War Invasion of Ukraine News Megathread - Thread is only for articles and discussion of articles, general discussion thread is still in Happenings.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the United States will impose sanctions “far beyond” the ones that the United States imposed in 2014 following the annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

“This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Biden said in a White House speech, signaling a shift in his administration’s position. “We will continue to escalate sanctions if Russia escalates,” he added.

Russian elites and their family members will also soon face sanctions, Biden said, adding that “Russia will pay an even steeper price” if Moscow decides to push forward into Ukraine. Two Russian banks and Russian sovereign debt will also be sanctioned, he said.

Also in his speech, Biden said he would send more U.S. troops to the Baltic states as a defensive measure to strengthen NATO’s position in the area.

Russia shares a border with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

A day earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to go into the separatist Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine after a lengthy speech in which he recognized the two regions’ independence.

Western powers decried the move and began to slap sanctions on certain Russian individuals, while Germany announced it would halt plans to go ahead with the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

At home, Biden is facing bipartisan pressure to take more extensive actions against Russia following Putin’s decision. However, a recent poll showed that a majority of Americans believe that sending troops to Ukraine is a “bad idea,” and a slim minority believes it’s a good one.

All 27 European Union countries unanimously agreed on an initial list of sanctions targeting Russian authorities, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and EU foreign affairs head Josep Borell claimed the package “will hurt Russia … a lot.”

Earlier Tuesday, Borell asserted that Russian troops have already entered the Donbas region, which comprises Donetsk and Lugansk, which are under the control of pro-Russia groups since 2014.

And on Tuesday, the Russian Parliament approved a Putin-back plan to use military force outside of Russia’s borders as Putin further said that Russia confirmed it would recognize the expanded borders of Lugansk and Donetsk.

“We recognized the states,” the Russian president said. “That means we recognized all of their fundamental documents, including the constitution, where it is written that their [borders] are the territories at the time the two regions were part of Ukraine.”

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Putin said that Ukraine is “not interested in peaceful solutions” and that “every day, they are amassing troops in the Donbas.”

Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday morning again downplayed the prospect of a Russian invasion and proclaimed: “There will be no war.”

“There will not be an all-out war against Ukraine, and there will not be a broad escalation from Russia. If there is, then we will put Ukraine on a war footing,” he said in a televised address.

The White House began to signal that they would shift their own position on whether it’s the start of an invasion.

“We think this is, yes, the beginning of an invasion, Russia’s latest invasion into Ukraine,” said Jon Finer, the White House deputy national security adviser in public remarks. “An invasion is an invasion and that is what is underway.”

For weeks, Western governments have been claiming Moscow would invade its neighbor after Russia gathered some 150,000 troops along the countries’ borders. They alleged that the Kremlin would attempt to come up with a pretext to attack, while some officials on Monday said Putin’s speech recognizing the two regions was just that.

But Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Tuesday that Russia’s “latest invasion” of Ukraine is threatening stability in the region, but he asserted that Putin can “still avoid a full blown, tragic war of choice.”

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[Tovarisz]

Heh, they told her that they can't return body because he was hit with Javelin, which isn't true, because we can see it.

Regarding friend or foe recognition, doesn't US use transponders for identification? These white markings russians are using is a nigger-tier solution for low-tech army.

I should have pointed out the title of the video which is "Пранкер Евгений Вольнов сообщает жене российского солдата-мародёра о смерти мужа" which google translates to "Prankster Yevgeny Volnov informs the wife of a Russian marauding soldier about the death of her husband" so it doesn't seem to be any Ukrainian military official calling, rather someone who made some vk connections and found a phone number.

 

[Ghostse]

Understandable. The myth of "Invincible Russian Horde" has engrained so much in people's subconsciousness worldwide it's hard to accept the reality that Russia's military is as weak as this. There are still lots of people who won't accept that yet, unfortunately. Even my father still believe it despite my best efforts to explain the truth

In my case, I knew Russia's military was an over-hyped cluster fuck who used useful idiots in the west to win a PR war. But I thought it didn't matter because Ukraine was worse, and would crumble like they did in 2014. Been a hell of a ride seeing how wrong I was about that.

