"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (118 Viewers)

[SaparotRob]

Once he's deposed, his choices will now be exile in China or death at the hands of irate dissidents.

Is Argentina available?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The Doolittle raid on Tokyo forced the Japanese to re-asses their Pacific expansionist policy and to re-group closer to their home islands since this raid exposed their vulnerability. This shifted their focus from the Aleutians to the South.

Oh, I see. I thought you were talking about the grand strategic decision between attacking Russia or attacking the Dutch East Indies.

The Doolittle Raid certainly prompted some changes but I'm pretty sure the Japanese were already looking to further expand in the South Pacific. It was the Central Pacific which became their next focus, in part to prevent a recurrence, in part to bring the carriers to battle.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Is Argentina available?

The spicy food irritates his tumbly.

 

[SaparotRob]

Is Switzerland right out? No, you're right! Haishenwai would be perfect!

 

[buffnut453]

Hadn't seen this reported elsewhere:

Turkey's Erdogan seals deal on Finland joining Nato

Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells the Finnish president that a vote will now go to Turkey's parliament.

www.bbc.com

 

[SaparotRob]

Just saw it on NATO News. Nice.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Probably already been posted, but we'll do it again…

ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that Russia doesn’t recognize the International Criminal Court and considers its decisions “legally void.” THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court said on Friday it issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes...

news.yahoo.com

 

[GrauGeist]

Didn't Putler have a "safe place" in Africa, somewhere?

 

[RogerdeLluria]

As The Battle For Bakhmut Winds Down, The Russians Haven’t Won—And The Ukrainians Haven’t Lost

Barring a dramatic reversal—a major commitment of fresh Russian forces or a sudden collapse in Ukrainian morale—the battle could end on favorable terms for Kyiv, and soon.

www.forbes.com

 

[RogerdeLluria]

BBC correspondent in Bakhmut.
Maybe it's BBC style, but the narrator has some David Attenborough flavour.

View: https://twitter.com/sommervilletv/status/1636601384941355008

 

[GTX]

Don't you hate it when your boss turns up just when things are going bad...

Xi Jinping heading to Russia to deepen ties with Vladimir Putin

In what Vladimir Putin is describing as "the main political event of the year in bilateral relations", Xi Jinping will visit Russia for three days, during which the Kremlin says the leaders will further their partnership and strategic cooperation.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

The Surprising Success of U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine

Kyiv’s determination has improved Washington’s spotty track record.

www.foreignaffairs.com

 

[GTX]

Zelenskyy digs in against calls to quit Bakhmut

Holding Bakhmut made sense while Russia was suffering far higher casualties, but the logic of slogging it out is now in question.

www.politico.eu

 

[ARTESH]

It was done vs. Iran.

How an F-22 pilot scared Iranian fighters away with just one sentence

The true story of how a single F-22 Raptor pilot handled a pair of aggressive Iranian F-4 Phantoms with a single sentence.

www.sandboxx.us

Interesting!

 

[RogerdeLluria]

How can this be possible? There is no corruption in Russia!!!


View: https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1636766901849276419

 

[RogerdeLluria]

How Ukraine’s power grid survived a winter of Russian energy terror

Hours before the first bombs targeted Ukraine on 24 February 2022, technicians disconnected the country from a unified energy system from Soviet times, severing it from Russia and Belarus. On 16 March, Ukraine's energy system completed its integration with the European one and become part of...

euromaidanpress.com

 

[RogerdeLluria]

Kremlin spokesman Peskov commented on the issuance of an arrest warrant for Putin by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
"The very formulation of the issue is outrageous and unacceptable, we do not recognize the jurisdiction of this court, any of its decisions are null and void in terms of law"

I bet the Nazis trialed at Nuremberg didn't recognize the jurisdiction of the International Military Tribunal either.

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

View: https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1636646622330322944

 

[GTX]

Russia gives suspended sentence to soldier who admitted killing Ukrainian civilian

Daniil Frolkin’s sentence on charges of spreading ‘fake news’ seen as attempt to silence other service personnel

www.theguardian.com