Ukraine / Russia Thread

[Zeedox]

The first European Union leader to meet with Putin since the invasion of Ukraine says the Russian president 'believes he is winning the war'

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said his conversation with Putin was not "friendly" but "frank and tough."

www.businessinsider.com

When asked by host Chuck Todd if Putin thought he was winning the war, Nehammer said he thinks "he believes he is winning the war."

 

[Gomez Adams]

Who's going to tell him otherwise?

I sure as hell wouldn't. I would simply make myself scarce before the tanks rolled in to Red Square and let Putin find out the hard way.

 

[Zeedox]

I believe the first inkling for Putin that something is wrong will occur via a hole in the back of his head.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Yep. Like I've said before, the Caesars were all powerful until the Pretorian Guard decided that they weren't.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Possible picture of the Moskva not long before she sank. She's still smoldering, listing hard to port and scorched from stem to stern.

 

[Zeedox]

You can still see the sandbox surface-to-surface (SSN-12) missiles if you look closely. And the grumble (surface-to-air long range) missile system launchers (SAN-6) with the top dome radar are visible in the mid section.

 

[Zeedox]

Google Maps Removes Blurring For Russia’s Military Sites - The Moscow Times

Users can see military bases, intercontinental ballistic missiles launch pads, naval facilities and key command posts.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Google Maps made Russia’s strategic facilities visible to users Monday, revealing the details of the country’s military infrastructure.

Searches on Google Maps showed newly accessible images of military bases, intercontinental ballistic missiles launch pads, naval facilities and key command posts all across Russia.

“Now everyone can see [Russian military infrastructure] with a resolution of about 0.5 meters per pixel,” tweeted the Ukrainian armed forces.

 

[Gomez Adams]

And the hits just keep on coming.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Check this out:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1516238844009529344

 

[Zeedox]

My guess would be a bot or an overly eager putin pleaser in google.

Either way it looks like it has been restored(?).

 

[Gomez Adams]

Yeah. Bots hit the report buttons which automatically sets off the ban. LOT of that going on now.

 

[Zeedox]

Putin signs decree to remove Russian stocks from overseas exchanges in huge blow to the nation's billionaires

Russian stocks can no longer be listed on foreign exchanges after Putin's new law, and Russian billionaires are set to take a major hit.

markets.businessinsider.com

In a blow to Russia's richest business people, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on April 16 that requires Russian companies to remove their listings from overseas stock exchanges.

The likes of Vladimir Potanin — Russia's richest man — will now have to adjust the ownership structure of their businesses, Bloomberg reported.

That means Russian billionaires who own the companies listed abroad won't be able to collect foreign-currency dividends from the depository receipts.