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[funkygunther]

https://apnews.com/article/edward-snowden-russian-citizenship-441ab3c037b91145d17f2de2237f834d

you're a Russian with some military experience now, Ed, off to Ukraine you go

 

[winjer]

Russia detains Japanese consul on spying charge; Tokyo hints at retaliation

Russia's FSB security agency said on Monday it had detained a Japanese consul in Russia's Pacific port city of Vladivostok for suspected espionage and ordered him to leave the country.

www.reuters.com

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security agency said on Monday it had detained a Japanese consul in Russia's Pacific port city of Vladivostok for alleged espionage and ordered him to leave the country, Russian news agencies said.

The FSB said the consul was declared persona non grata after he was caught "red-handed" receiving secret information on the effect of Western sanctions on the economic situation in Russia's far east.

It said the classified information, which also concerned Russia's cooperation with an unnamed Asia-Pacific country, had been obtained in return for a "monetary reward".

Russia has protested to Japan, the agencies quoted the FSB as saying. There was no immediate reaction from Tokyo.

 

[Thaedolus]

https://apnews.com/article/edward-snowden-russian-citizenship-441ab3c037b91145d17f2de2237f834d

you're a Russian with some military experience now, Ed, off to Ukraine you go

When’s that chode Greenwald going to sign up to join him? Send Roger Waters over while we’re at it

 

[EviLore]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-grants-russian-citizenship-to-edward-snowden

you're a Russian with some military experience now, Ed, off to Ukraine you go

On the one hand, he has a family there now and nowhere else to go, so his options are limited and has to do what he has to do to make sure they're not murder/suicided. On the other hand, he always positioned himself as a moral absolutist, doing the right thing no matter the cost, and yet has been on board with Russian propaganda very publicly on Twitter since the beginning of the war.

It's understandable, but completely undermines his character. Not interested in anything further he has to say.

 

[Thaedolus]

 

[winjer]

On the one hand, he has a family there now and nowhere else to go, so his options are limited and has to do what he has to do to make sure they're not murder/suicided. On the other hand, he always positioned himself as a moral absolutist, doing the right thing no matter the cost, and yet has been on board with Russian propaganda very publicly on Twitter since the beginning of the war.

It's understandable, but completely undermines his character. Not interested in anything further he has to say.

I wonder how much choice he has in that.
He burnt his bridges with the west, so if Russia kicks him out, hi situation gets very complicated.
Assange got stuck inside an Embassy for years, only to get extradited all the same.

 

[FUBARx89]

http://[URL]https://www.reuters.com...se-consul-alleged-spying-agencies-2022-09-26/

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Russia getting high and mighty about spying is a wierd thing to see

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

I wonder how much choice he has in that.
He burnt his bridges with the west, so if Russia kicks him out, hi situation gets very complicated.
Assange got stuck inside an Embassy for years, only to get extradited all the same.

Imagine Ruzzia losses, then the new goverment says no more assistance to him. I bet he will run to North Korea.

 

[winjer]

Imagine Ruzzia losses, then the new goverment says no more assistance to him. I bet he will run to North Korea.

Or worse, the new Russian government giving him to the USA, as some exchange coin.

 

[winjer]

Gas from Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea

Danish authorities on Monday asked ships to steer clear of a five nautical mile radius off the island of Bornholm after a gas leak overnight from the defunct Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline drained into the Baltic Sea.

www.reuters.com

"A leak today occurred on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Danish area," said Denmark's energy agency in a statement.

"Overnight the Nord Stream 2 landfall dispatcher registered a rapid gas pressure drop on Line A of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline," Nord Stream 2's operator said in a statement.

"We are currently in contact with the authorities concerned in order to clarify the situation. We still have no clarity about the causes and the exact facts," said a statement from the German economy ministry.

Accident or sabotage?

 

[akimbo009]

Pretty remarkable conversation where they are asking the Mom of a 21 year conscript when Russia will stop sending people over to kill Ukrainians... Her tune changes quite dramatically once she realizes her son is actually in Ukraine and captured.

