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« Reply #45 on: February 24, 2022, 12:16:01 pm »
'The Intelligence Has Been Totally Correct': Senator On Russian Invasion
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Intel Committee member, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., joins Morning Joe to discuss what intelligence reports have gotten right about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


This is one more reason why U.S. rightists hate the U.S. intelligence services so much I would imagine....

Nato chief responds to Russian invasion of Ukraine: 'Peace on our continent has been shattered'
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Nato has increased its troop presence on its eastern boundary in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said.


No plans to send troops to Ukraine, NATO will now hold emergency summit on Friday | World News
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NATO has ordered military commanders to intensify preparations to defend allied territory putting hundreds of warplanes and ships on alert and at the same time agreeing to increase troop numbers on its eastern flank.

#NATO #Russia #Ukraine


Russia attacks Ukraine from north, east and south
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Former commander for the U.S Forces in Korea, retired Gen. Robert Abrams, shares his reaction to Russia’s attack on Ukraine and what this attack means for U.S troops in Eastern Europe.


Putin's intention is to demilitarize and "de-nazi-fy" Ukraine.

Scale Of Russia's Attack On Ukraine Captured In Pre-Dawn Explosions, Bombed Apartments
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Russian forces launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, after President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation.


Russian "Kalibr" Cruise Missile Crushes Ukrainian Airport
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Unconfirmed footage reportedly shows a Russian "Kalibr" cruise missile in flight and then striking a facility, possibly the Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport in Ukraine.

Russia appears to have placed priority on striking airports across the the country.

The 3M-54 Kalibr is a family of Russian surface-ship, submarine-launched and airborne anti-ship and coastal anti ship, land attack cruise missiles and anti-submarine missiles.


Explosions across Ukraine as Russian army blitz cities amid Putin's full-scale invasion
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Explosions across Ukraine as Russian blitz cities in Putin's full-scale invasion.

VLADIMIR Putin has declared WAR on Ukraine and unleashed his terrifying arsenal with a full scale assault on the country - plunging Europe into a bloody new crisis.

The tyrant declared a “special military operation” in Ukraine with a dawn raid after months of amassing his forces on the border and brazenly lying to the world about his plans to invade.

The world is waking up to what could the most horrific crisis since World War 2 as Putin seeks to tear down the world order.

His full scale invasion of Ukraine is all part of his deluded plan to rebuild the Soviet Union amid his paranoid fears over Nato.

Ukrainians faced the sound of booming explosions and blaring air raid sirens as missiles, airstrikes and artillery shells fell on their homeland.

Putin took to Russian airwaves at 5.50am Moscow time to order an aerial blitz in the first stage of his attack.

Moments later powerful explosions were reported and armoured columns were spotted moving towards the border.

Russia has some 200,000 soldiers ready to move in - encircling the north, south and east of Ukraine.

Hundreds are already feared to have been killed or wounded in a conflict that could kill tens of thousands and displace millions.


Ukrainian tanks seen near Gostomel airbase on Kyiv outskirts | AFP
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Tanks with Ukrainian flags are seen crossing an intersection on the outskirts of Kyiv, not far from the airfield of Gostomel where a battle is underway between Russian and Ukrainian forces after dozens of attack helicopters swooped south from Belarus towards the capital.


Images of Ukrainian military convoy after Russia launches invasion | AFP
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A Ukrainian military convoy is filmed from a car in Chuguev, Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of the country.


CNN reporter: This shows just how close Russian forces are to Ukraine capital
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CNN's Matthew Chance shows what it looks like at an airbase outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, where Russian airborne troops are engaged in a fire fight with the Ukrainian military. #CNN #News


BREAKING: Russian troops take control of Chernobyl nuclear plant
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Ukraine's Prime Minister says Chernobyl is now under the control of Russian forces.

The nuclear plant is just 80 miles from the capital Kyiv and the fall followed a fight with Ukrainian forces.

It was the site of of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.


Russian War In Ukraine - Russian Pilot Captured After Ukraine Shoots Down Two Russian Helicopters
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Video footage shows a ejected Russian helicopter pilot gliding to the ground after his helicopter was shot down by Ukrainian forces today.

According to reports the pilot was taken in custody by Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine downed at least two Russian combat helicopters over their territory today with one of them being a KA-52 that was downed in a field as video footage shows.

