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THREAD 1/7 Intel from a Ukrainian officer about a meeting in Putin’s lair in Urals. Oligarchs convened there so no one would flee. Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days.

[housewife]

Thanks Scape. That was really good and answered some questions I had.

[Scape]

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4/7 If Ukraine manages to hold the Russians off for 10 days, then the Russians will have to enter negotiations. Because they have no money, weapons, or resources. Nevertheless, they are indifferent about the sanctions.

How the hell did they think they were going to sack a country the population of Canada in 10 days?!??! The sheer hubris!

[DrCaleb]

Scape Scape:

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4/7 If Ukraine manages to hold the Russians off for 10 days, then the Russians will have to enter negotiations. Because they have no money, weapons, or resources. Nevertheless, they are indifferent about the sanctions.

How the hell did they think they were going to sack a country the population of Canada in 10 days?!??! The sheer hubris!

They are Russians. But I repeat your point.

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Canada, allies announce expulsion of 'selected Russian banks' from SWIFT payment system

[DrCaleb]

Germany and Italy won't be able to buy oil and gas. But then again, Germany and Italy won't be able to buy oil and gas.

[Strutz]

Scape Scape:

THREAD 1/7 Intel from a Ukrainian officer about a meeting in Putin’s lair in Urals. Oligarchs convened there so no one would flee. Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days.

That was very interesting. I'm assuming the points in English are a translation of the document shown in Russian?

[Scape]

[housewife]

Scape Scape:

Canada, allies announce expulsion of 'selected Russian banks' from SWIFT payment system

Wow, I didn't expect everyone to agree to this!!



As to the Russians running out of money and munitions. Not the cake walk he was expecting

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SpaceX Starlink Internet Now Live in Ukraine, Says Elon Musk

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The foreign ministers of Japan and the United States have agreed that the impact of Russia's aggression against Ukraine has gone beyond Europe and that boosting their security alliance is a requisite for maintaining peace in Asia.

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Live map

[Thanos]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

[popcorn]

Germany and Italy won't be able to buy oil and gas. But then again, Germany and Italy won't be able to buy oil and gas.

The anti-nuclear power campaign that caused German utility costs to spike and made them hostage to Russian gas has to be one of the largest domestic policy blunders any major country has made in the last several decades. The Germans had to have known that the solar & wind were in no way capable of replacing nuclear yet they did it anyway in order to placate the unthinking environmental movement. And German CO2 emissions are way up anyway, as they've gone back to using more coal fuel to replace what they took away by shutting down nuclear.

Heads should really roll in Germany, especially if it's found out later that this encouraged Putin's actions in Ukraine if he's been assuming all along there would be no European backlash given German dependency on Russian fuels, that the Germans would block any harsh actions against Russia in order to protect their provider.

[xerxes]

Scape Scape:

THREAD 1/7 Intel from a Ukrainian officer about a meeting in Putin’s lair in Urals. Oligarchs convened there so no one would flee. Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days.

Wild if it's truly the case. To invade a country as large as Ukraine with only ten days worth of ammo and logistics is madness. Even post-Soviet Union, people were afraid of the Red Army, but it really seems like it's being exposed as a paper tiger. Soldiers surrendering too easily. Tanks running out of gas. Transport planes being shot down.

It really looks like the Russians half-assed this invasion and are paying a steep price in men, machinery, and now with the SWIFT expulsions, money.

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Earlier today in Romny, Ukranian civilian attacks a Russian convoy with a molotov.