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

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Here's an article that is originally from the Wall St. Journal about Russia's attempt to convert the locals into happy Russians

In Occupied South Ukraine, Russia Tries To Build Loyalty To Putin

"Days after Russian forces occupied the southern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, residents gathered in the city’s main square with Ukrainian flags to sing patriotic songs and tell troops they hoped they would go home. The protests grew daily.

They were soon detained by Russian forces, part of a month-long campaign of coercion, threats, propaganda and violence aimed at crushing the Berdyansk resistance and bringing the coastal city under Russian rule."

https://6park.news/usa/in-occupied-south-ukraine-russia-tries-to-build-loyalty-to-putin.html

[coolcarer]

The circus continues

 

Kremlin spokesman says Americans captured in Ukraine committed 'crimes'

 

Washington (AFP) – Two Americans captured in Ukraine while fighting with Kyiv's military were "endangering" Russian soldiers and should be "held accountable for those crimes," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday in an interview with NBC News.

 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220620-kremlin-spokesman-says-americans-captured-in-ukraine-committed-crimes

[LosLobo]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

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!

 

 

It's rather ironic!  In the "Great Famine" the US saved millions of Russian lives!

 

 

[Mavideol]

6 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

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

starting pay back time.... Vlad will give up very soon as he claims losing 200+ soldiers a day

 

https://au.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-news-live-putin-exhausted-150615757.html

Ukraine news - live: Putin’s ‘exhausted’ military has 200 soldiers ‘killed in a day’

[Mavideol]

16 hours 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

pay back time as my father used to say "waht goes around comes around" Russia is starting to feel the pain and more to come

 

https://www.rt.com/business/557484-explainer-kaliningrad-lithuania-blockade/

'Casus belli': What Kaliningrad blockade means for Russia

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/lithuania-says-sanctions-on-goods-to-kaliningrad-take-effect/

Lithuania says sanctions on goods to Kaliningrad take effect

 

[coolcarer]

42 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

 

'Casus belli': What Kaliningrad blockade means for Russia

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/lithuania-says-sanctions-on-goods-to-kaliningrad-take-effect/

Lithuania says sanctions on goods to Kaliningrad take effect

 

It’s concerning what with Lithuania being a NATO country and Russia threatening them. New OP on it is here

https://aseannow.com/topic/1263421-russia-threatens-nato-member-lithuania-over-kaliningrad-enclave-rail-goods-ban/

 

[CharlieH]

Post removed.

 

Please do not post just a link, take a moment to post what it is etc, introduce it properly or it will ve removed.

[Kwasaki]

18 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 don't understand what all the fuss is about another media stir up. 

Ukraine is only the 5th biggest exporter of grain and Russia can supply Africa as well along with Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey I didn't think food was sanctioned.

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8 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

I don't understand what all the fuss is about another media stir up. 

Ukraine is only the 5th biggest exporter of grain and Russia can supply Africa as well along with Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey I didn't think food was sanctioned.

Maybe because wheat prices are sharply up?

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/wheat

[Bkk Brian]

9 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

I don't understand what all the fuss is about another media stir up. 

Ukraine is only the 5th biggest exporter of grain and Russia can supply Africa as well along with Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey I didn't think food was sanctioned.

Stir up by the media? What media are you talking about, the West or Russian, both are reporting on it, or a stir up by the EU or UN?

 

Ukraine is a major grain exporter, last year supplying 11% of the world’s wheat exports, 12% of corn exports and 43% of sunflower oil exports. 

 

That's without its 16% of the worlds maize and 10% of the worlds barley.

 

But you don't understand what all the fuss is about. 

 

Millions at risk in South Sudan as Ukraine war forces slashing of aid

Drastic cuts to World Food Programme assistance will leave people ‘looking death in the face’ unless global donors offer support

The World Food Programme has said it is suspending food aid to 1.7 million people in South Sudan, as the war in Ukraine sucks funding from the world’s crisis-plagued youngest country and causes the price of staples to soar.

[farmerjo]

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

Stir up by the media? What media are you talking about, the West or Russian, both are reporting on it, or a stir up by the EU or UN?

