re: This is not to mention the regular shelling of residential areas of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian army shelled Russian positions in response to attacks on their positions.
Ukraine is methodically shelling the residential areas of Donetsk, where there are no Russian positions and there were just peaceful people living there. Even when Russia bombarded Kyiv with cruise missiles in response to the recent shelling of Donetsk, the factory workshops where tanks were being repaired were hit. Methodically? Jesus, you need to stop watching whatever you are watching. Donetsk does not know there is/was a war in Ukraine. Have you seen pictures of Donetsk and Mariupol? Which one looks like it was bombed? Maybe release 2,500 Azov Nazis from captivity and award them with medals for military prowess? Ukraine would shell Donetsk on a larger scale if it could. But it can’t, because it doesn’t shoot from stationary positions, but in the run-shot-ran mode, because if you stand still for a long time, ten shells will fly in response to each projectile. Cowardly killers, you can only fight civilians. Ok, now I know you don't know much about what is happening in Ukraine. I have been closely following the developments in Ukraine since the beginning of the operation. From the latest news - Svyatogorsk is taken. |
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You are right, it depends on the country. I think Russia, by its actions in Ukraine, deserves to be taken seriously enough. The demonstration of combat use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile at the beginning of the operation was quite impressive, the missile penetrated 60 meters of earth and several meters of reinforced concrete, and then exploded in an old Soviet bunker that was specially designed to withstand a direct hit from a nuclear missile. Nevertheless, the bunker was hit, albeit by a conventional non-nuclear warhead, and the missile defense systems worked after the target was hit. Russia has made very significant progress in offensive tactical and strategic nuclear weapons in recent years and the balance of power has now shifted in its favor. Hypersonic missiles Dagger, Zirkon and Sarmat with Avangard warheads allow Russia to unhinderedly launch a preventive nuclear strike anywhere on the planet, and its S-400 and S-500 missile defense systems give hope that this strike will go unpunished. In addition, Russia also has Poseidon unmanned underwater nuclear drones on combat duty, which are called the "Continent Killer". The US has squandered its technological lead by 20 years of chasing terrorists and now the world has a new sheriff.
Has anything happened yet? The whole world turned against Russia and it didn't affect Russia. However - now EU is in trouble because of oil and gas. The sections are not going to have a single effect on the Russia - but dont you think whoever has done boycott with Russia is now in troublesome condition I think the countries that imposed sanctions against Russia were counting on a completely different effect. Putin set a good example of political judo. |
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re: This is not to mention the regular shelling of residential areas of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian army shelled Russian positions in response to attacks on their positions.
Ukraine is methodically shelling the residential areas of Donetsk, where there are no Russian positions and there were just peaceful people living there. Even when Russia bombarded Kyiv with cruise missiles in response to the recent shelling of Donetsk, the factory workshops where tanks were being repaired were hit. Methodically? Jesus, you need to stop watching whatever you are watching. Donetsk does not know there is/was a war in Ukraine. Have you seen pictures of Donetsk and Mariupol? Which one looks like it was bombed? What's wrong with Mariupol? Maybe release 2,500 Azov Nazis from captivity and award them with medals for military prowess? Ukraine would shell Donetsk on a larger scale if it could. But it can’t, because it doesn’t shoot from stationary positions, but in the run-shot-ran mode, because if you stand still for a long time, ten shells will fly in response to each projectile. Cowardly killers, you can only fight civilians. |
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re: This is not to mention the regular shelling of residential areas of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian army shelled Russian positions in response to attacks on their positions.
Ukraine is methodically shelling the residential areas of Donetsk, where there are no Russian positions and there were just peaceful people living there. Even when Russia bombarded Kyiv with cruise missiles in response to the recent shelling of Donetsk, the factory workshops where tanks were being repaired were hit. It is time for you to go home.
I'm home. And you're in no position to tell me what to do. |
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As for this current war, other than just a land grab I see no other justification. Historical revisionism at its best. All the talk about NATO expansion, 'denazification', 'demilitarization', and 'genocide of the Russian peoples' are just empty propaganda points.
This war started with the aggression, occupation, and annexation of Crimea in Feb 2014. Followed up by the Russian invasion of Donbas in March 2014.
Putin sells this war as a defensive war against the 'Russian peoples' but it is a war of conquest, plain and simple. There were no Russian people in Ukraine before 2014.
