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[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)







raymondo

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I believe it was the confirmation hearing for a number of State Department nominees, specifically here Christopher Landau (a former ambassador to Mexico) who is nominated for Deputy Secretary of State.
Aha, thank you very much 👍.
Mr Landau will certainly be very good at avoiding the question asked,and also totally loyal to Mr Trump. A perfect nomination then 🫤.
 














raymondo

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Apr 26, 2017
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2 bits of potentially good news?




From the satellite article: "The CSO system constitutes an essential tool of France's defense policy by guaranteeing autonomy of assessment and decision-making sovereignty in space."

Autonomy from the US 👍. Yes please, let's have more of that across business and defense wherever possible. (We just have to stay friends with France 😉)
 




peterward

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From the satellite article: "The CSO system constitutes an essential tool of France's defense policy by guaranteeing autonomy of assessment and decision-making sovereignty in space."

Autonomy from the US 👍. Yes please, let's have more of that across business and defense wherever possible. (We just have to stay friends with France 😉)
And some even better news on the Kursk bridgehead......... hopefully.

 


cunning fergus

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They've saved Europe once before !!
Very true, out of interest who did they save Europe from?

It’s interesting that Donald Tusk talks about 500m Europeans as if they are a single homogenous cultural group, it’s not now hasn't been since at least Luther and the reformation. Ironically the EU continues to work hard at polarising Europeans and Tusk knows this all too well.


For many Europeans today they will wonder which is really the greater threat to its culture and way of life. For Poland it’s the descendants of those winged Hussars are saving themselves again.

Happy Ramadan by the way.
 






raymondo

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A reminder from Jake Broe on his latest video... Trump/the US is CURRENTLY in negotiation with Russia on:
- a deal to buy aluminum
- restarting direct flights between Russia and US
- sharing Arctic trading routes
- normalizing diplomatic relations

and so, as Jake says, it's complete BS from Trump that he's threatening more sanctions on Russia because of their recent bombardment.
"Do not trust the US,we are not your ally".
 




crookie

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Very true, out of interest who did they save Europe from?

It’s interesting that Donald Tusk talks about 500m Europeans as if they are a single homogenous cultural group, it’s not now hasn't been since at least Luther and the reformation. Ironically the EU continues to work hard at polarising Europeans and Tusk knows this all too well.


For many Europeans today they will wonder which is really the greater threat to its culture and way of life. For Poland it’s the descendants of those winged Hussars are saving themselves again.

Happy Ramadan by the way.
It was the Ottomans at the gates of Vienna
 








peterward

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Yes, I've read similar updates 👍.
The Russian Military Bloggers seem to be generally sources of factual information... they certainly don't (well most of them I see quoted) act like propagandists .
It's weird as "Kursk" is still trending on X and multiple people saying "Ukrainains cut off", "thousands surrendering" tons of pro Russian accounts talking about what a folly Kursk was etc, and lots of links to newspaper reports...... but all those newspaper reports are from the same "deep state" telegram account source.......

Other well known and large Russian milibloggers aren't reporting it the same?

Fog of war?

Bad situation for Ukraine most Russian accounts aren't yet aware of?

Exagerated Russian success based on that one erroneous report?
 


Deportivo Seagull

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Very true, out of interest who did they save Europe from?

It’s interesting that Donald Tusk talks about 500m Europeans as if they are a single homogenous cultural group, it’s not now hasn't been since at least Luther and the reformation. Ironically the EU continues to work hard at polarising Europeans and Tusk knows this all too well.


For many Europeans today they will wonder which is really the greater threat to its culture and way of life. For Poland it’s the descendants of those winged Hussars are saving themselves again.

Happy Ramadan by the way.
You still here?

what’s you thoughts on the 800billion euro defence plan that you said wouldn't happen?

The migration pact has f*** all to do with the situation in Ukraine and yet you are trying to tie it in, which can only be described as embarrassing.

And the correct expression is ‘Ramadan Mubarak’. Oh and before you go off one about appeasing Muslims, I'm an atheist so Christianity, Islam, Judaism and buddhism are all the same to me. I just happen to be polite.
 
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