Mr Moose
What the hell are we supposed to tell the kids?
Who would likely use the outbreak of war to set up a procurement hotline for their friends, who then supply weapons that don’t work or the wrong ammo.
Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-24
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Who knows who's in the best position going forward. The sanctions are going to bite harder and harder for the Russians, while the west seems to be determined to supply Ukraine with more and more of whatever is needed.
In the fight against Putin, Senate unanimously approves measure that once helped beat Hitler
The Senate revived Lend-Lease, a World War II-era measure that allowed the U.S. to quickly resupply Allies in the fight against Nazi Germany.
www.politico.com
Indeliblelink
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Digging trenches in the red forest. 
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I could understand it if there wasn't obvious signage - in Russian - warning of the dangers. But then I imagine that could just be explained away as Ukrainian propaganda - "so, they don't want us to go in there? Well, damn them, we'll show them, AND GO RIGHT ON IN THERE. Ner, Ukraine"Digging trenches in the red forest.
Or maybe the soldiers realised the risks, but were forced to take them anyway. I think we're going to truly discover the level of atrocity Russia inflicts on its own military, once this is over.
Cid
Proper break this time
The radiation they're recording is still really low tbh; 11 microsieverts/hr... On a swift google annual exposure level for radiation workers is 20 msv; it would take around 2000 hours to get to even that.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
what was a particular surprise to me was not only the shooting up of the memorial to the traffic police but the theft of two auld lada headlights.Digging trenches in the red forest.
taking food i can understand. but taking headlights from a car at least 30 years auld?
maomao
普費斯
Are there specific allegations against Putin's daughters or have they just been sanctioned because of who their dad is? I'm not saying this out of sympathy or any sense of I justice, I just think it seems pointless and silly while the oil and gas money is still filling Russia's war coffers. Almost an admission that they've run out of useful sanctions.
maomao
普費斯
Old cars can be hard to find parts for.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Wasn't sure where to post this. Kyrill is basically endorsing de-Ukrainianisation of Ukraine.
And a summary here
religiondispatches.org
And a summary here
The Russian Patriarch Just Gave His Most Dangerous Speech Yet — And Almost No One in the West Has Noticed
There's little doubt that Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s Forgiveness Sunday Sermon last month received more attention than any Orthodox cleric’s sermon has received in the Western media in a long time. Beyond its frightening absurdity, it’s likely this attention is due, in no small part, to its
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Lend-Lease passed the Senate, but didn't get through the House before they went on their two week Easter holiday. No rush, no rushWho knows who's in the best position going forward. The sanctions are going to bite harder and harder for the Russians, while the west seems to be determined to supply Ukraine with more and more of whatever is needed.
In the fight against Putin, Senate unanimously approves measure that once helped beat Hitler
The Senate revived Lend-Lease, a World War II-era measure that allowed the U.S. to quickly resupply Allies in the fight against Nazi Germany.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Already well documented, notably in the book 'Putin's Russia' by (someone remind me) which focusses on the Russian military and courts.
It's all very much built into the system, to dehumanise and demoralise and to instill the idea that resistance to arbitrary authority is impossible.
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
Its all silly, all the outrage and hand wringing, all the ramping up weapon donations, all fuckin silly while the possibility of more sanctions exists. Just shows the priority of cash over lives that every human group seems to have. Fuckin pathetic really
Yossarian
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According to Reuters:
Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova is a tech executive whose work supports the Russian government and its defense industry, according to details in the U.S. sanctions package announced on Wednesday.
His other daughter, Maria Vorontsova, leads government-funded programs that have received billions of dollars from the Kremlin toward genetics research, and are personally overseen by Putin, the United States said.
American officials also claim Putin has stashed some of his assets with family members.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
I don't think that's the Finlandisation that Putin intended to propagate
Good luck trying to get that back Vlad.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
Just that they belive some of Putin's assets are in their name. Which seems plausible.
If they have not disownwd their father they are just as guilty if you ask me. Fuck them.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
It's not silly. Sanctions have to be imposed with an eye on the damage they cause yourself and allies. That always has to be the case. Little point in stopping Russian imports if it means your own citizens will freeze or starve to death. Obviously there's a balancing act to be done but it's not as simple as just turning the taps off.
In the meantime, hit the fuckers with as many other means as possible. If that means fucking-over Putin's daughters so they're pissed off with him too, great.
Yossarian
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There's even talk of sanctioning Putin's mistress(es), but Switzerland says it's been unable to confirm reports that Alina Kabaeva's in the country.
www.france24.com
Russia sanctions throw spotlight on Putin's guarded private life
Western sanctions targeting not just the inner circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin but also his family have thrown a rare and unwanted spotlight on his private life, which the Kremlin has guarded…
www.france24.com
maomao
普費斯
As I said, I'm not objecting to these sanctions out of any sympathy for Putin's offspring. I just see them as an admission that the west has run out of meaningful sanctions that it's willing to impose. Get rationing, get insulating and turn the fucking gas off.
NB. Posted from a difficult to insulate Victorian semi with gas central heating.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
Maybe. It could also be just yo fuck with him and make it a bit more personal.
dilute micro
esse quam videri
At first I was disappointed with the sort of sanctions but they do need to be measured. I think they'll do their job eventually.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh but is eventually soon enough?
Indeliblelink
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Alexei Navalny's documentary, Putin's Palace, has lots on the web of friends & family Putin uses to store money away
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
if they had disowned him people would say they were lying
dilute micro
esse quam videri
True true. I suppose there's also an intended psychological effect for leaders when they contemplate a future of industries shutting down. Some sanctions are hardly slaps on the wrist but others are for taking away material support for military and industry. New pages are being written in history books with this. How will Putin deal with this reality when he gets out of his trance?
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Bombing fleeing refugees. Absolute cunts, brutal and inhumane.
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There seems to be some debate in the comments as to whether the spelling is Russian or Ukrainian and whether it implies "for children" or "for the children".
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