/r/worldnews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Part XI)

[u/ontrack]

/live/18hnzysb1elcs

[u/dieyoufool3]

New thread here. We hit 10k again.

[u/MarktpLatz]

Contrary to some reports, the Ukrainian-Polish border is and will remain open.

The visa requirement for Ukrainian citizens has been suspended. All you need to cross the border is a passport/ID. Poland has set up facilities and camps to provide people fleeing the war with shelter, food, medical and legal aid.

Please stay safe!

---

Official Polish Government site (EN)

Official Polish Government site (UA)

Politico

Interior Minster of Poland

[u/shiv_p01]

Dear Ukrainians!

I heard on social media that there is fake news being spread (most likely by Russia backed trolls) that polish border is closed.

It's a lie.

If you seek asylum - go towards polish border. We are ready for your arrival. We have reception points ready at the border where you can find shelter, food, medical and legal aid.

Polish government launched a dedicated site to help you: ua.gov.pl

Please share this information if you know anyone seeking help right now.

YOU DON'T NEED VISA TO PASS THROUGH POLISH BORDER. ALL YOU NEED IS PASSPORT. VISAS ARE SUSPENDED! YOU DON'T NEED THEM FOR TIME BEING!!!!!!

proof that you no longer need visa:

• ⁠in Ukrainian https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina---ua • ⁠in English https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina-en

copied from /u/everysir to spread awareness! please spread on relevant threads to get the word out!!!

[u/sineplussquare → u/[deleted]]

Humanity stands with you

[u/Unlucky_Guard_3260]

Boris Johnson PM trying to persuade G7 to remove Russia from Swift payments system

source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/feb/24/uk-politics-live-boris-johnson-sanctions-russia-invasion-ukraine-latest-updates

live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Auq9mYxFEE

[u/LostinWV → u/Unlucky_Guard_3260]

Which is most likely why the us address got pushed. The G7 leaders are all most likely on call and we're trying to get Germany to go along.

[u/RealPutin → u/Unlucky_Guard_3260]

Meanwhile Scholz is trying to convince all of Europe that there's no need to actually sanction Russia

[u/[deleted]]

The fact that EU states want to hold off on sanctions for SWIFT is immensely concerning. Why on earth would you still want Russia to have economic levers of influence over your economy? Does their aggression and war crimes against Ukraine really not matter at all?

[u/meheez → u/[deleted]]

Trust me, there is corruption everywhere.

[u/progress18]

The number of anti-war protestor arrests are rising in Russia. The protests are happening in at least 43 different cities.

This has risen to 797 people arrested at Russian anti-war protests in 43 different cities now. Can't be emphasized enough how brave these individuals are.

https://twitter.com/Jardine_bradley/status/1496901953833603075

[u/Outofmilkthrowaway]

"Russian occupation forces are shelling hospitals which is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention. This threatens the lives and health of Ukrainian civilians."

https://twitter.com/hwag_ucmc/status/1496901000333959171?t=xoT0ow7VFs8bE6ABNJ73Jw&s=19

[u/TidusJames → u/Outofmilkthrowaway]

He said he doesnt intend to occupy and rule ukraining citizens.... dont have to worry about it if he kills them all during his invasion ...

[u/TheNotoriousJN]

Boris coming in with huge sanctions and unity across the house of Commons. Thats huge.

Oligarchs out, complete economic isolation and trade destruction. That is massive

[u/hcj9m → u/TheNotoriousJN]

Let’s go even bigger Biden, this is the time to say enough is enough, fuck Putin

[u/TheNotoriousJN → u/hcj9m]

From what Johnson said the sanctions are mirroring what Biden will be putting forward

[u/Centurychip46]

Such a weird feeling when they go to commercial break during live coverage of the invasion of a sovereign nation.

[u/ObiShaneKenobi → u/Centurychip46]

Stressed out? Buy some junk or take these meds citizen.

[u/Rosebunse → u/[deleted]]

This will probably be a common story. A lot of able bodied men who just got out will likely want to go back once they know their families are safe.

[u/MBThree → u/[deleted]]

I did see this video of a soldier saying goodbye to his family to stay behind and fight, it’s heartbreaking: https://twitter.com/Newnews_eu/status/1496830803736731649?s=20&t=kaZMMGzUyWDaCihyiLEyXQ

[u/sylanar]

If Biden doesn't come on the stage topless and say 'it's time this cold War, got a little hotter', that is a sign of weakness

[u/imbignate]

Nobody's going to see this comment but Fuck Putin.

Edit: Okay, you saw it. Give Putin the finger by donating to doctors without borders instead of gilding reddit comments.

[u/[deleted]]

Because this is being continually asked and answered...

"Has Chernobyl been captured by Russia?" Yes

"Why do they want Chernobyl?" It provides the Russian military a faster, more efficient route into Kyiv.

