China relies on its economic growth, if a war is going to fuck that up they will not stand by and let that happen.
China relies on its economic growth, if a war is going to fuck that up they will not stand by and let that happen.
Someone laughed about this yesterday but it's the same principle. Deny the people these things because these places can be used as communication centers and propaganda networks for niche cyber groups
I guess that's the other thing that surprises me, that there aren't just waves and waves of Russian jets dominating the skies right now.
I think that deflector is for the RPGs Ukraine was originally using in the Donbas and it was pretty effective there. Doesn't do shit against real anti-tank weapons, as was demonstrated in the videos of Ukraine testing them
Makes me wonder if China is worried about the west strengthening ties because of this war.
The Polish government has no idea who Zepla is. They're almost certainly saying this because of how many people chose to stay because of their pets.
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That's on the eastern side of the river right? I would assume holding that was going to be integral to the Russian's pincer maneuver plan to take Kyiv?
There are an unbelievable not 0 amount of supposed anti-war left wingers (not absolute randos either, one is a sitting NY city council member) trying to tie the responsibility for Russia invading Ukraine to the NATO actions against the Former Yugoslavia in response to the genocide that was going on there
And I'm just like what in the flying fuck
And I'm just like what in the flying fuck
what? she is not the only one seeking refuge with pets you know
He will probably listen to Xi Jinping, but no way he tells him to stop. The invasion was clearly okayed with China in advance.
Yes. They crossed the river last night and were trying to take chernihiv all day today. Russians apparently suffered heavy armor losses there and now seem to have retreated out of the city for now.
On my way home from work I saw quite a few soldiers at the train stations (in Germany). Shit is closer than some people think.
This is such a gigantic shitshow only one person wanted, and millions are affected. Surreal.
This is such a gigantic shitshow only one person wanted, and millions are affected. Surreal.
According to Linder, they currently assess the situation if Russia would cut the gas supplies in retaliation. Baerbock also mentioned that SWIFT would affect regular citizens, too. In Germany living Russians wouldn't be able to send money home and so on, while the oligarchs would have the resources to circumvent most of the restrictions (paraphrasing a bit here).
There have been massive cyberattacks in the last weeks and constant bomb warnings and so on before the invasion. So I guess you just missed it.
the biggest threat to china's ascendance is if the west feels like there is a second cold war, so I would say so.
Pets were/are likely an issue for a decent amount of people. I'm sure there were a good amount of people who chose to stay on fear of leaving their pets.
It's good to get this message out as it might convince some who previously thought they may not be able to.
PornHub should re-direct Russian users to a page with western-media reports and on-the-ground footage of the Ukraine war.
Omg. Seriously made me cry.
The tiny bright spot in this nightmare is seeing the very best in people come out, from Zelensky to the regular people in Ukraine to folks giving Russian ambassadors hell, it's completely inspiring.
it was always bullshit. NATO is not and never has been a threat to Russian security
My 84-year old godmother called me for the second time in two days. I think she is suffering from some kind of PTSD. She was visibly shaken, says she hasn't slept in two days and relives fleeing from war in WWII. So fucking sad that I'm far away from her and can't offer more comfort.
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to be fair, it's the closest -- and only comparable -- thing NATO has done. That said, you have to ignore all the contemporary context with Bosnia, Rwanda, etc. and also believe the bullshit Russia claims that Ukraine is run by Nazis committing genocide for the comparison to actually make sense. Even if you somehow reconcile all that, it was just an air mission that led to the United Nations, including Russia, taking over
Something tells me that Putin doesn't want this to end with UN peacekeepers in the Donbas. Or Crimea for that matter
It always was more about the EU and functioning democracies delegitimizing his autocracy.
One would imagine a similar international response if China were to ever invade Taiwan -- swift and decisively. I bet they're surprised at the scale and don't want these response actions to be codified/standardized in case they ever make a play for conquest.
And if anything, China's military readiness is likely worse than Russia's since they don't have any large scale actual battlefield experience as they don't have a Syria-equivalent.
Bomb warnings wouldn't be cyber attacks, those are traditional. Any reports on infrasturcture in Ukraine actually being put out of commission? I guess the power plants near Kyiv weren't vulnerable.
The BBC News people there stay in a car park as well so I imagine it's a journalist sort of HQ, sleeping safe space from bombs in the basement.
He is obsessed with retaking control of Ukraine. He knows what he is doing will push Sweden and Finland closer to NATO but that is a future problem to solve.
Alexander Dugin. And maybe Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.
But probably nobody.
There is absolutely no way China is just now realizing that « war is going to fuck up its economic growth ».
"US/NATO bad" is not a foundation for understanding history and foreign policy.
It will definitely get the attention of the general public, no question. If you start denying amenities people get pissed off. And from the looks of St Petersburg and Moscow the other night, not every Russian is down for this shitty power grab by Putler.
This is true, Russian Youtubers and Twitch streamers are worried that they would be completely cut off from their income if a SWIFT ban happens.
The problem is that rich people have many ways of moving money, so this will not impact that at all and just make the lives of average people worse.
Given how many oligarchs own property overseas, the way to punish them would be to basically seize their assets entirely.