Nobody has the intention to invade Ukraine

[Pocket]

On reflection, I think I might have overestimated what Russia can already do to us. I'd always just kind of taken it as a given that they have missiles capable of launching from somewhere within Russia and flying far enough to hit major US population centers, and that they've had such missiles since at least the onset of the Reagan era. But maybe that was just something I extrapolated from vague Cold War doomer propaganda.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Oh no, they absolutely had rockets and missiles that can reach the US. No point making nukes if you have to walk them in.

And the US has the means to shoot them down before they get over the US. Russian missile technology has not notably improved since the fall of the soviet union, but american missile defense sure as hell has.

Hell, the US shot down a satelite using a stock anti-ship missile, launched from a boat. And that was in the 90s.

 

[Pocket]

Well then I really don't understand what Putin is seeking to accomplish by threatening to give some of them to other countries that happen to be physically closer to us. Maybe he just thinks we're morons?

 

[wonko the sane?]

He thinks it's still 1964 and the threat alone is enough. So yeah: he thinks the entirety of the world is as dumb as the russian masses.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Russia Declares US As 'Enemy' State For First Time In Diplomatic History Amid Deteriorating Ties Over Ukraine

Kemlin's recent change in rhetoric follows President Joe Biden's approval for Ukraine to utilize American-supplied weapons against Russian targets.

www.india.com

 

[Pocket]

Welp, might as well reciprocate.

Like we needed an excuse at any point in the last ten years.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Ukraine is already reciprocating: they shot down a Su-57 on the 7th... apparently.

 

[Anonymous X]

Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social)

The Kremlin is now directly promoting Nigel Farage as he spouts Russian propaganda messages.

bsky.app

I see that Russia have got one of their proxies to interfere in the general election campaign…

 

[Dekafox]

Ukraine says at least 31 people killed, children's hospital hit in major Russian missile attack

Ukrainian officials say at least 31 people were killed and a children's hospital seriously damaged in a massive Russian missile attack.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Anonymous X]

Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social)

More on that “peace” agenda. Medvedev: “Even if Ukraine surrenders the territories we claim and renounces NATO aspirations in exchange for a peace deal, sooner or later we would still have to put the nail into the coffin of Ukrainian statehood and return the rest of the country’s lands to Russia”.

bsky.app

You can’t negotiate with fascists.

 

[wonko the sane?]

So don't. Flood the country with weapons and ammo until the ukrainians successfully push the fighting back over the original border... then induct the country into nato.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Pavel Kushnir: Lonely death of jailed anti-war Russian pianist

When a Russian prisoner swap hit headlines recently, a jailed musician’s fatal hunger strike went unnoticed.

www.bbc.com

 

[Dekafox]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1843749934379515953

 

[Dekafox]

And if anyone needs a laugh:

Russia is banning Discord, an app its military uses | TechCrunch

Russia is banning chat platform Discord, the Washington Post reports. The app joins platforms like Facebook and X, which have also been blocked in the

techcrunch.com

Yet another self-own.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Russian court fines Google $2 decillion

Don't hold your breath Putin

www.theregister.com

Good luck suing for more money than actually exists, guys.

 

[wonko the sane?]

See, I was going to comment "maybe it's in rubles" but... yeah, there's no indication that russia ISN'T seeking that coin in US tender. Which would make sense since everyone takes yankee doodle dollars... for guns and ammo.

 

[Pocket]

Has Google stopped doing business in Russia yet? If not, this could change that.

 

[wonko the sane?]

OH yeah, alphabet noped out just after the invasion. I think the article said the russian branch is bankrupt.

 

[Ungnome]

It is, assets seized by the Russian government. They are now trying to seize the assets in OTHER countries and given that Russia has lost almost all their diplomatic power in most of the world over the past few years, fat chance of them getting away with it. Google DOES need to be knocked down a few pegs, but not by Russia.

 

[Dekafox]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1853046385949524182