Hell it's still throwing me for a loop. I've always thought that after the absolute hell that was the 90s for Russia they'd managed to reform their army into something leaner and meaner that while it probably couldn't outright beat NATO in a conventional war it could give them quite a bloody nose. Of course their T-14 and Su-57 and hypersonic wunderwaffe was probably bullshit they couldn't afford to fund in any meaningful amount but I actually thought their EWAR and air defense and modernized Soviet AFVs were still nothing to sneeze at and that they'd have no real problem rolling over Ukraine. The reality of the decaying gopnik tsardom being in this advanced stage of collapse already is kind of wild to actually behold, I thought they still had another decade at least before the post-Soviet rot became terminal.

You can look at Russian weapon performance in Syria for a clue at performance. They launched IIRC 25 of their (then) latest generation missles and only 6 hit their targets, including with 6 of them malfunctioning and self-destructing before reaching Syrian airspace.

The real shocking bit isn't Russian weapon performance - US prototypes also result in poor performance - it is the lack of actual improvement.

Russia a case study of zero accountability.

Good luck with that. Chances are good their military is in even worse state than Russia's. They've been doing pretty fucking badly in the Himalayas against a bunch of people who can't even poop in toilets. I mean, I'm pretty sure the Russian soldiers are at least vaccinated. Meanwhile there was a scandal a little while back about how the person selling needles to the Chinese military was caught substituting the nickel with cheaper stuff, making them too brittle to be safely used. Plus their MREs are the only ones that YouTuber can't manage to choke down.

Oh, and they need to completely throw out half their AFV's, if not more, since the post-Deng food surpluses from foreign trade have made the average Chinese person too big to fit their older equipment.

China has a problem of "Chinese Princes" from their 1-child policy. Many soldiers refused to do the shit that would result in them getting potentially shot because they are their family's only heir. You see the chink military getting ballsy with the US because they know nothing will come of it, when it comes down to the hammer they won't fight unless its to defend their home. And by home I mean the actual family dwelling.

China took the limiters off in the 2010's. The 2030s are when that population surge is going to be hitting military age. They will also have a lot of stolen tech start maturing. Shit will start getting real then.

Regarding friend or foe recognition, doesn't US use transponders for identification? These white markings russians are using is a nigger-tier solution for low-tech army.

The US traditionally has different equipment than the people we're fighting. The Russians and Ukranians are using weapons sourced from the same (russian) chain, and that is going to be confusing as hell. You are going to want to make 100% sure you aren't scoring own-goals.

The US troops use paint to ID tanks more for maneuvers and helping support get to the right area, but while you're there - since we have air superiority, might as well let the zoomies know not to kill you.

 

[MG-34]

I should have pointed out the title of the video which is "Пранкер Евгений Вольнов сообщает жене российского солдата-мародёра о смерти мужа" which google translates to "Prankster Yevgeny Volnov informs the wife of a Russian marauding soldier about the death of her husband" so it doesn't seem to be any Ukrainian military official calling, rather someone who made some vk connections and found a phone number.

There was a guy on /k/ claiming Ukrainian soldiers are unlocking Russian phones using the deceased's fingers to taunt the dead's loved ones. I used to think such acts were abhorrent. I don't think so any more.

 

[Astro Galactic Megalul]

The US traditionally has different equipment than the people we're fighting. The Russians and Ukranians are using weapons sourced from the same (russian) chain, and that is going to be confusing as hell. You are going to want to make 100% sure you aren't scoring own-goals.

The US troops use paint to ID tanks more for maneuvers and helping support get to the right area, but while you're there - since we have air superiority, might as well let the zoomies know not to kill you.

The funny thing is, Russia still managed to bomb their own.

 

[Tovarisz]

There was a guy on /k/ claiming Ukrainian soldiers are unlocking Russian phones using the deceased's fingers to taunt the dead's loved ones. I used to think such acts were abhorrent. I don't think so any more.

It is a dick move but in the grand scheme of things, unlike every Ukrainian soldier and civilian, the dead's loved ones don't have to worry about bombs and shells falling on their homes and their remaining loved ones being kidnapped, murdered, raped and used as human shields (not necessairly in that order though knowing russian barbarism, it's possible), really it's the least Ukrainians can do to inflict some suffering on "safe in their homes" Russians and it's the kind of 'news' those Russians would have to eventually face anyway.

 

[MG-34]

It is a dick move but in the grand scheme of things, unlike every Ukrainian soldier and civilian, the dead's loved ones don't have to worry about bombs and shells falling on their homes and their remaining loved ones being kidnapped, murdered, raped and used as human shields (not necessairly in that order though knowing russian barbarism, it's possible), really it's the least Ukrainians can do to inflict some suffering on "safe in their homes" Russians and it's the kind of 'news' those Russians would have to eventually face anyway.

