Russian invasion of Ukraine

[blue b4 the moon]

Retaliation

It continues to ramp up....was hoping against hope Ukraine could push the fuckers off their land and an internal war within Russia but it's not looking too good for us all at the moment.

 

[meltonblue]

The BBC journalists must be bricking it now that Kyiv and Lviv are being targeted.They've been hiding out in the relative safety of these cities throughout the war. I've not seen much frontline reporting from the beeb.

They’ve got a couple there but Ukraine are limiting journalists near the frontlines.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Raises an interesting point though, if a consulate is in theory a pocket of that nations land, would this then count as a direct hit against Germany.

Granted it would be a strange escalation route but in this case, but raises an interesting question about how Embassies are seen in terms of NATO agreements.

Another one close to the Romanian embassy -

 

[Gabriel]

Raises an interesting point though, if a consulate is in theory a pocket of that nations land, would this then count as a direct hit against Germany.

Granted it would be a strange escalation route but in this case, but raises an interesting question about how Embassies are seen in terms of NATO agreements.

It’s an interesting thought, and one that intrigues scholars of international law, but I think only the United States has used such attacks as justification for self defence, so it’s hard to see NATO countries rallying under that particular flag.

https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/32/3/863/6375211

 

[dickie davies]

Lucky, lucky girl. In Kyiv, warning, loud explosion, probably NSFW

That's made me cry

 

[Gabriel]

They’ve got a couple there but Ukraine are limiting journalists near the frontlines.

Rightly so. Far too much personal/tactical information can be gleaned from coverage, no matter how well-intended and innocent it might appear to be. Ukraine currently has the reconnaissance advantage in the field, so the last thing it needs is to give anything to the Russians.

 

[metalblue]

Raises an interesting point though, if a consulate is in theory a pocket of that nations land, would this then count as a direct hit against Germany.

Granted it would be a strange escalation route but in this case, but raises an interesting question about how Embassies are seen in terms of NATO agreements.

As I understand it Consulates aren’t. Embassies are. You can only have one embassy but multiple consulates. You don’t always have embassies either, sometimes just consulates

 

[BlueAnorak]

Retaliation

Not a good idea. Unless they are military targets.

 

[BlueAnorak]

 

[BlueAnorak]

I wondered what the Drones were for. Not a gift to Belarus in exchange for Tanks then...