Russia-Ukraine Invasion
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- NBQ00-1
Zaporizhzhia NPP has been mined by Russian troops since the first weeks of its capture, according to an anonymous employee of the NPP who is still working there and has been interviewed by
@suspilne_news
. Russian forces are constantly present inside the station, a lot of weapons and ammunition are stored there. Risks of a blowup exist since it has been captured. Creation of such risks is not only a violation of IHL, but also blackmail of the whole world.- how you nuke Ukraine without actually nuking Ukraine_niko
- Continuity2
This story just keeps getting weirder, and weirder.
Prigo starts a rebellion. Putin accuses him of treason. Rebellion over as quickly and as suddenly as it started. Prigo gets 'exiled' to Belarus. Russian TV goes through great pains to discredit Prigo, after he made the boss look helpless and weak. Prigo is somehow allowed to wander around St Petersburg and Moscow unhindered so he can go pick up cash and some stuff. And now we learn Prigo and Putin had a pow-wow 5 days after the show?
Something's fucking fishy, here.
- Now they’re in Belarus, ready to invade from the North, could it be this was all one convoluted plot to maneuver them there?_niko
- Maybe. But ... why? Surely there had to have been far simpler ways to accomplish the same result?Continuity
- yeah no idea, nothing makes sense. The whole war minds me of the "Death of Stalin" film, just absurd._niko
- I finally got around to watching that last week. Loved it. Steve Buscemi was *chef's kiss*.Continuity
- Oh, and Jason Isaacs. Fucking brilliant!Continuity
- lol yeah, so good!_niko
- NBQ00-1
- sted3
That poor bridge to Crimea got hit again
- They should really aim for the supports on both the rail and road bridges, though. Maximum destruction and casualties.Continuity
- drgs1
- shapesalad-4
- Middle East wheat supply is screwed, expect more 'Arab springs' when bread prices go up.shapesalad
- grafician0
"RUSSIA WARNS AGAINST ANY SHIPS TRAVELING TO UKRAINE FROM THURSDAY"
It's blocade time!
- Curious why not focus efforts on striking that Crimea bridge and the black sea fleet? that would basically end the conflictgrafician
- "BREAKING: Ukraine's president Zelensky says 60,000 tons of agricultural products destroyed in Odesa by Russia's military were intended for China"
oh nografician - "BREAKING: Starting in half an hour, the Russian military will consider all ships traveling through the Black Sea to be carriers of military cargo."grafician
- you need to be posting links to these claimsYakuZoku
- https://www.reuters.…grafician
- "Russia prepared to attack civilian ships in Black Sea, then blame Ukraine, a US official says" nutsgrafician
- neverscared0
China complicit in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says MI6 chief
Sir Richard Moore says Xi Jinping’s regime has supported Vladimir Putin diplomatically and amplified ‘Russian tropes’ such as Nato being to blameThe head of MI6 has accused China’s government and its leader, Xi Jinping, of being “absolutely complicit” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in a rare public address in Prague.
Sir Richard Moore, who has been chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service since 2020, also offered comment on the extraordinary mutiny in June by the mercenary Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine, Xi and Vladimir Putin signed a “no limits” partnership between their countries. After the war began, China’s government sought to present itself as a neutral peacemaker, and there have been signs of Xi’s dissatisfaction with events, but in practice Beijing refused to publicly censure or discourage Russia, and senior officials often expressed direct support.
- NBQ001
Wow
Igor Girkin has been arrested in Moscow & will be prosecuted for “spreading extremism” (criticizing Putin for failing to win the war in Ukraine)
Girkin’s armed men played a leading role in the invasion of Crimea in February 2014 and the start of fighting in the Donbas
- NBQ00-3
Unfortunately not looking good if they can't even get through the first defence lines...
- Ramanisky23
- Tough call, the Russian was competing as a neutral athlete, they should have left politics out of this and honoured each other as sportsmen/women_niko
- the Russian could have also been anti Putin and opposed the invasion for all we know_niko
- Should have taken all that gear off and had a proper duel to the death.HAYZ1LLLA
- neverscared0
China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army
Shipments of military-capable hardware expose a China-sized loophole in Western sanctions.The pictures posted on the Chinese company’s website show a tall, Caucasian man with a crew cut and flattened nose inspecting body armor at its factory.
