Russia/Ukraine conflict

[Artful Dodger]

Yum Brands(pizza hut, taco bell, kfc) will redirect profits to humanitarian air

I see what you did there:

New air campaign: "Hot Pizza, on-time, on-target. Yum."

Cheers!

P.S. I see that @SwedishAdvocate recognizes a Eurofighter Typhoon

 

[Artful Dodger]

Interesting choice of combat vehicles coming into Ukraine from Russia

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The "IDFK LOL" car looks like a Lada Niva to me (complete with surrender-friendly white paint job)

Cheers!

 

[Unclepaul]

Looks like Putin is sending in all it't obsolete, war surplus weapons to "dispose" of them in Ukraine. Win or lose they will remain in Ukraine after the war. Old tanks and other stuff is being reported being captured.

 

[JRP3]

Russian Officer Complains About Dead General and Comms Meltdown in Intercepted Call

Ukraine says it intercepted a call between two FSB officers discussing the death of a top general and the failure of its encrypted comms system.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[ZachF]

Some good news: Russian oil is trading at a $30 discount

This means that while everyone else is getting ~$125 Russia is getting ~$95 because customers are avoiding it.

It will be nice to see how big of a hit Russian exports are taking.

 

[CyberGus]

There are neo-Nazis everywhere…………

 

[AZRI11]

First of all.....that RV is gorgeous. Absolute PRIME candidate for an EV conversion.

I thought I recognized that RV

 

[Artful Dodger]

Set your wayback machine to 9:55 AM · Mar 24, 2014

John McCain on Twitter: "I say again: #Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. Must-read @WSJ: "Putin's Potemkin Economy" http://t.co/A8xpJKIf6P" / Twitter​

Ruchir Sharma: Putin's Potemkin Economy - WSJ

Yeah, Russia is a country pretending it has a future.

Cheers!

 

[CyberGus]

First of all.....that RV is gorgeous. Absolute PRIME candidate for an EV conversion.

Not as sexy as the EM-50 "Urban Assault Vehicle".

 

[Tiger]

In late 2013/2014 the Ukrainians overthrew the corrupt Russian puppet (Yanukovich), which took until 21-Feb-2014. As Yanukovich was being forced out he invited his puppetmaster (Putin's Russia) into the Crimea and Donbass areas.

The Ukrainians did try to resist the incursions by the Russians but after the depradations of the Yanukovich period were in no condition to resist. Hence the loss of Crimea and the Donbass. There was very little genuine local support in Crimea and the Donbass, it was pretty much all a front for Russia. It still is.

Revolution of Dignity - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Interesting note that "Ukrainian intelligence sources believed that Yanukovych was currently in Minsk, Belarus and that it was Russia's intention to declare Yanukovych as President of Ukraine in the event of Russian forces gaining control of Kyiv."

 

[CyberGus]

Voldemort was half muggle. Adolph Eichmann had jewish relatives. Those of you who keep trying to refute Ukrainian racism and its recent genocidal past based on one Jew they do not vilify (for the most part, anyway) live in a fantasy world.

Russia should be stopped. As for Ukraine -- I'd say the same for Chechnya or Uganda.

The third corollary to Godwin's Law states: "as an online discussion about the Nazis grows longer, the probability of a comparison to Voldemort approaches 1."

 

[BornToFly]

Obviously Russian oil/gas embargo is not good for the world economy and may cause a recession. World should tell Russia that the oil/gas embargo ends when you leave Ukraine, and agree that X% of future sales goes toward war reparations.

 

[Artful Dodger]

I thought I recognized that RV
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You got one heavily armed recreational vehicle there, man.

Cheers!

 

[Singuy]

Obviously Russian oil/gas embargo is not good for the world economy and may cause a recession. World should tell Russia that the oil/gas embargo ends when you leave Ukraine, and agree that X% of future sales goes toward war reparations.

Meh, I feel like it's just a reroute. China/India buys more Russian oil and reduce opec oil. EU now buys more from opec. China gets a 35% discount and most likely pays in yuan and not dollars as beggers can't be choosers.

 

[samppa]

Self sanctioning everything?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501261009385787396

 

[UkNorthampton]

Self sanctioning everything?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501261009385787396

About as much planning put in and chances of success as Putin's other project - Brexit

 

[elasalle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1501272319192412162

 

[TheTalkingMule]

Putin is all but done, he's now sealed his own fate. It's just a matter of who pulls the trigger at this point.

Army? Oligarchs? We shall see....

 

[TheTalkingMule]

McDonald's has finally acted. Interesting they likely announced this right as Putin was making his big isolation announcement.

McDonald's, Starbucks, Coke and Pepsi all halt sales in Russia

McDonald's, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Starbucks stopped sales of their best-known products in Russia on Tuesday, offering a united rebuke of the war on Ukraine by companies that define America for much of the world.

www.reuters.com

Potentially no McDonald's in Russia ever again. Now THAT'S aggressive geopolitics!

 

[MontyFloyd]

I think this is mostly propaganda. Good to boost morale of Ukraines and let them know they are not alone. The truth is that few will speak a local language, fewer still will read a local language. Fewer still will understand the command and control structure. They have to be fed and clothed.

Agree there is a big propaganda element, and there will be integration challenges, but the Ukrainians have had mercenaries for years (could not find a report last year from Indian News channel in English).

Most Europeans speak 2 languages, many can speak 3, communication may not be that difficult.