Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread

[just a banana]

she looks happy stop worrying
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So did Taylor Swift when this guy was touching her butt- but
maybe the girl in the picture is thinking about how much she can make by suing gropey Joe

 

[Disheveled Human]

Its the consumer nations that provide nothing but mechanisms to move money around. The economies that matter for Russia didn't sanction them, and even the European nations aren't so suicidal that they'd go full sanction and cut off the gas, if you paid attention to the news headlines it was quite hilarious watching the sanctions get watered down; nations like Italy were mandating that luxury goods would not be included, Germany mandating that gas was not to be touched. In the end very little did get sanctioned.

The fact that we can selectively choose to keep buying gas and oil off them like its our choice should speak volumes, If the west is taking a giant shit on them why are they even allowing trade with any European country. They need us more then them, we just don't wish to burn out our reserves unless absolutely necessary, Europe is looking for alt sources as we speak. Yet some Europeon countries are still buying off them and they accept it like bitches while we send in weapons and munitions to destroy their people. This kind of shit happened in WW2 we were buying plastic and rubber off the Germans because we needed commodities and they needed money.

 

[White_N]

This is a much different situation. The puppet breakaway region is managed by Armenia, not Russia. The real reason Russian troops are there is as peacekeepers, they haven't taken involvement in the conflict in the past. In this case Russia is literally the only country that can be semi trusted by both sides and can practically deploy there.

Russian peacekeepers were also in South Ossetia before the war, if there is a targeted attack on peacekeepers or an accident hit, it will be impossible not to react.

 

[Reddit Gold]

Is there anything that doesn't lead to WW3 at this point? Even our cats are arming themselves if the daily war reports are any accurate.

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict falls within Russia's sphere of influence. If Azerbaijan is willing to test the waters so blatantly as to disregard Russia's interests and harm her peacekeepers then she would have to intervene militarily there as well. Considering the strains in Ukraine it might actually become logical to utilise WMDs so at to rapidly take the Ukrainian armed forces out of the equation and avoid two fronts, which could feasibly provoke a serious retaliation from NATO.

 

[just a banana]

TBF, Mariupol is a bit tricky

 

[Sammich]

AZOV freak Ivan Zaliznyak not only thinks it's funny to call the partners of Russians soldiers who were KIA and then mock them but he also thinks it's funny to film it and put it on his instagram.
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A few hours ago Ivan deleted his instagram account.
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Not much upsets me, but that was some of the most disgusting shit. People in my life ask me why i don't give a fuck about the ukraine getting bombed to shit, this is why. I don't really care much either way, but these fucking faggots get what they deserve.

One isolated case, i could understand as shit happens, but i've seen several. I seen a video a couple days ago, maybe a week of some faggot pissing on the face of a dead russian. I get the anger these people feel, and i wouldn't judge them so harshly if they didn't fuckign video it and post it on social media, and if i didn't see these braindead faggots on social media talking about how brave the subhuman faggots are.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

Russian peacekeepers were also in South Ossetia before the war, if there is a targeted attack on peacekeepers or an accident hit, it will be impossible not to react.

Yes, but that was a Russian puppet breakaway region with a Russian minority they wanted. These are all Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Realistically they'd probably just launch a few missiles as a "fuck off" if anything went down.

 

[glib]

Because no one is good. The Russians are not good, the Chinks are not good, the West is not good. I live in the west so they are creating prospects for me, why would I support the Ruskies or Chinks when its obvious they would shell us into oblivion if they could have it their way. This ain't some 90's sports movie like the mighty ducks where you root for the opposite team, you defend your country and your interests because it benefits you and your people.

My interests are hanging traitors. Hows that play into your spiel about two foreign countries fighting each other over stuff people can't even decide is legitimate or not.

You DO sound like "fight for the home team" because its our city. Sure that may be the case, but in that case...the same goes for every country. So whats the point of giving a shit about Ukraine again?

My point is that wasting life over this east/west garbage is pointless to me, and its a tragicomedy to watch all the politcal sperging from the class of people I hate.

 

[Lone MacReady]

TBF, Mariupol is a bit tricky
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Literal Banana Republic led by Monkeys.

 

[Ancient Pioneer]

The fact that we can selectively choose to keep buying gas and oil off them like its our choice should speak volumes, If the west is taking a giant shit on them why are they even allowing trade with any European country. They need us more then them, we just don't wish to burn out our reserves unless absolutely necessary, Europe is looking for alt sources as we speak. Yet some Europeon countries are still buying off them and they accept it like bitches while we send in weapons and munitions to destroy their people.

I don't know who "we and "us" are in this context. I assume the USA. Europe cannot get alt sources in a reasonable time frame, Europeans smugly cast Trump as some kind of buffoon for 4 years, but even Trump could see that going all in on Russian gas was a dire situation that should be avoided if you're ostensibly in an anti-Russia Alliance. The next best option for Natural Gas for Europe is running a pipeline from Israel/Lebanon to Cyprus -> Crete -> Greece -> Italy. But this would take the better part of half a decade, if not a full decade to work out the legal aspect, environmental studies and legal stonewalling from "Green" NGOs before pipes got laid and safety tested. Germany in particular has absolutely fucked themselves on the issue and they're the most important economy in Europe. France wisely kept their nuclear plants running so they're not risking literal blackout conditions.

