"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (26 Viewers)

[Thumpalumpacus]

Happy 70th birthday Mr Putin….here, please accept my gift of a tractor!

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin gets a tractor for his 70th birthday

Gifts for Russia's embattled president include a tractor from Belarusian ally Alexander Lukashenko.

www.bbc.com

I guess irony isn't a thing in Belarus or Russia?

Oh, I bet it's irony, all right. The Russians I've met have a good grasp of both irony and sarcasm.

 

[fubar57]

Happy 70th birthday Mr Putin….here, please accept my gift of a tractor!

I NEVER GOT A TRACTOR

 

[GTX]

'Prospect of Armageddon': Biden issues warning over Putin nuclear threats

US President Joe Biden warns the Russian president's threats about using tactical nuclear weapons are serious and the risk is real as his military is 'significantly underperforming'.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

UN appoints expert to scrutinise Russian human rights violations

The original proposal expressed concerns about "mass forced shutdowns" of independent media, non-governmental organisations and opposition groups in Russia.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Today was meant to be a good day for Putin. Instead he’s facing leadership speculation

As Vladimir Putin's disastrous war in Ukraine stretches into an eighth month, observers are openly speculating about who could replace him if his position becomes untenable.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Greg Boeser]

I NEVER GOT A TRACTOR

I would suggest invading a neighboring country to garner sympathy.

 

[fubar57]

Good plan. I'm off to annex Pt. Roberts, Wash. I should be back shortly so have my tractor warmed up. I want a red one.....no....blue

 

[GrauGeist]

Good plan. I'm off to annex Pt. Roberts, Wash. I should be back shortly so have my tractor warmed up. I want a red one.....no....blue

Probably be easier to go to Ukraine, sit in a parked Russian tank and wait a few.

They will come...

 

[fubar57]

According to Putlers well laid out plans, all of Ukraine should be annexed by next week. By the time I portage around the Atlantic there will be nothing left for me

 

[SaparotRob]

Astronaut Scott Kelly has annexed Mons Olympus on Mars for himself.

 

[fubar57]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I would suggest invading a neighboring country to garner sympathy.

In Mother Russia, the tractor gets you.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Saudis are helping Russia's oil revenue. Damn them.

Biden: No Saudi regrets after OPEC+ cuts, won’t rule out Venezuela oil ask

President Biden claimed Thursday that he doesn’t regret his July trip to Saudi Arabia after the Riyadh-led OPEC+ cartel of oil exporters cut production.

nypost.com

What about Keystone?

With a pen stroke, President Joe Biden cancels Keystone XL pipeline project | DW | 21.01.2021

The newly inaugurated US president has issued an executive order to cancel the Canadian pipeline project approved by his predecessor. Joe Biden has said climate change will be a big focus of his presidency.

www.dw.com

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Happy 70th birthday Mr Putin….here, please accept my gift of a tractor!

Back in the 80s my brother owned a Russian tractor, a Belarus, of course. Like anything Russian, it was simple, klunky, HUGE, hell for stout, and highly unsophisticated. The PTO was geared to the rear axle differential, so no motion, no PTO. Rendered his PTO powered logging winch useless. Upgraded from 6 volt system to 12 volt by adding a second 6 volt battery in series and moving one wire on the voltage regulator to another terminal. Oh, and it was a diesel!

 

[Greg Boeser]

It's dead, Jim.

 

[AAIR]

Now this is interesting and potentially good news. Another smoking accident, but this time on a bridge to Crimea:

 

[AAIR]

Close up video:


Some of the comments make a good point, this damages the train bridge, temporarily stopping heavy supplies, but leaves the road bridge open for the Russians (both civil and military) to get out of Crimea.

 

[WARSPITER]

I think it's just a train ing exercise. My hat and coat were on the train so I'll just go.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Shoo shoo, Baby!

 

[WARSPITER]

Man. This thread can go off track so quickly.