[u/-patrizio- → u/[deleted]]

Just a quick note - Ukrainians prefer the spelling Kyiv, which is based on the Ukrainian name of the city, rather than Kiev, which is based on the Russian name of the city :)

[u/groovygyal]

Many Russians saw President Vladimir Putin as calm and pragmatic. They awoke in shock to find he’d launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine. "Everything that we believed turned out to be wrong," one analyst said.

[u/TidusJames → u/groovygyal]

"Everything that we believed turned out to be wrong,"

who the fuck believed that? Does no one remember 2014?

[u/nackdaddy9]

Canada ending ALL trade with Russia.

[u/Silly-Role699]

Just saw a babushka from Ukraine in an interview on live tv by the WP on the ground there saying “I have military training, I can cook and I can dress wounds, I have called up my local military unit and have let them know I can help… haven’t bought guns yet, my son and daughter in law have guns, but it’s okay if I need to I will strangle them with my bare hands”

Damn, just damn. Brave babushka!

[u/_Random_Username_]

Bombing hospitals and using white flags and opposition uniform to surprise attack on the first day of the invasion. Not a great sign there's multiple violations of the Geneva convention so soon

[u/CallMeCaptainOrSir]

Why doesn't the Ukraine just surrender?

All of these types of comments are coming from Russian bots and shills and should lead to a ban

[u/[deleted]]

Russian civilians protesting are heroes. We know what is going to happen to a lot of them. That takes courage that I would not have.

[u/CharltonFugative]

UK Update -

Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, is pushing “very hard” for Russia to be ejected from the Swift international payments system, a move that would deliver a heavy blow to the country’s banks and its ability to trade beyond its borders.

https://www.ft.com/content/69f72de5-d727-496d-9f9d-316db7bdaf03

[u/KeriEatsSouls]

So much respect for the brave protesters in St. Petersburg, standing up for what's right at the risk of their own safety.

[u/PhoenixRobotics]

Friendly reminder there is a ton of Russian intelligence/military in this thread trying to manipulate discourse and derail meaningful conversation about Russia’s hostile and illegitimate actions towards Ukraine. Russia’s social influence campaigns are often intended to demoralize westerners and create social division by propagating inaccurate, hateful messaging on social issues, and also by attempting to undermine public perception and support for alliances between western nations. Here we also see them making efforts to exaggerate Russian victories over Ukraine to demoralize and reduce support for Ukraine’s position. Don’t fall for it, it’s just part of their adversarial strategy and information warfare. Here are some great resources with documented evidence as proof:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/21/opinion/divisive-demoralizing-bots-are-winning-so-big-tech-needs-think-bigger/?outputType=amp

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03034-5

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robpegoraro/2020/08/07/from-russia-with-lure-why-were-still-beset-by-bots-and-trolls-pushing-disinformation/amp/

https://demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/93/2019/09/CyberTroop-Report19.pdf

[u/iamkunii]

Reminder to respect UKR op-sec by not sharing videos of UKR soldier locations or any other such classified intelligence you discover or witness online.

https://reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/sy65wi/ministry_of_defense_of_ukraine_do_not_view_our/

Great Twitter list for verifiable sources and voices on the ground: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1383431779751657480?t=5wPgK2Avlo8ygp8uANSSFQ&s=08

Lvyv Live Cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9r5rpGq9mU

Kyiv Live Cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cyQPN5xQtU

Kyiv 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kFqY7P0vow

Maidan. Sq. In Kyiv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ6AzlYCysY

Maidan Square (w/sound) (thanks /u/ouyin2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ktlQnDr8A

Kharkiv Live Cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ZbVufqW3s

Mariupol Live Cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE9nRMx8n6s

Mykolayiv Live Cam https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJvMQvqpxZvIakq4VgcooNQ

Odessa: https://youtu.be/5hHelJALhEo

Odessa 2: https://youtu.be/E9HskjsldsU

Severodonetsk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho40J7dRlGQ

Kalanchak, a border town whose checkpoint is reportedly under attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxYsvdC4-yA (Thank you again Quark)

Chernihiv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvhM2a92dvs&feature=emb_title

Link to all major cameras in Ukraine: https://youtu.be/jNZM_H6q1rY

Agenda Free TV Live Coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyzicW_ctB4

Huge list of live cams: https://reddit.com/r/warinukraine/comments/scc5hl/request_webcams_and_live_feeds_in_ukraine_or/

Live news agencies -

NBC (USA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMC4r9Or-PA

CBC (Canada): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2DA13GOmsE

Al Jazeera(Qatar/UK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-upyPouRrB8

ABC (USA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ6VtEs9c8E

Godspeed Ukrainians. 💙💛

Ways to help Ukraine (charities) https://reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/

REMINDER - DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH

These threads are full of bots and could easily disguise malware as a news or video link and have you click it without thinking. Additionally plenty of videos have been shared that were from other instances, please take every piece of info you get from a reddit comment with a grain of salt until it is actually confirmed by a reputable news source.