Everyone keeps clapping their hands about how the sanctions have destroyed Russia but I don't see it, if anything I feel like Europe is going to eat shit hardest on these sanctions and Russia is only going to get mild repercussions. The US is dancing on a razors edge of having its hegemony being completely eradicated as a new financial system arises in China, alongside OPEC overtly broadcasting that they're willing to ditch the petrodollar. Russia is going to have some setbacks but I seriously suspect its not going to be as remotely as great as the fall from grace Europe and the US is going to face.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict falls within Russia's sphere of influence. If Azerbaijan is willing to test the waters so blatantly as to disregard Russia's interests and harm her peacekeepers then she would have to intervene militarily there as well. Considering the strains in Ukraine it might actually become logical to utilise WMDs so at to rapidly take the Ukrainian armed forces out of the equation and avoid two fronts, which could feasibly provoke a serious retaliation from NATO.

I really don't think it would come to that tbh. NATO doesn't have much of a stake in those countries, so I doubt there would be much of a reaction. Also both of the countries involved have pretty shit militaries, I'm fairly certain conventional munitions would do the trick.

 

[Getting tard comed]

this is super autistic and embarrassing stop

I'll be stopping after the last day or the war ends. Autism is cool bro. Why else would you make dumbass predictions you can't possibly be able to make unless you are in fact autistic?

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[Disheveled Human]

My interests are hanging traitors. Hows that play into your spiel about two foreign countries fighting each other over stuff people can't even decide is legitimate or not.

You DO sound like "fight for the home team" because its our city. Sure that may be the case, but in that case...the same goes for every country. So whats the point of giving a shit about Ukraine again?

My point is that wasting life over this east/west garbage is pointless to me, and its a tragicomedy to watch all the politcal sperging from the class of people I hate.

As fair as I am being if I listen to any lick of Russian propaganda, the west has its corrupted teeth in that country, so unofficially if that is the case me living in the west I should defend that corruption because it is aiding the west in a way I am not privy to but it exists according to Russian sources and I am no moral fag, I am simply trying to improve the life of me and my fellow countrymen.

 

[Reddit Gold]

I really don't think it would come to that tbh. NATO doesn't have much of a stake in those countries, so I doubt there would be much of a reaction. Also both of the countries involved have pretty shit militaries, I'm fairly certain conventional munitions would do the trick.

I am not saying that this will happen but giving an example of what might happen. If you think it's far-fetched then consider the fact WWI had started because of a sandwich.

 

[cistendered]

Link / Archive
Notable about reports of Azeri troops moving into Armenia, this is happening right after US intelligence reported that Russia is moving troops from Georgia to reinforce their campaign in Donbas. They're probably taking advantage of what they see as a weakened Russian presence in the area.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

I am not saying that this will happen but giving an example of what might happen. If you think it's far-fetched then consider the fact WWI had started because of a sandwich.

Eh, it started because of the Serbs being fuckwits. Their head of intelligence was basically running a state within a state and had that group whack Franz Ferdinand.

 

[Ancient Pioneer]

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict falls within Russia's sphere of influence. If Azerbaijan is willing to test the waters so blatantly as to disregard Russia's interests and harm her peacekeepers then she would have to intervene militarily there as well. Considering the strains in Ukraine it might actually become logical to utilise WMDs so at to rapidly take the Ukrainian armed forces out of the equation and avoid two fronts, which could feasibly provoke a serious retaliation from NATO.

No fucking nation is using WMD in the modern era. Chemical weapons don't work. This has been known since World War 1 when they first got deployed, the static nature of the Western front made it possible to use them but within 3-6 months they were useless as proper countermeasures had been deployed. Modern conflicts are too mobile to make using chemical weapons worth it so they're not provided to artillery in the at all, regular shelling is far more effective than dicking around with gas weaponry. Also the only nation to have incidents with biologicals is the United States, first with the 2001 Anthrax sideshow and the most recent release of Covid-19 from the outsourced virus lab in Wuhan. After the fiasco in Iraq 2003 everyone should just ignore whatever the United States intelligence apparatus says about WMD.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

No fucking nation is using WMD in the modern era. Chemical weapons don't work. This has been known since World War 1 when they first got deployed, the static nature of the Western front made it possible to use them but within 3-6 months they were useless as proper countermeasures had been deployed. Modern conflicts are too mobile to make using chemical weapons worth it so they're not provided to artillery in the at all, regular shelling is far more effective than dicking around with gas weaponry. Also the only nation to have incidents with biologicals is the United States, first with the 2001 Anthrax sideshow and the most recent release of Covid-19 from the outsourced virus lab in Wuhan. After the fiasco in Iraq 2003 everyone should just ignore whatever the United States intelligence apparatus says about WMD.

They work, it just depends on the situation. Iraq made effective use of them in the Iran Iraq war on occasion.

Edit: I'm definitely not suggesting they're going to be used however.

 

[Hell on Earth]

*BIDEN SAYS PUTIN 'CANNOT REMAIN IN POWER'

What the fuck are you saying you drooling retard?

 

[Kane Lives]

*BIDEN SAYS PUTIN 'CANNOT REMAIN IN POWER'

What the fuck are you saying you drooling retard?

Oh boy the doomsday clock ticks ever closer. Why isn't his handlers making him shut up?