This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Guys I really think we need that GoFundMe fundraiser for a bounty on Putin’s head.
How quick would it get to $1 Billion?
How quick would it get to $1 Billion?
Another brave woman combats Putin’s useful idiot parroting Kremlin lies.
I believe women in leadership will change humanity for the better.
I believe women in leadership will change humanity for the better.
VW: At least they're consistent.... 👀
I'll say it again......
What is more provocative than invading a democratic nation without cause? Attacking hospitals, churches, civilians. We need to stop with this back footed / on your heals approach. Putin is the aggressor / bully. Punch him back hard.
First Golden Girls post by HROT this year. BPOTY or WPOTY. Either way, I'm getting another championship belt.
We don't know that Germany and France are "lagging behind". There's a lot we don't know.
There’s an election upcoming in France and I think Macron is fighting to stay in office. Last week he again proposed upping the retirement age which led to huge pushback from unions. He’s modified his proposal this time around but LePen has also proposed one - albeit a little different than his. This is occupying center stage but at least Macron has been more vocal and I think the French have supported Ukraine.
I think the German psyche was permanently altered in 1945. They’re almost afraid to let themselves feel assertive - or warlike - if you will. It’s been buried within them.
I think the German psyche was permanently altered in 1945. They’re almost afraid to let themselves feel assertive - or warlike - if you will. It’s been buried within them.
And those are just the ones they can distinguish as human remains from destroyed armor and supply vehicles.
'if accurate, France needs to make amends -
published Mar 14, 2022
by disclose
His face was expressionless, the tone serious. On March 2nd 2022, ten days after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron addressed the French nation. “Putin chose war,” he declared to the 21 million viewers watching his speech live. “Russian forces have been shelling Kyiv and besieging major cities. Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have been killed.” In a similarly sombre tone he added: “We stand with Ukraine.” France had chosen its side.
That evening Emmanuel Macron omitted to mention an important detail: the fact that between 2015 and 2020 France had secretly armed Russia. This is a paradox given that for years the French president has been busy on the international scene seeking to find a diplomatic outcome over Ukraine rather than a military one.
Classified documents obtained by Disclose, which have been corroborated by data in the public domain, reveal that since 2015 France has issued 76 export licences to Russia for military equipment worth a total of 152 million euros. This figure appears in the latest French Parliamentary report on arms exports, though the types of weapon are not detailed there. According to our investigation the French aerospace and defence companies Thales and Safran, in which the French state has major stakes, were the main beneficiaries of these contracts. The deals mostly involve thermal image cameras for tanks, and navigation systems and infrared detectors for Russian fighters and attack helicopters.
Yet on August 1st 2014 the European Union imposed an embargo on arms exports to Russia. This move followed months of tension in Ukraine. In February 2014 Russia had annexed the Crimean peninsula, just two months after its army had gone into the Donbass region of east Ukraine in support of pro-Russian separatists. In July that year a Boeing 777 jet airliner with 298 civilians on board was shot down by a missile over the region. Russia was singled out for criticism, accused of having fuelled the armed conflict.
published Mar 14, 2022
by disclose
His face was expressionless, the tone serious. On March 2nd 2022, ten days after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron addressed the French nation. “Putin chose war,” he declared to the 21 million viewers watching his speech live. “Russian forces have been shelling Kyiv and besieging major cities. Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have been killed.” In a similarly sombre tone he added: “We stand with Ukraine.” France had chosen its side.
That evening Emmanuel Macron omitted to mention an important detail: the fact that between 2015 and 2020 France had secretly armed Russia. This is a paradox given that for years the French president has been busy on the international scene seeking to find a diplomatic outcome over Ukraine rather than a military one.
Classified documents obtained by Disclose, which have been corroborated by data in the public domain, reveal that since 2015 France has issued 76 export licences to Russia for military equipment worth a total of 152 million euros. This figure appears in the latest French Parliamentary report on arms exports, though the types of weapon are not detailed there. According to our investigation the French aerospace and defence companies Thales and Safran, in which the French state has major stakes, were the main beneficiaries of these contracts. The deals mostly involve thermal image cameras for tanks, and navigation systems and infrared detectors for Russian fighters and attack helicopters.