 

Ukraine is a major grain exporter, last year supplying 11% of the world’s wheat exports, 12% of corn exports and 43% of sunflower oil exports. 

 

That's without its 16% of the worlds maize and 10% of the worlds barley.

 

But you don't understand what all the fuss is about. 

 

Millions at risk in South Sudan as Ukraine war forces slashing of aid

Drastic cuts to World Food Programme assistance will leave people ‘looking death in the face’ unless global donors offer support

The World Food Programme has said it is suspending food aid to 1.7 million people in South Sudan, as the war in Ukraine sucks funding from the world’s crisis-plagued youngest country and causes the price of staples to soar.

Grain production around the world goes up and down seasonally.

It's not about the grain,that is an excuse.

Ok it's hurting Ukraine's economy.

If countries can increase their military spending they can also increase their funding for world food supplies.

If they wish to.

 

[Bkk Brian]

20 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

Grain production around the world goes up and down seasonally.

It's not about the grain,that is an excuse.

Ok it's hurting Ukraine's economy.

If countries can increase their military spending they can also increase their funding for world food supplies.

If they wish to.

 

First you say its an excuse, excuse for what exactly? Then you go onto say that why can't countries increase funding for world food supplies?

 

Make your mind up.

 

Food is being used as a weapon, even admitted by Putin's right hand mouthpiece on R.T. while she was next to her master.

 

20 millions tons stuck in Ukraine that can't leave, which countries have the shortfall to make that up especially as prices have skyrocketed? 

 

Why is Russia stealing Ukraine grain and sending it to places like Syria and also offering it to Egypt. This is stolen grain from Ukraine farmers now being sold for Russian profit.

 

The EU has already provided package of 3 Billion Euros for food security across the world due to Russia's invasion and has just announced a further 600 million on top of that

 

 

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1 hour ago, farmerjo said:

Grain production around the world goes up and down seasonally.

It's not about the grain,that is an excuse.

Ok it's hurting Ukraine's economy.

If countries can increase their military spending they can also increase their funding for world food supplies.

If they wish to.

 

Does it look to you that prices go up and down seasonally, too? 

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/wheat

 

Ya think there might be some connection between prices and supply?

 

 

[Rimmer]

Troll post and a couple of replies have been removed

[bannork]

11 hours ago, placeholder said:

Here's an article that is originally from the Wall St. Journal about Russia's attempt to convert the locals into happy Russians

In Occupied South Ukraine, Russia Tries To Build Loyalty To Putin

"Days after Russian forces occupied the southern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, residents gathered in the city’s main square with Ukrainian flags to sing patriotic songs and tell troops they hoped they would go home. The protests grew daily.

They were soon detained by Russian forces, part of a month-long campaign of coercion, threats, propaganda and violence aimed at crushing the Berdyansk resistance and bringing the coastal city under Russian rule."

https://6park.news/usa/in-occupied-south-ukraine-russia-tries-to-build-loyalty-to-putin.html

Whilst many observers of Russia speculate about a possible palace coup against Putin, the post below considers how Western sanctions might cripple Russia's railways, leading to conflicts between regions and de facto separatism.

 

[farmerjo]

2 hours ago, placeholder said:

Does it look to you that prices go up and down seasonally, too? 

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/wheat

 

Ya think there might be some connection between prices and supply?

 

 

Yes there is a connection between prices and supply.

There is also a connection with input costs which have been rising since covid which your graph clearly shows.

[tgw]

2 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Yes there is a connection between prices and supply.

There is also a connection with input costs which have been rising since covid which your graph clearly shows.

that's a very good explanation of what's "seasonal"

[heybruce]

9 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Grain production around the world goes up and down seasonally.

It's not about the grain,that is an excuse.

Ok it's hurting Ukraine's economy.

If countries can increase their military spending they can also increase their funding for world food supplies.

If they wish to.

 

Poor countries that had contracts with Ukraine for grain will have to purchase grain on the spot market now at greatly increased prices.

 

There is a lag time of several months between farmers seeing the need to plant additional crops and the first harvest.