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls on citizens to take up arms for 'future of Ukraine'
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on Ukrainians who were able to defend the country from Russian forces to come forward, and said Kyiv would issue weapons to anyone who wanted to use them to defend the country's sovereignty.


'Dozens' of Ukranian soldiers confirmed dead so far: Ukraine President's adviser | AFP
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Oleksiy Arestovich, adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms that "dozens" of Ukrainian soldiers have died in Russia's invasion of Ukraine so far, "mainly due to air and missile strikes in the morning".


Gravitas: How the world reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Most countries have put their weight behind Kyiv. China has refused to call it an invasion. Belarus' Lukashenko says Ukraine invited the war. Pakistan's Imran Khan, who is in Russia, is silent. Palki Sharma brings you a roundup of the global reaction.

#Russia #Ukraine #Gravitas


More people stating the obvious:
Masha Gessen: The West is “Insane” for Thinking Sanctions Will Deter Putin | Amanpour and Company
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Journalist Masha Gessen’s latest article in The New Yorker tells of life on the Ukraine-Russia border, where locals talk of misleading propaganda and language divides. Gessen sat down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the current crisis -- and what the media gets wrong about Vladimir Putin.

Originally aired on February 23, 2022.


Gravitas: Ukraine crisis: Making sense of the sanction strategy
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The west has slapped numerous sanctions on Russia. US, UK, Australia, EU, and Japan have hit Russian banks, individuals and projects. Palki Sharma tells you why sanctions don't work.

#Russia #Sanctions #Gravitas


Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss implications of sanctions imposed by West | World News
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Russian president Vladimir Putin addressed the media amid the going conflict with Ukraine. He will be meeting oligarchs to discuss about the sanctions that the West is expected to impose after Russia logged attacks on Ukraine.

#Putin #RussiaUkraine #WorldNews

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« Reply #46 on: February 24, 2022, 01:30:25 pm »
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pledges of support from West, NATO- Does it mean anything now?
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Russia has launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea, the largest assault that Europe has witnessed since the cold war. Well, let's now talk about the cost involved in this war what's at stake? In this crisis Ukraine has been suffering consequences, the talk of war was already costing Ukrainian economy three billion dollars a month according to reports since the beginning of the crisis.

#Russia #Ukraine #WorldNews


Biden's remarks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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President Joe Biden authorized severe sanctions against Russia in the wake of its military action in Ukraine.


Putin’s troops raise Russian flag in Ukraine as ‘Z’ tanks lead second wave ground invasion
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RUSSIAN troops have been spotted raising their flag in Ukraine as the second wave of Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Ground forces have been streaming across the border into the former Soviet state from all sides after the aerial blitz in the early hours.

Tanks, trucks, howitzers and other armoured vehicles - some marked with the distinctive "Z" - have been seen rolling in from Crimea.

Other vehicles crossed the border from Belarus, with these marked with an "O".

The "Z" symbol became a distinctive image of invasion, as it's believed to be an invasion organisation marking or to stop friendly fire.

And atop a power plant in Kharkiv, southern Ukraine, a group of soldiers raised the distinctive red, white and blue striped flag of Russia.

Putin had surrounded his western neighbour with some 200,000 troops along with all kinds of weapons.

Fighting is raging through the country as Ukraine attempts to mount a resistance to the assault.

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« Reply #47 on: February 24, 2022, 01:55:52 pm »
Russian police arrest protesters against the invasion of Ukraine | AFP
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Police arrest demonstrators gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square to protest the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian authorities have promised to crack down on any "unauthorized" demonstrations in the country against the war in Ukraine, where Moscow launched a major military operation in the morning.


Meanwhile in the U.S. barbarians such as Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump are allowed to spew their Russia sycophancy until they are blue in the face on national T.V. Freedumb of speech obviously....

Tucker Sides with Putin Literally As Invasion Starts

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« Reply #48 on: February 24, 2022, 02:42:03 pm »
Lest we forget Ukraine is the "bread basket of Europe" also....

Export control sanctions on Russia will take time to have an impact, EU's Dombrovskis says
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EU Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, discusses the impact that various sanctions that the EU has placed on Russia will have.


