Current Affairs Ukraine

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From 2019 by RAND commissioned by the US government

Extending Russia: Competing for Advantageous Ground

The United States is locked in a great-power competition with Russia. What are Russia's greatest anxieties and vulnerabilities? How can the United States exploit these vulnerabilities? And what are the potential costs and risks of doing so?

www.rand.org

 

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An analysis of the real reason for Puton invasion of Ukraine.

Why does Russia want Ukraine?

A University of Rochester expert on international conflicts explains some of the reasons behind Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine.

www.rochester.edu

And an analysis of the Putin Xi axis in these troubles.

Putin and Xi: Look to Beijing for the real reason behind the Ukraine invasion

The Russia-China relationship marries China’s mercantile business model with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mercenary military.

thehill.com

 

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[lorens]

The orcs once again switched to the tactics of terror of the civilian population. The light has just gone out in 5 regions of Ukraine after strikes with rocket calibers from the Black Sea to the Kharkiv and Kremenchuk Heat Power Plants (civil infrastructure).

Apparently Putin is very eager for negotiations

 

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Even the bots are turning now.

 

[bluestevon]

Can all this 'orc' crap kindly be told to stop thanks, it's used to portray Russians as sub human - my wife and kids are Russians, it's as offensive as calling a person of colour the n word - actually worse

 

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Can all this 'orc' crap kindly be told to stop thanks, it's used to portray Russians as sub human - my wife and kids are Russians, it's as offensive as calling a person of colour the n word - actually worse

Some of the lads posting are Ukrainian, mate. Their families and friends being raped and murdered by Russian troops. Not that it's anything to do with me like but I reckon in this situation they have every right to label as they see fit. IMO.

Like the hun etc.

 

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Can all this 'orc' crap kindly be told to stop thanks, it's used to portray Russians as sub human - my wife and kids are Russians, it's as offensive as calling a person of colour the n word - actually worse

Indeed. It can quite rightly be pointed out as dehumanising Russians which is Nazi rhetoric as they saw them as untermemsch.

Put it this way, would you call Jews, disabled or homosexuals orcs or similar? As that's the equivalence. It should have no place on this forum.

 

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Some of the lads posting are Ukrainian, mate. Their families and friends being raped and murdered by Russian troops. Not that it's anything to do with me like but I reckon in this situation they have every right to label as they see fit. IMO.

Like the hun etc.

Sorry but utter bs of a reason mate, if we had a lad from Palestine on here no way on earth he'd be allowed to spout anti semetic insults and if we had someone who'd suffered at the hands of a coloured person they wouldn't be allowed to start throwing racist stuff around either.

Just because it's getting used widespread across Ukraine now it doesnt hide the fact it use originates from 2014 from the far rights social media updates in the Donetsk conflict.

Comparing it to the phrase the Hun is unbelievable given that phrase came due to the Kaisers own speech telling the Germans to act like the hun