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richeeyo:
USA invaded Iraq during the time of Saddam, when Iraq was the 4th largest army in world, his army,airforce ,was conquered in 4days
No threat of nuke against Iraq then
The Almighty Russia they threaten countries that don't even rank 25th in the world with Nukes
At this point The west would make sure Russia is behind the world 30years
How many of you have ever held a made in Russia product.
Russia is has been leaving in the soviet era glory
Honestly without nukes
Those Yankees and their marines can take over Moscow in a week

Small small now!

Invasion of Iraq.
The 2003 invasion of Iraq[a] was the first stage of the Iraq War . The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, [24] including 26 days of major combat operations, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq . 22 days after the first day of the invasion, the capital city of Baghdad was captured by Coalition forces on 9 April 2003 after the six day long Battle of Baghdad. This early stage of the war formally ended on 1 May 2003 when U.S. President George W. Bush declared the "end of major combat operations"

Facts

As per this very war, 4 countries invaded Iraq not only US.

Iraq had earlier fought a full scale war with Iran for 8 years and is military weak.

Iraq imports most of its weapons while Ukraine manufactures most of its weapons.

Over 30 countries are pumping weapons and other supplies to Ukraine and training and commanding it troops, while Iraq do not have such support.

Dissidents and sabotage groups within Iraq military and citizens worked with the US from inside and outside Iraq to make it easier.

Only Iraq republican guards really fought against US and it's allies as most commanding officers had physically received dollars in cash and simply told their troops to drop weapons and go home.

As per Russian products: It's available all over eastern Europe, part of western Europe, Asia, Cuba, Venezuela etc. They're not in most African countries because of western strategies to keep them out of the global market and economy.

Let me say that the only country to ever use an atomic weapon on another country is the United States of America who used it on Japan to prevent huge casualties on their side during WW2. No other Country have used it ever since.

Crosscheck facts as no country in the world can capture Moscow in a year not to talk of a week.
Why do you think the US and Russia military avoid each other? They will over kill each other if war starts between them.

Russia mentioning nuclear weapons is not due to fear but to balance the odds. How will US and 30 other Nato countries go to war with only Russia? why not one at a time? Why is US and Nato, Japan, south Korea etc given weapons and other supplies and allowing volunteers from all over the world to fight on Ukraine side and then threatening China and other countries telling them not to support Russia or supply them anything?

By the time this war ends, the world and United Nations will be changed forever.

richeeyo:
USA invaded Iraq during the time of Saddam, when Iraq was the 4th largest army in world, his army,airforce ,was conquered in 4days
No threat of nuke against Iraq then
The Almighty Russia they threaten countries that don't even rank 25th in the world with Nukes
At this point The west would make sure Russia is behind the world 30years
How many of you have ever held a made in Russia product.
Russia is has been leaving in the soviet era glory
Honestly without nukes
Those Yankees and their marines can take over Moscow in a week

Small small now!

Invasion of Iraq.
The 2003 invasion of Iraq[a] was the first stage of the Iraq War . The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, [24] including 26 days of major combat operations, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq . 22 days after the first day of the invasion, the capital city of Baghdad was captured by Coalition forces on 9 April 2003 after the six day long Battle of Baghdad. This early stage of the war formally ended on 1 May 2003 when U.S. President George W. Bush declared the "end of major combat operations"

Number of Ukrainian servicemen surrendered in Mariupol climbs to 1,350, DPR says
On April 13, the Russian Defense Ministry informed that 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36 Marine Brigade surrendered, including 162 officers
DONETSK, April 14. /TASS/. The number of Ukrainian Marines who surrendered to Russian and DPR servicemen in Mariupol has reached 1,350, the DPR Territorial Defense Headquarters reported on Thursday.
"Our warriors continue to capture the militants of the 36 brigade of Ukraine’s armed formations in Mariupol. As of the evening of April 13, 1,350 Ukrainian Marines have surrendered," the agency said on its Telegram channel.
On Wednesday morning, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that as a result of a successful offensive of Russia’s Armed Forces and the Donetsk People’s Republic Militia, a total of 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36 Marine Brigade surrendered, including 162 officers.
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Ka-52 helicopters carry out precision strikes on Ukrainian armored vehicles, artillery

Anonymoususher:
Since the cold war Finland had no reason to join NATO until Putin invaded Ukraine for no just reason.

