Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[NA71]

the sinister game is to get closer and closer to Russian Territory by luring Ukrainian leadership with a carrot of NATO Support ....

Will USA allow Russia to deploy military resources close to its borders ?

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Putin aims to re-establish Russian Territorial extant back to its height of Tsar days.

This is like saying 'Biden wants to re-establish a modern mash up of Roman Empire meets British Empire with Washington as the new Rome.

 

[GumNaam]

Russia takes airpt near kiev, 18 IL78s dropped paratroopers, that's a lot of paratroopers!

 

[khail007]

When you face against an onslaught, you should be retreating and hide. Remember how the Taliban lost Afghanistan in short amount of time in the start of the invasion? They retreat and hide in the mountains or neighbor Pakistan.

Yes indeed one should retreat and hide, but it depends on how much firepower you hold against the onslaught forces. Here though Ukrainian forces are weak but have significant systems/weapons to resist against Russians.
Against USA/NATO aggression on Afghanistan, if the Taliban tried to hold, it could be suicidal because they only have AK47s/RPGs/Grenades.
So both are different scenarios, one could not compare it with Afghans. It was their legitimate right to meltdown at that time. But later they proved their mettle.

 

[ghazi52]

Canada suspends embassy and consulate operations in Ukraine temporarily​

From CNN’s Paradise Afshar and Tanika Gray

The Canadian minister of foreign affairs announced Thursday that the country will temporarily suspend embassy and consulate operations in Ukraine.

“The situation in Ukraine has rapidly deteriorated and poses serious challenges. As a result, we are temporarily suspending operations at both our embassy and our consulate in Ukraine. Canadian personnel are now safely in Poland,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said in a statement.

Joly said operations at the embassy and consulate will resume when “the security situation in Ukraine allows us to ensure the adequate delivery of services.”

Consular services will remain available to Canadians in Ukraine.

“The safety and security of all Canadians is our highest priority,” Joly said.

“Canadians should continue to avoid all travel to Ukraine. We urge those currently in Ukraine to shelter in place unless it is safe for them to leave the country.”

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Will USA allow Russia to deploy military resources close to its borders ?

Yes, as long as they remain inside Russia.

Ps. Read up on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

 

[jamal18]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496892271387684870

Well, there's loyalty for you!

 

[Meengla]

Parts of Europe hosted some of the most brutal wars the world has ever seen.

It's not about religion, not race or climate. By nature, humans are perfect creatures to adapt to any conditions.

Respectfully, I disagree.
The more one has to lose, the less they would want to lose. The Afghan Taliban prevailed because they had so little to lose after 9/11. Yes, one might say that 'life' is the ultimate loss for a human being but when you are cornered and your religion gives you a 'way out' via 'martyrdom'--a concept still runs very strong in Muslims worldwide--then the fighters like the Taliban would give any sacrifice to fight--and they fought hard. Forget the spoiled-from-the-modernity Ukrainians of now--even in the 1940s the French--a Superpower of its time--had large, if not the majority of its population capitulate before the Nazis and actively, if not purposefully collaborated with the occupiers. That aspect of France and many, if not most other European countries who were under the Nazi rule, is deliberately downplayed in the history which is, as all history is, written by the victors.

Unless we start to see historical events in more neutral ways instead of from the victors' version, unless we get to the root causes of wars, unless we realize that given similar circumstances, all humans would act similarly, we will continue to see wars. BTW, this war will be remembered in history as it broke the 80+ year old status quo in Europe--and perhaps in the world at large.

 

[ghazi52]

Biden says Putin 'has much larger ambitions'​

In his remarks at the White House, President Biden also said that he believes Vladimir Putin "has much larger ambitions" that go far beyond Ukraine's borders.

"He wants to, in fact, re-establish the former Soviet Union," Biden said. "That's what this is about".

"His ambitions are completely contrary to the place where the rest of the world has arrived," he added.

Additionally, Biden said that sanctions against Putin personally "are still on the table" as a possible option in addition to those already announced against Russia's economy and several individuals and entities.

 

[The Eagle]

NOW: Biden speaks on Russia's attack on Ukraine​

US President Joe Biden is addressing the nation from the White House as his administration assesses Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Biden “will deliver remarks on Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine,” the White House said in its daily guidance.

In a Twitter message published earlier today, Biden said he agreed with fellow G7 leaders "to move forward on devastating packages of sanctions and other economic measures to hold Russia to account."

The US and the world have not seen a “conventional move like this, nation state to nation state, since World War II” a senior defense official had told reporters earlier on Thursday. “Certainly nothing on this size and scope and scale."

Told you to share link to credit the source but you are ignoring totally. No more such posting.

 

[dBSPL]

Live report from Kiev: (For those who know Turkish)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496936266381897731

From the Ukrainian correspondent:

• It is impossible to get out of Kiev,
• Most of the city has a curfew.
• Russian helicopters continue reconnaissance activities around Kiev.
• Ukraine took 16 of Russian soldiers without a fight.
• The reason why Ukraine could not react very quickly is that its air defense system is very weak.
• The simultaneous attack on 17 regions showed how weak the Ukrainian air defense system is.
• About 50 Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives. The homes of many civilians were bombed. Many civilians lost their lives in Odessa and Kharkiv.

 

[Messerschmitt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496940057042767879

 

[HAIDER]

Yes, as long as they remain inside Russia.

Ps. Read up on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

All major powers play within their own set of rules , because at the end of day only power with VETO authority in UN rules...

Major grain and petro shortage is coming ... 25 percent of grain comes from Ukraine and Russia.

 

[Oldman1]

Exactly that's what NATO thought and believed that Taliban lost. Taliban had no 4.5++ generation fighter jets to face IS invasion or attack so the strategy was to hide and wait for the enemy to enter. What happened for 20 years, is witnessed by the world. Just don't drag lame references.to enforce your point. Such was the mentality of enemy.lost.

So what about Vietnam war or Gulf War 2?

 

[NA71]

Biden says Putin 'has much larger ambitions'​

In his remarks at the White House, President Biden also said that he believes Vladimir Putin "has much larger ambitions" that go far beyond Ukraine's borders.

"He wants to, in fact, re-establish the former Soviet Union," Biden said. "That's what this is about".

"His ambitions are completely contrary to the place where the rest of the world has arrived," he added.

Additionally, Biden said that sanctions against Putin personally "are still on the table" as a possible option in addition to those already announced against Russia's economy and several individuals and entities.

But still these ambitions are smaller than US own ambitions