Just because someone speaks Russian as their first language, it does not make him Russian. Many Canadians speak North American English
but are not Americans, or speak French, yet are not French, they are Canadians. The same goes for Russian-speaking Ukrainians. They are Ukrainians. Many became Russians, no doubt. But to bomb and level the country? How nuts does someone has to be?
Nazism or more precisely imperialism 101. I think Russia poke the wrong wolverine. They will have their ass handed to them.
Sooner or later. It will be 100 times worse for them than Afghanistan and in the end, they will go home empty-handed.
I note that Ukraine itself is actively pushing Russian-speaking Ukrainians to become Russian. Ukraine stopped paying pensions to residents of Donbass, Ukraine cut off water to residents of Crimea after the referendum, Ukraine turned off the Internet and cellular communications for residents of the Kherson region, etc. Imagine that your mobile phone has stopped working and now you need a Russian SIM card, which can only be obtained with a Russian passport, which is issued according to a simplified scheme right next to a mobile phone shop. Of course, many of the townsfolk in such circumstances made their choice in favor of Russia and I cannot blame them for their lack of patriotism. This is not to mention the regular shelling of residential areas of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which does not climb into any gates. If Russian-speaking Ukrainians live there, why the fuck are you shooting at them? |
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BTW, I'm a bit confused by wheat shortage...Ukraine is producing
24 out of 750 million tonnes of world production...that is around 3%...
how can such tiny number have such big influence on price
By itself, this figure is within the limits of natural fluctuations from year to year. But it looks like 2022 has decided to compete for the title of the year of the perfect storm, because in France there is a two-month drought, in India there is a drought and abnormal heat, and Russia expects a record harvest, but prudently limited the export of wheat to unfriendly countries. As a result, the Ukrainian three percent has increased to double digits and this is already causing serious concern on a global scale. Especially when you consider that wheat is not only spaghetti and bread, but also the basis for animal feed. Well, the human factor has not been canceled, let me remind you that the oil crisis in the 70s of the last century was caused by a real decrease in oil supplies from the Middle East by only 7%, and the rest was done by expectations and fears. The main thing is not to lose heart. Poland's deputy climate minister is advising Poles to gather firewood in the forest to keep their homes warm in the winter amid rising fuel prices. |
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I am saying that I consider the treaty signed under threats and it was never fully followed by ANYONE.
Now it doesn't matter, forget about the Minsk agreements, they have lost their relevance. There are two types of people, some in a difficult situation ask "What to do?", while others ask "Who is to blame?". I urge you not to engage in fruitless searches on whom to blame for what happened, this is an infantile position in life. It is wiser and more productive to actively look for a way out of the current situation, and not the reasons for getting into it. It will take about the same amount of force, but the result will be significantly different. Now Ukraine is facing an incredibly difficult challenge associated with the complete loss of its statehood - that's what you should focus on! Otherwise, there will be no Ukraine soon, as it did not exist before 1917. |
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and therefore nuclear weapons are only a deterrent, like a loaded gun that hangs on the wall but will never fire.
