#the_ukraine_situation

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split aurora
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given how well the west and Iran get on :p

silk iron
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prolly more a quid pro quo

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but no love lost with the west

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anyway im back briefly

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was reading an article in the private eye about a British-Israeli figure called Ehud Sheleg.

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An extract from an old eye article which can be found on Ehud Sheleg's bio on Wikipedia

"Our special report earlier this year revealed not just Sheleg's close relations with Moscow, hosting Russia’s ambassador at the height of post-Crimea-invasion sanctions in 2015, but also his major deal with organised-crime-connected figures in establishing a Cyprus outlet of Halcyon the same year. At a minimum, due diligence appears not to be Sheleg’s strong suit. The Eye’s report also showed how Sheleg's Halcyon company had filed erroneous accounts (not great for a party treasurer), and how in 2009 it had liquidated one of its subsidiary companies (high street art chain Castle Galleries), walking away from £4m of debts and simply carrying on the business under a new company."

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  • anyway Ehud seems to have made £450,000 donations to the Tory party, followed by another donation of £750,000 and then a further £10,000 donation to Brandon Lewis the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
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Furthermore Sheleg seems has links with Sergei Nikolaevich Kopytov - a minister in the Crimean government under president Viktor Yanukovych from 2013-2014.

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One of many instances of corruption within the British government embezzling Russian oligarch or pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch money

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A lot of wealth seems to have vanished from Ukraine which can't be accounted for from the devastation or migration caused by the ongoing war.

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split aurora
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wow

copper monolith
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Holy

silk iron
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^ that's very concerning

paper cedar
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this isn't good

hollow hollow
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wait what’s so bad about that? what difference does it make?

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genuinely curious, not saying it isn’t a problem or anything

paper cedar
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This shows that they started converting the claimed Ukraine area into Russia area
I think this confirms that they want to extend their borders and make it officially Russia's terrain than doing something else

hollow hollow
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i mean i thought that was already kinda obvious

copper monolith
scarlet crown
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good fucking lord

copper monolith
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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530153699737317376?t=4sA5GGJo42oVH9Ux7HYNWg&s=19
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530153703906463745?t=rp8zIrXdDOxvFCaCtv9Hsw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Russian regional lawmakers call for withdrawal of troops from Ukraine.

Four Communist members of the legislature of Primorye Krai in Russia’s Far East have called on dictator Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

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Leonid Vasyukevich, one of the members, said at a meeting of the legislature that Russian troops are suffering heavy losses and failing to achieve a military success. The appeal was condemned by the Communist Party’s leadership in Primorye Krai.

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Never thought I'd agree with a bunch of commies

scarlet crown
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you know it's bad when even the commies are thinking to pull out

split aurora
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The commies iirc are the 2nd largest group in russian parliament

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putins closest thing to an opposition

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Dark blue is putin

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Red are the commies

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both yellow and teal are generally pro-kremlin

hollow hollow
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please be true this time (various ukrainian sources are claiming a uaf mig shot down a ruaf su-35.) if true, that’s at least the second time russia has lost their best fighter in this conflict. https://mobile.twitter.com/ukrpravda_news/status/1530174693239668737?s=21&t=8f-lkkROg81AYROOgqHFvg

Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news)

Український винищувач МіГ-29 збив російський винищувач Су-35 у небі над Херсонською областю https://t.co/n0bczUmJk7

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split aurora
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yeah, I have a feeling these will be used for attacks on russian soil

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I was le stupid and forgot to save a thread I was reading earlier

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but, dependent on which missile is sent, the range is 70 / 300km

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more then enough to do cross-border raids

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and 300km is from the front line to sevastopol

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split aurora
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mhmm

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Sadly, Russian civilians will likely be hurt, as is the nature of war

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but as long as the targets are legal military ones, and they take adequate precautions against collateral, they have a legal and moral right to fight russia on its soil

hollow hollow
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himars has pinpoint accuracy so hopefully they can avoid civilian casualties

buoyant sundial
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Let’s hope that the Russians don’t take hostages of their own people

viral junco
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Now we live in hope it'll beat the russians into submission

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russian government when they see another country (it's scary)

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finite sable
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SEE?! RED!!

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hollow hollow
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i’m sick of this bullshit high and mighty pacisift rhetoric from germany. i get that they don’t want people to think back to the 1930s, but they need to get their act together asap. as long as putin wants a war, he’s got a war. a war that’ll send shockwaves throughout his country and set it back decades.

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i don’t mean to sound like a warmonger or anything, but there comes a point where you have to stand up to countries like russia and fight for what’s right

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we didn’t get here by allowing nazi germany to conquer europe

split aurora
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No country cares about what's right

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its not about that, never has been, to governments

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Supporting ukraine is a political and stregical decision, for them

hollow hollow
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even, then, it still makes sense for germany to help ukraine from a strategic pov

split aurora
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sure, just pointing that out

leaden grove
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Attitudes wildly differ between western and eastern Germany

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unreal path
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a little animated story before the break up of the soviet union to now

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copper monolith
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Lmao

frail gulch
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5 of them

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damn

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that's like

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more than I own

copper monolith
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https://kyivindependent.com/national/welcome-to-hell-ukrainian-airborne-fighting-russia-in-donbas-woods/

The Kyiv Independent
Illia Ponomarenko
'Welcome to hell': Ukrainian airborne fighting Russia in Donbas woods

SLOVIANSK, Donetsk Oblast — The battlefield stretches through the dense forest on the banks of the Siversky Donets River. Soldiers with Ukraine’s 79th Airborne Brigade crawl out of sandy trenches, preparing their 40 mm under-barrel rounds. Barrels up, they aim at an imperceptible enemy line running some 300 meters away, […]

frail gulch
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I couldn't imagine fighting in densely wooded areas

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or fighting in general

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like

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I've been shot at before

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just not with intent to kill

copper monolith
frail gulch
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well

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I was downrange when somebody opened up at a target about 10 meters from me

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scary

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but that's not important

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split aurora
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the white sea is an entirely russia sea surrounded by russian territory for 100mi+

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split aurora
scarlet crown
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moment

leaden grove
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Russian state media now claims that Poland wants parts of western Ukraine

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Because… reasons

viral junco
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ah yes of course

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Like

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Who would’ve thunk it?

split aurora
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tbf, I don't doubt poland wants parts of Ukraine... but the chance of them acting on it in any way is 1 in a billion

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theres been quite a few historical squabbles between Poland/various versions of russia over lands that makeup modern day Western ukraine

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ah, fair enough

copper monolith
leaden grove
# split aurora ah, fair enough

There were significant feuds between Poles and Ukrainians in the borderlands before WW2, with targeted killings taking place on both sides, and the Soviet Union later exploited those tensions by limiting cross-border tensions and spreading various stereotypes about Poles in Soviet Ukraine, most of which centered around purported criminal behaviour. Polish-Ukrainian relations only really improved in the 70s and 80s, and after the fall of the Soviet Union of course

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530528728094281729?t=JMHtEWaQvvsMC90aQHi0nA&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530528731995029505?t=n8squvtyTQYApK8et2dArg&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Poroshenko not allowed to leave Ukraine for NATO meeting.

