considering some of their equipment, russia probably doesnt have any radio encription. or they found some old cx 52 machines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rubicon_(Crypto_AG)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rubicon_(Crypto_AG)
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Moscow feels normal enough despite a few "Z"s around the place. Some big brand stores closed , regular supermarkets still fully stocked and only minor if any price increases. McDonald's still available. Police visibility has gone down again a bit from a peak a fee weeks ago though still much higher than prewar.
I don't know the city that well and I don't really know any locals so my view point is very superficial.
That's amazing, thank you for doing that. Can you offer some more details, what country are you in? I know UK is doing a scheme where you can have Ukrainians stay with you.
Switzerland. I first applied to a NGO, but she came directly to me because a friend of mine has contacts with some Ukrainian people.
The government is very supportive (for now), but it's still kind of a mess with application for financial support and such.
Surprise, surprise!
Possible Evidence of Russian Atrocities: German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha
The images of the murdered civilians in Bucha shocked the world. DER SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence intercepted radio traffic from suspected perpetrators. It appears that such atrocities were part of the strategy of Putin's army.www.spiegel.de
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You're going to have to reconcile yourself with the fact that it's not in Ukraine's best interest that the exact nature and progress of heavy/advanced weapons delivery be publicly known. We know they're coming. Decisions have been made, Ukrainians are being trained. Beyond that we really shouldn't know much about them until they're active in the field, blowing up in Russians' faces.
Video in the original source (and some of the below quote) is most likely NSFL, haven't seen the video myself.
Translated from: https://nos.nl/liveblog/2424181-she...-noodopvang-utrecht#UPDATE-container-60609562
Original source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/06/world/ukraine-russia-war-news#russia-pows-ukraine-executed
Their speculation mentions these could be part of the 'Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit of Georgian volunteers.
Translated from: https://nos.nl/liveblog/2424181-she...-noodopvang-utrecht#UPDATE-container-60609562
Original source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/06/world/ukraine-russia-war-news#russia-pows-ukraine-executed
Their speculation mentions these could be part of the 'Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit of Georgian volunteers.
I assume from the description this is the video from a few days ago, already covered.
Ah alright, I didn't see it before. I only remember the one where a soldier was shot in their leg and that was (likely) staged.
We, @Europarl_EN , have just adopted by large majority the resolution on an immediate embargo on Russian oil, gas, nuclear fuel & coal, with 513 in favour, 19 abstentions and 22 against. 1/2
I am proud that this resolution, which I co-signed, was adopted with such a result. This embargo is absolutely necessary to stop financing the war in #Ukraine. 2/2
Amazing. But just wondering. Does the EP actually have a say in this?
Nope only the European Commission has the power to propose laws or make any actual binding decisions, EP can't do jack shit without them.
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While this is just symbolic, it's also a very strong message looking at the votes.
Sorry, EU parliament is entirely foreign to me. In what way is it symbolic? As in they have no way to enforce it? Or it really was just a "put your bullshit on record" kind of vote?
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I mean, I'm driving and can't read it in depth, but that doesn't really explain my question. It just says EP is responsible for drafting laws and shitHow does the European Parliament shape the EU budget? | News | European Parliament
Frequently Asked Questionswww.europarl.europa.eu
What kind of consequences could this have for the russian soldiers that lived in those trenches for the month or so they were there, or the soldiers moving through that area?
The latter, mainly. I would compare the European Parliament to the UK's House of Lords.
It was a real vote, but maybe they knew it was "just symbolic".
EU has a 2 chamber system, both have to adopt it.
Parliament
Council
also there is the commission, which could be seen as the "government".
The council are the state heads of the european union, and every state head has a veto right.
The commision is "employed" by the council.
Is not ideal but they are not getting acute radiation poisoning as reported. In the long run? for sure a bigger probability of developing cancers.
Well it's pretty complex and incredibly dull! Honestly i don't rember even half of it from university, since it's been a few years ago now so maybe this video helps explain it better then i could.