 

This reduction in grain supplies comes on top of other reductions caused by drought and extreme weather events.

 

https://www.world-grain.com/articles/16983-world-weather-issues-include-dryness-in-europe

[coolcarer]

8 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Yes there is a connection between prices and supply.

There is also a connection with input costs which have been rising since covid which your graph clearly shows.

Stop making excuses for Russias crimes against humanity. The connection between supply and demand is indeed real when there is 20 million tons currently blocked. Prices spiked from 24th Feb due to the attack, the uncertainty of the market and the uncertainty of future production and harvests.

 

#StandwithUkraine

#StopRussianAgression

#StopRussianWarCrimes

[ExpatOilWorker]

 

Destruction of a Russian ammunition dump and lucky escape by soldiers

 

[Kwasaki]

25 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

 

Reminds me of my Dad's brothers who were in the Army when I ask them what was it like under fire my Uncle Sid would say " Like a living H.e.ll."

[Bkk Brian]

45 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

 

That's a very lucky group of Russians who escaped that intense bombardment at their ammo depot. Good however that the arms were all destroyed.

 

Welcome to hell, orcs.

Edited June 22, 2022 by Bkk Brian

[Bkk Brian]

Top US 'Nazi hunter' to lead Justice Department effort to uncover war crimes in Ukraine

 

The team, Garland said, will be led by the department's best-known Nazi hunter Eli Rosenbaum, and will be made up of experts in investigations involving human rights abuses and war crimes. Rosenbaum, a 36-year veteran of the Justice Department, previously served as the director of Human Rights Enforcement Strategy and Policy, and helped the department over 100 cases to strip citizenship from or deport accused Nazis, according to the Justice Department.

 

 "Working alongside our domestic and international partners, the Justice Department will be relentless in our efforts to hold accountable every person complicit in the commission of war crimes, torture, and other grave violations during the unprovoked conflict in Ukraine."

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/21/politics/ukraine-war-crimes-justice-department-nazi-hunter/index.html

Edited June 22, 2022 by Bkk Brian

[balo]

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of this war.

 

The cost of living in Western Europe 30% higher and some families are really struggling.

 

Putin is crazy and will not give up. Someone make it happen, smuggle in a cheese sandwich with poison to Kremlin.

 

[zzaa09]

44 minutes ago, balo said:

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of this war.

 

The cost of living in Western Europe 30% higher and some families are really struggling.

 

Putin is crazy and will not give up. Someone make it happen, smuggle in a cheese sandwich with poison to Kremlin.

 

Kharma rising and well deserved. 

[Chris.B]

1 hour ago, balo said:

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of this war.

 

The cost of living in Western Europe 30% higher and some families are really struggling.

 

Putin is crazy and will not give up. Someone make it happen, smuggle in a cheese sandwich with poison to Kremlin.

 

It must be very tiring for you to read about it. Children being blown up. Wives, husbands, mothers and fathers being killed. It must be absolutely terrible for you. ☹️☹️

 

[Bkk Brian]

Nice work from the Ukrainains, they sent a drone into Russian territory and struck an oil refinery.

 

AFP: #BREAKING Drone strike suspected in oil refinery fire near Ukraine border: Russian governor

 

The Russian workers who filmed the incident thought it was one of their drones until it attacked......????

 

Twitter video: Russian media sharing this video of drone that hit the refinery. Workers "wow, drone. Is it Ukrainian? - Of course not! BOOM"

 

You tube version

 

 

[tgw]

41 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Nice work from the Ukrainains, they sent a drone into Russian territory and struck an oil refinery.

 

AFP: #BREAKING Drone strike suspected in oil refinery fire near Ukraine border: Russian governor

 

The Russian workers who filmed the incident thought it was one of their drones until it attacked......????

 

Twitter video: Russian media sharing this video of drone that hit the refinery. Workers "wow, drone. Is it Ukrainian? - Of course not! BOOM"

 

You tube version

 

 

"ukrainski ?"

"da niet kanieshna"

????????????

[rudi49jr]

 

[Bkk Brian]

Satellite and video evidence of the huge quantities of grain being stolen from Ukraine and shipped to Syria.