It actually depends on the country. There are cases that such WMDs are completely useless. For example Pakistan has nuclear weapons but nobody takes them seriously. US just toppled their government and over the past 2 decades has been invading their territories even bombed some places when they were occupying Afghanistan. Or Israel is a terrorist regime that has a lot of nuclear warheads and nobody gives a shit since the land they occupy is already surrounded by armed forces, so essentially they would have to detonate the warheads inside their silos due to the close proximity which is impossible! You are right, it depends on the country. I think Russia, by its actions in Ukraine, deserves to be taken seriously enough. The demonstration of combat use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile at the beginning of the operation was quite impressive, the missile penetrated 60 meters of earth and several meters of reinforced concrete, and then exploded in an old Soviet bunker that was specially designed to withstand a direct hit from a nuclear missile. Nevertheless, the bunker was hit, albeit by a conventional non-nuclear warhead, and the missile defense systems worked after the target was hit. Russia has made very significant progress in offensive tactical and strategic nuclear weapons in recent years and the balance of power has now shifted in its favor. Hypersonic missiles Dagger, Zirkon and Sarmat with Avangard warheads allow Russia to unhinderedly launch a preventive nuclear strike anywhere on the planet, and its S-400 and S-500 missile defense systems give hope that this strike will go unpunished. In addition, Russia also has Poseidon unmanned underwater nuclear drones on combat duty, which are called the "Continent Killer". The US has squandered its technological lead by 20 years of chasing terrorists and now the world has a new sheriff. |
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Ukraine gets the ball back... RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 5
Ukrainian forces continued to conduct limited and localized but successful counterattacks against Russian positions throughout Ukraine on June 5, including retaking large areas of Severodonetsk—the city in Luhansk Oblast the Kremlin has concentrated the majority of its forces on capturing. A Russian Telegram channel claimed that Ukrainian troops launched a counterattack north of Kharkiv City, indicating that Ukrainian forces continue to pressure Russian defensive lines near the Russian border.[1] Ukrainian forces are likely seeking to leverage the continued Russian focus on Severodonetsk to conduct counterattacks on other axes of advance. Even as Russian forces continue to pour equipment and troops into the Severodonetsk-Lysychansk area, Ukrainian forces have conducted a successful counterattack in Severodonetsk in the last 48 hours and pushed Russian troops back to the eastern outskirts of the city and out of southern settlements.[2] Ukrainian counteroffensive pressure will likely continue to draw the attention of Russian forces to Luhansk Oblast and therefore leave vulnerabilities in Russian defensive efforts in Kharkiv Oblast and along the Southern Axis. The ability of Ukrainian forces to successfully counterattack in Severodonetsk, the Kremlin’s current priority area of operations, further indicates the declining combat power of Russian forces in Ukraine. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-5Journalist Yury Butusov, editor-in-chief of Censor.net, said that the authorities' official information about the situation in Severodonetsk was not true. Butusov wrote about this on his Facebook page. |
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China seems to be quite serious about taking Taiwan back completely. The US has promised protection for Taiwan. The US has made a serious mistake in promising this protection, so here is what the US is doing to fix the mistake. Besides China being a world power, the US does a lot of trade with both, China and Taiwan. Protecting Taiwan from China jeopardizes US trade relations with China, in addition to potentially making China an active enemy. Enter Russia. Under top secret agreements with Russia, the US is supplying her with military equipment and funds to start a war with China (if necessary), to take China's eyes off Taiwan. To make it look good, the US is sending the $billions in military aid to the Ukraine, as well as $billions in funding (that is not being accounted for). All Russia has to do is beat down the Ukraine military, and take the equipment and funds as a reward. Since this is the way the so-called war is being played out - Russia beating the Ukraine - and the media is spouting lies both in favor of Ukraine at times and Russia at other times, all eyes are taken off the fact that Russia is being supplied with $billions in aid, mostly in US military equipment that they capture. Since the US is weakening itself by doing this, I would warn all countries of the world to prepare for war. Why? Because nobody knows when the US or Russia will break their secret agreement about China. It could happen, because countries are breaking agreements all over the place. Russia just might use US war equipment against the US and conquer America.  I don't think Russia has any interest in Taiwan. Russia considers Taiwan part of China and will not interfere in China's internal affairs. Russia's interest in the southeast direction is rather connected with Japan. Now Japan is under US protectorate, but US influence in Asia is noticeably weakening and it would be a great diplomatic achievement for Russia to take Japan under its protection. Because if Russia doesn't, in the foreseeable future, China will invade Japan and kill them all, in retaliation for the genocide that Japan perpetrated on China in the 20th century. I predict big geo-political shifts in this region over the next 5-10 years. |
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Although there are rumors that China is preparing for the worst-case scenario in order to avoid starvation during the nuclear winter and survive 1-2 years without a new crop. But it is not exactly.
