Political impacts of Ukraine war

[The Bread Guy]

The USG interfering and trying to control the deal is the worst of both worlds.

Bingo - but it's never considered "socialism" by those who agree with the government interfering and controlling, right?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Meanwhile, RUS: those aren't going where I THINK they are, are they?

Russia Seeks Explanation From U.S. and Turkey Over Reports of Possible Arms Transfer - The Moscow Times

Russia has asked Washington and Ankara to explain reports of possible plans to transfer to Kyiv a "substantial arsenal" of U.S. weapons and ammunition held by Turkey, the spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Russia Demands Answers from Turkey and US over Possible Arms Transfers to Ukraine | Ukraine news - #Mezha

Russia is demanding explanations from Turkey and the United States over possible American weapons deliveries to Ukraine, warning the transfers could damage bilateral relations.

mezha.net

 

[KevinB]

Meanwhile, RUS: those aren't going where I THINK they are, are they?

Russia Seeks Explanation From U.S. and Turkey Over Reports of Possible Arms Transfer - The Moscow Times

Russia has asked Washington and Ankara to explain reports of possible plans to transfer to Kyiv a "substantial arsenal" of U.S. weapons and ammunition held by Turkey, the spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Russia Demands Answers from Turkey and US over Possible Arms Transfers to Ukraine | Ukraine news - #Mezha

Russia is demanding explanations from Turkey and the United States over possible American weapons deliveries to Ukraine, warning the transfers could damage bilateral relations.

mezha.net

I get a kick out of the Russians, as they take hypocrisy to the next level.
They bitch and moan (and threaten) when countries sell weapons to Ukraine— this was a sale not a gift.
They consider any Russian Arms dealings to be an internal matter.

 

[HavokFour]

Ouch, the damage has been significant enough to need bailing out.

Furthermore, the association is asking the cabinet to grant affected entrepreneurs at least a six-month deferral or installment plan for taxes and mandatory payments, as well as the cancellation of all penalties and fines accrued during the period when their normal business operations were disrupted.

The financial aid requested by the ACP is estimated in the hundreds of billions of rubles. The Moscow Times highlighted data from Data Insight showing that after the series of Ukrainian strikes, goods worth between 445 and 507 billion rubles ($5.28 billion and $6.02 billion) burned in Wildberries warehouses.

Russian E-Commerce Giants Beg Kremlin for Bailout After Devastating Drone Strikes

Major Russian e-commerce platforms, including Wildberries and Ozon, have asked the government for a massive financial bailout following Ukrainian drone strikes.

united24media.com

Russian source:

Wildberries, Ozon и «Авито» попросили сотни миллиардов рублей из бюджета на компенсацию атак БПЛА - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Крупнейшие компании электронной торговли обратились в правительство с просьбой о выделении безвозмездных помощи из федерального бюджета, чтобы компенсировать ущерб продавцов от атак БПЛА.Как пишут «Ведомости», с официальным письмом к премьеру Михаилу Мишустину обратилась Ассоциация цифровых...

ru.themoscowtimes.com

EDIT: I wonder if this will be disqualifying.

Wildberries Tried to Redirect Ukrainian Drones Onto Rival Ozon—It Didn’t Work

Wildberries allegedly manipulated digital maps to redirect Ukrainian drone strikes onto rival Ozon, but the tactic failed to protect its logistics hubs.

united24media.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

For the record ....

Russian source:

Wildberries, Ozon и «Авито» попросили сотни миллиардов рублей из бюджета на компенсацию атак БПЛА - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Крупнейшие компании электронной торговли обратились в правительство с просьбой о выделении безвозмездных помощи из федерального бюджета, чтобы компенсировать ущерб продавцов от атак БПЛА.Как пишут «Ведомости», с официальным письмом к премьеру Михаилу Мишустину обратилась Ассоциация цифровых...

ru.themoscowtimes.com

... this is a formerly-Russia-based media outlet (based in The Netherlands since 2022), but it's independent media - so independent, it's been declared an "undesireable organization" by USSR 2.0 a couple of years ago.

Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times 'undesirable' amid crackdown on criticism

The Russian prosecutor general’s office has declared The Moscow Times newspaper to be an “undesirable organization.”

apnews.com

 

[Altair]

Meanwhile, RUS: those aren't going where I THINK they are, are they?

Russia Seeks Explanation From U.S. and Turkey Over Reports of Possible Arms Transfer - The Moscow Times

Russia has asked Washington and Ankara to explain reports of possible plans to transfer to Kyiv a "substantial arsenal" of U.S. weapons and ammunition held by Turkey, the spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Russia Demands Answers from Turkey and US over Possible Arms Transfers to Ukraine | Ukraine news - #Mezha

Russia is demanding explanations from Turkey and the United States over possible American weapons deliveries to Ukraine, warning the transfers could damage bilateral relations.

mezha.net

So transferring weapons to Ukraine might damage bilateral relations, but Russia bringing tens of thousands of north Koreans into the fight is what?

STFU Russia.

 

[HavokFour]

Speaking of North Korea, there's been lots of rumors about Ukraine possibly going after targets in Siberia soon.

The more plausible ones I've seen:

The Friendship Bridge, which would sever Russia's only rail connection with NK

Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And the tunnels that the Trans-Siberian (red) and Baikal-Amur (green) run through to pass the mountains around Lake Baikal. Which would do the same, in addition to China.