Poroshenko was heading to Vilnius to attend the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, had authorized Poroshenko to attend it, according to MP Iryna Gerashchenko.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 cannot leave Ukraine during the martial law period unless they have a permit. Moreover, Poroshenko faced travel restrictions until recently as a suspect in a treason case. He considers the case to be a vendetta by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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copper monolith
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split aurora
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wew

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https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1530511054173835267?t=BVrt4AfE2Bm-b63D_7zr5A&s=19 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1530512361316134912?t=yhEBjvzFXy0_Vi5RBeTU0g&s=19

Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock)

Dmitry Medvedev is now saying the quiet part out loud, advocating felony liability for “foreign agent” activity, arguing that the U.S. would do the same. It’s time to stop “going easy” on these people, he says. He’s out for blood at home now. https://t.co/lfSErs9MHQ

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Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock)

Medvedev’s transformation into Russia’s most insane hawk still shocks me. He used to be the personification of the elite’s “civiliki”—the lawyers and technocrats with a more humanistic vision for the country. Now he’s turned inside out, a pulsating Pizza the Hut blob of hate.

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How about u eat a dick https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530552179404197889?t=lWlZtMBZ9klChd9Kq482ng&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530552185104306178?t=EkdFFYA_TCeZdsJV_odfAw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Putin claims Russia ready to renew peace talks, repeats demand for sanctions relief.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on May 28.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Putin claimed that “the Russian side is open to renewing dialogue with Kyiv” and repeated his demand that the West should lift sanctions to “increase food and fertilized exports.”

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530575977482444800?t=kHrSuaKyKYENrP7-oez7Ng&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530575982263934977?t=_AuIWX7N6P11-hHxx66eog&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ombudsman: Released Ukrainian POWs say Russian troops tortured them.

According to Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian POWs say they were kept in basements and outbuildings and then were transferred to a pre-trial detention center in Donetsk.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

“During the transfer, Ukrainian soldiers were blindfolded, wearing a sack over their heads, and their hands were tied with ropes. They were tortured, threatened with murder, beaten and humiliated in captivity,” Denisova said.

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split aurora
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😬

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530582262307295238?t=4TzQT88E_h9AwWjPKYI8_A&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530582264991596545?t=U0qVIE1S2Sv3KTV2dfIt2Q&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukraine accuses Russia of stealing metal from Mariupol.

Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova said Russia had started transporting stolen metal products from Mariupol, shipping 3,000 tons on the first ship to Rostov-on-Don.

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The port housed about 200,000 tons of metal and cast iron worth $170 million before the occupation, she added.

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split aurora
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Man, that's fucking awful

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(relating to the torture)

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grim grim story:/

copper monolith
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This is what happens when captives are fed bullshit that every ukrainian soldier is a nazi

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Captors?

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English person help

scarlet crown
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Shoild be captors yea

split aurora
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Captors are people taking captives

scarlet crown
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That's what he meant

split aurora
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if I kidnapped you, then I'd be the captor, youd be the captive

hollow hollow
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and i mean that in an endearing way

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530729708190670849?t=RQWDoe0SS7EpIxtCY9lP4g&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530729709205585920?t=awv29XcKLlFFSUaVLojdDA&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ CNN: Ukrainian forces in ‘tough defensive position’ in Sievierodonetsk.

The head of the Sievierodonetsk civil military administration, Oleksandr Striuk, told CNN that the most intense fighting is concentrated in the outskirts of the city.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Striuk said Sievierodonetsk is under constant fire, humanitarian headquarters are “practically immobilized” due to fighting, and electricity and mobile networks are cut off. According to him, it is still possible to bring aid to the city.

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copper monolith
# hollow hollow godspeed, you crazy bastards https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3494628-ukrain...

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530775759350075392?t=bdWCeA1CBUy2rCC9-MYLEg&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530775760398589954?t=FTs2cw6BkHGgUWVhu4mTKA&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Reuters: Leader of Russian proxies in Kherson Oblast says decision to join Russia will happen ‘towards next year.’

Kirill Stremousov, the head of Russia’s proxies in Kherson Oblast, said that fighting in the region may impact the timing of the move towards joining Russia.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

In contrast to previous statements he has made, Stremousov said that the process may include a referendum, although the first step is to “restore order in the Kherson region.”

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wicked panther
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worth

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# copper monolith https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1530840253224845312?t=Hs1gvOLNDq5Y7eBrd...

https://twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1530783198418018304?t=_WNQSHqsF5XhZT11pA1LjQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/AggregateOsint/status/1530783200158572545?t=7A_mr6uIO8eIWAonXAYW5g&s=19

OSINT Aggregator (@AggregateOsint)

#Popasna Axis - #Ukrainian troops have once again re-entered Toshkivka, 11mi/18km S of #Severodonetsk, & are actively contesting the city. #Russian forces are putting up stiff resistance in the town, but this is the 3rd #UAF counterattack that has gained a foothold in Toshkivka.

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OSINT Aggregator (@AggregateOsint)

#Russia has been sending reinforcements to Toshkivka over the past several days to try to solidify it's hold on the town but they have not been able to stop the counterattacks by #Ukrainian troops. Fighting in the town, w artillery and tanks, continues right now.

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copper monolith
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Lol https://twitter.com/skazal_on/status/1530642046062575616?t=HBq5_9JQAqmd6uqZgPoTXA&s=19

Andrey Zakharov (@skazal_on)

— Чем вы занимались как иноагент в отчетный период?
— Предлагал z-патриотам записаться в армию и даже ссылки на вакансии минобороны кидал, а они меня блочили и дегенератом называли.

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fierce arch
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genuinely wonder how many of them are actually part of azovstal

copper monolith
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A couple

scarlet crown
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the middle one and right upper corner were there, i can remember their reports

copper monolith
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Embed!!!!!

fierce arch
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isn't sputnik pro russian

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oh that sputnik

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im thinking of the other state-owned one

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Lol

copper monolith
# copper monolith Poland to donate 18 self propelled artillery pieces, and Polish instructors alre...

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530899442651607040?t=w6EpEFaNX_-hEAs7-MMsgQ&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Poland to send 18 KRAB self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine.

These howitzers can fire at up to 40 kilometers, six times a minute. Poland is the second-largest donor of equipment to Ukraine after the U.S. so far.

📷 Defense Ministry of Poland

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copper monolith
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New bozos dropping dead

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https://twitter.com/Alexey__Kovalev/status/1530854079026671616?t=wrovnbptSBzSqzx4dio9hA&s=19

Alexey Kovalyov (@Alexey__Kovalev)

Опять вижу спор, корректно ли называть Россию фашистской диктатурой, если формальные признаки совпадают только на 97,3%. Проверить просто: выйти на Красную площадь с плакатом «Долой фашистскую диктатуру!» Если задержат — вот и ответ, в фашистской диктатуре это происходит или нет.

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paper cedar
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lol what

split aurora
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...the daily star

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yeah

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it does that

leaden grove
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The entire world‘s population may be dead at some point

hollow hollow
limber jolt
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Lmfao

split aurora
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They're currently also running transphobic news stories, wonderful paper

copper monolith
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new hour long perun pog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9i47sgi-V4

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Perun
How Corruption Destroys Armies - Theft, Graft, and Russian failure ...

On paper, Russian military modernisation should have produced a force that could overmatch the Ukrainian army. For more than a decade, funds for modernisation were allocated to State Defence Orders for everything from next generation aircraft and tanks, to new communications and battlefield control systems.

Russian R&D did its part (mostly), t...

