I guess! I saw a couple of Russia apologists link to them constantly earlier in the conflict, but I might even be wrong there. Perhaps I am mistaking them for a Russia disinfo outlet.
My mistake.
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I guess! I saw a couple of Russia apologists link to them constantly earlier in the conflict, but I might even be wrong there. Perhaps I am mistaking them for a Russia disinfo outlet.
My mistake.
Looks like something out of game of thrones… feel for him and his people.
Austria rejects sanctions against Russian oil, gas
Vienna is calling on the EU to keep a cool head despite reports of Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
www.politico.eu
Keep a cool head while Russian troops are committing another holocaust? Dead raped children in the streets? What the fuck Austria?
Tomorrow at 10am EST is a UNSC meeting.
But not the "russian one".
I believe the President (UK) denied it, not sure how...
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Here is the press conference with the russian ambassador about the denial of the UNSC meeting.
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You never know with this fucking war and Russians behaving like 17th century mercenaries, but I would be more concerned with the ones they dont film and share.
These ones at least, were seen alive on this video. Russia also shared the "Fuck you Russian Battleship"- island prisoners before exchanging them with Ukraine.
So there is hope.
Seems some progress is finally being made on the Southern front. Seemed like that area has been stalled for a while, but with the northern collapse, Ukraine can now send some reinforcements down there.
It would seem that Russia does not have the monopoly on inhuman monstrous scum. A fair few European leaders should be taking a good long hard look at themselves in a mirror to double check they are still human. But there you go more appeasement of Putin, I expect this to continue even when Russian tanks are rolling past the damn Eiffel Tower.Austria rejects sanctions against Russian oil, gas
Vienna is calling on the EU to keep a cool head despite reports of Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Keep a cool head while Russian troops are committing another holocaust? Dead raped children in the streets? What the fuck Austria?
Austria rejects sanctions against Russian oil, gas
Vienna is calling on the EU to keep a cool head despite reports of Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Keep a cool head while Russian troops are committing another holocaust? Dead raped children in the streets? What the fuck Austria?
The issue is European dependence on Russian gas. There is a point to be made that cutting off your nose to spite your face is what is going to happen with a blanket ban.
If people are so horrified about what happened, in this case, more can be done that isn't sanctions as well, like more financial/weapons support to Ukranine and a more agressive stance against Russia.
On the issue of gas, The problem really is Europe is so enmeshed with Russian gas it's hard for it to find the political will to do more. Precisely what the US had been warning about for decades. The blame isn't Austria's it's a general failure in the politicians within the various governments and EU as a whole to anticipate threats from Russia after 2004. And especially after Putin's increasingly authoritarian turn in the late 2000s. This thing had been brewing for at least 15 years.
OK, fine, you won't sacrifice 1-1.5% of GDP of your own economy to kill Russia's economy. Whatever.
My issue is that countries won't do that AND they won't mitigate their decisions by giving Kyiv what it needs to prosecute this war quickly in the short term. Don't have the equipment? Whatever, go out and buy off what you can from poorer states in the EU.
You can do one or other and it's not morally objectionable IMO, given that cutting off oil and gas is still a battle that has a delayed impact beyond the next month or two of the war. But to do neither is morally abhorrent. It undermines the stable world order that these merchant republics built their culture and identity on. Stop freeloading you jackasses.
My issue is that countries won't do that AND they won't mitigate their decisions by giving Kyiv what it needs to prosecute this war quickly in the short term. Don't have the equipment? Whatever, go out and buy off what you can from poorer states in the EU.
You can do one or other and it's not morally objectionable IMO, given that cutting off oil and gas is still a battle that has a delayed impact beyond the next month or two of the war. But to do neither is morally abhorrent. It undermines the stable world order that these merchant republics built their culture and identity on. Stop freeloading you jackasses.
Austria rejects sanctions against Russian oil, gas
Vienna is calling on the EU to keep a cool head despite reports of Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Keep a cool head while Russian troops are committing another holocaust? Dead raped children in the streets? What the fuck Austria?
What the fuck. Who needs enemies when you have countries that obstructs.
Giving countries veto right on sanctions is one of the EU's huge flaws. The more members the less effective the EU becomes on a global stage.
When searching for Biden's remarks today on Youtube I got a bit of irony. Just 11 months ago an American president finally recognized the Armenian genocide. How long will it take for Ukraine?
I would hope that Biden has been advised not to classify it as such without being proven in an international court and that he personally believes it is genocide, but it feels a bit weak when Russia has been committing war crimes every day. What is happening now is another level of inhumanity. At the end of the day, I'm not sure it will move the needle much. Every day Ukraine doesn't get the weapons and support it needs is another day more civilians will experience Russia's barbarism.
