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Budley Doright
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Ummm ok. I’m pretty busy with spring chores but perhaps later
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Roger A. Shrubber
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that is the ticket right now. the term nazi has special significance to the russians after WW2, and if applied properly, will buy you a lot of credibility with the general populace. putin is capitalizing on that right now, but it will only go so far. but as far as the average russian knows right now, they're trying to secure their border with a state that has a significant number of neo nazi groups, some of which have a fair amount of control over the Ukrainian government. they think the ethnic russian population of the donbas region is being oppressed, and that they need to help them, and stop the nazis, who just coincidentally, are helping the US with biological weapons research...and that NATO is just a tool of the west, namely the US, and are not to be trusted
DIY-HP-LED
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Friendly_Grower
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Friendly_Grower
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"Russia is not invading Ukraine." That might count as a lie.
Budzbuddha
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Although not directly related to Ukraine ….. IMO china will end up as another can of worms for the world to deal with.
Reeks of ol nazi camps …
Watch this while still available…..
Automatic weapons - “ All for your health ….. “
Reeks of ol nazi camps …
Watch this while still available…..
Automatic weapons - “ All for your health ….. “
Friendly_Grower
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Ukraine gets additional aircraft, plane parts to bolster fleet
Ukraine has been given additional fighter aircraft and aircraft parts from other countries to increase its fleet amid Russia’s attack, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Tuesday.
“I would just say, without getting into what other nations are providing, that they have received additional platforms and parts to be able to increase their fleet size, their aircraft fleet size. I think I’d leave it at that,” press secretary John Kirby told reporters.
He also said Ukrainian forces have received support “to get some of their fixed wing aircraft more operable again,” and now have available to them more fixed-wing fighter aircraft than they did two weeks ago.
“That’s not by accident,” Kirby said. “That’s because other nations who have experience with those kinds of aircraft have been able to help them get more aircraft up and running.”
The United States has begun to flow into Europe security assistance for Ukraine from the $800 million lethal aid package approved by the Biden administration last week.
A flight carrying such assistance arrived in Europe yesterday, with seven more expected to arrive on the continent in the next 24 hours, a U.S. defense official told reporters earlier Tuesday.
The overall package includes 11 Mi-17 helicopters, 300 Switchblade drones, 18 Howitzers, 200 M113 armored personnel carriers, 10 counter-artillery radars, 500 Javelin anti-tank missiles, chemical attack protective equipment, body armor and helmets.
“None of these shipments sit around very long before being offloaded off of aircraft and onloaded appropriately in ground transportation to get them into Ukraine,” the official added.
thehill.com
Ukraine has been given additional fighter aircraft and aircraft parts from other countries to increase its fleet amid Russia’s attack, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Tuesday.
“I would just say, without getting into what other nations are providing, that they have received additional platforms and parts to be able to increase their fleet size, their aircraft fleet size. I think I’d leave it at that,” press secretary John Kirby told reporters.
He also said Ukrainian forces have received support “to get some of their fixed wing aircraft more operable again,” and now have available to them more fixed-wing fighter aircraft than they did two weeks ago.
“That’s not by accident,” Kirby said. “That’s because other nations who have experience with those kinds of aircraft have been able to help them get more aircraft up and running.”
The United States has begun to flow into Europe security assistance for Ukraine from the $800 million lethal aid package approved by the Biden administration last week.
A flight carrying such assistance arrived in Europe yesterday, with seven more expected to arrive on the continent in the next 24 hours, a U.S. defense official told reporters earlier Tuesday.
The overall package includes 11 Mi-17 helicopters, 300 Switchblade drones, 18 Howitzers, 200 M113 armored personnel carriers, 10 counter-artillery radars, 500 Javelin anti-tank missiles, chemical attack protective equipment, body armor and helmets.
“None of these shipments sit around very long before being offloaded off of aircraft and onloaded appropriately in ground transportation to get them into Ukraine,” the official added.
Ukraine gets additional aircraft, plane parts to bolster fleet
Ukraine has been given additional fighter aircraft and aircraft parts from other countries to increase its fleet amid Russia’s attack, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Tuesday. “I would j…
thehill.com
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Defense & National Security — Europe sends dire warning on Mariupol
A European official said Tuesday that Russia will control the Ukrainian city of Mariupol within days and warned the atrocities will far exceed what the world has witnessed thus far.