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lmfao quote from the video: "when you're in an environment like the Russian military, corruption is fun for the whole family"

copper monolith
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little did we know, they're actually from the future, June 5th 2022

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Oh god please

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530970684939288579?s=20&t=TzY-do8MnE7mmA8Mpe2owA https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1530970688235921411?s=20&t=TzY-do8MnE7mmA8Mpe2owA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️General Staff: Russian troops move towards central Sievierodonetsk.

Russian troops are trying to entrench their positions in northeastern Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff said.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

The General Staff also said that Russian troops had conducted an unsuccessful offensive towards Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast, and retreated to previously-held positions. Russia has also withdrawn some units from Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff added.

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https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/9430

Telegram
Ukraine NOW [English]

🇺🇦❕Ukraine's reconstruction after the war involves three stages - Prime Minister Denys Shmygal:

  1. instant recovery where it can already be done;

  2. the second stage will take place immediately after the end of combat operations;

  3. The great reconstruction of the country, according to the parameters and standards of the EU.

Also, Denys Schm...

copper monolith
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hell yeah, get them assets

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also mad how drones have become such a game changer in warfare, you can't even hide your shit behind a building now

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531010394059423747?s=20&t=UO85Pj7NLR480hv48EKEGg https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531010397838487560?s=20&t=UO85Pj7NLR480hv48EKEGg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️RFE/RL: EU countries fail to reach deal on Russia sanctions.

Rikard Jozwiak, an editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, said on Twitter that EU representatives will meet once again on May 30 to discuss the sixth sanctions package.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Hungary is demanding exemptions for a potential oil embargo, and there are also disagreements on whether to ban Russian citizens from buying real estate in Europe, he said.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️CNN: Russian ship with grain allegedly stolen from Ukraine arrives in Syria.

New satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies show the bulk carrier Matros Pozynich arriving in the Syrian port of Latakia on May 27, estimated to carry about 30,000 tons of grain.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Earlier, Ukrainian authorities estimated that Russian troops had stolen more than 400,000 tons of grain in occupied territories.

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what was tha

copper monolith
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I tried to post a qrt but it's preview was the vid I posted earlier

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I'll just do a reply

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amazing how they can be aware of the drones but can't do shit

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happy Kyiv Day

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suck on this sussy

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copper monolith
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that's a lot of dead

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531025367661744132?s=20&t=BOQfxchwf7YZkr1BYodYwg https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531025374192222209?s=20&t=BOQfxchwf7YZkr1BYodYwg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Zelensky fires SBU chief in Kharkiv for alleged inaction during war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 29 that law enforcement agencies would investigate Roman Dudin, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) branch in Kharkiv Oblast.

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Zelensky said that Dudin had failed to contribute to the city’s defense since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.

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wicked panther
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Belgium can still get the trophy 🙏

copper monolith
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His first fucking message was "hellloooo. Are you dead?"

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The sheer audacity

copper monolith
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what a shithead lmao

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"hello person whose home I've helped destroy, pls gib password for the thing you've spent >$1000 dollars on, thanks"

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hope the guy never gets the password and will forever have a useless ps4 lying around

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cant even buy new things cause sony dipped outta there

copper monolith
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then the guy would probably sell it to someone online in Russia for a very high price without telling them about the password issue lol

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please god he'll get his comeuppance

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https://youtu.be/7pTL6PVAjkE

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The risky move

Hello this a video i made for the war in ukraine i hope you enjoyed it and if you are really concernt about the situation and you want to help here i made a list of charrites you can donate to

For the war effort:

This NGO crowdfunds non-lethal military equipment, such as thermal vision scopes & supplies it to the Donbas front lines. It also pr...

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This illustrates before the war started so well

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split aurora
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imagine getting a fucking national flag implanted into you though lmfao

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man

copper monolith
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get ones with bri'ish flag

split aurora
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So Britain can colonise my heart and my tits 😻

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👀

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please god

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https://twitter.com/DGisSERIOUS/status/1531338501110759424?s=20&t=VjlT5UOilhoB7N-H2nMVdA https://twitter.com/DGisSERIOUS/status/1531338932838883328?s=20&t=VjlT5UOilhoB7N-H2nMVdA

Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS)

It’s not every day you meet a Ukrainian soldier named Hussein who speaks fluent English. His father is Lebanese, his mother is from the east, where he grew up. He’s now fighting near Lyman. He’s an electrical engineer, and has lived all over, including 12 years in Texas.

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Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS)

When the war broke out, he came straight from Beirut to join the fight. “If I stay alive and the war is over, maybe I’ll buy a little house in a village, with a small piece of land I’ll take care of. I’ll buy some ducks, go fishing.”

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copper monolith
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Sweet

hollow hollow
unreal path
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Not good enough imo

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If it isn't 100% it isn't efficient enough

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Still a third thing to fund them

hollow hollow
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on a related note, if you see headlines that say "BIDEN ABANDONS UKRAINE BY REFUSING TO SEND LONG-RANGE ROCKET SYSTEMS!!!!!!!!!", don't listen to them. biden doesn't want to send the extened range rockets, but he's alright with sending the 70km versions that can't reach russian soil as easily. he understandably doesn't want american-made weapons attacking russian soil (at least not yet)

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with how much support the administration is giving ukraine you can't be too mad if they're apprehensive about something

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^

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and yeah, not wanting to send weapons which will primarily be used on russian soil

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makes 100% sense

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as all it takes is one misfired missile hitting a civilian target aaaaand we have a major international crisis

scarlet crown
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because we sure do hit civilian targets, yup

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i get it though, it's a matter of precaution

split aurora
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Not accusing you of doing so deliberately

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but when using explosive weapons of war... there's never a 0% chance

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shrapnel launched half way across a city, missile targeting failure, civilian in the wrong place at the wrong time

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in war it happens

hollow hollow
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even though the us and/or nato would curbstomp russia in their current state, we still don’t want armed confrontation and american munitions falling in russia could be a big escalation

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especially if they end up killing civilians

fierce arch
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i dont even think its about killing citizens

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its just geopolitics lol

split aurora
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Yeah

fierce arch
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when was the last time america was worried about killing civilians

split aurora
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but being able to plaster the face of a dead child everywhere heightens what geopolitics russia can pull

hollow hollow
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that’s also what i mean, american bombs on russia soil is kinda a big deal regardless of who’s using them

split aurora
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yeeep

hollow hollow
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but like i said before, american mlrs is extremely, extremely accurate compared to russian mlrs. if, god forbid, they’re used on russian soil, there’s a much smaller chance of civilian deaths

fierce arch
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tbh i think the entire idea of hitting russian targets is just

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stupid

hollow hollow
fierce arch
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arent cluster rockets super illegal

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or is it just cluster bombs

hollow hollow
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yeah but america doesn’t subscribe to the anti-cluster bomb treaty 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

split aurora
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The treaty banning cluster bombs is only signed up to by about 50% of nations

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Ukraine, Russia and the USA all aren't signatories

fierce arch
split aurora
fierce arch
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ok so like tbe entirely of the western world

split aurora
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The treaty was only made in 2008

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only a few years earlier, the west used a truely frightening amount of cluster munition in the wars in the middle east

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and did a huge amount of collateral damage with it, as well as causing damage to this day

fierce arch
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i imagine that if they sent it america would look even worse in the eyes of russia

split aurora
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Yeah

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It being banned by half the world, including most of nato

