tsar4 Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 Gotta lay off those cigarettes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted November 6, 2023 Author Share Posted November 6, 2023 Another ship becomes a submarine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) Bad-mouthing Russian war gets you drafted ...where you can join the best Russia has to offer. Edited November 10, 2023 by tsar4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Russia: We didn't like your song's lyrical content, consider yourself indicted in absentia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 Russians pick up another Nazi tactic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieg67 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) If only there was a way he could help. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-we-must-think-how-stop-the-tragedy-ukraine-2023-11-22/ Edited November 23, 2023 by Sieg67 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 Russian Airlines in a shambles "The corresponding reality is a direct consequence of the sanctions, and the most painful ones were a ban on the supply of aircraft and spare parts for them, complete refusal of maintenance and service provision, refusal to update the software, detention of Russian aircraft abroad, and restriction of access to meteorological information for air navigation." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter_Rain Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Last week marked an important anniversary. 10 years ago, the Maidan began. It started as a protest against the pro-Russia Yanukovych government. This set off a chain of events that led to the present moment --- Yanukovych getting removed from to office and fleeing Ukraine to live in exile in Russia in disgrace; replacement with a pro-EU government; annexation of Crimea and the start of the Donbass conflict; election of Zelenskyy; and invasion by Russia. That one moment in time, that one starting protest, completely changed Ukraine's trajectory and led to the next ten years. Bohdan Khmelnytsky made the defining choice to join Ukraine and Russia's fate together in the 17th century, because it seemed like the best choice at the time in a dangerous world. Ukrainians themselves chose to part ways and align with the West in the 21st century, for the same reasons. History is a circle sometimes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 Crimea TV hacked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Quote Ukraine’s security service blew up railway connections linking Russia to China, in a clandestine strike carried out deep into enemy territory, with pro-Kremlin media reporting that investigators have opened a criminal case into a “terrorist attack.” The SBU set off several explosions inside the Severomuysky tunnel of the Baikal-Amur highway in Buryatia, located some 6,000 kilometers east of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official with direct knowledge of the operation told POLITICO. “This is the only serious railway connection between the Russian Federation and China. And currently, this route, which Russia uses, including for military supplies, is paralyzed,” the official said. Four explosive devices went off while a cargo train was moving inside the tunnel. “Now the (Russian) Federal Security Service is working on the spot, the railway workers are unsuccessfully trying to minimize the consequences of the SBU special operation,” the Ukrainian official added. Later, another train was blown up in the same area on a bypass route, pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Baza reported. Four carriages burned out, and two more were damaged by fire. According to preliminary data, aviation fuel on the second cargo train was spilled over an area of 150 square meters. The same senior Ukrainian official with direct knowledge of the matter said the SBU was also behind the second railroad incident. The first cargo train exploded directly in the Severomuysky tunnel. To continue transportation, the Russians began to use the detour route through the so-called Devil’s Bridge — a 35-meter high viaduct structure, which is part of the Trans-Siberian Railway. At that point, SBU saboteurs struck again. “When the train was passing over this 35-meter high bridge, the explosive devices embedded in it went off,” the same official added. Ukraine’s security service has not publicly confirmed the attack. Russia has also so far not confirmed the sabotage. https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-security-service-blew-up-main-railway-connection-between-russia-china/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 Russian support for "Special Operation" falling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) wrong thread Edited December 3, 2023 by tsar4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) OUR SENATE DID WHAT??? That doesn't sound like our Senate! Edited December 14, 2023 by tsar4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) The leader of Hungary has forgotten 1956. Edited December 15, 2023 by tsar4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 There was a time when the one thing I knew about Russia was that it was the country where every car has a dashcam that records crazy sh*t. I've never saw the point, or had any desire whatsoever, to own a dashcam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 In certain circumstances a dashcam gets you a discount on insurance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieg67 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/17/7433423/ Putin is now threatening Finland because of their NATO membership. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 56 minutes ago, Sieg67 said: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/17/7433423/ Putin is now threatening Finland because of their NATO membership. The U.S. has long had a policy of "don't listen to what Putin says, but watch what he does". I think that's a pretty good strategy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieg67 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Icarus27k said: The U.S. has long had a policy of "don't listen to what Putin says, but watch what he does". I think that's a pretty good strategy. Or assume he's doing the opposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Whoo-hoo PAR-TAY! Hey Viktor, did you inform Central Command? Viktor? What's wrong? Edited December 19, 2023 by tsar4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Lord, protect us from the willfully ignorant... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 Ukraine will very likely receive the first batch of F-16s before the end of 2023. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte confirmed on December 22 during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the Dutch government will prepare an initial 18 F-16 fighter jets for delivery to Ukraine.