We are all being played for utter fools.
Posted on 10/19/2022 6:05:10 AM PDT by dennisw
Putin evacuates 60,000 people before Battle of Kherson
Vladimir Putin declared martial law in occupied Ukraine, handing him sweeping new powers over civilians Comes after officials ordered evacuation from occupied Kherson, as Ukraine's forces push to re-take city
If Putin's army is forced to flee the city, it would be the most humiliating defeat it has yet suffered in Ukraine Fears are growing that Putin may be plotting a nuclear show of force over the Black Sea to save his invasion
Experts believe Putin may detonate a nuke at a remote testing ground or above the Black Sea to prove that Russia's huge but ageing stockpile of warheads still works.
Speculation has been growing that Putin could be preparing some kind of nuclear show of force, potentially including the first open-air detonation of an atomic weapon since the 1960s, which ramped up after UK defence secretary Ben Wallace was summoned to last-minute talks at the Pentagon yesterday.
Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in the occupied regions of Ukraine as officials begin evacuating civilians from the city of Kherson, with a battle for control of the stronghold now looming.
Putin said the order will come into effect from midnight tonight in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions - giving him sweeping powers to curtail the freedoms of civilians, repurpose industries and potentially press-gang Ukrainians into his army to fight against their fellow countrymen.
The order also affects occupied Crimea and Krasnodar, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov, all of which are on Russia's own territory bordering Ukraine, though stops short of full martial law in these areas.
Putin made the announcement shortly after Sergei Surovikin, Russia's new commander, said the situation in Kherson is 'tense'.
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“Experts believe Putin may detonate a nuke at a remote testing ground or above the Black Sea to prove that Russia’s huge but ageing stockpile of warheads still works.”
Yeah, trust these “ experts”
Let me get this right. This population just voted in Tsar Poot’s rigged election to become part of Russia. And now they’re doing a cut n run towards the Crimea.
This madness by all sides needs to stop now.
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The problem with martial law is the requirement for military. Putin’s military has withered to exhaustion. The announcement is nothingness
“Experts believe Putin may detonate a nuke at a remote testing ground or above the Black Sea to prove that Russia’s huge but ageing stockpile of warheads still works.”
What utter crap.
When the Rooskie nukes go off, FReepers will stop complaining about their IRAs going down 25-33%.
RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA!
NUKES, NUKES, NUKES!
We are all being played for utter fools.
Rumors of a nuke sniffer out in the Black sea air space already.
Of course, if Twatter knows, everyone knows, so it may be disinfo
If we minded our own business and put America first our 401k's would still be up.
Putin detonating a nuke underground or above the Black Sea? To show off the raw power of the Rus military. (my bet is underground)
What is your bet? And can you say without a graphic?
It means, Look Out! The Democrats are about to set one off and blame it on Putin. And the sheep will believe the Democrats. They always do when the Democrats want them to. They [the Democrats] are setting the stage day by day and move by move.
These “experts” are now giving Putin suggestions... And in turn receive the escalation they want.
This is how these things are perpetuated.
So, you believe every “expert” anonymously cited in the Daily Mail?
Good grief.
If a nuke goes off over the Black Sea I will immediately assume it was done by the US or NATO. It would make no sense at all for Russia to do so. This unsourced article is the lowest form of propaganda targeting the dullest of half-wits.
The Daily Mail is delusional. Putin would gain nothing by setting off a nuke
When the Rooski nukes go off it will be after a western nuke goes off.
So OK
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