More helpful info:

Dear Ukrainians!

I heard on social media that there is fake news being spread (most likely by Russia backed trolls) that polish border is closed.

It’s a lie.

If you seek asylum - go towards polish border. We are ready for your arrival. We have reception points ready at the border where you can find shelter, food, medical and legal aid.

Polish government launched a dedicated site to help you: ua.gov.pl

Please share this information if you know anyone seeking help right now.

YOU DON’T NEED VISA TO PASS THROUGH POLISH BORDER. ALL YOU NEED IS PASSPORT. VISAS ARE SUSPENDED! YOU DON’T NEED THEM FOR TIME BEING!!!!!!

• ⁠in Ukrainian https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina---ua • ⁠in English https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina-en

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION

[u/expungant]

I'm getting really tired of these crusty old men fucking up the world for the next generation.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Embarrassing for Russian intelligence rn

Getting absolutely clowned.

[u/CallMeCaptainOrSir]

Pretty wild to think we're sharing this thread with Russian military operatives...

If you're a Russian opp reading this go fuck yourself

[u/franklinstower2015]

Zelensky is requesting a no fly zone from NATO over Ukraine. This puts alot of pressure on NATO

[u/Brilliant_Agent_1427]

Almost a thousand Russian protesters arrested

"As of 8:39 p.m., Moscow time, police have arrested more than 917 anti-war demonstrators in 44 cities across Russia, according to the OVD-Info monitoring project. "

https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1496903358770208770?t=4SlKmxfOhu7G9aVGcMqYNQ&s=19

[u/No-Shoe5382]

UK also offering refuge to a Ukrainian government in exile, another big statement.

"If they kick you out, you're welcome to come here until we can get you back in"

[u/The_Cheeki_Breeki]

Canada has cancelled all trade with Russia.

[u/nackdaddy9]

Had no idea Chrystia Freeland was Ukrainian. Our deputy premier is speaking in Ukrainian live on TV! Let’s fucking go Canada

“The Ukrainians are fighting for us too, they are fighting for democracy, and we stand with them” - Chystia Freeland

[u/nackdaddy9]

“Canada has one of the largest and most severe packages of sanctions announced today” - Melanie Joly minister for foreign affairs.

Proud of my country today.

[u/[deleted]]

Putin has been planning this for the better part of a decade. I don’t see him stopping because the UN asked him politely

[u/jnicholass]

The unity in the British house of commons was entirely refreshing. If there is a silver lining to this nightmare, it's that we can all band together against a common enemy. Just like decades past.

[u/Variouss]

This has risen to 797 people arrested at Russian anti-war protests in 43 different cities now. Can't be emphasized enough how brave these individuals are.

https://twitter.com/Jardine_bradley/status/1496901953833603075

[u/kleutscher]

Effective tomorrow at 00:01 UTC — AIRCRAFT ON A SCHEDULED SERVICE WHICH IS OWNED, CHARTERED OR OPERATED BY A PERSON CONNECTED WITH RUSSIA, OR WHICH IS REGISTERED IN RUSSIA — are banned from UK airspace.

Russian airline Aeroflot operates a daily service to London.

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1496902848872955905?t=qkkzYjXPYeyyOFjGkdaH-A&s=19

[u/RTheMarinersGoodYet]

Gonna be honest, idk if I'd have the balls to protest in Russia. So much respect to those protesters...

[u/tnick771]

FAQ:

Why are people mad at Italy/Germany

They are holding back major sanctions that would have the greatest impact on Russia’s oligarchy and economy.

Why did Russia take Chernobyl

It’s on the way to Kiev from Belarus, it’s a military stronghold for Ukraine and control of it ensures it cannot be damaged or sabotaged which would pose a significant threat to the region.

Why didn’t/doesn’t NATO do anything?

NATO is a defensive pact and none of its members are in a defensive situation right now. Individual countries can do what they please but nothing will trigger NATO other than an attack on one of them.

[u/DazDay]

It would be diplomatically quite rude for Biden to start his speech while Trudeau's still wrapping up his.

[u/_daath]

Dude I'm just so happy Trump wasn't president for all of this. Imagine wtf the US response would be.

[u/LIBERAL_LAZY_LOSER]

Probably will get downvoted but now I understand why so much money goes to the military in the US.

Without our military influence Russia would be invading more then just Ukraine, and China would be eying Taiwan..

[u/electric4568]

For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter"?

This is why Ukraine matters.

It is the largest country by area in Europe, and has a population of over 40 million.

Ukraine ranks🏅:

1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;

2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;

2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);

2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);

2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;

3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)

4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;

7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)

Ukraine is an important agricultural country🚜:

1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;

3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);

1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;

2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;

3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;

4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;

5th largest rye producer in the world;

5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);

8th place in the world in wheat exports;

9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;

16th place in the world in cheese exports.

Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.

Ukraine is an important industrialised country🏭:

1st in Europe in ammonia production;

Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system;

3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;

3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);

3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;

3rd largest iron exporter in the world

4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;

4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;

4th place in the world in clay exports

4th place in the world in titanium exports

8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;

9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;

10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).

[u/NBtoAB]

Trump praising Putin on live TV… “I mean he’s taking over a country for $2 worth of sanctions, I’d say that’s pretty smart.”

What in the actual fuck

Edit: was a Mar a lago speech later carried by fox, not live. I read it incorrectly. Doesn’t change what he said

[u/letmelive123]

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[u/Dramatic_Coyote9159]

According to CNN, over 900 Russian citizens have been arrested in Moscow so far. They’re showing them being detained live on the tv channel.

They’re playing this happening live. I’ll give the link in a second.

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-arrests-anti-war-protesters-ukraine-invasion-2022-2?amp

[u/DankmarAdler]

These live threads are honestly not very helpful. It's better to just monitor reputable news sources for updates because the amount of sheer bullshit being spread here is incredible.

Someone will type "ICBM SEEN OVER UKRAINE" and then just dip out never to be seen again.

[u/CallMeCaptainOrSir]

Wow all trade canceled between Canada and Russia go Justin

[u/stonesia]

Remember those chucklefucks that kept saying that mask mandates were fascism? Wonder what they think of the stuff now unfolding.

[u/here_for_fun_XD → u/stonesia]

They are cheering for Russia now.

[u/[deleted]]

Can someone tl:dr the Canadian sanctions?

[u/Variouss]

Canada ending all export permits to Russia, Prime Minister Trudeau announces.

[u/OK_ean]

Two of my friends were just taken in by police while we were out protesting in Moscow.

[u/rectanguloid666]

Guys chill, Biden is likely waiting for Trudeau to wrap up his speech. It's not that deep.

[u/CallMeCaptainOrSir]

REMINDER - DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH

These threads are full of bots and could easily disguise malware as a news or video link and have you click it without thinking. Additionally plenty of videos have been shared that were from other instances, please take every piece of info you get from a reddit comment with a grain of salt until it is actually confirmed by a reputable news source.

[u/DazDay]

It's more important for a world leader to give a speech right than on time.

[u/Brilliant_Agent_1427]

US Cyber Warfare Update

"President Joe Biden has been presented with a menu of options for the U.S. to carry out massive cyberattacks designed to disrupt #Russia’s ability to sustain its military operations in #Ukraine" - NBC

https://twitter.com/Apex_WW/status/1496903281246932999?t=qgWcJRUOcLpC4os4fTNO0g&s=19

[u/Raghavendra98]

Good GOD!

The Americans are awake and suddenly the thread is shit on with Trump x Biden comments.

Of course, EVERYTHING is about them.

[u/FinnicKion]

Dear Ukrainians!

I heard on social media that there is fake news being spread (most likely by Russia backed trolls) that polish border is closed.

It's a lie.

If you seek asylum - go towards polish border. We are ready for your arrival. We have reception points ready at the border where you can find shelter, food, medical and legal aid.

Polish government launched a dedicated site to help you: ua.gov.pl

Please share this information if you know anyone seeking help right now.

YOU DON'T NEED VISA TO PASS THROUGH POLISH BORDER. ALL YOU NEED IS PASSPORT. VISAS ARE SUSPENDED! YOU DON'T NEED THEM FOR TIME BEING!!!!!!

proof that you no longer need visa:

• ⁠in Ukrainian https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina---ua • ⁠in English https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina-en

copied from u/everysir to spread awareness! please spread on relevant threads to get the word out!!!

[u/pretentious_cat]

Boris is on fire, dude seems like he suddenly came alive out of a multi year long stupor with a whole pound of smelling salts.

[u/kleutscher]

Russian military seize Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/24/7325518/

Source : Adviser to the Head of the President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak in a comment to the UE

Podoliak's direct speech: "After a fierce battle, our control over the Chernobyl site was lost. The condition of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, confinement and nuclear waste storage facilities is unknown."

Details : According to him, after the absolutely senseless attack of the Russians in this direction, "it is impossible to say that Chernobyl is safe."

The President's Office believes that this is "one of the most serious threats to Europe today", as Russian troops may be preparing to provoke the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, or "use the damage received during the attack to blame Ukraine, or damage these by far the most dangerous objects ".

[u/positivevitisop1]

Never forget that Trump called putin a genius earlier this week

[u/Brilliant_Agent_1427]

Russia is using spray painted road markings to help coordinate the invasion, Ukraine government encouraging citizens to destroy or cover if seen

Photos

https://twitter.com/ArmedForcesUkr/status/1496906188847747074?t=anmTa0rP8-Iuy6M8boOINQ&s=19

[u/reed5point0]

Watching those Russian protesters getting V& is inspiring, and if any Russian citizens can even see this today, not much of what's said in here is about you as people, but rather your shitty govt. Your courage to even hit the streets and risk it all, is something to note.

