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

[chaparral]

Maybe it's all a double bluff created by the west to make Russians looks ridiculous if so, we've been doing a hell of a lot of it to them.

There no need to make them look ridiculous as there doing a super job of it themselves

 

[Minstadave]

Possibly for cost reasons? Finland will need to change the majority of their small-arms to be chambered in NATO standard cartridges.

Seems a small price to pay now.

 

[dowie]

Another day another fire:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1518852583380692992

 

[XeNoN89]

Another day another fire:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1518852583380692992

 

[Malevolence]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1518747159017013249

 

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Past 30mins:
*Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: It Is Closely Following Events In Pro-Russian Breakaway Moldovan Region Of Transdniestria
*Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov, In Comments About EU Guidance On Roubles-For-Gas Scheme, Says "We Have Presidential Decree" In Place, Gazprom In Contacts With European Gas Buyers
*Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: Putin Discussed Ukraine With Erdogan In Call Tuesday
*Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: The Kremlin Is Highly Concerned About The Situation In The German-Left Republic, And The News From There Has Caused Anxiety
*Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: President Vladimir Putin Has Not Planned Contacts With Moldovan President Sandu
*Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: (Asked If The Pakistani Prime Minister Wrote To Putin) Russia Is Indeed Interested In Dialogue With Pakistan

*Moscow-UN Secretary-General: We Have Different Interpretations On Ukraine But It Doesn't Prevent Us From Engaging In Dialogue
*UN Secretary General Guterres: Priority Is To Minimise Human Suffering In Ukraine
*UN Secretary General Guterres: We Need To Do Everything Possible To End War
*UN Secretary General Guterres: He Wants To End The War In Ukraine As Soon As Possible
*UN Secretary General Guterres: (In Meeting With Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov) Conditions Must Be Created For Dialogue On Ukraine And A Ceasefire

Spoiler: UPDATE 1-Blasts hit Soviet-era radio antennae in breakaway Moldovan region, authorities say — RTRS

Spoiler: *Security Council of Moldova’s Breakaway Region Transdniestria Reports ‘Terrorist Attack’ on Military Unit Near Tiraspol — TASS — RTRS

Spoiler: *President's Office In Breakaway Moldovan Region Of Transdniestria Raises 'Terrorist' Threat Level To Red, Introduces Checkpoints — RTRS

Spoiler: *Armed Man Opens Fire At A Kindergarten In Russia's Ulyanovsk Region, Four People Killed, Including The Shooter — IFAX Cites Source — RTRS

Spoiler: *Governor Of Ukraine's Donetsk Region: Russian Forces Are Shooting Along Entire Front Line, Reports Two New Deaths In Latest Shelling — RTRS

Spoiler: *Polish Government Spokesman Naimski: Poland Will Not Pay For Gas In Rubles — BBG

Spoiler: *Erdogan Tells Putin Momentum in Istanbul Talks Needs to Be Maintained -Turkish Presidency — RTRS

*Turkey's Erdogan Told Russia's Putin In Call That Positive Momentum Achieved In Istanbul Talks Needs To Be Maintained — Turkish Presidency
*Turkey’s Erdogan Repeats Call for Leaders’ Meeting Between Ukraine-Russia in Call With Putin — Turkish Presidency

*Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: The Situation In Ukraine Has Catalyzed Many Problems That Have Always Existed In The Euro-Atlantic Region
*Russia Expels Three Swedish Diplomats — Foreign Ministry

 

[NickK]

There is no Ru-Cn-In-Sa pact. India's Modi likes Putin and China likes Russia on an "enemy of my enemy" basis, but India and China loathe each other.

Initially BRICS lead for trade, and there was a decidedly open move with regard to military but - as you've pointed out - China was very concerned with the Indo-Russian military collaborations that it took the unusual step of issuing a 'pamphlet' within China highlighting the the threat. Also Indiantimes also highlights the fragmentation: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...a-is-cagey-on-russia/articleshow/90500215.cms

So things aren't rosy as you'd expect with with an ageing neighbour with both a chip on their shoulder and a nuke button.

The question and my point is - even if they don't like each other, there is benefit that allowing particular action benefits your goals without express communication. So action that russia is performing provides opportunity that can be leveraged (I had that word) with China's own plans. However you're right I need to re-look at the "Asia pac" collaboration again.

 

[NickK]

Another day another fire:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1518852583380692992

If you plot the rate and movement of the fires - I wonder how long it will be before you see a fire in the Kremlin or Putin's bunker?

 

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Spoiler: *Update 1-Ukraine Says Russian Rockets Flew Over Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant — RTRS

*Russia's Permanent Representative To The Organization For The Prohibition Of Chemical Weapons Shulikin: Ukraine Has The Ability To Manufacture Chemical Weapons, And Kyiv May Try To Play This Provocative Card
*Sources: Three Unidentified Individuals From Ukraine Carried Out A Terrorist Attack On Tiraspol
*Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar: India Can Act As A Wheat Exporter To Make Up For The Global Shortage Due To The Situation In Ukraine

*Pentagon Spokesman Kirby: Russia Is Already A Weaker Military, A Weaker State Right Now — CNN
*Pentagon Spokesman Kirby: US Wants Russia Not To Be Able To Threaten Its Neighbors Again In The Future
*Pentagon Spokesman Kirby: US Watching Events in Sovereign Nation of Moldova Closely, Too Soon to Comment on Explosions

*Russia Expels Three Swedish Diplomats — Foreign Ministry

*Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, on Twitter: Russia Has Decided to Expel Four Swedish Diplomats
https://twitter.com/AnnLinde/status/1518907730718863363

 

[Jono8]

Another day another fire:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1518852583380692992

How lovely. People taking their kids out for some fresh air....

 

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Spoiler: *No Payment Problem for Russian Tourists in Turkey, Nebati Says -Demiroren News Agency — RTRS

*Swedish Foreign Minister: Russian Expulsion Of Swedish Diplomats Unjustified

*Finland’s Foreign Minister Haavisto: It Is Possible That Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO Decisions Could Be Taken At the Same Time
*Finland’s Foreign Minister Haavisto: It Would Be Useful for Finland and Sweden to Decide on NATO Together
*Finland’s Foreign Minister Haavisto: There Is No Fixed Date for NATO Decision As Parliamentary Talks Are Still Ongoing

*Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Moscow Will Strengthen Economic Cooperation With Asian Partners

 

[Merlin5]

I'm getting worried now. Are we actually heading into full on world war 3?

 

[RoboCod]

I'm getting worried now. Are we actually heading into full on world war 3?

Yes, no, maybe.

 

[firstborn]

Yes, no, maybe.

That's as much as anyone on here will know.

 

[Grim5]

I'm getting worried now. Are we actually heading into full on world war 3?

Stop believing Putin he's full of ****

 

[Tefal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1518747159017013249

Customery beer and chopping board inthe pic too

 

[Minusorange]

I'm getting worried now. Are we actually heading into full on world war 3?

No but it looks like things are getting interesting in Moldova and Transnistria

https://twitter.com/x/status/1518911874728878080

 

[omnomnom]

What is the general feeling of all this within Russia? I know theres Russian propaganda but surely not everyone is that deluded?

 

[StriderX]

I don't get why Moldova doesn't just unite with Romania already as even ignoring the separatist region it's not like Moldova can sustain being sovereign for much longer as it's youth flees destitution. Only going to get worse as investment completely disappears and being neutral clearly won't save them.

 

[Goksly]

I'm getting worried now. Are we actually heading into full on world war 3?

There is no world war 3 because Russia's forces aren't good enough. Its either as it is, or everyone gets nuked. But there is no war.