Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion

RedTiger said:
Absolutely nothing to do with the war, but does anyone know why Meloni has the Arabic letter "noon" in her name?
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Its usually written in solidarity to persecuted Christians around the world. ن is to indicate Nasara or Nazarenes, which have allegedly been used as pejoratives against Christians, most recently by the likes of ISIS in Iraq.

She is basically using the ن on her socials to campaign against "Christian oppression". Not particularly surprising coming from a right wing politician in the west.
 
Raoul said:
Its usually written in solidarity to persecuted Christians around the world. ن is to indicate Nasara or Nazarenes, which have allegedly been used as pejoratives against Christians, most recently by the likes of ISIS in Iraq.

She is basically using the ن on her socials to campaign against "Christian oppression". Not particularly surprising coming from a right wing politician in the west.
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That's news to me. Cheers bro
 
Raoul said:
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There have been some horrific images from this war, but this is almost as heartbreaking. That old man looking at his rifle might end up dead in a ditch somewhere in Ukraine. What a monumental waste of real lives because of the actions of a deranged idiot.
 
little.triangles said:
There have been some horrific images from this war, but this is almost as heartbreaking. That old man looking at his rifle might end up dead in a ditch somewhere in Ukraine. What a monumental waste of real lives because of the actions of a deranged idiot.
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deranged idiot -dash- master strategist!
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...gozhin-admits-founding-wagner-mercenary-group

Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin admits founding Wagner mercenary group
Russian businessman confirms deployment to countries in Latin America and Africa in first public confirmation of link

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Wagner has been accused of committing human rights abuses in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Central African Republic, Sudan and Mozambique. The group’s alleged co-founder, Dmitry Utkin, has been linked to the far right and is believed to have named the group after Hitler’s favourite composer. The US and EU have imposed sanctions on Prigozhin and Utkin for their role in Wagner.

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Last week the Guardian reported that Prigozhin was personally recruiting soldiers from Russia’s extensive penitentiary system in an attempt to compensate for acute shortages of personnel on the battlefield.

In one leaked video, Prigozhin is seen telling inmates they would be freed if they served six months with his group.
 
Mickeza said:
It obviously wasn’t the US. Absolutely no need. The gas isn’t flowing through those pipes now anyway and the EU is in a good place ahead of winter and has moved away from Russian gas. This was a warning shot from the Russians - the Norwegian supply gets cut and it’s fecking chaos:

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Havent kept track, what's the situation in EU energy wise?
 
Real Name said:
Havent kept track, what's the situation in EU energy wise?
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Generally stable now, but quite vulnerable, there aren't much options if a pipelone from Norway gets destroyed or something like that.
 
stefan92 said:
Generally stable now, but quite vulnerable, there aren't much options if a pipelone from Norway gets destroyed or something like that.
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Well they'd have to prepare for some rationing and more LNG and whatnot to be bought. It would be chaos but they've had plenty of time to prepare contingencies. In the UK we are more independent theoretically, but our doomsday cult won't have planned any sensible response should any lines go down I shouldn't think...
 

From few days ago but probably relevant now;

Looks like US kept an eye on the Russian sub activity in the same area.
 
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It’s interesting when will Germany wake up to the fact that they’re being ridiculed by Russia in this hybrid warfare and that’s time to start acting properly and with a bit of the backbone.
 
Preparations are ongoing in Belarus to open up a north axis again.


The delusion is strong in Kremlin it seems.
 
They couldn't do it when they were at their strongest position and now they think they'll do it, when Ukrainians are well equipped and ready, just cause they'll throw few hundred thousand unprepared and underequipped soldiers into a meat grinder.
 
Real Name said:
They couldn't do it when they were at their strongest position and now they think they'll do it, when Ukrainians are well equipped and ready, just cause they'll throw few hundred thousand unprepared and underequipped soldiers into a meat grinder.
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The Kremlin will end up making the number of Chinese and North Korean casualties during the Korean War look like a footnote in comparison. And I thought those idiots had learned since then that numbers do not win wars.
 
Real Name said:
They couldn't do it when they were at their strongest position and now they think they'll do it, when Ukrainians are well equipped and ready, just cause they'll throw few hundred thousand unprepared and underequipped soldiers into a meat grinder.
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I’m pretty sure there’s a huge misreporting ongoing right from the ground troops to their commanders and generals and when the information finally reaches Putin it barely resembles the reality. That’s how regimes built on corruption work.
 
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Rajma said:
I’m pretty sure there’s a huge misreporting ongoing right from the ground troops to their commanders and generals and when the information finally reaches Putin it barely resembles the reality. That’s how regimes built on corruption work.
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It all reminds me of that scene from Downfall movie in the Hitler bunker.
 
Dans said:
This is brilliant:
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Is it? I don’t find it particularly funny personally. For those who don’t speak Russian, which is the majority of people here, the subtitles have nothing to do with what they’re actually saying.
 
harms said:
Is it? I don’t find it particularly funny personally. For those who don’t speak Russian, which is the majority of people here, the subtitles have nothing to do with what they’re actually saying.
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It's a pisstake as I mentioned. A parody. I think it's spot on personally.
 
little.triangles said:
There have been some horrific images from this war, but this is almost as heartbreaking. That old man looking at his rifle might end up dead in a ditch somewhere in Ukraine. What a monumental waste of real lives because of the actions of a deranged idiot.
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Yes, far more heartbreaking than anything else. Putin is basically holding an entire nation hostage in order to preserve his own life.
 
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