Ukraine Russia War

[paid_influencer]

surrender, Ukrane. There is no victory coming. Give Putin what he wants and save your own lives. There is no glory in suicide missions.

[bamfo_dennis]

ah want u specially 2 read dis https://www.latimes.com/business/techno ... e-internet

n kno dat u was a target n it change ur entire way of tinkin. dat is y u posting dat statement now

[MaxPower]

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Pretty much!

[paid_influencer]

cnn reporting disinformation whole day, and you studying me? I thought you were my bro

[MaxPower]

surrender, Ukrane. There is no victory coming. Give Putin what he wants and save your own lives. There is no glory in suicide missions.

X3000.

The Ukrainians are on their own.

[bamfo_dennis]

cnn reporting disinformation whole day, and you studying me? I thought you were my bro

well is both side eh.......ah know i am victim too sometimes....buh i does try not to say dem ting.
cnn does post fake news too like fox new at times too so it does be rel hard to figure out what relly goin on.

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If only all public figures could be like him, a man of action

[MaxPower]

Attention BLM,

Please note there are currently NO reports of looting.

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Attention BLM,

Please note there are currently NO reports of looting.

When are the lootings starting Max?

[2WNBoost]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/looting

loot

noun
1 spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
2 anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.:
- a burglar's loot.
3 a collection of valued objects:
- The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot.
4 Slang. money:
- You'll have a fine time spending all that loot.
5 the act of looting or plundering:
- to take part in the loot of a conquered city.
6 (in a video game) valuable items that can be claimed from a defeated enemy or cache:
- I was hoping for new armor, but this loot was pretty disappointing.

verb (used with object)
7 to carry off or take (something) as loot:
- to loot a nation's art treasures.
8 to despoil by taking loot; plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war:
- The invaders looted temples and shrines.
9 to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office:
- to loot the public treasury.
10 (in a video game) to collect (items from a defeated enemy or cache):
- Loot all of the bodies and treasure chests before you exit the dungeon.

verb (used without object)
11 to take loot; plunder:
- The conquerors looted and robbed.

[MaxPower]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/looting

loot

noun
1 spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
2 anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.:
- a burglar's loot.
3 a collection of valued objects:
- The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot.
4 Slang. money:
- You'll have a fine time spending all that loot.
5 the act of looting or plundering:
- to take part in the loot of a conquered city.
6 (in a video game) valuable items that can be claimed from a defeated enemy or cache:
- I was hoping for new armor, but this loot was pretty disappointing.

verb (used with object)
7 to carry off or take (something) as loot:
- to loot a nation's art treasures.
8 to despoil by taking loot; plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war:
- The invaders looted temples and shrines.
9 to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office:
- to loot the public treasury.
10 (in a video game) to collect (items from a defeated enemy or cache):
- Loot all of the bodies and treasure chests before you exit the dungeon.

verb (used without object)
11 to take loot; plunder:
- The conquerors looted and robbed.

What about #5?

Am i supposed to say there are currently no reports of loot?

For your corrections.

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The word loot was culturally appropriated from India.

[paid_influencer]

If only all public figures could be like him, a man of actionFB_IMG_1645919594041.jpg

empty words when he mightn't have a choice in the matter. Russia blowing up anything resembling an airport.

lol @ CNN focusing on "Ukrane holding Kyiv," while criticizing Russian media for only focusing on the invasion of the disputed areas on the East. CNN literally is telling viewers Putin is a "mad man" who is doing "insane things," rather than tell viewers Russia's stated foreign policy on the invasion (claiming the disputed areas on the East, destroying Ukrane's military capability, and killing out the literal neo-nazis, the Azov Battalion).

Read the Wikipedia entry on the "Azov Battalion", which is what Putin is currently killing out in Eastern Ukrane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Battalion

Azov Special Operations Detachment (Ukrainian: Окремий загін спеціального призначення «Азов», romanized: Okremyi zahin spetsialnoho pryznachennia "Azov"), often known as Azov Detachment, Azov Regiment (Ukrainian: Полк Азов, romanized: Polk Azov), or Azov Battalion (until September 2014), is a right-wing extremist[1] and neo-Nazi Ukrainian National Guard unit,[2][3][4][5][6][7] based in Mariupol, in the Azov Sea coastal region.[8] It saw its first combat experience recapturing Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists forces in June 2014.[4] Azov initially formed as a volunteer militia on 5 May 2014 during the Ukrainian crisis.[9] On 12 November 2014, Azov was incorporated into the National Guard of Ukraine, and since then all members are contract soldiers serving in the National Guard of Ukraine.[10]

In 2014, the regiment gained notoriety after allegations emerged of torture and war crimes as well as neo-Nazi sympathies and usage of associated symbols by the regiment itself, as seen in their logo featuring the Wolfsangel, one of the original symbols used by the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich.