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puts pressure not to use it

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or, at least, stick to only using them in conflicts the media doesn't talk about much

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bit of a surprise iraq signed it

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what does blue and pink mean btw

hollow hollow
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probably because they had to go up against american cluster bombs not once but twice in like 10 years

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highway of death moment

fierce arch
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somalia somehow signed it

split aurora
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@fierce arch Purple is signed and ratified

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Blue is signed but not yet ratified

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Pink is accepted but not formally signed yet

split aurora
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And they see people to this day get killed by then

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children commonly mistake unexploded cluster bombs as toys

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and that ends about as well as you can expect

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i love how the vatican signed it

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and san marino

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thankfully though, modern cluster bombs like the cbu 97 are at the very least design minimize civilian casualties as much as possible, unlike older ones that just said “fuck it, you dig this up that’s your problem and not mine”

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but still, they shouldn’t be used anymore

leaden grove
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Ohh

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I don’t think that’s particularly likely tbh

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^

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531534565617065985?t=jhYgjeERVVT9RBUP47mKpA&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531534570855796738?t=rHTMMjFuP0VExiAImm5R1w&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Commission chief: EU to eject Sberbank from SWIFT.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union had agreed on ejecting Russia's Sberbank from the SWIFT messaging system for international payments as part of the sixth package of sanctions.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

The package also envisages a partial embargo on Russian oil and banning three more Russian propaganda outlets.

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Ok finally caught up on everything: mm warcrimes

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cuz ykno

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any updates on the counter-offensive in Kherson?

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gee you don't say

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reee i wish it would let me read

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no thats literally the whole article

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reuters sometimes does these short articles

split aurora
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...just this?

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huh

copper monolith
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39 mins of lore of the real life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo6w5R6Uo8Y

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A comparison in size of the superyachts that they’re seizing

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large

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so yeah

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that's a thicc yacht

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ClgqPF7UOI

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United Kingdom wants to create an alliance alternative to the EU.

Britain wants to form a rival alliance to the European Union. Special Report.

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dear god please no

molten tartan
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Jesus christ

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I'll watch the video later but that idea seems very very cursed

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also he called ukraine and Russia Europe's two biggest country

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my inner geography nerd is amgery

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Well, ig if you add asterisk only counting land inside europe it's correct

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but that would mean Turkey is smaller then estonia

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and that isn't useful for anyone

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Primary source for this seems to be Corriere Della Sera, a Milan based daily newspaper

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I don't know what its reputation is like wrt truthfulness/factuality

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But yeah, as a brit, I can't emphasise strongly enough how much I hate that idea

copper monolith
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the commonwealth of europe, like in fallout

split aurora
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It hasn't been repeated by any other paper

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british or otherwise

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which makes me doubt its authenticity

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split aurora
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lmao

copper monolith
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hell yeah taking british taxpayer money instead

fierce arch
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i haven't watched the video yet but i'm like 99% sure its that

split aurora
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Yeah

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but its also a military alliance

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and meant as a challenge to brussels

wicked panther
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What the british wont do to ignore France

split aurora
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which im sure the baltics would love being a part of

fierce arch
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european politics are so complicated

wicked panther
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Like lets be real if you ask any country “wanna join the eu or the mock eu” they’re gonna go with the eu

fierce arch
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like nato exists

split aurora
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yep

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and... all but ukraine is in nato there

wicked panther
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Why poland

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Isnt poland both in the eu and nato

split aurora
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Poland and the EU have a.... very bad relationship

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Because poland wants to do fascism things and the EU gets amgery at them

wicked panther
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Pwease can we do fascism 🥺

split aurora
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Hungary and Poland are in the same situation

wicked panther
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“No”

wicked panther
fierce arch
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nato already is pretty lenient with dictators

wicked panther
split aurora
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Poland protects Hungary

wicked panther
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Mmm

split aurora
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Hungary protects Poland

wicked panther
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Sounds like a grade A loophole

fierce arch
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unanimous decisions sometimes make no sense to me

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especially if you're talking about something as big as the eu

wicked panther
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Youd think they just do a unanimous vote instead

split aurora
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Well, yeah, thats what it is

wicked panther
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Wait do poland and hungary have vetos?

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Cuz like if most eu countries just say “fuck off” it doesnt matter if they protect one another right?

fierce arch
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well in a unanimous vote basically every country has a veto

split aurora
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A unanimous vote means it requires a 100% vote

wicked panther
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💀 thats stupid

split aurora
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unanimous makes sense in some situations

wicked panther
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Like which ones?

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“What restaurant we going to visit?” Lmao?

split aurora
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allowing a new nation into a military alliance

wicked panther
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Yeah but it shouldnt be required to kick em out again

split aurora
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having a threesome

wicked panther
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True

fierce arch
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lmao

wicked panther
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Unanimous votes are important for those

fierce arch
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geopolitical threesomes

wicked panther
unreal path
# split aurora https://twitter.com/danieltilles1/status/1530170469151907840?t=RM1WFKOT9HpFjPeHe...

https://youtu.be/1ClgqPF7UOI

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Germany and France fucking England

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Yeah ik

split aurora
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I pinged wrong person

split aurora
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:p

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that sparked this discussion

unreal path
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Oh oops

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Well there you go again just in case

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Plus mine is a shortened link :p

wicked panther
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Cant be too careful

unreal path
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Very different

wicked panther
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True

unreal path
wicked panther
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But i mean think about it, poland joined the eu what, 20 years ago? And the people who created the eu didnt think that in the entire lifetime of the eu two alt right politicians would get to power and back each other?

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Thats an L

split aurora
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Tbf the alt right didn't really exist 20y ago

unreal path
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The name European Commonwealth makes it seem like to me, London wanted to grab power in Europe instead of just a normal alliance. The idea of the alliance isn’t a bad idea, but I have a feeling there more to it than just an alliance

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I like how the video brings up, who’s allowing Ukrainian Refugees….oh it’s the EU not the UK

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Yeah UK the commonwealth proposal is pretty sus ngl

split aurora
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Yep

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Its a pure powergrab

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The tories here have been massively exploiting this war for their own, primarily domestic, political benefit

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and this is a continuation

split aurora
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City seems to be falling

copper monolith
unreal path
copper monolith
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no 👀

copper monolith
scarlet crown
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Fucking reuters maj

copper monolith
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Azov slowly moving away from being actual nazis? 👀

split aurora
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about time

wicked panther
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“We might be nazis but we’re not that bad”

copper monolith
copper monolith
scarlet crown
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Ill give it a check

scarlet crown
wicked panther
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Yum

copper monolith
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ikr lmao

leaden grove
viral junco
split aurora
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but thats mostly joint military co-operation and training

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rather then a formal alliance / integrated economic block structure

leaden grove
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Yup, though I think it’s something worth putting more effort into

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Whether it’s authentic or not, I highly disagree with Johnson‘s proposal

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And the mentioned choice of countries is… questionable to say the least

split aurora
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Plus the intentions behind it aren't good

viral junco
split aurora
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In good news Johnson maybe be about to be yeeted by his own party

leaden grove
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Oh thank god

split aurora
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if 54 Conservative party MPs write a letter of no confidence, there is an election held for the new leader

leaden grove
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Ooh nice

split aurora
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currently ~30 have done, and theres about 20 or so suspected

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(they don't have to make it public)

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Some MPs announce it, but I imagine a few just do it quietly and keep their heads down

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if the threshold is hit, theres a vote for who will become the new conservative party leader

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Assuming bojo loses, then either the new leader will become PM, or there'll be a general election early

leaden grove
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Ohh, thank you for the explanation!

split aurora
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you're welcome!

