Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[Syt]

For those interested in the specs, Tank Museum has a video about a Dutch model of the Gepard, with footage from 80s Bundeswehr edited in:

[Syt]

Are SPAAGs still a thing? 

Ah well, doesn't look like the Russians have many standoff munitions so they may notch some kills.

The Russians seem to fly low and have few smart bombs. The Gepard seems to be a reasonable counter for that.

Probably also still good against helicopters.

[Razgovory]

Your tax dollars at work. 

Russian state TV says it has discovered an "organisation of gays and lesbians" in a building in Mariupol where Ukrainian "nationalist battalions" had been based

It was apparently "funded by USAID" and "virtually under the patronage of the US President and Congress"

https://twitter.com/francska1/status/1518916591299309569

[The Brain]

I haven't played Sims 3. Is it true that the game makes you a Nazi assassin?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I haven't played Sims 3. Is it true that the game makes you a Nazi assassin?

At most as Nasi assassin. But only if you take order from Goreng

[DGuller]

Looks like Rand Paul was feeling butthurt that Schroeder was taking all the attention for being a fifth columnist, and made a strong play today.  I can't think of a more reliable asset for Russian than Rand Paul, he consistently brings to the Senate the same talking points that are distributed by Kremlinbots on social media.

I think I've said it before, but I wouldn't be surprised if both Pauls were Kremlin assets for a long, long time.  There just seem to be too many connections going back a long time to Russian disinformation assets.

[Eddie Teach]

So what was the play?

[DGuller]

So what was the play?

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rand-paul-anthony-blinken-russia-ukraine-1343073/

[Admiral Yi]

Seems such a paltry payout for basically betraying one's country and Western principles in general.

I'd say the opposite. Right around the amount of money where I'd be willing to sell me soul out.

[Admiral Yi]

My.

Too rah loo rah looh rah.

[Eddie Teach]

If you're not willing to sell out for a million a year, would you ever?

[Razgovory]

870,000 dollars a year would enough to sell out.  At my current revenue stream I would get that about of money in... 131 years.

[Malthus]

What I don't get is that these are people who are generally already relatively rich and successful. They aren't selling out in order to get enough to live on or something like that.

[Zanza]

Some details on the technical dependency on dual use Western electronics for Russian weapons. The sanctions will bite, but they will try to get it via third countries.


https://mobile.twitter.com/shashj/status/1519043232847511552

[The Brain]

Croatia's president supports Putin against NATO membership for Sweden and Finland. But my understanding is that his role is ceremonial and he doesn't really have a say. The government supports NATO membership.