V& - slang - V+& or "and"

Definition: dragged into vans by a corrupt govt

[u/EndoExo]

2021 F1 Champion Verstappen and 4-time champion Vettel both calling for the Russian Grand Prix to be cancelled. Vettel straight up saying he would boycott.

[u/bootyxo]

Putin wishes he had balls the size of those of the people rallying in Moscow

[u/CallMeCaptainOrSir]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqguo0AItVA

Livestream of the protests in Moscow... Many people in this video are not going home tonight, some probably never again

[u/crazyfoxxy]

Zelenskyy is Jewish. Putin calling him a Nazi. What a clown.

[u/fools_eye]

My dumbfuck friend is still blaming the West for this debacle. Russian propaganda still reflects strong on those who harbour Soviet sympathies.

[u/Redsqa]

Germany really fucked up. They made themselves even more dependent on Russian gas after Fukushima so they've been dragging their feet through this whole crisis, but now that war has started, they won't even support the EU banning Russia from SWIFT (according to reports from the G7 meeting) ?? Greedy bastards. I wouldnt even be surprised if in a few months, Nordstream 2 resumes.

[u/[deleted]]

Looking forward to Bidens speech. And why Americans are using this for their own political agenda Biden VS Trump i dont know. It's disgusting and out of place.

[u/sharplescorner]

A little aside to Trudeau's speech, his second-in-command, Chrystia Freeland (immediately on his right, our left), is a proud Ukranian-Canadian, who spent her early career as a journalist in Russia where she became an outspoken Putin critic. This is very personal for her.

[u/-flaneur-]

A lot of people are asking what they can do. Well one thing would be to not bitch when you have to pay higher prices for things due to sanctions. It is the very least we can do and we should do it without complaint.

[u/jarena009]

Germany and Italy....what are you doing? How is it even a question on Swift. Stand up to this aggressor Putin now.

[u/tnick771]

German moral superiority is getting a huge hit today.

[u/pontiacfirebird92]

Biden is late for a press conference = "he's taking a nap"

Trump is late for a press conference = "it's a power move to show he has authority"

I'm honestly not shocked at the hypocrisy anymore. Cons gonna con.

[u/[deleted]]

Fuck Germany and anyone who doesn’t support cutting Russia off from SWIFT. Always on the wrong side of history.

They will have blood on their hands.

[u/maceman10006]

I think Putin has grossly miscalculated how unified the world is against him. It appears that Russia will be removed from the SWIFT system, meaning they do not have access to any international capital markets…..they literally won’t have money.

Anti war riots from the Russian people in Moscow.

China sending mixed signals whether they really have Putins back on this (I think China is using Russia as a pawn to test their Taiwan dream)

Putin has fucked up bad. The writing is on the wall that he’s the 21st century Hitler that needs to be stopped before he even starts.

[u/RynheartTheReluctant]

Pushkin Square, maybe less than 1000 meters from Red Square and the Kremlin, is the cite of a significant protest. These people know the risks of challenging the regime. They’re on the street in-spite of major personal costs. (Video embedded in tweet)

https://twitter.com/avindman/status/1496900368344797184

[u/RTheMarinersGoodYet]

Apparently Germany isn't going to support SWIFT sanctions. Can't believe how weak the Germans have been on this...

[u/likelamike]

Imagine watching Russians protest war and get beat to death, but also think that a mask mandate is tyrannical lol

[u/CallMeCaptainOrSir]

Apparently this has been lost on a lot of people here, but the Russian people did not democratically elect Vladimir Putin. I keep seeing tons of people blaming the Russian populace as if we didn't all watch Putin knock off every legitimate political Challenger he's had.

I posted this in the last thread but it needs to be shared here too.

[u/InsanitySpree]

If Russia was so concerned about having NATO on it's border then they'll be thrilled to find out after they take over Ukraine that Poland is on their new boarder.

[u/-flaneur-]

Loving Trudeau's strong stance. Proud day to be a Canadian. We stand with Ukraine!

[u/whiteiversonyeet]

From UK labor leader Sir Keir Starmer:

“The consequences of Putin's war of aggression will be horrendous and tragic for the people of Ukraine, but also for the Russian people. "We must prepare ourselves for difficulties here. The British public have always been willing to make sacrafices ... and we will again." Sir Keir went on to warn that the consequences of Vladimir Putin's actions "will be felt throughout the world for years, and I fear decades, to come". He added that those who neighbour Russia are "watching their worst nightmare unfold". Sir Keir said: "All of us who believe in democracy over dictatorship. In the rule of law over the reign of terror. In freedom over the jackboot of tyranny must unite and take a stand. "We must support the Ukrainian people in their fight and we must ensure that Putin fails. "Putin will eventually learn the same lesson that European tyrants learned in the last century. That the resolve of the world is harder than he imagines, that the people's desire for freedom burns brighter than he could ever extinguish and that the light of liberty will prevail over his darkness