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The current odds give Jeremy Hunt the highest chance of being the new leader

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Followed by Liz Truss, then Tom Tugendhat

leaden grove
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And the same goes for other European countries like France

split aurora
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mhmm

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creating a new rival european power block to split europe in half

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....helps who, exactly?

leaden grove
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Only populists

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And people like Orban

split aurora
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"helps" the UK but hurts the rest of the continent

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oh and it helps russia

leaden grove
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Of course

split aurora
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and his associated pawns

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and oh, what a surprise, the UK tory party is flush with an absurd quantity of russian money and influence

leaden grove
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…lovely

split aurora
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Boris Johnson made the son of a KGB officer a lifelong parliament member

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against the MI6s advice

leaden grove
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Amazing

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Tbf there were quite a few ex-Stasi people in powerful positions here too

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Also Turkey apparently now wants the Swedish and Finnish governments to pass new laws against the PKK, among other demands

split aurora
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ugh

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fuck off turkey tbh

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i really hope they don't accept the demands

leaden grove
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I don‘t think they will tbh

solid adder
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european commonwealth is some hoi4 level shit

leaden grove
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They certainly might reconsider arms deliveries and the like, but especially in Sweden freedom of speech is highly valued, with all the associated consequences

split aurora
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turkey shouldn't get any arms deliveries from the west

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they're no better then russia

leaden grove
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Agreed

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And one of their demands was also them supporting Turkey‘s combat operations in the Middle East

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Which is a no-go too

split aurora
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special combat operation :)

leaden grove
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Erdogan is just being a bitch rn

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Probably because he thinks Finland and Sweden bowing to his demands will result in some kind of domestic victory

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I haven’t checked Swedish media on this yet so I’ll probably check later or tomorrow

hollow hollow
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out of curiosity, has the dod given any reasons for why they're sending the himars over m270s? i know that both have different strengths and weaknesses, i just wonder if there was any rationale behind the decision besides cost

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I mean I guess it's better than nothing

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but yeah...

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and Ukraine getting NATO equipment, even older NATO equipment, might be better as that equipment was designed specifically to counter what the Russians are using

hollow hollow
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aren't they supposed to be the leaders of free europe?

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they sure as shit aren't acting that way

split aurora
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its all a political game

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They're acting in a way that keeps them leaders of Europe

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by trying to keep le status quo

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I mean, why has ukraine applied to the EU

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Or georgia, or moldova

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fear of Russia

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fear of russia prompts EU growth and expansion

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Ending the Russian threat, or massively weakening it, removes thats fear and that force for expansion

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which works against Germanys interests

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Germany is trying to uphold the status quo, with minimal personal involvement, is their game here

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Do I like that this is the case? No, I hate it

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But if we're analysing the way the world works, we can't forget that stuff is much more complex then "russia bad, beat russia good"

hollow hollow
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i know that basically all nations helping ukraine are only doing so because there's strategic value in weakening russia, but i still loathe how germany is choosing to sabotage their war effort by not sending equipment for their own personal gain

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like i know that all nations act selfishly in these scenarios, but that doesn't make it any less infuriating

split aurora
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yep

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I hate the way the geopolitical world works

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Doesn't have to be built this way, but sadly, it is

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Germany with ukraine infuriates me, Turkey with kurdistan infuriates me, America with Israel infuriates me, Britain with Saudi infuriates me

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the arms trade and industry is immorality and human lives traded for money and political gain all the way down

fierce arch
split aurora
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The scales are significantly different

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that is true

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probably should have found some closer examples

lilac sparrow
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Germany probably has to jump through extra hoops in order to supply Ukraine with weaponry considering their history

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it looks bad when a country sends state of the art equipment to a country that is not Allied, while their actual allies, which could be in danger within the next couple decades, have been using equipment that is extremely outdated

copper monolith
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i gotta say for all of the hate people give biden

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he's done a pretty damn good job during ukraine

copper monolith
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Probs America turning a blind eye on Israel fucking up Palestinians

wicked panther
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You have to keep in mind that a lot of military equipment, from tanks to helicopters to airplanes, is not operational, and some units have to keep borrowing equipment from other battalions because there isn’t enough for everyone

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And yes, there is a funding issue here, but at the same time I suspect that the current funding is not used as well as it could be either, considering how much money is spent on random consultants

copper monolith
copper monolith
copper monolith
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(The stage will be dumped)

viral junco
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"Doesn't abandon its people" the piling bodies that animals are eating and yous ain't collecting would say otherwise

copper monolith
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split aurora
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ah yes

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a pile of stones in a field

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a key strategic military target

limber wagon
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For once something sane from the Russian media

split aurora
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invade stonehenge to stop the UK government plans to build a motorway next to it

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Russia really just cares about preserving our cultural heritage

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😌

limber wagon
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Isn't Stonehenge just a secret alien weapon that the government has been trying to utilise to enslave humanity and enact Article 21?

viral junco
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We should invade a country with nukes

split aurora
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to capture

viral junco
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Rocks

split aurora
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t h e r o c k c i r c l e

viral junco
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100 days since the beginning today also

split aurora
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wow

scarlet crown
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good day everyone

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I'm glad how my region has become somewhat more calm after harpoons came in

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definitely feels a lot safer to be here

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also happy pride month

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531979156908609537?t=TnfKa27CGhzD0IAMiH0Nng&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531979161560039429?t=A6b1RuFX9tHB_j-nWJkaHg&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Estonian PM says EU officials debate whether to call Putin.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that a “heated debate” took place between EU leaders on May 31 on whether to continue phone talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine.

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She said that, despite the good intentions of the EU, Putin does not want to take any steps towards peace.

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wicked panther
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Zoom call

split aurora
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Skype

scarlet crown
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(he doesn't know how to computer)

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This morons getting his ass kicked in replies and qrts @scarlet crown https://twitter.com/mironov_ru/status/1531936736099581953?t=YZlf-u6AuMkbVg7p5wny5g&s=19

Сергей Миронов (@mironov_ru)

Ничего хорошего инициативы ЕС по «восстановлению» Украины не принесут. Они направлены не на процветание страны, а на создание анти-России. А значит новые обещания приведут лишь к еще большему обогащению режима Зеленского и обнищанию украинского народа. Украину надо освобождать

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https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1531963732619939841?t=uqK9zBZWdb8MBLckw0GYtQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1531965615933689858?t=pHAph2M5zFkKB6Yo2ouu1A&s=19

Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock)

Senior staff at Russia’s central bank are sent an “urgent recommendation” to avoid further travel to Russia’s rather long list of “unfriendly countries,” due to security risks associated with the “current geopolitical situation in the world.” https://t.co/hYA9y0Awli

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🫡

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531994990393671680?t=iuErcclxeiNV6H848J5yeA&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1531994994659278850?t=E0CdJPu0D1peemuNZwkkmw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Switzerland blocks shipment of armored vehicles to Ukraine.

The Swiss government has rejected Denmark’s request to send 20 Piranha III infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, Swiss broadcaster SRF reported.

