Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)

[ADevilYouKhow]

Kim Jong-un Will Visit Russia in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Says

North Korea’s leader is expected to discuss military cooperation with President Vladimir V. Putin, including the possibility of sending more weapons for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

www.nytimes.com

Ukrainians Embrace Cluster Munitions, but Are They Helping?

The weapons, banned by most countries over human rights concerns, are “not a magic wand,” but some Ukrainian troops say they are making a difference in fighting Russian forces.

www.nytimes.com

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Lula Backs Off Pledge Putin Won’t Be Arrested If He Visits

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off a pledge that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be safe to travel to next year’s Group of 20 summit in Brazil without fear of arrest, saying that issue is up to his country’s judiciary.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Lula Backs Off Pledge Putin Won’t Be Arrested If He Visits

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off a pledge that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be safe to travel to next year’s Group of 20 summit in Brazil without fear of arrest, saying that issue is up to his country’s judiciary.

www.bloomberg.com

Lula is my man but he is waaaaaaaayyy off base with this one.

 

[Chef]

Poland orders 486 HIMARS launchers

Poland tooling up is an understatement.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Poland orders 486 HIMARS launchers

Poland tooling up is an understatement.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[Chef]

How can Poland spend so much on defense? Will all these orders go through or will they scale them back?

They’ve spent over a $30 billion in arms this year.

 

[Carl Tethers]

How can Poland spend so much on defense? Will all these orders go through or will they scale them back?

They’ve spent over a $30 billion in arms this year.

Poland isn't a poor country

 

[num123]

Yeah i would hold off on praising Poland. The right wing govt have for years severely weakened the independence of their judiciary, attacking free press, rolled back abortion rights, supported towns and counties creating "LGBT-Free" zones, etc... Also the president there is a big Trump supporter and dikksucker that tried to get a fort named after Trump.

They are lockstep with Hungary and work together to try and avoid or block EU measures to make them adhere to rule of law. Hungary is another country that butchered the judiciary, attacked free press, stripping checks and balances from the government, etc.. Not to forget Viktor Orbán and his party are Russia supporters, to the point they have fought against sanctions against Russia and blocked financial support for Ukraine. They only have some issues now because Poland is against Russia and Hungary is for Russia, but they still are against the EU.

At this point, with all of the tooling up they are doing, with the right wing govt seizing more power, defying the EU, etc.... I would be careful to cheer on Poland right now.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Yeah i would hold off on praising Poland. The right wing govt have for years severely weakened the independence of their judiciary, attacking free press, rolled back abortion rights, supported towns and counties creating "LGBT-Free" zones, etc... Also the president there is a big Trump supporter and dikksucker that tried to get a fort named after Trump.

They are lockstep with Hungary and work together to try and avoid or block EU measures to make them adhere to rule of law. Hungary is another country that butchered the judiciary, attacked free press, stripping checks and balances from the government, etc.. Not to forget Viktor Orbán and his party are Russia supporters, to the point they have fought against sanctions against Russia and blocked financial support for Ukraine. They only have some issues now because Poland is against Russia and Hungary is for Russia, but they still are against the EU.

At this point, with all of the tooling up they are doing, with the right wing govt seizing more power, defying the EU, etc.... I would be careful to cheer on Poland right now.

No free lunches...

 

[MAKAVELI25]

No way...when it came to US elections, I thought Russia was like Switzerland

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden seeks to boost its defense spending by 28%

The Swedish government wants to increase the country's defense budget by 28% as it prepares to join the NATO alliance.

apnews.com

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

How can Poland spend so much on defense? Will all these orders go through or will they scale them back?

They’ve spent over a $30 billion in arms this year.

That's a really good question.
I'm willing to bet that the US is footing the bill one way or another. Poland is military base pretending to be a nation at this point. When they started ordering S. Korean tanks I was like

Spoiler

 

[Marlow Stanfield]

Russian Navy is a sick joke

For clarity: Last night the Ukrainians bombed and destroyed 1 Russian ship and a Russian submarine stationed in a dry dock in Crimea. The military command in Ukraine praised the Ukrainian Air Force pilots who carried out the mission, which has raised speculation that Storm Shadow missiles were used.