Russia-Ukraine war and related tensions Megathread

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BASED

https://mobile.twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1498065775797563393

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This is going to be a disaster for Lukashenko

Hey, at least on the bright side, Belarus might finally be free for the first time since 1919.

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My man Zelenskyy out here being a literal gigachad

https://mobile.twitter.com/ErinBurnett/status/1498067760013889546

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Wall Street Journal just posted an interesting and very long article which I can only partially quote, so please go out and buy a subscription or do a free trial...

"As His Invasion of Ukraine Sputters, Putin Finds Himself Isolated and Out of Touch

The Russian leader is isolated from his inner circle and peddling an alternative version of history to suit his needs

With the world moving against him, economic sanctions piling up and a so-far unsuccessful military campaign, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday issued the ultimate deterrent threat.

Mr. Putin put his country’s nuclear forces on high alert, a warning to the countries lining up to help Ukraine fend off its Russian attackers. The announcement was a window into Mr. Putin’s increasing isolation and anger. His behavior is making his inner circle appear visibly uncomfortable.

Mr. Putin issued his warning Sunday sitting at one end of a very long table. Seated far down the table were two top lieutenants who typically exude confidence. As Mr. Putin ordered them to put the country’s nuclear weapons on high alert, Sergei Shoigu —his longtime defense minister and stalwart ally—lowered his head in a sign of consent.

The Russian leader appears to have gravely miscalculated the economic and political costs as well as the on-the-ground challenges of an attack on Ukraine. His overreach threatens to have far-reaching consequences for both his global standing and the stability of his nation.

He singled out another close adviser in a televised security council meeting seen by millions of Russians. Just before the attack on Ukraine, Mr. Putin took his spy chief, Sergei Naryshkin, to task for his failure to “speak directly.” Mr. Naryshkin appeared uncomfortable and stumbled over his words as the Kremlin leader pressed him to express his views on whether the breakaway eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk and Luhansk should be recognized as independent.

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But he built toward his biggest gamble ever during the isolation of Covid-19. Mr. Putin retreated to his residence outside Moscow and imposed stringent quarantine requirements on anyone wanting to see him.

It was during that period that he began building his current case for attacking Ukraine. In a 7,000-word essay written last summer and published on the Kremlin’s website, Mr. Putin outlined what he said was evidence that Ukraine is an artificially-created country infiltrated by foreign forces and overrun by nationalists who threaten Russia’s security.

Mr. Putin’s essay soon became so core to the Kremlin’s narrative on Ukraine that the Defense Ministry added it to the curriculum studied by all Russian service members, including the 190,000 troops estimated to have massed near Ukraine’s borders ahead of Thursday’s invasion.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-his-invasion-of-ukraine-sputters-putin-finds-himself-isolated-and-out-of-touch-11646000993?st=x5bbfr3wzi9sp47&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Aww, how cute! Putin has his own little Fuhrerbunker.

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If true, Belarusian forces has already been compromised before they've even done anything, by the founder of a random NGO no less:

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1498070435510067204?s=20&t=Bjbs6jzZB...

I hope the Ukrainians have fun shooting them out of the sky!

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Guys, I made a meme.

THANK YOU!!!

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Putin trying to nuke America is absolutely non-believable until proven otherwise.
But if he's losing his mind, then it's quite likely parts of his brain will fancy it.
In any case though, we don't have any evidence whatsoever he's considering it and it should not be treated as plausible.

We were talking about a hypothetical in which NATO troops are engaged in direct combat with Russian forces.

I mean, there was Korea and Vietnam.

I'm surprised you guys haven't mentioned the Battle of Khasham yet.

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What is the point of that "Russia nukes DC" tangent? Take a walk, leave this thread for important updates rather than your own dooming.

Some people here almost seem to want nuclear armageddon.

Agreed.... people can either take it another thread (Believe there is already one out there?), since it's really getting a bit OOT.

It I were a mod might start looking at selective muting if folx don't keep it relatively civil and on topic.

Still not a mod and not an attempted mod-jacker, but it's starting to turn into one of these things which occasionally will clog up US General Election threads...

This thread is getting a large number of usually-USGD posters now. I guess it's not surprising, lol.

Anyway, here's another meme for y'all.

The impact font in blue and gold really sells the meme. 10/10

*chefs kiss*

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What is Mikhail Gorbachev saying about this whole thing?

Probably stuffing his face to his heart's content at a Pizza Hut

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What is the point of that "Russia nukes DC" tangent? Take a walk, leave this thread for important updates rather than your own dooming.

Some people here almost seem to want nuclear armageddon.

Agreed.... people can either take it another thread (Believe there is already one out there?), since it's really getting a bit OOT.

It I were a mod might start looking at selective muting if folx don't keep it relatively civil and on topic.

Still not a mod and not an attempted mod-jacker, but it's starting to turn into one of these things which occasionally will clog up US General Election threads...

This thread is getting a large number of usually-USGD posters now. I guess it's not surprising, lol.

Anyway, here's another meme for y'all.

The blue and gold impact font letters really sell the meme. 10/10

*chefs kiss*

Thank you! It's a honor for receive your praise!

Anytime! I got one in the works, yet, as it turns out, making an animation is a pain in the ass.

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Russia moment



^{Stolen from r/noncredibledefense}

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Would it be fair to call Russia the new Sick Man of Europe considering the utter incompetence of this invasion?

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https://twitter.com/timelywriter/status/1498131468996038656

This shipment is dedicated to the brave Mujahedeen fighters of Crimea Ukraine

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https://twitter.com/phildstewart/status/1498060945070956551

Expected to be honest. No one in their right mind would invest in Russia for the foreseeable future, so why not stop existing investors from liquidating...

And now no one ever will.

Yeah, they'll finally invest into Eastern Poland now!

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https://mobile.twitter.com/BNONews/status/1498160630209126400

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Russian column in Melitopol. It would be a shame if the Russians ever figured out to keep their vehicles a few hundred meters apart in convoys.

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1498167214423396354?s=20&t=KF6umTBAp...

Couldn't we just send the Ukrainians a squadron of A-10's?

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"Sunshine" launcher now near Mariupol

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1498255416203087872
Videos report Russian forces looting stores and leaving a note:

Russian walked along Verkhniy Rogachik (Kherson region)

 Eyewitnesses write that yesterday they left notes "Sorry. We were forced" and went towards Zaporozhye

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Kinda hard to take this seriously with that music playing in the background lol

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Wtf

https://mobile.twitter.com/SuperRADLemon/status/1498309235314151430

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Bastards actually did it

https://mobile.twitter.com/GicAriana/status/1498285954401980418

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Thank you Gus Fring! Very cool!

https://mobile.twitter.com/quiethandfilms/status/1498309537690001413

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Someone make a virgin vs. chad meme of him and Putin

https://mobile.twitter.com/ITarmyUA/status/1498325489202745346

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Less gooooo

https://mobile.twitter.com/MaximEristavi/status/1498328900035878919

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Yet again the farmers are being absolute chads

https://mobile.twitter.com/W_W_3_2022/status/1498336157037314048

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At this point they have to be doing this to mock at us:https://twitter.com/cliffordlevy/status/1498350735695790086?s=20&t=63nIGAgRu...

Man, it would be such a shame if someone turned it into another Highway of Death...

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https://mobile.twitter.com/Zourabichvili_S/status/1498368260823207941