Yet on August 1st 2014 the European Union imposed an embargo on arms exports to Russia. This move followed months of tension in Ukraine. In February 2014 Russia had annexed the Crimean peninsula, just two months after its army had gone into the Donbass region of east Ukraine in support of pro-Russian separatists. In July that year a Boeing 777 jet airliner with 298 civilians on board was shot down by a missile over the region. Russia was singled out for criticism, accused of having fuelled the armed conflict.
Maybe the real reason NATO fears Putin is they know how weak traditional powers like Germany are. It has been posted several times before but a fairly recent German military status report depicted a nation that would have a hard time defeating Liechtenstein.
That hat looks waaay too big for his head.
They have purposely allowed their military to become woefully inadequate. They are not capable of defending themselves without NATO backstops.
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It appears Ukraine must take to the offensive against Russian artillery. The Ruskies appear content to shell from a distance and indiscriminately kill and level cities. I hope we are already delivering the drones that can assist with this task.
He probably wasn’t invited because he’d have cocked it up by ranting about the 2020 election, would have demanded to get paid to attend, would have said how he’d been so tough on Putin, and in general made a WWE spectacle of it.
I was right-they do have a net gain!
Assuming this is accurate.
This.
Ukraine absolutely needs go on a full offensive front. It will mean more Ukrainian casualties with military, but less civilian deaths. Guerilla war is a good defense, but makes for a drag out war. Send in the drones.
What is with former President Poroshenko always doing interview with multiple soldiers with arms ready doing interviews? Is he hoping that Z gets killed so he can return to power? It just seems weird. Zalenski doesn't do this.
Putin uses deadly hypersonic missiles for first time ever as war takes dark turn
The deadly conflict in Ukraine has taken a sinister turn as Russia's leader Vladimir Putin has decided to unleash hypersonic missiles for the first time as he continues his invasion
Not good man
WOW. Then it’s a bit surprising they had a fit when the Aussies cancelled their purchase. Think of all the extra stuff Pooty could buy. 😡'if accurate, France needs to make amends -
published Mar 14, 2022
by disclose
His face was expressionless, the tone serious. On March 2nd 2022, ten days after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron addressed the French nation. “Putin chose war,” he declared to the 21 million viewers watching his speech live. “Russian forces have been shelling Kyiv and besieging major cities. Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have been killed.” In a similarly sombre tone he added: “We stand with Ukraine.” France had chosen its side.
That evening Emmanuel Macron omitted to mention an important detail: the fact that between 2015 and 2020 France had secretly armed Russia. This is a paradox given that for years the French president has been busy on the international scene seeking to find a diplomatic outcome over Ukraine rather than a military one.
Classified documents obtained by Disclose, which have been corroborated by data in the public domain, reveal that since 2015 France has issued 76 export licences to Russia for military equipment worth a total of 152 million euros. This figure appears in the latest French Parliamentary report on arms exports, though the types of weapon are not detailed there. According to our investigation the French aerospace and defence companies Thales and Safran, in which the French state has major stakes, were the main beneficiaries of these contracts. The deals mostly involve thermal image cameras for tanks, and navigation systems and infrared detectors for Russian fighters and attack helicopters.
Yet on August 1st 2014 the European Union imposed an embargo on arms exports to Russia. This move followed months of tension in Ukraine. In February 2014 Russia had annexed the Crimean peninsula, just two months after its army had gone into the Donbass region of east Ukraine in support of pro-Russian separatists. In July that year a Boeing 777 jet airliner with 298 civilians on board was shot down by a missile over the region. Russia was singled out for criticism, accused of having fuelled the armed conflict.
I have been wondering about this but would it mean that they attack in Russian territory?
