Ukraine War Watch Thread

[weatheriscool]

Joe Biden signs order to provide $600m military assistance to Ukraine
Source: The Independent

US president Joe Biden has signed an order to provide up to $600m (£448m) in “immediate military assistance’’ to Ukraine, as Russia wages war against the country.

Ukraine is under Russian invasion for the third day on Saturday, with no signs of talks between Moscow and Kyiv to resolve the conflict.

He instructed secretary of state Antony Blinken to release up to $350m “in defence articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training” under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The remaining 250m would be for “overall assistance”, according to the memo released by the White House.

The order comes after a call between Mr Biden and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about strengthening sanctions against Russia and providing defence assistance to Kyiv.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... ml?src=rss

[Certain Russian user]

Just noticed:

By the way, welcome back.

Thank you, but no. My sudden comeback was rather a hyper-emotional reaction after reading this (oh, so objective!) thread. Immature from my side and for my age, yes. The more that response was 100% predictable.

Already fed up, already regret. Go your way, guys, I'll go mine. And let's hope those roads never ever cross irl.

[BaobabScion]

Just noticed:

By the way, welcome back.

Thank you, but no. My sudden comeback was rather a hyper-emotional reaction after reading this (oh, so objective!) thread. Immature from my side and for my age, yes. The more that response was 100% predictable.

Already fed up, already regret. Go your way, guys, I'll go mine. And let's hope those roads never ever cross irl.

Cope and seethe, RuBear. Cope and Seethe. And enjoy those sanctions while you're at it.

[weatheriscool]

Russia ban from SWIFT on the table as Germany drops opposition
Source: Euractiv

The EU is set to discuss in the coming days the ban on Russia’s access to the SWIFT international payments system after the last holdout among the EU27, Germany, dropped its opposition in principle, allowing the bloc to step up sanctions against Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.

“We are working flat out on how the collateral damage of a decoupling from SWIFT can be limited in such a way that it hits the right people,” Germany’s Foreign Minister Anna Baerbock and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said.

“What we need is a targeted and functional limitation of SWIFT,” they added in a joint statement.

EURACTIV understand this effectively means Berlin has dropped its veto. However, it is not yet clear how the German government exactly aims to make the SWIFT restrictions more “targeted”.

Read more: https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe ... pposition/

[weatheriscool]

I hope if Putin chooses to attack nato that we're ready to go all the way to Moscow and overthrow putin! Nothing less will stop this bastard. We don't let a rabid dog walk around freely in our neighborhoods and we shouldn't accept this either.

We either go all the way or we stay out of it!!!

[Cyber_Rebel]

Already fed up, already regret. Go your way, guys, I'll go mine. And let's hope those roads never ever cross irl.

Seems like you're being a coward, and what'll happen if our roads cross? Couldn't we simply talk, instead of the "bad things."

We either go all the way or we stay out of it!!!

Dude, NUKES. If Nato encroached on Moscow, there's no way they wouldn't be used. I fucking hate Vladimir Putin, but we have to weigh the risks of the world vs one man and his corrupt regime. There's also Belarus, who could be used as a launching point instead to make them the fall guys. I don't suggest we bow to their demands, either.

[R8Z]

Just noticed:

By the way, welcome back.

Thank you, but no. My sudden comeback was rather a hyper-emotional reaction after reading this (oh, so objective!) thread. Immature from my side and for my age, yes. The more that response was 100% predictable.

Already fed up, already regret. Go your way, guys, I'll go mine. And let's hope those roads never ever cross irl.

Hope if you stay you bring us some news from the other side of the propaganda as well.

[SerethiaFalcon]

I do not agree with everything Certain Russian user has said, but he is right about that man and child saying goodbye video being wrongly attributed. That took a bit of research as image search doesn't bring up anything, but digging into who shared it from whom...the original poster is Journaloji, which is posting in Turkish as far as I can tell. They took it originally from a ...Russian site, I think (posted February 18)? They do live in Ukraine, but the family was being sent to Russia for safety, not the other way around, and it was in the areas that wanted to separate. During wars, I think it would be good for us to double-check our sources, as all sides in wars are biased in one way or another. In some instances, this can lead to very bad things on either side. If something is unknown or can't be confirmed, it probably shouldn't be shared. Also, Twitter users who don't cite their sources are really dangerous in my opinion in this circumstance.

