The Ukraine war thread

[jon-nyc]

Big if true.

[jon-nyc]

They’re not wrong but maybe ‘his side’ will align with the victim rather than the perp for a while.

[Wim]

First create a scarce, then resume deliveries and have others pay for them.
Oh, and give Russia 50 extra days to scorch Ukraine
The Donald is a genius!

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c36xrr9kj11t

[jon-nyc]

The tariff threat is bizarre. We buy more from Nicaragua. Since 22 our trade with them has plummeted.

[Renauda]

The Moscow stock exchange went up almost 3% following Trump’s announcement.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62g6e8zvd4o

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

Might have been more effective had he done this January 22.

[jon-nyc]

Hadn’t considered this but it makes sense. A woman born in Yugoslavia is going to know who the Russians really are

[89th]

Masterclass in negotiation!

[Wim]

Methinks Melania did NOT forget how she was portrayed in Russian media.
She probably knows better than anyone else how to 'redirect' Donald.

[jon-nyc]

Good to know.

[89th]

Delusions

[Renauda]

Kremlin responds to Trump’s statements of the past 48 hours:

https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-hits-cities-overnight-as-ukrainians-brace-for-50-more-days-of-russian-terror/

Trump barks, Putin laughs:

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/56429