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Denmark needs Switzerland’s agreement because they were produced there, and Switzerland bans the export of Swiss-made weapons to conflict zones due to its neutral status. Earlier Switzerland also rejected the supplies of weapons from Germany and Poland to Ukraine.

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fierce arch
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maybe they want that

copper monolith
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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532033876297752578?t=8dLZqLqrx2aOcLkpbt141g&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532033880307417093?t=rfRkatzHT2eBsNlP9tlFUA&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Wall Street Journal: Traders outsmart sanctions to supply Russian oil to US.

The oil is being concealed in blended refined products such as gasoline, diesel and chemicals, while traders obscure its origins to keep it flowing, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Fuels believed to be partially made from Russian crude landed in New York and New Jersey in May, according to the newspaper. The U.S. and U.K. imposed an embargo on Russian oil in March, while the European Union introduced a partial oil embargo in May.

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split aurora
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not surprised

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russias very skilled at bypassing the west's sanctions

fierce arch
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its not even russia thats the funny thing its these wealthy businessman and traders

split aurora
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over the last decade, the amount of russian fruit being sold to the EU has plummeted

...but the amount of russian fruit sold to certain south American countries has skyrocketed

...and the amount sold by said nations to the EU has risen sharply

split aurora
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misread it

copper monolith
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facts

stable girder
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Like what

copper monolith
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yeah its dumb

hollow hollow
opal cloak
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How do the Swiss have so much money ?

split aurora
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If switzerland made a missile, sold it to france... then france handed it to some terrorists who fired it at the white house

stable girder
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Theyve sold it

split aurora
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and switzerland went "not our problem da de da"

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how would people react

stable girder
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I get what you mean

hollow hollow
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but they belong to denmark

stable girder
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But its denmarks now

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They bought them

split aurora
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okay but thats not how politics work

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lmao

copper monolith
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fuck politics, all my homies hate politics

split aurora
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the UK in the falklands nearly sunk french ships supplying weapons to argentina

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they had plans drawn up for it and were seriously considering it

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believe it or not, people don't like it when you're involved in a supply chain to their enemy

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switzerland wants control over where its guns are used

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I wonder How much fire Power the Uk would need to sink all of France

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almost every country in the world has laws the same as switzerland on this

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Charlotte

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but why can they block the shipment, why can’t denmark say “fuck off, we do what we want”

stable girder
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Im not against you

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It's just stupid

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"Okay no more arms sales for you"

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its sold under agreement

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"you can buy our guns as long as you use them in line with the contract"

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The law makes perfect sense imo 🤷‍♂️

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ok this makes a little more sense now. i was under the impression that switzerland was physically stopping the shipment, like it had to go through them or something

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nono

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its just diplomatic rules

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It's part of why germany's been a hassle

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hm there's an active outbreak in a region, I will not ship my medicine there

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german made vehicles that have been sold to other nations, cant be transferred to ukraine without berlins green light

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however, i will say that if denmark is really that worried about losing swiss weapons shipments, i think the us would be more than happy to backfill their reserves

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tbf it's... not as simple as that

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It's a major diplomatic thing, and probably a violation of law

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and would lead to massive diplomatic issues between the two nations

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tentatively good sign 👀

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hopefully no shenanigans

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hmm

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too hard to tell

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bitchasses are known to only ever lie

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Hopefully true, but yeah I'm concerned too

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embed fail

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biden wants to send four mq-1c ucavs armed with hellfire anti tank missiles

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man the west's militaries must be loving this war

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so much free kit testing

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more ucavs = more better

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the seanad has declared this a genocide

scarlet crown
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Proud

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we usually speak out on human rights abuses, i think we were the only ones to condemn israel last year for the bombings in gaza

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https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/9758

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Ukraine NOW [English]

🏳️‍🌈 Since 2016, the number of those who have a positive attitude towards the LGBT community in Ukraine has quadrupled.

Students and pupils, as well as military and police officers are the most tolerant among various professions and occupations.

64% of the respondents agree that LGBT persons should have the same rights as other citizens. 26 % ...

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We still have a lot to go through, but i think this is a good sign

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Another reason why I hope to god ukraine wins the war

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We cannot, and must not allow more countries to have executions and purges against people in the lgbt community

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We cannot allow another chechnya

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https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1532036482482970624?t=_8vENH3om1WOXqkq2MyBOA&s=19

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons)

#Ukraine: Sneak peak at the weapons used by a foreign volunteer unit fighting for Ukraine currently near #Donetsk- 🇺🇸 M136A2, 🇩🇪 PanzerFaust 3, 🇬🇧 NLAW and 🇭🇷/🇸🇮 M80 Zolja anti-tank launchers; RPK-74 and PK machine guns, M14 adapted for sniper role and unknown .338 sniper rifle.

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nice

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the dp27 has certainly had no shortage of use

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ancient weapon

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First used in 1927

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ngl, sexy looking gun, imo

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not sure how verifiable this is but 👀

copper monolith
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👀

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fragging becoming more common wouldn't surprise me

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as rhe USA learned in Vietnam, forcing conscripted men to fight in a war they don't care about, has a tendency for them to take anger out on their officerd

copper monolith
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It's specifically the drone manufacturer giving it for free (with the request that the raised money go to humanitarian stuff), not Turkey itself

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Hungary

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Of course

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Premiering now

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rest in piss bozo, good job ben

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damn

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thats... unexpected

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hope it isn't out of pocket to ask any of you if there's a particularly bad battle for the russians in terms of general incompetence that i could look at for a history presentation?

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@copper monolith wasn't there that massacre at a bridge

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where a huge amount of russian forces got fucked up trying to cross a river

lofty wind
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that's been in the back of my mind, yeah, i need to find the article

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I'm sure I saw that a couple weeks ago

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the failed river crossingh

split aurora
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ye

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i so badly want to write "the war on ukraine" and call it a day

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lmfao

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also the paradrop on hostomel

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on the first couple days

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yeah... the videos of the aftermath are sad

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these men just dropped behind enemy lines, really believing nobody would resist, and they literally got burnt

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yep

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and, well, you can't really blame the soldiers for believing it

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as a soldier , especially one part of the "elite" unite, you don't really question that you've been given very basic correct intel

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i'll take a look at all of these, thank you lads

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and ironically led to their loss

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if history in general... the russo-japanese war comes to mind

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That's what I was going to mention

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:D

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Russia's fleet in the East got wrecked, so they sent the Baltic Fleet all the way around, murdering some English fishermen on the way

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then, after bombing several random fishing boats, believeing them to be japanese ships.... in the north sea

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they finally found the japanese fleet

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And promptly got wrecked

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and went "Oh look friendly ships"

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then got absolutely fucked as they calmly approached them

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a few days late but this is a good vid to send people that don't know why it's all happening https://youtu.be/pBwT-5z9R5A

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William Spaniel
The 12 Causes of the Russo-Ukrainian War

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What caused the Russo-Ukrainian War? This video tackles that question in four phases. First, we examine the substantive reasons Russia invaded Ukraine. Second, I explain why those reasons are collectively a half-cause for war. Third, we switch gears to discuss bargaining problems...