Finland had always wanted to take back the large portion of their country seized by Russia during the winter war and punish Russia for starting a war and also imposed a $300m fine for the same war they started.

All through the years, Finland had been preparing for a Russian attack because they know their mad neighbor will always come back to demand for more lands.

To prepare for future Russian invasion, Finland since the winter war passed a bill for every home to have under ground bomb shelters to avoid civilian casualties in case a war with Russia begins.

Built fortified military bases guarded by cliffs and mountains to help prevent missile strikes on military arsenals

Continuously employed citizenship education to keep citizens always battle ready in case of a way.

Have 300,000 active military with 900,000 reservist which they can call at anytime making them one of the largest military in Europe.

Aside that they have underground subways for civilian evacuation if a war should break out

they always have stockpile of food, and drugs that can serve for 10 months to 1 year if a war breaks out. As a matter of fact every year, leaders of each key sectors meet to ascertain the amount of food and drug stockpiles available in the country's reserve in case of a war.

Finland has always been battle ready and will give Russia a bloody nose.

For those quick to write them off remember during the winter war when Russia invaded them, Finland lost just 25,000 men but Russia lost over 300,000 soldiers.

Finland only lost the battle because Russia had an infinite supply of soldiers which included the Ukrainian and Belarusian people. With their former colonies gone, Russia will find it very hard to defeat a battle ready Finland now.

With their war with Ukraine from the West and a combined Finland and Sweden attack from the West and Georgia from the East, Russia will be doomed because they do not have the financial strength to sustain a war on multiple fronts. Their only bet will be the use of nuclear weapons and if they try that, it will give war hungry US, NATO, UK and the likes that have been looking for a justifiable reason to finish Russia off.

Putin should just count his teeth with his tongues. He is making NATO look so attractive to other nations with his stupid war in Ukraine.

Finland lost 25,904 and Russia lost 126,875–167,976.

Finland stopped fighting when Russia changed tactics and started defeating Finnish soldiers and destroying Finland defenses.

Weather and good clothing protection were what gave Finland the upper hand at the start of the conflict while the Russians were ill prepared for the War.

Appleyard:
Gradually, they are gearing towards WW3.

Yes but all sides will avoid a WW3.

An alliance of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and those I don't want to mention now will be very difficult for US and Nato to defeat.

Weeks ago, These are the same Chechen forces Ukraine and the West said that Ukraine Azov ( best Ukrainian Soldiers) defeated and that they destroyed most of them.

Chechen forces commence operation on elimination of mercenaries in LPR — Kadyrov
The groups mostly include the so-called Ichkeria Battalion, Georgian Battalion and other battalions of criminals," the head of Chechnya specified
GROZNY, April 13. /TASS/. Chechen military units involved in the special military operation in Ukraine have commenced operation on elimination of mercenary groups in Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said in his Telegram channel Wednesday.
"Chechen special operations units have commenced a large-scale operation on elimination of mercenary groups in Lugansk People’s Republic. [The groups] mostly include the so-called Ichkeria Battalion, Georgian Battalion and other battalions of criminals," Kadyrov said.
According to Kadyrov, the main front is located in the town of Popasnaya.
"Our fighters display obvious supremacy in large-scale fights," the head of Chechnya added.
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MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Attempts by the US and other Western countries to slow Russia’s special operation in Ukraine will be curbed, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS.
"We are also making it clear to the Americans and other Westerners that attempts to slow our special operation and inflict the most possible damage to Russian units and the units of the DPR and LPR will be curbed in a tough manner," he said.
Ryabkov also said Russia will regard US and NATO vehicles that transport weapons in Ukraine as legitimate military targets.
"We are warning that US-NATO vehicles with weapons that move across the Ukrainian territory will be viewed by us as legitimate military targets," he said.

Appleyard:
Every sane thinking person knows that the Nationalized American Terrorists Organization' (NATO) is the main cause of this problem right now, and will so be for many years to come. NATO is supposed to be a defense Bloc but has spent all of it's years attacking nations that never attacked them. It's the geopolitical aircraft carrier and forward base propagating US imperialism and hegemony.

True talk.

Russia just informed them that it will target their vehicles that's transporting weapons across the border into Ukraine.( Since the Ukrainian transport bringing weapons are been destroyed, US and Nato are using theirs to bring in weapons disguised as humanitarian supplies).

