Discussion: Relations with Russia

[Iceman]

Vladimir Putin stashes £12.3bn fund in Africa as he plans grand escape from Russia (msn.com)

 

[squeekness]

Vladimir Putin stashes £12.3bn fund in Africa as he plans grand escape from Russia (msn.com)

I don't like that he's stealing money, but leaving would be a fantastic idea.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Daily Beast - Russian Colonel Who Helped Putin’s Mobilization Mysteriously Shot Dead

 

[squeekness]

The Daily Beast - Russian Colonel Who Helped Putin’s Mobilization Mysteriously Shot Dead

Mysteriously!

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Surprised he didn't fall out of a window instead.

 

[squeekness]

Surprised he didn't fall out of a window instead.

Or jump off a yacht.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I guess Vlad got bored with poisoning people with radioactive elements.

 

[squeekness]

Variety is the spice of life.

 

[InCali]

The Daily Beast - Russian Colonel Who Helped Putin’s Mobilization Mysteriously Shot Dead

I suppose he shot himself five times just to make sure.

 

[squeekness]

I suppose he shot himself five times just to make sure.

Very efficient those Ruskies.

 

[Sithborg]

Now, that is comittment to suicide. lol

 

[:eek:]

Traces of explosives found at Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden says | Reuters

 

[Iceman]

Now, that is comittment to suicide. lol

Impressive that after 4 shots to the chest he’s still fine enough to shoot again. Russian window and poison manufacture must have stalled.

 

[Tempus Fugit]

Impressive that after 4 shots to the chest he’s still fine enough to shoot again. Russian window and poison manufacture must have stalled.

Russian political figures are historically very tough. A five bullet suicide is probably pretty close to the average there.

If I were scoring these things I would award him 3 Rasputins out of 5.

 

[squeekness]

Russian political figures are historically very tough. A five bullet suicide is probably pretty close to the average there.

If I were scoring these things I would award him 3 Rasputins out of 5.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Washington Post - GOP operative found guilty of funneling Russian money to Donald Trump

CNN - Power has been restored nearly everywhere in Ukraine after more than 10 million customers lost service Thursday, a utility official said. But President Volodymyr Zelensky said supply issues persist in many areas, including Kyiv.

 

[squeekness]

Nice to know they've got most of the lights back on. Hope they can get things set to rights quickly.

 

[Iceman]

They’ve suffered a lot and hopefully can get as back to normal as possible.

 

[squeekness]

Yeah, I feel so bad for the Ukrainians. Nobody should have to suffer like they have.

 

[:eek:]

Russian Politician Says Strikes on Ukraine Are Fueled by 'Holy Hatred' (newsweek.com)

 

[:eek:]

Shelling Renews Safety Concerns at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (voanews.com)

 

[squeekness]

Russian Politician Says Strikes on Ukraine Are Fueled by 'Holy Hatred' (newsweek.com)

"Holy hatred"? Clearly the man is no Christian. There is nothing holy about hatred. Ever.,

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Euronews - EU Parliament website down after passing resolution calling Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism'

Euronews has reached out to the European Parliament's spokespeople service, asking for an official statement on the reasons behind the mysterious outage.

"We are under an external attack. Most sophisticated in recent history," said a European Parliament official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic.

"We can of course not say who to blame but we did adopt a resolution today calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism," the official told Euronews.

Russian airstrikes on Ukraine are 'state terrorism' – DW – 11/24/2022
On a visit to Kyiv, Germany's deputy foreign minister has told DW that innocent people had died due to Russia's "terrorist methods." She has pledged additional aid to help Ukraine's decimated energy infrastructure.

 

[squeekness]

Euronews - EU Parliament website down after passing resolution calling Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism'

Like the Russians didn't do it.....

 

[DJ Kornphlake]