Ukraine War - Russian troops crossing the Dnieper in Kherson Oblast.
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Russian troops apparently crossing the Dnieper in Kherson Oblast.

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Re: Ukraine
« Reply #49 on: February 24, 2022, 09:24:36 pm »
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10545641/Putins-gives-chilling-warning-West-early-morning-TV-broadcast.html

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'To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside - if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history,’ he said on a television broadcast around 6am Moscow time.
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Did Putin record his chilling threat to NUKE the west three days ago - proving he had no intention for peace?

Russian President Vladimir Putin  appeared today in the same outfit as he wore on Monday as he announced his invasion of Ukraine - sparking concerns he had already taken the decision to unleash war at the beginning of the week. 
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In hindsight, Putin's attempts to rewrite history at his convenience, could be interpreted as evidence that he had already decided to invade Ukraine, and that he misled leaders in the West who pleaded with him for diplomacy.

This is why I keep saying that to ever even try to communicate verbally with Turanians is to set yourself up to be screwed over by them. To trust that they ever want a sincere discussion about anything is to be a sucker. When they talk, they are just playing for time. They do not care and will never care about what we have to say; they only care that we are being successfully manipulated into wasting our time saying it, because whatever time we spend talking to them is time not spent on preparing to destroy them.

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The United Nations Security Council had just convened an emergency meeting Wednesday night when Putin took to Russian airwaves to announce the invasion at 5:50am Moscow time.

Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, had urged Putin to stop his tanks.

'If indeed an operation is being prepared, I have only one thing to say from the bottom of my heart,' said Guterres.

'President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance. Too many people have already died.'

Putin ignored the plea

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« Reply #50 on: February 24, 2022, 09:34:17 pm »
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine President Zelensky says 'left alone to fight' | English News
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After months of speculations, calculations, assessments and back-to-back diplomatic talks, Ukraine is under attack from land and sea, this is the biggest attack in Europe since the cold war.

#Russia #Ukraine #Conflict


These are the same Western idiot types who chose Stalin over Hitler, what did you honestly expect Zelensky? Most of them do not even understand the difference between nationalism and tribalism for crying out loud!



Biden Skips Kicking Russia Out of SWIFT System
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President Joe Biden said booting Russia from the critical Swift global financial messaging system is off the table for now even as leaders in his own party urge him to take a step that would carry significant consequences for European nations, many of which oppose the move. He spoke at the White House.


View of Kyiv as Ukrainian president says ‘enemy sabotage groups’ have entered
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Watch live video from Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, as daybreaks on Feb. 25.


Ukraine's president vows to stay put as Russian invaders approach
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In a late night speech on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders who are advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.
 
#UkraineCrisis #Russia #VolodymyrZelenskiy #VladimirPutin #News #Reuters


If I were Putin I would have gamed out the worst case scenario in regards to the sanctions and then multiplied it by 2 before I even considered attacking....

Vladimir Putin's gamed out that he can handle the sanctions, says Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer
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Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group president, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss geopolitical concerns after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, why Putin's comments mean little to him and more.


It will be over pretty soon I'm guessing....

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Russian forces inch closer to Kyiv | Zelensky says 'left to fight alone'
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After months of speculations, calculations, assessments and back-to-back diplomatic talks, Ukraine is under attack from land and sea, this is the biggest attack in Europe since the cold war. Russian forces now  inch closer to Kyiv as President Zelensky says 'left to fight alone'.

#Russia #Ukraine #Kyiv

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...given Russia's willingness to use tactical nuclear weapons.

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« Reply #51 on: February 24, 2022, 09:37:11 pm »
How The World Is Responding To Russia | The Mehdi Hasan Show
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As Russia is in the midst of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Mehdi speaks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, Stephen Miles and Col. Jack Jacobs to analyze the world's response.


David Ignatius On Russia-Ukraine Crisis: 'A Slow Motion March Toward All-Out War'
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Foreign affairs columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post David Ignatius and MSNBC contributor Katty Kay discuss Putin’s continued aggression in Ukraine and President Biden announcing new sanctions on Russian institutions and elites

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Nicaragua's Ortega defends Russia's stance over Ukraine
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MANAGUA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega became one of the first world leaders to back Russia's stance over Ukraine on Monday, saying President Vladimir Putin was right to recognise two regions controlled by Moscow-backed separatists as independent.

