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Personally I'm boycotting soy sauce no matter its country of origin tbh.
I'm desperately trying to find a silver lining in this shishow. Obviosly there is none to be found - Ukraine is still a victim of unprovoked aggression, people are dying, cities are being bombed. But one thing I hope happens is that Germany becomes one of the world powers. It's time to end an old NATO doctrine of "keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down".
Most likely an increase in defense spending and authorisation of weapon shipments to Ukraime.
Thanks for that, very interesting conversation.
Right now they are discussing sources reporting Russian landing craft heading for Odessa/south of Odessa. Up to 10,000 soldiers based on nu,ber of craft. Nowhere near enough to take Odessa. Might be a ploy. Might be a duversion to draw away troops from other locations.
Wow
I mean a lot of that was in Putin's speech already, but still, wow. Completely drunk on their own "The West is finished" rhetoric
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There is no silver lining unless someone puts Putin out of office.
Honestly I wasn't sure until now... Yes I do believe we would unite in that case. I mean if u told me the world's reaction just a week ago that Russia would become a pariah and even Viktor Orbun would criticize Putin, man I'd laugh u out of the house.
I get that but the border is very, very long. They primarily crossed north of Kyev. The Belarus forces might be crossing from Brest in the west closer to the Poland border. Maybe to disrupt the supplies coming in.
The long shot silver lining would be that the sanctions/failures turn Russia against Putin. He's ousted. And Russia becomes a true democratic country and on friendly terms with the west.
Russian central bank has ordered market players to reject foreign clients' bids to sell Russian securities
Others have pointed it out already, but Hitler's speeches during the "Anschluss" of Austria were eerily similar to what we heard a couple of days ago.
That really doesn't seem possible. They haven't taken a single city yet, and even if they do, they don't have the manpower or money to fight a protracted insurgency being funded and armed by the west, while also dealing with the sanctions. Putin's goal is a fantasy.
Journalists and other regime critics have had a tendency to 'accidentally' fall out of windows or from balconies.
Why Do Russian Journalists Keep Falling?
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on a string of recent — and suspicious — deaths of Russian journalists and dissidents.
www.npr.org
Since Bielorrússia is sending its army to Ukraine, does it make sense if NATO sends troops to Bielorrússia as a counter measure?
Lots of opposition and journalists "mysteriously" falling out of windows to their deaths
Many of the people they've had murdered are explained by them either "accidentally" falling out windows or "committing suicide".
Western advisors know there is no victory without securing supply lines and keeping the western part of the country open. It's not like that area is wide open and free for the taking. Belarus doesn't have much manpower to begin with.
Russian assets just became illiquid, making them functionally worthless. Even more so than before.
There have been quiet a few suicides in Russia of people jumping out windows to their death. It happened enough that people started to speculate they didn't jump out the window, they were thrown out, especially when these people had been critical of Putin leading up to their suicide.
Whaaaat. Wouldn't this just lead to a different sort of economic crisis?
NATO is already strengthening their borders around the entire region are they not?
Not in a threatening sense of waiting at the border with armour. Just upping staffing levels at already established posts.
Essentially allowing Russians to get out first and leaving all foreign investors holding the bags.
Basically, they said hey if you are gonna sanction us, you get to lose all your money.
But, but, Russian Central Bank just put out a statement that everything is perfectly fine.
So odd!
I know jack and shit about banking and economy, but I think it means the Russian central bank has ordered that foreign companies that have stock/investments in Russia can't sell them off to liquidate their assets, effectively making them nearly worthless.
I will always admit ignorance on anything I state that's "armchair general" bullshit, but NATO isn't designed to be an aggression alliance. NATO is a defensive pact. So, you can't just have a NATO organized army invade. Additionally, I believe that European or US troops on the ground in those areas that are actually in an aggressive stance would give Putin fuel for his "the West is trying to destroy us" propaganda.
Could something happen? None of us know what intelligence all countries involved have. However, I don't see any NATO country or associated allies have motivation to put their armies on the board.
I doubt he has left his capital, it's his death squads he sent that got a convoy smoked completely.
EU is becoming more united, Germany is taking its defence commitment seriously, Russian military is revealed to be a sham.
And if things continue like this, - and these are a bit optimistic I admit - Putin might be removed from power (or suffer an accident), Ukraine could regain their stolen land, and Ukraine could join the EU and/or NATO.
The nerds' takeaway from all this lol. But yeah, I agree :D
He's sitting it a palace or a bunker somewhere in Chechnya. Soliders he sent might have been hit last I heard.
It'll cause hyperinflation and will make the ruble even weaker.
I'll give you one more. "Hey, this stuff we need to keep our homes heated is coming from some pretty fucked up places. I know we shouldn't use it, 'cause of that climate change shit, but what if we were to move towards something different?"
Seems sure to lead to foreign investment in Russia drying up, right? A short sighted move.
When has this ever been NATO doctrine? I'm sure American Generals are thrilled that Germany has decided to start pulling its weight for once.
