Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Corax]

The US seems to be well on its way to defang the Russians of their nuclear weapons and ensure it never raises again to point them at the US.

 

[The SC]

Russia will have to take retaliatory steps of a military-technical and other nature to eliminate the threats due to the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO - Russian Foreign Ministry

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524702418923048961

Russia announces a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Moscow next week
@AlArabiya_Brk

Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Georgia—signed the Collective Security Treaty

In 1999, six of the nine—all but Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Uzbekistan—agreed to renew the treaty for five more years. In 2002, those six agreed to create the Collective Security Treaty Organization as a military alliance.

Similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty establishes that an aggression against one signatory would be perceived as an aggression against all.

 

[Piotr]

Did they count suicide drones that hit target ?

I don't think so.

Wonderful ! But obviously @Vergennes @Messerschmitt @F-22Raptor and @Wood won't post this.



Irrelevant. He will be cured. And except for CIA-sponsored hippies I think the Russian people are not pelting eggs at him unlike Germans who are having a go at your foreign minister.

According to Western media Russia run out of fuel and ammunition in early March

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524730274780696576

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524719101716828160

 

[TNT]

So i guess the western cheerleaders no longer are talking about russian economy . In particular this one indonesian minority fisherman was really jumping up and down.

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524729636168605698

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck:
"Russia told us that it will not supply Germany with gas."

This issue is related to the issue of GasProme Germania, which was temporarily confiscated by Germany until September 30, under the pretext of securing gas.
This is, of course, the Russian response

@soldier2017kg

German Vice Chancellor: Russia is using energy as a weapon

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck accused Russia on Thursday of using energy as a "weapon" after the Russian government announced Wednesday that it has imposed sanctions on 31 foreign energy companies in response to Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"It must be said that the situation has reached its peak in such a way that the use of energy as a weapon is now being achieved in several regions," Habeck told reporters at a press conference in Berlin. This is not the first time that Habek has said that Russia is using energy as a "weapon".

Germany has been under pressure from Ukraine and other countries in Europe to make progress in weaning itself off Russian energy supplies since the invasion began on February 24.

Habeck said on Thursday that Germany was focusing on building gas reserves in preparation for winter.

"The gas storage facilities have to be full by winter or we will be in a position where we can be easily blackmailed," Habeck said.

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-may-use-energy-weapon-blackmail-nato-countries-berlin-1706061

The solution seems to be that the Germans use the Northern stream line 2....... by force ..

 

[Wergeland]

The US seems to be well on its way to defang the Russians of their nuclear weapons and ensure it never raises again to point them at the US.

How?

 

[F-22Raptor]

How?

Russia is terrified of the US military cruise missile arsenal. The US could launch 2,000-3,000 missiles in the opening 48-72 hours. The US could destroy most of Russias nuclear infrastructure.

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524712349625581569

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524722026338004995

 

[RescueRanger]

If the Taliban find that they are unable to run the country, they should perhaps resign and call for elections.

Lol fat chance.

 

[Corax]

How?

You're seeing it happen. Support insurrection in Ukraine, overthrow the pro-Russian elected leader, stoke anti-Russian sentiment amongst the Ukrainian Nationalists and neo-Nazis, train and build-up the Ukrainian armed forces, provoke Russian to invade in a costly unwinnable war, leading to instability in Russia, the collapse of its economy, invade Russia with a UN mandate to "stabilise" the country and "secure" its nuclear weapons. This strategy has been well thought through and played out in multiple different scenarios. But it will take time, many year, maybe a decade.

Russia is terrified of the US military cruise missile arsenal. The US could launch 2,000-3,000 missiles in the opening 48-72 hours. The US could destroy most of Russias nuclear infrastructure.

No, a direct confrontation would Russia would be stupid. They would still have enough second strike capability to wipe out the US. The US strategy is one of attrition, instability and time, but it will likely defang Russia of its nuclear weapons through other means.

 

[RescueRanger]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524729636168605698

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck:
"Russia told us that it will not supply Germany with gas."

This issue is related to the issue of GasProme Germania, which was temporarily confiscated by Germany until September 30, under the pretext of securing gas.
This is, of course, the Russian response

@soldier2017kg

Is that stew what I think it is

 

[Wergeland]

You're seeing it happen. Support insurrection in Ukraine, overthrow the pro-Russian elected leader, stoke anti-Russian sentiment amongst the Ukrainian Nationalists and neo-Nazis, train and build-up the Ukrainian armed forces, provoke Russian to invade in a costly unwinnable war, leading to instability in Russia, the collapse of its economy, invade Russia with a UN mandate to "stabilise" the country and "secure" its nuclear weapons. This strategy has been well thought through and played out in multiple different scenarios. But it will take time, many year, maybe a decade.

By all means , everything is possible if given enough time. OTOH Russin kept its nukes after dissolution of Soviet, when its economy was far worse condition and was politically very weak. US even had to provide emergency food supply in order to prevent starvation.

 

[PakAlp]

Russia will have to take retaliatory steps of a military-technical and other nature to eliminate the threats due to the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO - Russian Foreign Ministry

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524702418923048961

Russia announces a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Moscow next week
@AlArabiya_Brk

Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Georgia—signed the Collective Security Treaty

In 1999, six of the nine—all but Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Uzbekistan—agreed to renew the treaty for five more years. In 2002, those six agreed to create the Collective Security Treaty Organization as a military alliance.

Similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty establishes that an aggression against one signatory would be perceived as an aggression against all.

Alliance by name only. What have they done so far? Shanghai Cooperation organisation is another one. Looks giant on paper.

 

[Corax]

By all means , everything is possible if given enough time. OTOH Russin kept its nukes after dissolution of Soviet, when its economy was far worse condition and was politically very weak. US even had to provide emergency food supply in order to prevent starvation.

But it was also at the height of its military capabilities. The Russian armed forces we see today are a shadow of their USSR equivalents. The Russians are using outdated equipment from the 70s and 80s, they haven't developed and fielded a single major piece of equipment since the USSR, be it main battle tanks, fighters, bombers, or missiles. Their military is corrupt and has lost any doctrinal thinking, all the have to rely on is overwhelming firepower and numbers, rather than precision and tactical nuance, and the they are even losing that main advantage if the numbers are anything to go by.