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especially with their ongoing problem with careless smokers and shoddy electrical work...

didn't even watch the video. I'd be surprised if Shoigu was even outside the Moscow city limits. Flying over a conscript "recruitment" base is more like it.

I seriously doubt he was in a helo anywhere near the frontlines.

I think that is why you see different tools as well. Have heard that from another user.

Russia’s Shadowy Mercenary Air Force Is Losing More And More Jets In Ukraine (msn.com)

Putin's vow to cut off Russian oil for G7 price-cap buyers is cracking, going by these 7 India-bound cargoes (yahoo.com)

Russia's Bakhmut Problems Show Putin 'Overestimated' His Forces: Commander (msn.com)

Vietnam In Talks With US Defense Companies For Military Gear, Looks To End Reliance on Putin's Arms (msn.com)

Russia to scrap punishments for crimes in occupied Ukraine if ‘in interest of Russian Federation’ (msn.com)

having visited Nigeria.... credible isn't a word I'd associate however war profiteering is a fact of war. Nothing unique there though we are likely talking small arms.

I think I may have hurt myself rolling my eyes so hard at this....

I'm telling your wife. She very definitely stated that you were to only espouse positions she had declared cleared.

Igor Strelkov vs. Vladimir Solovyov: Russian Infighting Peaks With Hilarious Public Meltdown (thedailybeast.com)

umm... when they are acting exactly like a rabid bear?

Honestly? 1 I think it was cheaper in the long run than shipping them home 2 The border with Iran dictated we had to have an Iraqi military that could hold its own for at least a bit. 3 There was no border line conflict with a nuclear power we had to add into the equation

I use an elliptical. Allows me to zone out when exercising. Wife calls it pseudo running... she used to do half marathons so really thumbs her nose at me.

China Deals Hammer Blow to Russia's War Effort (msn.com)

Putin it on ice: Kremlin cancels Vlad's end-of-year press conference and lavish New Year's Eve parties (msn.com)

Three fires in Moscow raise suspicions of Ukrainian arson attacks (msn.com) The headline is more just looking for clicks. At least two of the fires are suspected electrical faults. Still Moscow citizens are gonna wonder

Russian Mercenary Group's HQ Destroyed in Another Blow to Putin—Report (msn.com)

Vladimir Putin To Spend A Third Of Russia's Budget On Defence As Ukraine War Continues (msn.com)

The Ukrainian 6th Separate Rifle Battalion Lost Its First Battle. Then It Got Javelin Missiles. (msn.com)

fyi that wasn't my quote.

while generally I agree, it isn't a realistic proposition unless the US actually deals with the larger issue. my old company for example had an office in Russia. To expect no one from any office outside the country would visit means the US expectation is NO US citizen would be doing any business with Russia. That implies the US making that the default position. i.e., declare them a terrorist state and get it over with.

Russia's central bank just issued a warning about 'new economic shocks,' and it shows the new $60/barrel cap on oil is working (yahoo.com) Somehow that doesn't strike me as a good retaliatory response for Russia's finances.