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▶Latest >Donbass front: Russia breaks through fortified defences, crosses Shaitanka River >Germany will pay for gas using Gazprom Bank as euro-to-rouble intermediary >South Ossetia will take legal steps to join Russia >Russia considering selling oil, grain, metals, fertiliser, coal and timber in roubles >Rouble traded higher than before the invasion for the first time >Azov: "Russians are the Nazis of the 21st Century" >Satellite imagery shows Russia amassing more troops than before the invasion at the border >Shelling in Kiev, strikes on Chernigov - Medinsky warned: no ceasefire was called >Ukraine whines Russia is using peace talks to replenish, rotate troops, satellite imagery shows no withdrawing >Peace talks concluded in Turkey, formal Ukrainian offer relayed - Medinsky clarified: offer won't be accepted >General Mordvichev confirmed alive, 2nd Russian general to debunk his death >USA abandons large scale objectives (troops in Ukraine, regime change) and claims "main goal" of Biden is expressing moral outrage >Torture videos geolocated to Ukraine-controlled territories, confirmed real >"Anonymous" makes fake Russian order to cast doubts on torture videos, uses signature from Google Images >Azov writes sad poem, ends it with: "I have to cope with it" >Azov HQ in Mariupol was stormed: files.catbox.moe/y94e43.mp4 >Night hunters consisting of Ka-52 and Mi-28n helicopters have destroyed 32 tanks, 27 armored vehicles, 43 other military targets in 4 days
▶Second /chug/ user's translations! >Reporter Poddubny reacting to torture videos. files.catbox.moe/atloig.mp4 >An interview with a dagi sergeant that had half his face shorn off in an RPG explosion. This is very much a provincial TV prop piece, but I think it's interesting anyway. files.catbox.moe/anqwb6.mp4 >Militia member with a PPS-43, he reflects on how symbolic it is, calls it going on a walk with grandpa. files.catbox.moe/lfj6g5.mp4
>The United States withdrew its Navy from the Black Sea due to the events in Ukraine, there are no decisions on the timing of their return yet - the Pentagon. How about uhh...never?
Nathaniel Wright
I want to refute, b-but... i just cant...
Thomas Torres
Thank you for baking!
Joshua Richardson
>Azov: "Russians are the Nazis of the 21st Century"
Always try to think for the reason behind something. If you just assume incompetence you will almost always get the wrong conclusion. There's always a goal / reason, even if that goal is misguided or a bad choice.
Yes most likely. It's strange timing though, since their car import will fall under sanctions now
Mason Smith
its actually not such a good thing to rapidly implement gas only for rubles. Russian economy does not need many imports but exports quite a bit, if ruble gets too valuable russian gas exports become less competitive.
One Country, Two Systems could unironically work out for Korea but that would require the Americans to leave South Korea since the North Koreans (rightfully) don't trust the Americans
Connor Gonzalez
Rouble stronger following the announcement
It allows Germany to save face (w-we paid Gazprom Bank in euros), it allows Russia to save face (Germany is buying roubles from Gazprom Bank, we are receiving roubles), but it also allows Russia to bypass sanctions