The former Marxist guerrilla, who has led Nicaragua since 2007 after having first come to power in 1979, defended Putin's move to recognize the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk during a speech in Managua. read more

"I am sure that if they do a referendum like the one carried out in Crimea, people will vote to annex the territories to Russia," said Ortega, a long-time opponent of U.S. influence in Central America.

Ortega also said Ukraine's attempt to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) represented a threat to Russia.

“If Ukraine gets into NATO they will be saying to Russia let's go to war, and that explains why Russia is acting like this. Russia is simply defending itself."
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/nicaraguas-ortega-defends-russias-stance-over-ukraine-2022-02-22/

Just because you disagree with the way the U.S. behaves in Central America does not automatically equate to Putin being correct also.

Had the Soviet Union not behaved the way it did NATO would never have existed in the first place!

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« Reply #53 on: February 25, 2022, 12:01:30 am »
Explosions seen inside Kyiv as Ukrainians flee the capital
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Videos posted by Ukrainian Ground Forces show multiple explosions in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early on Friday. Ukraine’s operational command said its anti-aircraft defences were attacking Russian aircraft and drones. Ukraine also claimed to have shot down a Russian aircraft over the capital. Guardian reporter Luke Harding said hundreds of thousands of people are trying to flee the capital, in car, by foot and on bicycle
Ukraine invasion: Explosions in Kyiv as UK reports ‘fierce resistance’ across the nation
Stay or flee? Kyiv comes to terms with disaster of Russian invasion

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« Reply #54 on: February 25, 2022, 01:51:54 pm »
Gravitas: Russia enters Kyiv on second day of invasion
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Russian troops entered the outskirts of Kyiv on the second day of their offensive in Ukraine. Russian tanks are less than 20 kilometres from the Ukrainian President's office. Palki Sharma tells you more about Kyiv's last stand.

#Russia #Ukraine #Gravitas


Former Ukrainian president is on the streets with a rifle
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Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to CNN from the streets of Ukraine as the Russian military closes in on Kyiv.

#CNN #News


Ukrainian soldier ‘blows himself up to destroy bridge’ to stop forces storming in from Crimea
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A HERO Ukrainian soldier blew himself up to destroy a bridge and stop Russian forces from storming in from Crimea.

Generals hailed the sacrifice of Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych for halting a column of Russian tanks at Henichesk, in the southern Kherson region.

The brave engineer had volunteered for the dangerous mission to rig the bridge with mines, an Armed Forces official said.

It is a key strategic pinch point linking annexed Russian-occupied Crimea and mainland Ukraine.


Zelenskiy Remains in Kyiv Amid Russian Attacks: 'All of Us Are Here'
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said he remained in Kyiv, even as Russia pounded the capital and other cities with airstrikes for a second day.

Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country  that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop.

With reports of hundreds of casualties - including shelling that sliced through a Kyiv apartment building and pummeled bridges and schools - there also were growing signs that Vladimir Putin’s Russia may be seeking to overthrow Ukraine’s government.

It would be his boldest effort yet to redraw the world map and revive Moscow’s Cold War-era influence.

In the fog of war, it was unclear how much of Ukraine remains under Ukrainian control and how much or little Russian forces have seized.

The Kremlin accepted Kyiv's offer to hold talks, but it appeared to be an effort to squeeze concessions out of Ukraine's embattled president instead of a gesture toward a diplomatic solution.


Zelenskiy Urges Russia to Hold Talks to End Fighting in Ukraine
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The prospect of talks between Russia and Ukraine was cast into doubt as the Kremlin said Kyiv had stopped responding after rejecting Moscow’s initial offer of a meeting in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Ukraine wanted a meeting instead in the Polish capital, Warsaw, the Kremlin said, adding it had heard nothing further. There was no immediate word from Ukraine on the Russian comments.

The diplomatic to and fro comes as fighting continues on the ground with Russian forces moving toward the capital.

Any talks would likely struggle to find common ground on the question of “neutrality” for Ukraine, which has sought to join NATO and draw closer to Europe. Russia has also accused Kyiv of wanting to forcibly retake two breakaway areas in Ukraine’s east, something the government has repeatedly denied.


