Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

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Energize said:
Plus massive state censorship which basically criminalises everyone who has ever visited a porn website, prolonged detention without charge, and a massive state surveillance apparatus.
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We've got huge amounts of state surveillance in the UK. I'm amazed the public is happy to allow the government and its agencies to poke their nose in to just about all aspects of our lives. We really need a Bill of Rights in this country.
 
ubersonic said:
It was hardly a tide, he only got 53% of the votes, against almost no opposition, it was basically him versus the communist party (who managed 30% mostly on the basis of being the only opposition to him).
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Indeed. But Putin was barely known by the Russian public when he became Prime Minister on 9/8/1999. Launching the war against Chechnya and obliterating Grozny (more damaged than Berlin in 1945) made him popular with the Russian people. Putin won by 23% in 2000, whereas in 1996 Yeltsin only beat Communist Party candidate Gennady Zyuganov by 3% in the first round (35%:32%) and by 14% (54%:40%) in the runoff.
 
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*Press Briefing By WH Press Sec. Psaki Approx. 18:00 GMT - LIVE
 
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*US Secretary of State Blinken Speaks. – LIVE.


*Blinken: Russia Continues Attacks on Civilian Targets
*Blinken: Targeting Civilians Is War Crime
*Blinken: Russia Likely to Systematically Kidnap Local Officials in Ukraine and Replace Them with Puppets, This Has Already Begun
*Blinken: Russia May Be Planning Chemical Weapon Attack
*Blinken: Russian Economy Is in Free Fall
*Blinken: Putin’s Invasion ‘Is Not Going to Plan’
*Blinken: China Is Refusing to Criticise Ukrainian Aggression and Is Attempting to Present Itself as a Neutral Arbiter.
*Blinken: We Will Not Hesitate to Impose Costs on China
*Blinken: Biden Will Make Clear to Xi That China Will Bear Responsibility for Any Actions It Takes to Support Russia’s Aggression
*Blinken: China Must Use Its Influence with President Putin to Defend International Norms and Principles.
*Blinken: Concerned That China Is Considering Directly Assisting Russia with Military Equipment
*Blinken: I Have Not Seen Any Real Efforts by Russia to End the War Through Diplomacy.
*Blinken: Putin’s Words Yesterday Indicate That He Is Turning Away from Diplomacy.
*Blinken: Can Confirm Death of U.S. Citizen in Ukraine
*Blinken: There Will Have to Be Accountability over Ukraine War
 
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