Nobody has the intention to invade Ukraine

[Covert Agent Rodimal]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1498520490733887491

Actually it doesn't. The President has the right to deploy troops to fight wherever the hell he wants for up to 90 days without Congressional approval. It's how we ended up in Iraq. TWICE

 

[Pocket]

And every not-officially-a-war of the late 20th century, I presume?

 

[wonko the sane?]

Finally an opportunity to have a legitimate "police action" and precedent says no one would believe it.

 

[RichardT519]

Never happen. Putin even vaguely gesturing toward the nukes is only part of the psychological warfare suite which is failing to work. He can't nuke ukraine without poisoning russia itself (environmentally AND politically.), and because it fails basic premise: putin WANTS ukraine. And putin can't nuke anyone else without dragging russia into a war they cannot win, and will likely lose inside an hour (once the other world powers deploy.) given how quickly their economy and war machine are already failing.

Putin is this for legacy: he wants to be written into the history books as the man that restored russia to the level of the soviet union, a world power. He launches a nuke and before his bird even lands (if it even lands. Missile defence is still a thing.), russia stops writing history. Propaganda and empty threats are all they have left in their conventional arsenal.

Yeah, nukes are for two purposes: deterrence and spite.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Don't be mistaken: there are plenty of folks out there on the "never sell to this person EVER" list. Usually religious fundamentalists and terrorists, and even they aren't stupid enough to nuke themselves. You can't bring a population to it's knees when all that's left is a carbon shadow.

 

[Nevermore]

Ukraine invites Russian mums to come and pick up their captured sons in Kyiv

It comes after Ukraine asked the Red Cross to help them repatriate bodies.

metro.co.uk

 

[wonko the sane?]

I keep hearing that putins "freedom convoy" has stalled, can anyone confirm?

 

[Dekafox]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499085205197447174

 

[abates]

The Ukrainian tax office has announced that captured Russian tanks and APCs don't need to be declared as income.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1498815462951763970

 

[wonko the sane?]

******* christ, ukrainians are both bad ass AND funny.

 

[Wheelimus]

I don't know if they can hold off Russia for another week, but damn Ukraine is badass.

 

[Ungnome]

Maybe JMS should make Susan Ivanova Ukrainian instead of Russian in the B5 reboot.

 

[Pale Rider]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499041366696992772

 

[Pocket]

Never mind Lincoln; the Republicans ain't even the party of Tom Clancy anymore.

 

[Nevermore]

I keep hearing that putins "freedom convoy" has stalled, can anyone confirm?

Here's what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine's capital | CNN

For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an assault on the Ukrainian capital. Days later, they're still waiting.

edition.cnn.com

 

[Ironbite4]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499041366696992772

Ok yeah I think it's time to investigate Faux Noise's ties to Russia.

Ironbite-cause this is getting stupid.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Hey, as long as all of Russia's foreign assets are being frozen anyway.....

 

[Rust]

Never mind Lincoln; the Republicans ain't even the party of Tom Clancy anymore.

I'm using this.

 

[Dekafox]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499381363010682881

There's an article on Bloomberg mentioning it.

Also,

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499395103957434369

That certainly won't backfire on them if it goes through

 

[wonko the sane?]

So, strange thought when I was out walking this morning, midlingly related to russia: hows the extremist, anti-democratic propaganda doing in other countries now that russia is being squelched?