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2022-02-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Putin speech

This is the rhetoric of someone who won't be happy just with control of the DPR/LPR. This is speech is designed to undermine the very existence of Ukraine as a country.
— Oliver Alexander (@OAlexanderDK) February 21, 2022

The image reminds me of an authoritarian Czar in Russia. #UkraineRussiaConflict #UkraineWar #UkraineConflict. Ivana Kottasová, "Putin ratchets up Ukraine grievances in TV broadcast with top security officials." CNN. 21 Feb 2021, https://t.co/69tarBy8Xt pic.twitter.com/9UMAuiX9bG
— Dr Robert J Bunker (@DocBunker) February 21, 2022

Fake Incidents

A good Twitter thread to follow

The FSB published a video of a "Ukrainian BMP" (lol) that was supposedly destroyed on the Ru-Ua border. @askai707
could probably figure out which Russian city it was based out a week ago, if you gave him enough time. https://t.co/HgDSkq5PjD pic.twitter.com/D4Jcb4xvVf
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) February 21, 2022

Added for "Tanks Moving Around and smoking"

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Serbia now claiming Ukraine Attacks Russia!

Strategic Climate view of Russia/USSR

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Quick sequence of some of my favorite #Russia graphics so you can familiarize yourself with the scope of what is unfolding vis-a-vis #Ukraine. Russians live in the green. The wheat belt. The part of Russia that has temperature and rainfall levels to make habitation possible. pic.twitter.com/yA6NOjwsoF
— Peter Zeihan (@PeterZeihan) February 21, 2022

Posted by 3dc 2022-02-21 14:15|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,

#1 So Pootie's gonna do it?

Brandon was correct?

Posted by Bobby 2022-02-21 14:45|| 2022-02-21 14:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Is that the Russian distance for COVID or beyond the range of the old KGB undetectable assassination weapons?

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-02-21 14:53|| 2022-02-21 14:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Created in the same studio wher eDisney faked the moon landing for the CIA?

/sarc

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-21 14:56|| 2022-02-21 14:56|| Front Page Top

#4 -Hunter perks up, looks around-

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-21 15:39|| 2022-02-21 15:39|| Front Page Top

#5 For any 'burgers out there who know which end of the thingy the boolet comes out of:

1- I see all kind of reports about "Russian armor" moving around, but what does that mean? If the reference is to tanks, are they T-72's or T-90's? In which case do follow-up vehicles include replacement arms for the loaders? Or are they the new T-14 Armatas, which are so cleverly designed that they're invisible?

2- And I see references to hundred of Javelins in the hands of the Ukrainians. I think the Russian countermeasure is improved top-armor for the tanks, but I don't know if that would actually work or has been tested in combat.

My point being that if I were a Russian tank commander I think I'd want President Putin to have the honor of commanding the lead vehicle. He can stand shirtless in the hatch for a great photo op.

Posted by Matt 2022-02-21 16:06|| 2022-02-21 16:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Ok, I'm watching for what passes for television news. Where are the talking heads who said Vlad was bluffing? FOX's Jennifer Griffin thinks he's likely to push beyond the Donbas toward Poland.

Griffin is probably correct.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-21 18:33|| 2022-02-21 18:33|| Front Page Top

#7 "Everything was traditionally Russian. We will reassemble The Borg"

Posted by Frank G 2022-02-21 19:06|| 2022-02-21 19:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Set as today’s headline. Thank you for being on top of this for us, 3dc.

May the times turn out not to be nearly as interesting as they at the moment appear.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-02-21 20:42|| 2022-02-21 20:42|| Front Page Top

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