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by Maximus
Fri Apr 08, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: France news and discussions
Replies: 80
Views: 54430

Re: France news and discussions

French election: Far-right Le Pen closes in on Macron ahead of vote The least a president might expect, when juggling a war in Europe with an election at home, is a bounce in the polls. But Emmanuel Macron has discovered that all the energy he spent dealing with Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has b...
by Maximus
Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:19 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3434
Views: 1532566

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Ukraine can never demilitarize... I can't blame President Zelensky for wanting to institute a no-fly zone. Russians have proven themselves to be equally as terrible as some of Imperial Japan's atrocities, and yes, the Nazis as well. This will galvanize the West even more so than it already is. Fasc...
by Maximus
Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:16 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3434
Views: 1532566

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Ah some lovely work of the Russian "liberators" from the town of Bucha after their rout at the Battle of Kyiv. Also appears that Putin may get indicted at The Hague... "We care about civilians." – Certain Russian user There you go. I've said from the very start modern day Russia...
by Maximus
Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3434
Views: 1532566

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Ukrainian Attack Helicopters Just Slipped Into Russia And Blew Up A Fuel Depot Source: Forbes In an incredible feat of airmanship and planning, a pair of Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopters slipped across the border with Russia on Friday morning and lobbed 25-pound unguided rockets at a fuel depot i...
by Maximus
Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:23 am
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3434
Views: 1532566

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

I usually disagree with Carl but on this matter he is correct: https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1507694586348584970 Asking Ukraine to be neutral, and not join NATO is reasonable at this point. Asking them to disarm, in any way whatsoever, is completely unreasonable and a sign of Moscow's real i...
by Maximus
Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:22 am
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3434
Views: 1532566

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

If Russia Uses a WMD in Ukraine the Fallout Could Trigger a NATO Response, Key Lawmaker Says Russian use of a weapon of mass destruction in Ukraine could trigger NATO’s collective defense pact if any fallout drifts into an allied country, the leader of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Wednes...
by Maximus
Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:48 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Germany News and Discussion
Replies: 44
Views: 35792

Re: Germany News and Discussion

Fact check: Was a 16-year-old Russian beaten to death by a group of Ukrainians in Germany? The claim that a Russian youth was beaten to death by a "mob of Ukrainian refugees" in the German city of Euskirchen was published in a video addressing Russians in Germany. However, the incident nev...
by Maximus
Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3434
Views: 1532566

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Belarusian military could 'soon' join war in Ukraine, US and NATO officials say https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/22/europe/belarus-ukraine/index.html Then the Ukrainian military just have to butcher them too. Clearly a no-brainer that Nato is allowed to attack any Belarusian forces entering Ukraine,...
by Maximus
Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:12 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Russia Watch Thread
Replies: 315
Views: 216277

Re: Russia Watch Thread

Russian bond yields spike as trading resumes after month-long pause Some Russian assets returned to trading on Monday after almost a month on the sidelines, with bidding on OFZ government bonds open for limited hours on the Moscow Exchange. The Central Bank of Russia announced on Friday that trading...
by Maximus
Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:21 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Replies: 3434
Views: 1532566

Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread

Ken_J wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:20 pm this is making the rounds lately, interesting to see what folks are responding to it with:
What is there to say. Typical communist edge lord who still accuses NATO of being the imperialists while Russia is hacking up its neighbours and annexing their territory.