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I believe that President Biden was right when he said that Russia is going to Invade Ukraine.

Any intelligent person is going to come to the same conclusion knowing that Russia has already decided to pay any price imposed on it by the West through sanctions.

Short of full military confrontation by the West there is nothing that can make Russia to change its mind as they see this as a golden opportunity to resurrect the once powerful superpower that was equal to the USA.

But Russia’s ambitions are not going to stop with taking over Ukraine since it already has made plans to increase its sphere of influence to Asia, Middle East, and South America and perhaps the whole World knowing that the West is most likely not going to do anything beyond just imposing sanctions which ultimately will hurt the West itself by effecting the Global economy in an adverse way the longer that they go on.

I personally don’t like any of the old ideologies, philosophies, and doctrines of Capitalism, Communism, Socialism, Religious Fundamentalism and all the other “ism” that are derived from the bad human characteristics of Greed, Lust, Hate, Cruelty, Jealousy, Prejudice, and lack of Empathy and that have been infringing on our rights in one way or another throughout the history because they can only exist through supporting inequality, oppression, suppression, torture, killing, and War.

When it comes to saving the World the last thing that I want to see is the further expansion of these old systems that have all already proven to be a failure in dealing with the existential problems that are currently facing Humanity and the Environment.

We don’t want all these political, Religious, and Racial parties and groups to resurrect their past, we want something new that can propel the World into the next Era that is based on the Universal Principles and Values that have been derived through Logic and Compassion and not through Force and Violence.

By “We” I mean all the Intelligent, Righteous, and Peace loving people of the World.

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Yes, it seems that the Moskva cruiser finally has sunk:

Russia says Moskva cruiser has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike​

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...kva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry

"Russia’s flagship cruiser Moskva has sunk in “stormy seas” while being towed to a port in the Black Sea, the Russian defence ministry announced.

The Ukrainian southern military command claimed late on Wednesday to have struck the Moskva with Neptune anti-ship missiles, causing it to start sinking and forcing the crew to abandon ship.

Russia’s defence ministry initially denied reports that it had sunk and claimed the fires had been extinguished.
But late on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement: “The cruiser ship Moskva lost its stability when it was towed to the port because of the damage to the ship’s hull that it received during the fire from the detonation of ammunition. In stormy sea conditions, the ship sank”.
 
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I wonder which is worse for Russia to say that the ship was hit by Ukrainian missiles or that it was sabotaged.

Either way they took it to deeper waters and sank it to get all the attention off of this incident.

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Perhaps you (and others) should add this as a disclaimer to your future posts. :)
I didn't say it was a positive ID.

Sometimes the most reliable sources are direct, which is why Ukraine has asked their population not to post on social media (logistics/intelligence concerns), but here's a night shot of supposed attack on Moskva (ss. Moscow)
Case in point: A night shot of explosions posted online can be used in multiple propaganda campaigns.
Obviously this message was intended for a Russian audience.

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The poster of this video. Olga, is from Ukraine and now living in Denmark. Before the war, one of the things she did for a living was help those speaking only English make plans for visiting Ukraine. I have friends that have visited Ukraine over the last few years and she was instrumental in helping them have an enjoyable time (lodging, activities, restaurants, etc.)


 
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According to 'Russian' officials...

Ukraine helicopters strike homes in cross-border attack​


The Ukrainian government's Center for Countering Disinformation accused Russia's intelligence services of implementing "a plan to carry out terrorist acts to whip up anti-Ukrainian hysteria" in Russia, according to a statement.

It mentioned two purported attacks in the western Russian city of Bryansk but nothing about an air strike.

"On April 14, 2022, using two combat helicopters equipped with heavy offensive weapons, military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine illegally entered the airspace of the Russian Federation," Russia's investigative committee said in a statement.


https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...fired-mortars-bryansk-border-post-2022-04-14/
 
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According to 'Russian' officials...

