re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Daily reminder until the national security supplemental is voted on in the house.

Random tweets

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New YouGov survey: 72% of Americans say they want Ukraine to win the war, 4 % want Russia to win and 24% don't know

Some more numbers:

- 54% of American citizens want the US to send more weaponry to Ukraine, 28% are against it and 18% don't know

- 22% want to send US troops to Ukraine

- 69% want to keep the sanctions on Russia while 11% are in favour of removing it.

This survey shows that younger people to a lesser degree want Ukraine to win the war.

64% of 18 to 29-year-olds want Ukraine to win while 85% of those above 65 want Ukraine to win.

Among Republicans, 69% want Ukraine to win, while among Democrats 87% wants Ukraine to win

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#Lavrov's plane refused to be refueled in Brazil because of sanctions

The Russian Foreign Minister, who attended the #G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, did not manage to fly from there to Brasilia for a meeting with Brazilian President Lula da Silva, according to the Aero Telegraph. The reason is that the government Il-96, on which Lavrov is flying, is running out of fuel, and the Brazilian operator refused to refuel the plane due to the danger of falling under secondary U.S. sanctions.

According to media reports, the #Brazilian side eventually offered Lavrov to fly to the meeting with da Silva as a "traveling companion" on the plane of Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. It is assumed that this would allow Lavrov to arrive at the meeting on time, and the Russian plane would pick him up from Brazil after refueling elsewhere

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#Denmark guaranteed military assistance to #Ukraine for the next 10 years

The country has signed a corresponding agreement, said Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen. According to her, the agreement is based on the initiative of the G7 countries, which is currently supported by 32 countries and the EU.

Earlier, Germany, France and the UK have already signed similar documents

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Ukrainian mass media have published a video in which trucks with agricultural equipment destroyed during shelling and military operations are allegedly being driven to the #border with #Poland to demonstrate the price #Ukrainians pay for #grain.

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Mondelez Corporation is not going to withdraw from the Russian market, the company's CEO Dirk Van de Put has said

He said investors are not pressuring the chocolate maker to leave the country after the invasion of Ukraine. "I don't think investors are morally concerned about that," he said.

Van de Put believes that by continuing to do business in Russia, he is reducing the benefit that Russia could receive if the company exits Russia: "I'm wondering what happened to the companies that were sold, who got them and what they do with the money these companies generate? They all went to Putin's friends."

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The United Kingdom is introducing more than 50 new sanctions against individuals and legal entities that support Putin's illegal war.

This was announced by Foreign Secretary David Cameron.

The new sanctions are aimed at key sources of revenue for Russia, as well as those who supply military aid to russia.

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Per Niall Ferguson in a discussion, "Donald Trump has never said that he would stop aid to Ukraine."

It seems that the never Trumpers, Eurotrash or the Politards actually get Trump at all. They make up their own version of him. I didn't get Trump either in 2016 until I finally listened to two friends who were in his campaign, one talked with him daily, the other once a week. It was only then that I could begin to understand how he paints a picture for the "buyers" to think it was what they wanted. Probably the fastest learner in how to campaign there has ever been as well.

Here is a mashup for you.
"Ukraine will win" - no amount of propaganda can hide the fact that Ukraine is winning this war.

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Elections do. 1991 was the Russian people's first legitimate democratic election in history. 1996 was the second and probably the last.

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Russians face economic, demographic, and quality of life crises.

The Russian state will not survive long in the post-Putin world, IMO.

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If Trump got in front of cameras today and said the House should pass the Ukraine funding bill, it would be passed overwhelmingly next week.

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He is playing those politards and their types. Anyone thinks that he would let Ukraine fall under his watch is a total idiot.

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He is playing those politards and their types

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Hey OTard

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Anyone thinks that he would let Ukraine fall under his watch is a total idiot.

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Remeber his stance on NATO?

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SirWinston

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Seeing you melt is glorious.

US predicts Ukraine to face "catastrophic" ammunition shortage in April
European Pravda, Ukrainska Pravda — Thursday, 22 February 2024, 20:38

Internal US estimates suggest that Ukraine will experience a "catastrophic" shortage of ammunition and air defence equipment by spring.

Source: ABC, citing unnamed American officials, as reported by European Pravda

Details: According to channel sources, "late March" is a critical time for Ukrainian troops if Congress does not approve the project, which includes funding for Ukraine.

Another official stated that it is difficult to predict when the situation for Ukrainian troops will deteriorate, but the deficit is expected to rise until spring.

Quote: "The juncture starts now and it just keeps getting worse progressively through the spring and into summer. So, this time period that we are entering is a critical time period," said a spokesman for the US Defense Department.

American officials also predict a shortage of air defence assets.

"The things that are protected today -- they will not be able to protect all of these locations in the future if they don't maintain supplies of interceptors," the defence official said.

And if Russia gains control of the skies, "it completely changes the nature of this fight."

Ukrainska Pravda

More than half the country couldn't point to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine on a map and you want people to believe that 60% of the country care somewhat to very personal about these conflicts? Jesus get real.

I'll give them China and Russia to be able to point to on a map and that's stretching it.

I wouldn't even ask about Hamas and what that is.

Talk about propaganda