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And another one. Things seem to be moving fast now.
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[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)
- Thread starter vegster
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The British rep at the regular OSCE meeting bashes away. This one is aimed at the new Russian Defense Minister, who's an economist.
www.gov.uk
Over 465,000 Russian personnel killed or wounded since 2022 – a terrible human loss for Russians: UK statement to the OSCE
Politico-Military Counsellor, Ankur Narayan, adds that despite the staggering costs to Russia, Putin is no closer to subjugating Ukraine. Russia can minimise its losses by withdrawing all of its forces from all of Ukraine.
Did you read the third post down about Atesh, a military partisan movement?
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No I didn't, but I have done down now! Thanks for the heads up.
Has to be true. There's no smoke without fire! <titter>
Sirnormangall
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So we should hopefully see some successful Ukrainian hits in that area soon.
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Not entirely sure of the timeline, but if the sequence of events works out, then Ukraine didn't waste any time
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@raymondo, you mentioned Atesh earlier, in relation to the attack on the coal train in the Amur region in the far east of Russia.
I googled Atesh, and it returned a link to this BBC article from 6 Jan, which I don't remember any of us posting on here:
I googled Atesh, and it returned a link to this BBC article from 6 Jan, which I don't remember any of us posting on here:
Ukraine war: Atesh, the group spying on Russians in occupied Crimea
Atesh, meaning fire in Crimean Tatar, says it collects data on Russian forces in occupied Ukraine.
www.bbc.co.uk
Great research@raymondo, you mentioned Atesh earlier, in relation to the attack on the coal train in the Amur region in the far east of Russia.
I googled Atesh, and it returned a link to this BBC article from 6 Jan, which I don't remember any of us posting on here:
Ukraine war: Atesh, the group spying on Russians in occupied Crimea
Atesh, meaning fire in Crimean Tatar, says it collects data on Russian forces in occupied Ukraine.www.bbc.co.uk
...and a very interesting read thanks!Near the end they talk about the desire to recruit more agents, but they need to be very careful as that will increase the risk of infiltration IMO.
Russia-Ukraine war: 'Putin's henchmen' threatening UK, Britons warned; Moscow's troops reach key Ukrainian city
Russian troops have reached the Ukrainian city of Toretsk, an anchor of Kyiv's defences in the eastern Donetsk region. Its capture could bring closer the prospect of Moscow securing the entire Donbas. Meanwhile, the MI5 boss has warned Russia wants to create "mayhem" on UK streets.
Russia-Ukraine war: 'Putin's henchmen' threatening UK, Britons warned; Moscow's troops reach key Ukrainian city
Russian troops have reached the Ukrainian city of Toretsk, an anchor of Kyiv's defences in the eastern Donetsk region. Its capture could bring closer the prospect of Moscow securing the entire Donbas. Meanwhile, the MI5 boss has warned Russia wants to create "mayhem" on UK streets.news.sky.com
As always, fuckoff Russia
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More threats from Russia then. Don't they have anything else in their toolbox?Russia-Ukraine war: 'Putin's henchmen' threatening UK, Britons warned; Moscow's troops reach key Ukrainian city
Russian troops have reached the Ukrainian city of Toretsk, an anchor of Kyiv's defences in the eastern Donetsk region. Its capture could bring closer the prospect of Moscow securing the entire Donbas. Meanwhile, the MI5 boss has warned Russia wants to create "mayhem" on UK streets.
It's all they seem able to do these days.
There's no new, innovative economic leverage from the new technocrat Belousov. Just the same old gangster power plays.
Their thinking is on tram lines.
Personally I hope they indeed don't have anything else in their toolbox
Personally I hope they indeed don't have anything else in their toolbox
I think the best thing for the future of Russia would be to simply withdraw from Ukraine.
It's not like they can make serious appeals from the moral high ground though is it?
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That doesn't seem to stop them doing so. Before the Kharkiv offensive, they announced they want a 'sanitary zone' between them and Ukraine, and that the Ukraine regime is toxic. Not a hint of irony or self-awareness. None.
They seem to have a very high opinion of themselves which the rest of the world does not share.
Edit: I forgot to say that in this article, Peskov seems to have gone a bit off piste and called the 3 day special military operation, a 'senseless war'.
Biden bows to international pressure to allow Ukraine to use US weapons on Russia
Joe Biden has bowed to international pressure to allow Ukraine to use American weapons to strike Russian territory after the head of Nato said “the time has come” to overturn the ban.
www.telegraph.co.uk
“Nato member states ... are entering a new round of escalations in tensions and they are doing it deliberately,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that, “they are provoking Ukraine in every possible way into continuing this senseless war.”
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No wonder Russia wants to 'freeze' this 'senseless war'.
It's running out of money,
news.sky.com
It's running out of money,
Russia weighs biggest tax shake-up in almost 25 years as Putin scrambles to finance Ukraine war
As the war in Ukraine drains the Kremlin's coffers, the government is scrambling to find new ways to finance it. After nearly three decades with most Russians paying just 13% in taxes, Vladimir Putin is eyeing a radical shake-up.
If only mad mad Putin and his lickers agreed with you
And every oil refinery, tank, missile launcher, truck and radar system that gets wasted in Russia, so theNo wonder Russia wants to 'freeze' this 'senseless war'.
It's running out of money,
Russia weighs biggest tax shake-up in almost 25 years as Putin scrambles to finance Ukraine war
As the war in Ukraine drains the Kremlin's coffers, the government is scrambling to find new ways to finance it. After nearly three decades with most Russians paying just 13% in taxes, Vladimir Putin is eyeing a radical shake-up.
squeeze on Russia just gets greater. Keep those fires burning lads and lasses!
This has been the aim of the economic sanctions for the last two years and it is finally starting to bear fruit as all of Putin’s side hustles to avoid it are starting to run dryNo wonder Russia wants to 'freeze' this 'senseless war'.
It's running out of money,
Russia weighs biggest tax shake-up in almost 25 years as Putin scrambles to finance Ukraine war
As the war in Ukraine drains the Kremlin's coffers, the government is scrambling to find new ways to finance it. After nearly three decades with most Russians paying just 13% in taxes, Vladimir Putin is eyeing a radical shake-up.