Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-25

[grumbler]

They see me Razzin', they be hatin'.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/22/world/asia/us-china-air-encounter/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Yeah, that's the Chinese government response to anything they see as infringing on their imperial ambitions.  The fact that the US wussed out when confronted in the Hainan Island incident just bolsters the Chinese aggression.  The US needs to escort those missions for a few months to make a point, and if the Chinese continue to ignore international law, they need to "splash the Zeros" after appropriate warnings. The Chinese government respects strength.

[mongers]

WTF.



Rebels consider auditioning for the new Mad Max film?

In the photos metadata or at least in attached comments:

Pro-Russian rebels talk in a field near the village of Khryaschevatoye, eastern Ukraine (23 August 2014)

[Tonitrus]

That looks like just a 4-wheel Can-AM ATV.  Trendy for the upper-class outdoorsman in the Alaska bush as well.

Edit: Nope, only 4-wheels.  Looks like the Commander Max model.

http://can-am.brp.com/off-road/side-by-side/commander-max.html

And if they were auditioning for a Mad Max film, they'd need studded leather chaps and maybe a hockey mask.

[CountDeMoney]

They see me Razzin', they be hatin'.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/22/world/asia/us-china-air-encounter/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Yeah, that's the Chinese government response to anything they see as infringing on their imperial ambitions.  The fact that the US wussed out when confronted in the Hainan Island incident just bolsters the Chinese aggression.  The US needs to escort those missions for a few months to make a point, and if the Chinese continue to ignore international law, they need to "splash the Zeros" after appropriate warnings. The Chinese government respects strength.

At least somebody other than me gets it.

[Syt]

The Lithuanian foreign ministry says their honorary consul in Lugansk was kidnapped and shot.

[mongers]

They see me Razzin', they be hatin'.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/22/world/asia/us-china-air-encounter/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Yeah, that's the Chinese government response to anything they see as infringing on their imperial ambitions.  The fact that the US wussed out when confronted in the Hainan Island incident just bolsters the Chinese aggression.  The US needs to escort those missions for a few months to make a point, and if the Chinese continue to ignore international law, they need to "splash the Zeros" after appropriate warnings. The Chinese government respects strength.

At least somebody other than me gets it.

Three front war?

[CountDeMoney]

Three front war?

No, just a real, good ol' fashioned realpolitik cold war, which is the only kind that matters.  Not the Russian nuisance bullshit that isn't a threat to NATO, and not the Dangerous-Dune-Coons-of-the-Month fearmongering from the Middle Least.

[Solmyr]

The Lithuanian foreign ministry says their honorary consul in Lugansk was kidnapped and shot.

Why the fuck did they have a consul in Lugansk?

[Jacob]

The Lithuanian foreign ministry says their honorary consul in Lugansk was kidnapped and shot.

Why the fuck did they have a consul in Lugansk?

Honorary consul.

Generally they are locals with strong connections to both countries, and are appointed to facility trade ties. A typical honorary consul is a local businessman fluent in both countries, with business and ethnic ties. He's your go-to guy if you want to import/export from one of the two countries, or set up a local cultural exchange (like say a student exchange, or a visiting orchestra, or whatever).

[Sheilbh]

The Lithuanian foreign ministry says their honorary consul in Lugansk was kidnapped and shot.

Greeneland is now Eastern Europe

[Martinus]

Here's Russian rebels "parading" the Ukrainian prisoners in Donetsk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B_3Tq3u3c0

Savage Russian beasts. 

[Solmyr]

http://www.rferl.org/contentlive/liveblog/25416257.html

BREAKING from our Minsk bureau:

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has just emerged alone from a common dinner at the Minsk summit to make the following statement:

"Unfortunately, the situation in Ukraine has deteriorated to such an extent that no agreements on a political level can bring about a solution."

[Jacob]

Oh everything makes sense now! It's just a simple misunderstanding!

Russian soldiers in the Ukraine crossed the border by accident!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28934213

[Syt]

[Solmyr]

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Fistfight at the Minsk summit
... and that's for the Malaysian Boeing