Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[CAPRICORN-88]

The Russian celebrated May 9 in 28 cities.

No need Moscow. Firework at any one of the 28 cities will do.

We loved FIREWORK display.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523885951864700928

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523882680131239936

 

[StraightEdge]

Wyatt Reed on Twitter: "Incredible—Sky News host asks Russian Deputy UN Rep Dmitry Polyanskiy about the British Defense Secretary comparing Russian troops to nazis, then CUTS HIM OFF after he pulls out a tablet and shows the audience Zelensky’s Instagram post of an SS totenkopf-wearing Ukrainian soldier https://t.co/gYKhTkANtt" / Twitter

 

[Viet]

Russians wanted to turn Izyum into Ukrainian Verdun, but so far only get "Verdunized" themselves.

Retreat from a salient strongpoint hanging by a thread is often more pricey than breaking out of a complete encirclement because you can only retreat in 1 direction, and any worthy enemy will surely anticipate that.

Even if Russia army celebrates victory here and there the Ukraine army will continue this war for years.
Meanwhile Russia economy heads to full collapse.
The future is bleak.
EU going to renewables, banning oil and coal, gas will be next. The point of no return is coming. There will be no revival to Russia energy imports.
North stream 2 is dead. North stream 1 is next.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

I was disappointed in the parade. Missed some equipment there.

Liar Zalensky must be equally disappointed as President Putin did not mentioned Ukraine even once in his entire speech.

Yes. There were no new equipment displayed in the parade.

It was a disappointment for many military enthusiasts.

As for me, I was just waiting to watch the FIREWORK display.

 

[LeGenD]

Thats a load of tosh and you know it. The war in Iraq was an illegal invasion based on a pretext of wmd's which were never there. The west is full of hyprocrasy would be good for people to just admit it rather than backing war crimes committed by Nato members.

What became of Iraq is a tragedy on many counts but there is a lesson to be learned from this chapter.

Saddam Hussein was a schizophrenic tyrant and Saddam regime was a headache to all in the region without any doubt. Saddam became powerful but was full of himself. He could advance Pan-Arab cause but he prevented political efforts to unite Syria and Iraq in the 1970s, and chose to assault neighboring countries.

Bush senior administration decided to liberate Kuwait from Iraq in 1991.

Bush junior administration decided to close the chapter of Saddam regime in Iraq for better or worse. Iraqi political dissidents colluded with Bush junior administration in this matter. Rest is noise and secondary.

Iraq certainly had stockpiles of chemical weapons some of which were found after the invasion. American politics (Republicans vs. Democrats) bungled this theme, however.

Free Speech is appealing but have its drawbacks. Political coherence is lost in the process. Consensus-building is helpful and advised for sensitive matters.

WE also have similar problems when it comes to understanding Afghanistan.

Coming back to Iraq, it would have been infinitely better if Iraqi people could address their own problems. Perhaps Saddam had become too strong and ruthless.

Kurdish city gassed by Saddam hopes referendum heralds better days

When poison gas killed thousands of Kurds in Halabja in 1988, its residents never imagined they would ever escape Saddam Hussein's grip, let alone vote one day in a referendum on secession from Iraq.

www.reuters.com

It is not wise to give too much power to one person. There should be checks and balances in a society.

 

[Oldman1]

Liar Zalensky must be equally disappointed as President Putin did not mentioned Ukraine even once in his entire speech.

Yes. There were no new equipment displayed in the parade.

It was a disappointment for many military enthusiasts.

As for me, I was just waiting to watch the FIREWORK display.

Its not about the new equipment, it was the previous equipment. Pantsirs, Smerches, TOS-1 vehicles, fewer Armata t-14 tanks, no planes even with skies not cloudy

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Meanwhile so many depressing news about the coming recessions in EU and the US in the MSM nowadays.

African leaders blamed the US and NATO for the Ukrainian crisis that causes the economic crisis in so many countries.

 

[SuperStar20]

When is this DAMN war going to end? When it started, PDF members were given timeline 5-6 weeks.
Russia has no clear objective. What is the point of killing and destroying everyday. Putin should stop this war immediately. Give chance to Ukraine to act Russian demands. Russia can attack anytime if Ukraine don't follow/obey those demands.