Thanks. So my understanding is this was a real vote that will almost certainly be vetoed?
They don't even have to "veto" it, because the parliament wasn't ask to make a decission.
They might have to answer question from media why they don't respect a decission done by the parliament.
Could they, like, give the Hungarian guy the notice for the wrong room?
I'm pretty sure anything he hears will be known in Russia within hours.
I would take any reports on equipment shipments with a grain of salt. Since at least several weeks they are not really reported in real time and for good reason, as to not have the Russian trying to mess with the transports.
I'm sure they all know who the puppets are. The real talk only happens behind closed doors with a select few.
This is what a long war (which is the very likely outcome of the new focus on East Ukraine) will accelerate/make it worse. A lot of Russia's countermeasures vs. the sanctions are betting on having to deal with most of the sanctions only for a couple of months or just a bit more.
Very good thread. On top of that Russia actually financed the extreme right wing parties in almost all EU.
Honestly, Putins economic advisers have been the only somewhat competent people in this entire thing on Russia's side - they got the Rouble to sort of bounce back a bit and the impact of the sanctions wasn't catastrophically brutal on the citizens.
A lot of their solutions amount to putting a bandaid on a festering wound but it could've been much worse for them.
A lot of their solutions amount to putting a bandaid on a festering wound but it could've been much worse for them.
That's the other insane thing about this war. Either Putin thinks the sanctions won't hurt his country to the point that it would threaten its economic stability (ie.he's literally deluded and mad) or he understands the sanctions are a huge risk if they continue long term, but he believes the West will just accept that Russia gets to take over Ukraine or parts of it ( i.e. he's deluded and mad).
There's no way out of this where Russia get to keep Ukraine or bits of it, continues to enact war crimes and also has a functioning economy (without basically becoming a vassal state for China).
At some point though the box of band aids will be empty. They are burning their available reserves very quickly.
On top of that, some of these solutions will eventually burst and cause bigger issues then if no band aide had been applied at all. Russia can only stall for so long.
Are they really though? (not doubting you, this is a serious question)
It got quiet on that front, since they sold a lot of their gold a couple weeks ago, I haven't read anything about them burning their reserves again?
I thought that was why it was so important to stop buying their gas, as that represented a significant enough cash infusion in the economy to make it work with the bandaids.
There have been reports that up until recently Ukraine has been resupplying Mariupol defenders by copters. However, at least one of those has apparently been shot down last week so the Russians have probably closed that path down by now.
There's article about that (it's in Russian only)
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Как мы все сегодня наблюдаем первый мире случай испытания “америциевой” грязной бомбы
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Closest analogy will be "Radium Girls"
Radium Girls - Wikipedia
Only this time it's not Radium, but Americium
Radionuclide Basics: Americium-241 | US EPA
Americium (chemical symbol Am) is a man-made radioactive metal that is solid under normal conditions. Exposure to a significant amount of Am-241 is generally unlikely. Small amounts are found in the soil, plants and water from nuclear weapons testing.
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Yes. Really. You think things are magically ok after being cut off from the vast majority of supply chains?
It's much like how the pandemic wasn't that bad at first and now we're seeing inflation. Multiply that times 100.
As long as there are Ukrainian soldiers there, those forces will present a threat to their flanks and rear if they would leave them be.
It's a symbolic vote with no power to do anything. It's purpose is to put pressure on the EU Council (who propose policies) and EU Commission (who write the bills to enact the council's policies) to do something.
Parliament only approves, rejects or amends bills (once approved they become law), it can't actually write new bills or laws.
This vote basically says, "Just FYI guys, if we are asked to approve a law banning Russian energy, you can see that we would approve it, so don't even think about blaming us for any procedural delays".
In UK terms, the EU works backwards compared to our government. EU parliament is directly elected like or commons, but has powers similar to the house of lords.
It's more complicated than this, and there are ways for parliament to force the commission's hand, but they are not doing it with this simple resolution.