Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital

[tgw]

1 hour ago, rudi49jr said:

He probably forgot that people outside Russia have access to more reliable news sources than RT.

Lavrov should have been interrupted and put in his place as a liar.

 

Why hasn't the crystal clear wording of the Geneva Convention (of which Russia is a signatory) been brought up when it came to discussing the Brits that were sentenced to death?

 

Why weren't Lavrov's lies fact-checked ?

Russia hasn't invaded Ukraine, yeah right.

 

He should face an execution squad.

[rudi49jr]

41 minutes ago, tgw said:

He should face an execution squad.

Not disagreeing with you, but executions squads around the world are going to be very busy when you start putting people like Lavrov in front of them.

[Hellfire]

3 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

He probably forgot that people outside Russia have access to more reliable news sources than RT.

But this is all what Putin propaganda’s speakers do care about: those millions of Russians zombified by the Soviet and then Putin’s propaganda. 
Yes, there are some useful idiots (as well as the clinical ones) outside Russia. But they don’t really present any serious power in their respective countries. 

 

[Bkk Brian]

After Boris Johnson's visit to Ukraine today this is whats been announced, more in the link:

 

UK to offer major training programme for Ukrainian forces as Prime Minister hails their victorious determination

 

The Prime Minister has offered to launch a major training operation for Ukrainian forces, with the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days.

 

My visit today, in the depths of this war, is to send a clear and simple message to the Ukrainian people: the UK is with you, and we will be with you until you ultimately prevail. As Ukrainian soldiers fire UK missiles in defence of your nation’s sovereignty, they do so also in defence of the very freedoms we take for granted.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-offer-major-training-programme-for-ukrainian-forces-as-prime-minister-hails-their-victorious-determination

[tgw]

Putin lashes out at West over sanctions, calls US ‘fading world power’

https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/putin-claims-western-sanctions-failed-says-us-fading-world-power/

 

????

no further comment necessary

[heybruce]

38 minutes ago, tgw said:

Putin lashes out at West over sanctions, calls US ‘fading world power’

https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/putin-claims-western-sanctions-failed-says-us-fading-world-power/

 

????

no further comment necessary

To be fair, Putin knows quite a lot about a fading world power.

[Bkk Brian]

Russia holding back on its resources, really? Sounds more like making excuses for their military failures 

 

Russia Preparing for 'Big, Colossal War' With NATO, Says Major General

 

When asked by Solovyov whether Russia was holding back on tapping its military resources because President Vladimir Putin was keeping them free for a potential fight with NATO, Gurulyov said "we're obligated to consider such a possibility."

"We have to consider every option up to a big colossal war and be ready for it." When Solovyov asked if Russia was ready for such a scenario, Gurulyov replied, "We are ready."

 

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-preparing-colossal-war-nato-andrey-gurulyov-1716810

[coolcarer]

Great to get confirmation that they’re working from the evil dictator himself

 

Putin condemns mad and thoughtless western sanctions

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61847300

 

 

[GroveHillWanderer]

15 hours ago, tgw said:

Lavrov should have been interrupted and put in his place as a liar.

 

Why hasn't the crystal clear wording of the Geneva Convention (of which Russia is a signatory) been brought up when it came to discussing the Brits that were sentenced to death?

 

Why weren't Lavrov's lies fact-checked ?

Russia hasn't invaded Ukraine, yeah right.

 

He should face an execution squad.

He was interrupted and fact-checked by the interviewer - many times, in fact.

 

The Geneva convention was also referenced in relation to the two Brits.

 

Perhaps you haven't watched the interview?

[Mavideol]

16 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Putin talking in St.Petersburg on France 24 TV tonight interesting.

The much-hyped speech was delayed by more than 90 minutes because of a "massive" cyberattack. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists in an impromptu conference call that the speech was postponed due to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the conference's systems.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/17/europe/russia-president-vladimir-putin-speech-spief-intl/index.html

 

interesting for whom??? the guy from Kazakhstan didn't like it .... sure you know what DPR and LPR mean

The President of Kazakhstan said that his country does not recognize the DPR and LPR

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/the-president-of-kazakhstan-said-that-his-country-does-not-recognize-the-dpr-and-lpr

[Bkk Brian]

19 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

He probably forgot that people outside Russia have access to more reliable news sources than RT.