Ukraine war: Kyiv braces for battle as Russian tanks enter city
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Ukrainian soldiers have started taking up positions around Kyiv after Russian troops were seen in northern suburbs and gunfire was heard near government buildings.

The Russian forces who have reportedly entered the city are believed to be centred around the northern district of Obolon, a heavily residential area just 9km north of Kyiv's parliament and city centre.

Ukrainian officials have told civilians in the capital to prepare Molotov cocktails to fight back. City residents were also urged to proceed to shelters due to an air raid alarm.


‘They Will Never Take Kyiv': Zelenskyy Cabinet Member Speaks Out
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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi speaks with Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy, who shared what he is seeing near Kyiv and says that the spirit and values of the Ukrainian military will help defeat the larger Russian forces.


Russia's Lavrov Says Wish Is For Ukrainian People To Be Independent
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quizzed about Russia's invasion of Ukraine by journalists in Moscow, including NBC News' Keir Simmons

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« Reply #55 on: February 25, 2022, 02:19:06 pm »
Gravitas: Ukraine "deeply dissatisfied" with India's reaction
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Ukraine's envoy to India has said that he is "deeply dissatisfied" with India's reaction. Why did India refuse to condemn Russia's invasion? What are the consequences of supporting the West and Ukraine? Palki Sharma tells you.

#Russia #Ukraine #Gravitas


Gravitas: Have Western Leaders failed Ukraine?
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Are Western leaders doing enough to defend Ukraine? What kind of measures are they taking to limit the Russian advance? Palki Sharma decodes their actions with correspondents from Washington, D.C., Berlin, London & Moscow.

#RussiaUkraine #West #Gravitas


Western leaders will continue to be failures as long as they remain Western and keep their number one priority in almost all things this:


When did a lack of good ideas or values become an excuse to 'just get rich'? Money could never solve most real problems humanity and non-humans have faced on this planet since the beginning of civilization. Sure is a good way to keep kicking the can down the road though on all of those real issues, well, until it no longer is of course.....

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Re: Ukraine
« Reply #56 on: February 25, 2022, 07:51:46 pm »
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-putin-didn-t-flinch-164653122.html

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Why Putin didn’t flinch in the face of an onslaught of financial sanctions

Sanctions against Russia may not achieve their aim of forcing Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table if his forces succeed in achieving their military objective before the country feels the economic pain.

Russia may be enfeebled by years of dependence on commodity exports, yet the Kremlin has fattened itself on the proceeds of last year’s inflationary boom in energy prices. That means it’s now in a prime position to weather reprisals designed to sap his fiscal ability to wage war.
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Russia continued last year to decouple itself financially from the global reserve currency system by accumulating more gold in its central bank vaults than it holds in U.S. dollars. According to the World Gold Council, stores of nearly 2,300 metric tons at the end of November are the fifth largest in the world after the U.S., Germany, Italy, and France.

Moreover, what are sanctions compared to the long-term economic gain from acquiring Ukrainian resources?



Putin surely calculated all of this in detail prior to his invasion, which is why NATO merely proceeding along the pre-calculated path could never faze Putin. The only way to stop Putin is to do something genuinely outside his wildest expectations. Of course, this would require courage.
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« Reply #57 on: February 25, 2022, 09:17:53 pm »
NATO activates response force l ABCNL
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Former U.S. Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert discusses NATO’s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He says it is unlikely NATO would seek to engage in a full-scale war with Russia.

#nato #bossert #russia #ukraine #abcnl


NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg on the war in Ukraine: 'Russia has to pay a high price'
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The war in Ukraine is bringing Russia more economic pain as the U.S. and some of its NATO allies move to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin. NATO members also pledged to bolster the alliance's eastern flank with the movement of additional allied troops. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg joins Judy Woodruff from NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss the escalating war.


The US sends more forces to bolster NATO after Biden says 'no plans to talk with Putin' | WION
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Amid the Ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said he has no plans to talk with Putin and has sent more forces to bolster NATO allies in Eastern Europe.

#US #Biden #NATO


Russian troops close in on Ukrainian capital of Kyiv | WNT
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The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed to have blocked Kyiv from the west. The U.S. and its European allies responded with new sanctions on Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials.


