@Free_Press Eh, I don't think this is China "switching sides", this is just China looking China, nothing more. Very likely that Russia is using the yuan in such a way that it destabilizes the currency at home and China's just looking after itself.
Liveblog: ++ Russland meldet Beschuss von Grenzregionen ++
Zwei russische Grenzregionen sollen nach Angaben ihrer Gouverneure unter ukrainischen Beschuss geraten sein. Laut den UN blockiert Moskau Hilfslieferungen in die vom Staudammbruch betroffenen Regionen. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.
#Russia forces filled up a T-55 tank with TNT and sent it towards #Ukraine positions without crew. The tank was stopped by a land mine in the middle of the field but then apparently still remotely detonated. Looking at the size of the explosion, it certainly could have harmed unprotected soldiers in the trenches by the shockwave alone, but at the same time the damages to the field and trees afterwards seem unproportionately low as compared to the size of the charge and the vehicle used to deliver it. Using a VBIED — or TBIED in this case — was usually guerrilla tactics used against a much stronger opponent in lack of any more effective weapons...
Nope, don't think it's a remote detonation. Look carefully at about 1:01, you can see something fast approaching from top-right corner, from the tree line area and then as soon as it hits the tank, it blows up. I'm willing to bet that's some kind of anti-tank guided missile, possibly a Stugna-P?
Either way, whoever shot that ATGM had one hell of a surprise when it resulted in that kind of insane blast.
@Some_Emo_Chick Sure, whatever. Get the fuck out of Ukraine already? I'll tell you want, we can pretend you won and that you're a big, bad scary country, best in the world, just get the fuck out, ya shits.
Russian apologists on the left have horse blinders on, thinking that somehow Russia is an antidote to corrupt capitalism when it is corrupt capitalism par excellence.
@F100 I can't foresee how any Russian apologist could ever be a "leftist", tbh. They're either grifters, fascist manipulators who pretend to be leftist (a tradition at this point) or just plain old useful idiots.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy both @anderspuck + @ZLabe are here but sometimes the torrent of bad news is a bit too much...
Anyway, you should follow them both, consistently insightful on both #Ukraine and #Climate#DataViz.
I just wish they weren't so often correct ...
Afrikanische Delegation setzt sich bei Putin für Ukraine-Frieden ein
Eine Delegation aus Afrika hat in Russland Staatschef Putin getroffen. Südafrikas Präsident Ramaphosa forderte dabei einen Verhandlungsfrieden für die Ukraine - eine Idee, die Putin lobte. Weniger harmonisch verlief ein Besuch zuvor in Kiew.
@helgenug I expected nothing less from these people, it was very much obvious that they're Putin's pets ever since they tried to get South Africa out of the ICC just so their pal Putin could come visit. Unfortunate that South Africans have such corrupt leadership.
The #EuropeanUnion will not support the initiative of African leaders regarding #Ukraine if it involves freezing the conflict, — the speaker of the European Commission, Peter Stano.
At the same time, he noted that there can be #peace only after #Putin "stops terrorizing the Ukrainian people and withdraws his army of murderers and marauders from Ukrainian territory." (United24Media)
@ukraine Anyone even with just a handful of neurons left would not support the thinly veiled attempts of the African leader's initiative that puts Russia at an advantage. Especially after the lies their representative has been spouting.
Liveblog: ++ Schoigu fordert mehr Panzer für russische Truppen ++
Angesichts der ukrainischen Gegenoffensive hat der russische Verteidigungsminister Schoigu gefordert, mehr Panzer herzustellen. Aus Russland heißt es, ein Angriff auf die Druschba-Ölpipeline sei abgewehrt worden. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.
@tagesschau Die Tatsache, dass die Ukraine aufgefordert wird, keine Waffen auf russischem Gebiet einzusetzen, ist absurd. Es sollte ihnen freistehen, Russlands Waffenproduktionskapazitäten sowie jeden anderen militärisch strategischen Punkt zu bombardieren und lahmzulegen.
@Free_Press Not just the flags of the Russian Federation and the USSR, but also the flag of the Russian Empire.
You'd think they wouldn't display all three as they have entirely different political ideologies, but I'd argue that you'd be wrong to think so. All 3 of them are different reiteration of a common core: Russian imperialism.
Was über die ukrainische Gegenoffensive bekannt ist
Die ukrainische Gegenoffensive hat begonnen und Russland leistet erbitterten Widerstand. Dennoch meldet Kiew erste Erfolge und zeigt Weltpresse einige zurückeroberte Dörfer. Experten gehen aber von langandauernden Kämpfen aus. Von R. Barth.
@pasci_lei Unabhängig von den Fortschritten und Erfolgen der Ukraine vor Ort halte ich es nicht für klug, den russischen Widerstand herunterzuspielen. Die Ukrainer haben eine harte und langwierige Aufgabe zu bewältigen, und die Verharmlosung des russischen Widerstands bedeutet auch eine Verharmlosung des Opfers, das die Ukrainer für die Freiheit ihres Volkes bringen.