Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[alimobin memon]

Acccording to the News Mariupol is almost taken and Azov remains in approx one area

Sorry for my english but almost taken by whom ?

 

[Qutb-ud-din-Aibak]

Sorry for my english but almost taken by whom ?

Darth Vader and his storm-troopers

 

[Viet]

Any news on Mariupol?

Mariupol still there. The Russians can’t take it. Bravo to the men of Azov regiment. They seem like the WaffenSS. They will not surrender. Big respect.

 

[Ich]

Darth Vader and his storm-troopers

 

[bobo6661]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507288598059618305

Someone has sugar problems

 

[Wood]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507288598059618305

Someone has sugar problems

Russian people will surely experience lower purchasing power than they are used to because of these sanctions. But these grocery issues that we see online are likely to be fleeting in nature. Food scarcity will not be a real impact of sanctions.

 

[Vergennes]

Russia has no problems,sanctions are useless,it's all western propaganda.

Meanwhile in the mordor ;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507288598059618305

Someone has sugar problems

 

[Foinikas]

The Russian trolls are practically speechless on this. Lol

LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS - WW2 saying" ...

Wow,docked landing ships hit. The Russian Black Sea Fleet has been destroyed. Now the way to Moscow is open. Well done.

 

[Meengla]

What John Mearsheimer said is fact and on the dot (note: he was also in the US Armed Forces and West Point Graduate I would give him more credence than some others on this forum trying to project another angle). The media is doing a legit half *** job not giving a broader picture of the causes that led to this conflict. But I’m not surprised majority of common western folks are born idiots just look at one of the comments in the comment section of that twitter post after being presented with proofs he comes out saying, Putin had no reason, non sense.

@Meengla

I agree with you. Also watch Colonel Macgregor videos. He is a straight talking US retired military professional who even was involved during the Afghan withdrawal decisions in the White House.
But the world is 'Might is Right' and there are 'exceptions' and 'exceptionalism'. And as long as humanity doesn't adhere to consistently fair behavior, there will be wars and even another global war. There will be more illegal invasions like that going on, just as it was against Iraq.
For Pakistanis, I keep saying: We have no dog in this fight! Either a weakened or a stronger Russia doesn't affect Pakistan too much. The gains or losses for Pakistan are indirect through the gains or losses for Pakistan's key ally China.
We should pray for the end of the bloodshed and hope some kind of face-saving is given to Putin and let the world wait out Putin's departure--he's already around 70. Time would have and will sort Russia out.

 

[bobo6661]

Russian people will surely experience lower purchasing power than they are used to because of these sanctions. But these grocery issues that we see online are likely to be fleeting in nature. Food scarcity will not be a real impact of sanctions.

I mean that for shure its just problem with logistic borders closed, but it takes time to fix it, maybe a quicker push for peace

 

[Meengla]

At least this war should be a wake up call for all Russia fanboys who think it's a some kinda superpower... or even a great power. Britain and France took a long time to accept that they aren't colonial superpowers anymore, but eventually most of them accepted the reality, Russians haven't yet gotten over the fact that empire is gone as has it's superpower status, and i'm sure this is a wake up call for them like Suez was for Britain & France.

Average citizens over the globe might have believed before this war that Russia is a superpower what could roll trought Europe with ease but that propaganda won't work anymore.

You being from Finland may want to watch this, if not already seen this video. Then, as now, Russians threw their soldiers cannon fodders. By the way, great Mark Felton's channel is great!

 

[DF41]

China says ‘everyone knows’ who is most to blame for Ukraine war

https://www.rt.com/news/552653-china-us-ukraine-role/

China says ‘everyone knows’ who is most to blame for Ukraine war​

A spokesman for China’s Defense Ministry said the US is ‘slinging mud’ at Beijing over the Ukraine war

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The Chinese Ministry of Defense has called the US “a liar and troublemaker” and said that “everyone knows” which country was “the biggest initiator” of the Ukraine crisis.
Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Thursday commented on accusations from unnamed US officials that Beijing knew in advance about Russia’s attack on Ukraine and that China had even asked Moscow to delay it until after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Wu condemned the claims, along with reports about China allegedly offering military assistance to Russia, saying there was “absolute disinformation” which only serves the purposes of “shifting blame to and slinging mud at China.”
The accusations show “the true face of the US as a liar and trouble maker,” he said, adding that his country firmly opposes attempts by the US to spread “false and malicious information targeting China on the Ukraine issue.”
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The ministry spokesperson stressed that the Ukraine war had resulted from various reasons and within a “complex historical context,” but added that “we all understand which big power bears the biggest responsibility for today’s crisis,” in an apparent jibe at Washington.
Wu said Beijing wants “all parties” to “keep the door open for dialogue, consultation and negotiation to de-escalate” the situation in Ukraine and that China will play a “constructive role in seeking and realizing peace.”
He called for a “a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture” and pointed out that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country has “never invaded other countries, never engaged in proxy wars, never sought spheres of influence, nor participated in any military bloc confrontation.”
Wu Qian’s remarks came on the same day Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Ukraine, along with EU countries, had turned into “instruments” of the United States.
Russia attacked Ukraine in late February, following a seven-year standoff over Kiev’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements and Russia’s recognition of the Donbass republics with capitals in Donetsk and Lugansk. The German- and French-brokered protocols had been designed to regularize the status of those regions within the Ukrainian state.
Russia has demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked, denying claims it was planning to retake the Donbass republics by force.
Since the Russian offensive began, the US, along with its international partners, imposed a slew of unprecedented sanctions against Moscow.

 

[dBSPL]

It could be the only foreign navy ship to cross the strait in recent weeks.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507358978405240833

 

[DF41]

Acccording to the News Mariupol is almost taken and Azov remains in approx one area

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507048720491241482

 

[dBSPL]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507335297406746625

Erdogan: Putin and Zelensky agreed on 4 of 6 items.

Son dakika: Başkan Erdoğan'dan NATO Zirvesi dönüşünde çok net S-400 yanıtı: Bunların bütün işi ortalığı karıştırmak...

Son dakika haberine göre; Başkan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan NATO Liderler Zirvesi'nin ardından yurda dönerken uçakta gazetecilerin sorularını yanıtladı. Başkan Erdoğan, Rusya-Ukrayna krizinin, 'Türkiye'nin vazgeçilmez bir müttefik' olduğunu gözler önüne serdiğini ifade etti. Erdoğan, Putin ve...

www.sabah.com.tr

(I guess the 2 things that are not clear are the recognition of the annexation of Crimea and the recognition of the independence of the DPR/LPR. It seems that there is agreement on other items.)