So now when Putin couldn't just swoop in and get a pristine untouched Kyiv and his puppet government, I would imagine this will start to look really ugly.
So now when Putin couldn't just swoop in and get a pristine untouched Kyiv and his puppet government, I would imagine this will start to look really ugly.
Seeing videos of captured Russian soldiers getting to call their parents. The parents not understanding why they are in Ukraine and the captured soldiers saying they didn't know they were being sent there, they thought they were going to a military exercise.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Seeing videos of captured Russian soldiers getting to call their parents. The parents not understanding why they are in Ukraine and the captured soldiers saying they didn't know they were being sent there, they thought they were going to a military exercise.
I'm glad they got to call home. Terrible exercise of power.
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It's like my body has a new heightened system and state of anxiety it's addicted to.
Remember to breath, pay attention to how your body feels when on war sites, break from online, and self-care! I recommend bubbles and music.
Wise words, Tish. The first few nights, I stayed up glued to what news I could find until 2 AM. Gee, wonder why I haven't been sleeping very well? I need to cut myself off earlier and do something else (besides the few minutes max it takes to do Wordle, lol). Same thing during the day. I got busy for awhile this afternoon doing some organizing of my books.
Thanks for the reminder!
"Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth. And to hope."
I said this morning to my daughter “ok, enough if the war today”. We are very lucky to be able to tune it out when we want/need. I can’t imagine living this.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
@Spiritual_Chaos What is the vibe like in Sweden? Are you guys getting nervous or is it just another day? Stay safe.
Just another day.
No one here is worried about Russia attacking us, if that is what you are asking. There has always been this threat lingering of "one day Russia will try to take the island of Gotland to control the baltic sea", but not more now than usual. The military and the police are in some heightened risk mode though that has kicked in. Read that the police are ordered to keep their cars fully fueled up at all times, as an example.
Does anyone believe there is a risk of Putin wanting or being able to fight several fronts at once? He seems to have his hands full in Ukraine.
I'd think no one sees that as a risk. Or that he would attack a country in the EU. That would automatically start a war with the EU.
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"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
@Spiritual_Chaos What is the vibe like in Sweden? Are you guys getting nervous or is it just another day? Stay safe.
Just another day.
No one here is worried about Russia attacking us, if that is what you are asking. There has always been this threat lingering of "one day Russia will try to take the island of Gotland to control the baltic sea", but not more now than usual. The military and the police are in some heightened risk mode though that has kicked in. Read that the police are ordered to keep their cars fully fueled up at all times, as an example.
Does anyone believe there is a risk of Putin wanting or being able to fight several fronts at once? He seems to have his hands full in Ukraine.
I'd think no one sees that as a risk. Or that he would attack a country in the EU. That would automatically start a war with the EU.
That s good news that no one is worried. I agree with you that Putin would not fight on two fronts. Thanks for the update and enjoy your weekend.
Putin shunned by world as his hopes of quick victory evaporate
Russian troops facing fierce resistance as Germany abandons its postwar military stance to supply arms to Ukraine
Vladimir Putin was facing growing international
isolation and the prospect of pariah status on Saturday night as
long-term allies dramatically turned against him following the invasion
of Ukraine, and western nations planned further decisive military and
financial action against Moscow.
As his hopes
of a quick victory evaporated in the face of fierce resistance by
Ukrainian soldiers and armies of citizen volunteers, Russia’s president
was deserted by his key ally, China, and had his ultimatum demanding
Kyiv’s surrender defiantly brushed aside by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
In perhaps the most striking development, Germany
announced on Saturday night that it would supply Ukrainian troops with
1,000 anti-tank weapons as well as 500 Stinger missiles from its own
military reserves.
“The Russian assault on Ukraine marks a turning point,” Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz,
said, signalling a major shift in his country’s postwar military
stance. “It threatens our entire postwar order. In this situation it is
our duty to support Ukraine to the best of our ability in its defence
against the invasive army of Vladimir Putin. Germany stands closely on
the side of Ukraine.”
Significantly, the
German government was also said to be bowing to intense pressure from
Britain, the US and Canada to ban Russia from the crucial Swift banking
payments system after repeated appeals from Kyiv for the west to do so.
Sources in Berlin said German ministers’ views were shifting on the
issue and they were actively discussing measures that “would hit the
right people”, having previously resisted, partly because of fears that a
ban would affect the flow of funds to aid agencies in Russia.
n further blows to Putin, Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orbán, long seen as
friendly towards Moscow, abandoned his support, saying he would back all
EU sanctions against Russia, while Turkey was reported to be considering blocking the passage of Russian naval vessels into the Black Sea.
"Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth. And to hope."
I'm really surprised Orban vowed to back EU sanctions. I had him pegged as illiberal and only a few steps from Putin. The other news that isn't in there is that China abstained from the UN vote. That's a win that they are not backing Russia.
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I'm logging off this war now. Kyiv looks to be bombarded.
The first few nights, I stayed up glued to what news I could find until 2 AM. Gee, wonder why I haven't been sleeping very well? I need to cut myself off earlier and do something else (besides the few minutes max it takes to do Wordle, lol). Same thing during the day. I got busy for awhile this afternoon doing some organizing of my books.
-EV 8/14/93
What is the vibe like in Sweden? Are you guys getting nervous or is it just another day? Stay safe.
No one here is worried about Russia attacking us, if that is what you are asking. There has always been this threat lingering of "one day Russia will try to take the island of Gotland to control the baltic sea", but not more now than usual. The military and the police are in some heightened risk mode though that has kicked in. Read that the police are ordered to keep their cars fully fueled up at all times, as an example.
Does anyone believe there is a risk of Putin wanting or being able to fight several fronts at once? He seems to have his hands full in Ukraine.
I'd think no one sees that as a risk. Or that he would attack a country in the EU. That would automatically start a war with the EU.
Im logging off from war news. Yuck.
Putin shunned by world as his hopes of quick victory evaporate
Russian troops facing fierce resistance as Germany abandons its postwar military stance to supply arms to Ukraine
Vladimir Putin was facing growing international isolation and the prospect of pariah status on Saturday night as long-term allies dramatically turned against him following the invasion of Ukraine, and western nations planned further decisive military and financial action against Moscow.
As his hopes of a quick victory evaporated in the face of fierce resistance by Ukrainian soldiers and armies of citizen volunteers, Russia’s president was deserted by his key ally, China, and had his ultimatum demanding Kyiv’s surrender defiantly brushed aside by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
In perhaps the most striking development, Germany announced on Saturday night that it would supply Ukrainian troops with 1,000 anti-tank weapons as well as 500 Stinger missiles from its own military reserves.
“The Russian assault on Ukraine marks a turning point,” Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said, signalling a major shift in his country’s postwar military stance. “It threatens our entire postwar order. In this situation it is our duty to support Ukraine to the best of our ability in its defence against the invasive army of Vladimir Putin. Germany stands closely on the side of Ukraine.”
Significantly, the German government was also said to be bowing to intense pressure from Britain, the US and Canada to ban Russia from the crucial Swift banking payments system after repeated appeals from Kyiv for the west to do so. Sources in Berlin said German ministers’ views were shifting on the issue and they were actively discussing measures that “would hit the right people”, having previously resisted, partly because of fears that a ban would affect the flow of funds to aid agencies in Russia.
The other news that isn't in there is that China abstained from the UN vote. That's a win that they are not backing Russia.