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Another perfect example of people/masses on both sides, thinking they are on the side of ''righteousness'' during a war or any conflict really.
Thanks.
The long Reuters article is an interesting read. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-russia-base/
Some of the documents they found give the impression that the Russians in Balakliia anticipated the Ukrainian counter-offensive in early September; indeed, they expected it to happen weeks earlier.
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Amnesty?
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This is good to see, hopefully those drone jamming stations from Nato and Israel transferred weapons are beginning to make an impact.
Why we are wary of Russian emigres in Georgia
Have to say, as great as Georgia's hospitality has been, the same thoughts have crossed my mind too...
Have to say, as great as Georgia's hospitality has been, the same thoughts have crossed my mind too...
Does anybody know the amount of money we're talking for one of those?
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Possibly one of those scenarios, where someone else but putin could be worse.
I heard it was like $20+k each. Cheep & cheerful.
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Oh dear.
Such an odd bloke
Let's be friends,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their drones,
they are not fighting ...
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their drones,
they are not fighting ...
It's just more of the same "everything is the west's fault" but here is a thread from his speech today.
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Western commentators furiously rushing to repeat the latest Putin nonsense. Does my nut in.
Who was trying to destroy Russia and have it wiped off the "geopolitical map"? How?
It is back to the Soviet era. The USSR was also full of such extreme lies that you really can't respond to, because they are completely incoherent. How can you respond to something that has no basis in reality?
In the West, the problem today is the same problem we faced in the Soviet era. There are many "useful idiots" that parrot these Russian lies. Some of them are just misguided. Others might not be misguided only. For example, we know that in the Soviet era many European communist parties were receiving money from the USSR. I don't know what is happening today, but I would not be surprised if Putin is paying some journalists or commentators in the West, in order to spread lies and discord. And then there is a third group that hates the West, no matter what.
The question is: what can we do about it? Can we do anything without causing harm to freedom of speech or to our other freedoms?
Yakunin released, decision appealed. Court says drones aren't covered by the sanctions.
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/q1PprE/lagmannsretten-vil-loeslate-dronesiktede-andrej-jakunin
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Also to help for their independence, not russia anexation
It's like a code, trying to get any meaning from Putin's lies.
Goebbels famously said to accuse the enemy of what you yourself are doing. Obviously someone is leveling Ukrainian cities, so you say Ukraine is doing it.
NATO and allies are helping Ukraine, so you say you're the one helping Ukraine, while you accuse them of the war crimes and threats you are executing.
Much easier than creating some other type of story to explain things, as you just flip reality everyday, no special creativity or intelligence required either.
Goebbels famously said to accuse the enemy of what you yourself are doing. Obviously someone is leveling Ukrainian cities, so you say Ukraine is doing it.
NATO and allies are helping Ukraine, so you say you're the one helping Ukraine, while you accuse them of the war crimes and threats you are executing.
Much easier than creating some other type of story to explain things, as you just flip reality everyday, no special creativity or intelligence required either.
I have hugely enjoyed watching this fella get more and more miserable over the past few months. I must admit to finding him strangely captivating, especially now the shits hitting the fan
I think what Putin means is the influence of western culture and how that threatens his hold over Russia and their way of life and generally what it means to be Russian. This is what they believe they are fighting against and why they believe they are being attacked.
Ah, Vladimir Rudolfovich is actually entering his best Alex Jones mode possible. The potential for rants is truly promising. When winter comes and poor Russian soldiers will start freezing without proper clothing, he may start invoking Pushkin's poetry about winter.
Still Igor Girkin for me is the winner with comparing this war to Diablo, a certain video game.
Putin was just talking to the Russians obviously to back him against the West right now, probably for two reasons: 1). running out of options to win the war. 2). scared of losing his power.
There is not much point for people outside of Russia to make sense of what he spouts.
There is not much point for people outside of Russia to make sense of what he spouts.
If Putin means this, then that's bullshit too. For example, they did not ban McDonald's, or Facebook, or Hollywood movies, or whatever else "threatens" their way of life.
Thinking about this... what is their "way of life"? The gulags? The prisons? The KGB? Murdering the opposition? Or is it just invasions to nearby countries?
Messaging towards the US Mid-terms. And hoping the new GOP candidates/elected officials will reduce funding and weapons supply to UKR.
Like watch peak-AFTV ie after a drubbing.
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Russian Claude?
Putin sure likes to talk. A lot.
I remember one other dictator from the past who used to talk and talk and talk.
I remember one other dictator from the past who used to talk and talk and talk.
Gaddafi? Much more worthy man than Putin whatever way you look at it.
There was a guy with initials of A. H. who springs to mind.
Also, how many times he said the West in his speech. About 50?
He even quoted Dostoevsky.
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It’s terrifying how many people repeat absolute Russian nonsense about Euromaidan. Even more worrying is that you cannot tell who actually believes it and who is repeating it as a meme merely to show allegiance to a group.
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