Ukraine / Russia Thread
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Speaking of trouble...
I guess now is not a good time to wear my Russian National Team hockey or soccer jersey in public.
It's funny, actually. My wife and I were watching the news last night and she's feeding her parents information they're not getting. Thankfully, they're flush with U.S. cash so it's no problem with the ruble crashing.
Things are getting serious when even Switzerland gets involved.
www.cnn.com
Switzerland has announced that it will forego its commitment to “Swiss neutrality” in favor of adopting sanctions against Russia, Swiss Federal President Ignazio Cassis said Monday, adding that Switzerland’s sanctions will be in line with those already adopted by the European Union.
“Russia's attack is an attack on freedom, an attack on democracy, an attack on the civil population, and an attack on the institutions of a free country. This cannot be accepted regarding international law, this cannot be accepted politically, and this cannot be accepted morally,” Cassis added.
Switzerland will forego "Swiss neutrality" and adopt same sanctions as EU against Russia
The two sides agree to meet at the Belarus border Monday, Ukrainian President Zelensky's office says, as Russian President Putin put nuclear forces on alert. Follow here for live news updates from the ground in Ukraine.
Yeah...Switzerland - wow. They can read the writing on the wall (or at least see the deposit differences of east and west).
btw: I hope people haven't been rude around your wife. I gather also her parents are fine.
btw: I hope people haven't been rude around your wife. I gather also her parents are fine.
Well, she works from home so there's nobody to tolerate. Besides, she is the third ranked person in the company, so nobody would dare screw with her.
Her parents are fine. They're very old (mid 80's now) and I worry about them more than she does I think. I had wanted years ago for them to just sell out over there and move over here to stay.
But they've got their friends, the summer house they love, etc.
Can't say I blame them, but things like this are why I wish they were here rather than there. God forbid something should happen to them now and one of us need to get to them to help.
Her parents are fine. They're very old (mid 80's now) and I worry about them more than she does I think. I had wanted years ago for them to just sell out over there and move over here to stay.
But they've got their friends, the summer house they love, etc.
Can't say I blame them, but things like this are why I wish they were here rather than there. God forbid something should happen to them now and one of us need to get to them to help.
If they don't get a ceasefire soon, things will get really ugly.
The official said they were concerned with the “risks that come with a lack of Russian progress” especially the “use of rockets today and tube artillery — in Kyiv and Kharkiv — which risks being far more indiscriminate.”
The official said while there had been “some progress in the south” — with forces that come out of Crimea having some gains — “in other areas we have not seen a lot of progress in maneuver.”
The official declined to give a figure for Russian casualties but noted that in the first days Russia's defense ministry denied having any, but later had to admit to some. They said this was “what we would assess to be a significant number of casualties. Their ability to hide that is over. The impact of this operation will be seen and felt back in Russia itself.”
Putin will have no choice but to unleash hell. He can't survive a prolonged Afghanistan situation again. I don't think the Russian people will tolerate it.
And they're doing it.
Remember the fake image of a "shell" hitting a school? This one:
THIS is what REALLY happens when a shell hits a school:
Remember the fake image of a "shell" hitting a school? This one:
THIS is what REALLY happens when a shell hits a school: