The Ukraine war thread

[Mik]

It's hard to be an empire when the whole world hates you.

[George K]

Russian propaganda?

[Mik]

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

Video of heroic Russian sailors aboard the Moskva....

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

[George K]

[George K]

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/russia-colonel-killed-high-ranking-officer-ukraine-war-denis-mezhuev-b994316.html

[jon-nyc]

[Renauda]

@Aqua-Letifer said in The Ukraine war thread:

Nukes threatened if Sweden or Finland join NATO.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-warns-baltic-nuclear-deployment-if-nato-admits-sweden-finland-2022-04-14/

Further to my earlier response, the Russians are being, as always, more than just a little disingenuous with this threat. The fact is that Russia has for some years now, already deployed nuclear weapons in the Kaliningrad region (formerly Konigsburg, East Prussia) of the Baltic Sea.

[Aqua Letifer]

[Renauda]

@Aqua-Letifer

Has that been confirmed?

[Aqua Letifer]

@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

@Aqua-Letifer

Has that been confirmed?

No.

[Renauda]

@Aqua-Letifer

[Mik]

Likely not, but it's a lovely thought. It makes me happy, kind of like sunflowers and blue skies.

[George K]

Regarding the sinking of "The Moskva..."

Brit Hume tweeted:

"Russia, of course, said it was an onboard fire that ignited ammunition, not Ukrainian missiles. Then Russia said it would retaliate. Against whom? The god of fire?"

[Mik]