Good lord, nuclear winter? What have you guys been reading? How many times already have journalists and the press been fanning the flames of a nuclear war (of course, without any geopolitical backing for such a crisis) over the years? Off the top of my head, I can count at least five (5) proclaimations to global nuclear war that people have been saying would happen since a decade or so ago, and we have yet to realize a single one of them. And this isn't even counting the food shortage. 2008 - Iran, Georga (2) 2014 - Crimea (1) 2017 - Nuclear Deal falls apart with Iran (1) Feb 2022 - Ukraine proper (1) The reality is that no sane person or organization would consent to another world war [not even Russia] and if we were anywhere seriously close to it, you'd be hearing A LOT of appeals from world leaders to "do something to avoid the war" (as in 80 years ago. Even the pope was issuing an appeal like that). Since the Caribbean Crisis, the world has been dominated by the stereotype that there will be no winners in a nuclear war, and therefore nuclear weapons are only a deterrent, like a loaded gun that hangs on the wall but will never fire. Today, however, it is useful to reconsider many old stereotypes for their relevance, because the nuclear club has expanded noticeably and now includes countries like North Korea, for which the truths of half a century ago are not a sufficiently weighty authority. Russia has also changed military doctrine since then, and now Russia can use nuclear weapons not only in response to a direct nuclear strike on its territory, but also in response to any sufficiently serious existential threat against itself. Therefore, I would not completely discount this scenario as having zero probability. |
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6. China is mass purchasing any food (wheat, etc.) that are found in the world and is also pre-purchasing future production (as much as anybody would sell them) at high prices.
Well, smart move from them. Now China becomes the world's biggest food exporter after the end of the invasion. China has been actively buying up long-term storage products on the world market for a couple of years now and has accumulated significant stocks. Although there are rumors that China is preparing for the worst-case scenario in order to avoid starvation during the nuclear winter and survive 1-2 years without a new crop. But it is not exactly. |
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The import of cash dollars and euros into Russia was banned by Western sanctions, it seems, as early as the beginning of March. But even if you buy cash dollars and euros, the question is why?
Er, why? Even before I went to Europe, dollars and euros and even pound sterling, are more readily accepted in my corner of the world. I have visited several non-EU, former USSR members in the past few years... and the only "Russian" thing they'll accept there is the language and the script. I did see an app accepting ruble in Kazakhstan though but that was for the Russians to use their card to pay. Russians there changed rubles at moneychangers. These places are way cheaper than Europe, including Ukraine. First time I've heard Turkey accepting rubles... you're talking merchants and shop owners or? Any of these guys have an online shop accepting ruble? Now there is a very large surge of Russophobia in Europe, and the European Union may not expect Russian tourists this season. And this is the main purpose for buying cash euros, now it is gone. For the dollar, the forecast is more favorable, for historical reasons, Russians love cash dollars. However, keeping savings in cash dollars is now stupid because of high inflation, and Russians now have nowhere to spend them. |
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"They can take care of themselves." Well, let's assume. Then the question is - why haven't they taken care of it for 20 years?  Some of the simplest statistics for 20 years: Changes since 2000 in Russia -Schools Was: 68 100 Now: 40 800 - Hospitals Was: 10 700 Now: 5 100 -Emergency housing Before: 9.5 million sq. m Now: 25.5 million sq. m - Officials Before: 1,161,500 Now: 2 327 623 -Billionaires (synonymous with "Putin's friend") Was: 0 Now: 83 PS and most importantly - in addition to resources, the demand for which may quite realistically decrease, Russia has nothing more. Or can you name something created in Russia that the world cannot do without? Well, at least 1 example? Developed countries are developing new technologies, backward ones are trading in what they can dig ... with the help of Western technologies ) For the past eight years, Russia has been intensively preparing for the current operation to demilitarize Ukraine, spending up to a third of its consolidated budget on rearmament of the army. What is really strange for me is why Europe has not reduced, but even increased its energy dependence on Russia during this time? |
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Russians still have an option to leave Ukraine and not die.
I think the sanctions will stay in place until Russia remains an imperialist, terrorist state.
As for demilitarizing the West, well, good luck with that.
The West has a production capacity couple of orders of magnitude larger than Russia (without sanctions).
As for Europe, it seems to be doing a pretty good job of demilitarizing itself. It is very difficult to realize your industrial potential and carry out a rearmament cycle by floating old military trash to Ukraine, when you yourself are putting yourself on a very strict diet of energy and raw materials through sanctions. Turkey has the largest and strongest army in Europe and it is not included in the list of unfriendly countries of Russia. Then perhaps comes the army of Ukraine, which, in addition, is very highly motivated, and it is apparently not able to resist Russia. What can the rest of Europe oppose against the Russian army, one or two consolidated divisions of combat pederasts?  |
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Lol what sort of propaganda have you been reading lately that’s makes you say such foolish things? It’s pretty clear you hold some grudge against the United States and that’s fine but you offer no proof at all to back your claims not to mention everything you’re saying is false. The US by sheer land size, land fertility, and economy are more than enough to keep it strong and more than relevant for many many years to come. You also seem to forget much of the US citizens have come from Europe, and it’s values match those far greater than those of the east. This pact between Asia and Europe is just some made up fairy tale by you.
