US and NATO escalation of conflict with Russia is leading to war

[rambo919]

Race is a social construct, the real world doesn't fit into neat boxes

Social construct = imaginary.

 

[Polymathic]

Social construct = imaginary.

In scientific sense yes, but in a sociological sense that is incorrect.

 

[rambo919]

In scientific sense yes, but in a sociological sense that is incorrect.

Then the sociology in question is BS, unless sociology is scientific it is brainwashing.... science does not conflict with itself or reality.

 

[Cray]

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Social construct = imaginary.

Just like religion?

 

[Fulcrum29]

This is in my view the most coherent speech made by Biden on the issue at hand.

 

[rvZA]

So, Biden is pussyfooting around Russia with silly additional sanctions.... Obviously there is not interest from the US or NATO to go serious on Russia. That's it. Ukraine is in big trouble. If I was the Ukranian leader, I would not resist. Spare the lives of many. Hand the country over to Putin and let him continue to do what he does.

 

[rambo919]

Just like religion?

If he wants to admit his insistence that race is imaginary is religious I wont stand in his way.

 

[etienne_marais]

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[yebocan]

This thread has forced me to dig out all my cold war tracks, get that old vibe going again. Can just see it, sitting in a restaurant in Spain, shifting parcels under the tables, our secrets for yours. All totally legit.

 

[etienne_marais]

26 min ago

Biden authorizes additional US forces and military equipment in Europe​

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has authorized additional movements of US forces and military equipment in Europe to “strengthen” Baltic allies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, following Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering troops into two separatist regions of Ukraine.

“Today, in response to Russia’s admission that it will not withdraw its forces from Belarus, I have authorized additional movements of US forces and equipment, already stationed in Europe to strengthen our Baltic allies: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,” Biden said Tuesday in the East Room.

Biden said he wanted to be clear that these are “totally defensive moves on our part.”

“We have no intention of fighting Russia. We want to send an unmistakable message though: that the United States together with our allies will defend every inch of NATO territory. And abide by the commitments we made to NATO,” Biden added.

 

[etienne_marais]

15 min ago

These are the new sanctions President Biden announced against Russia​

On the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin's order of Russian troops into two separatist pro-Moscow regions in eastern Ukraine, President Biden announced a new round of sanctions against Russia.

"I'm announcing the first tranche of sanctions to impose costs on Russia in response to their actions yesterday," Biden said in remarks from the White House. "These have been closely coordinated with our allies and partners and we'll continue to escalate sanctions if Russia escalates."

Here are the sanctions as detailed by Biden:

• "We're implementing full blocking sanctions on two large Russian financial institutions: VEB and their military bank."

• "We're implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russia's sovereign debt. That means we've cut off Russia's government from Western financing. It can no longer raise money from the West and can not trade in its new debt on our markets or European markets either."

• "We'll also impose sanctions on Russia's elites and their family members. They share in the corrupt gains of the Kremlin policies and should share in the pain as well."
• "We've worked with Germany to ensure that Nord Stream 2 will not ... move forward."

Biden also noted that if Russia "continues its aggression," additional sanctions could follow.

The US President pledged his administration was using “every tool at our disposal” to limit the effect of sanctions against Russia on domestic gas prices, acknowledging that Americans will likely see rising prices at the pump in the coming months.

“As I said last week, defending freedom will have costs, for us as well and here at home,” Biden said. “We need to be honest about that. But as we do this, I'm going to take robust action to make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at the Russian economy, not ours.”

Moving forward, Biden said the administration is “closely monitoring energy supplies for any disruption.”

Last week, Biden signaled Americans should expect to see rising prices in the event of further sanctions against Russia, currently the second largest oil producer in the world. JPMorgan has warned of $120 or even $150 per barrel crude oil if Russian exports are disrupted. The current price is less than $100 per barrel.

 

[etienne_marais]

A pro-Russia opinion from somebody:

The CIA set up a so-called "colour revolution" in Ukraine to overthrow a (legitimate) pro-Russia government in 2014 culminating in the Maidan square where undercover (CIA) operatives indiscriminately shot at both protesters and police from buildings around the square (leading to a bloodbath) which achieved the envisaged goal: To set up a government aligned with the West rather than with Russia. The West has been stirring up

ever since (by exterminating ethnic Russians in the Donbass for instance) in trying to provoke Putin into a response. Putin is only protecting his own interests against the warmongering Biden puppetmasters. Stop believing what bought-and-paid for journalists tell you and think for yourselves.