The world may just get the WW3 it's looking for, If US and Nato continue to bring in weapons and Russia start to destroy them.

Things are getting interesting as what is good for one side is also good for the other.

11-04-2022.

China ships weapons to Serbia
The move has spurred fears of an arms buildup by “Russian ally” amid the Ukraine crisis

A Chinese official confirmed on Monday that Beijing had made a delivery of military equipment to Serbia under a longstanding partnership with the Balkan nation, but the transfer has reportedly rattled nerves in the West as media outlets warned of an “arms buildup” by a “Russian ally” amid the Ukraine crisis.

Six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed in Belgrade on Saturday to deliver their cargoes. The delivery was routine under a cooperation plan between the countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters on Monday. It has “nothing to do with the current situation” and doesn’t target any other nation, he added.

The Associated Press and other media outlets speculated that the planes were carrying HQ-22 surface-to-air missiles that Serbia had ordered from China. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic hinted at a big announcement this week, saying that he would introduce “the newest pride” of his country’s military.

US and UK media outlets called the delivery
“secret,” “veiled” or “semisecret” and said that it had raised fears of a military buildup at a time of war between Russia and Ukraine. AP suggested that the shipment could “threaten the fragile peace” in the Balkans.

It’s not clear how the delivery could have been secret, inasmuch as the cargo was flown into Belgrade on six massive transport planes, passing through the airspace of Turkey and other NATO members. China’s state-owned Global Times newspaper reported on the shipment, trumpeting it as potentially the largest overseas operation in the Y-20’s history. The outlet even speculated that the planes were delivering HQ-22 missiles, the export version of which is known as the FK-3.

Western outlets also made claims of the delivery raising geopolitical concerns without identifying any of the people or governments with concerns. The alleged fears also come at a time when the US and other NATO members are accelerating shipments of weapons to Ukraine.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan bragged in an interview on Sunday that Washington was sending weapons to Ukraine “every day” under a plan to ensure that Kiev can repel Russian forces and help achieve America’s goal of weakening and isolating Moscow.

Both China and Serbia have been criticized for failing to join the US and its allies in imposing sanctions against Russia. US officials warned Serbia in 2020 against purchasing HQ-22 systems, saying it must align its military equipment with Western weaponry if it wants to join the European Union or NATO.

China has long been a close ally of Serbia. When NATO bombed Serbia in 1999, the Chinese embassy in Belgrade was hit, leading to protests in Beijing. NATO called the incident a mistake, saying the embassy wasn’t targeted.

Earlier this month, China’s Foreign Ministry said NATO should have been disbanded after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. NATO was the “initiator” of the Ukraine crisis because it undermined Russian national security by breaking promises against expanding eastward after the Cold War ended, Lijian said on April 1.

PARIS, April 13. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he is making every effort to end hostilities in Ukraine and restore peace in the region. At the same time, he disagreed with the words of US President Joe Biden, who claimed that what is happening in Ukraine seems to him to be "genocide."
"You have to be very careful with terms today, because we are talking about brotherly peoples (Russian and Ukrainian - TASS)," Macron said on Wednesday on the France 2 TV channel, answering the host’s questions. "I want to keep trying to stop this conflict and restore peace. I don't think the linguistic escalation serves that purpose," the French leader noted in reference to the American president's remarks. On Tuesday, Biden told reporters that the events in Ukraine seemed to him to be "genocide".
At the same time, Macron noted that "all evidence of war crimes must be fairly investigated." "What is happening in Ukraine is unacceptable," the French president, who is now running for a second term, said. He stressed that he "nowadays continues to devote a lot of time to the Ukrainian settlement."

PARIS, April 13. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he is making every effort to end hostilities in Ukraine and restore peace in the region. At the same time, he disagreed with the words of US President Joe Biden, who claimed that what is happening in Ukraine seems to him to be "genocide."
"You have to be very careful with terms today, because we are talking about brotherly peoples (Russian and Ukrainian - TASS)," Macron said on Wednesday on the France 2 TV channel, answering the host’s questions. "I want to keep trying to stop this conflict and restore peace. I don't think the linguistic escalation serves that purpose," the French leader noted in reference to the American president's remarks. On Tuesday, Biden told reporters that the events in Ukraine seemed to him to be "genocide".
At the same time, Macron noted that "all evidence of war crimes must be fairly investigated." "What is happening in Ukraine is unacceptable," the French president, who is now running for a second term, said. He stressed that he "nowadays continues to devote a lot of time to the Ukrainian settlement."