At least those Russian patriots can use the exchange of their poor Ivan's rape spree ending early as proof of death and claim their 80 dollar insurance payout.

 

[Ghostse]

I know he's a cow. But Thunderfoot does actually bring up a good point here. Given the horribly maintained state of their conventional forces. Where it is clear maintenance funding was diverted elsewhere. How likely is it that their nukes still work? Granted this isn't a theory anyone sane wants to test.

Near 100% their nukes still work as good or better than advertised.

Russia's nukes are their own separate branch and supply chain. Unlike the army which is gutted and rotted with corrupt cronyism, the missile service is 100% merit/performance based. Pay arrives on time, no hazing or harrassment for their nukees. They want cool heads and steady hands. Russia knows not to fuck around, because while its all well and good to play Slav games around their borders, they know that all their fun with toys and whores is over once the balloons go up.

tl;dr: We know they work because Russia's rocket industry is still eminently functional.

Okay, that doesn't explain why they never built new ones on their own land, it's not like they never had the opportunity or the space for it. You don't send your shit to war without a steady supply of replacement vehicles.

tl;dr - Even forgetting the costs, there is no replacement area controlled by Russia for the Crimean shipyards. Even if Russia wanted to, they can't replace them. This is a good portion of why the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 was allowed to stand (as long as Russia didn't try to officially annex it) which was the full loss of the shipyards (IE Ukraine joining NATO) would be a massive strategic blow for Russia to the point where they might be forced to do something Pearl Harbor stupid, as the only alternative would be a slow withering to the point their position would be so weak they'd have already lost.

Puppet no, useful idiot for fucking sure.

Listen Nigger, its been two years, see a doctor about that hate boner it should have gone down by now.

And, real talk, as hilarious as its been to see Russia fucking up, all this shit is still destroying a good part of county that had been fucked over by the Soviets. Life was not great in Ukraine and its not going to be getting better any time soon.

And maybe if Biden (who, hand to heart, has been handling this shit better than I thought he would and I give him a tip of the hat) had sent a few mean tweets and complimented Putin his suits or something, we wouldn't be dealing with this shit going on.

And BTW Fuck the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Trump tweets that North Korea's dictator has a tiny wang = ZOMG global threat move the clock up a minute for every character!
Russia literally invades another country: Shit nigga, that's just every day. Can't be ticking that shit up with a democrat in office. wake us when someone we disagree with politically is doing some shitposting.

 

[MG-34]

Near 100% their nukes still work as good or better than advertised.

Can we really say the Russians are maintaining 6,000 warheads and supporting delivery vehicles when their military budget is almost identical to the UK's who have been noted to struggle to maintain 150 warheads? The Russian defense budget is estimated to be 61 Billion USD in 2021 whereas the UK defense budget for that year was 41 Billion GBP (one billion less than the Ru budget) and it should be said that their entire defense budgets aren't going into maintaining nuclear ordinance. Nuclear weapons aren't like bullets, those things are fucking expensive to maintain unless the majority of their warheads are small scale basic models compared to the US/UK nuclear weapons. What am I missing?

 

[Oats12345]

Russians keep winning:

"Here's how Putin can still win."

Man I'm amazed on the Russians winning technique of throwing as many men to die and throwing as many tanks there to explode. Such a winning strategy.

I have to ask, if this is really true, why didn't Putin attack Ukraine then instead of waiting until now? Your assertion doesn't make sense at all.

I feel certain users are just to prideful to admit that just maybe Trump actually did some good and that it doesn't help when your "current" leader comes off as a weak 80 something old man who looks like he's about knee over any second.

Hell the response you got form this comment was 1. Trump threatened Russia with nukes. 2. It would make Trump look bad.

The second response makes no since and it comes off form something that the retard Whoopie Goldberg said on the view. It legit goes with the idea that Trump was a agent or a useful idiot for Putin. Useful idiot and agent are basically the same thing. I do feel like certin users are too prideful to admit that they may have been wrong on orange man.

The first reponse i have a feeling is the more likely case for why Russia didnt invade Ukraine under Trump.

Near 100% their nukes still work as good or better than advertised.

