Russia defaults, first time in over 100 years.
Russia slides into historic debt default as payment period expires
Russia slides into historic debt default as payment period expires
The Russians have gone in
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Best news of the century!!
MADRID, June 28 (Reuters) - Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden's bids for NATO membership, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. Turkey clears way for Finland, Sweden to join NATO - Stoltenberg | Reuters
MADRID, June 28 (Reuters) - Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden's bids for NATO membership, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. Turkey clears way for Finland, Sweden to join NATO - Stoltenberg | Reuters
That's going to put Putin's blood pressure up a tad.
If the polonium in his borscht doesn't!
I would think defaulting on debts while the whole world is watching isn't making him feel warm and fuzzy, either. Too bad, so sad.
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UncleEd
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Putin's answer to his predicament
is to send missiles into a shopping
mall in central Ukraine. That and
appointing an obese general to
replace those he's lost since the
February invasion began.
is to send missiles into a shopping
mall in central Ukraine. That and
appointing an obese general to
replace those he's lost since the
February invasion began.
bigwheelzip
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NASAMS anti-aircraft batteries, loaded with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles are going to Ukraine. Ukrainians are already training to operate the system.
Another batch of PzH2000 self-propelled Howitzers are also on the way to the war.
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Another batch of PzH2000 self-propelled Howitzers are also on the way to the war.
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Selling new F-16s to a cash customer works all the way around. This is, assuming non-PKK Kurds don't get hosed. We get our Iraq US mail through Irbil.
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bigwheelzip
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Whooeee!!!, That's some downrange shooting.
Looks like the Ukrainians took out a Russian warehouse, 45km behind the frontlines, using a newly acquired HIMARS system.
That's the kind of equipment that can blunt this onslaught.
The work of the HIMARS MLRS: fragments of the M31A1 GMRLS rocket were found in the destroyed Russian warehouse 45 km from the front line | gagadget.com
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Looks like the Ukrainians took out a Russian warehouse, 45km behind the frontlines, using a newly acquired HIMARS system.
That's the kind of equipment that can blunt this onslaught.
The work of the HIMARS MLRS: fragments of the M31A1 GMRLS rocket were found in the destroyed Russian warehouse 45 km from the front line | gagadget.com
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Ukrainian officials said that Russian troops have evacuated Snake Island, a remote island off the south of Ukraine that was occupied by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense also confirmed the withdrawal has taken place from the island, which is locally known as Zmiinyi Island, describing it as an act “of goodwill.”
Andriy Yermak, President Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, tweeted this morning that there were no Russian troops on Snake Island anymore while an official message from Ukraine’s southern operational command said Russian forces had “hastily evacuated” the island which is a strategic outpost in the Black Sea
“During the night, as a result of the successful next stage of the military operation with strikes by our missile and artillery units on Snake Island, the enemy hastily evacuated the remnants of the garrison with two speed boats and, presumably, left the island,” the operational command said on Facebook.
It added that currently, Snake island “is covered in fire, explosions are heard” with the final outcome of the operation still being investigated.
In a briefing by Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday, it confirmed the withdrawal, stating:
“On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed the fulfillment of their tasks on Zmeiny Island and withdrew the garrison stationed there.”
It said the move “demonstrated to the world community that the Russian Federation does not hinder the efforts of the UN to organize a humanitarian corridor for the export of agricultural products from the territory of Ukraine.”
Russia said the decision “will not allow Kyiv to speculate on the impending food crisis, referring to the impossibility of exporting grain due to Russia’s total control of the northwestern part of the Black Sea
Russia’s Ministry of Defense also confirmed the withdrawal has taken place from the island, which is locally known as Zmiinyi Island, describing it as an act “of goodwill.”
Andriy Yermak, President Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, tweeted this morning that there were no Russian troops on Snake Island anymore while an official message from Ukraine’s southern operational command said Russian forces had “hastily evacuated” the island which is a strategic outpost in the Black Sea
“During the night, as a result of the successful next stage of the military operation with strikes by our missile and artillery units on Snake Island, the enemy hastily evacuated the remnants of the garrison with two speed boats and, presumably, left the island,” the operational command said on Facebook.
It added that currently, Snake island “is covered in fire, explosions are heard” with the final outcome of the operation still being investigated.
In a briefing by Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday, it confirmed the withdrawal, stating:
“On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed the fulfillment of their tasks on Zmeiny Island and withdrew the garrison stationed there.”
It said the move “demonstrated to the world community that the Russian Federation does not hinder the efforts of the UN to organize a humanitarian corridor for the export of agricultural products from the territory of Ukraine.”
Russia said the decision “will not allow Kyiv to speculate on the impending food crisis, referring to the impossibility of exporting grain due to Russia’s total control of the northwestern part of the Black Sea
UncleEd
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".....as a step of goodwill......"
Russians withdraw from Snake Island.
Translation: "Position no longer
tenable."
On the other hand, for the Ukrainians
to suggest the Russians were driven
off is just being plain rude.
Russians withdraw from Snake Island.
Translation: "Position no longer
tenable."
On the other hand, for the Ukrainians
to suggest the Russians were driven
off is just being plain rude.
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venomballistics
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as always ... the winner gets to write the history.
Originally Turkey was gonna get F-35s. (They're now getting F-16s.) Then they bought Russian S-400 anti aircraft missiles, which I understand to be like our Patriots.
We then kicked them out of the F-35 program because if the Turks flew the F-35 with the S-400 in operation, its stealth qualities would be compromised/accessed by the Russians. The S-400s have been delivered, but are inactive.
Now Is the Time to Resolve the Turkey-US S-400 Dispute | Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
We then kicked them out of the F-35 program because if the Turks flew the F-35 with the S-400 in operation, its stealth qualities would be compromised/accessed by the Russians. The S-400s have been delivered, but are inactive.
Now Is the Time to Resolve the Turkey-US S-400 Dispute | Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
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We need to get Ukraine some surface to surface missiles that reach Sevastapol from Snake Island.
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Just watched a video of Ukrainian 155’s shell snake island. I would Not wanted to be there.
UncleEd
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Nah! That would be embarrassing
for the Russian navy.
Bad enough a Ukraine soldier said,
"XXXx Russian ship" or something
to that effect.
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