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Military leaders and senior tsarist officials agreed before the war that Russia was a much stronger nation and had little to fear from the Empire of Japan. The fanatical zeal of the Japanese infantrymen astonished the Russians, who were dismayed by the apathy, backwardness, and defeatism of their own soldiers.
This kinda sounds familiar

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xd indeed

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one of the reasons why the tsar was gotten rid of

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👀 time is a circle

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maybe this year SmileW

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russia lost a ton of helicopters and many of their best paratroopers there

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oh yeah they fucking perished tremendously there

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this is all super useful :)

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u should lurk more, we post most of the latest info here

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It feels much more personal than the BBC’s feed, without the panic attack inducing fear mongering which is common on Twitter

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Oh my sub is out. I’ll remedy that in the morning.

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i lurk often! why i thought to ask you guys

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this hasn't been posted in a while

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seems like this is becoming a stalemate very quickly

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ukraine chipping away at russian fortifications while russia makes minimal progress in the donbas region

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i worry that this situation will devolve into a territorial dispute akin to what was happening in crimea

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It will more than likely become a stalemate, and either Ukraine agrees to give up these regions, or the days following Russian withdrawal, Ukraine will push in and take their territory back

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As long as they continue to hold their land, and keep getting supported by the west, Ukraine will hold out

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Eventually one side will break

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532663187769794560?t=uW5lokMzR5-Ok_5fJzykBw&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532663221462700033?t=rw9jFlLqvoBMQOrixGVv9A&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️EU imposes partial ban on Russian oil.

The EU’s 6th package of sanctions adopted on June 3 includes a partial ban on Russian oil imports with exceptions made for EU countries that “due to their geographic situation, suffer from a specific dependence on Russian supplies.”

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

The sanctions also disconnect three Russian banks and one Belarusian bank from the SWIFT system, ban three Russian state-owned media outlets, introduce new export restrictions, and target more Russian individuals and entities supporting the war in Ukraine.

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Oh I'm green again

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100 days since the start of the war

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yes

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fair enough requests

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Africa's main priority should be trying to get the food flowing again

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before there's significant famine

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fuck your stupid video https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1532695309943463939?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1532695309943463939|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fv3zfad%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dtrue

Julian Röpcke🇺🇦 (@JulianRoepcke)

Sign of hope?
Russian propagandists with Tos-1 flamethrower.
50 seconds after the first launch, Ukrainian counter artillery fire begins.
130 seconds after the first launch, they are running for their lives.

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says it's thermobaric, and that this would demoralize the Ukrainian forces

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god that's sad lmao

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lmao

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why is it called demoman

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dunno

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friend sent it me :p

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dayum

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soz i didn't do dumps today, didn't feel like it, and I don't do them on work days either cuz 2tired

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCt-jsnUnXo

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Economics Explained
The Economy of Ukraine: Before and After

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go fuck yourself you demented fuck https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532828810642604034?s=20&t=y9cF23ZRJ6Rf4w8PiAMj8g https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532828815772237825?s=20&t=y9cF23ZRJ6Rf4w8PiAMj8g

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Putin proposes exporting Ukrainian grain through Russian-occupied Mariupol and Berdiansk.

The dictator also said that “the easiest way” to export the grain would be through Belarus, but added that Western sanctions against Belarus should be lifted in order to do that.

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Meanwhile, evidence has been piling up that Russia is stealing Ukrainian grain from occupied territories.

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Switzerland being cringe https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532842641452417025?t=JeEaIRtslsEyBLBMk6D2rg&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1532842652911140864?t=eiM5UQkNOqwW9kDq8Xu7fA&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Switzerland rejects requests to ship ammo, armored vehicles to Ukraine.

Switzerland rejected a request by Denmark to supply 22 Piranha III infantry fighting vehicles and a request by Germany to supply 12,400 rounds of ammunition for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

At the same time, Switzerland allowed Germany to freely dispose of Leopard 2 tanks previously sold back to defense group Rheinmetall. Ukraine has previously urged Germany to supply Leopard tanks.

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This will def hit their arms sales now

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sources are claiming that ua forces have struck back at ru occupiers in severodonetsk and over half the city is back in ukrainian hands, which is seemingly backed up by videos of foreign legion members deployed in the city. turns out ukraine likely knew what they were doing all along (shocking, i know) https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1532771249897754624?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1532771249897754624|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fv46k6r%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dtrue

Julian Röpcke🇺🇦 (@JulianRoepcke)

Crazy sh*t. After pretending to leave the city and letting Russians conquer up to 80% of #Severodonetsk, pro-🇺🇦 forces come back in force, recapturing up to half of the town and a nearby village.
Urban warfare will hit those appr. 5.000 civilians hard who greeted the Russians.

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https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/9929

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Ukraine NOW [English]

🔺 In Russia, a girl put on a black scarf and brought flowers to the monument to Taras Shevchenko in protest against the war

She was approached by a typical Russian woman supporting the war in Ukraine. You can see the result of the conversation in the video.

copper monolith
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https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/9944

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Ukraine NOW [English]

🇺🇦Ukrainian intelligence maintains contact with captured Azovstal military – Monastyrsky

According to the minister, information about the possibility of releasing prisoners comes through the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

“It is through them (scouts – ed.) that we learn more information: about the conditions o...

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there was an exchange of fallen soldiers, 1:1 ratio https://twitter.com/SputnikATONews/status/1533006073593987074?s=20&t=dz_2VySN7t5rNKBkzaW5qA

⚡️Спутник News АТО 🇺🇦 (@SputnikATONews)

Произошёл обмен телами погибших военнослужащих между Украиной и Россией, — сообщают росСМИ. "Поменяли 160 на 160. Обмен произошел на линии боевого соприкосновения в Запорожской области".

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hi, i've returned

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might I ask:
what are the main events which have unfolded over the past week?

copper monolith
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battle for Severodonetsk

silk iron
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  • Ukraine counteroffensive near Kherson
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  • Increased concerns about global food insecurity
split aurora
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Theres significant shortages of oil here

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Sunflower+Vegetable oil sold out of most shops, and food companies are having to switch the alternatives

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Thankfully our wheat is mostly home grown

silk iron
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compared to 2020, the vegetable oil price food price index has increased from 99.4 to 229.3 as of May 2022. Which about a 130% increase.

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wew

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in lidl the only oil is extra virgin olive or corn

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and corns gone from £0.89 -> £1.70

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😭

silk iron
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bloody hell

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my dads food factory has had to switch to palm oil

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which is very not environmentally good

silk iron
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desperate times call for desperate measures

split aurora
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(as in, the factory he works at, he doesn't own a factory)

silk iron
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ay

split aurora
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the middle east/africa is where the big food concern comes from

silk iron
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The UN is taking the food shortage on the horizon very seriously

split aurora
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Egypt gets more then 50% of its wheat from ukr/russia

silk iron
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Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria, South Sudan are the most vulnerable IIRC

split aurora
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mhmm

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and Yemen is already in a famine

silk iron
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not to mention Russia is the largest exporter of fertilizers

split aurora
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oh great

silk iron
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and a shortage of Russian fertilizer will make it more difficult for countries to become self-sufficient growing their own food.

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tl;dr the UN needs to intervene to ensure wheat and sunflower oil can be exported out of the black sea ports of Odessa...

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whether that's feasible I don't know

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the black sea is mined up

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Problem is... what can you do

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if theres russian ships sat outside ports

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in territorial waters

silk iron
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and land transport of agricultural produce from Ukraine is not realistic, considering a shortage of oil supply.

split aurora
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The UN has been facing this issue for decades in Cuba, how to stop a blockade that is harming civilians

silk iron
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There's a remote possibility for foreign powers to strong arm Ukraine and Russia into some form of ceasefire, but it would require near unanimous international support.

