Discussion: Relations with Russia

[squeekness]

Your response was the first thing that came to my mind.

 

[blueharvest]

To pass Ukraine aid, 'Reagan Republican' leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump

Providing Ukraine with weapons and other U.S. aid as it fends off a Russian invasion is rooted in the earliest and most formative political memories of the two top Republicans in Congress.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Why Putin needs Trump to win

Vladimir Putin is still counting on a Trump victory in November to take America off the field.

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

Why Putin needs Trump to win

Vladimir Putin is still counting on a Trump victory in November to take America off the field.

thehill.com

Another reason we need Trump to lose.

 

[:eek:]

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/25/world/russia-veto-un-space-nuclear-weapons-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[blueharvest]

Pentagon announces $6B for long-term Ukraine weapons contracts

The United States on Friday announced a $6 billion weapons package for Ukraine, its largest military aid package to date for Kyiv’s forces. The weapons and equipment will include critical intercept…

thehill.com

 

[:eek:]

Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Railways and Vows to Slow Arrival of U.S. Aid

The attacks killed at least six civilians and injured dozens of others, the Ukrainian military and local officials said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[squeekness]

Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Railways and Vows to Slow Arrival of U.S. Aid

The attacks killed at least six civilians and injured dozens of others, the Ukrainian military and local officials said.

www.nytimes.com

War is so stupid.

 

[blueharvest]

Two British men charged with helping Russian intelligence

It comes after a Ukraine-linked business in London was targeted in a suspected arson attack.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DA_Champion]

One of the advantages of NATO draining its inventories to lose a war in Ukraine is that it reduces the odds of an offensive war against either Iran, China, or the African Sahel independence movement (Niger, Mali, Chad, etc).

For example those cruise missiles, rockets, and rocket launchers are unlikely to be replaced for decades,if ever.

 

[DA_Champion]

I'm surprised to see this in Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-believes-putin-probably-didnt-order-navalny-be-killed-wsj-2024-04-27/

 

[blueharvest]

Russia targets Ukrainian energy sector in latest round of attacks

Russia has launched missiles toward Ukraine in attacks that appear to be targeting the country’s energy sector, officials said. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Russia launched 34 missiles an…

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

I'm surprised to see this in Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-believes-putin-probably-didnt-order-navalny-be-killed-wsj-2024-04-27/

I don't believe it.

 

[:eek:]

Ukraine maps show Russian gains amid fears US aid too late

It's hoped the $61 billion package passed by Congress will help curb Russian momentum on the battlefield.

www.newsweek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russia attacks Ukraine with 9 drones overnight, damaging hotel in Mykolaiv

Russia attacked Ukraine with nine drones overnight on April 28, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported. Five of them were shot down by the Ukrainian forces.

kyivindependent.com

 

[:eek:]

Pardoned for Serving in Ukraine, They Return to Russia to Kill Again

Recruiting convicts for its army has given Russia a manpower advantage. But it is backfiring in tragic ways when former inmates are pardoned and return home to commit new crimes.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Medvedev threatens Russia may seize private US assets if Washington seizes frozen Russian reserves

Russia could seize assets and property of U.S. individuals held in Russia if Washington confiscates Russian sovereign assets, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, threatened on April 27.

kyivindependent.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russia detains 2 journalists on 'extremism' charges, accuses them of having worked with Navalny

Two Russian journalists were detained on "extremism" charges in Russia on April 28 for having allegedly worked for a group founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

kyivindependent.com

 

[squeekness]

Ukraine maps show Russian gains amid fears US aid too late

It's hoped the $61 billion package passed by Congress will help curb Russian momentum on the battlefield.

www.newsweek.com

I was afraid of this myself. I'm finding it harder to believe Ukraine can take back the land they've lost.

 

[DA_Champion]

I was afraid of this myself. I'm finding it harder to believe Ukraine can take back the land they've lost.

I think that the only way for Ukraine to regain its lost territory is for a full and genuine backing from NATO. That means substantial commitment of NATO troops (at least 200,000), and much more substantial air support. Not donating 1980s-era F16s, but sending in F22s and F35s flown by trained NATO pilots.

But NATO's not doing that. Either they're under-estimating the Russians, or Biden just wants to postpone the fall of Kiev to after-the-election.

I think it's the latter.

 

[DA_Champion]

There are two ways in which Ukraine recently escalated its war effort.

First, a new mobilization law was signed. Among other things, Ukrainian solders are now required to spend more time on the front, and that the age of mobilization is lowered from 27 to 25.

The second is that Ukraine is now denying passport renewals to the estimated 5 million Ukrainians that have moved to the west as refugees. So if they want new passports, they need to move back to Ukraine and die on the front first. This issue doesn't apply to the 4 million Ukrainians that are refugees in Russia, I understand that they have been offered Russian passports.

 

[squeekness]

And when Ukraine runs out of young men for the grinder? Sad to think.

 

[blueharvest]

Putin likely didn’t order Navalny’s death, says US intelligence official: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a senior U.S. intelligence official told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. Navalny died in a Ru…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russia arrests more journalists on ‘extremism’ charges

Three Russian journalists were arrested Friday and Saturday and detained, as Russia continues a crackdown on media inside the country. Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin were charged with “extremi…

thehill.com

 

[InCali]

Putin likely didn’t order Navalny’s death, says US intelligence official: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a senior U.S. intelligence official told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. Navalny died in a Ru…

thehill.com

It's possible......he's the guy who set the stage for murdering opponents even if he's not the one pulling the trigger.