Ukrainian War Developments

Czechs are now in favor of removing Russia from SWIFT. No word yet from Hungary or Cyprus from what I can tell.

panzerfeist1 said:

no idea if this is sarcasm, that's like saying western europe is incompetent since it took them so long to take kosovo which i dont think serbs are better armed than Ukrainians AFAIK.

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Point being, neither is an actual conventional threat to the other, so all the drama is unnecessary!

Can’t tell if Reddit high on copium but I see a lot of them posting a 2014 video of a Molotov cocktail being thrown at 2 tanks. At least a lot of them have replies that it’s from 2014.

FriedButter said:

Can’t tell if Reddit high...

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Yes. Yes, they are.

I do wonder. Imagine if Russia starts selling oil in Yuan. The US is going to be piss beyond fucking hell.

FriedButter said:

I do wonder. Imagine if Russia starts selling oil in Yuan. The US is going to be piss beyond fucking hell.

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Long overdue...

sferrin said:

Not to mention when there are Russian units wearing Ukrainian uniforms or dressed as civilians.

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I'm sure most of these episodes of friendly fire. The most experienced Ukrainian soldiers are in the east. Kiev is mainly manned by drafted soldiers. In a stressful situation when bullets are flying past you, logic can go out the window.

In WW2 there were multiple warnings about German soldiers who had infiltrated behind enemy lines. American soldiers often encountered "German" soldiers in American uniform speaking perfect English speaking to them, most often at night. In most cases it turned to be friendly fire with very little evidence of infiltration.

There was a lot of denial when it comes to friendly fire, because no one wants to be responsible for killing your own and you don't want to hear that your son died because of a mistake.

FriedButter said:

Can’t tell if Reddit high on copium but I see a lot of them posting a 2014 video of a Molotov cocktail being thrown at 2 tanks. At least a lot of them have replies that it’s from 2014.

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You got to remember that this forum, despite its political and ideological tendencies, prizes itself on accuracy and proof. Many subreddits, particularly the political and military ones, are mainly filled with emotional ~30 year olds who believe everyone snorting drugs will lead to things like intergalactic space travel.

Thousands of Kievs residents have moved into the metro system since Russian bombing of the city started; similar situations have been reported across Ukraine in cities which have metro systems, a legacy of Soviet planning.