I would hope that Biden has been advised not to classify it as such without being proven in an international court and that he personally believes it is genocide, but it feels a bit weak when Russia has been committing war crimes every day. What is happening now is another level of inhumanity. At the end of the day, I'm not sure it will move the needle much. Every day Ukraine doesn't get the weapons and support it needs is another day more civilians will experience Russia's barbarism.
Nope, it has to be with veto rights.
It is decided between the state representives.
If there wouldn't be a veto right then a group of foreign state representives could influence the decision of an elected government.
That is the worst the EU could become.
That is already happening on many issues. In effect you have a small power base (like Germany plus France) that is first coming to an agreement, and then using their soft and economic power to coerce/bribe the rest of the EU into whatever they want, sometimes with some small compromises here and there.
It's a slow and ineffective process that is highly undemocratic and intransparent, and as we see on important geopolitical issues, also dysfunctional and ultimately self destructive. The EU in this form has no future and might as well be dissolved.
Since states can leave the EU, I do not see a problem if they lose some of their power while being a member state. If I join community, I have to play by their rules and will have to adapt my decision making to that. That doesn't make me into a slave, I can always just leave if I think it's not worth giving up some of my freedom.
your response is a complete non sequitur to what I wrote. I argue for closer integration and am clearly a believer in a true European Union. Not the half assed veto infested mess we currently have.
I mean if you feel like a slave then leave the "club".
It is absolutely possible, the UK did it.
I know you didn't mean anything by it, but man do I not like the false equivalencies to TV/movies that goes on.
It doesn't look like soemthing out of game of thrones - because more improtantly, it's real life and it's happening to people on a daily basis. Let's not lose sight of that by comparing it to our luxuries.
Sorry, the word slave you used somehow stuck in my head, but wasn't fitting my answer.
You talked about a democratic EU.
I don't see how it becomes more democratic without veto rights in its current construct with state representives.
If we want to make such decisions without veto rights, then those decisions have to be made in the EU parliament.
Also without veto right i'm sure a group like Germany, France, Austria, Netherland has even more power.
Very conflicting info in everything when it comes to the South.
around Kherson, according to one insider source, UAF is trying something very ambitious. Not sure how relaible, though.
Further E, Arestovych obliquely implied that UAF has its artillery in range to pester the troops besieging Mariupol... grain of salt and all that, obviously.
After Belgorod, I think ambitious is something the General Staff is obviously approving. Also, Ukraine seems well more equipped for night fighting than the Russians so that might come into play as well.
Yeah, I can understand the reluctance to sacrifice your industrial economy. Especially if we're in this for the long haul. When people in Germany and Austria start losing their jobs and becoming noticeably poorer compared to the British/French/Americans, while also having to accept a lot of refugees, it'll be harder to maintain Western unity.
But to keep the gas pipeline maxed out while also handwringing about the defensive implications of giving Ukraine some aging APCs? Fucking what?! Do you need them in case Switzerland invades or something?
Eastern European nations not wanting to lose their air defence I kinda understand, since they're right on the border of the conflict, but Germany and Austria?
There needs to be a strong response of some kind to these war crimes from Russia. it could be economic or military, but it can't be stern words at the UN and asking some Russian diplomats to go home.
Either it is going to Ukraine or a scrapyard, only reason to bring those out of deep storage.
Speaking of storage, these tanks look 100x better than the old tanks stored in Russia's "deep storage" facilities.
Germany has a lot of soldiers and equipment at the northern and eastern NATO flank.
Austria isn't part of NATO, so i can see why they want to have their equipment.
But delivering more weapons and APCs to Ukraine should happen.
There are rumors that several things will be delivered by Rheinmetall Defence to Ukraine, i hope that is true.
Czechia, Slovakia, Poland and the Baltic states have really come through for Ukraine. Romania and Bulgaria I expected a bit more from as former Warsaw Pact members
AP-NORC poll: More support for Ukraine, concern about Russia
As Russia escalates its war in Ukraine and stories of civilian casualties and destruction in cities reach the United States, support has risen for a major American role.
apnews.com
I suppose this is a "good" plan in the "It's nice to want things" school of thought but as an actual operation taking into account current battlefield logistics it looks like a wild fantasy to me.
That's basically what the full thread concludes. Mark is very bullish about Ukraine's prospects.
I'm glad at least heavy weapons are moving now; there should be no qualms now by giving whatever we can to Ukraine since it is obvious from Russian media plus the massacres on the ground that Russia plans to wipe out Ukraine since it would rather be like the EU than Russia. Again, genocide is being conducted because a country wanted to join the EU.AP-NORC poll: More support for Ukraine, concern about Russia
As Russia escalates its war in Ukraine and stories of civilian casualties and destruction in cities reach the United States, support has risen for a major American role.