 

[Gimli_]

SA working on easing tension between Ukraine and Russia, says Naledi Pandor​

Poor ANC with their delusions of grandeur

 

[etienne_marais]

From a friend (S.A. expat) who lives in Russia and married to a Russian diplomat.

Me:

Is daar sprake van terugkeer na Marxisme of is dit 'n perd van 'n ander kleur ?

She:

Etienne, ek het nog geen teken daarvan gesien nie. Nee, wat hulle is almal te lief vir luuksheid en geld. Sal nie maklik gebeur nie. (dink ek)

 

[Dave]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496061646946586625

EU to mobilize cyber team to help Ukraine fight Russian cyberattacks

European civilian-military officials will help Kyiv fend off Russian hackers.

www.politico.eu

 

[etienne_marais]

14 min ago

Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Territory under Ukrainian control shelled 80 times Tuesday by pro-Russian regions​

The Defense Ministry of Ukraine says that through 9 p.m. local time in Ukraine, territories under Ukrainian control have been shelled 80 times from the pro-Russian self-declared republics of Luhansk and Donetsk.

The information comes via the Defense Ministry's latest statement on violations of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.

Of the 80 incidents, 58 involved weapons prohibited under the Minsk agreements, which stipulate that heavy weapons should not be within 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) of the frontlines.

On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Minsk Agreements "no longer exist," adding, "What is there to implement if we have recognized these two entities?"

The Defense Ministry recorded 84 ceasefire violations on Monday.

As part of Tuesday's attacks, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry says that one soldier had been killed and six others have been injured.

According to the ministry, the town of Shchastya — near Luhansk — has sustained some of the heaviest shelling.

The ministry went on to accuse the Russian-backed separatists of deploying heavy weapons "within settlements to provoke Ukrainian defenders to return fire."

 

[etienne_marais]

14 min ago

US will move F-35s fighter jets and Apache attack helicopters to Baltics and Eastern Europe​

From CNN's Oren Liebermann

The US will move F-35 fighter jets and Apache attack helicopters already in Europe to the Baltic states and NATO’s eastern flank, according to a senior defense official, following US President Joe Biden’s announcement that the administration will bolster the defenses of NATO allies.
In addition, approximately 800 troops constituting an infantry battalion task force will move from Italy to the Baltic region, the official said.
Four F-35 fighter jets from Germany will deploy to the Baltic states, while another four will deploy to NATO’s southeastern flank. Twenty Apache helicopters from Germany will head for the Baltic states, and another 12 Apaches from Greece deploy to Poland.
These forces are expected to be in place later this week, the official said. Biden said earlier Tuesday that he wanted to be “clear” that these are “totally defensive moves on our part.”
The US has approximately 90,000 troops in Europe on permanent and rotational orders.

 

[etienne_marais]

5 min ago

Hungarian defense minister says the country will deploy troops near its border with Ukraine​

From CNN's Amy Cassidy

Hungarian Defense Minister Tibor Benko announced Tuesday that Hungary will deploy troops to its eastern border with Ukraine, for both humanitarian tasks and border protection, in response to Ukraine’s escalating crisis with Russia.

“We must prepare for every eventuality in the region by the eastern border, including humanitarian tasks and border protection,” Benko told reporters, according to the Hungarian government press office.

“Therefore, we are regrouping army personnel and military equipment to the eastern region of the country,” Benko added.
Benko went on to stress that "Hungary wants peace" and supports a diplomatic resolution.
Additionally, Benko said that Hungarian troops will also prepare for the arrival of refugees in anticipation of the situation in Ukraine escalating even more and expanding outside the East.
More background: Though Hungary is a member of NATO, Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin remain allies and share a disdain for the Ukrainian government.
Despite relations being “burdened with tensions [...] Hungary has always expressed support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,” Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Tuesday before meeting his EU counterparts in Brussels, according to a government press release.

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

BEIJING — With Russia massing troops along Ukraine’s borders, President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan felt compelled to act.

She ordered the creation of a task force to study how the confrontation thousands of miles away in Europe could affect Taiwan’s longstanding conflict with its larger, vastly more powerful neighbor.

In China, some have viewed a clash in Ukraine as a potential crisis for the United States that could undermine American support for the island, while also draining attention and resources that might otherwise be directed at Chinese military ambitions in the Pacific.

For Taiwan, it has become a test of the strategic assumption that lies at the core of the island’s defense: that American military forces would intervene to stop a Chinese invasion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/world/asia/taiwan-china-ukraine-russia.html


https://indianexpress.com/article/w...updates-putin-biden-military-nato-us-7783164/

Interesting times indeed ...................