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    taiwan_girl
    wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 01:02 last edited by
    #2296

    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.

    R 1 Reply Last reply 19 Oct 2024, 01:24
    • T taiwan_girl
      19 Oct 2024, 01:02

      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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      Renauda
      wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 01:24 last edited by Renauda
      #2297

      @taiwan_girl

      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.

      Elbows up!

      T 1 Reply Last reply 19 Oct 2024, 01:27
      • R Renauda
        19 Oct 2024, 01:24

        @taiwan_girl

        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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        taiwan_girl
        wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 01:27 last edited by
        #2298

        @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

        @taiwan_girl

        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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          Mik
          wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 02:00 last edited by
          #2299

          The convicts are dead. Now it’s the aged.

          “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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          • T taiwan_girl
            19 Oct 2024, 01:27

            @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

            @taiwan_girl

            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
            wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 02:15 last edited by
            #2300

            @taiwan_girl

            Do you think that they would be in a position to support the command of a group of DPRK soldiers?

            Yes I do.

            Elbows up!

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              Mik
              wrote on 20 Oct 2024, 22:22 last edited by
              #2301

              Are we targeting the wrong thing with sanctions?

              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-west-is-trying-to-starve-the-wrong-part-of-russia-s-war-machine-defense-experts-say/ar-AA1sAkG9

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

              T 1 Reply Last reply 21 Oct 2024, 00:50
              • M Mik
                20 Oct 2024, 22:22

                Are we targeting the wrong thing with sanctions?

                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-west-is-trying-to-starve-the-wrong-part-of-russia-s-war-machine-defense-experts-say/ar-AA1sAkG9

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                taiwan_girl
                wrote on 21 Oct 2024, 00:50 last edited by
                #2302

                @Mik

                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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                  Mik
                  wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 16:44 last edited by
                  #2303

                  Bomb the vodka!

                  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-s-alcohol-empire-suffers-devastating-quadruple-blow/ar-AA1sIq8h

                  “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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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 17:52 last edited by
                    #2304

                    If this isn’t a war crime I don’t know what would be.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      Mik
                      wrote on 31 Oct 2024, 12:18 last edited by
                      #2305

                      https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-generals-are-turning-on-each-other/ar-AA1tfCNb

                      “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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                        Wim
                        wrote on 5 Nov 2024, 12:59 last edited by
                        #2306

                        Chinese mock Russian fighter jet
                        https://www.kyivpost.com/post/41667

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                          Renauda
                          wrote on 5 Nov 2024, 16:31 last edited by Renauda 11 May 2024, 19:08
                          #2307

                          Meanwhile in Europe, Russian mischief is suspected at the root of combusting courier packages in transit:

                          https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/05/moscow-behind-incendiary-packages-sent-across-europe-lithuanian-official-says-a86909

                          https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07912lxx33o

                          Peace loving Russian foreign policy at play.

                          Elbows up!

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                            Renauda
                            wrote on 8 Nov 2024, 23:30 last edited by Renauda 11 Aug 2024, 23:31
                            #2308

                            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.

                            https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/08/russian-general-alleged-to-have-organized-torture-camp-killed-in-ukraine-reports-a86946

                            I wonder if he was fragged?

                            Elbows up!

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                              Mik
                              wrote on 8 Nov 2024, 23:31 last edited by Mik 11 Aug 2024, 23:45
                              #2309

                              I see signs saying Hell is real. In his case let us hope so.

                              “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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                                Renauda
                                wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 06:17 last edited by
                                #2310

                                I hope he died “not well”.

                                Elbows up!

                                George KG 1 Reply Last reply 9 Nov 2024, 13:30
                                • RenaudaR Renauda
                                  9 Nov 2024, 06:17

                                  I hope he died “not well”.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 13:30 last edited by
                                  #2311

                                  @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                  I hope he died “not well”.

                                  Love that scene from the Bond movie.

                                  "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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                                    Renauda
                                    wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 15:21 last edited by
                                    #2312

                                    More on the Russian connection to incendiary packages on cargo and passenger aircraft:

                                    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/incendiary-devices-plot-canada-russia-1.7378613

                                    Elbows up!

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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 15:47 last edited by
                                      #2313

                                      Possible early indicator of the direction the Trump Admin will take on the war in Ukraine:

                                      https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxrwr078v7o

                                      Elbows up!

                                      George KG 1 Reply Last reply 9 Nov 2024, 16:03
                                      • RenaudaR Renauda
                                        9 Nov 2024, 15:47

                                        Possible early indicator of the direction the Trump Admin will take on the war in Ukraine:

                                        https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxrwr078v7o

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 16:03 last edited by
                                        #2314

                                        @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                        Possible early indicator of the direction the Trump Admin will take on the war in Ukraine:

                                        https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxrwr078v7o

                                        Thoughts on that? Ukraine doesn't seem to be doing very well lately.

                                        Though I did read (and can't find) that the Nork soldiers didn't stand up well. Perhaps too much pr0n?

                                        "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.

                                        RenaudaR taiwan_girlT 2 Replies Last reply 9 Nov 2024, 16:44
                                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 16:09 last edited by
                                          #2315

                                          Can't rebuild the Russian empire without Crimea, after all.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

                                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                                          W HoraceH 2 Replies Last reply 9 Nov 2024, 16:15
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