"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (4 Viewers)

[swampyankee]

I always thought (and most in this forum I presume) that the best strategy against Putin's agression was to confront him, stay firm, and make no concessions.

Grain deal U-turn offers lesson in calling Vladimir Putinâs bluff

Russian leader has backed down in face of defiance, and move also shows Turkeyâs growing influence

www.theguardian.com

That may work in this case, but it's also failed, as in both North Korea and Iran's current nuclear programs and the older ones on India and Pakistan. In real life, bullies don't always back down when confronted.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

ok, lets stop going down that rabbit hole. We all know who and what we are talking about.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A train crossed from North Korea into Russia on Friday, two days after the United States said it had information indicating Pyongyang is covertly supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, a Washington think tank said, citing commercial satellite imagery.

The 38 North project, which monitors North Korean developments, said it was the first time such a train movement had been observed on the route in several years, although Russia's veterinary service reported on Wednesday that a train had crossed the border into North Korea carrying horses.

"It is impossible to determine the purpose of the train from the imagery, but the crossing comes amid reports of arms sales from North Korea to Russia and a general expectation of the resumption of trade between the two countries," 38 North said.

Train crosses North Korea border into Russia after arms report, think tank says

The crossing came after reports said Pyongyang may be supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine.

www.reuters.com

 

[Denniss]

That train would be a nice target for some well placed explosives .......

 

[GrauGeist]

That train would be a nice target for some well placed explosives .......

Or a "cigarette smoking accident"...

 

[Greg Boeser]

They say that the permafrost is melting in Siberia. Giving off methane gas. Smoking would be very unsafe.

 

[Frog]

Heresay. Heresay is a very powerful tool as everyone likes to be right and passing on something that so many others
are saying makes it more right the more it's said.

To match what Iraised it to you will need a heresay or two snippets of fake news.

Hershey tastes better.

 

[GrauGeist]

If I were Putin, I'd be questioning the fitness of North Korean munitions.

They've only been used to annoy South Korea and execute party officials who fell out of favor.

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

Ukraine conflict: General Atomics ‘committed' to providing MQ-9 UAVs to Ukraine

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is committed to providing its MQ-9 family of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to...

www.janes.com

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

Maybe not sexy news but still important:

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Hearsay, or heresy? I'm confused.

Fer krissake lern to spel, dammit!

 

[peiper]

..I said this when it started = most wars are contained with no clear winner or loser...,,this one has been contained [ so far ] .....appears the Russians are losing a lot of men, equipment, etc .....but what are the objectives?
..if I may use the Korean War for an example: [ if not, please advise ]
many people think the Korean War was a stalemate..but objectives were completed:
1. the US, UN did complete the UN resolution's objective of removing the NKs from the South
--but the UN took massive defeats-lost a lot of men,etc
2. China did complete the objective of keeping the UN off its border, etc and away from the power plants --but also took massive defeats
3. South Korea kept its sovereignty
4. NK got walloped and totally failed
-so, the example shows no clear winners-losers....war and politics more complicated than many think

 

[XBe02Drvr]

.....but what are the objectives?

That's pretty clear.
Russia - Russify Ukrainian people, erase their national identity, and turn them into a vassal buffer state.
Ukraine - Eject all invaders and their aiders-and-abetters from within historical (pre-2014) territory of Ukraine, and pursue a western style democratic state with a distinctive Ukrainian culture.

 

[SaparotRob]

If I were Putin, I'd be questioning the fitness of North Korean munitions.

They've only been used to annoy South Korea and execute party officials who fell out of favor.

I thought they were thrown to the dogs.

 

[fubar57]

I thought they were thrown to the dogs.

North Korea does it big time. One official was taken out with a mortar and another with an anti-aircraft gun

 

[SaparotRob]

Can anybody go there and shoot at North Korean officials? I don't want to be a traitor but that would be a great way for Beloved Dumpling to bring in hard (not roubles) currency.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Hershey tastes better.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I thought they were thrown to the dogs.

What dogs are left?