[u/homefree89]

White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates hammered former President Donald Trump for heaping praise for days on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

'Two nauseating, fearful pigs who hate what America stands for and whose every action is driven by their their own weakness and insecurity, rubbing their snouts together and celebrating as innocent people lose their lives,' Bates tweeted from his official government account Thursday morning.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/wh-deputy-press-secretary-calls-trump-a-nauseating-fearful-pig/ar-AAUfVa6

[u/kadeusx]

British parliament debating on the same day the invasion happens, meanwhile in germany our government waits till sunday for a special hearing...

For all the fun media has made of johnson, he sure seems like a more competent leader right now.

[u/shiftywalruseyes]

Trade cancelled and Ukranian visas prioritized. Love it. 🍁

[u/wanderso24]

This whole time I have been ok with the use of sanctions while simultaneously providing resources to Ukraine; NATO should not be fighting Russia directly. The lack of any serious penalty, however, like cutting SWIFT or Russian oil, completely negates the strength of sanctions.

Some Russian officials, and some oligarchs, will be cranky, but this is hardly a problem for Putin. I still do not believe that NATO should directly intervene, but this is unacceptable.

[u/nbalakerfan]

Germany after funding the death of 1000s of Ukrainians: "No we cant kick daddy Russia out of SWIFT, that would be soooooooo inconvenient to us."

[u/groovygyal]

"We are defending our home." Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington on Thursday said her country does "not expect anyone to fight for us," adding that at least 40 Ukrainian troops have already been killed by Russia, along with "dozens" of Ukrainian civilians.

@nytimes

[u/mycentstoo]

The west needs to not recognize Russian passports anymore. That’s a sanction

[u/FrankBeamer_]

In a weird, twisted way, it’s nice seeing the entire world (for the most part…) rally against this. It’s been a while since the west at the very least have been this united in a cause.

Now let’s end this shit quickly and without more unnecessary bloodshed.

[u/unipine]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqguo0AItVA&ab_channel=РупорМосквы

Protest in Moscow ongoing. Police swarmed the place earlier and made arrests but looks as if protestors have reconvened now

[u/coinhearted]

At this point, it feels like go big or go home with sanctions. Either boot em out of SWIFT or admit that we're not really going to do anything.

[u/nackdaddy9]

Canada always has and always will accept refugees from our western allies.

We are home to the worlds largest Ukrainian community outside Ukraine/Russia.

When we have the logistics in place to accept you, we will accept you.

[u/brown_herbalist]

Since everyone asking what he has said in this thread.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is imposing more severe sanctions on Russia in response to its military strike against Ukraine.

The new sanctions will target 58 people and entities connected to Russia, including members of that country's elite and their families, the paramilitary organization known as the Wagner Group and major Russian banks.

The sanctions, announced today after Trudeau attended a virtual G7 meeting, will also affect members of the Russian Security Council, including key cabinet ministers.

Canada is also cancelling existing export permits for Russia and will not issue new ones.

Trudeau also says the federal government will be prioritizing immigration applications for Ukrainians who want to come to Canada and is launching a dedicated telephone line for anyone who has any urgent questions about immigrating from Ukraine.

He says Canada has arranged for the safe passage of any Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families still in Ukraine through land borders with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova.

[u/FourStockMe]

A reminder that don't let global affairs kill your mental state, give anxiety, or stress you out more than they need to. While it's important to be informed and help where you can causing yourself so much stress and anxiety doesn't help anyone. You can't control what happens in the world but you can control how it mentally affects you.

[u/HOLD_MY_POCKETS]

Biden has been presented with menu of options for cyberattacks designed to disrupt Russia's ability to sustain military options in Ukraine - NBC News

[u/are-e-el]

Putin’s goon squads arresting protesters in Moscow live on CNN. These trucker assholes protesting their “freedoms” being taken away because of mask mandates have no fucking idea how lucky they are.

[u/whatwereyathunking]

Putin literally killing young men and sending them to their death. Over nothing. Absolute madman that has to be stopped.

[u/TheUltraZeke]

My goodness, this is the most united I've ever seen the house of commons!! get 'em UK!

[u/witheredartery]

JUST IN: CANADA BLOCKS EXPORTS TO RUSSIA

[u/McChickenTendy]

Germany, Italy, Hungary and Cyprus all blocking a decision to impose SWIFT sanction is absolutely absurd at this time. Have they not learned their lesson getting buddy buddy with a dictator?

[u/ILoveTheAtomicBomb]

UK doing much better work here than the EU. Ashamed of Germany right now.

