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

[Mavideol]

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I never said they would lose, and short of NATO joining in I think it will end in a negotiated settlement.

Eventually, IMO, it will become politically impossible for western nations in a financial crisis to continue pouring money into Ukraine, and then it's game over for Ukraine, unless they do negotiate.

IMO all Russia has to do is hold on and wait.

so... by your post it appears Russia is not in a financial crisis, where did u get such idea

[rudi49jr]

Belarus President Fears 'Nuclear' War Over Western Support Of Ukraine.

 

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that Western support for Kyiv was increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war breaking out in Ukraine. "As a result of the efforts of the United States and its satellites, a full-scale war has been unleashed in (Ukraine) ... a third world war with nuclear fires looms on the horizon," the president said during a televised address to lawmakers and Belarusians.

 

https://www.barrons.com/news/belarus-president-fears-nuclear-war-over-western-support-of-ukraine-e7bae026
 

Just another Putin mouthpiece, spouting the same nutbag nonsense that comes out of the Kremlin on a daily basis: the West is to blame for it all, Russia had no choice but to invade Ukraine, the West is out to destroy Russia, the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable, blah blah blah. 

[Mavideol]

51 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

Belarus President Fears 'Nuclear' War Over Western Support Of Ukraine.

 

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that Western support for Kyiv was increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war breaking out in Ukraine. "As a result of the efforts of the United States and its satellites, a full-scale war has been unleashed in (Ukraine) ... a third world war with nuclear fires looms on the horizon," the president said during a televised address to lawmakers and Belarusians.

 

https://www.barrons.com/news/belarus-president-fears-nuclear-war-over-western-support-of-ukraine-e7bae026
 

Just another Putin mouthpiece, spouting the same nutbag nonsense that comes out of the Kremlin on a daily basis: the West is to blame for it all, Russia had no choice but to invade Ukraine, the West is out to destroy Russia, the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable, blah blah blah. 

is there anybody who carers about what this <deleted> thinks/fears.... he's paid to do the propaganda if he doesn't Vlad's cronies will throw him out from the 15th floor

[Slip]

44 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

Belarus President Fears 'Nuclear' War Over Western Support Of Ukraine.

 

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that Western support for Kyiv was increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war breaking out in Ukraine. "As a result of the efforts of the United States and its satellites, a full-scale war has been unleashed in (Ukraine) ... a third world war with nuclear fires looms on the horizon," the president said during a televised address to lawmakers and Belarusians.

 

https://www.barrons.com/news/belarus-president-fears-nuclear-war-over-western-support-of-ukraine-e7bae026
 

Just another Putin mouthpiece, spouting the same nutbag nonsense that comes out of the Kremlin on a daily basis: the West is to blame for it all, Russia had no choice but to invade Ukraine, the West is out to destroy Russia, the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable, blah blah blah. 

I can't see it happening, but what if Ukraine opened a front against Belarus?

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[onthedarkside]

"We will never forgive": Zelensky marks one year since the liberation of Bucha

 

“A symbol of the atrocities of the occupying country’s army. We will never forgive. We will punish every perpetrator."

 

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin said these were "horrifying figures" in a separate statement Friday.

 

“That was the first time we all saw evidence of the unprecedented scale of the enemy's atrocities," he said.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-03-31-23/h_c9483c61dfd3f11311d79fc909f91cd5

[Saanim]

On 3/21/2023 at 5:46 AM, bannork said:

A story of children kidnapped by Russia. 

 

Perhaps I have missed something but how the single father (the kids have no mother?) managed to escape from Ukraine to Russia while no man is allowed to leave the country and not be drafted?  And to get his children near Moscow in OK, photographed with them on Red Square while in his area he was on a chase list?

 

Not going back to fight for his country but travelling freely to another country? Enough means to undertake all this?

[Bkk Brian]

29 minutes ago, Saanim said:

Perhaps I have missed something but how the single father (the kids have no mother?) managed to escape from Ukraine to Russia while no man is allowed to leave the country and not be drafted?  And to get his children near Moscow in OK, photographed with them on Red Square while in his area he was on a chase list?

