thug’s murderers and criminals, one and all.
SIGNY: Oh fuck you, THUGR. Your ignorance is boundless. And worse, you refuse to learn bc you can never admit that you're wrong.
THUGR: Riddle me this comrade signym. Why do the women of Iran have a bigger set of balls than the Russians when it comes to standing up to tyrants and dictators?
Can_you_see_me_laughing?
Bc Russia is not a tyranny and Putin is not a dictator, ignorant troll.
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Why Putin is casting the Ukraine war as a fight for Russia’s survivalWhy western press is focusing on the "meaning" of the battle in Ukraine.
by Brad Dress - 03/21/23 1:48 PM ET
Because Russia is winning.
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Quote:Says the troll working for Putin. What has Putin to say? He says one falsehood after another: When he addressed the Federal Assembly last month after a year of war, Putin more directly pitting the Russian people against NATO.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Bc Russia is not a tyranny and Putin is not a dictator, ignorant troll.
He lamented Russia was only seeking peace and safety guarantees before the war and those attempts were rejected by the western elites. He raged that the West had “enslaved” Ukraine, which he considers to be historically part of Russia, and cried that the U.S. was clamoring for Moscow’s defeat, and seeking to plunder Russian resources.
“Over the long centuries of colonialism, diktat and hegemony, they got used to being allowed everything, got used to spitting on the whole world,” Putin said. “The threat was growing by the day.
“Let me reiterate that they were the ones who started this war, while we used force and are using it to stop the war,” he added. “We are defending human lives and our common home, while the West seeks unlimited power.”
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3909195-why-putin-is-casting-the-uk
raine-war-as-a-fight-for-russias-survival/
Signym, if you would stop calling the truth a lie and lies the truth, that would be nice. If you won't, you are pathetic, the same as Putin. Were he a better leader and more persuasive orator, he'd point to all the buildings he destroyed in Ukraine, all the Ukrainians he killed, and then declare his mission is accomplished and the Russian Army will go home and celebrate after having taught NATO a lesson to never again threaten Russia. But he probably can't convince enough Russians to make that flip-flop work in his favor.
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Putin’s Military and Mercenaries Are Getting Slaughtered in Bakhmut
Russia Still Hasn’t Taken Bakhmut, and Wagner Is Scared: Despite reports that Ukrainian forces were conducting limited withdrawals from the city of Bakhmut, after Russian forces mostly surrounded the region, Ukrainian troops have yet to flee the city.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/03/putins-military-and-mercenaries-ar
e-getting-slaughtered-in-bakhmut/
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