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Friendly_Grower

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Kremlin official says West has declared 'total war' on Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday took aim at the sanctions the United States and other countries have imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, saying he believes that the West has declared "total war" on Russia.

Lavrov made his comments during a meeting in which he described actions that Western nations have taken in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as “a real hybrid war," adding that "total war was declared on us,” The Associated Press reported.

Lavrov also said that he believes the West has a goal “to destroy, break, annihilate, strangle the Russian economy, and Russia on the whole,” according to the AP.

He then warned that Russia does have allies.

“We have many friends, allies, partners in the world, a huge number of associations in which Russia is working with countries of all continents, and we will continue to do so,” Lavrov reportedly said.

Russia invaded Ukraine a month ago and has since stepped up its targeting of civilian areas. The Biden administration this week formally accused Moscow of war crimes in Ukraine.

President Biden is in Europe this week meeting with European and NATO members. New sanctions were announced Thursday on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Biden is scheduled to end his trip to Europe in Poland, where he will deliver a major address on Saturday. Poland shares a border with Ukraine.

The international sanctions have clearly hurt the Russian economy, though Lavrov emphasized that many states will decline to join that effort.
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Kremlin official says West has declared ‘total war’ on Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday took aim at the sanctions the United States and other countries have imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, saying he believes that the West…
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Add Biden and the EU just agreed to build LNG Terminals and will buy AMERICAN LNG!

I bet Trump will try and claim he had already made this deal long ago. Just wait.

President Biden is doing a wonderful job.
People may not approve of him but they have to approve of this energy deal that takes a lot of market share away from Putin.

So Yeah.. It's Modern Total War. Bombs are not the only weapons. Economics is a long term deep hole Russia will keep falling in.
 
DIY-HP-LED

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Drones or quadcopters breakdown into two main classes, video photography drones for great scenery videos and many photography fans have one, they are easy to fly with many automatic features. Then there are the FPV, racing quads and others configuration that use RC plane parts and are often made by the pilot. These days they can use DJI video HQ FPV to digital goggles with 1080p resolution, it's like being there and it records onboard even better to a memory card. DJI video drones you remote control are commercially bought, come complete and you use your phone to see what the drone is seeing. FPV drones with ducts can fly through the woods like a bird, carry a quarter pound of plastic explosives, are hard to shoot down and can join them in their foxhole or machine gun nest before detonating.

This short video shows you the difference, from France.


One more short cinematic and very entertaining video, done in one take, looks like the Cordoba region of Spain. Imagine using this to assassinate a Russian general with a skilled pilot, how hard would it be to do?

 
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The Kremlin answered the question about the objections of the West to pay for gas in rubles
Peskov: Gazprom will develop a system for switching to gas payments in rubles in four days
The Kremlin proceeds from the current order of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Gazprom to accept payment for gas in Russian currency, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the head of state.

He was asked whether Moscow plans to supply gas to Europe if it does not pay in rubles, as representatives of several countries have already stated.

On March 23, at a meeting with members of the government, Vladimir Putin instructed to convert payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles, since it makes no sense to sell goods to the EU and the USA and receive payment in their currency.

At the same time, he noted that pumping will continue at prices and in volumes fixed in contracts, as the country values its reputation.

“During the remaining four days, Gazprom will have to make contacts and develop a transparent, understandable system, how it can be carried out technically and logistically. This information will be communicated to the buyers of Gazprom’s products, and then we’ll see,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
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В Кремле ответили на вопрос о возражениях Запада по оплате за газ в рублях

В Кремле исходят из действующего поручения президента России Владимира Путина "Газпрому" принимать оплату за газ в российской валюте, заявил пресс-секретарь... РИА Новости, 25.03.2022
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BudmanTX said:
DOH!!!!!

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They are not wearing Ukrainian colors. The colors are said to be of a school or something (never bothered to remember what) and because the clothing needs to be tailored to each person they were produced a long time before the war.
 
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BudmanTX said:
ukrainian colors are yellow and blue....
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Which is why I mentioned that the astronauts did not pick the colors because of the war.

If the Ukrainians do not get starved out there is talk on the Russian side of retreating and keeping the two provinces and the land bridge to the Black Sea and calling it a successful operation.
 
cannabineer

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Which is why I mentioned that the astronauts did not pick the colors because of the war.

If the Ukrainians do not get starved out there is talk on the Russian side of retreating and keeping the two provinces and the land bridge to the Black Sea and calling it a successful operation.
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Unless something unusual happens, I expect Ukraine to keep killing Russians until they’ve restored their pre-2014 borders.
 
BudmanTX

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Which is why I mentioned that the astronauts did not pick the colors because of the war.

If the Ukrainians do not get starved out there is talk on the Russian side of retreating and keeping the two provinces and the land bridge to the Black Sea and calling it a successful operation.
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i've heard that too.....something about May 9th keeps coming up too
 
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Budzbuddha said:
Scale back of objectives ?


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I have read between the lines of the Russian news translations and over a number of articles it seems they are looking for a new normal and I do not doubt they can hold the south eastern portion of Ukraine if they ignore the rest.
 
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BudmanTX said:
isn't there something about going after Crimea, or getting it back???
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The Ukrainians have been winning because they have been mainly doing gorilla warfare rather than duking it out with the Russians. I do not think they can take Crimea especially with the Russians know how it would look if they did.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

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How many generals is that now, 6 or 7? There were many more colonels killed, looks like room for advancement among the junior officers who survive Ukraine. Probably every officer there will have a black mark against him and the careers will be ruined for failing Vlad the wannabe conqueror.

If there is a coup in Russia, losing in Ukraine might be the spark, some will feel the corrupt regime failed the army, not the other way around.

I'm thinking Joe might have helped with snuffing this fucker, he was a war criminal and up for special treatment IMHO, something like a drone strike or a long range precision missile attack. If you know he's at his headquarters giving orders on the radio or cellphone to murder civilians, you can do him from a distance with GPS guided munitions or drones.
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that just ain't gonna work, as much as i'd like it to. people hate putin, but assassinating him isn't the same as assassinating an al-qaeda leader. Xi would certainly take it poorly, and while i doubt it would lead to war, it would destroy any trust between China and America.
many other fascist regimes would also take it poorly, and would certainly start to fortify their defenses against similar action taken against them.
and then there is the problem of retaliation. al-qaeda has some people who are very good at what they do, but what they do isn't international assassination...russia, on the other hand, has made a long and detailed study of it...of course, if you look at the last few instances that have hit the news, they're really bad at it...just like their badass army turned out to not be so badass when faced with determined oppopnents. but there are still elements that would certainly try to assassinate Biden and any other targets of opportunity in reprisal. and once the "super powers" are doing it, then the smaller players are going to see that as a free pass...better to not go there to begin with. if we want him bad enough, we'll march in and take him.
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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The Ukrainians have been winning because they have been mainly doing gorilla warfare rather than duking it out with the Russians. I do not think they can take Crimea especially with the Russians know how it would look if they did.
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I think this is their chance to undo 2014. The kicker is, if they start succeeding, will the Crazar pull out the big weapons?
 
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