Current Affairs Ukraine

[verreauxi]

It’s unbelieveable that this could have happened in Europe in this day and age……..

Or Nigeria, or Venezuela, or Myanmar...etc. etc.

 

[tsubaki]

Unfortunately the architect of this horror show has been busy putting plans in place for a long time. The article below evidencing some handiwork.

Russia Ramps up Global Elections Interference: Lessons for the United States | Strategic Technologies Blog | CSIS

Although Moscow has interfered in elections in post-Soviet states for decades, Russian interference through cyberattacks, hack-and-leak operations, and online disinformation campaigns has escalated throughout Europe in recent years.

www.csis.org

He does need to be dealt with IMO as I cannot see anyway that he will stop with this disgrace. The west has a true challenge to the post WWII order and I would hate to see what the world would look like should this authoritarian grab for power win.

Indeed, and reading that peace shows what needs to be done especially in the social media sphere. Are we going to do that? Doubtful.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Indeed, and reading that peace shows what needs to be done especially in the social media sphere. Are we going to do that? Doubtful.

If the idea was that we allow a dictatorial world order to assume control then that idea should be enough for any man to take up arms, in my post Everton opinion.

 

[Bluerover]

Mass numbers of civilians being found in a grave is just horrible.

It puts our Everton concerns in perspective.

Please God stop this.

 

[Bluerover]

Children, women oh ffs stop this lunatic. Has Hitler come back to life? Torture chambers. People being tied up before execution

I have never been so depressed with my fellow humans.

 

[Bluerover]

Katyn 22,000 Polish killed by Soviets. Here we go again. Scum

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Germany expels Russian diplomats after Bucha

The German government has declared 40 Russian diplomats unwelcome and taken temporary control of Gazprom's German subsidiary. This comes as the world digests images of civilian deaths in a Kyiv suburb.

beta.dw.com

 

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[Yarrgh]

The atrocities of Russia and its soldiers will forever be a stain on its reputation.

If this is where the Russian attacks were light, it's horrifying to think what is happening in the east and south under heavy assault.

 

[Mrk]

Even when this ends, sanctions on Russia should be maintained and even strengthened until there's regime change and reparations. Squeeze them for decades if necessary.

 

[Yarrgh]

Even when this ends, sanctions on Russia should be maintained and even strengthened until there's regime change and reparations. Squeeze them for decades if necessary.

We should be tightening up our anti-money-laundering laws, have higher transparency into political party funding and media influence, strengthen domestic resilience to be able to cope with global disturbances, etc.

We, and most countries to be fair, have been caught with our pants down because we've turned blind eyes due to dirty money and cheap goods or energy. We cannot let the Russias of this world have the ability to think that they can hold us to ransom.

I do believe that we should be open to bringing Russia back into the fold to prevent this happening again. With the right strong approach to not tolerating their kleptocracy and a significant regime change and an acceptable resolution to the Ukrainian invasion, it should be the goal - unfortunately I don't envisage this any time soon.

I'm quite the Russophile and always decried NATO, but right now I have to change my stance as I don't know how we can trust a single thing Russia says when we see what they do.

 

[tsubaki]

We should be tightening up our anti-money-laundering laws, have higher transparency into political party funding and media influence, strengthen domestic resilience to be able to cope with global disturbances, etc.

We, and most countries to be fair, have been caught with our pants down because we've turned blind eyes due to dirty money and cheap goods or energy. We cannot let the Russias of this world have the ability to think that they can hold us to ransom.

I do believe that we should be open to bringing Russia back into the fold to prevent this happening again. With the right strong approach to not tolerating their kleptocracy and a significant regime change and an acceptable resolution to the Ukrainian invasion, it should be the goal - unfortunately I don't envisage this any time soon.

I'm quite the Russophile and always decried NATO, but right now I have to change my stance as I don't know how we can trust a single thing Russia says when we see what they do.

This, really. There are still huge areas of vulnerability here and in Europe in our politics and our economies that we've done nothing about still. Dealing with those areas will protect us from hostile state activity like this much more effectively than sanctions will.

 

[devogue]

 

[Cool_Blue]

Russian defence ministry lying on a scale that would make even the nazis blush

 

[bluebud]

Here’s a link to the full RIA article translated into English. It’s insane, like reading something from 1939.