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    Mik
    wrote on 2 Dec 2023, 22:35 last edited by
    #1982

    It would appear Russia does not fear isolation.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • W Wim
      2 Dec 2023, 22:15

      A diplomatic failure for Russia:

      https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/02/ukraine-outmaneuvers-russia-at-osce-in-chemical-weapons-maritime-agencies/

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      Renauda
      wrote on 3 Dec 2023, 00:13 last edited by
      #1983

      @Wim
      The losses are significant from the Kremlin’s point of view in that it surely feels it has a right to entitlement to have a voting representative on both agencies’ governing bodies.

      Big diplomatic win for Ukraine, EU and NATO.

      Elbows up!

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      • R Renauda
        3 Dec 2023, 00:13

        @Wim
        The losses are significant from the Kremlin’s point of view in that it surely feels it has a right to entitlement to have a voting representative on both agencies’ governing bodies.

        Big diplomatic win for Ukraine, EU and NATO.

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        Wim
        wrote on 3 Dec 2023, 11:01 last edited by
        #1984

        @Renauda I suppose Lavrov felt pretty uneasy. Who else is to be blamed for this debacle?

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          Mik
          wrote on 3 Dec 2023, 11:41 last edited by
          #1985

          Here's what might help Putin out of office. Not sure where he's getting the cash for this expansion.

          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-orders-russian-armed-forces-personnel-increase-of-170-000/ar-AA1kTUtQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=138bcec0f1bd4d798538c5f270b2d1c3&ei=17

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            Jolly
            wrote on 3 Dec 2023, 18:51 last edited by
            #1986

            The average age of a Ukraine soldier is in the forties. Putin is playing a war of attrition, using bodies instead of equipment.

            Biden straddled the fence too long. Not the right equipment, not enough equipment, too many restrictions on use.

            Almost as if he was fighting a proxy war, trying to simply bleed the Russians.

            “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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              Wim
              wrote on 3 Dec 2023, 21:54 last edited by
              #1987

              Speaking of attrition:
              https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/03/frontline-report-russian-soldiers-refuse-to-attack-dnipro-islands-as-ukrainians-maintain-bridgehead-across-the-river/

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                Wim
                wrote on 8 Dec 2023, 22:27 last edited by
                #1988

                Another diplomatic failure for Russia:

                https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/08/armenia-azerbaijan-breakthrough-signals-end-of-russias-south-caucasus-influence/

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                  Renauda
                  wrote on 8 Dec 2023, 22:42 last edited by
                  #1989

                  We’ll see how long it takes for the Kremlin to withdraw its “peacekeepers” from the area.

                  Elbows up!

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 9 Dec 2023, 17:26 last edited by
                    #1990

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                      George K
                      wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 14:14 last edited by
                      #1991

                      Will this make snipers an obsolete specialty?

                      "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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                        Mik
                        wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 14:50 last edited by
                        #1992

                        Death from above. That was some unit's motto.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • M Mik
                          10 Dec 2023, 14:50

                          Death from above. That was some unit's motto.

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                          George K
                          wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 14:54 last edited by
                          #1993

                          @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                          Death from above. That was some unit's motto.

                          "World War II. 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. 101 Airborne Div in 1942. I have also seen it attributed to the 82nd and their is currently an Air Force Bomber unit that uses it in Latin."

                          I saw another story showing how the Russians are protecting their trenches (trenches!) with overhead metal caging to make it difficult for FPV drones to attack there.

                          "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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                            Mik
                            wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 15:15 last edited by
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                            Trench warfare. Wow.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              Mik
                              wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 15:43 last edited by
                              #1995

                              Apparently the NORK shells are substandard. Awww....

                              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russians-express-disappointment-over-north-korean-ammunition-quality/ar-AA1lgjmE?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3f775c509cde4f2cbe2fccc1b438ae39&ei=12

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • M Mik
                                10 Dec 2023, 15:15

                                Trench warfare. Wow.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 15:47 last edited by George K 12 Oct 2023, 15:48
                                #1996

                                @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                Trench warfare. Wow.

                                That's been going on for a while.

                                https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-61701807

                                "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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                                  bachophile
                                  wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 18:54 last edited by
                                  #1997

                                  There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

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                                  • B bachophile
                                    10 Dec 2023, 18:54

                                    There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

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                                    Rainman
                                    wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 21:48 last edited by
                                    #1998

                                    @bachophile said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                    There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

                                    Good to hear from you bachophile!

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                                    • B bachophile
                                      10 Dec 2023, 18:54

                                      There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 22:21 last edited by
                                      #1999

                                      @bachophile said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                      There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

                                      Still getting a lot of wounded?

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 13 Dec 2023, 20:10 last edited by
                                        #2000

                                        "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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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 14 Dec 2023, 23:49 last edited by
                                          #2001

                                          The thread:

                                          https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1735366664764702978.html

                                          "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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