[raklian]

[Xyls]

From Kharkiv allegedly:

[Maximus]

To every one of you, the progressive gender-fluid hipsters, who could not contain their feelings and, in this very thread, wished pain and death to our Russian soldiers, I deeply and sincerely wish the same.

You, like the rest of your fascist countrymen, have been baying for the blood of Ukrainians for years. Well, now is your chance to go pillage and murder a whole country over your blind ambition and hate. There is a Ukrainian bullet waiting for you and the rest of your murderous fascists.

[caltrek]

U.S. and Europe Will Block Some Russian Banks from SWIFT
by James Vincent and Russell Brandom
February 26, 2022

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/26/2294 ... -sanctions

Introduction:

(The Verge) A coalition of NATO-aligned countries has committed to new measures meant to sever Russia from the global financial system, countries announced in a joint letter today. The letter, signed by the United States, UK, Canada, and European allies, lays out new measures to isolate Russia’s central bank, and announces a new trans-Atlantic task force to freeze the foreign assets of sanctioned individuals.

In a dramatic escalation, the order also blocks select Russian banks from using SWIFT — the international payment system employed by banks to send money around the world.

SWIFT, which stands for The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, is a cooperative company based in Belgium, whose owners include many of Europe’s largest banks. The organization’s eponymous payments network does not actually exchange money but is used to authenticate payment instructions between banks. Its services are used to process some 42 million exchanges in more than 200 countries each day.

[weatheriscool]

[Xyls]

Not surprised by the above news... as I said if Kyiv does not fall this weekend... and it won't bar some sudden huge catastrophic attack on the city... the Russian military is going to start to revolt. A coup in Russia can't be ruled out if this war starts to drag on into 3 weeks... and that could be even more terrifying than this war in Ukraine as an internal Russian civil war would be a threat to the whole planet...

Putin needs to de-escalate this rapidly for his own sake. He could possibly do this by capturing Mariupol and creating a landbridge to Crimea and calling it a day and portraying that as a win, because right now his grip on power will be getting shaky as Kyiv is not going to fall and neither are most of the major cities...

[Certain Russian user]

Hope if you stay you bring us some news from the other side of the propaganda as well.

At least you understand (assuming that your post wasn't just a trolling) there are two sides of the coin. Of course, there are mountains of real news from the ground (photos, videos, local chats), mainly from not-yet-censored telegram. Trust me, they're "a bit" deviating from the spoiled product the local woke public so eagerly consuming But spend my time and efforts translating those mountains only for you to read and get a more balanced picture? With all due respect, no.

As for you, the keyboard hero Maximus, be careful with what you wish (and especially say). We're living in turbulent, truly historical times. In such a time, bullets can fly the most unexpected ways.

[erowind]

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[Cyber_Rebel]

bullets can fly the most unexpected ways.

From the way things are looking, I'm not sure if you'll have any left after the Ukraine siege to be targeting Canada. Having a difficult time seeing Russia make it past Alaska at this point.

[Certain Russian user]

From the way things are looking, I'm not sure if you'll have any left after the Ukraine siege to be targeting Canada. Having a difficult time seeing Russia make it past Alaska at this point.

From the way things are looking, I highly doubt Russian army depleted even 1/1000 of their ammo.

But this is irrelevant. The bullet that may end his earthly journey will not be Russian. Much more likely it will come from desperate wretch, his former neighbor, fighting him for the last piece of food on the irradiated ruins.

[erowind]

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[Maximus]

As for you, the keyboard hero Maximus, be careful with what you wish (and especially say). We're living in turbulent, truly historical times. In such a time, bullets can fly the most unexpected ways.

Nobody wanted this war outside of Russia. Nobody. Only Putin and psychos like you who follow him. Go on then, put your money where your mouth is, and join the Russian army. Do your fascist duty for your dictator. I'm sure there's a nice sunny field waiting for you in Ukraine, maybe a tree or two will grow over top of you.

But no, I suspect it's you who is the keyboard warrior. A coward who wishes pain and war upon a whole nation while you sit comfortably at home.