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i spit out my coffee laughing at this one
That can’t be true!
i spit out my coffee laughing at this one
That can’t be true!
There are millions of Catholics in Russia, deeply religious still, but they are Russian Orthodox, have their own "patriarch" and are separate from the Roman Catholics and the Pope. Easter rite.
With what? Their Air Force is mostly sitting on the ground due to the intactness of Ukrainian air defense and the thousands of MANPADs the nation has at its disposal. And they've got no PGMs to use anyway.
You let us know when you convince Putin to take that deal.I listened to various of the other countries, and I think it was either India or Brazil who made a good point. Before inspections teams go in there needs to be an end of hostilities. So this could be a way to broker an end of hostilities. If US or Kiev had no aquisition or development of bio agents, then welcome an investigation as well as end the hostilities.
Most Christians in Ukraine and Russia are Orthodox. They may not really care about the Pope. My grandparents were Ukrainian Orthodox.If he did he would be a dead man and the Russian people would know there lives would be permanently fucked.
It's a shot worth taking. I'm not sure even Putin has those kind of balls
One assumption I don't accept in that Financial Times (who are Japanese owned, based in London, and have offices elsewhere) article is this:Not sure if this article has been posted before;
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Inside Putin’s circle — the real Russian elite
As the west focuses on oligarchs, a far smaller group has its grip on true power in Moscow. Who are the siloviki — and what motivates them?www.ft.com
Some interesting insights.
A commitment to "US global primacy" I don't believe is a prerequisite to work in the US State Department or "security establishment." However, I don't doubt that commitment to reestablishing the power and the at least former territorial dominance of 20th century Soviet Russia is essential to being in the inner circle of the Kremlin.Above all, for deep historical, cultural, professional and personal reasons, the siloviki and the Russian official elite in general are utterly, irrevocably committed to the idea of Russia as a great power and one pole of a multipolar world. If you do not believe in that, you are not part of the Russian establishment, just as if you do not believe in US global primacy you are not part of the US foreign and security establishment.
Just continuing the long tradition of Russian leaders co-opting the Russian Orthodox church.Apparently Russian Orthodox monks in Ukraine have sided openly with Russia.
so...you're saying their new threat to destroy them is rather, eh, empty?
One assumption I don't accept in that Financial Times (who are Japanese owned, based in London, and have offices elsewhere) article is this:
A commitment to "US global primacy" I don't believe is a prerequisite to work in the US State Department or "security establishment."
That doesn't explain all the MAGA people. Uh, personally I don't think America has ever been great.From the outside it certainly seems as if it is. Americans across the political spectrum appear to take it for granted that the US is special and should dominate the globe.
E.g. Biden's boast that the US is 'unique' for being 'founded on an idea', or Madelaine Albright's description of the US as 'the indispensable nation'.
Just continuing the long tradition of Russian leaders co-opting the Russian Orthodox church.
^Unfortunately that’s nothing for anyone who lives in even Boston let alone Moscow. Hope it doesn’t freeze the mud solid.
It is when you have no fuel, no food, and are constantly getting ravaged by drones and rockets.
I mean, that’s more the food, fuel and rockets …
I’m also under the assumption that they have a few layers of clothing and jackets but considering their preparedness in every other area, that might not be fair. Plenty of dead Russians to grab clothing from though!
Metabolization helps raise body temperature. Fuel allows troops to at least idle their equipment for heat. Judging by the pictures I've seen, it doesn't seem like they are well equipped with adequate clothing for prolonged sieges with nights dropping below freezing. Rockets and drones help factilitate the hell process, but yes, unrelated to cold.
I dunno. It just seems like this is a recipe for mass desertion, regardless of how well aclimated these guys are.
Is it possible we may get a new episode of Storage Jars? Perhaps from Odessa embedded in a UN bioweapons investigation team, or any of the other ~29 locations. Those can't be cheap to build and staff. Lots of DoD funding. I wonder for what.
Russia is insisting this be investigated. I think we all want to get to the bottom of this so why not.
Lol, that's extremely wishful thinking.hopefully this war will show the sheep repubs what could happen to the USA if their orange Ghod wanna be dicktator gets elected in 2024
It's better than wishing for that traitor to win. It would be death to democracy.Lol, that's extremely wishful thinking.
