Well, the cruise missiles are flying..

[LuFins Dad]

@Jolly said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

Check your news...

I still don’t get the end game, here.

[xenon]

I dunno much about this, but I’ll start pretending soon…

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

I still don’t get the end game, here.

A strongly-worded letter.

[Mik]

Well, Joe fundamentally told him to go ahead, we won't do anything.

[Aqua Letifer]

Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.

There's a significant Russian population in the Baltic states.

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.

There's a significant Russian population in the Baltic states.

uh huh.

[George K]

How long before the (inevitable) fall of Ukraine, two weeks? Three?

[LuFins Dad]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

@George-K said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.

There's a significant Russian population in the Baltic states.

uh huh.

There’s a significant Russian population in Gaithersburg Maryland as well…

[Mik]

We have a pretty large Russian community here in my neighborhood too.

I don't think he will try for the Baltics. At least not yet. That's coming up against NATO. But then I didn't think he'd try to take Ukraine either.

[George K]

[Jolly]

Wonder if Germany is reconsidering their military budget?

[George K]

Many more videos via Twitter here:

https://notthebee.com/article/videos-from-russias-invasion-of-ukraine

[Klaus]

@Jolly said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

Wonder if Germany is reconsidering their military budget?

Tentatively, yes.

But I guess at the end of the day we will continue our journey into self-chosen dependence and irrelevance.

[Axtremus]

Economic sanctions:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/02/23/biden-sanctions-putin-ukraine-russia/

… cut off two major Russian banks [VEB and Promsvyazbank] from U.S. financing and to bar American investors from buying Russian government bonds.

[jon-nyc]

That was after the initial move. There should be more today.

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

Many more videos via Twitter here:

https://notthebee.com/article/videos-from-russias-invasion-of-ukraine

That’s the biggest advantage they have over the Ukrainians. There were requests for the US to at least enforce a no-fly zone.

I heard a retired Colonel that was sent to the Ukrainian forces that n the late 90’s. He likened them to the Orcs from LotR. A bunch of big ugly guys that like to drink a lot and fight more. He also said there is an extreme amount of racism between the Ukrainians and the Russian Ukrainians. He predicts a quick initial fall and a long guerrilla campaign. He described Putin as the dog that finally catches the car…

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad

He described Putin as the dog that finally catches the car…

I think that story ends with, "OK, I caught it. Now what do I do with it?"

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:

Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-russia-estonia-race-and-ethnicity-soviet-union-187f098422b7a3170143de238865b526

Should be noted that, unlike Ukraine, the Baltics are members of NATO. Not sure if that changes the dynamic, but "an attack on one is an attack on all."

[Mik]

It damn well better.