re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

He's been over on the Poliboard saying that he thinks that the moon landings were fake, so, yeah, you should always interpret anything he writes as though written by the most insane person in America.

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Nothing could make me dislike shining light on the corruption problems in Ukraine. It needs to be exposed in order to be cleaned up. I for one have never thought that Ukraine was not a corrupt country. Instead, I see it as a corrupt country that is trying to improve in its corruption and its less corrupt than it was in say 2012. However, it still has a long way to go.

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Why entering the EU is a huge step, just being considered.

Hungary is getting less than it was supposed to due to Orban not doing anything about corruption, which is part of the reason for Orban's hissy fits

Bradley IFV fires at Russian BMP from close range. Near the village of Stepove, Avdiivka front

https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1735561476042097064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1735561476042097064%7Ctwgr%5E1070a85b8edd13b1ed1e171af47b3471218a05eb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.popularmechanics.com%2Fmilitary%2Fweapons%2Fa46157944%2Fwatch-bradley-bmp-fighting-vehicle-battle-ukraine%2F

I can't ever tell what is happening. Looks like the Bradley delivered some direct hits. What are all the other lesser flashes going off here and there?

Same here man. I mean I guess it was a Bradley. Lots of artillery though

i watched that video on r/CombarFootage a few days ago

from the commentary, it appears the encounter was at night and the Bradley's better night optics was the reason the Brad was the only one shooting.

Also, from the commentary (take it for what that is worth ) but the brad was using his HE rounds (prusumably to attack infantry in the tree line) and that is what you saw as mini explosions. some hit a tree. he should have used his APDS rounds

either way, the BMP crew needs new underwear...but it appears they lived

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This is why many of us are defacto Russia fanboys re: this conflict. Because Putin is less evil than the extinctionists (Rothschild / Gates / Schwab / Obama / NWO).

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Tell me you don't know shite about Putin without telling me you don't know shite about Putin.

But at least you admit to being a Russian fan boy. So many idiots on the Poli board deny it.

ISW Update

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Key Takeaways:

Russian President Vladimir Putin is increasingly invoking the Kremlin's pre-invasion pseudo-historical rhetoric to cast himself as a modern Russian tsar and framing the invasion of Ukraine as a historically justified imperial reconquest.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated during the Russian MoD Collegium on December 19 that the Russian MoD will prioritize continuing the war in Ukraine and training newly formed units and formations in 2024, while also reiterating threats against Finland and the wider NATO alliance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an end of the year press conference on December 19 during which he commented on Russia’s continued unwillingness to negotiate, his confidence in future Western aid provisions, Ukrainian domestic weapons production, and possible future mobilization in Ukraine.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin discussed Russian and Chinese economic cooperation and bilateral relations with Chinese Premier Li Quang in Beijing on December 19.

Russian forces made confirmed advances northeast of Kupyansk, north of Bakhmut, and southwest of Avdiivka, and continued positional meeting engagements along the entire line of contact.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that the Russian military intends to recruit up to 745,000 contract personnel by the end of 2024 at the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) Collegium on December 19.

Russian authorities continued attempts to use military conscription in occupied Ukraine to augment force generation efforts and legitimize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.

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Random tweets

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In St. Petersburg, 11 men were given summonses to register for military service during the citizenship obtaining ceremony - Russian media.

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The German Prosecutor General's Office is going to confiscate more than 720 million euros of frozen Russian money to the budget.

These are the assets of an unknown Russian company that was trying to get the money out from under sanctions.

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German Attorney General Peter Frank wants to confiscate more than €720 million of Russian assets, Spiegel.

These funds were placed by a subsidiary of the Moscow Stock Exchange in the German branch of the large American bank J.P. Morgan.

As the publication writes, the Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany has already submitted a statement to the Higher Land Court of Frankfurt am Main.

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Danish beer producer Carlsberg has handed over humanitarian aid in the form of 24,000 cans of non-alcoholic beer to Ukraine.

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The issue of U.S. aid to Ukraine is postponed until January 2024, according to a joint statement from Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.

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Ukraine's losses from the blockade of the western borders may reach 1.5 billion dollars, — NBU.

It is reported that the decrease in the volume of foreign trade due to restrictions on the movement of freight transport through the western borders of Ukraine for November and December may reach 1.5 billion dollars.

In November, the reduction amounted to 860 million dollars, and in December - 620 million dollars.

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Western countries may legalize the confiscation of frozen Russian assets by recognizing themselves as victims of the war in Ukraine - FT citing sources

According to a document from US officials, this list may include Ukraine's allies that provided financial support to the Ukrainian economy and armed forces during the war. The funds may be transferred to Ukraine partly through international banks.

However, critics warn that such steps could undermine the confidence of countries that place their financial reserves abroad in euros or dollars.

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