Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

[Zorba]

I mean, if Russians went out and gave Putin the Mussolini treatment, I'm not going to lose sleep. Hell might even sleep better. But even suggesting something like this, let alone putting your name too it just sets a precedent you don't want to start.

Thousands are currently dying everyday solely because of one man's ego. I see nothing wrong with hoping for a revolution, which would almost certainly include his killing.

 

[Roger Wilco]

Ukraine says that they struck the giant convoy, which is still stalled.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499421852883693585

 

[K1052]

Moldova has signed application for EU membership.

Edit: Georgia too apparently.

Russia has sealed the land border with Georgia.

 

[dank69]

Per the NYT reporting yesterday, Western analysts estimate that military KIA for both Russia and Ukraine are about 2000. These are rough estimates, but give us something to go by.

I wouldn't trust NYT reporting on any war. Fuck those pieces of shit.

 

[dank69]

The meaning is whether you adopt the language of the aggressor or the country itself. ‘The’ Ukraine adopts Russian language in that Ukraine should be viewed as part of a greater Russian whole. Ukraine itself drops that because they don’t want to be.

Same with Kyiv vs. Kiev:

I hope he leaves Kiev because I think Russia will take it and his country needs his leadership.

 

[Muse]

Don't think you should shorten Ukraine to UK. It's just going to lead to confusion.

OK, chastened. I saw it done before... I figured it out, but shouldn't force others to do that.

 

[Jaskalas]

Remember Putin's genocide, and remember it well.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499405936322134018

 

[pauldun170]

Moldova has signed application for EU membership.

Edit: Georgia too apparently.

Russia has sealed the land border with Georgia.

What?
Link please...
Official source preferred

EDIT: In my head I read that as NATO membership...
Never mind

 

[Muse]

Same with Kyiv vs. Kiev:

So, please explain. What's the best way to spell the capital of Ukraine? Um, and why?

 

[Muse]

Polls and statements are great, but that's not actual movement in that direction to actually make it happen. Ukraine has their intent to join NATO enshrined in their constitution.

Point being, none of that is recent. None of that is "new". None of that is actually driving the need for Putin to invade now. NATO on the border of Russia/Soviet states has been a thing as long as NATO has existed. It's a red herring. A talking point. What he's really after is not having any former soviet states look like a functional western democracy on his borders. That is his main concern. Sure, there are strategic issues with LNG/pipelines/access to Black Sea in Ukraine, but those are just gravy.

If he was really concerned about countries joining NATO, he just gave at least 2 countries with arguably stronger strategic positions (Sweden/Finland) a great reason to go that route.

TBH I think the whole question is kind of meaningless right now. Putin wants Ukraine. If he gets it they don't join NATO or EU. Not while he's on Russia's throne.

 

[theeedude]

Ukrainian grammar police out in full effect.

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

www.youtube.com

If you need a manual on how to pronounce Kyiv, and people still butcher it, maybe stick to Kiev?

 

[dank69]

So, please explain. What's the best way to spell the capital of Ukraine? Um, and why?

Kyiv = Ukranian spelling
Kiev = Russian spelling

Think of it like calling a trans woman she/her vs. calling a trans woman he/him. The latter makes a person a piece of shit if they do it on purpose.

 

[Pens1566]

TBH I think the whole question is kind of meaningless right now. Putin wants Ukraine. If he gets it they don't join NATO or EU. Not while he's on Russia's throne.

It's not meaningless. Understanding his reasons/thinking is probably one of the most important (if not the most important) things the west needs to do right now. And for as long as he's still in power for that matter. All of our major decisions will rely on that in regards to how he'll react/interpret them.

 

[dank69]

Ukrainian grammar police out in full effect.

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

www.youtube.com

If you need a manual on how to pronounce Kyiv, and people still butcher it, maybe stick to Kiev?

Pretty fucking easy to get it right in print though.

 

[theeedude]

Pretty fucking easy to get it right in print though.

It's same thing. Use what you want.

 

[K1052]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499431190591381507

oh ok sure

 

[Jaskalas]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499431190591381507

oh ok sure

Putin calls it Russia's duty to purge Ukraine of Nazis. I think that is his word for the West.
We must show Russia more anti air and drone strikes.

 

[JD50]

It's same thing. Use what you want.

You'd think after making a complete fucking fool of yourself earlier in this thread you'd learn not to be such an arrogant asshole about everything.

 

[biostud]

Ukraine says that they struck the giant convoy, which is still stalled.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499421852883693585

So are we to believe that no certain satellites are being moved towards Ukraine to gather intelligence?

 

[biostud]

Putin use of nazis means anti Russian.

 

[Zorba]

I wouldn't trust NYT reporting on any war. Fuck those pieces of shit.

What'd NYT do to you?

 

[hal2kilo]

It was the Winter games in South Korea. Tensions very high with NK. We had a B-52 on alert in Guam during those games.

Now it's all coming back to me. Recent memory is the first to go. Couldn't offend his pen pal.

 

[Racan]

Interesting video imo:

 

[biostud]

Kyiv = Ukranian spelling
Kiev = Russian spelling

Think of it like calling a trans woman she/her vs. calling a trans woman he/him. The latter makes a person a piece of shit if they do it on purpose.

Don't they both use the Cyrillic alphabet natively, so neither are correct?

 

[Roger Wilco]

Vlad sends young boys into the freezing cold with two days of rations.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499432552884584456