“This spring, one of our customers came to our company to confirm the style and quantity of bulletproof vests, and carefully tested the quality of our vests,” Shanghai H Win, a manufacturer of military-grade protective gear, proudly reported on its website in March. The customer “immediately directly confirmed the order quantity of bulletproof vests and subsequent purchase intention.”
The identity of the smiling customer isn’t clear, but there’s a fair chance he was Russian: According to customs records obtained by POLITICO, Russian buyers have declared orders for hundreds of thousands of bulletproof vests and helmets made by Shanghai H Win — the items listed in the documents match those in the company’s online catalog.
- Krassy1
Zelensky Says 'War' Coming To Russia After Moscow Drone Attack
- neverscared0
In the 17 months since Moscow ordered soldiers into Ukrainian territory, countries across Europe have moved with surprising speed to reduce their longstanding dependence on cheap Russian gas.
Germany, which got 55 percent of its supply from Russia before the war, now imports zero. Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have halted or are close to halting flows. And Italy has been steadily trimming imports, and pledges to be free of Russian natural gas by the end of this year.
By contrast, Austria, which received nearly 80 percent of its gas from Russia before the invasion, still got more than half its total from Russia in May. And in March, when demand was higher, the figure reached 74 percent. As long as Russia is selling gas, Austria will buy it, the chief executive of the Austrian energy company OMV Group said this month.
- neverscared0
Exclusive: Raiffeisen delays quitting Russia as Austria defends ties
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VIENNA, July 6 (Reuters) - Raiffeisen Bank International is delaying plans to leave Russia, three people familiar with its position said, as Austria steps up its defence of long-standing ties with Moscow.
Raiffeisen (RBI), the largest of the Western banks in Russia, had intended to spin off its Russian business, which provides a payments lifeline to hundreds of companies there, by September after coming under pressure from European regulators.
Austria and RBI, which is also at the centre of a U.S. inquiry over its Russian links, are resisting this in the hope that the war in Ukraine will end soon, the people told Reuters.
Austrian officials, meanwhile, are stepping up their defence of RBI in Europe and Washington, saying that it has been unfairly singled out, two people with knowledge of government thinking said, testing Western resolve to isolate Moscow.
Although Austria publicly supports Ukraine, several officials who spoke to Reuters said they were reluctant to completely sever decades-old ties with Russia, thinking it will still be possible to restore relations.
RBI has not yet outlined its plan to supervisors at the European Central Bank (ECB), two people with knowledge of its dealings with the central bank said, making a spin-off unlikely by September.
The bank wants to wait for ECB approval before asking its shareholders for a green light, said two of the people familiar with its position, which could take months.
Furthermore, the approval of Russia's central bank, finance ministry and, in the event of a sale, even Russian President Vladimir Putin, will be needed before RBI acts.
Russian authorities made it clear to RBI, which has around 2,600 corporate customers, 4 million local account holders and 10,000 staff, that they wish it to stay because it enables international payments, said one of the people.
An RBI spokesperson said it will continue to pursue a sale or spin-off and was committed to reducing its Russian business.
However, RBI's slow pace has fuelled a row with the ECB, which supervises the bank and has pushed for it and others such as UniCredit to quit Russia. The Italian bank declined to comment further on its plans.
The ECB urged RBI not to pay a dividend this year because of its concerns over Russia, one of the people said.
RBI is also examining a sale as an alternative to unlock the up to 4 billion euros of capital tied up in the profitable Russian arm.
However, uncertainty triggered by last month's Wagner group march on Moscow will make it harder to find a buyer because the event has shaken Russia's business elites, said that person.
- Austria and RBI, which is also at the centre of a U.S. inquiry over its Russian links, are resisting this in the hope that the war in Ukraine will end soon,neverscared
- deadly satire..neverscared
- banking is one thing but surprised there's not more consumer backlash against unilever's take (given how easy it would be to boycott their products)kingsteven
- so true... same here.. no one gives a flying fuck... bank also highly networked into conservative political circles.. with greed working extra hours..neverscared
- neverscared0
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- more iphone than rocket.. i am sold..neverscared
- more iphone than rocket.. i am sold..neverscared
