kraze
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2 hours ago, LongLeftFlank said:
While those habits are still sadly deeply deeply ingrained in today's Russians, it's not like those with eyes to see can't quickly find contrary views, especially the youth. Which is to say the old Russian methods of divide, terrorise and rule won't work the same way.
People, who right now rape, loot and murder in Ukraine are russian youth. Most were 10-11 years old when the war with Ukraine started.
Generational slaves don't tick the way free people do and shouldn't be compared, expecting the seemingly logical results you are used to at home.
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"They won't invade, will they" - russians about the
imminentpossible liberation of Belgorod People's Republic. 2022.Times we live in.
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2 minutes ago, Letter from Prague said:
Moreover, what happens with intercepted nukes? Do they have self-destruct system? Or would the Russians be risking Ukraine picking up a warhead, mounting it on Grom-2 and returning it to sender?
According to treaties we can't have nuclear weapons on our territory - so of course it will be delivered back to the losing side using the fastest possible delivery method.
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53 minutes ago, akd said:
Gotta catch’em all!
As you can see russians also included Nakidka in the first lend-lease package.
They also became the first country to support Ukraine with modern MBT. I think others should follow suit.
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9 hours ago, FancyCat said:
This is why Germany is the weak link for Ukraine to pressure on expanding deliveries from NATO. The thread keeps going, but basically the justification given last week was none to spare, needs refit, needs it to reinforce German commitment to NATO
40 Marders to Greece, for BMP-1s
Thank god for the Greens, and I hope Scholz is a one term Chancellor.
Because some idiots still believe that once putin is gone - it will be possible to trade, deal and be friends with Russia in general again. As long as you don't piss off the next imperialistic government that, of course, will be more reasonable because, ugh, Yeltsin was (he wasn't).
And trust me, sadly, this "putin bad russia good" isn't exclusive Germany's issue by far.
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4 minutes ago, billbindc said:
Where most people look at Prigozhin and see Stalin, I look at Prigozhin and see Kornilov or Wrangel.
When I look at anyone near the tsar - all I see is a bunch of russians not dying a natural death.
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40 minutes ago, Bulletpoint said:
He also informed prisoners of Wagner's rules banning alcohol, drugs and "sexual contacts with local women, flora, fauna, men - anything".
See? He is already trying to reform russian army
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So Armenia is learning the hard way that CSTO is for attacking its members, not defending them.
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27 minutes ago, Huba said:
Georgia considering a referendum about declaring war on Russia. Just some posturing at this point, but if RU army collapses the opportunity to deal with separatists will be very tempting. Blood is definitely in the water and the smell becomes more and more intoxicating...
Exchange of fire between Kirgiz and Tajik border guards:
No news from Transnistria (except that Moldovan airlines renewed flights to Russia, perhaps to allow some people to leave peacefully?) but I bet Moldovans are getting ready too. Luka has to be (literally) scared for his life...Apparently it was an act of some private Moldovan airline. Government banned that flight renewal almost immediately. Or so the news go. Either way that's not on the table now.
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Speaking of full mobilization. That commie, who was screaming for full mobilization because it's war and not "special military operation" and russkies are losing bad - got absolutely smashed in comments all over the russian internets.
People were demanding for him to get arrested, go fight the war himself or just die - in no particular order.
As it turns out your typical russian "civilian" is more than happy to watch people get killed on TV from afar deep in his wooden barrack, but somehow doesn't want to take part in regroOpings and good will gestures himself.
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1 hour ago, dan/california said:
There needs to be a special prison in Ukraine run by crippled AZOV veterans, and the widows of fallen AZOV soldiers. These Russian "teachers" should be the first inmates.
Considering that Azov contains an incredible amount of historians and intellectuals (like not kidding, some university profs in there) - that would be fitting in more ways than one.
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1 hour ago, chuckdyke said:
Getting these figures are highly suspect in Australia. You need a booming economy, social safety nets and fully funded education. Then in Australia you're lucky to have 60% of the vote. Sad is how skeptical people are in interpreting the word freedom.
That's because in Australia democracy is deeply rooted in the mentality of society - you treat people you elect as temporary managers, not as "strong leaders" you grant an absolute power to "lead" (e.g. do whatever they want with the country). So of course you are not mentally stuck with a familiar face, you want change.