And to the EU, I hope they start to understand this is at the core of what Russia is doing and while yes, some countries can't drop Russian gas today, until they do they should be doing whatever they can buying and sending as many heavy weapons as possible.
staff post - watch the rhetoric
Official Staff Communication
Look, this should go without saying, but not everyone in Russia supports Putin's war in Ukraine. We all joke about how dissenters are liable to "accidentally" find themselves falling out of 5th story windows, into some stray bullets, after drinking tea that was somehow contaminated with radioactive materials, but it is very true that dissent is harshly criminalized and there are those who have been killed for either asking too many questions or asking the wrong questions. We have seen it happen to everyone from activists and political leaders to journalists and whistleblowers who only sought to shine a light on the injustice their fellow countrymen face. People have been thrown in jail on trumped up charges or straight up assassinated in ways that make it blatantly obvious what has happened to them.
We also see this happening right now, in regards to dissent to this war. Protesters have been jailed and perhaps worse. We all know how Putin operates, the people of Ukraine are his victims but so are many of the people in Russia. Yes, there are those who support him, some wholeheartedly and some not knowing the truth due to a large and expansive propaganda network that reaches even Western audiences, but there are also many who have spoken out and would speak out given the chance to do so without losing everything.
As such, nobody should be blaming the general population for what is going on. The Russian government and Russian armed forces are solely to blame for all of this. We shouldn't be letting our anger at the events of the last few days distract us from the identities of those who are responsible for what has happened: Vladimir Putin, his government, and the Russian army. Russia is a dictatorship, the average Russian has as much sway in how their government is run as I have in the next Fire Emblem game: none at all. And we need to remember that.
We also see this happening right now, in regards to dissent to this war. Protesters have been jailed and perhaps worse. We all know how Putin operates, the people of Ukraine are his victims but so are many of the people in Russia. Yes, there are those who support him, some wholeheartedly and some not knowing the truth due to a large and expansive propaganda network that reaches even Western audiences, but there are also many who have spoken out and would speak out given the chance to do so without losing everything.
As such, nobody should be blaming the general population for what is going on. The Russian government and Russian armed forces are solely to blame for all of this. We shouldn't be letting our anger at the events of the last few days distract us from the identities of those who are responsible for what has happened: Vladimir Putin, his government, and the Russian army. Russia is a dictatorship, the average Russian has as much sway in how their government is run as I have in the next Fire Emblem game: none at all. And we need to remember that.
ISW analysis for 04 April 2022 (it's a long one!)
www.understandingwar.org
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces continue to make little to no progress in frontal assaults to capture Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, their current main effort of the war. Russian units in Donbas face growing morale and supply issues. Additionally, the Ukrainian defenders
Currently 2nd in polling for the upcoming first round of the French presidential election, the far right MARINE LE PEN calls the massacre in Bucha as war crime but leaves it open as to who did it.
"You have 2 belligerents accusing each other..."
"You have 2 belligerents accusing each other..."
Damn… hope France pulls it together. The power in France suddenly becoming pro-Putin would be awful to international efforts
Izyum doesn't have the best supply line.ISW analysis for 04 April 2022 (it's a long one!)
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces continue to make little to no progress in frontal assaults to capture Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, their current main effort of the war. Russian units in Donbas face growing morale and supply issues. Additionally, the Ukrainian defenders
My hope is UA is massing sufficient force by Kharkiv-Chuhuiv to cut these.
I'm sorry but when you have reports of the general population supporting the war, absolutely hating on Ukraine for simply existing and being only worried about not winning or not winning fast enough then such a "Staff Post" looks to be very much strange. Is it true that not all in Russia support the war? Yes. Is it also true that majority of the population seem to atrast be implicit in accepting it if not fully supporting it? Also very much yes.
Good stuff. The Bushmaster is one of the best quality light troop carriers in the world.
We shouldn't even be entertaining these bad faith responses at all. By doing so, they have us preoccupied in a state of inaction when we shouldn't be at all in situations like these. The current Russian regime is the enemy of all humanity and must be crushed. Notice that Trump utilized the same playbook (again, not surprising with who he is aligned with and funded by).
I hear what you are saying, but are we going to ignore the more and more different pieces of evidence that this war, this aggression is not just tolerated by a majority of the Russian population, but is actually spurred on by all facets of the country.
That's not to say that all Russians are bad, but as more and more Russians flee Russia, it's possible that this operation is popular in Russia and is not just a 'Putin' problem.
You don't live in countries that would be any different.
I don't have to know what countries you're from to say that.