 

[FunkMiller]

Pretty remarkable conversation where they are asking the Mom of a 21 year conscript when Russia will stop sending people over to kill Ukrainians... Her tune changes quite dramatically once she realizes her son is actually in Ukraine and captured.

Lucky for her that her son’s captors wont treat him the way the Russians do.

 

[FunkMiller]

I see some becoming the very animal they are bent on seeing destroyed.

So, to you:

Wanting to see Ukraine free, with Russian army either dead or gone = mass murdering rapist executioners.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Newly mobilized Russians are told what they need to take to the war. Spoiler - pads and tampons. (English subtitles)​

twitter.com/bayrak...

edit: They may work in the event of getting hit, but now we have guys bleeding to death, and then wasting women's pads in their country, I can see this becoming an issue soon.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Norway considering giving more of its weapons to Ukraine even at expense of its own security​

technology.org/2022/0...

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Pretty remarkable conversation where they are asking the Mom of a 21 year conscript when Russia will stop sending people over to kill Ukrainians... Her tune changes quite dramatically once she realizes her son is actually in Ukraine and captured.

Wow, I don't know what to even say to this. He's lucky the Ukrainians have a heart, If they were like the Russian's, they'd send her a photo of them taking a dump on her son's corpse.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Putin will not be going nuclear.

Go ahead Putin, slap the bear !

 

[lostinblue]

So, do you think it’s a small minority of Russian soldiers committing these large scale executions, rapes and theft, and that a vast majority are innocent young men, duped into service?

I have no idea in regards to numbers. But at the start of the war you had russian soldiers running and leaving their equipment behind, and also intercepted phones of soldiers telling their moms that it was hell in Ukraine and how they were basically killing civilians and didn't like that one bit.

And then you have evidence of people enlisted who enjoy it and do the things you said, I strongly remember the guy bragging to his girlfriend on the phone about how they went hunting for a kid, makes me anxious just recalling how much they were laughing. I just think it's obvious that both sides of it exist.

There are some truly evil people in this war on the side of the russians though. War criminals like the World War II ones.

This should be a lesson to us all; if we let pur countries be taken by the wolves too much, we too could end up on a battlefield we have no will or desire to be on.

Word.

It all seems like it's going to shit.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Nord Stream 1: pressure loss too​

rnd.de/wirtsc...

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Uganda leader: An attack on Russia is an attack on Africa​

english.almayadeen.net/news/p...

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Aeroflot to resume operations next month​

ft.lk/front-...

I do not know without parts and proper maintenance there is nothing more than a high risk of

 

[Thaedolus]

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Good News, Putler was enlisted on his army

Brain-damaged pensioner among Russians with health conditions conscripted​

newsweek.com/pensio...

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

 

[IndoAssassin]

Unfortunately HIMARS are unable to make a dent in the supply situation in Bakhmut region.

 

[akimbo009]

Unfortunately HIMARS are unable to make a dent in the supply situation in Bakhmut region.

Skeptical of that accounting... I've seen no evidence that Russia's supplies are in good shape. Or rather, it's getting t-62s and rotting AK47s to the line but that's not exactly a bolstered supply.

Would need more confirmation.... It could also just be Ukrainians asking for bigger guns like they do.

 

[IndoAssassin]

Skeptical of that accounting... I've seen no evidence that Russia's supplies are in good shape. Or rather, it's getting t-62s and rotting AK47s to the line but that's not exactly a bolstered supply.

Would need more confirmation.... It could also just be Ukrainians asking for bigger guns like they do.

It’s Wagner group in the Bakhmut area. They get first dibs on resources. Also majority of the problem is artillery. And considering the front isn’t that far away from their main supply routes, it’s very difficult for Ukrainians to defend.

 

[akimbo009]

This thread needs some happy.

 

[akimbo009]

Its all stupid... These guys are dying and will die. It's worse than a boy scout camp... So callous.

 

[LimanimaPT]

Its all stupid... These guys are dying and will die. It's worse than a boy scout camp... So callous.

This has become surreal and ridiculous.

 

[Esca]

Gunshot wound? No problem! Stick a tampon in it!