Russia's nukes are their own separate branch and supply chain. Unlike the army which is gutted and rotted with corrupt cronyism, the missile service is 100% merit/performance based. Pay arrives on time, no hazing or harrassment for their nukees. They want cool heads and steady hands. Russia knows not to fuck around, because while its all well and good to play Slav games around their borders, they know that all their fun with toys and whores is over once the balloons go up.

tl;dr: We know they work because Russia's rocket industry is still eminently functional.



tl;dr - Even forgetting the costs, there is no replacement area controlled by Russia for the Crimean shipyards. Even if Russia wanted to, they can't replace them. This is a good portion of why the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 was allowed to stand (as long as Russia didn't try to officially annex it) which was the full loss of the shipyards (IE Ukraine joining NATO) would be a massive strategic blow for Russia to the point where they might be forced to do something Pearl Harbor stupid, as the only alternative would be a slow withering to the point their position would be so weak they'd have already lost.




Listen Nigger, its been two years, see a doctor about that hate boner it should have gone down by now.

And, real talk, as hilarious as its been to see Russia fucking up, all this shit is still destroying a good part of county that had been fucked over by the Soviets. Life was not great in Ukraine and its not going to be getting better any time soon.

And maybe if Biden (who, hand to heart, has been handling this shit better than I thought he would and I give him a tip of the hat) had sent a few mean tweets and complimented Putin his suits or something, we wouldn't be dealing with this shit going on.

And BTW Fuck the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Trump tweets that North Korea's dictator has a tiny wang = ZOMG global threat move the clock up a minute for every character!
Russia literally invades another country: Shit nigga, that's just every day. Can't be ticking that shit up with a democrat in office. wake us when someone we disagree with politically is doing some shitposting.

agree with you.

It doesn't help when you had Putin and Biden (as president) first ment. You had Biden legit reading que cards for God sake how is anyone post to treat that as a serious threat. Like I said doesn't help that Biden legit sounds weak when he speaks and has "gaffes" all the time. That's not a strong and impressive leader. Seriously the fact that wine moms thought things would be safer under Biden shows you how much wine moms don't know shit.

 

[CaesarCzech]

There was a guy on /k/ claiming Ukrainian soldiers are unlocking Russian phones using the deceased's fingers to taunt the dead's loved ones. I used to think such acts were abhorrent. I don't think so any more.

This is kinda hilarious with your name Avatar and description below it not gonna lie.
Die Russland Muss Die.

 

[CaesarCzech]

What I found funny about people constantly talking about globalhomo is the fact it almost seems like they want anti-western nations to lead a "crusade" against the west. The very same nations that they themselves have said are full of subhumans, Muslims, or whatever. It's the equivalent of cutting off ones nose to spite the face. If these people honestly believe that a Russian/Chinese hegemony is going to "revive" the west and save us from our decadent politicians they will have a big surprise waiting for them.

Its not about Victory, its about hatred, Traitor is more hated than the enemy, And if you are gonna be fucked regardless might as well drag the traitors down with you. It would be nightmare but Neolib elitist Faggots would suffer as well and that is enough for me and many others.

 

[Vince McMahon]

Life was not great in Ukraine and its not going to be getting better any time soon.

We were actually getting ahead in terms of salary for an average Ukie compared to an average Vatnik, just saying.

 

[MG-34]

We were actually getting ahead in terms of salary for an average Ukie compared to an average Vatnik, just saying.

I'm really hoping for a Marshal plan for post war Ukraine. If the west can prop them up we can see a regional super power made out of Ukraine. Hopefully all those frozen Ru funds can be used as Reperations to get Antonov and the other industries restored.

 

[Vince McMahon]

I'm really hoping for a Marshal plan for post war Ukraine. If the west can prop them up we can see a regional super power made out of Ukraine. Hopefully all those frozen Ru funds can be used as Reperations to get Antonov and the other industries restored.

It's still going to be decades to rebuild. You can't just inject 400 bil in liquid currency, it's going to be a scarred and beaten country who dared and was beaten bloody by a pack of joyless, brainless snow nigger mongoloids.

 

[Tovarisz]

I'm really hoping for a Marshal plan for post war Ukraine. If the west can prop them up we can see a regional super power made out of Ukraine. Hopefully all those frozen Ru funds can be used as Reperations to get Antonov and the other industries restored.

