This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Hope the West will help if this happens. Sounds like Putin is desperate for pressure to be relieved on a couple of fronts.
And, isn’t Kazakhstan another country that Putin had to send troops into to stop an uprising?
Belarus will come apart at the seams if Lukashenko commits forces inside Ukraine.
Maybe those advanced MLRS have arrived.
But then found this later -
But then found this later -
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Removing Putin doesn't eliminate the threat Russia poses to the West.
The system needs to be broken. That means Western nations and companies realizing "profiting" off the tyranny isn't worth it in the long run.
Very brave of Lithuania even if NATO does have their back.
"If cargo transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the Russian Federation via Lithuania is not fully restored in the near future, then Russia reserves the right to take actions to protect its national interests," it said.
Kaliningrad, formerly the port of Koenigsberg, capital of East Prussia, was captured from Nazi Germany by the Red Army in April 1945 and ceded to the Soviet Union after World War Two. It is sandwiched between NATO members Poland and Lithuania."
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ithuania-over-kaliningrad-transit-2022-06-20/
Map of Europe in 1914 compared to today.
European Borders In 1914 vs Borders Today - Brilliant Maps
Map found via reddit user Areat
"A Russian MBT tank was hit by an ATGM by the 10th Ukrainian Mountain Attack Brigade."
This appears to be a big deal.
June 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, the pro-Russian head of the annexed peninsula said on Monday, giving no details of what weapons were used.
Three people were wounded and a search was under way for seven workers from the Chernomorneftegaz energy company, Sergei Askyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea, said in a post on Telegram.
Crimean officials said work on three drilling platforms had been suspended after the hit, with fires reported.
Reuters was unable to immediately verify the reports. Ukraine's military declined to comment.
Russian-backed officials seized Chernomorneftegaz from Ukraine's national gas operator Naftogaz as part of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula in 2014. The company is under U.S. and European Union sanctions.
Askyonov said Ukraine hit the platform at 0800 local time (0500 GMT), when 109 people were working on platforms in the area.
The rigs are located off Ukraine's south coast in the Black Sea, 71 km from Odesa, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing Olga Kovitidi, a senator representing Crimea in Russia's upper house of parliament.
Russian officials have expressed concern over Ukrainian military figures saying they would like to target Crimean infrastructure - such as the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia - as part of a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south."
https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrai...ms-pro-russian-regional-head-says-2022-06-20/
This appears to be a big deal.
June 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, the pro-Russian head of the annexed peninsula said on Monday, giving no details of what weapons were used.
Three people were wounded and a search was under way for seven workers from the Chernomorneftegaz energy company, Sergei Askyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea, said in a post on Telegram.
Crimean officials said work on three drilling platforms had been suspended after the hit, with fires reported.
Reuters was unable to immediately verify the reports. Ukraine's military declined to comment.
Russian-backed officials seized Chernomorneftegaz from Ukraine's national gas operator Naftogaz as part of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula in 2014. The company is under U.S. and European Union sanctions.
Askyonov said Ukraine hit the platform at 0800 local time (0500 GMT), when 109 people were working on platforms in the area.
The rigs are located off Ukraine's south coast in the Black Sea, 71 km from Odesa, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing Olga Kovitidi, a senator representing Crimea in Russia's upper house of parliament.
Russian officials have expressed concern over Ukrainian military figures saying they would like to target Crimean infrastructure - such as the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia - as part of a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south."
https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrai...ms-pro-russian-regional-head-says-2022-06-20/
This was a link about the already mentioned attacks on the oil platforms but I liked the photo.
Sounds like this week could be even more brutal.
Sounds like this week could be even more brutal.
"While Little Red Riding Hood was sunbathing thinking about Putin, a wolf stalked her..... Result, he went to see grandpa Putin flying, PUMMMM!!!!!!
This sounds good.
This sounds good.
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Crypto dolt wants Lithuania to back down
That’s a long bridge.
Wait until there’s a huge convoy on the bridge and then blow up both ends. Trapping the convoy and slowly picking off the sitting ducks 🦆
So it's ok for Russia to block grain shipments in the black sea, but other countries better not block food for Russia...or else.
That’s how it works with Russia. Kind of like it is an act of war to give Ukrainians weapons so Russia cannot commit as many war crimes as they would like to.
Koenigsburg is not being blockaded. Air and sea corridors to it remain open. Berlin airlift, anyone?
Gas platforms legit targets. Besides having been stolen by Russia, they are strategically located off Odessa, and equipped as part of Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports. Russia threatening retaliation against "decision making centers" is obviously Ukraine's government buildings in Kyiv.
Gas platforms legit targets. Besides having been stolen by Russia, they are strategically located off Odessa, and equipped as part of Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports. Russia threatening retaliation against "decision making centers" is obviously Ukraine's government buildings in Kyiv.
