Well, the cruise missiles are flying..
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@Jolly said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:
Check your news...
I still don’t get the end game, here.
@LuFins-Dad said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:
I still don’t get the end game, here.
A strongly-worded letter.
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Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.
Please love yourself.
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Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.
@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.
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@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.
@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.
Please love yourself.
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@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.
@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…
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Wonder if Germany is reconsidering their military budget?
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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Many more videos via Twitter here:
https://notthebee.com/article/videos-from-russias-invasion-of-ukraine
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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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.
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Many more videos via Twitter here:
https://notthebee.com/article/videos-from-russias-invasion-of-ukraine
@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…
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@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…
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?"
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Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Well, the cruise missiles are flying..:
Wonder if this stops at Ukraine.
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."
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Why Ukraine matters: (Saw this on FB, not verified but I think it is true)
For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “
This is why Ukraine matters.
It is the second largest country by area in Europe by area and has a population
of over 40 million - more than Poland.
Ukraine ranks:
1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);
2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
Ukraine is an important agricultural country:
1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);
1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;
5th largest rye producer in the world;
5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
8th place in the world in wheat exports;
9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
16th place in the world in cheese exports.
Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
Ukraine is an important industrialised country:
1st in Europe in ammonia production;
Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system;
3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;
3rd largest iron exporter in the world
4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
4th place in the world in clay exports
4th place in the world in titanium exports
8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;
10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
Ukraine matters. That is why its independence is important to the rest of the world.
