War threat in Ukraine

[martaart077]

I can't even begin to imagine what Putin has planned for some of his military's top brass.

If military top brass come to the conclusion that their lives may be in danger, they may move against Putin and do the Ukraine's and the world a favour

 

[gartley]

And it might just help you to connect some of the dots in this ongoing war between the major powers.


*Above excerpt from "The Insider"

Well said Telamelo.

Unfortunately these days you really have to do your own research to get a more realistic perpective of what is happening. Western MSM mouthpieces only pushing governemnt narratives instead of reporting the real news in some cases, especially the last few years...

 

[basilio]

Worth realising the economic pressure Russia is under as the Ukraine invasion goes sour and outrages everyone else.

Russia's central bank has closed the country's stock market and instructed brokers to block foreign sales as losses mount​

Matthew Fox

15 hours ago


Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Spencer Platt/Getty Images

• Russia's central bank closed its stock market on Monday in a bid to stem a sharp decline.
• The central bank also instructed brokers to not execute sell orders from foreign investors.
• Russia's ruble plunged more than 20% on Monday after devastating sanctions from Western countries.

Russia's central bank has closed the country's stock market and instructed brokers to block foreign sales as losses mount

In an attempt to prevent a total collapse of the Russian ruble, the central bank also more than doubled interest rates to 20% following sanctions.

markets.businessinsider.com

 

[basilio]

This story offers an insight into the effect of the war and international sanctions on the Russian people.

‘The damage is done’: Russians face economic point of no return

Shoppers and business people express despair and disillusion as sanctions cause run on rouble

www.theguardian.com

 

[JohnDe]

We all buy into Zelensky’s brand Ukraine

You’ll have seen President Zelensky, out on the street in Kyiv, making it clear he’s going nowhere. “I need ammunition not a ride,” he said, and I doubt any of us will forget that. Those farm tractors, pulling away captured Russian hardware. “February harvest,” joked the Ukrainian army’s Twitter feed. That video, just yesterday (Monday), of the guy in jeans who calmly picked up an anti-tank mine and carried it off into the bushes, while smoking a cigarette.

 

[waterbottle]

Agreed with comments by @Telamelo. Lots of propaganda from both sides, with the majority of news really only coming from the Ukrainian front.

The Russian perspective is unsurprisingly different. The Western media is focused on Kiev, with daily updates reporting that the city remains standing. Russian updates are focused on the overall strategy - with the current plan being to form a land bridge between Crimea & the Donbass regions.
A Russian YouTuber claims that this is where the majority of Ukrainian forces (blue circles) are positioned. Their defeat (if it were to eventuate) by an ever growing Russian presence (red line) will surely change sentiment in Kiev and the outcome of the war.



It's also worth noting that I've yet to find objective data RE: troop buildup from either side. Based on "satellite imaging" alone, it seems that the Russians are continuing to flood Ukraine with more personnel, whereas Ukraine is now reliant on foreign volunteers!
In addition, China has now started to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine. Either they're slow, or they know something the rest of the world doesn't. Meanwhile the US remains cautious and is expecting the worst is yet to come.

As I've said before, the rhetoric regarding Putin is premature...

 

[waterbottle]

Putin now taking it up a notch, targeting administrative buildings

 

[Telamelo]

Russia’s terrifying arsenal of nuclear weapons revealed

Missile strike hits major Ukrainian city

Huge explosions have lit up the night sky in Kyiv as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, while missiles rain down on the second-largest city Kharkiv 400km to the east.

www.news.com.au

 

[Value Collector]

Agreed.

Many social media posts are making fun of Russia's poor military performance to date but failing to acknowledge that unlike the US wars against Afghanistan and Iraq, Russia is not trying to level a country.
Their goal is to remove the government.

I think we'd be underestimating them if we assume this is all they had...

What do you mean unlike Afghanistan and Iraq, removing the government was exactly USA’s intent in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

[Value Collector]

I suspect his Generals value their lives so doubt they are mocking Vlad. Maybe his Generals are just incompetent

Maybe a lot of Russian soldiers just don’t have their heart in it, and don’t believe in the mission to begin with.

 

[divs4ever]

IEA Will Deploy Emergency Oil Stockpiles to Ease Soaring Prices

https://www.investing.com/news/comm...oil-stockpiles-to-ease-soaring-prices-2775207

currently
Crude Oil WTI 104.28 +8.56 +8.94%
Brent Oil 105.75 +7.78 +7.94%

i wonder if this will be known as the self-inflicted oil crisis

it took years and a lot of work to create a mess this big

 

[waterbottle]

Lukashenko demonstrating potential moves in Moldovia?

 

[waterbottle]

Looks like high oil prices looked in for the foreseable future, even if this war were to end tomorrow

 

[Value Collector]

When I listen to this song now I think about the Brave Ukrainian people, I feel almost every lyrics represents how they must be feeling.

 

[basilio]

"He has no idea what's coming"

President Biden State of the Union address on what Putin will be facing.

Resounding, hastily rewritten speech which certainly got people off their seats. It looks like everyone in the West is trying to outdo each other in sanctioning Putin and his supporters.

Even got a bi -partisan round of applause during parts of his speech.

As for the tired old tropes of dementia ? Check out the article and see whether he can tell a story with clarity and purpose.

'He has no idea what's coming': Biden's off-script warning and other big moments from his State of the Union speech

Since he took office, Joe Biden has faced new COVID-19 variants, a struggling US economy and a war in Ukraine. These were the biggest moments from his State of the Union address as he laid out his plans for the year ahead.

www.abc.net.au

 

[moXJO]

"He has no idea what's coming"

President Biden State of the Union address on what Putin will be facing.

Resounding, hastily rewritten speech which certainly got people off their seats. It looks like everyone in the West is trying to outdo each other in sanctioning Putin and his supporters.

Even got a bi -partisan round of applause during parts of his speech.

As for the tired old tropes of dementia ? Check out the article and see whether he can tell a story with clarity and purpose.

'He has no idea what's coming': Biden's off-script warning and other big moments from his State of the Union speech

Since he took office, Joe Biden has faced new COVID-19 variants, a struggling US economy and a war in Ukraine. These were the biggest moments from his State of the Union address as he laid out his plans for the year ahead.

www.abc.net.au

Satire goes in general chat.

 

[basilio]

Satire goes in general chat.

Ha Ha. Is it too hard for you to stomach President Biden being presidential and giving a strong speech to the House ?

I'm sure the usual suspects in the peanut galley will be running their lying tropes on Bidens "dementia". However seeing him present makes that tripe look like wilful lies.

 

[sptrawler]

Ha Ha. Is it too hard for you to stomach President Biden being presidential and giving a strong speech to the House ?

I'm sure the usual suspects in the peanut galley will be running their lying tropes on Bidens "dementia". However seeing him present makes that tripe look like wilful lies.

I hope you're right Bass, but please save us from the accusations of peanut galleries, regarding Biden, after the 4 years and millions of peanut posts regarding Trump.
I mean really no mirrors? or what.

 

[noirua]

Chechen hit squad sent to murder Zelenskyy 'eliminated,' top Ukrainian defense official says

A team of Chechen commandos were sent into Ukraine to hunt down and kill President Zelenskyy. The elite team was allegedly "eliminated" by security forces.

www.foxnews.com

 

[moXJO]

Ha Ha. Is it too hard for you to stomach President Biden being presidential and giving a strong speech to the House ?

I'm sure the usual suspects in the peanut galley will be running their lying tropes on Bidens "dementia". However seeing him present makes that tripe look like wilful lies.

I'm sure Iranians were thankful for it.