Sky News Moscow correspondent Diana Magnay described the decision as an "incredibly dramatic, escalatory move", which will "really, really worry people".
"This is the first time that we've ever had a situation, in Putin's reign at least, where he has put his nuclear forces ready essentially for combat duty, on high alert," she said.
I have seen similar footage. They are beating Indians at border.Baikul wrote:Well @John since you’ve been sourcing so much content from Reddit here’s one for you that you may not like:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianDankMeme ... ame=iossmf
Looks like Ukrainian or Polish guards beating up Indian female students.
Someone in Ukraine or Poland needs some explaining to do.
None of the new sanctions will be repealed. The western nations have not shown any imagination to address any of the Russian concerns since 2007 Munich security conference.vinod wrote:I guess west has got what they wanted. Isolation of Russia and complete sanctions against Russia.
How much of it will be repealed once this is over?
Russia is very well aware of the threat to Siberia and Russian Far East from an irredentist China.Pratyush wrote:They are quite content in pushing Russia in PRC embrace.
Very correct. Germany is like an overgrown kid without a set of ba!!s which it seems to have finally grown. Putin's victory will be pyrrhic. He has lost the plot.AkshaySG wrote:we're seeing a new Germany, One which perhaps is seeing the importance of being able to defend oneself without foreign support.
Russia and Putin may very well accomplish their territorial goals but they'll find a Europe which is better armed and more antagonistic towards them than it has been in a long long time
What you are seeing in Germany, you will see it across the continent. Many EU countries were trending towards German policy with the local population routinely asking why do they need to spend money on military. This is going to dramatically change in the coming years. It is hard to guess the long term implications.AkshaySG wrote:Just the news coming from Germany is worth a thread in itself..
Some really dramatic happenings over the past 48 hours showcasing a shift in foreign policy.
katora khan must be kicking himselfAkshaySG wrote:Just the news coming from Germany is worth a thread in itself..
Some really dramatic happenings over the past 48 hours showcasing a shift in foreign policy.
1. They have agreed to send arms and ammunition to. Ukraine after dithering for such a long time, Germany hasn't sent this much arms to a conflict zone since WW2 and it's absolutely not in line with their usual methods
2. They have gone back on their opposition to cut out Russia from SWIFT and have agreed to move forward with it.
3. After years and years on inaction they are committing to increasing their defense budget aboove 2% of GDP and an immediate injection of 100 Billion Euros to their forces. Absolutely massive amount of investment for a country that has long been reluctant to do so.
we're seeing a new Germany, One which perhaps is seeing the importance of being able to defend oneself without foreign support.
Russia and Putin may very well accomplish their territorial goals but they'll find a Europe which is better armed and more antagonistic towards them than it has been in a long long time
It was key Anglo-French objective to keep the Germans weak.AkshaySG wrote:
BTW, what are the scary implications of germany once again rearming herself onlee....
versailles anyone
Feb 26, 2022,
Synopsis
Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two, prompting tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.
India is exploring ways to set up a rupee payment mechanism for trade with Russia to soften the blow on New Delhi of Western sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, government and banking sources said.
Indian officials are concerned that vital supplies of fertilizer from Russia could be disrupted as sanctions intensify, threatening India's vast farm sector.
Atmavik wrote:It was key Anglo-French objective to keep the Germans weak.AkshaySG wrote:
BTW, what are the scary implications of germany once again rearming herself onlee....
versailles anyone
In 4 days Russia has encircled 3 major cities of Ukraine and forced them to negotiate. Shows the power of mechanization. This is blitzkreig on steroids.
This treaty will pave the way for dissolving Ukraine itself. Putin will demand independence for Donbas and extend crimea to Kherson. This will allow him to control the Dinniper river.
Btw, what ever happened to the Turkish drones that Ukraine acquired ? Totally useless
Nice. I would love to see Turkey getting some serious backlash while Russia is invading. Will be another bird killed with one stone.chetak wrote: Turkish drones kaput onlee
Russia Cripples Ukraine; Shoots-Down Its Most Sophisticated Bayraktar TB2 Drones — Reports
https://eurasiantimes.com/zelensky-begs ... s-ukraine/
It’s not just Germany. Doing the hubris -y thing of quoting myself (briefly!) I’d said on the last page that:AkshaySG wrote:Just the news coming from Germany is worth a thread in itself..
Some really dramatic happenings over the past 48 hours showcasing a shift in foreign policy.
