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35 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

I honestly want to say they then went to a WalMart parking lot to fight over who gets to hit it with a stick first.

But then I realized it was Russia and I'm unsure of the WalMart parking lot equivalent. 

But they went there. You know they went there. 

Just tell them it's a pinata.

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https://nypost.com/2024/09/10/world-news/over-140-ukrainian-drones-target-multiple-russian-regions-including-moscow-authorities-say/

Over 140 Ukrainian drones target multiple Russian regions, including Moscow, authorities say

 

Ukraine is learning how to strike deep into Russia. Sounds like the people in Russia arent quite as gung-ho about the war now as they were at the start. Its almost like they are starting to see the consequences of their own actions.

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Despite their disappointment, Putin’s propagandists did find a bright spot for Moscow in the devastatingly disappointing debate. Trump’s refusal to say that he wants Ukraine to win in its battle against Russia’s invasion seemed to make them feel warm and fuzzy. Solovyov asked Simes to elaborate as to how Trump is planning to quickly end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump’s former adviser said that the ex-president would simply tell Ukraine to concede to Putin’s demands, and cut off all U.S. aid if the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky refuses to do so.

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A panelist from the Russian International Affairs Council, Alexey Naumov said, “She [Kamala Harris] managed to lure Trump into every trap she set up for him... I wish I hadn’t watched that.” He added, “The goal before the candidates in this debate was to attract the undecided voters. What did Trump say? “I did not lose the 2020 election.” This is an unpopular position.” He also said, “Migrants are coming to our country and eating our pets.””

Naumov reiterated, “Your goal is to demonstrate your moderate position and attract undecided voters, and you say, “Illegals are devouring dogs.” This sounds like a premise from hell, it attracts no one to your side... That’s why Ms. Harris is the one who can drink champagne today.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-pals-bamboozled-as-complete-fool-kamala-harris-creams-our-donald

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This is not the most important thing in the Ukraine War, but I do think it illustrates the individuals and interests involved. A leading member of the Estonian parliament, who has a following on Twitter because of his opinions on the war, criticized Biden and the US bluntly for postponing this week's Ramstein meeting on Ukraine because Biden has to stay home and deal with a natural disaster in the US. 

 

Whether Estonian or American, legislators are idiots. Good to know. 

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https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-putin-biden-nuclear-weapons-90cb3bb3499a5e211095b3f93173a575

US scrambled to urge Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Woodward book says

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Months into Russia’s war in Ukraine, the United States had intelligence pointing to “highly sensitive, credible conversations inside the Kremlin” that President Vladimir Putin was seriously considering using nuclear weapons to avoid major battlefield losses, journalist Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.”

The U.S. intelligence pointed to a 50% chance that Putin would use tactical nukes if Ukrainian forces surrounded 30,000 Russian troops in the southern city of Kherson, the book says. Just months before, in the far northeast, Ukrainian troops had stunned the Russians by recapturing Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, and were pivoting to liberate Kherson, strategically located on the Dnieper River not far from the Black Sea."

 

We may have been closer to a nuclear use than previously thought. This is from a book, so it may just be sensationalist to sell copies, but it does line up with some of what was previously leaked. There was a rumor early on in the war that we told Putin if he used a nuke in Ukraine we would wipe out all Russian forces in the region using conventional weapons. Xi also was rumored to tell Putin that if he used a nuke China would abandon him.

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Woodward isn't known for being particularly sensationalist.  The fact Sugoi would bring it up seems like a fairly predictable development because Putin said as much in the open and the failure of the Russian Army was plan for everyone to see.

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17 hours ago, tsar4 said:

The former Idiot-in-Chief is largely responsible.  He pretty much indicated that he didn't care about Ukraine to Putin.

He's already pointblank said what he'd do to end the war and bring peace to that entire part of the world - cut off all aid to Ukraine and let Putin take everything. 

Putin must tell him he's a pretty boy every time they talk. :| 

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Moldova votes yes to joining EU by tiny margin

This is a “defeat for Russia,” said key European lawmaker after nail-biting referendum.

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Moldova voted in favor of joining the European Union by a narrow margin, in a referendum that came down to just a few thousand votes amid accusations of Russian interference.

A razor-thin victory for pro-EU forces was virtually certain with 99.9 percent of votes counted as of late Monday morning. 50.4 percent of Moldovan voters backed changing the constitution to include EU membership, with 49.6 percent opposing the move.

During a long and nerve-wracking night for officials and activists in the Eastern European nation, the “no” campaign maintained a lead until near the end. Moldovans inside the country voted against the pro-EU campaign, but ballots cast by people living abroad swung the result at the climax.

At midnight, with more than 90 percent of votes counted and “yes” lagging by almost 10 points, pro-Western President Maia Sandu held an emergency press conference in which she blamed the early tally on “foreign forces” using cash and propaganda to influence the result.

However, overwhelming support for membership from the hundreds of thousands of Moldovans living in European countries, the U.S. and Canada saw the gap narrow.

Siegfried Mureșan, a Romanian MEP who chairs the parliament’s liaison committee working on Moldova’s accession to the EU, said the knife-edge passage of the constitutional referendum “represents a victory for the people of the Republic of Moldova and a defeat for Russia.”

“I will ensure that we, as the European Union, respect the will of the Moldovan people expressed in the referendum and provide all the necessary support for the EU accession process,” he added.

Moscow stands accused of launching a massive campaign of vote buying, funneling cash through its proxies into the accounts of ordinary voters, as well as using social media to sow fears about the prospect of EU membership leading to a direct conflict with Russia.

The result means the government can amend the constitution to enshrine the principle of EU membership, and opens the door to joining the bloc after ongoing talks on accession conclude. Officials are working towards a 2030 deadline to become a member country, and have called on Brussels to commit to the same date.

In a simultaneous presidential election, Sandu topped the list of candidates with around 42 percent of the vote. However, having failed to achieve an outright majority, she will now face pro-Russian candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo in a second round runoff.

https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-votes-yes-join-european-union/

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