Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Joe Shearer]

and your aatmanirbharta modi couldn't come up with a decent online platform so you guys have to lurk here!

Some Indians do, not others. I am on seven fora concurrently. I have close friends here, and keep in touch.

 

[Dalit]

Now that Putin has invaded Ukraine, he now has to win at any cost. If that means losing lots of troops, then he'll do it. Putin failing to win and win well is a disaster for him. It's already looking bad; it will get worse. I hope Ukraine make them pay a heavy price.

Putin will win. Only a matter of time. Putin did his homework. The clean up operation has been planned meticulously for probably a long time.

 

[jamahir]

No, she’s just an all around non-interventionist. She also opposed US intervention in Syria, I think she met with Assad.

Surprising. Any article or vid of that meet ?

This clown (IK) has made a mockery of his country everywhere except China (maybe). He can't even get his group of ministers from speaking out of turn and humiliating his country more.

Meanwhile, our own Modi ji in China :

Modi Spells Strength as 'STREANH' 😂😂 | Mind-blowing !! 😂😂🤣🤣😱😱🙊🙊🙈 PM Narendra Modi spells 'Strength' as 'S T R E A N H' in front of Chinese delegation. May be that's how they do in "Entire... | By Gaurav PandhiFacebook

Mind-blowing !! 😂😂🤣🤣😱😱🙊🙊🙈 PM Narendra Modi spells 'Strength' as 'S T R E A N H' in front of Chinese delegation. May be that's how they do in "Entire...

www.facebook.com

 

[Dalit]

This clown (IK) has made a mockery of his country everywhere except China (maybe). He can't even get his group of ministers from speaking out of turn and humiliating his country more.

But we are digressing. The topic here is about the crisis in Ukraine. And yes Zelensky is much more of a man than IK will ever manage to be.

Says the RSS Nazi from India. Ask Modi how he feels that Nawazoo is counting his blood cells in London.

 

[RescueRanger]

I’m wondering what their demands will be. Demilitarization/neutrality on NATO are a given. They could force Ukraine to accept a weak federal structure, balkanize it, or even partition Eastern/Southern Ukraine as Novorossiya and annex it.

100% Putin has eyes on annexation of Donbas.

 

[dBSPL]

Putin will win. Only a matter of time. Putin did his homework. The clean up operation has been planned meticulously for probably a long time.

Pyrrhic victory

 

[Qutb-ud-din-Aibak]

Imho she is a security risk in the US and don't even know why she is active in US politics looking things from an American perspective..

It would be like having Hasan Nasrallah in the Israeli parliament she has never said anything except it targetted the US

 

[Wergeland]

A important aspect to this war is that western nations are absolutely averse to direct intervention, that is, placing uniformed NATO soldiers on the ground.

What is the consequence?
NATO has to instead use its soft power. Which of course is formidable as we have seen, especially in the economic sphere.

The challenge with realiance on soft power is that a adversary is learning to adapt and increase its awareness to possible non-lethal sanctions. Forexample a transition from SWIFT monopoly to multiple systems, De-dollarization and so on.

China especially will be watching this and take preventive measures, which in turn could make next round of similar sanctions appear toothless. The major shift lies in the trasition of wealth from Atlantic centered to Indo-Pacific centered. The west has to continue to have a significant economic weight under its belt, in order for sanctions to be meaningful.

 

[Dalit]

A important aspect to this war is that western nation are absolutely averse to direct intervention, that is placing uniformed NATO soldiers on the ground.

What is the consequence?
NATO has to instead use its soft power. Which of course is formidable as we have seen, especially in the economic sphere.

The challenge with realiance on soft power is that a adversary is learning to adapt and increase its awareness to possible non-lethal sanctions. Forexample a transition from SWIFT monopoly to multiple systems, De-dollarization and so on.

China especially will be watching this and take preventive measures, which in turn could make next round of similar sanctions appear toothless. The major shift lies in the trasition of wealth from Atlantic centered to Indo-Pacific centered. The west has to have a significant weight under its under economic belt in order for sanctions to be meaningful.

The SWIFT sanction is also partial.

EU decides to remove some Russian banks from SWIFT​

EU besluit aantal Russische banken uit SWIFT te verwijderen

Een aantal Russische banken zal verwijderd worden uit het internationale betaalsysteem SWIFT. Dat heeft de EU samen met de Verenigde Staten, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Canada besloten, meldt voorzitter van de Europese Commissie Ursula von der Leyen zaterdagavond.

www.nu.nl

 

[Qutb-ud-din-Aibak]

Pyrrhic victory

Ukraine was always gonna be a Pyrrhic victory as it is a huge country and I must say he has balls coming in. But It will be Pyrrhic victory nonethless where he seizes eastern Ukraine upto Dniper river and parts close to Kiev but not Kiev itself. Ukraine will lose upto 60% of it's territory but the remaining will be in the western part of the country.

 

[srshkmr]

LOL

India turns down US persuasion to vote against Russia

WASHINGTON: India, a key ally in the US-led effort to contain China, has joined Beijing in abstaining from a UN Security Council (UNSC) vote demanding an immediate Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.

Diplomatic observers in Washington see this as a clear indication that India would not strain its relations with an old ally, Russia, to please its new partner, the United States.

India turns down US persuasion to vote against Russia

Abstains from UNSC vote demanding Russian pullback from Ukraine.

www.dawn.com

Use of words clearly states the relationship “ally” Russia, “partner” USA

 

[RescueRanger]

This video shows the aftermath of Russian strikes against a Ukrainian military base in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497845128731443203

Location: 50*11'10"N 30*18'30"E

 

[Wergeland]

The SWIFT sanction is also partial.

EU decides to remove some Russian banks from SWIFT​

EU besluit aantal Russische banken uit SWIFT te verwijderen

Een aantal Russische banken zal verwijderd worden uit het internationale betaalsysteem SWIFT. Dat heeft de EU samen met de Verenigde Staten, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Canada besloten, meldt voorzitter van de Europese Commissie Ursula von der Leyen zaterdagavond.

www.nu.nl

The problem is that once you use a weapon the enemy is sooner or later going to get familiar with it.

 

[Trango Towers]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497823854680412160

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497822655155638275

Hold that thought

Idiots lined them up nicely next to each other in a war.

 

[RescueRanger]

The SWIFT sanction is also partial.

EU decides to remove some Russian banks from SWIFT​

EU besluit aantal Russische banken uit SWIFT te verwijderen

Een aantal Russische banken zal verwijderd worden uit het internationale betaalsysteem SWIFT. Dat heeft de EU samen met de Verenigde Staten, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Canada besloten, meldt voorzitter van de Europese Commissie Ursula von der Leyen zaterdagavond.

www.nu.nl

Expected to be honest. Meanwhile Germany is still buying Russian gas:

Yamal-Europe pipeline back to reverse mode after brief westbound flows

Russia's Yamal-Europe gas pipeline has resumed supplies from Germany to Poland on Saturday after a short period of westbound flows overnight for the first time since late December, data from German network operator Gascade showed.

www.reuters.com