I have a feeling that Margarita Simonyan the head of RT, Russia Today news also forgets that people have access outside of Russia and with VPN if inside, although she's trying as hard as possible to stop that:

 

VIDEO: Head of RT Margarita Simonyan admits that for 10 years or more, she's been dreaming about censorship, banning Western media and Russia becoming like China by achieving total information control. Most of all, Simonyan doesn't want the idea of freedom to ever come back to Moscow.

 

Actually she was also there next to Putin at the St.Petersburg forum acting as the moderator.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

21 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

He probably forgot that people outside Russia have access to more reliable news sources than RT.

Though some outside of Russia choose to tune into RT.

 

[Rimmer]

Getting very tired of removing unattributed posts and replies coming from the same member, this is the last warning, next time will earn a posting holiday!

[Bkk Brian]

Putin writing his own rules on International Law:

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the legal side of Russia's war against Ukraine, which he calls a "special operation", fully complies with international law.

 

According to Putin, the legal side of the "special operation" in Ukraine fully complies with international law. When a territory is separated from a state, it is not necessary to ask permission from the central authorities, the Russian president said

 

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/17/7353144/

[Bkk Brian]

Can't wait to see what rants Russian state TV comes out with after seeing this from the UK ????

 

British troops must 'prepare to fight in Europe again', army chief warns

The head of the British army has told his troops they must "prepare to fight in Europe once again" in an effort to defeat Vladimir Putin's forces.

General Sir Patrick Sanders, who took over from General Sir Mark Carleton Smith on Monday, warned soldiers about the challenges they faced amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

"There is now a burning imperative to forge an army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle," Sir Patrick said.

 

 

[tgw]

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/19/7353366/

 

Russia says more than 300,000 Ukrainian children “deported”

Russia forcibly deports 300,000 Ukrainian children.

Russian state-controlled news agency Interfax reported, citing the Russian military, that more than 1.9 million Ukrainians have been forcibly deported to Russia since the start of the invasion, over 307,000 of them children

[tgw]

kyivindependent.com reports Ukrainian resistance fighters have killed 2 Russian soldiers and injured one while they were at a café in Kherson

 

2 Russian soldiers shot dead, 1 injured in occupied Kherson.

According to Ukraine’s Operational Command “South,” three Russian soldiers were at a “waterfront cafe” in Russian-occupied Kherson when a shooter opened fire at them. The surviving soldier has been hospitalized in Russian-occupied Crimea, the command reported.

[Bkk Brian]

Russia blockading Ukrainian grain is a 'real war crime' - EU

 

Russia's blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain is a "real war crime", says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

"It is inconceivable - one cannot imagine that millions of tonnes of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while in the rest of the world people are suffering hunger," Mr Borrell said. "We call on Russia to deblockade the [Ukrainian] ports."

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61864049

[farmerjo]

40 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Russia blockading Ukrainian grain is a 'real war crime' - EU

 

Russia's blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain is a "real war crime", says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

"It is inconceivable - one cannot imagine that millions of tonnes of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while in the rest of the world people are suffering hunger," Mr Borrell said. "We call on Russia to deblockade the [Ukrainian] ports."

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61864049

Are they not waiting on Ukraine to clear the sea mines they set.

But not to worry,Joe's temporary silo's will shore up grain supplies in the EU while the African countries suffer,well at least until thousands make the trip to the EU to see where their grain has gone.

[Jingthing]

2 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

Are they not waiting on Ukraine to clear the sea mines they set.

But not to worry,Joe's temporary silo's will shore up grain supplies in the EU while the African countries suffer,well at least until thousands make the trip to the EU to see where their grain has gone.

So Ukraine should invite Putin to take Odessa?

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, farmerjo said:

Are they not waiting on Ukraine to clear the sea mines they set.

