The Ukraine war thread
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North Korea allegedly sends troops to assist Russian Special Military Operation:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vkqwe9wwdo
After all what else are fraternal friends for?
Imagine the howl from the Kremlin if Warsaw sent forces to assist Kyiv in defending itself.
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Apparently 18 have already deserted... (you'll need Google translate, sorry for that)
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Apparently 18 have already deserted... (you'll need Google translate, sorry for that)
@Wim said in The Ukraine war thread:
18 have already deserted.
North Korean soldiers deserted when moved out of the country.
Surprise...
(translate not working for me)
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@Wim said in The Ukraine war thread:
18 have already deserted.
North Korean soldiers deserted when moved out of the country.
Surprise...
(translate not working for me)
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I just dont think that would work at all. Language problems come to mind right away. The level of Russian speakers in DPRK is pretty small. The foreign language emphasis in the near past has been Chinese.
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I just dont think that would work at all. Language problems come to mind right away. The level of Russian speakers in DPRK is pretty small. The foreign language emphasis in the near past has been Chinese.
You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.
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You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.
@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:
You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.
Interesting. Do you think that they would be in a position to support the command of a group of DPRK soldiers?
I suppose these soldiers could not be any worse than the convicts that Russia been using.
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@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:
You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.
Interesting. Do you think that they would be in a position to support the command of a group of DPRK soldiers?
I suppose these soldiers could not be any worse than the convicts that Russia been using.
Do you think that they would be in a position to support the command of a group of DPRK soldiers?
Yes I do.
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Are we targeting the wrong thing with sanctions?
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Are we targeting the wrong thing with sanctions?
Current Western sanctions tend to be too broad and sporadic to cripple Russian defense production. A better approach would be a mixture of economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure focused on Russia's artillery supply chain, concluded the report. "A concerted approach, with additional resources dedicated to enforcement and disruption, will have a greater chance of success."
I wonder how effective that would be? Seems like it would just like we are doing now. I dont know if more diplomatic pressure on countries like China would make a difference.
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Chinese mock Russian fighter jet
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/41667 -
Meanwhile in Europe, Russian mischief is suspected at the root of combusting courier packages in transit:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07912lxx33o
Peace loving Russian foreign policy at play.
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Another Russian general killed. Apparently an especially nasty one at that:
Major General Pavel Klimenko…. A Russian army general in charge of a unit alleged to have tortured its own soldiers and murdered a U.S. citizen was reportedly killed in Ukraine this week, becoming the eighth Russian general to die since President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
I wonder if he was fragged?
