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

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K1052

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I agree. A RU infantry air brigade is supposedly among the better units, light infantry but well trained. Wonder if the RU got held up longer than planned around Chernobyl and couldn't make their drive down the P56 highway giving more time for UA to beat off that airfield attack

Doesn't sound like things are going especially well for them in Donbas either.
 

woolfe9998

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None of them will die, they will Bunker Down with Putin, let their population die on the ensuing Nuclear Holocaust

Then what? Come out and rule a nuclear wasteland? Possibly be hunted and killed by whoever is left for starting the war?

A nuclear war is an ego death for Putin if not a physical one, and ultimately I think it would be a physical one no matter how much he bunkers down.
 

Paratus

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Is this a bad joke or something?
Oh it’s bad and a joke but being from Texas I don’t consider it a bad joke.
This is on the west side of Kyiv. The RU forces have attempted airheads at a couple airports both east and west of Kyiv. If this report is in fact accurate, it is a major victory for UA forces.

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter: "Per an adviser to the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Hostomel airfield is back under Ukrianian control." / Twitter
The tweet is gone. Still hope it was correct.
 

outriding

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brandonbull

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Right, there is no feasible deal with China here. One of my biggest concerns about Putin getting away with this is it may well embolden China to invade Taiwan, and not in the far future, but in this decade. The main thing putting the brakes on that is China's concern over the economic consequences. Which is exactly why any sanctions we put on Russia need to be maximally effective. Russia needs to be economically excluded as a rogue state like North Korea. And the EU needs to accelerate solar and wind, now.

Biden is going to announce the sanctions today. Let's hope they are more than symbolic gestures.
China is waiting to see what awesome moves this admin makes against Russia. Wouldn't surprise me if Taiwan isn't invaded soon with this clown show of "leaders".
 

[DHT]Osiris

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China is waiting to see what awesome moves this admin makes against Russia. Wouldn't surprise me if Taiwan isn't invaded soon with this clown show of "leaders".
We all know that you'll blame everything from the Russian invasion to the color of shit on Biden, but take that retarded shit to another thread, this is about Russia invading Ukraine.
 

fskimospy

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China is waiting to see what awesome moves this admin makes against Russia. Wouldn't surprise me if Taiwan isn't invaded soon with this clown show of "leaders".
We all know what Biden SHOULD be doing to appear strong is groveling at Putin's feet and publicly humiliating himself in a desperate attempt to get Putin's approval like Trump did.
 
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brandonbull

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Biden indirectly called out China. Anyone that supports Putin will also have negative consequences against them

Edit - reporter asked have you talked to Xi to help support this fight against Putin. I’m not ready to comment about this yet
Putin and Ukraine is a great opportunity for China.
  • China agrees to not help Russia and Biden goes even easier on them
  • Biden and Europe fumbles Russia/Ukraine, China goes after Taiwan
 

Racan

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I doubted they could manage to retake it that fast, the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) are supposed to be elite and they probably have good fire support.

 

brandonbull

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We all know what Biden SHOULD be doing to appear strong is groveling at Putin's feet and publicly humiliating himself in a desperate attempt to get Putin's approval like Trump did.
Grandpa Cool guy isn't doing anything except for sending Kamala to Europe while Putin is taking over the Ukraine.
 

Ajay

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It's a political process, and has been modified in the past. Certain targets for CURRENT members aren't met yet either. It's entirely within the organizations power to admit as they choose. Acting like it's a strict yes/no is disingenuous.
Specifically - the countries must ASK to join. NATO doesn't just add members at will. That was my larger point. You made it sound otherwise.
 
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Pens1566

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Specifically - the countries must ASK to join. NATO doesn't just add members at will. That was my larger point. You made it sound otherwise.

Of course NATO can't just "annex" countries, it has to be mutual. Who the fuck would even think that???

We're talking about it because NATO is convening a meeting and it includes Sweden/Finland. I'm sure they're attending because they have no interest though ...
 
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Muse

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If Putin is willing to go to nuclear war because we cut him out of SWIFT, he's going to go to war over a lot of other shit too. In addition, a lack of response will just encourage further invasions, loss of life, and destruction. Sometimes you have to take a stand, even if you think the bully has a knife.
Yeah, you can't lay down and let every nuke arsenal country walk all over you just because....