Russian forces eliminated two large Ukrainian missile and artillery arms depots near the settlements of Sadovoye and Chudnov by sea-and air-launched precision missiles

MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. A Russian Black Sea Fleet ship conducted a salvo launch of six Kalibr cruise missiles against ground targets on Ukrainian territory. The footage of data recorders showing the destruction of military facilities was released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday.
"The crew of a missile corvette of the Black Sea Fleet delivered a salvo strike of six Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea against designated ground targets on Ukrainian territory," the ministry said.
As Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov reported earlier on Wednesday, the Russian forces eliminated two large Ukrainian missile and artillery arms depots near the settlements of Sadovoye and Chudnov by sea-and air-launched precision missiles.
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Niggmatic:
R in USSR stands for Russia?

Now I know that Putin supporters are damn illiterates.

USSR stand for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

R stand for Republics not Russia as you claim!!!

PARIS, April 13. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday on the France 2 TV channel that he planned to hold new telephone talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky in the coming days.
"In the coming days, I will speak again by phone with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin," Macron, who is now running for a second presidential term, said.
He visited Moscow on February 7 for talks with his Russian counterpart. The next day, the French leader visited Kiev. After the dialogue in Moscow, Macron and Putin have had regular phone conversations. There have been nine in recent weeks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine following a request for assistance from the leaders of the Donbass republics. After that, the US, EU, and UK, as well as several other states, announced that they were imposing sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities.
The first round of France's 2022 presidential election was held on 10 April, with turnout reaching 73.69%. Twelve candidates vied for the presidential office. After proceeding 100% of the votes, Macron (27.84%) and his main rival Marine Le Pen (23.15%) had advanced to the second round. The runoff election will take place on April 24.
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PARIS, April 13. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday on the France 2 TV channel that he planned to hold new telephone talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky in the coming days.
"In the coming days, I will speak again by phone with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin," Macron, who is now running for a second presidential term, said.
He visited Moscow on February 7 for talks with his Russian counterpart. The next day, the French leader visited Kiev. After the dialogue in Moscow, Macron and Putin have had regular phone conversations. There have been nine in recent weeks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine following a request for assistance from the leaders of the Donbass republics. After that, the US, EU, and UK, as well as several other states, announced that they were imposing sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities.
The first round of France's 2022 presidential election was held on 10 April, with turnout reaching 73.69%. Twelve candidates vied for the presidential office. After proceeding 100% of the votes, Macron (27.84%) and his main rival Marine Le Pen (23.15%) had advanced to the second round. The runoff election will take place on April 24.
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MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Russian Defense Ministry published video footage of Mi-24, Mi-28N and Ka-52 strike helicopters destroying Ukrainian air defense systems and armored vehicles.
"A group of Mi-24, Mi-28N, Ka-52 helicopters was performing ground forces support, when the leading helicopter was targeted with a Ukrainian Buk air defense missile. Under the leader’s command, the wingmen fired missiles at the detected launch location, destroying the launcher and the crew," the Ministry said in its commentary.
During their mission, the aviation crews also destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles, camouflaged and hidden in forested area, with guided missiles.
The Ministry noted that the Army aviation performs missions on escorting convoys, elimination of armored vehicles, delivering airborne troops, military cargo, and air support.
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Someone will still say this is propaganda but reality can't be hidden for long.

MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines with "hundreds of injured" surrendered in Mariupol, Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said in his Telegram channel Wednesday.
"Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrendered today in Mariupol. There are hundreds of injured among them. It is a right choice," he said.
According to Kadyrov, "Ukrainian forces groups are being defeated one after another on a daily basis."
"Ukrainian fighters don’t know what to do with the injured; they don’t know whom to contact and what to do next, because resistance is futile, and there are almost no fighting forces left. Only individual small groups are active," he said.
The head of Chechnya added that "there are about 200 injured deep in the Azovstal plant that cannot receive medical aid."
"It is best for them and everyone else to stop this pointless resistance and return home to their families,"

Reality is different from propaganda

Someone will still say this is propaganda but reality can't be hidden for long.

MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines with "hundreds of injured" surrendered in Mariupol, Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said in his Telegram channel Wednesday.
"Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrendered today in Mariupol. There are hundreds of injured among them. It is a right choice," he said.
According to Kadyrov, "Ukrainian forces groups are being defeated one after another on a daily basis."
"Ukrainian fighters don’t know what to do with the injured; they don’t know whom to contact and what to do next, because resistance is futile, and there are almost no fighting forces left. Only individual small groups are active," he said.
The head of Chechnya added that "there are about 200 injured deep in the Azovstal plant that cannot receive medical aid."
"It is best for them and everyone else to stop this pointless resistance and return home to their families,"

MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines with "hundreds of injured" surrendered in Mariupol, Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said in his Telegram channel Wednesday.
"Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrendered today in Mariupol. There are hundreds of injured among them. It is a right choice," he said.
According to Kadyrov, "Ukrainian forces groups are being defeated one after another on a daily basis."
"Ukrainian fighters don’t know what to do with the injured; they don’t know whom to contact and what to do next, because resistance is futile, and there are almost no fighting forces left. Only individual small groups are active," he said.
The head of Chechnya added that "there are about 200 injured deep in the Azovstal plant that cannot receive medical aid."
"It is best for them and everyone else to stop this pointless resistance and return home to their families," Kadyrov noted.
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MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Russian Defense Ministry published video footage of Mi-24, Mi-28N and Ka-52 strike helicopters destroying Ukrainian air defense systems and armored vehicles.
"A group of Mi-24, Mi-28N, Ka-52 helicopters was performing ground forces support, when the leading helicopter was targeted with a Ukrainian Buk air defense missile. Under the leader’s command, the wingmen fired missiles at the detected launch location, destroying the launcher and the crew," the Ministry said in its commentary.
During their mission, the aviation crews also destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles, camouflaged and hidden in forested area, with guided missiles.
The Ministry noted that the Army aviation performs missions on escorting convoys, elimination of armored vehicles, delivering airborne troops, military cargo, and air support.
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Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol — Kadyro

MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Russian Defense Ministry published video footage of Mi-24, Mi-28N and Ka-52 strike helicopters destroying Ukrainian air defense systems and armored vehicles.
"A group of Mi-24, Mi-28N, Ka-52 helicopters was performing ground forces support, when the leading helicopter was targeted with a Ukrainian Buk air defense missile. Under the leader’s command, the wingmen fired missiles at the detected launch location, destroying the launcher and the crew," the Ministry said in its commentary.
During their mission, the aviation crews also destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles, camouflaged and hidden in forested area, with guided missiles.
The Ministry noted that the Army aviation performs missions on escorting convoys, elimination of armored vehicles, delivering airborne troops, military cargo, and air support.
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Over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol — Kadyro

tutudesz:
NATO made that agreement and they have the right to change the agreement. Freedom of Association is a right of every individual and country

And Cuba, Iran, North Korea, China, India, Pakistan, Venezuela etc don't have right of association but only US and it's allies have such rights with the right to invade and destroy or overthrow any government that's not allied to them?

Double standard even same is taking place at the United Nations.

Excuzeme:
Russia has said it will not spare any MERCENARY! K.I.A
They wanted to come and act out what they watch on Video Games, forgetting that it is Humans, be it Russian or Ukrainian, that are dying.
Russia should just drop a Missile in their Midst and let God Judge them thereafter.
Who send dem?

Yes they were mostly carried away with Ukraine and western propaganda that Ukraine is winning and killing Russian soldiers like chickens.( I just They laugh as the UK guy in question is a war vet)

They don't know that Video games and propaganda ain't same as actual combat.

Someone is saying it's propaganda not knowing that the person in question is a UK vet and the news is also from the UK!( Will UK play games with the life or it's citizen?)

Let me say that the news is even from UK guardian news and it's like things are getting clearer by the day as the war proceeds and Russia and Ukraine battle it out Militarily.

It's going to escalate soon because a EU leader made a blonder saying " The Ukraine Russian fight most only be settled through military force on the battlefield not peace table". The Russians came out and said they will achieve their aim militarily in Ukraine.( He simply spoke out the mind of US, Nato and EU)

They can't deny this one saying it's propaganda because the Russians might just kill him if they say it's propaganda again and his family will sue the UK govt.