I continue to wonder why the west doesn't use that as a counter to Russian threats. Forfeiting all their western held shit and handing it to Ukraine and as reparations for all the western stuff they nationalized in there recently.

If they ever get it back it'll just be used to build the army right back and attack something else.

 

[No. 7 cat]

We were actually getting ahead in terms of salary for an average Ukie compared to an average Vatnik, just saying.

https://mol.im/a/10680875

All Boris or Ivan or Sergei or Vova can afford now are poisoned buns from the Ukies.

Two Russian soldiers have died and 28 are in hospital after being POISONED by pastry delicacies offered to them by civilians near besieged Kharkiv, according to the Ukraine Ministry of Defence
Two troops from the 3rd Motor Rifle Division died after being given stuffed buns laced with poison
Another 28 soldiers are in intensive care after civilians in Izium gave the poisoned gifts to the invaders
It comes after more than 500 Russian troops were hospitalised after drinking poisoned alcohol
The eastern city of Izium is likely to see more conflict in the coming weeks as Putin looks to east Ukraine
Russian forces are also reportedly weighing up whether to attempt an amphibious invasion of Odessa
The city known as the 'jewel of the Black Sea' was rocked by a Russian airstrike early on Sunday morning
After retreat from the Kyiv region, mass graves were found with more than 300 civilian corpses in them
Pictures of civilian bodies with their hands tied behind their back in Bucha were circulated on social media
The scenes led to condemnation from the international community including foreign secretary Liz Truss
By CHAY QUINN FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 04:11 EDT, 3 April 2022 | UPDATED: 08:53 EDT, 3 April 2022

Russian troops near Kharkiv died after eating poisoned stuffed buns given to them as 'gifts' by Ukrainian citizens, a Ukrainian intelligence agency has claimed.

Two soldiers from the 3rd Motor Rifle Division died immediately after eating the delicacies served by the citizens of Izium, a Facebook post by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine announced on Saturday.

Another 28 Russian troops are in intensive care after the poisoning with several hundred others also suffering from 'severe illnesses' after drinking poisoned alcohol given to them by civilians.


WHAT ARE UKRAINIAN STUFFED BUNS?
Ukrainian stuffed buns (pyrizhky) are crescent-shaped stuffed pastry which are a famous delicacy in the country.

They are baked or fried yeast dough which can be filled with sweet or savoury fillings.

Savoury buns are often filled with meat or potatoes alongside cabbage, salo, haricot beans or liver.

Sweet alternatives include apples, apricots, cherries, plums or even cheese.

They are often served as appetisers or desserts to supplement a larger meal.

In the post, the agency said: 'Ukrainians resist the occupiers by all available means. According to available information, local residents of the Izium district (Kharkiv region) 'treated' Russians from the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Federation with poisoned pies.

'As a result, two occupiers died at once, another 28 were taken to the intensive care unit. Their current state is being clarified.'

'About 500 more servicemen of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Federation are in hospitals due to severe alcohol poisoning of unknown origin.'

Russia has reportedly written the troops off as 'non-combat losses' as it begins to pivot its war effort to focus on fighting in the Donbas region of east Ukraine having failed to encircle Kyiv in the first six weeks of the war.

The sabotage is the latest in a campaign of civilian warfare by Ukrainians seeking to defy Russian attempts to capture their cities.

Izium is expected to see more combat in the coming weeks as Putin desperately scrambles to reverse his fortunes after a shambolic start to his invasion of Ukraine.


It is a town of strategic importance for Russia as it would allow troops to use it as a base for sustained assaults into the Donbas and allow Putin to resupply his troops with the town being near to the Russian border.

Control of the city would allow Russians to coordinate with forces fighting further south in the Donbas region and split the eastern front and isolate Ukraine's southern forces from those fighting in the north.

The poisoning comes as mass graves of civilian corpses were discovered on the outskirts of Kyiv after the Russian retreat it was claimed yesterday.


The graves were discovered after Ukraine took back the 'whole Kyiv region' from Russian troops according to the country's deputy defence minister yesterday.

In a statement posted on social media, Hanna Maliar said: 'Irpin, Bucha, Gostomel and the whole Kyiv region were liberated from the invader.'

Irpin and Bucha, commuters towns outside Kyiv, were retaken by the Ukrainian army this week. Both towns have suffered vast destruction and high civilian death tolls.

Horrific images emerged of bodies strewn across the streets of commuter town Bucha, which was retaken by Ukrainian forces on Friday.