But not to worry,Joe's temporary silo's will shore up grain supplies in the EU while the African countries suffer,well at least until thousands make the trip to the EU to see where their grain has gone.

Perhaps Ukraine clearing sea mines in Russian controlled and blockaded waters maybe a tad risky, seeing as the Russians are well known for firing in humanitarian corridors. Just a thought.

 

Joe's temp silos are just one initiative of many where they are attempting to facilitate the grain to be exported and to those who need it rather than being stolen or destroyed by Russia

[farmerjo]

Just now, Jingthing said:

So Ukraine should invite Putin to take Odessa?

They need to talk to the UN and Turkey about the alternative arrangements.

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

They need to talk to the UN and Turkey about the alternative arrangements.

There are no alternative arrangements the talks broke down days ago

[JetsetBkk]

21 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

Are they not waiting on Ukraine to clear the sea mines they set.

????  Exactly.

[heybruce]

6 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Are they not waiting on Ukraine to clear the sea mines they set.

But not to worry,Joe's temporary silo's will shore up grain supplies in the EU while the African countries suffer,well at least until thousands make the trip to the EU to see where their grain has gone.

I'm sure if a sufficient number of international warships were allowed to keep the Odessa harbor a no-conflict zone and escort cargo ships to the Mediterranean that Ukraine would clear the mines, but not until after the ships arrive.

 

I doubt Putin would go along with this arrangement.

[tgw]

31 minutes ago, heybruce said:

I'm sure if a sufficient number of international warships were allowed to keep the Odessa harbor a no-conflict zone and escort cargo ships to the Mediterranean that Ukraine would clear the mines, but not until after the ships arrive.

 

I doubt Putin would go along with this arrangement.

Correct.

All Putin has to do is to agree that a maritime corridor between Odessa and Romania be protected by NATO.

[Bkk Brian]

7 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

????  Exactly.

Or you could ask why Russia's Dmitry Peskov insists that all sanctions are lifted first as a condition to talks

[Bkk Brian]

There you go, some of those long range missiles/artillery being put to good use:

 

Ukrainian missiles hit Black Sea gas platforms, say Russian officials

 

Russian officials have said Ukraine launched missile strikes against three gas rigs in the Black Sea south of Odesa, in an apparent escalation of Kyiv’s attempts to weaken Russia’s maritime dominance.

 

Seven people were missing and three injured after the strikes, according to the head of occupied Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, who said a “rescue operation with the participation of patrol ships and aviation” was under way.

 

The three offshore platforms, the Boyko towers, had previously been seized by Moscow from Ukraine in 2014. Kyiv believes they are used for military reconnaissance and to help assert control of a larger portion of the Black Sea.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/20/ukrainian-missiles-hit-black-sea-gas-platforms-russian-officials

[heybruce]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Or you could ask why Russia's Dmitry Peskov insists that all sanctions are lifted first as a condition to talks

Golly!  You don't think Russia would hold the world's poor and hungry as hostages in an attempt to get sanctions lifted, do you? 

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, heybruce said:

Golly!  You don't think Russia would hold the world's poor and hungry as hostages in an attempt to get sanctions lifted, do you? 

Unfortunately that's just how low they have descended. Respect for Russia will never again be had by civilized nations. They even mocked and joked about it at the St Petersburg Forum.

 

From Russia with love.............."all our hope is in the famine"

 

While sitting next to her master Putin at the St Petersburg forum, the witch who runs RT News, Margarita Simonian using the famine rhetoric as a shameful example of Russia's attitude and lack of care for the suffering of others.  She may have inadvertently let the cat out of the bag, intimating that Russia is stealing Ukrainian grain for the sole purpose of forcing the West into lifting economic sanctions against Russia. 

 

"All our hope is in the famine." "Now the famine will start and they will lift the sanctions and be friends with us, because they will realize that it is impossible not to be friends with us," said Margarita Simonian.

 

This is what the former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul had to say after hearing this: 

‘Let’s starve them until they agree to be our friends’ Such a pleasant person. And then Russians wonder why no one respects them!