Posted on 09/20/2022 9:45:32 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin appeared poised to go all-in on his war in Ukraine today, sparking fears of an escalation in fighting that could drag in NATO and spark World War Three.
In a day of rapid-fire developments, Kremlin stooges in Ukraine's Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions simultaneously announced referendums on becoming part of Russia between September 23 and 27, with the sham votes expected to easily pass.
Dmitry Medvedev, a staunch Putin ally, then vowed 'all forces of self-defence' will be used to protect what he called 'Russian territory' - teeing up a new phase in the conflict involving weapons and tactics the Kremlin has so-far held in reserve.
Underlining that point, Moscow's rubber-stamp parliament passed new laws paving the war for Putin to end his 'special military operation' and officially declare a war, allowing him to mobilise Russia's massive population into the army.
It comes after Ukraine humiliatingly routed Putin's forces to the east of Kharkiv and recaptured a swathe of territory, with the despot's allies, propagandists and political hardliners calling for an escalation amid calls for the president to resign.
Putin was said to be preparing an address to the nation tonight, Russia's national broadcaster reported, without giving any further details.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
To you snowflakes, most anything and everything can and is racism. Go figure.
the point of the referendums is to make conscripted Russians fight in those Oblasts. As it stands now, conscripts can legally refuse to fight outside of Russia. This will solve Pootie’s manpower problem on paper, but conscripts are no substitute for well trained, motivated and spirited troops - troops of which he might have 10,000 remaining scattered in various configurations of AD and ND units.
This is sheer desperation.
“They started it. They need a nuclear reset to cover for their crimes.”
Russia invaded and attacked.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they(Alaska) agreed to join
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Central coastal California also was partially held by Russia, so no loss there when they join ...
LMAO
The Russians are a historical joke.
Zaporizhzhia = “zobrahjev”
The ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine were not told to stop speaking Hungarian.
Do you really think that anyone believes such over-the-top propaganda. There was no attempted genocide in Donbas. The claims of such are just the ravings of Russian supremacists trying to justify their actions. As for them choosing to be separatist republics, you are confusing the actions of Russian agents for that of the people. Try again.
I keep seeing you write Neocons” in every post, like they are some mythical omnipotent boogie man. Just what the hell IS a neocon? And don’t tell me it is anybody opposed to Russia.
I’ve been on this planet a lot of decades, and during every one of them Russia has NOT been our friend. They aren’t now. Though I have respect for Russia I don’t and won’t support them nor EVER trust them. Only a fool does.
So before you call me a “neocon” tell me what it means, exactly.
'Hungary, Ukraine clash over Kiev's new language law'
The foreign ministers of Hungary and Ukraine clashed on Thursday over Ukraine’s new law banning teaching in minority languages, with Budapest threatening to retaliate by blocking Ukraine’s aspirations to integration in the European Union. Slideshow ( 2 images )
Hungary said on Tuesday it would ask the EU to review its ties with Ukraine over Kiev’s decision to stop secondary school instruction in ethnic minority tongues including Hungarian.
Ukraine, which has sizable Hungarian, Russian and Romanian minorities, passed legislation on Sept. 5 obliging teachers to use only Ukrainian in secondary schools, saying it wanted to help minorities integrate and get public sector jobs.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-hungary-ukraine-eu-language-idAFKBN1CH2KC
Wow. Thanks.
“Russia doing fine and we are not even ...”
So you admit that you are in Russia? That explains a lot.
Putin mobilization TV appearance chaos. Putin wants full mobilization and martial law. Patrushev continues to warn Putin against mobilization. TV appearance cancelled for today. Was rescheduled for 8am tomorrow Moscow time but was rescheduled again for 9am Moscow time. Patrushev told Xi the war will be over by March.
Russian oil exports fall 900,000 bpd in past two weeks.
hmmmm
Oil prices down 15% in a week. And Putin is giving China a 30% discount.
Hah. A den of criminals who will soon enough turn on each other. The cracks in China in particular are deepening faster than I can type.
Mainly because Pooty enticed them there, then (at least they say) didn't deliver on his promises, and the whole thing turned into a mess.
You were one of those grade school weasel-bullies who tormented people and then when you got punched in the nose you shrieked at the top of your lungs like a little girl, weren't ya?
We fomented a revolution/coup in 2014, caused a civil war and sided with the neo-Nazis and Ukrainian nationalists that wanted to exterminate the ethnic Russian population.
Then we encouraged Ukraine to ignore the Minsk Agreement it signed that would have brought peace to the region.
We armed Ukraine with offensive weapons, teased Ukraine NATO membership and opened biological weapons labs there.
And finally, when Russia responded to all that, we claimed they invaded Ukraine for no good reason to annex territory.
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