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"A Russian news crew films a Russian TOS-1a firing, quickly comes under Ukrainian counterbattery fire."

copper monolith
split aurora
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can we humiliate macron instead

viral junco
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true!

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though that does make him to the left of England so i can't really try and humiliate him there 😭

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though I give it 2/3 chance there's a vonc here within a week

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vonc?

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vote of no confidence

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ah

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by his own party

viral junco
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then again it is the tory party

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with a non existent code of ethics

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You need 15% of MPs to send a letter in calling for a VONC

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for one to take place

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letters are private but we know abour 10% of MPs have, and it's suspected that the true figure is very close to the 54 MP requirement

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then every tory MP gets a vote on whether or not to yeet boris and call a leadership election

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and, even if he survives that, thats put him in an awful place leading up the the next general election

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Lool

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then again we would all be dead from alcohol poisoning if that was a game

split aurora
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I recently got gifted some expensive whiskey

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Putin tryna put me in the grave here

scarlet crown
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To macron

copper monolith
split aurora
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https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/4327

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Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

❗️In an interview with WELT TV channel, the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, summed up his visit to Germany:

"Ukraine's path to Europe does not contradict other processes of European enlargement. We are complementary to this.

For us, the legal recognition that Ukraine has the prospect of becoming a member of the Eu...

copper monolith
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old gold

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whoops almost missed the latest task n purpl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOhO0X5vPqk

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Task & Purpose
Why Russian Army Uses this Weird Close Combat Sniper Rifle

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vss 👀

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cool gun

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russian heli shot down in donbas, model and exact location are unknown https://twitter.com/Blue_Sauron/status/1533096379182104576?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1533096379182104576|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fv4qbva%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dtrue

BlueSauron👁️ (@Blue_Sauron)

Remarkable footage of a low flying Russian helicopter in Donbas being downed by Ukrainian forces.
#Russia #Ukraine

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though considering the way it appears to spin out of control after being hit, i'd say it's probably not a kamov since those don't have tail rotors

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drone footage quality on par with what's used on the Orlan, probs a captured one being used

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That sounds like a good Twitter handle

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Good thread on why theres not much outrage in russia about all the losses, use the twitter translate button https://twitter.com/mironov_fm/status/1533052507294924800?t=bX7f5it5ouG-eZ2sqp_Xog&s=19

Maxim Mironov (@mironov_fm)

Почему российское общество не возмущается огромным числом погибших?

Тред.

За 10 лет войны в Афганистане погибло 15 тыс. человек.
За три месяца войны в Украине по разным оценкам погибло от 10 до 30 тыс. человек. Если учесть, что население России в два раза ниже, чем население...

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Rosgvardia building set ablaze by some guy https://twitter.com/SobolLubov/status/1533130963550621700?t=w0UN7kjaHPK-iCoGbPfXcA&s=19

Соболь Любовь (@SobolLubov)

В Комсомольске-на-Амуре подожгли здание Росгвардии. Ничего себе!

Неизвестный мужчина зашел в фойе здания с канистрой горючего, разлил его, поджег и убежал.

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wow

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also apparently i was wrong, this heli was in fact a kamov https://mobile.twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1533391518970662912?cxt=HHwWgMC-3crd2ccqAAAA

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons)

#Ukraine: Clearer footage just released by the Ukrainian 128th Mountain Assault Brigade shows what was shot down was a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter- they claim that a MANPADS was used.

Given the low altitude & very rapid explosion, we can state that both the crew were killed.

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# copper monolith lmaao

i understand the logic of "it's better than nothing so we might as well use it", but the fact of the matter is those cages actually makes the tank worse because it becomes harder to escape and easier to spot

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new peeroon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPhOWDkcPk

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Perun
Ukraine's vital ally - Why Poland matters in the Russian-Ukrainian war

It's easy to think of the invasion of Ukraine through the lens of cold-war American-Russian competition, with Washington having been one of the first to announce substantial weapon shipments and financial support for Ukraine from February onward.

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Oh jeez

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oh boy

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|| https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1533378953934782464 || - Tweet about a badass ukraine soldier, spoilered because minor gore in hospital photograph, wounded arm

Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en)

This is Perch (his call sign), 27. He stole an enemy's armored personnel carrier (chased it on an old Soviet car), took down an assault helicopter. While he was saving 11 wounded, he was heavily wounded himself.

Speedy recovery, Perch! Superheroes are nothing compared to you.

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# fierce arch https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/5/explosions-rock-ukraines-capital-after-w...

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1533434865881849860?t=h1yKCqdlog3XZiQQK9D9qg&s=19 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1533434867777675271?t=tpiq_aBpUGWSlgA5QH5eHw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Ukrzaliznytsia confirms 4 Russian missiles hit repair plant in Kyiv on June 5, rejects Russia’s claim that plant stored tanks, military vehicles.

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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

“This plant repaired gondola cars and grain trucks, which we use for export. (Russia’s) real target is Ukraine’s economy and the civilian population,” said CEO of Ukraine's railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia Oleksandr Kamyshin.

One plant worker was injured in the attack.

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copper monolith
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hmm
This makes me curious; what's "Red Zone" in Ukrainian?

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wew

copper monolith
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This is national tv station posting this what the fuck

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lmfao

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amazing

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looks at their other content

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sees them defending the tianenmen square massacre

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....sounds about right

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"russia did not conquer siberia"

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fucking galaxy brain take

scarlet crown
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boy i sure do love twitter and it's users

scarlet crown
hollow hollow
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honestly it’s always hilarious when people just make up stuff to excuse their country’s atrocities, like they’re somehow the only ones with a clean track record

scarlet crown
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wicked panther
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True

copper monolith
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https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/4351

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Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

🇪🇺"It is our moral obligation to enable Ukraine's accession to the EU," Ursula von der Leyen

The President of the European Commission said this during her speech at the GLOBSEC 2022 security forum.

In addition, she recalled that the European Commission supported the creation of a single platform for Ukraine's reconstruction. It will combine in...

scarlet crown
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we over in ireland've been in favour of faster succession cause it takes too damn long

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like macedonia and albania i believe have been trying to join for years but have been set back by slowness

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as in weve been in favour prior to ukraine wishing to join n such

scarlet crown
hollow hollow
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@copper monolith

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well, at least it's better then russia

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i find it just plain idiotic to have such sanctions against venezuela and cuba nowadays, thats why theyve been driven away from the west

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castro moved to work with the soviets after the us blockaded cuba and refused to work with em

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I hate the cuban embargo, the venezeulan government is certainly a shitty one, thoooough yeah most of the sanctions don't really help

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they mostly just fuck over civilians of the country

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working with the nations (ven/cuba) governments would be... far more effective, if the real concern was actually for the wellbeing of the people

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i find most of the sanctions for russia are strategic so it hurts the rich a ton

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source, the billions russia lost in overseas assets

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ye

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and there has been a pretty decent amount of concern given to minimising impact on everyday citizens

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not perfect of course, but these sanctions have been handled a lot better then most

fierce arch
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yes it does

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but hopefully this may change things and shift cuba westward

copper monolith
stark inlet
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wait, they aren't?

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i thought we all were

lilac sparrow
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Worried that kids will now have good education…