Russian invasion of Ukraine

jaseirai said:
Another 30 years.

www.reuters.com

U.S. picks Rolls-Royce for B-52 engines in potential $2.6 bln deal

Rolls-Royce said on Monday it had been selected to provide engines for the United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers, in a contract which could be worth up to $2.6 billion to the British engineering firm.
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Absolutely cracking piece of kit.

On top of new engines it is getting an active electronically scanned array radar (AESA), improved onboard jamming capability, stand-off jamming (offensive jamming), a new electro-optical targeting and warning system and a digital radar warning receiver as well as a new power generation system to cope with the increase in the power requirements of the new mission kit.

With it's upgraded systems and new weapons it won't need to fly in threat dense environments. It will be a truly capable stand-off offensive platform.

You don't appreciate the size of the B-52 until you have stood 30ft away from the nose with all 8 engines running ;-)
 
grunge said:

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His translation is slightly different to the one on the feed as the meeting was pre recorded not live.

But still anytime anyone said something Vlad didn't like it had very much these vibes

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So the crux of his security council meeting is Russia actually recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk as autominous people’s republics as independent nations and will offer to defend their soveriegnty if Ukraine invade.

If it stays that far east the EU and US will do fuck all but heavy sanctions, with a lot of talk, if he enters beyond them states then maybe it will escalate.


Shaktar be playing in the russian premier league then next year
 
petrusha said:
I actually do think rather carefully about what I post online. I have a permanent residency permit and when I want to renew it, I know they check your social media accounts. All I've said on Facebook about the current situation was along the lines that I'm disheartened by the current geopolitical situation but wasn't inclined to discuss it further there. I'm hoping that they won't find me on here! :)
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People don't realise just how difficult it is to use the internet safely and securely in countries like Russia. Even a VPN has to be approved by the government as 'complaint' with Russian law and are therefor considered compromised and essentially pointless if you are trying to hide your online activity from the government.
 
petrusha said:
Depends what they recognise, which they haven't made clear yet. If it's the autonomous people's republics within their present borders, that's one thing. If the recognise the separatists' right to control whole of Donetsk Region and Luhansk Region, which they lay claim to but large parts of which are under the control of Ukrainian forces, then it implies military action.

That's because the only way the additional territory can be united with the current Donetsk and Luhansk pseudo-states is for Russian troops to go in and kick the Ukrainian forces out. The pretext would presumably be protecting ethnic Russians from potential harm at the hands of the Ukrainian army. This is what I think is going to happen.

If it does, the question then becomes whether they stop with Donetsk and Luhansk Regions, which have always been the most Russian-influenced parts of Ukraine aside from Crimea, or whether they'll push further. Other ethnic Russians who need protection further afield can always be rustled up if needed.
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Very true, also another consideration is transnistria and whether they decide they may as well link up all the southern regions and crimea at the very least.
 
petrusha said:
the question then becomes whether they stop with Donetsk and Luhansk Regions, which have always been the most Russian-influenced parts of Ukraine aside from Crimea, or whether they'll push further. Other ethnic Russians who need protection further afield can always be rustled up if needed.
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"Where there are Russians, there is Russia" might be Putin's motto. Been used before by other tyrants with expansionist ambitions.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
People don't realise just how difficult it is to use the internet safely and securely in countries like Russia. Even a VPN has to be approved by the government as 'complaint' with Russian law and are therefor considered compromised and essentially pointless if you are trying to hide your online activity from the government.
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Transnistria, Moldova:

On 27 June 2016, a new law entered in force in Transnistria, punishing actions or public statements, including through the usage of mass media, networks of information and telecommunications or the Internet, criticising the peace-keeping mission of the Russian Army in the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic, or presenting interpretations perceived to be "false" by the Transnistrian government of the Russian Army's peacekeeping mission. The punishment is up to three years of jail for ordinary people or up to seven years of jail if the crime was committed by a person of responsibility or a group of persons by prior agreement.
 
Putin the history lecturer is on now.

Shit is about to get real I’m afraid.
 
tregyblue61 said:
Transnistria, Moldova:

On 27 June 2016, a new law entered in force in Transnistria, punishing actions or public statements, including through the usage of mass media, networks of information and telecommunications or the Internet, criticising the peace-keeping mission of the Russian Army in the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic, or presenting interpretations perceived to be "false" by the Transnistrian government of the Russian Army's peacekeeping mission. The punishment is up to three years of jail for ordinary people or up to seven years of jail if the crime was committed by a person of responsibility or a group of persons by prior agreement.
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'peace-keeping'???

Basically state controlled internet.
 
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