Representatives of the Azov Battalion say that the symbol is an abbreviation for the slogan Ідея Нації (Ukrainian for "National Idea") and deny connection with Nazism.[11] In 2014, a spokesman for the regiment said around 10–20% of the unit were neo-Nazis.[12] In 2018, a provision in an appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Congress blocked military aid to Azov on the grounds of its white supremacist ideology; however, in 2015, a similar ban on aid to the group was overturned by the Congress.[6][7] Members of the regiment come from 22 countries and are of various backgrounds.[13][14]

but I've watched CNN for like 4 hours now and not a word about them or what is happening on the Eastern side of Ukrane. Just "Putin is a mad man", "literally insane", etc, and an exclusive focus on Kyiv (which is not a target beyond its military capability).

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The word loot was culturally appropriated from India.

So is Thug, from the thugee caste.

[sharkmouth]

If only all public figures could be like him, a man of actionFB_IMG_1645919594041.jpg

He is likely in Poland sleeping on a bed of usd.Thats old footage/pics.He is a us puppet.You seem to acquire your news from Cnn

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Massive explosions light up Kyiv sky as Russian forces assault capital

Russia began a massive assault on Kyiv around midnight local time on Saturday, as Ukrainian forces to retain control of the capital on the third day of Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion.

The latest: Ukrainian troops were fighting Russia's military on the streets of Kharkiv Sunday, after President Vladimir Putin's invading forces entered Ukraine’s second-largest city.

Ukrainian officials described the situation in Kyiv on Sunday morning as "calm and under Ukrainian control." Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in a statement praising Ukrainian resistance, "Where are all those who promised to capture Kiev in 2 hours? Where are they at? I can't see them. ... The darkness will retreat. The dawn is near."

Ukraine confirmed that Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, a city on the Russian border in northeast Ukraine that has endured some of the most intense fighting of the war.

Warning that Russia would continue to cause "man-made disasters" by assaulting chemical plants and critical infrastructure, authorities posted instructions for civilians to close their windows and take other safety precautions.

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky released a defiant video message as curfew was setting, declaring "we will fight as long as it takes to liberate the country. "

What else is happening: Russia's defense ministry said that all units were ordered to resume their offensive from all directions after a "pause" on Friday for possible negotiations with Ukraine, according to state media.

A senior U.S. defense official told reporters Putin has "more than 50% of his total assembled power now committed inside Ukraine," and that "tens of thousands" of troops have entered in the country in the last 24 hours.

The official added that there are indications Russia did not anticipate this level of Ukrainian resistance and has had to commit more logistics and supplies, such as fuel, than initially planned.

Russia has restricted Twitter and Facebook within the country, as state media continues to feed viewers the false narrative that the invasion is a limited military operation to stop a "genocide" in eastern Ukraine.

What they're saying: "I think today we've seen a shift in Russian targeting towards critical civilian infrastructure, greater use of MLRS, and artillery in suburban areas. Unfortunately, my concern that this was going to get a lot more ugly and affect civilians is starting to materialize," tweeted CNA's Michael Kofman, one of the preeminent experts on Russia's military.

"The simple takeaway might be that the Russian military is getting frustrated, etc. but I also don't think we've quite judged the initial days of fighting very accurately ... My fear, looking at this 72 hours in, is all the worst is yet to come."

Zoom out: The European Union, U.S. and other Western allies reached an agreement on Saturday to disconnect select Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system and impose restrictions on Russia's Central Bank.

The extreme sanctions were unthinkable for many European officials as recently as last week and are likely to cripple the Russian economy.

Germany also announced it would send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles to Ukraine — a major reversal of its strict arms export policies that came after weeks of public pressure.

The White House has asked Congress to authorize $6.4 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine, which will be divided between humanitarian and military aid.

Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Latvia said Saturday they would ban Russian airlines from their airspace. The move followed similar announcements from Poland, the United Kingdom, Moldova and the Czech Republic.

What to watch: The United Nations Security Council will vote on Sunday on whether to convene a special session of the UN General Assembly to debate Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The procedural vote, which only requires a nine-member majority to pass, is expected to advance since Russia can't exercise its veto power.

By the numbers: The UN has confirmed at least 240 civilian casualties since the invasion began, but believes the "real figures are considerably higher."

More than 150,000 refugees have fled Ukraine into neighboring countries since Russia launched its invasion.

At least 100,000 refugees are displaced internally in Ukraine and "the numbers are most likely much higher," head of global communications for the UN refugee agency Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams said on Saturday.

Between the lines: Zelensky has emerged as a resolute and unifying wartime leader for his country during the first days of the Russian invasion, calmly delivering patriotic speeches from his phone on the darkened streets of Kyiv.

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday that he would not be evacuating and was prepared to die to protect his country.

https://www.axios.com/russian-troops-in ... 1608e.html

[Chimera]

Well sheit...I didn't know we had all these war experts in here. Allyuh fellas cudda apply to the UN for work.

Same crew who were vaccine experts as well.

Allyuh talents really wasted in trinidad..you are needed abroad.

[Dohplaydat]

Things don't seem too optimistic for Ukraine like yesterday

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Anonymous Takes Credit for Cyberattacks Against Russia

The Kremlin’s official website and other state media outlets were down on Saturday

February 26, 2022

Anonymous LiteMods via YouTube

International hacking collective Anonymous claimed responsibility Saturday for a number of Russian website outages, including that of Russia’s Ministry of Defense and the Kremlin.

“Anonymous has ongoing operations to keep .ru government websites offline, and to push information to the Russian people so they can be free of Putin’s state censorship machine,” @YourAnonNews tweeted. “We also have ongoing operations to keep the Ukrainian people online as best we can.”

On Friday, several accounts claiming affiliation with Anonymous shared a video declaring a cyberwar against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to the account @YourAnonOne, the reported cyberattacks began as Russian forces invaded Ukraine. On Feb. 24, the group announced that it had taken down the state-controlled organization RT News, the Russian state-controlled television network. RT itself confirmed that a denial-of-service (DDos) attack had slowed or taken offline several state websites “for extended periods throughout the day,” but did not corroborate Anonymous’ claims of responsibility.

The Kremlin (via state media) denied that Anonymous was behind the outages, reported CNN.

However, the outages continued into Saturday as Russia’s invasion into Ukraine reached its third day. Anonymous also declared that it was behind the hacking of Russian state TV channels. Social media users have since uploaded videos showing images of Ukraine’s flag and other symbols while Ukrainian music plays in the background.

Anonymous is not the only party seeking to combat Russia in cyberspace. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry called on hackers Thursday to volunteer for “defensive and offensive cyber units,” Reuters reported. The request came after a flurry of cyberattacks hit Ukrainian banks last week, which US and UK security experts blamed on Russia. Russia has denied responsibility.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government is asking for tech and social media platforms to help curb misinformation being spread by the Russian government.

Earlier today, YouTube announced that it would prevent Russian state media channels from earning ad revenue and will limit access to RT in Ukraine, among other measures. Twitter stated that it would temporarily block all ads in Ukraine and Russia “to ensure critical public safety information is elevated and ads don’t detract from it.” Meta’s head of security policy announced Friday that Facebook is “prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world.”

https://www.thewrap.com/anonymous-hacke ... ks-russia/

[shogun]

lol

Iz talk about "Neo Nazis" I seeing there? When Putin has literally created a fascist state talking over all media, killing/jailing political opponents/journalists and arresting peaceful protesters? Loving this.

Russia restricts Twitter and Facebook during Ukraine attack

Twitter has been restricted in Russia as of Saturday morning, according to data forensics from internet monitoring group NetBlocks.

Why it matters: It’s part of a greater effort by Russia to silence dissent amid protests against Russia’s Ukraine offensive.

On Friday, Facebook confirmed that Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor said it would partly restrict Facebook in response to its refusal to stop fact-checking and labeling Russian state media.

