Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Part 5

Kate Cook27 said:We really need a headline here: Who actually sabotaged the pipeline? 🍿 🍿

There are plenty of suspects—everyone has a reason to point the finger at someone else.

But

http://www.twitter.com/visegrad24/st...CguaSs09srAAAA

ExxonMobil is going to stop shipping gas through Ukraine too. Personally, my money is on Russia being behind this sabotage. They want to drive a wedge through the European Union and jack up prices—basically doing exactly what their media outlets have been pushing regarding the "radicalization of Europeans."

bluepuma9 said:Why does there even need to be a long stay... just drop them off nearby, maybe use a dinghy, then circle back later. There's so much traffic out there that anything unusual just blends in. And it's not 100 meters deep anyway; we're talking more like 50 meters.

Carol Johnson21 said:https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/st...OAkhHvw5l7jfqA
I’m seeing this pattern everywhere in the clips posted here. When Russian commentators criticize the course of the war or the mobilization efforts, they always wrap their complaints in this polite little package: "It’s not your fault, dear Leader, it’s just that your advisors gave you bad intel."
What we might actually be witnessing is the fallout from a power struggle between the military brass and the FBI—one of those two competing factions that Putin is constantly trying to appease while balancing their support against one another, as Baric pointed out.

With all this mystery surrounding the pipeline explosion, I’m starting to find spy movies more believable than reality.🤷

By the way, word on the street is that Lyman will be under Ukrainian control by the end of the day.

Carol Johnson21 said:https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/st...OAkhHvw5l7jfqA
I’m seeing this pattern everywhere in the clips posted here. When Russian commentators criticize the course of the war or the mobilization efforts, they always wrap their complaints in this polite little package: "It’s not your fault, dear Leader, it’s just that your advisors gave you bad intel."
What we might actually be witnessing is the fallout from a power struggle between the military brass and the FBI—one of those two competing factions that Putin is constantly trying to appease while balancing their support against one another, as Baric pointed out.

With all this mystery surrounding the pipeline explosion, I’m starting to find spy movies more believable than reality.🤷

By the way, word on the street is that Lyman will be under Ukrainian control by the end of the day.

boldbison40 said:The investigation has only just gotten underway

https://twitter.com/APHClarkson/stat...11779259158529

Anyway, does anyone have an actual update on how the situation looks around Lyman?

casualtiger2 said:This keeps getting better. Now they’re just bickering and calling each other cowards for dodging the front lines. 🙂

"one million to be drafted.
There should be enough pedophiles and perverts in our country to fit this massive number and feed the meat grinder ...
I don`t want to to become cannon fodder. Send The useless ones like All The lousy street musicians and art students ! "

Nancy Gomez26 said:Today I learned that you can't trust YouTube 'translations' for anything. You have to listen to the original speakers and watch their mouths—to see if what you're hearing is actually what they are saying. What we saw before was a mild horror show; those subtitles had absolutely nothing to do with what people were actually saying on screen. The Russians lie through propaganda, sure, but this is just as cheap a fabrication regardless of who is behind it or what their motives might be. The Russians don't even need extra help planting lies; they discredit themselves plenty well enough on their own. Instead, they try to play the 'victim' of someone else's planted misinformation. In the end, they'll claim everything was maliciously planted by some outside force, leaving everyone wondering, 'Who's really pulling the strings here?'

You really have to listen to the actual speakers and watch their mouths to see if what you're hearing is actually what they're saying. What we saw before was just a nightmare; the subtitles had absolutely nothing to do with what the people on the show were actually uttering. I mean, Russians lie for propaganda, sure, but this kind of cheap fabrication is just as bad, regardless of who is behind it or what their motives might be.

The Russians don't even need to plant extra lies; they discredit themselves plenty well enough as it is—and doing this just makes them look like 'victims' of someone else's setup.

electricsurfer47 said:Is that video on YouTube?

cosmicgull52 said:Logic tells me that NATO and U.S. forces mined the pipeline, and I fully support that move. It’s one less chip on the table for those who favor appeasement.

electricsurfer47 said:Is that video on YouTube?

electricsurfer47 said:Is that video on YouTube?

electricstag9 said:https://twitter.com/StepanGronk/stat...77376009654272
They even went as far as making sure they have comfortable beds waiting for them—talk about living the high life while everything else falls apart.

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/statu...35774432444418
Give me a break. There is absolutely no way Russia would go through with mining Nord Stream now that they’ve already choked off the pipelines running through Ukraine. It is blindingly obvious what their actual endgame is here: NO SOUP FOR YOU. They want to starve Europe of gas and leave everyone out in the cold. Freeze if you want, because that's clearly the plan!

Andrew Booth2 said:Is anyone else noticing how quiet everyone is about the Russians fleeing mobilization and heading over to Georgia? Like, seriously, just imagine if 100,000 or even 150,000 people suddenly crossed that border—what happens then? Are we talking about refugees or just a massive influx of people struggling to get by? Georgia’s population is only around 3.7 million, which is pretty similar to our own size, and now they're dealing with this huge wave of newcomers. It’s got to be a massive potential humanitarian headache, don't you think?

A recent poll suggests that a growing number of Americans are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing support the Biden administration continues to funnel toward Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. According to data gathered from 1,215 US citizens by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and Democracy—a think tank known for advocating a more restrained approach to American foreign policy—about 57 percent of voters are leaning toward diplomatic negotiations to bring this war to an end, even if it means asking the Ukrainians to make certain compromises. Only about 32 percent of those surveyed expressed strong or moderate opposition to such a move, according to Business Insider.