Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[Crazy_Ivan80]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9CBdzpZEmw&ab_channel=Perun

interview with Ben Hodges

[Jacob]

Saw a thing on social media saying the Biden administration has started signalling that they're okay with using Russia's frozen central bank assets (~$300 billion) to support Ukraine.

[crazy canuck]

For what it is worth, so am I 

[Crazy_Ivan80]

The eu is thinking about taking the interests on the frozen assets into oblivion and liberating about 16 billion that way.
Russia was already making threats ...

[Crazy_Ivan80]

apparently Russia threatened to annex Uzbekistan...
Anyone has something on that?

[Josquius]

Googling I just get a random far right nut doing this. Perhaps not knowing geography

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-uzbekistan-ultranationalist-writer-protest/32743268.html

[Grey Fox]

apparently Russia threatened to annex Uzbekistan...
Anyone has something on that?

https://www.reuters.com/world/uzbekistan-summons-russian-envoy-over-politicians-annexation-remark-2023-12-22/

[Tamas]

Ok but I am sure after annexing Ukraine and Uzbekistan, that'd be all!

[Zoupa]

Might I suggest, for those who can afford it, to bring a little present to the russians this fine Christmas Eve?

First is the general, Ukrainian government fund "Back and alive", mostly focusing on getting the soldiers injured the help they need:

https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-card-monthly

Second, if you're like me and more of an asshole, there's Sign My Rocket, where you can send a message to the moskals a little more "directly":

https://signmyrocket.com/

See below for mine.

[Josquius]

apparently Russia threatened to annex Uzbekistan...
Anyone has something on that?

https://www.reuters.com/world/uzbekistan-summons-russian-envoy-over-politicians-annexation-remark-2023-12-22/

It's funny when you think about it.
These guys are usually angry about migrant workers. So their solution... Make it easier for them? Make it so they're not migrating across borders thus are fine? - sounds like the sort of technicality to be used against them.
I've seen the same kind of idiocy from (far less prominent, random idiots online only) nuts in the US and UK.

[Tamas]

apparently Russia threatened to annex Uzbekistan...
Anyone has something on that?

https://www.reuters.com/world/uzbekistan-summons-russian-envoy-over-politicians-annexation-remark-2023-12-22/

It's funny when you think about it.
These guys are usually angry about migrant workers. So their solution... Make it easier for them? Make it so they're not migrating across borders thus are fine? - sounds like the sort of technicality to be used against them.
I've seen the same kind of idiocy from (far less prominent, random idiots online only) nuts in the US and UK.

I could be wrong but I think in Russia they have reintroduced communist-times travel restrictions between regions years ago.

[Tonitrus]

It's funny when you think about it.
These guys are usually angry about migrant workers. So their solution... Make it easier for them? Make it so they're not migrating across borders thus are fine? - sounds like the sort of technicality to be used against them.
I've seen the same kind of idiocy from (far less prominent, random idiots online only) nuts in the US and UK.

They should be pro-migration these days, especially as the one of the recent war recruiting tactics is to give migrants a passport, and then immediately call them up for service on the front.

[Jacob]

Ok but I am sure after annexing Ukraine and Uzbekistan, that'd be all!

Obviously Putin is collecting countries starting with U. The UK, UAE, and USA will be fine because as I understand it "united" doesn't start with U in Russian. But perhaps the leaders of Uruguay and Uganda should be a little worried.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Ok but I am sure after annexing Ukraine and Uzbekistan, that'd be all!

Obviously Putin is collecting countries starting with U. The UK, UAE, and USA will be fine because as I understand it "united" doesn't start with U in Russian. But perhaps the leaders of Uruguay and Uganda should be a little worried.

[Razgovory]

Might I suggest, for those who can afford it, to bring a little present to the russians this fine Christmas Eve?

First is the general, Ukrainian government fund "Back and alive", mostly focusing on getting the soldiers injured the help they need:

https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-card-monthly

Second, if you're like me and more of an asshole, there's Sign My Rocket, where you can send a message to the moskals a little more "directly":

https://signmyrocket.com/

See below for mine.

You're a good guy Zoup