Let be candid, Ukraine is loosing a lot of soldiers, volunteers, foreign fighters, equipments etc but the west are just using propaganda to cover everything because there will be total breakdown of law and order in Ukraine if they don't, the Country will fall quickly; The West will also loose credibility and allies.

Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin insists Russia will achieve its ‘noble’ goals in Ukraine
President dismisses killing of civilians in Bucha by Russian forces as ‘fake’
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Vladimir Putin waves the flag in a polarised country where views are hard to shift
Read more Vladimir Putin has insisted that his bloody campaign in Ukraine will continue until its “noble” goals have been achieved, arguing that the invasion was proceeding as planned, despite fierce Ukrainian resistance and heavy losses among Russian forces.
“We will achieve our objectives, there are no doubts,” Putin told workers at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east, in his first public comments on the war since his forces were forced to retreat from northern Ukraine more than a week ago.
“Its goals are absolutely clear and noble,” Putin said of Russia’s military campaign while standing alongside his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko , during a visit to mark the 61st anniversary of the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s first human space flight.
It was only his second public appearance in a week, after a brief appearance at the funeral of the ultranationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, where he made no direct mention of the war. His recent low profile has marked a stark change for a leader who was ubiquitous on Russian television in the early days of the war.
Speaking later at a televised news conference, Putin dismissed Ukrainian testimony that
Russian troops had executed civilians in Bucha, comparing the killings to what he claimed were western staged chemical weapons attacks in Syria aimed at incriminating Russia’s ally Bashar al-Assad.
“It’s the same kind of fake in Bucha,” Putin said.
It was not clear whether Putin meant that the images of dead civilians in Bucha were staged or that the civilians had been killed by Ukrainians, two contradicting versions that have been heavily promoted by Russian officials and state media.
Ukraine has accused the Russian military of executing civilians in Bucha , a town outside the capital, Kyiv, that Russian troops occupied for several weeks before withdrawing. Western countries are working with Ukraine in a joint investigation to gather evidence of possible Russian war crimes.
Lukashenko described the atrocities of Bucha as a “British special operation”, without citing evidence.
“If you need addresses, passwords, car numbers, car brands on which they arrived in Bucha and how they did it, the FSB [spy agency] of the Russian Federation can provide this information. If not, we can help with that,” said the Belarussian leader, who has previously claimed that Ukraine was planning to invade his country.
Putin also said sanctions imposed on his country would not have their desired effect, drawing an analogy between Russia’s situation today and that of the Soviet Union in 1961, when Gagarin became the first man in space. “The sanctions were total, the isolation was complete, but the Soviet Union was still first in space,” Putin said.
“The blitzkrieg which our foes were counting on did not work,” Putin added, referring to the unprecedented western sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin delivering a speech during his visit to the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east. Photograph: Evgeny Biyatov/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images
At times the Russian leader appeared to ramble or stammer, in stark contrast to the icy, confident demeanour that he normally displays.
A recurring theme in Putin’s remarks on Tuesday was that war with Ukraine, which will soon enter its third month, had been “inevitable”.
“We were forced to this … Ukraine began to turn into an anti-Russian foothold. They began to grow sprouts of nationalism and neo-nazism … And a clash with these forces was inevitable for Russia,” Putin said. “They were just picking a time for an attack … It was inevitable, it was only a matter of time.” He added that the invasion, which has so far cost tens of thousands of lives and driven more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes, was “the right thing to do”.
Sam Green, a professor in Russian politics and the director of the Russia Institute at King’s College London, said that from the start of the crisis Putin had framed Russia’s actions in Ukraine as an “existential threat”.
“This whole war has been built around the rhetoric that Russia has been under an existential threat. That this war was forced upon Russia. While goals and objectives might shift throughout this war, Putin simply can’t abandon this type of existential rhetoric,” he said.
Green said this rhetoric appeared to have caught on in Russia, pointing to the genuine support the war seemed to have among swaths of the population. “Putin wants to make sure there isn’t a single doubt left why it is waged and why all the pain and sacrifices are justified.”

obedience4:
Mr propaganda continue
I thought you people said Russia has already capture mauripol.. Now the troops ammo is ruining low..