 

[Wergeland]

Although in-fighting has plagued the western alliance, you are underestimating the desire of the west to be warlike, to dominate and kill as opposed to other "civilisations". Truth be told, not everyone wants to force their way of life on to others quite like the west does.

Western Europe wasnt advanced?! Rome and Greece were pretty advanced, a basic fact known by any secondary school pupil in most countries. The role of the Muslims at carrying on the elightenment of the ancient civilisations is also a factor, and the renaissance and "age of enlightenment" in Euopea is becomes a piece of the puzzle. Next stop maybe a form of multipolarity or even decline.

Center of Western power is neither Greece or Rome. Classical civilization (Greece and Rome) is not the same Western Civilization.

I would argue that the west became so succesful because it burst onto the worlde scene at the right place and right time, escpecially considering human evolution timeline (Late middle ages to early modern period).

 

[Tipu7]

Do we have any recent source from Russian Officials and Ukrainian Officials each detailing the combat losses sustained by either side?

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

There have been Arab bedouins roaming those lands longe before any Roman or European. Go read a book.


Stop spreading fake news. Show sources or this post has to be removed.

Does not make them Arab.

 

[jamahir]

You think NATO will snap its fingers and the Russian Communists will obey to not do anything, to not defend their country, to not counter ?

You are not listening to him. He said he doesn't not care about communists or if they rule russia or if they control everything in russia. or what they do in russia,

In fact I believe the best way to totally crush russia is to allow communists to somehow take over.

Please compare the underlined with what I wrote above.

The Libya action was not an invasion in its normal meaning. A no fly zone was implemented and forces threatening Libyan civilians were treated with air strikes.
Gadaffi started killing people demonstrating for democracy to replace his illegal regime as part of the Arab Spring. The UNSC decided on a resolution calling for all countries to put a stop on Gadaffis atrocities.
That is what the 2011 action did.

As for Iraq:
Did Iraq violate the ceasefire by firing SAMs on coalition aircraft?
Did Iraq attempt to assassinate George H.W, Bush?

The answer to those questions determine the legality of Gulf War II.

So Gaddafi suddenly started killing "civilians including women and children" in 2011 at the same time as Assad in Syria ? Did they go insane at the same time or was it a conspiracy of NATO by using their proxies Al Qaeda and "Muslim" Brotherhood ? You should realize that Libya was a true democracy in the modern world unlike the fake democracies of the Western bloc. Please read this post of mine on what a democracy is not, is, the origin of Democracy and a media report on the Libyan true democracy system.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523653742821711872

"We persuade them to become good". @Bilal9 bhai, this is what I want do do with @Sharma Ji.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523750614551109632

American "democracy" at work at top level. The president doesn't have seats around his table to offer to his assistants. He expects them to stand while he grandly sits.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523885951864700928

Sky News presenter was so embarrassed.

And Polyansky ( who is he ? ) was brave and straightforward.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523882680131239936

If the war prolongs North Korea can send its soldiers to get practice and help the world's sane people in the process.

When is this DAMN war going to end? When it started, PDF members were given timeline 5-6 weeks.
Russia has no clear objective. What is the point of killing and destroying everyday. Putin should stop this war immediately. Give chance to Ukraine to act Russian demands. Russia can attack anytime if Ukraine don't follow/obey those demands.

Maybe a four day ceasefire.

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Xi tells Scholz that Europe's security should be kept in the hands of Europeans’​

• Chinese and German leaders discuss war in Ukraine and other issues during video call on Monday
• Xi urges European nations ‘to make every effort’ to prevent conflict from reaching ‘point of no return’

SCMP May 9

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Xi tells Scholz that Europe's security should be kept in the hands of Europeans’​

• Chinese and German leaders discuss war in Ukraine and other issues during video call on Monday
• Xi urges European nations ‘to make every effort’ to prevent conflict from reaching ‘point of no return’

SCMP May 9

Meaning: Don't come round and expects the rest of us to clean up all the mess you have created in Ukraine due to lack of leadership.

The leadership and the destiny of EU should be determined by Europeans and not outside esp. the US.

Many EU nations are beginning to speak out.

Bulgaria has just joined Hungary and Slovakia and have openly criticized the EU commission.
It has decide to VETO any sanction against Russian Oil.

EU under rhe present set up in Brussel is facing a deep division and crisis. It may eventually split up.

It is happening.