In Ukraine we still have remnants of mental trauma from imperialism like that - like people electing the same mayor for 15+ years straight simply because... well... he's kinda a local feudal everybody knows - and the more he stays - the more he's treated as an inherent part of the land in question. Presidents are, thankfully, not so lucky.
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5 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:
Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. The meaning in plain English.
who's saying russian elections aren't mostly 'free' in the first place?
Sure getting 86% of votes looks a lot better on TV screens (and to whomever is the tsar of russia as you are reading this sometime in the future) than getting 76% or even 66% - but they would still vote for the tsar regardless. Not to mention that huge jump in tsar's popularity with a whatever war Russia started now, as you are reading this sometime in the future, although I do hope Russia simply doesn't exist in your time, my friend.
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10 minutes ago, Maquisard manqué said:
Isn’t that the same logic for Russia’s treatment of reputedly (contested by Russia) humanitarian aid workers being killed in Ukraine?
No?
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4 minutes ago, FancyCat said:
I can imagine how much anyone wants to go to Ukraine to work knowing this ****.
I mean there was a video where one of those teachers boldly stated that if need arises he will take a sniper rifle and go kill some Ukrainians.
So russians said: OK.
Best part is that these bastards can't be considered POWs according to international law, just criminals.
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38 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:
If there were free elections in Russia even a German Shepherd would beat putin.
But you are oh so very wrong.
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I mean AFU did build a pontoon bridge there months prior.
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16 minutes ago, Beleg85 said:
It happened. Vovchansk is full of NATO troops.
Next step: LGBT military colonies near Russian border.
It's true -all NATO is black and English speaking. Especially those fresh guys from Finland.
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19 minutes ago, danfrodo said:
Alice in Wonderland has nothing on this. It's Bizarro World.
The guy w tshirt and big nose said we just need to talk to the ukrainians and explain to them that ukraine doesn't really exist, that their language doesn't exist, and that they are really part of russia. So he thinks if only they had explained this reality then RU wouldn't be in this mess. WOW.
It's no surprise. Literally every russian liberal thinks exactly like this. The only difference from the other camp is that they are delusional enough to think that the occupation should've happened peacefully. Somehow.
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46 minutes ago, rocketman said:
Putting on my rosy tinted glasses here; if the Russian Federation shows signs of crumbling, could we make lifting of sanctions contingent on mutual control over the nukes and start a new round of deescalation? The Russian nukes are controlled and successively decomissioned (maybe not fully to be realistic) and the West follows suit to some extent.
No "mutual" concessions to Russia. Ever. Hasn't the lesson been learned?
It doesn't matter who is in power in Russia - he will always be a fascist dictator because russians will accept no other.
Russia itself must cease existing. History shows time and again that you can't appease an empire after defeating it - it will always want revenge.
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It's supposed to consist of the best, most elite tankers they have.
And it does.
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1 minute ago, Grigb said:
RU Nats are discussing another aspect of the disaster - political cost of abandoning these territories. Basically RU lost trust of locals who decided to collaborate. So from now on it will be extremely difficult to setup an occupation administration for any captured territory.
One thing I never understood why did they even need an occupation administration made of locals. Russians consider collaborators unreliable untermenschen anyway, so why bother? Same goes for referendums. Is it some kind of cargo cult - like if we will hold a "referendum", where everything is already decided, then this territory now has protective runes of the Siberian Bear God making it ours?
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11 minutes ago, kevinkin said:
Interesting that a fellow named Scott Boston participated in the forum and scenario design in the early days (2002) of Combat Mission. Amazing how time flies!
He probably played CMx2 and said "meh AI is unrealistic" - so he stopped playing and here we are.
How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
in Combat Mission Black Sea
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Kyivan Rus didn't spawn Russia. Mongols did. That's where that "go wrong part is". Muscovy didn't even get to occupy former Rus lands up until late 15th century really and even then they didn't think there was any connection, it was just all conquest as vassals of Mongols.
Remember - there literally were no russians until 1721 when Peter I decided they aren't some backward land that washes clothes in rivers but an empire now....
...lol