I think what is safe to say is that Russia is taking many loses and Ukraine is not rolling over, so far away from a USA vs Saddam situation that some expected.
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The counter-argument to this rationale would be "well, if kicking Russia out of SWIFT won't hurt them all that much then why the resistance in not going through with it"?
I mean, it won't harm them. They've already got some grand alternative. So where's the harm in doing it anyhow? I mean, clearly, it would be an easy way to get political points. And yet they continue to resist.
And if you're holding it back as something you can implement as further sanctions ramp up in the face of further Russian atrocities... well, you've spent all this time and effort downplaying its utility and importance.
That doesn't add up to me.
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Probably that the west won't do shit as they are afraid of fucking up their economic interests.
It appears to be Moldavian.
There are some mismatching reports on this.
If they ever needed
Its just a cheap way to show the world "look, we are nice guys".
Yup. Honestly the only surprise is how much of a weak statement it is, calling for "both sides" to stop and all that.
Turkey shoot a russian jet down and no nukes were fired. If NATO and Russia fight against each other, nukes are sadly a possibility. But you are fear mogering, if you actually believe the moment a soldier gets shoot, nukes would fly. All the countries capable of firing nukes know, them deciding to fire nukes leads to the opponent firing nukes back immediately.
Putin is a awful person, but what we know from Biden and other NATO countries politician is that Putin wants to recreate the Russian Empire. Risking that russia gets hit by multiple nukes is contradictory to his dumb goal.
This.Really?
Turkey's downing of Russian warplane - what we know
What we know about the Russian warplane shot down by Turkey in the Turkish-Syrian border area on 24 November.www.bbc.com
I can relate to the decision.
Diplomatic retaliation/sanctions are the ONLY option we're having since military options are and will be off the table.
So we need to preserve the biggest sanction-guns for further escalation of the war - widespread air assaults and city bombings, all-out urban warfare etc, bringing in the paramiliary units from Chechen.
And as far as I understand SWIFT IS the biggest gun. If we pull that now and Russia lets the war escalate futher we'd have no answers left.
Besides, no option - even SWIFT - would get Putin to rethink right now.
Fucking hell. The absolute fucking delusion… it's really weird that Putin & his cabal are the only ones who seem to notice this genocide… also would love some evidence of this taking place.
Its less about the nationality of the vessel, and more the fact that theyve attacked two merchant vessels in as many days.
Yeah, they have similar flags, but that's bad news that they might be attacking Moldovan commercial ships now
Planning. Amazing, the speeds we move at. What are they waiting for, more war crimes?
US and UK both signed on to protect the borders of of Ukraine, but I guess that doesnt count.
I guess they'd argue that by providing equipment they are doing so 🤷♀️
Why? Didn't an empty blown up car, on an empty parking place, supposedly belonging to one of the separatist leaders convince you?
My heart sank upon hearing about the Kadyrovites potentially moving in. Probably a direct move to terrify the civilian population and unfortunately they are right to be scared. They are fucking monsters.
I'm sorry if this is a bad place to ask this, but I was wondering how it works when other countries send weapons and such to Ukraine?
How are those items reaching the country? And how are they even able to receive them when everything went to shit so quickly? Wouldn't it be kind of "easy" for Russia to intercept those weapons ?
How are those items reaching the country? And how are they even able to receive them when everything went to shit so quickly? Wouldn't it be kind of "easy" for Russia to intercept those weapons ?
Estonia once more... 1.5 million people working harder than many Western European giants
All reported weapons shipments were done before Russian invasion. If there any shipment still being done, is probably through the border with Poland or Romania.
Polish, Slovakian and Romanian borders, I would guess. The chain of command has not collapsed yet so you can still organize these things.
Yeah it's all far, far too late. The time to help defend Ukraine against this aggression was months or years ago.
German Twitter is super out-of-touch niche. Late night talkshows are the real indicator. Not even joking here.
I agree and yet I expect even more acts like that, even some border crossings just to provoke and play mental games with the west.
At this point, probably being sent to Poland with Ukrainian military attaches sent to pick them up and carry them back across the border.
To put this into context, the station-keeping for the IIS is done using Russian modules/probes. He's just saying if they withdrew cooperation from IIS there's nothing to keep it in orbit, which is correct at the moment.