Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Edge-]

I'm surprised Putin didn't show up in some capacity to object.

Why are you surprised about this? Is Russia a member of NATO? Does Putin regularly show up to the meetings of an alliance his nation is not a part of? Has anyone seen him even, lately?

[YUPPIE]

Why are you surprised about this? Is Russia a member of NATO? Does Putin regularly show up to the meetings of an alliance his nation is not a part of? Has anyone seen him even, lately?

"in some capacity" doesn't have to mean physically; he can broadcast himself on camera.

Anyway, this is a big deal because Putin allegedly started this war to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. The possibility of it happening is his biggest red line. Unfortunately, Zelenksy has expressed anger at the complications of joining from this meeting now.

[Edge-]

"in some capacity" doesn't have to mean physically; he can broadcast himself on camera.

Anyway, this is a big deal because Putin allegedly started this war to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. The possibility of it happening is his biggest red line. Unfortunately, Zelenksy has expressed anger at the complications of joining from this meeting now.

How many NATO meetings do you reckon Putin has attended "in some capacity"?

Why are we caring about red lines Putin has?

[YUPPIE]

Why are we caring about red lines Putin has?

because they're the only reason he still breathes.

[jonnysensible]

. The possibility of it happening is his biggest red line..

whats he gonna do invade ukraine?

[Saradain]

"in some capacity" doesn't have to mean physically; he can broadcast himself on camera.

Anyway, this is a big deal because Putin allegedly started this war to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. The possibility of it happening is his biggest red line. Unfortunately, Zelenksy has expressed anger at the complications of joining from this meeting now.

Did you just discover Austin Powers movies where Dr Evil just broadcasts himself in a meeting with the world leaders?

Or you think NATO summit gives a flying fuck about Putin's opinions?

Newsflash MMO-C, YUPPIE reporting with infinite red lines from a weak, incompetent dictator that will result in absolutely nothing no matter how many times they are crossed.

[DarkTZeratul]

Anyway, this is a big deal because Putin allegedly started this war to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. The possibility of it happening is his biggest red line. Unfortunately, Zelenksy has expressed anger at the complications of joining from this meeting now.

Yes, people have been pointing out for the last year the irony of Russia invading Ukraine to stop them joining NATO, only to push them into doing just that.

[Iphie]

Eh...what happened here? Who got deleted? I see page 1655 and then it says there should be several more pages but they don't appear to actually exist.

[Makabreska]

Eh...what happened here? Who got deleted? I see page 1655 and then it says there should be several more pages but they don't appear to actually exist.

It sometimes happen in big threads. Not sure if it's always because an account got deleted.

[Gabriel]

"in some capacity" doesn't have to mean physically; he can broadcast himself on camera.

Anyway, this is a big deal because Putin allegedly started this war to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. The possibility of it happening is his biggest red line. Unfortunately, Zelenksy has expressed anger at the complications of joining from this meeting now.

Fuck his red lines.

[Makabreska]

Fuck his red lines.

I hereby thank you for fixing this thread post count.

[Poopymonster]

Mondelez makes snacks. Heineken makes beer. Unilever makes ice cream, soaps, and detergents. Russians can live without them

Unilever had made their case clear. They have manufacturing and assets in Russia. They supposedly have limited their production as thin as they can but if they fully abandon the area, the state will just seize their assets and have them working under some Russian name. Which isn't exactly an excuse, McDonalds very much did exactly that.

I would not resupply those production facilities and once on-hand materials run out, abandon them. Take everything that isn't bolted down. Or better yet, leave the machinery minus said bolts. Leave shit held together by Thoughts and Prayers. Remove/disable/break security features/fail safes.

If you know the enemy is going to take your shit, break it in such a way they can't repair it, or make it dangerous to them.

[Poopymonster]

Eh...what happened here? Who got deleted? I see page 1655 and then it says there should be several more pages but they don't appear to actually exist.

Someone wanted a global mod to delete their account. Which means every thread they were in had their posts disappear. In popular threads (Biden/Harris) there is about 15 pages that just went poof.
The system is trying to unfuck itself.

[Santti]

It's still fucked up in other threads. What fuckery is this!?!

Some account got nuked, and all the posts removed with it. It bugs the pages a little bit, as they don't decrease to match the new post count. It fixes itself when new posts arrive to replace the new ones that were deleted.

[Corvus]

Another russian general has been taken out - and this one is the most senior to date. The deputy commander of the southern military destruction was killed by a Storm Shadow when it hit his HQ.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...010263043?s=20

Presumably other members of his staff were also hit in the strike as well. Storm Shadow is proving very effective and the French are joining in with their version. If only the US wasn't so reticent.

[Edge-]

Another russian general has been taken out - and this one is the most senior to date. The deputy commander of the southern military destruction was killed by a Storm Shadow when it hit his HQ.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...010263043?s=20

Presumably other members of his staff were also hit in the strike as well. Storm Shadow is proving very effective and the French are joining in with their version. If only the US wasn't so reticent.

Why do so many of their generals look like when someone loses a thumb so they cut off their big toe and sew it onto the end of their thumb or whatever?

[Poopymonster]

Another russian general has been taken out - and this one is the most senior to date. The deputy commander of the southern military destruction was killed by a Storm Shadow when it hit his HQ.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...010263043?s=20

Presumably other members of his staff were also hit in the strike as well. Storm Shadow is proving very effective and the French are joining in with their version. If only the US wasn't so reticent.

Thomas Arashikage has always been very effective.

[Belize]

Out of all the braindead takes on here "Why doesn't Putin show up to a NATO meeting" might be the absolute smoothest brained one yet.

[YUPPIE]

It's really not a stupid take. Plenty of foreign warlords, dictators, and terrorists have shown their faces to make their demands.

[Corvus]

It's really not a stupid take. Plenty of foreign warlords, dictators, and terrorists have shown their faces to make their demands.

It is a stupid fucking take. You can't just fly unannounced into a foreign country and gatecrash an invite only event with very serious security all the while said country is willing and able to execute an active arrest warrant on you.