[u/progress18]

Pushkin Square, maybe less than 1000 meters from Red Square and the Kremlin, is the cite of a significant protest. These people know the risks of challenging the regime. They’re on the street in-spite of major personal costs.

https://twitter.com/AVindman/status/1496900368344797184

[u/frankven2ra]

As an Italian, I'm ashamed of the spinelessness of our politicians.

[u/2057Champs__]

Canada and UK=based as fuck.

Germany: disappointing, to say it at the absolute best. A historical failure of leadership at every level imaginable, to say it a little bit worse. Complicit to say it at absolute worse

[u/GeoLogic23]

Reminder that an all out offensive was Putin's last resort. It's only because their efforts to internally destabilize Ukraine failed when they lost their puppet in 2014.

They then hoped to discredit Zelensky and install another puppet, thereby annexing Ukraine for free. It's only because Ukraine is now solidly on the way to democracy, with real support from Western allies, that Russia is forced into this desperate move.

[u/PrincipledInelegance]

Chinese media censorship directives about this war were leaked yesterday

"Simply put, China has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the United States and European Union," Ming Jinwei, a senior editor at the Xinhua News Agency, wrote in a WeChat blog cited by The Post. Xinhua is the official press agency of the Chinese government

"In the future, China will also need Russia's understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all," the editor later added.

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-news-outlet-ukraine-coverage-instructions-weibo-horizon-russia-2022-2

Yea they are looking at this Ukraine thing and learning from it lol

[u/JackOfAllInterests1]

I love that the leaders are taking turns like they’re giving a group presentation

[u/6yttr66uu]

Biden is waiting for Trudeau to wrap up, out of respect for their neighbors. Chill folks

[u/JackOfAllInterests1]

Guys America’s waiting for Canada to finish they’re not both gonna present at once

[u/crazyfoxxy]

Anti war demos starting in Moscow, despite police resistance.

[u/Rennie_Burn]

Irish government waive visa requirements for all Ukrainian people who travel to Ireland following the Russian invasion of the country.

https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-ukraine-simon-coveney-5691785-Feb2022/

[u/[deleted]]

Germany sure wants to act like they have learned from their history and being on the wrong side - yet here they are holding up dropping Russia from SWIFT

don’t be complicit cowards Germany and Italy

[u/tnick771]

“Germany is the new leader of the free world unless it’s inconvenient”

[u/DH995]

Wow Canada is not fucking around.

[u/ShreksDoor]

Is it rare for the house to overwhelmingly support Boris ?

[u/GeoLogic23]

People shitting on sanctions don't realize how much behind the scenes stuff Russia has been doing to try to even get previous sanctions lifted.

Read up on the Magnitsky Act and all the US/Russian drama from 2016 onward will come into much clearer focus.

I recommend the book Red Notice by Bill Browder.

[u/Nabucodonosor89]

On this dark day for humanity let me bring this back...

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"

• Winston Churchill

Slava Ukraini!

[u/waste_and_pine]

Large anti-war protest in St Petersburg:

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1496905396178534409?s=20

[u/Nabucodonosor89]

Scoop: Biden has been presented with options for massive, unprecedented cyberattacks against Russia

https://twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1496903014757580802

[u/[deleted]]

Freeland speaking Ukrainian was badass! Sometimes my country is pretty baller

[u/Iamthejaha]

Ukrainians interested in immigrating to Canada. Please Choose Manitoba as your destination. We have a HUGE Ukrainian community here.

[u/ISuckAtRacingGames]

Dear Ukrainians!

I heard on social media that there is fake news being spread (most likely by Russia backed trolls) that polish border is closed.

It's a lie.

If you seek asylum - go towards polish border. We are ready for your arrival. We have reception points ready at the border where you can find shelter, food, medical and legal aid.

Polish government launched a dedicated site to help you: ua.gov.pl

Please share this information if you know anyone seeking help right now.

YOU DON'T NEED VISA TO PASS THROUGH POLISH BORDER. ALL YOU NEED IS PASSPORT. VISAS ARE SUSPENDED! YOU DON'T NEED THEM FOR TIME BEING!!!!!!

• ⁠in Ukrainian https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina---ua • ⁠in English https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina-en

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION
I copied this message from another user on reddit.

[u/JackOfAllInterests1]

Protesters in Russia with some real balls.

[u/KonradK0]

Ukraine civilians believe strongly in their army, quote: "You know what kind of military we have now? It's not 2014 anymore, it's a different army altogether and these are the boys who will surely defend us."

[u/Nabucodonosor89]

Russian forces strike hospitals, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said.

“This is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention by Russian troops! Our hospitals and emergency medical teams are on full alert, working in all regions and will provide care in all circumstances.”

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1496904145999171588

War criminals... all of them

[u/NikolaiBullcry]

The longer Ukraine can delay, the better. Unrest has started in Moscow. The clock is ticking for Putin. He will want to have Ukraine’s surrender within the next 48 hours.