Bucha's mayor said 280 people had been buried in a mass grave in the town and that corpses littered the streets.

'All these people were shot, killed, in the back of the head', he said.

He added that many of the bodies had white bandages on them 'to show that they were unarmed' and that a 14-year-old boy was among the dead.

He claimed some of the victims had tried to cross the Buchanka river to Ukrainian-controlled territory and that entire families had perished, including 'children, women, grandmothers. These are the consequences of Russian occupation,' he added.

At least 200 people have been killed in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, while Gostomel, near Kyiv, was the setting of heavy fighting to take control of the airfield there.

Ukrainians claimed Russian forces 'booby-trap corpses and execute civilians while retreating from recaptured Kyiv area'.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss tweeted her outrage at the scenes.

Truss tweeted: 'Appalled by atrocities in Bucha and other towns in Ukraine. Reports of Russian forces targeting innocent civilians are abhorrent. The UK is working with others to collect evidence and support [the International Criminal Court] war crimes investigation. Those responsible will be held to account.'

Ukraine has said Russia is withdrawing from northern areas and appears to be focusing on the east and south of the country.

Downing Street said that Boris Johnson had called to congratulate Ukrainian President Zelensky's 'brave armed forces' for successfully pushing back Russia's invading forces and agreed to continue increasing the economic pressure on Vladimir Putin.

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

He'd also build friendly relations with America and the West, since the Tsars have long been allied to one western power or another, be it the British Empire, the French Republic, or the United States of America

If Russia's position is that the West has been overtaken by Globohomo, why would they seek out friendly relations with us? The US of 2022 is not the US of decades past. We are a cucked nation.

And BTW Fuck the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Trump tweets that North Korea's dictator has a tiny wang = ZOMG global threat move the clock up a minute for every character!
Russia literally invades another country: Shit nigga, that's just every day. Can't be ticking that shit up with a democrat in office. wake us when someone we disagree with politically is doing some shitposting.

Because that has always been political bullshit. It's nice to see people start to notice.

Meanwhile, Zelensky when asked about his support for the Azov Nazi's and their torture and murder of POW's said "Meh, they are who they are. It's our team so it's all good":

 

[Techpriest]

I have to ask, if this is really true, why didn't Putin attack Ukraine then instead of waiting until now? Your assertion doesn't make sense at all.

Because the Ukraine invasion decision was more recent. Putin likely planned something like the current fiasco for a long time, it’s just that COVID-19, his oil production spat with Saudi Arabia and other factors delayed things. I have no doubt he would have tried a similar thing if Trump won a second term. But Trump as a useful idiot was mostly in the realm of disrupting the sleeping giant Russia can’t afford to piss off directly, and one Trump was whining about and saying he planned on withdrawing from and not committing to: NATO.

Trump as a useful idiot drove some serious cracks into the NATO structure by waffling on Article 5 and in general acting like an ass to about every European nation. He was no puppet as I said before. But he was acting in ways very beneficial to Putin, flirting with lifting sanctions, and so on. Do I think he was under Russian control? God no. Do I think that he thought Putin was someone he could work with? Yes. And Putin happily exploited that. I would bet you he might have tried something with the Baltics instead in a year or two of a second term of Trump, especially if he tried to pull out of NATO.

By the way, the sideshow in Syria where we missiled a base? We told the Russians it was coming and to get their people out first. It’s also important to note the decision to engage Wagner was made because they were attacking a position held by US troops, and they’re a PMC. Russia tried to play funny, US commanders reminded the Russians that playing deniability shenanigans with them ended in dead Russians the same way it did with Korea and Vietnam. In general, the Trump Admin’s foreign policy was a mess, but it did have some good decisions and I agreed with a lot of the goals of it, but the methods and ways it tried to do it were often enough fuckups. But that’s off topic.

On topic, the UK Ministry of Defense is worth following through all of this. They put our daily press releases. Otherwise though, images coming out from after the retreat of heavy equipment lost by the Russians keep pouring in.

 

[X Prime]

That's all very nice, but have you eaten the hat or admitted you were wrong about the Hunter Biden laptop yet? You know, so that you have a shred of credibility?

 

[Techpriest]

That's all very nice, but have you eaten the hat or admitted you were wrong about the Hunter Biden laptop yet? You know, so that you have a shred of credibility?

Yes and yes now fuck off