Sirnormangall
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- Sep 21, 2017
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Fico increasingly sounds like a Putin puppet who’s about to retire to a luxury apartment block in Moscow with Assad as his neighbour
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[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)
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He seems quite committed to Putin's cause.
- Aug 24, 2020
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Those crowds look pretty big.
I think Fico is feeling the pressure, from both his people, and maybe Putin. He seems to be losing perspective, and repeating Russian threats on Ukraine.
Nobby
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How the hell do people like this become leaders in a democracy?
- Aug 24, 2020
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I don't know. Perhaps they are economical with the truth during their campaigning, so that the electorate don't know what they are electing.How the hell do people like this become leaders in a democracy?
I just googled 'Russian interference Slovakian elections' and plenty of sensible links come up (Politico etc). There was an enormous disinformation campaign mounted, for both their presidential and prime ministerial elections. Suspected Russian money behind it.
Much like if Farage became PM here.
- Aug 24, 2020
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At least you won't get any of that nonsense in the Belarusian elections taking place today.
This is because all that nonsense happened 30 years ago. Lukashenko has been in power for 30 years and 6 terms, and does not allow any meaningful opposition candidates. He says he's not even bothering to watch the election.
- Aug 24, 2020
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'Russia's breakeven price for oil is $44/barrel according to Saudi/Aramco'.
This could be a further signal that an economic war is coming. Watch from 05:30 onwards.
This could be a further signal that an economic war is coming. Watch from 05:30 onwards.
- Aug 24, 2020
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As the comments say, probably easier to just beat Russia than to fund and trust such a peacekeeping force
Beating Russia is a good option. Strengthen Ukraine, arm it with the right kit (funded by frozen Russian money), and make it capable of defending itself from Russia in the future.
But it would be a better option if it is combined with the economic disablement of Russia, giving it a fair reparations bill funded by overhanging post-war sanctions, so that there is effectively no chance of Russia building up another war chest to have another go for the forseeable future.
Not beating Russia, and not disabling it economically, is akin to kicking the can down the road.
I don't know if this article exaggerates but...
Also, Jake Broe supports the US statement that Ukraine should lower it's age of conscription from 25 to 18, or at least closer to it. There are many ways to support the war effort: more drone operators or manufacturers, designers; cyber work; vehicle and weapon maintenance.
Easy for me to say, I know.
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Also, Jake Broe supports the US statement that Ukraine should lower it's age of conscription from 25 to 18, or at least closer to it. There are many ways to support the war effort: more drone operators or manufacturers, designers; cyber work; vehicle and weapon maintenance.
Easy for me to say, I know.
Transfer of Air Force personnel to infantry continues despite scandal
The Ukrainian military command's plan to throw high-skilled Air Force personnel into the infantry was said to be halted when the practice gained nationwide attention, followed by a condemnation from the president. Soldiers, who spoke to the Kyiv Independent on conditions of anonymity, say...
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When Jake covered this I could see exactly were the US were coming from, what other country fighting for it's existence hasn't called up 18 year olds. He made the excellent point that they didn't need to be in combat roles on the front line but the US would feel Ukrainians were giving it everything so they should be supported even more.I don't know if this article exaggerates but...
Also, Jake Broe supports the US statement that Ukraine should lower it's age of conscription from 25 to 18, or at least closer to it. There are many ways to support the war effort: more drone operators or manufacturers, designers; cyber work; vehicle and weapon maintenance.
Easy for me to say, I know.
Transfer of Air Force personnel to infantry continues despite scandal
The Ukrainian military command's plan to throw high-skilled Air Force personnel into the infantry was said to be halted when the practice gained nationwide attention, followed by a condemnation from the president. Soldiers, who spoke to the Kyiv Independent on conditions of anonymity, say...
- Aug 24, 2020
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Here's a coincidence.
As you were reporting on a Latvian-owned cable being cut, I came across the Latvia based meduza.io website. At first glance, it's rather good. Apparently, although blocked and banned in Russia, they are read by 10 million Russians every month.
Article 1 - multiple Russian mobile operators and internet services were down on Friday.
Russian mobile operators and internet services hit by major outage — Meduza
Multiple Russian mobile operators and internet services experienced a major outage on Friday morning, according to monitoring sites Sboi.rf, Downradar, and Downdetector. The disruption was also reported by Russia’s telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, and the country’s Main Radio...
Article 2 - almost no Russians will qualify for an age-related pension this year.
In 2025, almost no Russians will qualify for age-based retirement. Here’s why. — Meduza
Russia’s 2018 pension reforms, which raise the retirement age from 55 to 60 for most women and from 60 to 65 for most men, have created an unusual situation: in 2025, basically no one will qualify for age-based retirement. This is due to the transition period for implementing the new rules...
- Aug 24, 2020
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I forgot to mention, watching a Youtube short today, some random bloke* observed that the Russian cable-cutting seems to be backfiring, as it is leading to an increased Nato presence in the Baltic, where traffic from St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad have to sail through the Denmark Strait to go anywhere. Not what Putin would have wanted.
* I'm not presenting this very well am I?
Interesting site to keep an eye on.Here's a coincidence.
As you were reporting on a Latvian-owned cable being cut, I came across the Latvia based meduza.io website. At first glance, it's rather good. Apparently, although blocked and banned in Russia, they are read by 10 million Russians every month.
Article 1 - multiple Russian mobile operators and internet services were down on Friday.
Russian mobile operators and internet services hit by major outage — Meduza
Multiple Russian mobile operators and internet services experienced a major outage on Friday morning, according to monitoring sites Sboi.rf, Downradar, and Downdetector. The disruption was also reported by Russia’s telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, and the country’s Main Radio...meduza.io
Article 2 - almost no Russians will qualify for an age-related pension this year.
In 2025, almost no Russians will qualify for age-based retirement. Here’s why. — Meduza
Russia’s 2018 pension reforms, which raise the retirement age from 55 to 60 for most women and from 60 to 65 for most men, have created an unusual situation: in 2025, basically no one will qualify for age-based retirement. This is due to the transition period for implementing the new rules...
I see that the T2 mobile press service denied any outage.... no surprise there
I read last week (somewhere, yes
) that NATO has sent three ships to the Baltic to 'monitor'. It's quite an area though.Still waiting for the Finns to tell us the results of their investigation.
- Aug 24, 2020
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The Anka news service (Turkish, so not sure about it yet), said that the cause was not clear, possibly a cyber attack, but that services were affected by the mobile companies having no-one to fix the problems as they've all left the country!Interesting site to keep an eye on.
I see that the T2 mobile press service denied any outage.... no surprise there
Quite interesting reading the different categories for retirees e.g. working in the northern regions.Here's a coincidence.
As you were reporting on a Latvian-owned cable being cut, I came across the Latvia based meduza.io website. At first glance, it's rather good. Apparently, although blocked and banned in Russia, they are read by 10 million Russians every month.
Article 1 - multiple Russian mobile operators and internet services were down on Friday.
Russian mobile operators and internet services hit by major outage — Meduza
Multiple Russian mobile operators and internet services experienced a major outage on Friday morning, according to monitoring sites Sboi.rf, Downradar, and Downdetector. The disruption was also reported by Russia’s telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, and the country’s Main Radio...
Article 2 - almost no Russians will qualify for an age-related pension this year.
In 2025, almost no Russians will qualify for age-based retirement. Here’s why. — Meduza
Russia’s 2018 pension reforms, which raise the retirement age from 55 to 60 for most women and from 60 to 65 for most men, have created an unusual situation: in 2025, basically no one will qualify for age-based retirement. This is due to the transition period for implementing the new rules...