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There are very significant strategic shifts, the consequences of which will be analysed for years if not decades to come.1. Germany is sending military supplies to Ukraine, which is a complete reversal of its ages …. a 180 degree change on a core principle.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine ... s-supplies/
2. England’s Foreign Secretary has stated she will support Britons who want to fight Russia in Ukraine. For England, if this is what the establishment is thinking, it’s a tectonic shift. …..
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... ght-russia
3. Japan, usually more self effacing, has actively condemned Russia, in a clear reversal of its policy in 2014 in the war in Georgia.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022 ... shida.html
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Akshay, great summary. Thank you.AkshaySG wrote:Just the news coming from Germany is worth a thread in itself..
Some really dramatic happenings over the past 48 hours showcasing a shift in foreign policy.
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3. After years and years on inaction they are committing to increasing their defense budget above 2% of GDP and an immediate injection of 100 Billion Euros to their forces. Absolutely massive amount of investment for a country that has long been reluctant to do so.
we're seeing a new Germany, One which perhaps is seeing the importance of being able to defend oneself without foreign support.
Russia and Putin may very well accomplish their territorial goals but they'll find a Europe which is better armed and more antagonistic towards them than it has been in a long long time
I would humbly disagree with you on this perspective. Isolation is never a permanent event. Sanctions are only temporary until the world figures out that they need Russian products.vinod wrote:I guess west has got what they wanted. Isolation of Russia and complete sanctions against Russia.
I believe, and it's just my opinion (so please don't shoot me), India is now in an enviable position to play the peacemaker and kingmaker rolled into one. All three aggrieved parties - Russia, Yukraine, and Nato would do themselves a lot of favor by paying attention.Rakesh wrote:And Ukraine wants India to vote against Russia in the UN. Nice going!
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Ankara was implementing an international pact on naval passage to the Black Sea.
"Turkey will implement all provisions of Montreux Convention in a transparent manner," the minister told a live interview with broadcaster CNN Türk.
Under the 1936 Montreux Convention, NATO member Turkey has control over the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, linking the Mediterranean and Black seas. The pact gives Ankara the power to regulate the transit of naval warships and to close the straits to foreign warships during wartime and when it is threatened.
Turkey earlier called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "war" on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that opened the way for the move.
On Feb 25, all the EU Ambassadors to India, met in New Delhi. See tweet and pictures below. I am a little wary of going down the path of playing the peacemaker and kingmaker, as it might open the door for similar international intervention in Kashmir. Perhaps I am wrong in my assessment. The only person I recognize in the picture below is Germany's Ambassador to India at extreme right, sitting with his face away from the camera.anupmisra wrote:I believe, and it's just my opinion (so please don't shoot me), India is now in an enviable position to play the peacemaker and kingmaker rolled into one. All three aggrieved parties - Russia, Yukraine, and Nato would do themselves a lot of favor by paying attention.
By abstaining at the UNSC, India has sent a clear message to both sides that its position is neutral. With phone calls from (from, not with) Putin and Zelenskyy within 24 hours of each other, that importance was underscored.
By the way, China abstained as well but nobody trusts President Eleven. He has Formosa-samosa on his mind.
why do these guys so desperately want India dragged into the ukraine controversy and to take an explicit anti russia/putin standanupmisra wrote:I believe, and it's just my opinion (so please don't shoot me), India is now in an enviable position to play the peacemaker and kingmaker rolled into one. All three aggrieved parties - Russia, Yukraine, and Nato would do themselves a lot of favor by paying attention.Rakesh wrote:And Ukraine wants India to vote against Russia in the UN. Nice going!
By abstaining at the UNSC, India has sent a clear message to both sides that its position is neutral. With phone calls from (from, not with) Putin and Zelenskyy within 24 hours of each other, that importance was underscored.
By the way, China abstained as well but nobody trusts President Eleven. He has Formosa-samosa on his mind.
That is not true. Not that it meant a whole lot, but your statement is categorically false.chetak wrote: no one spoke for us when the cheenis turned up in ladakh and doklam
My country is committing a horrible crime in Ukraine that can have no justification. Official references to Art.51/defence of the Donbass are ridiculous, whataboutism is not helpful. We all bear a part of responsibility. There is no good way out of that.
सत्यमेव जयतेSome in Russia say "we cannot wish defeat to our troops". But what would be a defeat for our country? Decades of international isolation in an attempt to keep repressive control over Ukraine, Belarus etc.? Or a fast acknowledgement that this war is craziness that has to stop?