[daring dragoon]

So these former USSR countries had war for years and still bounce back to produce more than on product. the two product TT produce was Sugar and Oil and PNM fork it up and people think they right in voting red. proves people are skunts

GOODS PRODUCED IN UKRAINE

1. Energy

Many European countries are heavily dependent on Russian energy, particularly gas through several vital pipelines, and this may have coloured their approach to the crisis. Russian gas reliance has been suggested as the reason Europe has been reluctant to remove Russia from the international payments system SWIFT, for example, though it’s worth pointing out that the Germans have indefinitely suspended new Baltic gas pipeline Nord Stream 2.

While a complete suspension of Russian gas flows is unlikely at the moment, even small disruptions will have a significant impact. Global gas reserves are low due to the pandemic and energy prices are already rising sharply, impacting consumers and industry.

Natural gas price (UK spot, pence per therm unit of heat energy)
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With gas an essential input to many supply chains, disruptions to such a fundamental supply will have widespread economic consequences. When gas prices first surged in autumn of 2021, for instance, fertiliser plants in the UK shut down as high energy cost made production untenable. This led to shortages of carbon dioxide, which is essential for everything from medical procedures to keeping food fresh. Such consequences are likely to magnify with rising oil and gas prices.
2. Food

Global food prices already rose sharply during 2021 due to everything from higher energy prices to climate change. Food producers are likely to come under further pressure as prices of key inputs rise now.

Russia and Ukraine together account for more than a quarter of global wheat exports, while Ukraine alone makes up almost half of exports of sunflower oil. Both are key commodities used in many food products. If harvesting and processing is hindered in a war-torn Ukraine, or exports are blocked, importers will struggle to replace supplies.

Some countries are particularly dependent on grain from Russia and Ukraine. For example, Turkey and Egypt rely on them for almost 70% of their wheat imports. Ukraine is also the top supplier of corn to China.

Wheat prices (US$/bushel)
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Stepping up production in other parts of the world could help to reduce the impact of interruptions to food supplies. However, Russia is also a main supplier of key ingredients for fertilisers, so trade sanctions could affect production elsewhere. Meanwhile, we can also expect diversions to trade flows: China has already said it will begin importing Russian wheat, for instance.
3. Transport

With global transport already severely disrupted in the aftermath of the pandemic, a war could create further problems. The transport modes likely to be affected are ocean shipping and rail freight.

Since 2011, regular rail freight links between China and Europe have been established. Recently, the 50,000th train made the journey. While rail carries only a small proportion of the total freight between Asia and Europe, it has played a vital role during recent transport disruptions and is growing steadily.

Trains are now being rerouted away from Ukraine, and rail freight experts are currently optimistic that disruptions will be kept to a minimum. However, countries like Lithuania are expecting to see their rail traffic severely affected by sanctions against Russia.

Even prior to the invasion, ship owners started to avoid Black Sea shipping routes, and insurance providers demanded notification of any such voyages. Although container shipping in the Black Sea is a relatively niche market on the global scale, one of the largest container terminals is Odessa. If this is cut off by Russian forces, the effects on Ukrainian imports and exports could be considerable, with potentially drastic humanitarian consequences.

Rising oil prices due to the war are a worry to shipping more generally. Freight rates are already extremely high and could rise even further.

There is also a worry that cyber attacks could target global supply chains. As trade is highly dependent on online information exchange, this could have far-reaching consequences if key shipping lines or infrastructure are targeted. The ripple effects from a supply chain cyber attack can be enormous.
4. Metals

Russia and Ukraine lead the global production of metals such as nickel, copper and iron. They are also largely involved in the export and manufacture of other essential raw materials like neon, palladium and platinum.

Fears of sanctions on Russia have increased the price of these metals. With palladium, for example, the current trading price of almost US$2,700 per ounce, up over 80% since mid-December. Palladium is used for everything from automotive exhaust systems and mobile phones to dental fillings. The prices of nickel and copper, which are used in manufacturing and building respectively, have also also been soaring.
Nissan Juke being manufactured in Sunderland
Metals like palladium are essential in automotive manufacturing. John Angerson/Alamy

The aerospace industries of the US, Europe and Britain also depend on supplies of titanium from Russia. Boeing and Airbus have already approached alternative suppliers. However, the market share and product base of leading Russian supplier VSMPO-AVISMA make it impossible to fully diversify away from it, with some of the aerospace manufacturers having signed long-term supply contracts up to 2028.

