Posts by Tyler Jones6

How exactly is Russia being threatened by NATO? I mean, isn't their F-22 Raptor supposed to be the most advanced and superior fighter jet out there? Isn't their Abrams tank supposedly the best in the world? And don't they possess invincible hypersonic weaponry? I thought their F-15 Eagle could simply fly past a US warship and send it scurrying away from the Black Sea like a total coward.

It’s a bit of an oversimplification to claim that only Russia is attacking Ukraine—this is essentially an assault by the Russian Federation and Belarus

Laura Scott7 said:The Russian Army is slowly grinding forward at half speedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFoota..._the_russians/
I honestly don't get why some of these people are so desperate to ignore what's actually happening right in front of them, typing away about some massive Russian defeat like it's a done deal... a little reality check wouldn't hurt anyone. I was just listening to rt, and they're saying things are getting so messy that Ukraine doesn't even have full control over their own military anymore, with basically paramilitary groups and extremists running the show instead..

RT 🤣

Anonymous hacked the Kremlin's website and various Russian TV stations—just to blast Ukrainian songs through their feeds 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

bluerider63 said:Oh, I get it now—so if a former president wants to join one union, he’s gotta be overthrown, but if the current crowd wants in with NATO, suddenly it's just a sovereign nation doing its thing. Makes perfect sense. 😵

If they were elected specifically on a platform of joining NATO, then I suppose their actions are legitimate. ☕

Amanda Hughes37 said:I don't quite get it—I haven't seen a single Ukrainian tank (aside from that one with the car attached), no planes, just people walking through the streets, the President giving addresses from the sidewalk... a stray bomb lands here and there, maybe a few people have actually left the country, though some are still heading out. It all feels strangely surreal...

It’s basically this: every Ukrainian is going to film themselves and upload it to YouTube saying, "Hey, there's 50 of us here, we've got one Arrow, about ten ATGMs, we're right here next to this hill, here are our GPS coordinates, and we'll be staying right here all night."

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Russ spent $10 billion just trying to prop up the ruble on Thursday—well before the sanctions even hit. And if they get kicked out of SWIFT this coming Monday, things might get even messier.

On Thursday, the central bank increased daily dollar offers under foreign exchange swap operations with banks to $5 billion from $3 billion and sold 874 billion rubles ($10 billion) at a daily repo auction separately, to provide its 300 banks with additional liquidity.

The Federal Reserve has also decided to expand the list of securities it accepts as collateral in exchange for liquidity it provides. JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank, noted that operations appeared to be proceeding normally as of Thursday.

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So, their first day alone cost them $10 billion...

electricstag9 said:

Resistance against Russian fascists

When you drop a video link or an image—just include a brief description of what’s actually there and mention if it's NSFW/adult content.

Russia: Putin orders halt to offensive, but Ukrainians refuse to negotiate

The Kremlin claims that President Vladimir Putin ordered a pause in the offensive in Ukraine this past Friday—hoping for negotiations with Volodymyr Zelensky—but apparently, he told them to resume once those talks failed to materialize.

Government spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that operations continued into Saturday afternoon after the Ukrainian leadership rejected any dialogue, according to Reuters.

We are now entering the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with fighting spreading across various cities beyond just the outskirts of Kyiv. There were reports yesterday regarding potential negotiations, though nothing has materialized so far.

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So the Ukrainians won't negotiate... while being invaded from Belarus!

Rebecca Lewis7 said:

rowdytiger13 states:
And here we go again; they are threatening Sweden and Finland with serious political and...military aid One must consider the inevitable consequences. Does one simply consider joining NATO as a casual afterthought?
The geopolitical landscape remains predictably volatile, as current reports suggest that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine continues to strain international diplomatic efforts. It appears that the strategic maneuvers being executed by Putin are designed to test the limits of Western resolve, specifically regarding how much sustained military aid the US and its European allies are truly willing to commit to the cause. While some voices call for immediate escalation, others argue that we are approaching a point of diminishing returns in our current approach. One cannot help but observe the inherent tension between the necessity of supporting Kyiv and the growing fatigue within various political circles in Washington and Brussels. It is a delicate balancing act, though history suggests that such balances are often more fragile than policymakers care to admit.

He has finally reached his zenith. It is the distinct impression that he has become utterly untouchable.

And who, exactly, thinks they have any say in the matter?

The Ukrainians were similarly coaxed by the naive credulity of Bush and Biden, and we can all see exactly where that path has led them.

It appears B@B has retreated into its self-imposed hole, only after the inevitable mess was made.

After an entire decade spent coaxing Ukrainians into dying for the sake of British and American economic and political interests, one can only marvel at the sheer persistence required to maintain such a campaign.

Now I’m sitting here freezing my ass off while they act like they’re doing something useful.

Why on earth isn't B@B stepping up to provide any actual help to the Ukrainians right now?

Because let's be honest, B@B hasn't had even a shred of a real plan since the very beginning.

The strategic objective was quite clear: exploit the youth of Ukraine to ensure they bleed out for the sake of election-driven interests, much like the Afghan casualties were used by the B@B administration.

a B@B will simply sit back, observe the chaos from a comfortable distance, and continue peddling weaponry to every side involved. It was exactly like those instances where arms were funneled to Iran, all while naive, gullible leaders sent Iraqi children charging toward the Iranian border just to satisfy British and US interests.

History repeats itself with relentless precision, yet people seem to possess an almost willful inability to acknowledge the patterns staring them right in the face.