Please explain what you mean, what is wrong with the values of the East? |
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This is not true, the Central Bank of Russia does not prohibit the sale or purchase of dollars and euros, currently there are no such restrictions in Russia. Restrictions on the import of cash currency exist on the part of the United States and the European Union.
What you are right about is that the dollar and the euro are now considered a scam in Russia.
"Moscow. May 19. INTERFAX.RU - From May 20, 2022, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation allowed banks to sell any cash foreign currency to citizens without restrictions, except for US dollars and euros, the regulator said. Restrictions on the sale of cash dollars and euros remain." Tell me - does the Central Bank give permission to banks in Russia or YOU? It seems to me that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is trying to denigrate and frame you! Please tell him his place, I'm on your side! The nature of these restrictions on cash dollars and euros is EU and US sanctions on the import of cash into Russia, and not the desire of the Central Bank to somehow restrict Russian citizens from buying cash dollars and euros. Dear forum member - either your account was hacked or you are at least 2 people 2 mutually exclusive answers from one person - gives reason to draw such conclusions Did you write it or who? This is not true, the Central Bank of Russia does not prohibit the sale or purchase of dollars and euros, currently there are no such restrictions in Russia. Restrictions on the import of cash currency exist on the part of the United States and the European Union.
What you are right about is that the dollar and the euro are now considered a scam in Russia.
So, from May 20, the Central Bank of Russia removed all restrictions on the purchase by citizens of foreign currency in cash, except for dollars and euros. For dollars and euros, there are restrictions related to US and EU sanctions on the import of cash into Russia - you can buy cash dollars and euros that were deposited at bank cash desks after April 9, 2022. I hope now I have clarified the situation and eliminated the contradictions that existed in your consciousness, but not in reality. |
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US pussyfooting in Ukraine is pushing Russia into making its move, now. What is the move? Destruction of NATO, and the permanent weakening of the US and Western Europe.
If you don't like this, get Biden and the Dems (Pelosi) out of office as quickly as you can. You just might save a little of America.
I think that Russia has serious and justified claims to the USA, Great Britain, Poland, the Baltic countries and Finland - this is a shortlist for demilitarization. The rest of the countries on the Russian list of unfriendly states (it now has 48 positions) should, in theory, be interested in leaving this list as soon as possible by completely lifting all sanctions against Russia. |
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If they don't belong to the state, why is the state the one complaining? Shouldn't it be some company stating that it lost so many tons of grain?
I didn't think this could get any more absurd, but thank you for proving me wrong. Yeah, why aren't farmers complaining, in a territory occupied by a totalitarian regime known to disappear people, when said regime is taking their property. Why didn't the people in Bucha complain on Russian state TV about getting killed? But yes, "some company" did complain: Ukraine's largest steelmaker Metinvest on Friday said it was concerned that Russia may use several ships stranded in Mariupol to "steal and smuggle metallurgical products" belonging to the group. It accused Russia of piracy.
Asked on Saturday whether the metal due to be shipped out belonged to Metinvest, a company spokesman said: "We said yesterday that our metal is in the port of Mariupol, yes."
Please move the goalposts by no less than 20 meters next time. I haven't looked into this situation in detail, but this may be Russia's symmetrical response to the recent seizure of its assets in Ukraine worth more than a billion dollars. Stop whining, it works both ways. I don't know how much of an idiot you have to be to take money from the Russians and think you can get away with it. "Russian has always come for their money". (c) Otto von Bismarck |
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Let's see how Russia will be able to sell about 3 million barrels that were going to Europe and its allies.
Through the Druzhba pipeline? Haven't you realized yet that the EU oil embargo is pure farce and bluff. Hungary did not join the embargo, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Croatia did, but with a number of reservations and delays. A large refinery in East Germany that produces aviation fuel for the whole of Europe is designed for heavy Russian oil, and it is easier to build a new plant than to reconfigure an old one. Europe has painted itself into a corner with populist statements by incompetent politicians, and now their voters will have to pay the price. Russia does not need to sell three million barrels to Europe when Europe is driving up oil prices through its actions. It is enough to sell two million and get the same money or even more. |
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