 

Not going back to fight for his country but travelling freely to another country? Enough means to undertake all this?

Yes you missed it, its all in the article if you read it, I accept its quite lengthy................

 

Oh and yes Ukrainian men can leave the country if they have 3 children under 18 or if they are single parents.

[rudi49jr]

2 hours ago, Saanim said:

Perhaps I have missed something but how the single father (the kids have no mother?) managed to escape from Ukraine to Russia while no man is allowed to leave the country and not be drafted?  And to get his children near Moscow in OK, photographed with them on Red Square while in his area he was on a chase list?

 

Not going back to fight for his country but travelling freely to another country? Enough means to undertake all this?

There is ample evidence that Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children, yet you choose to focus on a courageous father who went to Russia, managed to get his kids back and somehow you seem to question the validity of this story. How sad and petty is that? Pathetic attempt at deflection.

[Mavideol]

On 3/31/2023 at 9:14 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

I never said they would lose, and short of NATO joining in I think it will end in a negotiated settlement.

Eventually, IMO, it will become politically impossible for western nations in a financial crisis to continue pouring money into Ukraine, and then it's game over for Ukraine, unless they do negotiate.

IMO all Russia has to do is hold on and wait.

in case u missed it....  who will sink first West or Putin, all bets on, he's hoping China will not screw him over, if it happens the sinking will happen faster..... I would trust Chinese

Putin’s getting nervous about Russia’s sinking economy

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/putins-getting-nervous-about-russias-sinking-economy-201143630.html

Xi Jinping’s plan to annex Russian territory is there for all to see

https://www.yahoo.com/news/xi-jinping-plan-annex-russian-190000385.html

 

 

[Mavideol]

came across an interesting article....

Battle for peace in Ukraine: President Zelensky’s Peace Formula.

The Ukrainian Initiative is a clear and comprehensive plan, implementation of which should lead to the establishment of sustainable peace, justice, restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and creation of a new European security architecture. The Peace Formula includes the following 10 points: radiation and nuclear safety; food security; energy security; release of prisoners and deported persons; implementation of the UN Charter and restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the world order; withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities; restoration of justice; countering ecocide; preventing escalation of war and repetition of aggression; confirmation of the end of the war.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/48973/battle-for-peace-in-ukraine-president-zelenskys-peace-formula/

[rudi49jr]

Viktor Orban is a Putin stooge in the heart of Europe, NATO and the EU. Now this wannabe dictator is parroting his idol by saying we are are on the brink of WW3, and he’s more or less blaming the West for that.

 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1753496/viktor-orban-third-world-war-hungary-russia-ukraine

 

 

[Saanim]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes you missed it, its all in the article if you read it, I accept its quite lengthy................

 

Oh and yes Ukrainian men can leave the country if they have 3 children under 18 or if they are single parents.

If it is the case (actually, now even the govt high position people are not allowed), why he left illegally, as I understand. Or perhaps, because he would not be allowed out into Russia, even for his kids?

 

However, the Russians did let him in, did not hinder to approch his kids, did they?  And did not hinder him to take them out of Russia, did they?  I guess he thanked them a lot - you are welcome...   

[CharlieH]

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[rudi49jr]

9 minutes ago, Saanim said:

If it is the case (actually, now even the govt high position people are not allowed), why he left illegally, as I understand. Or perhaps, because he would not be allowed out into Russia, even for his kids?

 

However, the Russians did let him in, did not hinder to approch his kids, did they?  And did not hinder him to take them out of Russia, did they?  I guess he thanked them a lot - you are welcome...   

Don’t you think you have that backwards? Because you might start by asking the question why Russia took his kids in the first place. And where all the other tens of thousands of Ukrainian children are that they took, and why Russia feels it needs to kidnap so many children from Ukraine. 
And FYI, the Russian authorities did make the Ukrainian father jump through many hoops before he was allowed to take his children back to Ukraine. 

[Bkk Brian]

18 minutes ago, Saanim said:

If it is the case (actually, now even the govt high position people are not allowed), why he left illegally, as I understand. Or perhaps, because he would not be allowed out into Russia, even for his kids?