 

[EviLore]

 

[Nikodemos]

Please don't hotlink videos. They keep autostarting whenever the page is refreshed.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

It blows my mind countries are stupid enough to let these Russian Nazi "refugees" in their country. Why in gods name would you let those people in now when they couldnt give a shit before... mixing them with actual ukrainian refugees.

Send them back ffs and tell them to take to the streets in nazi ruzzia.

 

[Spaceman292]

Uganda leader: An attack on Russia is an attack on Africa​

english.almayadeen.net/news/p...

Uganda be kidding me

 

[winjer]

Russia is the first country to have a mass exodus of people, not because they were invaded, but because they invaded another country.
The irony is amazing.

 

[mxbison]

https://apnews.com/article/edward-snowden-russian-citizenship-441ab3c037b91145d17f2de2237f834d

you're a Russian with some military experience now, Ed, off to Ukraine you go

I never understood the hate for him.

Dude had a super chill job with a six figure salary and gave up his whole life to uncover that the government is shitting all over their citizens rights.

You'd think a freedom loving country like the US would appreciate that a bit more.

 

[kurisu_1974]

Dude had a super chill job with a six figure salary and gave up his whole life to uncover that the government is shitting all over their citizens rights.

If you really needed Snowden to tell you that, I don't know what to say. Perry Fellwock whistleblowing Echelon anybody? Snowden always rubbed me the wrong way somehow.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

When you are not even from Ukraine, but you decide for them, what expected results. Hope he gets fucked.

 

[Thaedolus]

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Lukashenko - to Putin about nuclear weapons: "Volodya, tell me, how long are you going to live?"​

censor.net/ua/n33...

 

[Dr.D00p]

When you are not even from Ukraine, but you decide for them, what expected results. Hope he gets fucked.

..Dead man walking.

 

[Amiga]

Actually quit common, the levant lost a large chuck of it's population escaping the Seferberlik.

there is a soundtrack for this..

 

[Wildebeest]

Someone simply escaped Russia and still preaching...

They say a lot of young men who got out are related to people with money and power in Russia. Politically, it is easier to explain why they are not drafted if they are not in the country.

 

[chromhound]

One more soldier

Edward Snowden Grateful After Vladimir Putin Grants Him Russian Citizenship

Edward Snowden has said being granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin will give him "a little stability."

t.co

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Russian men drafted into the 1st Tank Regiment were informed they will undergo no training whatsoever & will be dispatched to Kherson on September 29th to face off with the well-trained Ukrainian Army.​

twitter.com/Elizra...

 

[winjer]

Russian men drafted into the 1st Tank Regiment were informed they will undergo no training whatsoever & will be dispatched to Kherson on September 29th to face off with the well-trained Ukrainian Army.​

twitter.com/Elizra...

Maybe those guys played World of tanks

 

[Kerotan]

I'm in a work related discord channel where half the staff are Russian. The company is owned by a Russian who studied and lived in California. At least half the staff are Russian. Whenever they make an announcement people always respond with random emojis just to say they've read it.

Back in march they we're all replying with Russian flag emojis. It was like they we're all secretly proud and feeling patriotic about what was happening. Very few Russian flag emojis lately however. It's like the cucks finally realise how bad they're getting beat. I always snuck in a little Ukrainian flag emoji just to wind them up.

Also anytime we had a major issue with changes made by upper management we'd complain and suggest things need to change or get reversed. And the cucks from Russia always replied with, what's the point in complaining nothing will change. This always made me so angry. The stench of defeatism off them.

I know this doesn't apply to them all but it's a pretty accurate generalisation.

 

[ManaByte]

Gas from Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea

Danish authorities on Monday asked ships to steer clear of a five nautical mile radius off the island of Bornholm after a gas leak overnight from the defunct Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline drained into the Baltic Sea.

www.reuters.com

Accident or sabotage?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Russia is the first country to have a mass exodus of people, not because they were invaded, but because they invaded another country.
The irony is amazing.

The vast majority of people in the developed world don't want to go to war. If any other Western country were stupid enough to wage a (more or less official) war and were to start drafting its citizens, you'd always see a mass exodus of its people.