Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent, BBC reports

[cloudsurf]

I don`t trust a word the Russians say. There are intel reports that they are bringing up a hundred thousand reservists as well as hundreds of Chechen convicts.

After witnessing what we are witnessing...if I meet a Taliban or Isis guy right now...I would invite them for a beer...

Don`t forget that they don`t drink alcohol.

It`s ironic that one of the reasons putin gave for invading , was to protect the russian speaking minority. Yet the 2 cities and civilian populations that have taken the biggest bombardment and casualties are predominately russian speaking. The guy is a madman who hates his own people.

 

[sene5hos]

In an interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber, former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev says Kremlin insiders would sooner overthrow Putin than give him bad news about the war in Ukraine.
Melber and Kozyrev analyze how fear and corruption compromise the Kremlin's competence in this interview.
They also discuss why U.S. officials and intelligence are publicly citing Putin's information problem now -- 35 days into the war -- and a recent report citing “persistent tension” between Putin and his military leaders.

"An appeaser is someone who feeds the crocodiles, hoping to be the last to be eaten" Winston Churchill 1939

 

[Cruiser777]

Don`t forget that they don`t drink alcohol.

Yes, they don't drink (As far as we know, but who knows what goes on when they having their own GFs ???)...
I always thought it was a noble thing to do blowing themselves up while sober...

 

[sene5hos]

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour reacts to news that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on spring conscription, fixing a target for 134,500 individuals to be drafted into the Russian armed forces.

Imagine you just get done graduating high school after or during the worst pandemic in years, start looking for secondary schools then your drafted into the millitary to fight a war you never wanted.

 

[sene5hos]

Vladimir Putin “massively misjudged” the invasion of Ukraine, according to a UK spy chief who said that Russian soldiers were refusing to carry out orders, were sabotaging their own equipment and had mistakenly shot down their own aircraft.

No one is brave enough to tell Putin the truth. He does thinks things are going great.

 

[Fradi]

Imagine you just get done graduating high school after or during the worst pandemic in years, start looking for secondary schools then your drafted into the millitary to fight a war you never wanted.

This was the fate of young boys for 40 years in the iron curtain countries not to mention that after their draft ended they were not allowed to leave the country for a couple of years and if they happened to have been stationed anywhere near nuclear instalments they were forbidden forever.
This is not new this has been going on for ages.

 

[cloudsurf]

This is not new this has been going on for ages.

Except that there is now a bloody war that most of the world, including russian civilians don`t want or even understand.
BTW Fradi it`s not for the past 40 years but like the past 70 plus years.

 

[sene5hos]

Bus Convoy Headed To Mariupol In New Attempt To Evacuate Ukrainian Civilians

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says a convoy of 45 buses is headed to the besieged city of Mariupol in an attempt to evacuate civilians trapped by weeks of heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops.

www.rferl.org

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says a convoy of 45 buses is headed to the besieged city of Mariupol in an attempt to evacuate civilians trapped by weeks of heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops.

"Tonight, we received a message from the International Red Cross Committee that the Russian Federation confirms its readiness to open access for the humanitarian convoy to the city of Mariupol.

 

[sene5hos]

The remote firing system is really nice. Makes you less terrified when an angry tank starts to look for you. Also helps that Russian tanks have easy to hit fuel cells and ammo racks.

Very impressive stuff! The war has dragged on for a month and the Ukrainians are showing incomprehensible courage and will to defend their country and freedom.
They will learn new tactics and become even more fierce on the battle field.

 

[sene5hos]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russia-g20-trudeau-1.6404249

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that the G20 group of nations must re-evaluate the participation of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"When it comes to Vladimir Putin sitting around that table with the rest of us, that's going to be extraordinarily difficult for us and unproductive for the G20," Trudeau told reporters before entering the House of Commons.

"Bottom line, it can't be business as usual to have Vladimir Putin sitting around the table pretending that everything is OK. Because it's not OK and it's his fault."

Trudeau said the G20, which he described as a group dedicated to ensuring economic growth, will not be able to function with Russian participation.

"Russia has, right now, with its illegal invasion of Ukraine, upended economic growth for everyone around the world and can't possibly be a constructive partner in how we manage … the crisis," he said.

The G20's next meeting is set to take place from November 15 to 16 in Bali, Indonesia.

Russia's ambassador to Indonesia has said Putin plans to attend.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Putin believes by November the war will be long over, somewhat forgotten and in the rear view mirror. And it will be back to business as usual with the world. Chances are he will probably be right.

 

[sene5hos]

As it happened: Russia pledges to allow humanitarian corridor into Mariupol

The Russian defence ministry said it would allow a humanitarian corridor to be established from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia starting on Friday, Tass news agency reported, after a request to Russian President…

www.france24.com

Also:
A fire broke out at a fuel storage facility in the Russian city of Belgorod located close to the Ukrainian border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said, two days after the province was rocked by blasts at an arms depot.

I understand the Ukrainians, but I think it was not a good idea, because Putin is unpredictable, and he will say that it's the Ukrainians who attack Russia.

 

[sene5hos]

Putin believes by November the war will be long over, somewhat forgotten and in the rear view mirror. And it will be back to business as usual with the world. Chances are he will probably be right.

Not me.
I will never forget all the horror, the devastation, the deaths etc... caused by this madman.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Not me.
I will never forget all the horror, the devastation, the deaths etc... caused by this madman.

But you don't count because you will not be at the G20. So this statement is totally irrelevant. The politicians who go there are guided by what's in the current news and what concerns their citizens. The G20 summit will proceed as usual. This can be banked. Putin's feelings will not be hurt by rhetoric- yours or anyone else's.

 

[wetnose]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russia-g20-trudeau-1.6404249

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that the G20 group of nations must re-evaluate the participation of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"When it comes to Vladimir Putin sitting around that table with the rest of us, that's going to be extraordinarily difficult for us and unproductive for the G20," Trudeau told reporters before entering the House of Commons.

"Bottom line, it can't be business as usual to have Vladimir Putin sitting around the table pretending that everything is OK. Because it's not OK and it's his fault."

Inviting Putin is like inviting that one neighbour that everybody despises to your yearly Labor Day BBQ.

Same neighbour who loves getting drunk on Friday then beating the shit out of his wife.

Saturday he does it again, only it's the kids' turn.

Same guy also poisons stray dogs and cats for fun, then mounts their skulls on his lawn.

 

[Cruiser777]

Belgorod: Russia accuses Ukraine of helicopter strikes on fuel depot in Russian territory (msn.com)

Now this is upsetting.

How dare Ukraine attack on Russian soil ??? and make the Russians little uncomfortable by creating little fuel shortage.

 

[sene5hos]

Russia and cybersecurity expert Dmitri Alperovitch discusses US intelligence reports claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer himself, has been misinformed by his top advisers on the Ukraine war.

Poor Vladimir

 

[Cruiser777]

I also noticed that the Russians are removing the tank tops (Turrets)....and leaving the stumps in Ukraine...

Listen to Rebecca DeMorney...It doesn't work...

 

[EagerBeaver]

Russians Have Been Rallied To Now Support Invasion:

Shaken at First, Many Russians Now Rally Behind Putin’s Invasion (Published 2022)

Polls and interviews show many Russians now accept the Kremlin’s assertion that their country is under siege from the West. Opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet.

www.nytimes.com

 

[wetnose]

More butchery by Russian invaders: