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"Putin's basically doubling-down on a pair of deuces, eight-high."
No, aces and eights- Dead Man's Hand.
For those who don't know, "Dead Man's Hand" were the cards Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot from behind by Jack McCall in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1876."Putin's basically doubling-down on a pair of deuces, eight-high."
No, aces and eights- Dead Man's Hand.
For those who don't know, "Dead Man's Hand" were the cards Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot from behind by Jack McCall in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1876.
Pretty sure that China wants Putin to shut up and leave them out of this debacle...Russia accuses West of trying to 'stop the march of history' by providing aid to Ukraine
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has used a speech at the UN to defend Moscow's war and rail against the West for supporting Ukraine. He has also warned Western leaders against interfering in China's moves in the Taiwan Strait.www.abc.net.au
Pretty sure that China wants Putin to shut up and leave them out of this debacle...
That's informative. Quite amusing too. Especially for Xi!Pretty sure they're also not happy about the Russians introducing referenda allowing for breakaway provinces to decide their own fate. That's the last thing China wants re: Taiwan.
That's informative. Quite amusing too. Especially for Xi!
Talk about two birds with one stone.
How will the M-55S' L7 105mm gun perform against Russian T-72s? I believe early Cold War testing against captured Russian tanks was one of the reasons the British expedited development of the 120 mm rifled gun for the Chieftain, and Rheinmetall their Rh-120 smoothbore that replaced the L7 in pretty much everything else.Some info on the M-55S:
The M-55S tank: a deep modernization of the Soviet T-55 for the Armed Forces • Mezha.Media
Slovenia transfers 28 of its own M-55S tanks to Ukraine. This is a deep modernization of the Soviet T-55 tank.mezha.media
Pretty sure they're also not happy about the Russians introducing referenda allowing for breakaway provinces to decide their own fate. That's the last thing China wants re: Taiwan.
Perhaps we're seeing the mostly absent, yet large Russian Air Force finally arriving in force over Ukraine, just as UAF anti-air has reached expert levels of kit and skill, with resulting large Russian losses to come.Some more info about the four RuAF aircraft shot down. Also some 5 iranian drones and a cruise missile.
Also some problems going on with the conscription. Allegedly, rusty Aks are given to some recruits, some recruits came themselves a bit drunk and some fought with local police.
Ukraine Situation Report: Multiple Russian Aircraft Shot Down In A Day
The Russian Air Force had another bad day in the skies over Ukraine as Kyiv claims it downed four jets, drones, and a cruise missile.www.thedrive.com
But then we're back to the hypocrisy of totalitarian regimes. They want regions to have the freedom to choose their alignment…but only if that alignment corresponds with the totalitarian regime. Any other form of self-determination is week/evil/aggressive/a threat….or all of the above.
My point was more that even sham referenda are a nod to the international order and its status quo, which is what China will be seeking when it attempts to take back Taiwan. These referenda are, in Chinese eyes, reinforcing the norm that only a vote legitimizes a change of territory or masters.