re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I agree, I what mean what could go wrong. Iraq, Libya and Syria are just pillars of stability and peace. Man did we benefit the people of those nations by our meddling and taking out of leaders.

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They are doing this to themselves.

I agree but that isn't going to change no matter what the US or anyone else does.

You can take the people out of the tribe but not the tribe out of the people, they will always be at war. Warlords and Strongmen have ruled those areas since the beginning of time as they are the only way stability is kept. The US and most other western nations know this and use it against them to make them pawns in whatever they see fit.

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@Faytuks State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia: "We're nearing the point of no return tonight in #Kosovo* as interim PM Kurti prepares his militarized police to raze the North and wipe out local Serbs" Quote Tweet Nemanja Starovic @nstarovic · 1h

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@Faytuks
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Serbian president Vucic has called a meeting of the National Security Council at 7 p.m tonight - RTS

Serbian media is reporting that Kosovo's PM has issued an ultimatum saying that the roadblocks must be removed by tonight or he will take "all measures to remove the barricades"


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Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo: There was an exchange of fire between the police and some members of "criminal groups" near Gazivode. If the barricades in the north are not removed, they (Police) will take appropriate action.

Leader of the Serbian list (Serb political party in Kosovo): According to the information we have, Kurti announced at a meeting with his security structures that tonight he will send armed special forces and other units to the north of Kosovo and Metohija to persecute our people

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@Faytuks
Serbian media claims that Kosovo special forces 'stormed' a facility near a large dam in Gazivode. They tore down Serbian flags and chased a guard off the premise.

Director of the Office for Kosovo: "I just informed
@MiroslavLajcak
about the armed and illegal incursion of Kurti's special forces to Ross on Gazivode! They took away the guard's keys, tore up ???? flags. The EU must restrain the bully..."

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Might be time to start a Kosovo discussion

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I am hugely ignorant to the geopolitical ramifications of this. Can someone ELI5?

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Orthodox Serbs hate Muslim Albanians, Serbs don't consider Kosovo independent and still claims its Serbian. Kosovo declared independence in 2008. Long history of ethnic strife.

This latest tension was brought upon by a new law by Kosovo requiring Serbs in the north to change out their Serbian license plates for Kosovo ones or face fines/impounding of their cars. That led to the resignation of all Serbs in government service in November. Which led to the central government in Pristina to try and organize new local elections in the Serb majority north. So they sent in police and the Serbs didn't like that and now the roadblocks/barricades are back up and now multiple reports of police patrols being attacked. That then led to a request by Serbia to NATO to allow Sebrian army/police back into Kosovo, which was promptly rejected by Kosovo. Which is where we are now so far KFOR hasn't really gotten involved.

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They are doing this to themselves.

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In the case of Syria, that is the doing of Russia and Iran propping up the Assad Regime for decades.

In the case of Libya, Saudis were meddling long before a rebellion finally succeeded. That hated Daffy Duck, as did the Qataris and most of OPEC. Then it became a proxy war of rival rebellions in Saudi Arabia vs Qatar and finally splitting into at least 200 Bloods vs Crips type of thing.

Arab Spring in Tunisia was more about a blood feud between the ruling family and another Tunisian family which was fairly powerful. It was actually run out of the offices near Cannes of the business partner of a now deceased Belgian biz friend.

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Iran will never attack SA,

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Ok maybe not directly to avoid open conflict but I mean they did this as recently as 2019

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On 14 September 2019, drones were used to attack oil processing facilities at Abqaiq (Arabic: ????, romanized: Buqaiq) and Khurais (????) in eastern Saudi Arabia. The facilities were operated by Saudi Aramco, the country's state-owned oil company. The Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility, tying it to events surrounding the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in the Yemeni Civil War and stating they used ten drones in the attack launched from Yemen, south of the facilities. Saudi Arabian officials said that many more drones and cruise missiles were used for the attack and originated from the north and east, and that they were of Iranian manufacture. The United States and Saudi Arabia have stated that Iran was behind the attack while France, Germany, and the United Kingdom jointly stated Iran bears responsibility for it. Iran has denied any involvement. The situation exacerbated the 2019 Persian Gulf crisis.

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ETA: it's like saying Iran is not involved in the current conflict. Their people were sitting in Crimera assisting with the strikes.

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I hope the Serbs kick their asses and put an end to that little NATO/EU puppet state once and for all.

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Na, they dont want their bridges to get wet again.

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A net positive for who? What real threat is Iran to anyone but its immediate neighbors?

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You can start with Ukraine.

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Iran is invading Ukraine?

News to me.

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I understand now.