 

However, the Russians did let him in, did not hinder to approch his kids, did they?  And did not hinder him to take them out of Russia, did they?  I guess he thanked them a lot - you are welcome...   

"If it is the case (actually, now even the govt high position people are not allowed), why he left illegally, as I understand. Or perhaps, because he would not be allowed out into Russia, even for his kids?"

 

Your understanding is not my concern when the article is very clear on the circumstances.

[candide]

1 hour ago, rudi49jr said:

Don’t you think you have that backwards? Because you might start by asking the question why Russia took his kids in the first place. And where all the other tens of thousands of Ukrainian children are that they took, and why Russia feels it needs to kidnap so many children from Ukraine. 
And FYI, the Russian authorities did make the Ukrainian father jump through many hoops before he was allowed to take his children back to Ukraine. 

And the reason is well-known!

 

Quotes From the article:

"The life expectancy of Russian males aged 15 is currently at the same level as those in Haiti."

"Meanwhile in 2021, there were approximately 1.04 million more deaths than births recorded in Russia, according to Statistica."

https://healthpolicy-watch.news/russia-population-drop/

[Salerno]

Interesting insight into the battle for Bakhmut from a month or so ago. Obviously from a Ukraine perspective so take it for what it is.

 

Entitled "Border guards in the defense of Bakhmut", age restricted so can only be watched directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuMIjSFWm80

 

 

 

[rudi49jr]

Not a bad April fools prank, unfortunately, but harsh reality: Russia chairs the UN Security Council this month. Sometimes reality really is stranger than fiction. 

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[thaibeachlovers]

9 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

Not a bad April fools prank, unfortunately, but harsh reality: Russia chairs the UN Security Council this month. Sometimes reality really is stranger than fiction. 

Short of expelling Russia from the security council, the rules say they have to get their turn.

 

BTW, I think the general assembly of the UN is a bad joke, so if the entire thing was ended no loss IMO.

[Bkk Brian]

10 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

Not a bad April fools prank, unfortunately, but harsh reality: Russia chairs the UN Security Council this month. Sometimes reality really is stranger than fiction. 

It is possible to kick them out, they deserve to be. 

 

Expelling Russia from the UN Security Council — a How-to Guide

Russia’s permanent membership of the world’s most powerful international forum has been a cause for despair, but there is a way to unseat Putin’s diplomats.

https://cepa.org/article/expelling-russia-from-the-un-security-council-a-how-to-guide/

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[jollyhangmon]

Standard spring draft? 
Same-same but different, electronic draft notices & short analysis by Frank Ledwidge ... 7 minutes

 

 

[rudi49jr]

55 minutes ago, jollyhangmon said:

Standard spring draft? 
Same-same but different, electronic draft notices & short analysis by Frank Ledwidge ... 7 minutes

 

 

All those young guys must be chomping at the bit to become a soldier and defend mother Russia. Oh wait, how many hundreds of thousands of young men fled Russia again to escape conscription?

[RupertIII]

‘My country has fallen out of time’: Russian author Mikhail Shishkin’s letter to an unknown Ukrainian

 

A highly recommended read.

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[bannork]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer person.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65155075

[rudi49jr]

1 hour ago, bannork said:

Couldn't have happened to a nicer person.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65155075

I understand the bomb went off in a bar that used to be owned by the leader of Wagner, Jevgeny Prigozhin, Nothing suspicious about that, of course, with Prigozhin picking fights with the Russian army and those supporting it. And the guy that was killed was a militairy blogger, very much pro Rusian army. Hmm, I smell a rat somewhere….

But hey, if they want to start killing each other: more power to them.

[Salerno]

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group says he has raised a Russian flag over Bakhmut's city hall in Ukraine.

In a night-time video, Yevgeny Prigozhin said Bakhmut was now Russian "in a legal sense".However he admitted Ukrainian forces were still concentrated in western districts.

Ukraine dismissed the video as a stunt and insisted its army still holds Bakhmut - an eastern city which Russia has spent months trying to capture.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65158796