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« Reply #10125 on: April 17, 2022, 07:21:07 PM »
Quote from: dead0man on April 17, 2022, 04:01:02 PM


What this is is a potential way for Ukraine to sidestep a hypothetical post-war "don't join NATO or EU" agreement.

"No, Russia, I'm not joining NATO or EU! I'm voluntarily ceasing to exist and ceding all my territory to Poland. If they choose to split their newly-enlarged country into two highly autonomous regions Belgium-style, making Ukraine suddenly almost-independent and in NATO, then you can be assured that we had everyth-I mean, absolutely nothing to do with it. Nothing at all."
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« Reply #10126 on: April 17, 2022, 07:29:29 PM »
In the least surprising news yet, Russian nazis are also weebs.
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« Reply #10127 on: April 17, 2022, 07:31:51 PM »
Quote from: Storr on April 17, 2022, 06:44:03 PM
Are the separatists just throwing dudes out there without any training?
Yes
They are literally constricting troops at traffic stops. The separatists republics are the equivalent of those dudes that occupied the Oregon wildlife refuge, a bunch of Russian mercenaries, and whoever they can forcibly recruit to be human shields.
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« Reply #10128 on: April 17, 2022, 07:37:50 PM »
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Moldova joining Romania would make a lot more sense.
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« Reply #10129 on: April 17, 2022, 07:44:13 PM »



Just a few examples of multiple social media outlets confirming that Ukraine has started the battle for Donbas on their terms and have launched successful counterattacks with the goal of an encirclement of Izium
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« Reply #10130 on: April 17, 2022, 07:48:03 PM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on April 17, 2022, 07:37:50 PM
Quote from: dead0man on April 17, 2022, 04:01:02 PM


Moldova joining Romania would make a lot more sense.
At least Romania and Moldova speak the same language.
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« Reply #10131 on: April 17, 2022, 08:00:29 PM »
« Edited: April 17, 2022, 08:11:18 PM by Storr »
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« Reply #10132 on: April 17, 2022, 08:37:02 PM »
While things haven't gone well for Russian officers, a Ukrainian officer just got promoted.
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« Reply #10133 on: April 17, 2022, 08:52:20 PM »
Quote from: dead0man on April 17, 2022, 04:01:02 PM


I strongly believe that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth should be revived at all costs. This would be a great start.
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« Reply #10134 on: April 18, 2022, 01:59:30 AM »
Fresh copium just dropped. Unable to explain why the mighty Russian army failed to take Azovstal despite relentless bombings, they have now made Osama's hideout in Tora Bora tier info graphics, including the biolabs lol.
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« Reply #10135 on: April 18, 2022, 02:17:31 AM »
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Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.
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« Reply #10136 on: April 18, 2022, 02:22:01 AM »
Quote from: Logical on April 17, 2022, 07:29:29 PM
In the least surprising news yet, Russian nazis are also weebs.


Pink-graded catgirl ahegao? Seriously? Someone needs to Clockwork Orange these creeps with Faye-centric episodes of Cowboy Bebop and Misato-centric episodes of NGE until they develop less embarrassing taste in anime crushes.
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« Reply #10137 on: April 18, 2022, 04:24:58 AM »
Quote from: DINGO Joe on April 17, 2022, 08:37:02 PM
While things haven't gone well for Russian officers, a Ukrainian officer just got promoted.



Hahaha, I love that. "You know what you did (affectionate)".

In worse news, saw reports that Russia has retaken Kreminna. How big of a deal is that?
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« Reply #10138 on: April 18, 2022, 04:44:20 AM »
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« Reply #10139 on: April 18, 2022, 04:54:59 AM »
After the offensive which "set back" Russian forces several km away from Kremmina earlier, they have now completely taken over the town, according to the BBC and now liveuamap, and the Ukrainian head of Luhansk:


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« Reply #10140 on: April 18, 2022, 04:58:44 AM »
« Edited: April 18, 2022, 05:03:16 AM by SirWoodbury »
Quote from: Doctor V on April 18, 2022, 04:24:58 AM
In worse news, saw reports that Russia has retaken Kreminna. How big of a deal is that?
It means they have will have more of an easier time to push Rubizhne from the west, instead of the north where most of the fighting is happening now. After that the road leads to Sieverodonetsk/Lysychansk
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« Reply #10141 on: April 18, 2022, 05:17:17 AM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on April 17, 2022, 07:37:50 PM
Moldova joining Romania would make a lot more sense.

I actually wonder if there might be moves towards that now.
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« Reply #10142 on: April 18, 2022, 07:40:04 AM »

The cruelty of the orcs knows no end
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« Reply #10143 on: April 18, 2022, 08:00:01 AM »
There was that rather good Sauron meme on here a while back.

I wonder if a similar one has been done for Voldemort?
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« Reply #10144 on: April 18, 2022, 08:21:30 AM »
Quote from: CumbrianLefty on April 18, 2022, 08:00:01 AM
There was that rather good Sauron meme on here a while back.

I wonder if a similar one has been done for Voldemort?

There was that Polish graffiti of Zelensky as Harry Potter and Putin as Voldemort.
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« Reply #10145 on: April 18, 2022, 08:32:01 AM »
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« Reply #10146 on: April 18, 2022, 08:58:11 AM »
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« Reply #10147 on: April 18, 2022, 09:31:59 AM »
SirWoodbury is a Russian fetishist, he will pretend not to be but he is. He should stay on here because he provides news of Russian victories which more pro Ukraine users may ignore, but keep that in mind.
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« Reply #10148 on: April 18, 2022, 09:35:54 AM »
I increasingly believe we will see at least a limited nuclear exchange of some kind at some point during this war.

If it looks like he's in danger of losing the war, or losing power outright, Putin will lash out.
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« Reply #10149 on: April 18, 2022, 09:36:37 AM »
A couple of pages back, I posted about something called the Lazerpig Loop. Invented by YouTuber Lazerpig, the Loop is the best summary of this war you're gonna get. For those not in the know, the Lazerpig Loop is as follows:

Russia stronk memes->Russian tech is better than Western tech because (insert reason here)->War happens, Russian stuff turns out to suck->People forget about war->Repeat.
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