Ukraine helicopters strike homes in cross-border attack​


The Ukrainian government's Center for Countering Disinformation accused Russia's intelligence services of implementing "a plan to carry out terrorist acts to whip up anti-Ukrainian hysteria" in Russia, according to a statement.

It mentioned two purported attacks in the western Russian city of Bryansk but nothing about an air strike.

"On April 14, 2022, using two combat helicopters equipped with heavy offensive weapons, military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine illegally entered the airspace of the Russian Federation," Russia's investigative committee said in a statement.


https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...fired-mortars-bryansk-border-post-2022-04-14/
You forgot the first (and important) part of the headline :xf.wink:

Russia says Ukraine helicopters strike homes in cross-border attack​


Edit: OK, you put it at the beginning with smaller font :xf.grin: "According to 'Russian' officials..."
 
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Excellent , a perfect example of how possible false theater can be made to fool the masses
Putin's media would have put a "CNN" logo in the video and show it like it was true. And only the masses already "ready" to be fooled would believe it. In fact, Putin's false propaganda is mainly made to fool its own population.
 
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If I was Ukraine, I'd think about making this my wartime emblem. Put it on flags, uniforms, ......


 
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I suspect that the ship was still operational despite all the damage that it had received but had become so heavily contaminated by radioactive materials that they had no choice but to sink it.

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Putin's media would have put a "CNN" logo in the video and show it like it was true. And only the masses already "ready" to be fooled would believe it. In fact, Putin's false propaganda is mainly made to fool its own population.
What that video proves is that any pictures and video can be manipulated to make people think that something happened, that was really false, that was my point , I have seen many of such pictures and video in the last 2 years , that I myself believe are false , if that had been a missile instead of ship , would you have believed that video to be true and accurate ??? That was my point ..
 
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I'm afraid it is inevitable (unless China jumps in with Russia) that a bio/chem/nuke weapon will be used in/against Ukraine.

Any one of those weapons, if used without doubt, would result in what will eventually be known as WW3. Someone I know that is retired from a VERY high rank has said from the start he felt a tactical nuke is the most likely scenario.

If/when this happens, may God have mercy on us all.

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U.S. cannot 'take lightly' threat Russia could use nuclear weapons - CIA chief​


WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The threat of Russia potentially using tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine cannot be taken lightly, but the CIA has not seen a lot of practical evidence reinforcing that concern, CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday.

Burns' most extensive public comments since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 underscored concerns that the biggest attack against a European state since 1945 risks escalating to the use of nuclear weapons.

Earlier on Thursday, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, warned NATO that Moscow would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave in the heart of Europe, if Sweden and Finland joined the Atlantic alliance. read more

Burns spoke at Georgia Tech of the "potential desperation" and setbacks dealt Putin, whose forces have suffered heavy losses and have been forced to retreat from some parts of northern Ukraine after failing to capture Kyiv.

For those reasons, "none of us can take lightly the threat posed by a potential resort to tactical nuclear weapons or low-yield nuclear weapons," Burns said. (more...)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ca...uld-use-nuclear-weapons-cia-chief-2022-04-14/
 
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Zelensky can't be any clearer. They need those weapons to stop the massacre of ukrainian people, to stop the extermination of ukrainians by Putler. They need it to stop the tyrant. And he's saying it every day.

Freedom must be armed better than tyranny. Westerns countries have everything to make it happen. The final victory over the tyranny and the number of people saved depends on them. Arm Ukraine now to defend freedom.

 
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U.S. cannot 'take lightly' threat Russia could use nuclear weapons - CIA chief
If Russia are as bad at nuclear war as they are at conventional war there's nothing to worry about.
 
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If Russia are as bad at nuclear war as they are at conventional war there's nothing to worry about.
That is the primary reason they would resort to tactical nukes.

Their 'conventional' systems of weapons have suffered significant losses and the ability to rebuild is difficult and time consuming.

The sinking of one of three of their top tier surface vessels will likely be the deciding (decided) factor in using an non-conventional weapon. It is only a matter of time now unless Ukraine submits or China jumps in with more advanced conventional weapons.
 
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