European official warns Mariupol will fall within days
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol will be controlled by Russia within days, according to an assessment by a European official, who warned that atrocities against civilians in the southern port city will likely far exceed the massacres witnessed in Bucha.
“Mariupol will be controlled in the coming days,” the official said.
The warning comes two days after Ukraine rejected Russia’s demands to surrender in Mariupol, and Russia looks to a renewed effort in eastern Ukraine.
thehill.com
A European official said Tuesday that Russia will control the Ukrainian city of Mariupol within days and warned the atrocities will far exceed what the world has witnessed thus far.
European official warns Mariupol will fall within days
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol will be controlled by Russia within days, according to an assessment by a European official, who warned that atrocities against civilians in the southern port city will likely far exceed the massacres witnessed in Bucha.
“Mariupol will be controlled in the coming days,” the official said.
The warning comes two days after Ukraine rejected Russia’s demands to surrender in Mariupol, and Russia looks to a renewed effort in eastern Ukraine.
Defense & National Security — Europe sends dire warning on Mariupol
A European official said Tuesday that Russia will control the Ukrainian city of Mariupol within days and warned the atrocities will far exceed what the world has witnessed thus far. We’…
thehill.com
Friendly_Grower
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Now there is a Wife making sure her lover lays next to her quietly as she talks to her Husband.
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Under a paywall but you get the idea.
Chinese diplomats head to eastern Europe as suspicions grow over Russia ties
Beijing’s unwillingness to condemn Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine has added to long-held concerns about China among former soviet states, analyst says. Delegation will also be trying to revive the ‘17+1’ platform after Lithuania’s departure but ‘it won’t be an easy task’
China is sending a delegation to eight countries in central and eastern Europe as it tries to stem growing suspicions in the region over its “no-limits” ties with Moscow.
It will be the first Chinese diplomatic delegation to the region since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
Huo Yuzhen, China’s special representative to China-Central and Eastern Europe Cooperation, will head a delegation to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Poland, according to Wang Lutong, the director general of European affairs at China’s foreign ministry.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3174813/chinese-diplomats-head-eastern-europe-suspicions-grow-over
Chinese diplomats head to eastern Europe as suspicions grow over Russia ties
Beijing’s unwillingness to condemn Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine has added to long-held concerns about China among former soviet states, analyst says. Delegation will also be trying to revive the ‘17+1’ platform after Lithuania’s departure but ‘it won’t be an easy task’
China is sending a delegation to eight countries in central and eastern Europe as it tries to stem growing suspicions in the region over its “no-limits” ties with Moscow.
It will be the first Chinese diplomatic delegation to the region since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
Huo Yuzhen, China’s special representative to China-Central and Eastern Europe Cooperation, will head a delegation to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Poland, according to Wang Lutong, the director general of European affairs at China’s foreign ministry.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3174813/chinese-diplomats-head-eastern-europe-suspicions-grow-over
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Kazakhstan slowly backing away from its Russian ally
Nur-Sultan says it won’t be ‘tool’ to circumvent Western sanctions while Moscow subtly squeezes Kazakh oil shipments through its territory
Russia’s ally Kazakhstan is struggling to balance close ties with Moscow and its own national interests as the war in Ukraine creates destabilizing ripple effects across Central Asia. Kazakh authorities have not openly supported Russia’s invasion and are making moves that could, at least to a certain extent, distance Nur-Sultan from the Kremlin.
Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Kazakhstan has tried to cling to a neutral stance.
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Nur-Sultan says it won’t be ‘tool’ to circumvent Western sanctions while Moscow subtly squeezes Kazakh oil shipments through its territory
Russia’s ally Kazakhstan is struggling to balance close ties with Moscow and its own national interests as the war in Ukraine creates destabilizing ripple effects across Central Asia. Kazakh authorities have not openly supported Russia’s invasion and are making moves that could, at least to a certain extent, distance Nur-Sultan from the Kremlin.
Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Kazakhstan has tried to cling to a neutral stance.
Kazakhstan slowly backing away from its Russian ally - Asia Times
Russia’s ally Kazakhstan is struggling to balance close ties with Moscow and its own national interests as the war in Ukraine creates destabilizing ripple
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Dorian2
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cannabineer
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the Moskva was reportedly sunk southish of Odesa which is west of the Crimea.Defense & National Security — Europe sends dire warning on Mariupol
A European official said Tuesday that Russia will control the Ukrainian city of Mariupol within days and warned the atrocities will far exceed what the world has witnessed thus far.
European official warns Mariupol will fall within days
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol will be controlled by Russia within days, according to an assessment by a European official, who warned that atrocities against civilians in the southern port city will likely far exceed the massacres witnessed in Bucha.
“Mariupol will be controlled in the coming days,” the official said.
The warning comes two days after Ukraine rejected Russia’s demands to surrender in Mariupol, and Russia looks to a renewed effort in eastern Ukraine.
The ‘main objective’: The European official said that Mariupol is the “main objective” for Moscow, and the city is key for Russian forces to establish a land bridge from Crimea to the Donbas, from southern Ukraine toward its eastern territory.
Putin’s objectives are to seize all of the Donbas, including the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia recognized as independent as a pretext for invading Ukraine, as well as capturing Mariupol and the Kherson region in the southeast to hold naval superiority.
The European official said that a “reasonable, realistic assessment” is that Russia’s offensive into these regions will last between four to six months before reaching a stalemate with Ukrainian forces, but will provide Moscow with a strengthened hand in any negotiations.
How Ukraine can fight back: The official said that Ukraine has an advantage with high morale among its troops, especially after the Ukrainian strike that sunk the Russian navy’s flagship Moskva in the Azov Sea. Ukrainian forces also have an advantage in the southeast of the country because they “know the terrain by heart,” the official said.
Ukrainian forces will use tactics of “mobility and agility” to combat Russian troops in the east, with a combination of anti-ship, anti-aircraft and anti-tank munitions, and that will seek to bring Russia to a stalemate and force more negotiations.
The damage already done: Early reports from Mariupol documented atrocities and alleged war crimes such as Russian bombing of a maternity hospital; shelters marked as housing children, and civilian infrastructure.
Satellite imagery has reportedly showed about 90 percent of the city destroyed, and Ukrainian city officials estimate that civilian casualties are in the tens of thousands, through a combination of suffering under military attacks and starvation, with lack of access to food, water and electricity.
The Pentagon’s take: A senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday that Ukrainians are still fighting for Mariupol, adding that weather has impeded the ability of the U.S. to gather more information.
“It’s clear that the Russians want to take Mariupol. It’s also clear that the Ukrainians are not willing to give it up, certainly not without a fight,” the official said. “And that fight continues. We just don’t have the level of specificity to tell you how many troops are in each part of the city and what they’re doing, we just can’t see that. But broadly speaking, Mariupol is still being fought over.”
Defense & National Security — Europe sends dire warning on Mariupol
A European official said Tuesday that Russia will control the Ukrainian city of Mariupol within days and warned the atrocities will far exceed what the world has witnessed thus far. We’…
The Sea of Azov is east and northeast of Crimea.
Billy the Mountain
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Freedom Fries
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And I thought they were such great friends.
Pakistan, Afghanistan teeter toward a border war
Pakistan launches lethal airstrikes on Afghan territory in response to cross-border militant attacks on its security forces
Afghanistan and Pakistan are careening towards war, a dramatic downturn in bilateral relations just months after the Taliban seized power in Kabul with Islamabad’s suspected tacit, if not clandestine, support.
On April 14, Afghan border forces fired 35 shells and opened indiscriminate fire at Pakistani check posts in the Chitral area. The assault continued for well over six hours, according to news reports.
Pakistan, Afghanistan teeter toward a border war
Pakistan launches lethal airstrikes on Afghan territory in response to cross-border militant attacks on its security forces
Afghanistan and Pakistan are careening towards war, a dramatic downturn in bilateral relations just months after the Taliban seized power in Kabul with Islamabad’s suspected tacit, if not clandestine, support.
On April 14, Afghan border forces fired 35 shells and opened indiscriminate fire at Pakistani check posts in the Chitral area. The assault continued for well over six hours, according to news reports.
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Yes, I posted a picture showing where it was a day or two ago. I just did not bother editing out that line.
cannabineer
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No worries, my ocd