Omnibus Russia Ukraine crisis

You called this one a week or two back. I’ve neither the time nor patience to hunt down the quote but I recall it Pete. Definitely sounds like a purge coming inside Russian borders:

Putin Vows to Rid Russia of ‘Traitors’ While Waging Ukraine War — Bloomberg

President Vladimir Putin warned he would cleanse Russia of the “scum and traitors” he accuses of working covertly for the U.S. and its allies, as the government steps up pressure on domestic critics of his war against Ukraine.

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Vladimir Putin warned he would cleanse Russia of the “scum and traitors” he accuses of working covertly for the U.S. and its allies.

Facing economic meltdown three weeks into his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian leader lashed out at domestic critics. He accused the West of wanting to destroy Russia in a televised video conference with dark undertones.

“Any people, and particularly the Russian people, will always be able to tell apart the patriots from the scum and traitors and spit them out like a midge that accidentally flew into their mouths,” Putin said.

He went further: “I am convinced that this natural and necessary self-cleansing of society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion and readiness to meet any challenge.”

The outburst came two days after a producer at Russia’s state-run Channel One interrupted the news with a rare public protest against the war in Ukraine. Marina Ovsyannikova briefly held up a sign behind the news anchor saying: “They’re lying to you.”

Russia calls its assault on Ukraine a “special military operation” to protect breakaway Ukrainian regions from what it claims is a fascist regime in Kyiv and insists it’s only targeting military installations. Still, the shelling in Ukraine has hit residential areas of cities and caused civilian casualties, with the southern city of Mariupol under a virtual siege for several weeks now.

This is how the Ukrainian troops are holding up against the Russian invasion — CNN

Retired Brigadier General, Mark Kimmitt, looks at the military tactics used by the Ukrainian troops and explains how their army is able to hold up against the Russian attacks.

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bill barilko · Mar 16, 2022

Ron in Regina said:
Vladimir Putin warned he would cleanse Russia of the “scum and traitors” he accuses of working covertly for the U.S. and its allies........The outburst came two days after a producer at Russia’s state-run Channel One interrupted the news with a rare public protest against the war in Ukraine. Marina Ovsyannikova briefly held up a sign behind the news anchor saying: “They’re lying to you.”

Coming Soon to a Siberian backwater nowhere near anywhere Gulag 102.

JLM · Mar 17, 2022

bill barilko said:
Coming Soon to a Siberian backwater nowhere near anywhere Gulag 102.

Vladimir Pukin should be informed that you don't find scum and traitors in schools and children's hospitals! I just hope when they finally do get him he is just eviscerated one appendage at a time.

B00Mer · Mar 17, 2022

BREAKING: Koch Industries says it will continue to operate manufacturing plants and sell products in Russia.

Should they be sanctioned?

Some items Koch makes - in case you want to boycott: Dixie, Vanity Fair, Angel Soft, Brawny paper towels, Northern bath tissue, Georgia-Pacific building products, Guardian Glass

Serryah · Mar 17, 2022

B00Mer said:
BREAKING: Koch Industries says it will continue to operate manufacturing plants and sell products in Russia.

Should they be sanctioned?

Some items Koch makes - in case you want to boycott: Dixie, Vanity Fair, Angel Soft, Brawny paper towels, Northern bath tissue, Georgia-Pacific building products, Guardian Glass

Um, how best to say it...

Hell. Yes.

B00Mer · Mar 17, 2022

A list of Russian language YouTube channels that show the real war in Ukraine

I made this list initially as a comment on a post discussing how to show those in Russia the reality of what's happening instead of propaganda. I thought this might be a useful post for anyone who has friends or relatives in Russia who need to see the truth. YouTube is currently not blocked in Russia, so no VPN needed (yet, at least). The truth is right there.

Alexey Navalny's team channels:

[Popular politics]
https://youtube.com/c/Популярнаяполитика - doing daily streams, showing war videos, best for keeping up with what's going on

[Navalny Live ]

https://youtube.com/c/NavalnyLiveChannel

[Vladimir Milov]
https://youtube.com/c/ВладимирМиловУруру
specifically he has a great video on [how to try and convince propaganda victims]