One can only wonder why the self-proclaimed "strongest, most capable, and most morally upright" powers on the planet aren't doing a bit more to assist Ukraine right now.If the B@B crowd hadn't been busy undermining everything through their constant meddling, lack of support, and calculated interference, the Ukrainians wouldn't have had to waste their energy dealing with the Russians in such a disorganized fashion.

And now, this. One truly wonders how many times we are expected to leave these naive, gullible, and frankly useful idiots to wander aimlessly through the digital void, endlessly beating their heads against the wall and wasting breath on nothing but empty rhetoric.

We offer our support, we issue our condemnations... 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Where exactly is this supposed military aid and weaponry that the US and the UK have been promising, promising, promising, and promising?

The military aid is right where those 3,500 Russian soldiers are—somewhere out there, I guess.☕

bluerider63 said:Yeah, sure, because Ukraine was such a completely different country before that coup where they ousted the legitimate president during those "national uprisings" fueled by Americans waving dollar bills and giving speeches at the Maidan. Everything changed drastically after that.

That president was considered legitimate only as long as he stuck to his platform—specifically opening up negotiations with the EU and pushing through all those necessary reforms to help Ukraine grow again. It’s a bit like how they used to be more prosperous than Poland, until Poland eventually pulled ahead.

That "legitimate" leader actually tried to shove Ukraine into the so-called Eurasian Union overnight, where essentially nothing would change.

If you're going to bring up the Maidan, I suppose you should at least try to educate yourself on what actually happened there. ☕

The real question here is how much of Putin's invasion strategy relied on the assumption that the vast majority of Russians would actually welcome them as liberators—though, honestly, who knows what kind of delusional bubble that guy lives in.

bluerider63 said:Or maybe it’s enough to just stay out of their way, especially if you’re sitting right on the border, and just declare military neutrality.

Ukraine didn't provoke anyone; according to Putin, the mere existence of Ukraine is cause enough for war. When a dictator from a larger nation views a smaller neighbor that way, I suppose neutrality doesn't help at all.

Ukraine was militarily neutral until the annexation of Crimea.

Ukraine isn't the issue; Russia is the issue.

The folks in Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (Abkhazia and Ossetia), and Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) seem to realize that.

Russia feels so threatened that it attacks tiny nations with populations smaller than Moscow's. ☕

Ukraine is fighting for its future now—this struggle will decide whether they become a "Belarus" or a "Poland."☕

The invasion of Ukraine is definitive proof that membership in the NATO alliance is the only way to guarantee long-term peace for Europe!

Whether you call it the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation, or the Union State of Russia and Belarus—it’s really just a case of old wine in new bottles; the names change, but the behavior stays exactly the same.

We really ought to start identifying which specific industries within the European Union have been most crippled by China's economic surge—and then begin implementing targeted sanctions against them, given that they are essentially bankrolling the Russian invasion!

Killing two birds with one stone ☕

Russian and Belarusian athletes stripped of anthems and flags at competitions

The International Olympic Committee has decided that there will be no further international sporting events or matches held in Russia or Belarus—and, furthermore, athletes from these two nations won't be permitted to compete under their national flags at international events. Their anthems won't be played, either.

"The MOO Executive Board is calling on all international sports federations to relocate or cancel any sporting events currently scheduled in Russia or Belarus. All international federations should take into account the violation of the Olympic truce by the Russian and Belarusian governments and make athlete safety an absolute priority. The MOO has no events planned in Russia or Belarus."

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Just so we don't forget: BELARUS IS AN AGGRESSOR TOO!

Joseph Clark95 said:Let’s keep this going. It’s mostly just keyboard warriors slamming their keys, hoping some big tech firm notices their "hard work" and hands them a job—kind of like how Biden's son gets a paycheck on the taxpayer's dime. ☕

People claim they're defending themselves with nothing but slingshots, conveniently forgetting the West has been funneling weapons and pushing them into this war for eight years. But look at how much help those geniuses got in Syria; all that gear didn't do much. So why bother arming them? We're out here playing protectors for "our" Ukrainians, while acting like the world's most loudmouthed democrats.

Russia is always one step ahead. Right now, they're basically giving the Ukrainians a chance to back off on their own. Depending on how they play it, the response is coming.
Either Ukraine finds freedom through negotiations, or Russia will provide it via intervention.

Sickening!

And who exactly has Putin hired at the expense of the Russians?
It’s easy enough to see if you just look at the list of the wealthiest Russians.

Who is actually claiming that Ukraine is defending itself with slingshots (link)?
Why has the West been arming Ukraine for eight years?
What exactly happened eight years ago when Ukraine was still neutral?

As for this bit about Syria 🤣—have you actually looked at a map of Syria from 2010 compared to today?
The Kurds hold more ground in Syria than they do in Iraq. ☕

Russia is so far ahead that the Americans only found out everything at the very last minute. 🤣🤣🤣

There is also a third option: a stubborn Ukrainian defense resulting in massive Russian losses—losses that could cost Putin his position and force the Russians to end up just like they did in Afghanistan.

Poland has essentially gone all-in on Ukraine—it seems they’re one of the few nations that truly understands that what happens there is actually a defense of multiple countries against a future invasion by a manic Putin. Their truck convoys are already rolling with anti-tank and anti-aircraft weaponry.

Kudos to Poland; frankly, some other countries should be embarrassed by their hesitation and perhaps try taking a page out of Poland's book.

Kazakhstan refused to recognize the so-called LPR and DPR, and they also declined to send any troops into Ukraine.

Kudos to the Kazakhs—but I suppose you should start preparing yourselves, given that you’re now right there on the list alongside Moldova and Georgia.

Is everything going so well for Russia that they’re actually bringing nuclear weapons into the conversation now?

Let me be perfectly clear about one thing—radiation doesn't care about borders.