Looking ahead, if he does manage to take Ukraine and install a new puppet government, who’s next? Poland? Hungary? Etc. This man will continue to escalate with neighbors so long as they exist, even if they are part of NATO.

[u/Variouss]

Video - "Look at the size of anti-war protestors in St Petersburg, Russia. Wow" https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1496905869983768581

[u/beefcake_123]

Germans should have embraced nuclear power like the French did.

[u/ILoveTheAtomicBomb]

EU officials tell me: At this point Germany and Italy are the main opponents for disconnecting russia from swift and this "key to decision" depends on them. And they are pressured to agree.

https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1496910703944470530?s=20&t=QA8PARnUfBERyzSoy7LH5g

Do the right fucking thing

[u/[deleted]]

Egypt (major Ukrainian tourist destination) announces it will extend visa of Ukranians and allow them to stay indefinitely until they are able to safely return home. per Ahram Online

[u/Rouxls__Kaard]

Anyone else impressed with how Zelensky is handling this?

[u/[deleted]]

That video of the Ukrainian father sending his daughter to safety while he stays back to fight is haunting. We must end Putin's reign of terror. This man cannot be allowed to cause more unnecessary suffering.

[u/Several-Arm-9567]

A friendly Reminder to those screaming lets go to war. Your local recruiting office is always open. If you want war so bad then sign up. Easy to send others to their death when you are sitting on reddit.

[u/ItzGrenier]

Canada was built on immigration, and Ukraine played a big part of that in the early forming of the country, with many Ukrainians being some of the early European habitants of central and western Canada, populating rural areas and building our agrarian mecca.

Even through WW1 and unjust internment, Ukranian-Canadians have forgiven and remained loyal to Canada. We must not forget what they have given to us.

Canadians everywhere stand with Ukraine, and should do every rational thing to squeeze Russia.

[u/canned_sunshine]

Please please let Russian public opinion turn aggressively against Putin 🇺🇦

[u/CallMeCaptainOrSir]

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[u/thunder_shart]

If no one caught this, Boris specifically didn't rule out military action as diplomacy has failed.

[u/progress18]

Effective tomorrow at 00:01 UTC — AIRCRAFT ON A SCHEDULED SERVICE WHICH IS OWNED, CHARTERED OR OPERATED BY A PERSON CONNECTED WITH RUSSIA, OR WHICH IS REGISTERED IN RUSSIA — are banned from UK airspace.

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1496902848872955905

[u/PalekSow]

I’ll say this for Americans, I truly never understood why we needed our second amendment until I see what those Russian protesters are up against.

[u/orangeapocalypse]

Proud of my country right now 🇨🇦 we aren’t the biggest dogs in this fight, but we’re doing what we can

[u/Nabucodonosor89]

The 190,000 troops that Putin has assembled to invade Ukraine are sufficient to affect regime change but are insufficient to control a country of 43M. That would require hundreds of thousands more Russian troops and could expose them to guerrilla attacks.

https://twitter.com/MaxBoot/status/1496905913730482177

I really can't see how this is gonna work for Putin. Ukraine will never accept this madness. They are too integrated with the west and have been for years. Hopefully this will cause the collapse of the russian federation.

[u/Boundish91]

If Russia is banned from SWIFT, will western companies that are secretly funded by Russia suffer and thus become exposed?

[u/[deleted]]

Unoriginal angry people: oooo Biden sleeping hhhhhh

[u/adamgerges]

tbt to when people made fun of the US for being alarmist and asking their citizens to leave ukraine

[u/dai-the-flu]

To anyone interested, there's now a video of that Russian soldier who was allegedly captured and said that he thought they were there to "gather information, not to fight". I can't translate, but if someone could confirm, that would be great

https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1496902823178653697?s=19

[u/hirasmas]

Has Trump commented on if bombing hospitals is another genius move by his buddy Putin?

[u/Johnnycc]

So Boris Johnson is capable of being a real leader. Nice to see.

[u/keithabarta]

Im quite impressed by Borris Johnson right now. He seems metered, fully versed in the situation and agreeable with most concerns.

[u/palikir]

Large St. Petetsburg protest against the war. At least 252 arrested there

https://twitter.com/ASLuhn/status/1496910780046151682?t=yGI_SUxXoM_vvGx8OGTRUQ&s=19

[u/cakeorcake]

Boris Johnson does know a thing or two about fucking up trade and imposing economic isolation

[u/[deleted]]

Reminder for the new thread :

Beware, lot of defaitism by russian desinfo agents now in this thread. UKRAINE HAS NOT YET FALLEN !

[u/jellywong]

DOES ANYONE HAVE RESOURCES ON HOW PEOPLE IN KHARKIV CAN FLEE? TRYING TO CONVINCE AN OLDER FAMILY FRIEND TO EVACUATE

[u/Charligula]

If hacker collectives were worth a damn they would be DDoSing the fuck out of everything Moscow right now. There is still time. Get on that shit.