Russia and Ukraine

[The Valkyrie]

Russian gender reveal party goes horribly wrong:



Boru

[The Architect Of Fate]

Russian gender reveal party goes horribly wrong:



Boru

[Belacqua]

It's appropriate that the bridge attack would be used in memes. And that Ukraine would troll about it on the Internet. That was its purpose.

The bridge is open again for traffic both ways. The attack didn't accomplish any military or strategic goal -- no supply lines were cut. Like so many things in this war, it was done as a media event. A big explosion looks like a win, and we know that people forget things almost immediately, so it doesn't matter if there are long-term consequences or not.

One thing it has accomplished: the very civilized people who oppose Russian barbarism are applauding and joking about suicide bombs that kills civilians. That's who we are now.

In other news (that won't get reported in Anglophone media): tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Paris today demanding that France get out of NATO, which is increasingly seen by Europeans as a force for oppression.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

It's appropriate that the bridge attack would be used in memes. And that Ukraine would troll about it on the Internet. That was its purpose.

The bridge is open again for traffic both ways. The attack didn't accomplish any military or strategic goal -- no supply lines were cut. Like so many things in this war, it was done as a media event. A big explosion looks like a win, and we know that people forget things almost immediately, so it doesn't matter if there are long-term consequences or not.

One thing it has accomplished: the very civilized people who oppose Russian barbarism are applauding and joking about suicide bombs that kills civilians. That's who we are now.

In other news (that won't get reported in Anglophone media): tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Paris today demanding that France get out of NATO, which is increasingly seen by Europeans as a force for oppression.

When have Parisians NOT demonstrated against NATO?

Who is NATO supposed to have oppressed, exactly?

Boru

[Belacqua]

The Wall Street Journal reported a few days ago that the Pentagon just gave Ukraine permission to strike Crimea with US-supplied weapons.

In case there's any doubt about who's calling the shots.

[The Valkyrie]

It's appropriate that the bridge attack would be used in memes. And that Ukraine would troll about it on the Internet. That was its purpose.

The bridge is open again for traffic both ways. The attack didn't accomplish any military or strategic goal -- no supply lines were cut. Like so many things in this war, it was done as a media event. A big explosion looks like a win, and we know that people forget things almost immediately, so it doesn't matter if there are long-term consequences or not.

One thing it has accomplished: the very civilized people who oppose Russian barbarism are applauding and joking about suicide bombs that kills civilians. That's who we are now.

In other news (that won't get reported in Anglophone media): tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Paris today demanding that France get out of NATO, which is increasingly seen by Europeans as a force for oppression.

Actually, what it did achieve is to show Russians that their haven in the stolen Crimea are not safe and that the Ukrainian resistance can reach them, especially now that the Russian army is getting their arses kicked.

Also, the French protesting about something,

How unprecedented!

[Ranjr]

Well, hiss boo hiss to whomever is helping a weak state against a stronger aggressor.  Why can't we all lay down arms and submit?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The Wall Street Journal reported a few days ago that the Pentagon just gave Ukraine permission to strike Crimea with US-supplied weapons.

In case there's any doubt about who's calling the shots.

That’s a shot the US is allowed to call, I think. But if you mean by your snarky comment that the US is somehow running this war, then you really don’t understand what’s going on.

Boru

[The Architect Of Fate]

It's appropriate that the bridge attack would be used in memes. And that Ukraine would troll about it on the Internet. That was its purpose.


The bridge is open again for traffic both ways. The attack didn't accomplish any military or strategic goal -- no supply lines were cut. Like so many things in this war, it was done as a media event. A big explosion looks like a win, and we know that people forget things almost immediately, so it doesn't matter if there are long-term consequences or not.

Its purpose was to show Russia that Crimea is no longer a safe place for them to be or for them to resupply.

One thing it has accomplished: the very civilized people who oppose Russian barbarism are applauding and joking about suicide bombs that kills civilians. That's who we are now.

Blowing up a bridge to a Russian-occupied territory that was being used to supply Russian forces  with weapons being used in an active invasion is not even remotely equivalent to suicide bombing or the Atroscities Russia has been committing. 

In other news (that won't get reported in Anglophone media): tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Paris today demanding that France get out of NATO, which is increasingly seen by Europeans as a force for oppression.

A couple of nutters protesting is proof of nothing ...

[arewethereyet]

Bel is one of many who blame the US for absolutely everything. <yawn>