See aftermath of battle over key bridge in Ukraine
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CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Kherson Bridge in Ukraine following intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces for control of the key transportation link. #CNN #News


Ukraine's President has warned that tonight will be the "hardest night" for his country
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UKRAINE'S President has warned that tonight will be the "hardest night" for his country so far since the start of the conflict, in a chilling address to his nation.

Speaking from his bunker in besieged Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned: "The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now," as he said the "enemy" would "go all in" tonight.


Ukrainian soldier guarding Kyiv has only fired 16 rounds in his life
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Many citizens are fleeing Kyiv as Russian troops fight to surround the city.

Sky News spoke to one inexperienced 21-year-old soldier who is guarding a bridge into the city.

He told Stuart Ramsay he has only fired 16 rounds in his life.


Ukrainian parliament member says she's armed and ready to fight
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Kira Rudik, a member of Ukraine's parliament, discusses the looming battle for Ukraine's capital Kyiv as Russia invades the country.

#CNN #News


As Ukrainian Women And Children Flee, Men Stay — And Come — To Fight
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NBC's Erin McLaughlin reports from Kyiv, Ukraine and Kelly Cobiella reports from the border with Poland where they speak with Ukranians who are fleeing towards Poland — and some men who are staying to fight for their country.


Former Ukrainian President Takes Up Arms in Kyiv
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‘We Ukrainians are free people with a great European future’— The former president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has taken up arms in the streets of Kyiv against Russian forces


Ukrainian Veteran Returns & Re-enlists After Russian Attack
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'I hope Russia will be destroyed' — This Ukrainian veteran says he is crossing the border back into his home country and re-enlisting after Russia's invasion


This is a good example of the difference between how militarists think and how civilians think when it comes to things like war!

Ukrainian soldier after warning: 'Russian warship, go f*** yourself'
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An audio tape of an exchange between the Ukrainian soldiers on an island in the Black Sea and an officer of the Russian Navy has emerged. All of the soldiers - who were defending Snake Island - are reported to have been killed, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. This audio has been confirmed and verified as authentic by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.

#CNN #News


Boris Johnson addresses Russian people during message over Ukraine invasion
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Boris Johnson has addressed a message directly to the people of Russia, saying in Russian: “I do not believe this war is in your name.”

The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world


Volodymyr Zelensky says goodbye to EU leaders as Russia closes in on Kyiv
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly said goodbye to European leaders, as Russia advances on Kyiv.


I know the true and living doesn't have much say in the material realm, but none the less, may God be with you and the people of Ukraine tonight Zelensky!

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« Reply #58 on: February 25, 2022, 11:38:26 pm »
'We Are Facing death:' Ukrainian Journalist As Russian Invasion Continues
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Thousands are fleeing Kyiv as Russia invades multiple cities. Ukrainian journalist Oleksiy Sorokin explained the situation as “depressing and scary,” and said residents are “preparing for the worst” as the overnight hours come.


Russian Forces Advance On Kyiv
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Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy says “the fate of Ukraine is being decided now” as more explosions are heard in the capital city. Ukrainian citizens that have not evacuated are sheltering in subway lines and basements. And the U.S. joins Canada, the United Kingdom and European Union in sanctioning Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Matt Bradley joins from Dnipro, Ukraine and Raf Sanchez has the latest in Moscow.

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Re: Ukraine
« Reply #59 on: February 26, 2022, 01:58:42 am »
Ukranian soldier demonstrates militarism:
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1497136374369116171?s=20&t=uHxRfu-UZJpUfLVN3r5wEA
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Vitaly Skakun is hailed as a hero after sacrificing his life to blow up the Henichesky Bridge.

The bridge was mined but a Russian column was advancing and there was no time to detonate it remotely.

Skakun radioed his unit and told them he would do it manually, saying goodbye.


What do you think Dazhbog? Is this the hallmark of truly anti-Russian Ukranian nationalist warrior? Or merely a crypto-identitarian who "opposes" Russia only insofar as they are not "pro-White" enough? I think a person from the latter category would simply not have it in them to risk their life in order to destroy the enemy, as all it would take for them to become pro-Russian is for them to (correctly) recognize that Russia is indeed "white" (thereby also proving that they are not nationalists, as their alleigance was to "Whiteness", not Ukraine).

This person I believe belongs to the former category, which gives me hope that there are indeed true anti-Turanists in Ukraine.