Russia Declares War on Ukraine<<MOD WARNING>>

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  1. Esau

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    It's not even Ukraine though. They're being armed to the teeth by USA and uk. It's basically Russia v USA with thousands of Cannon fodder from Ukraine.
     
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    No, we go by DUNS number.
    Why do you ask?
     
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    No one is forcing the Ukrainians to fight. It's their choice.
     
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    Russia's demise is becoming more and more visible...

    Ruzzian diplomat resigns over war on Ukraine: ‘Never have I been so ashamed of my country’

    “The aggressive war unleashed by Putin against Ukraine, and in fact against the entire Western world, is not only a crime against the Ukrainian people, but also, perhaps, the most serious crime against the people of Russia, with a bold letter Z crossing out all hopes and prospects for a prosperous free society in our country.”

    https://www.adn.com/nation-world/20...e-never-have-i-been-so-ashamed-of-my-country/
     
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    Shooting a "Skif" at ruzzian invaders ...

     
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    Russia did not invade the USA or the UK. Russia invaded Ukraine which Putin wants to merge Ukraine into Russia so he could be a dictator of bigger real estate. Putin also wants to oust Zelenskyy as well.
     
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    Well, then foreign governments will start property seizures in the form of real estate and infrastructure. With favorable court decision, an oligarch can go a long way to retrieve his assets.
    :)
     
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    Already baked in by the banks. They deal with Russia as the little finger of their left hand.
     
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    Ukraine military is awesome. Ruzzia has now lost more soldiers than they have lost in Afghanistan in 9 years. :)
     
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    What part of 'at one small point on the (approx 900K long?) confrontation line' translates in your mind to 'Russia winning'. Russia is not winning the war. It is winning one particular series of battles, at one small and geographically unique part of the battle line. A victory there does not translate into a Russian victory everywhere else! Particularly seeing as 'everywhere else' it has either lost ground or is stalled. And Russian is rapidly running out of first line troops, equipment and munitions etc with which to sustain its operations. In fact in order to 'win' in the sector concerned it's had to resort to World War 2 military tactics. Massed 'dumb' artillery barrages (no 'smart munitions left) covering advances by infantry on foot. Creeping forward a couple of kilometers at a time. Very 22nd century... not!

    For the rest? Prices are going up for everyone. Also NATO has no land based nuclear missile systems anywhere in Europe, it hasn't since the 80's. The closest they come is small number of air launched bombs which are kept well back from the Russian border in order to limit the chances of them being lost due to a preemptive strike by Russia. So your completely wrong about this. 'Surrounding' Russia with short/intermediate range nukes is not part of NATO's nuclear strategy and hasn't been for decades. They don't need to. They have long range sea launch systems and America's own land based missiles for deterrence.
     
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    Vladimir Putin thanked the Russian soldiers for sacrificing their lives to save the people of the Donbass and other areas in Ukraine from the neo nazi Azov, Aidar, Right Sector etc.

    A land belongs to the people living on it, not to people from Lviv and Galicia, who want to ethnically cleanse them so they can covet their homes and wealth. The people in the Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson, etc. areas have a Russian national identity and all their rights were taken away when a fascist government was imposed on Kiev.

    This is the reason the Ukrainian army is losing to a Russian force of only 200 thousand, when normally it would take an 800 thousand man army to dislodge an army as well fortified and dug in as the Ukrainian one was. That the nationalists from Western Ukraine are using the people in those cities as human shields and show such a callousness towards their lives, is because the neo nazis know that their affinities lie with Russia and certainly not with them.

    The Hague said a few years back, that people have a right to their own self determination, so there is no way those areas will ever again be part of the regime that was imposed on Kiev with a coup. The longer the war goes on, the more people Russia will be able to free from Kiev's criminal control.
     
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    https://t.me/slvn_pomet/1666

    Video on Telegram where Lavrov is calling on African nations to pressure the west to lift sanctions to avoid food shortages.
    They are trying to play on emotions - everyone understands Russia started this thing.
     
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    Yep, that's why they fight like lions.

    Ukrainians exactly know what they will lose if ruzzia wins the war. They still know Soviet-era ruzzia and what it means to live under the rule of the ruzzian barbarians. :(
     
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    Why does this idiot speak ruzzian to the Africans?
    Nobody there understands that. :(

    Does Lavrov speak any foreign language at all?
    His boss Pooteen can speak a little German.
     
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    Laptop in Russia:
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    98,990 rubles. Using roughly 60:1 official exchange rate that’s $1,650.
    I see similar laptops here for $799.
     
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    Car price comparison.
    Volkswagen Tiguan:
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    In the U.S.: 24,690 euros, or $26,400
    Germany: 30,625 euros, or $32,750
    Russia: 57,329 euros, or $61,300

    I checked my local VW dealer’s website and they are selling a new 2022 Tiguan S for under $28,000.
     
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    A very honest posting of yours.

    Brava.
     
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    All 15,000 of them? Better to give condolences to the parents and relatives I would suggest.
     
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    Just imagine Zelensky's workload, 30,000+ dead, not to mention captured and wounded. And Russia is not even at war with Ukraine.
     
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    Were you including civilian casualties in that count?
     
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    Would you want Russia to win? Think about it.
     
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    If and when this is all over, Russia won't have much of an armed force due to the fact Ukraine has been killing them off in self defense.
     
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    I believe I'd be right about it.
     
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