Little kid continue to lament as your love is been beaten left and right with all your propaganda and weapons your US, Nato are pumping to Your loved Ukraine.

Funny boy, you can't even read and comprehend that the news is from your beloved UK!

British man fighting in Ukraine forced to surrender to Russians

Aiden Aslin said his unit in Mariupol has run out of food and ammunition and can no longer hold out
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A Briton who has been fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces in the besieged city of Mariupol has been forced to surrender along with his unit to the Russians because they have run out of food and ammunition.

Aiden Aslin, from Newark, joined Ukraine’s marines in 2018 but has told friends and family that he and his comrades cannot hold out any longer as the Russians gradually tighten their grip on the southern port city.

Aslin’s mother, Ang Wood, told the BBC that her son’s unit had “put up one hell of a fight” but had to call it a day because they had “no weapons left”. In an interview, she called on UK prime minister, Boris Johnson , to find a way to “take Putin down”.

Russian troops have been besieging the city on the Sea of Azov since the beginning of March. The territory controlled by Ukrainian forces has gradually shrank to a few central areas.
Aslin tweeted under the name
Cossackgundi, although he has become increasingly unable to do so, leaving the administration of the account in the hands of a friend who will continue to comment on the war under his user name.

Aslin fought for the Syrian Kurdish YPG against Islamic State between 2015 and 2017 before moving to Ukraine. A friend, Brennan Philips, said Aslin “can’t get out … can’t fight back” and added: “I’m sure if they had a bullet left, they would have shot it.”

In a video filmed in February before the war, Aslin said he had “originally wanted to be a cop” but decided to join to fight Islamic State so that he would not “sit here and complain about everything, but go do something about it”, and that he recognised that a war with Russia could mean “a lot of us will die, get seriously injured”.
In a Facebook post on Monday, the last

Ukrainian soldiers defending Mariupol said they were “running out of ammunition” and expected to be killed or taken prisoner very soon.
“We were bombed from airplanes and shot at by artillery and tanks. We have been doing everything possible and impossible. But any resource has the potential to run out,” said the 36th brigade.

Krismas:
Al Jazeera is silent about Emmanuel Macrons frequent visits with Putin since the war began

They do mention the visits, even that of Isreal leadership

sirjoe1124:
Ok Till they defeat Ukrainian forces first

It is inevitable.

Your winning and still want to directly meet Putin?

10-04-2022

Austrian chancellor to meet Putin in Moscow
Chancellor Karl Nehammer will be the first European leader to meet Vladimir Putin since the invasion began.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer [File: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters]
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will visit Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, the first European leader to meet him since Moscow’s
invasion of Ukraine, the leader announced on Twitter.
“We are militarily neutral, but [have] a clear position on the Russian war of aggression against the Ukraine. He has to stop! It needs humanitarian corridors, a ceasefire & full investigation of war crimes,” he said.
Nehammer said he had briefed other European partners regarding his visit to Moscow, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed to RIA news agency that Putin would be holding talks with Nehammer on Monday.
The planned meeting with the Russian leader follows a trip by Nehammer to Ukraine on Saturday, during which the Austrian chancellor met the Ukrainian president.
Putin has been largely shunned by Western leaders since the start of the conflict, though he met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Kremlin in early March.
Neutral Austria has been providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine as well as helmets and body armour for civilians rather than weapons.
Nehammer, a conservative, has been visibly moved by telephone conversations with Zelenskyy and says he wants to show support.
Austria is a member of the European Union, but has not joined NATO.
Vienna has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and this week expelled four Russian diplomats.
Earlier this week, the EU approved an embargo on Russian coal – the first time the bloc has targeted the energy sector, on which it is heavily dependent – and the closing of European ports to Russian vessels.
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the war started was now some 4.5 million. About 2.6 million of those fled, at least initially, to Poland, and more than 686,000 to Romania, the UN said.
On Friday, the UN General Assembly
voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council – with 93 votes in favour and 24 against, with 58 member states abstaining from the process.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES

Russia will definitely deploy men and equipments near those borders to see who blinks first.

They call it calibration.

More dangerous weapon systems will be deployed by both parties.

Russia is used to US and Nato deployment around them but is US and Nato prepared for Russian deployment around them?

Let wait and see.