It's almost like Iran and Russia are 2 separate countries with 2 separate histories and sets of problems and that one government has been more effective at dispiriting and breaking up resistance movements than the other...
This is tragic, but shouldn't be in this thread unless some link to the war emerges.
What has Iran got to do with Russians fleeing the country? Or am I missing something?
From what I’ve read Russian-speakers in Israel are overwhelmingly pro-Ukraine in this conflict. The main reasons Israel is top-toeing around proper support for Ukraine are the situation in Syria, where they have an understanding with Moscow that allows them free reign to target Iranian assets there, and probably a concern not to put Russian Jews in an awkward and potentially hazardous position.
If he still has his FSB badge
Damn
Wow. Can't see him being such for very long unfortunately.
I’ve scrolled past Kommersant’s newsfeed and they’ve mentioned both the Dagestan protests and the shooting of the commissioner, although I really had to look for those. No news about the self-burning yet. It’s one of the last active Russian media still in Russia that at least tries to act like a media, even though they’re heavily censored. Can’t be bothered to look up RT.Damn
Do these things or protests in Dagestan get covered by traditional "non independent" Russian media?
There’s a video of him (allegedly) walking next to paramedics after the fact, but there are some conflicting reports on his current status.
Well quite. The answer is "not all that much" and yet the Twitterati in here seem to want to equate them in a black Vs white sort of way that just isn't right.
Well I think you wanted to quote someone else cause I never made any comparisons to the situation in Iran. Maybe the tweet did, dont remember.
I can't help but find it funny how calm the other people in the video looked.
No, I just assumed given you were criticising the Russian population you might be one of those that was comparing and contrasting with Iran. I didn't put much effort into researching that as I suppose I was intending to comment more generally on how we should be cautious criticising, since there but for the grace of God go we. We in the west are not fundamentally different to the Russians, just live under vastly different circumstances.
I agree with that. I can understand it even. Until war knock on your door you act like it isnt there.
I definitely quoted the wrong person then, agree with all that
You did but I altered my opinion a bit after your posts.I definitely quoted the wrong person then, agree with all that
Norway are in NATO though and have been for a long-time.
IMHO it's not necessarily a good idea strategically speaking to liberate Kherson right away. In the current situation the RA is forced to mantain a wide front with all of its implications (a lot of forces required to defend it, a lot of administrators and burocracies that cause coordination/accountability problems, transportation and logistic issues, etc). Losing Kherson (and even Zaporizhzhia) would help Russia focus in the East + Crimea, which are supposed to be the achievable goals they have left. I think the UA knows this, and is happy to let Russia bleed in the whole southern front due to hubris.
They do not participate in the energy discussions in the EU just because they are members of NATO. The point I am making is that I'd like a stronger nordic block within the EU to shift power more away from Germany and France.
Geography is a factor. In the notth there are only a few rivers etc as natural obstacles, if you manage to bridge one there is a lot of open area to operate in. Around Kherson these open areas are much smaller.
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I came here to say exactly that!
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….gonna smesh these guy
This is #1 bullshit.
Does that give a green light for the CIA's Special Activities Center to do whatever they want to get rid of him permanently? He's not getting drafted after further reading, but he continues to be a nuisance.
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If I were Snowden, I would worry more about my new comrades than CIA. Now they can off him in an attempt to blame the US and cause drrama.
Between Armenia, Dagestan, and a few others, all of this could unravel fairly quickly for Putin.
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