Russia Surrounded

[polystyle]

Slogan's run

' Navalny fridge magnets and T-shirts could be criminalized. So could his slogan, “Russia will be happy.” ' WaPo

 

[Mr. Tea]

The contrast between the saturation of the billboard image and the extreme grey drabness of everything else makes this look Photoshopped.

 

[Leo]

The contrast between the saturation of the billboard image and the extreme grey drabness of everything else makes this look Photoshopped.

It does, which is probably why the photo editor at the NY Times selected it. Doubt a Times photo correspondent would fake a photo

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/...n-ukraine-navalny.html?searchResultPosition=1

 

[polystyle]

There was a telling headline the other day about Navalny being the 'true leader' of Russia.
I can't exactly say that is the case , but he is effective and has Vlad on defensive as ignoring him hasn't worked out as well as he expected.
He expected a few things !
For my money, he was wrong footed and may not really recover

Russian critic Navalny denounces country’s leaders as traitors, calls Putin a ‘naked king’​

 

[version]

Russia warns Britain it will bomb ships next time

Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea.

www.reuters.com

 

[sufi]

Russia warns Britain it will bomb ships next time

Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea.

www.reuters.com

brilliant, we'll be sure to time the next excursion carefully for maximum domestic outrage when the government is losing popularity, and of course make sure that there's a bbc journalist on board. a set piece.

 

[hmg]

U.S. Warns Europe That Russia May Be Planning Ukraine Invasion

The U.S. is raising the alarm with European Union allies that Russia may be weighing a potential invasion of Ukraine as tensions flare between Moscow and the bloc over migrants and energy supplies.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Murphy]

Been a lovely century so far, genuinely blissful

 

[version]

In Russia-Ukraine faceoff, both sides stage combat drills

Russia staged military drills in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine, on Wednesday and said it needed to sharpen the combat-readiness of its conventional and nuclear forces because of heightened NATO activity near its borders.

www.reuters.com

 

[luka]

The contrast between the saturation of the billboard image and the extreme grey drabness of everything else makes this look Photoshopped.

looks like Croydon

 

[Mr. Tea]

Hahaha, shit.

 

[IdleRich]

We at this party and I go to the toilet queue and the guy in front of me just turns round and says straight out "What do you think about Russia Ukraine?"

 

[vimothy]

that's not how you surreptitiously asked for cocaine when I was young

 

[Mr. Tea]

Ukraine's fault for surrounding Russia, tbf.

☝️☝️☝️

 

[Mr. Tea]

It's been a great day on Twitter for watching people who think in green crayon getting all OH SO ITS WRONG TO INVADE OTHER COUNTRIES IS IT? LIKE WE DID TO AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ??? at... George Monbiot, who campaigned for Blair to be arrested for war crimes. 🤦‍♂️

 

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This is definitely on now.

 

[Mr. Tea]

HMG cleaning and oiling his old service revolver as we speak. Packing some sarnies and a flask of hot tea for the trip.

 

[Murphy]

 

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[Leo]

I'm sure this meeting will include lots of earnest debate and, as needed, strong pushback on points of disagreement with Putin.