For all these materials, we can expect disruptions and potential shortages, threatening to lead to increased prices for many products and services.
5. Microchips

Shortages of microchips were a major problem throughout 2021. Some analysts had been predicting that this problem would ease in 2022, but recent developments might dampen such optimism.

As part of the sanctions towards Russia, the US has been threatening to cut off Russia’s supply of microchips. But this rings hollow when Russia and Ukraine are such key exporters of neon, palladium and platinum, all of which are critical for microchip production.

About 90% of neon, which is used for chip lithography, originates from Russia, and 60% of this is purified by one company in Odessa. Alternative sources will require long term investments prior to being able to supply the global market.

Chip manufacturers currently hold an excess of two to four weeks’ additional inventory, but any prolonged supply disruption caused by military action in Ukraine will severely impact the production of semiconductors and products dependent on them, including cars

[Cantmis]

Wonder if it have a vene trini version!

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Vladimir Putin puts Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on alert over tensions with West.

[MaxPower]

https://www.opindia.com/2022/02/african ... n-ukraine/

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Make America great again 2024

[meccalli]

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In major shift for Europe, Germany to spend $113B on defense

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BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany announced Sunday it was committing 100 billion euros ($113 billion) to a special armed forces fund and would keep its defense spending above 2% of GDP from now on. It was one of the most significant shifts in European security policy in decades, brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The announcement by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which came hours after Germany announced it would send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, underscored how Russia’s war in Ukraine was rewriting Europe’s post-World War II security policy.

It came as Israel offered itself as a potential mediator to help broker an end to the fighting, given it enjoys good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, and as protesters took to the streets in European capitals to demand an end to the war, the largest ground offensive on the continent since WWII.

Of the tens of thousands of people who massed in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to protest the invasion, some carried posters with slogans such as “Hands off Ukraine,” “Tanks to Windmills” and “Putin, go to therapy and leave Ukraine and the world in peace.”

At the Vatican, Ukrainian flags fluttered in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis delivered his weekly Sunday blessing.

Scholz’s announcement of new defense funding is significant for Germany, which has come under criticism from the United States and other NATO allies for not investing adequately in its defense budget. NATO member states committed to spending 2% of their GDP on defense, but Germany has consistently spent much less.

“It’s clear we need to invest significantly more in the security of our country, in order to protect our freedom and our democracy,” Scholz told a special session of the Bundestag in Berlin.

Scholz said the 100 billion euro fund was currently a one-time measure for 2022. It wasn’t immediately clear whether similar funding would be allocated in future years. But Scholz indicated Germany will exceed the 2% of GDP threshold going forward, signaling an overall future increase in defense spending.

The German policy shift came as Italy, Austria and Belgium joined other European countries in closing their airspace to Russian aircraft, and Israel announced it was sending 100 tons of humanitarian aid — medical equipment and medicine, tents, sleeping bags and blankets — to help civilians caught up in the fighting in Ukraine.

Israel also offered itself as a potential mediator during a phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and Israel said. A senior Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the confidential diplomatic matter, said Bennett told Putin that Israel was ready to assist as much as required, and at any time, in order to help resolve the crisis and bringing the parties closer.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... ee9c070ea5

[bamfo_dennis]

feel like ah dreaming. wtf going on right now
why d generals n high ranks doing dis when dey know it wrong. putin is relly a madman yes. how d russian military leaders doing dis? nobody eh even attack dem. i dont even have d iodine tablets. what d ass d cold war done what d ass wrong wid dis man!!!!!

Kyiv — In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces put on alert Sunday in response to what he called "aggressive statements" by leading NATO powers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-ru ... igh-alert/

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All this bacchanal, but yet I have a feeling that the US involved in creating this situation to begin with somehow....
Last man to openly DGAF about America was Chavez.Watch Venezuela now.
Putin is the new face of dgaf about America

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All this bacchanal, but yet I have a feeling that the US involved in creating this situation to begin with somehow....
Last man to openly DGAF about America was Chavez.Watch Venezuela now.
Putin is the new face of dgaf about America

Yea but the thing about PUTIN is they can't ignore him, if he feel to go after America he dont need to consult anyone as compared to Venezuela who need all the help they can get