Posted on 04/16/2022 7:25:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Russia has demanded Ukrainian forces still fighting to defend the besieged city of Mariupol lay down their weapons. The apparent ultimatum comes as Russia continues its relentless and devastating attack on the southeastern city.
Russian state media Ria reported that "without exception" all "Ukrainian armed units and foreign mercenaries" must exit from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Moscow time (same as local time) "without any weapons and ammunition," citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
An estimated 100,000 people remain in Mariupol and its immediate surroundings, which are reported to be largely under Russian control, with Ukrainian troops confined to pockets of resistance.
Some context: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zekensky late Saturday called the situation in the besieged city of Mariupol "inhuman," saying the situation remained "as severe as possible."
"Russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there in Mariupol," he said in his latest video address.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Or Westerplatte.
Correct. And anybody who votes for Trump is a “white supremacist” Sadly, these checkers playing Putinas can’t draw that natural parallel to their gaslighting on Ukraine.
“You act like a resentful asshole with an agenda.”
Mac-truck a Russian troll. Do not pay attention.
So what happened to all the billions in equipment and munitions the West has given Vlod? It’s not being used to blow up buildings and ppl? 🤣
“In the mid-1920s, the Second Polish Republic established the Polish Military Transit Depot (Wojskowa Składnica Tranzytowa, WST) on the Westerplatte peninsula in the Free City of Danzig. Beginning on 1 September 1939, the German Wehrmacht and Danzig Police assaulted the WST. Despite initial assessment on both sides that the Polish garrison might hold out for several hours before being reinforced or overwhelmed, the Poles held out for seven days and repelled thirteen assaults that included dive-bomber attacks and naval shelling.
The defence of the Westerplatte was an inspiration for the Polish Army and people in the face of German advances elsewhere and is still regarded as a symbol of resistance in modern Poland. The Polish government is planning to open a dedicated public museum on the site in 2026. “
Life is all about a continuing edumacation.
He is probably Russian, a Russian immigrant or someone with ties to Russia. There are some of those on FR cheerleading Putin.
They could be homegrown here too. Putinism is like ISIS: the converts are the most radical.
And a lot of freepers obviously get their news there. 🤦♀️
The West has already tried and convicted Russia of using chemical weapons. Might as well use them now anyways. What do they have to lose.
Reported, but the FR mods and leaders seem to be in some kind of unusual stasis probably due to the anti-cancel culture sentiment going on with the right.
The pro-russian people should’ve been purged awhile ago. Looking at the history, this site has had many mass purges over the years.
I’m not sure if it’s needed now or not, but it’s not consistent with history.
They don’t want to see or hear about it. It’s much easier to just sit back and be spoon fed the “news” than to research issues for yourself apparently.
What plant?
Simple, they surrender or they drown like rats. One of Genghis Khan’s kids did that to a bunch of Khwaresmians once, diverted an entire river over top of them.
There are lots of homegrown Putards. He used a Russian ethnic slur that an average American wouldn’t know so I thought there might be a Russia connection.
This isn’t Twitter. Go back to DU. 🤣
“ Does Putin speak any language besides Russian?”
He speaks fluent German. He was stationed in East Germany during the Cold War as a colonel in the KGB
Putin speaks German fluently and English sort of...
I don’t think that everyone here who has expressed a ‘pro-Russian’ opinion should be purged. Some of them have expressed themselves intelligently and without offending others.
Not many, but some.
This should be a forum that allows difference of opinion on issues like this.
I just object to ethnic slurs and outright insults toward people who have done nothing to warrant those.
At Malmedy the Germans machine gunned our men. It was a bad idea, it bit the Germans in the arse. Led to Bastogne, they held for Patton and our C-47’s. I don’t think that’s in play here. Not if all we got is Brandon. Travis was hoping for Houston. The help didn’t get there. It was a galvanizing event. We’ll see what happens here.
Did you just come over from twitter or feces book?
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