"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (3 Viewers)

[buffnut453]

Oh, I know. My point wasn't that they were bombarding "Russians", but that they were bombarding "Russia".

They're not bombarding "Russia" if that part of the Zaporizhzhia region isn't considered "Russian" territory, hence my comment about Peskov. If he can't define the boundaries of these "Russian" regions, then the whole thing seems very woolly at best. Regardless, Zaporizhzhia city never voted and hence can't (logically) be considered as part of the "Russian" region....and I do realize I used the word "logical" with any decisions or assertions coming out of Moscow.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

They're not bombarding "Russia" if that part of the Zaporizhzhia region isn't considered "Russian" territory, hence my comment about Peskov. If he can't define the boundaries of these "Russian" regions, then the whole thing seems very woolly at best. Regardless, Zaporizhzhia city never voted and hence can't (logically) be considered as part of the "Russian" region....and I do realize I used the word "logical" with any decisions or assertions coming out of Moscow.

My understanding is that the Russians declared all of the four oblasts Russian, whether or not they controlled this or that area of them. At any rate, my take was more a snarky point than anything else, because we're all aware of the fictitious nature of the "referenda".

 

[SaparotRob]

I wasn't aware it was fictitious. I thought it was a sham.

 

[GrauGeist]

I wasn't aware it was fictitious.

Anything that comes out of Putler's face is ficticious...

 

[SaparotRob]

Anything that comes out of Putler's face is ficticious...

I thought that was farce.

 

[buffnut453]

I thought that was farce.

No...just arse! Sorry...ass (but arse rhymes better).

 

[GrauGeist]

It's all covered:
Anything he says is fiction.
His "presidency" and war special operation is a farce.
He is a total and complete ass.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I wasn't aware it was fictitious. I thought it was a sham.

I'd call any sham fictitious. The sham happened, the fiction is in the results proclaimed.

 

[SaparotRob]

It's a sham when it's justifications are based on fiction. The. sham itself is real. There's too many memes for it not to be.
Can we get back to the P-39?

 

[J_P_C]

if you have mentioned P-39....

 

[Admiral Beez]

Can we get back to the P-39?

Even the P-39 won't pull Putin out of this mess.

Just more of this.... thanks to Ukraine.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That's because the ground hog threw off the CoG in the lower picture. He was only drunk in the top one.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The. sham itself is real.

The sham happened [...]

 

[SaparotRob]

Suddenly, I can't get the song "Wooly Bully" out of my head.

 

[Glider]

On a more serious note:

At the United Nations, Russia is lobbying for a secret ballot instead of a public vote when the 193-member U.N. General Assembly next week considers whether to condemn Moscow's move to annex Donetsk and Luhansk in the east and Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south after staging referendums in the provinces.

Putin marks low-key birthday as Ukraine pressures mount

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 70th birthday with little fanfare and a decree targeting a crucial Western energy investment, as signs grew that key parts of his Ukraine invasion were unravelling to trigger unprecedented criticism at home.

www.reuters.com

There's a scent of shame overhanging this request. This should be rejected. Moscow knows that its motives are impure and they know that the rest of the world knows that too; hence the desire for a secret vote.

They should be careful about what they wish for. If it's a secret ballot, then some of those who publicly support Russia may vote against them

 

[buffnut453]

Interesting read about the (relative) lack of military equipment being provided to Ukraine by France:

Ukraine war: Questions over France's weapons supply to Kyiv

Paris's relative absence in its supply of weapons to Ukraine leaves eastern European countries wary.

www.bbc.com

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Interesting read about the (relative) lack of military equipment being provided to Ukraine by France:

Ukraine war: Questions over France's weapons supply to Kyiv

Paris's relative absence in its supply of weapons to Ukraine leaves eastern European countries wary.

www.bbc.com

From an article linked to the article you posted:

 

[Greg Boeser]

Interesting read about the (relative) lack of military equipment being provided to Ukraine by France:

Ukraine war: Questions over France's weapons supply to Kyiv

Paris's relative absence in its supply of weapons to Ukraine leaves eastern European countries wary.

www.bbc.com

These revelations are not surprising. France has always been aloof regards NATO. In the '80s, when we practiced our vehicle recognition drills, we would ID French vehicles as enemy.

 

[SaparotRob]

I just read an article posted by the Wall Street Journal about an hour ago. 2 Russians escaped Russia by a small boat to Alaska seeking asylum. The 2 men. Not the boat.

 

[SaparotRob]

These revelations are not surprising. France has always been aloof regards NATO. In the '80s, when we practiced our vehicle recognition drills, we would ID French vehicles as enemy.

I was amused by Dr. Haroche's coopting FDR's "length of hose" analogy.