[6] While Rutte did not confirm the timeline for F-16 delivery, a recent Estonian Ministry of Defense strategy document stated that the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Belgium have already committed to donating F-16s to Ukraine "before the end of the year [2023]."[7] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-22-2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Well let's see what this is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 Speculation that the F-16s are in action in Ukraine... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 Somebody opened their Orthodox Christmas cigarettes early... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 NATO: "Oops?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 My controversial opinion: I suspect Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president known for crazy, pro-Russia warhawk statements, is really a secret agent for the U.S. There's got to be a reason his warhawk beliefs and behavior are completely unconvincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Seriously, I need an explanation for his unbelievable tough guy warmonger act. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 59 minutes ago, Icarus27k said: Seriously, I need an explanation for his unbelievable tough guy warmonger act. Micro-pee-pee. If I'm screaming for blood and murders, you won't notice my Barbie crotch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Icarus27k said: Seriously, I need an explanation for his unbelievable tough guy warmonger act. Seriously, why would you expect anything out of a Putin hostage’s mouth to be believable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 16 hours ago, Icarus27k said: Seriously, I need an explanation for his unbelievable tough guy warmonger act. Ingratiating himself to become #2 in SPECTRE. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Ukraine rings in a solemn New Year with a bang. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Lithuanian Foreign Minister politely holds back comments on Russia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Some reported morale issues on the Eastern side of the front. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Sounds like something I could agree with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter_Rain Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/30/2023 at 3:51 PM, Icarus27k said: My controversial opinion: I suspect Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president known for crazy, pro-Russia warhawk statements, is really a secret agent for the U.S. There's got to be a reason his warhawk beliefs and behavior are completely unconvincing. Seems like typical sycophant behavior to me. I have a very simple explanation --- because he's going against his nature. Medvedev was known for having a very mild-mannered personality as well as being more moderate and open to reform compared to Putin. The macho tough guy thing doesn't come naturally to him. But, the political climate in Russia has become much darker and more openly aggressive and nationalistic, a moderate seems downright anti-war at this point. So, he has to evolve to keep up with the times and keep himself in the running as a viable Putin successor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter_Rain Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 By the way, for the last couple months a big tiff has been going on between Ukraine and former staunch ally Poland. It's economic related, pretty much Ukrainian goods and services flooding the EU market has been hurting Polish businesses a lot. (Ukrainian prices and salaries are much lower than Poland, plus they don't have to follow EU workplace regulations. In summary). So Polish truckers and farmers have blockaded the border, and by extension severely limited Ukraine's land links to the EU (keep in mind that the northern and eastern borders are hostile and that Russia is blockading the Black Sea). Additionally Poland voted in a new government a couple months ago and the transfer of power has not been entirely smooth. So that's a thing that's been happening, and with surprisingly very little coverage in English language media. Here's one of the most recent articles I could find talking about it. https://www.npr.org/2024/01/07/1223065019/20-mile-backup-as-polish-truckers-blockade-border-in-standoff-with-ukrainian-dri 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Pepsi/Frito Lay profiting by continuing to sell in Russia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Unconfirmed - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Taking out those two planes is a huge deal. Russia doesnt have a lot of them, and they cant exactly replace them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/14/7437144/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Zelenskyy lauds the "Patriot Missile System"... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 It's true. Have you ever tried to explain to a non-American what traditional U.S. ignorant apathy is like? I don't that it's fully understood. Americans didn't even know Russia still existed from 1991 to 2014. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) At some point in 1997, we thought Russia was just a fictional place. Like Narnia or Tatooine. Edited January 18 by Icarus27k 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Icarus27k said: It's true. Have you ever tried to explain to a non-American what traditional U.S. ignorant apathy is like? I don't that it's fully understood. Americans didn't even know Russia still existed from 1991 to 2014. Because no one remembers Mad Men memes..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 3 hours ago, Icarus27k said: At some point in 1997, we thought Russia was just a fictional place. Like Narnia or Tatooine. Now everyone knows they're "Mordor". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 kind of tertiary to everything to the extent that it impacts European decision-making, but the EU is stomping its feet in an attempt to consider doing something other than stomping its feet about Hungary. https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-hungary-voting-rights-rule-of-law-viktor-orban/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 I like how Ukraine has been calling these "Special Operations". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Ukraine claiming that the "POW Transport" plane came from Iran and contained no POWs Apparently, the list of POWs supposedly killed in the crash provided by Russia includes former POWs who have been back in Ukraine for weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 2 Petabytes of data seems to be gone from a Russian research center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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