Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)

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Ukraine should promise the North Korean troops a village and help rebuilding after the war if they defect to Ukraine and fight the Russians. If they don't want to fight offer a free meal and plane tickets to Europe. It's the perfect time for them to escape North Korea
Generally when North Korea when they send their people overseas they send ones with families, so if they defect/escape the family is getting sent to prison camps or killed.
 

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Generally when North Korea when they send their people overseas they send ones with families, so if they defect/escape the family is getting sent to prison camps or killed.

Couldn't hurt. I'm sure you can find a bunch of people willing to escape
 

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Russia threatens South Korea amid arrival of DPRK military – Russian media​

Yevhen Kizilov — Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 17:31


Russia threatens South Korea amid arrival of DPRK military – Russian media


Maria Zakharova. Stock photo: Getty Images

Russia's Foreign Ministry has threatened South Korea with "security consequences" if it helps Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Source: Russian news agency Interfax, citing a statement by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a briefing on Wednesday

Quote: "We believe that the South Korean authorities should not be playing along with the Kyiv regime."

Details: Zakharova warned the Republic of Korea "of the consequences for South Korea's security that could result from the Republic of Korea's involvement in the Ukrainian conflict, if such decisions are made".

Quote: "The Russian Federation will indeed react harshly to any steps that may pose a threat to the security of the country, its citizens, wherever its citizens are. These measures can be quite tangible."

Background:

  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that South Korea would send experts to the Alliance to provide details about the North Korean military's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine.
  • On 18 October, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported that North Korea has sent 1,500 special forces troops to help Russia's war efforts in Ukraine. They are likely to be deployed to participate in combat against Ukraine.
  • Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, confirmed that approximately 11,000 North Korean infantry troops are currently being trained in Russia’s east. They are expected to be ready for combat against Ukraine by 1 November.
 

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1/21
@wartranslated
A well-known Russian military medic and fascist, who called for the extermination of Ukrainians, has recorded an appeal to Defense Minister Belousov, complaining about the "serial killings of personnel in the form of meat-grinder assaults" that are becoming widespread.

It's quite amusing, but the questions aren't even for Belousov, but for his direct patron, Mr. Putin, for whom human life—except, of course, his own—means absolutely nothing. For the sake of his ambitions, he won't hesitate to engage in any kind of meat-grinder assaults.



https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1849420024617783296/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/ssXbudcjuTvEKhPr.mp4

2/21
@VolodyaTretyak
It's funny that he has that flag behind him celebrating Stalin's capture of Berlin. Stalin must have been a super strategist saving human lives



3/21
@wartranslated
It’s insane



4/21
@EJPointer
"Goodwin" and "Ernest" were pilots in a drone unit whose unit commander was more interested in making money through shady deals than fighting. From what I can gather this commander purposely got rid of everyone in the unit who questioned what he was doing.



5/21
@ManiamAkash
So even when russians oppose mass slaughter, it's never Ukrainians'.



6/21
@brazilian_fella
He will soon be in a meat grinder assault as punishment



7/21
@adamiuk
Can anybody explain how it is possible that armed men are letting their commanders treat them like slaves and follow suicidal orders?



8/21
@oz_a13banger
Is that @tomsegura? 🤣



9/21
@MichaelVerstrae
This fetish for regulation and administration is deadly for an army.



10/21
@PutinsDouble




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11/21
@reposted_1
Both should think better about their people.



12/21
@rsarmit
Erdogan has been calling to “discipline Israel” for months. Once a BRICS partner, the Axis Coalition will form, then strike Israel as written.

🇷🇺 🇮🇷 🇹🇷 🇱🇾 🇸🇩 >>> 🇮🇱
(Read Ezekiel 38&39). הוא יבוא

https://invidious.poast.org/watch?v=njcs7nRqsc0



13/21
@Ivan_Snook
pretty sure the hammer and sickle isn't a symbol of fascism.

also, ukraine has posted so many drone videos from the front, but never of a "meat assault." curious.



14/21
@angrajkaran11
Vladimir Putin's ambitions have been a subject of concern for many,



15/21
@SOUNDtheRETWEET
Putin’s patience may be unlimited but the patience of the Russian people has run out. Ukraine’s determination will far outlive Putin’s time in office, which grows shorter by the day.



16/21
@homes4family
Thank you so great to see russian tears caused by their absolute own actions .



17/21
@easyneet
This particular war criminal has become known to the public for running a torture facility since 2014, the Ukrainian helicopter pilot Roman Svitan recognized him among the torturers



18/21
@Dodi_
Meanwhile Ukraine has not even started yet ruzzians are tired already. Western weapons are still pouring in and being stored by Ukraine for something much bigger. ruzzias army is entering a state of decay and rot.



19/21
@NestenL
Not only "medic", but, according to Roman Svitan's evidence, also a torturer.



20/21
@Marder_III
love how they all pretend that Putin couldn't possibly know rather than have the balls to say he doesn't care.



21/21
@CavanaughTO
Putin is importing green North Korean troops as meat assault substitutes, so that might calm him down.




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Nordstream II can flow again and Germany and the UK can access cheap gas again instead of paying triple ?
Europe can buy oil directly instead of paying an Indian premium ?
5 million Ukrainians have already left and are bleeding German welfare dry so they can go back and rebuild under a peace treaty ?
UkrainIAN debt and land can be negotiated so BlackARock doesn't end up owning half the country ?

Anwywho...

 

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Nordstream II can flow again and Germany and the UK can access cheap gas again instead of paying triple ?
Europe can buy oil directly instead of paying an Indian premium ?
5 million Ukrainians have already left and are bleeding German welfare dry so they can go back and rebuild under a peace treaty ?
UkrainIAN debt and land can be negotiated so BlackARock doesn't end up owning half the country ?

Anwywho...

This must be the propaganda you’re used to since you don’t have access to quality western education anymore


Anyhoo, Russias economy is growing because it’s on an unsustainable war footing, they recently raised their interest rates to 21% the highest in history and have an inflation of 8.5%

Central Bank raises rates two percentage points to record 21%

At Friday’s board meeting the Central Bank hiked interest rates by two percentage points to 21%. That’s the highest level in modern Russian history. And that’s not the end: the Central Bank indicated the rate could go even higher.

  • “Inflation is significantly higher than the Bank of Russia’s June forecast. Inflationary expectations continue to increase. The growth of domestic demand significantly outpaces the scope to expand the supply of goods and services. Additional budget expenditures and the associated deficit in the 2024 Federal Budget also have a pro-inflationary effect,” the Central Bank in a statement.
  • This level of interest rate is unprecedented. Even in the days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, rates went no higher than 20%. Most economists expected a rate rise at this Friday’s meeting, but most thought it would go no higher than 20%.
  • The main reason for the decision was recent clarity about state spending plans for 2024 and 2025 (the 2024 deficit is expected to be 3.3 trillion rubles or 1.7% of GDP, compared with a planned 0.9%). And inflation shows no sign of slowing.
  • In its press release the Central Bank stated that it: “allows for the possibility of raising the base rate at the next meeting.” Based on the Central Bank’s forecast for the average rate at the end of the year (21-21.3%), it is prepared to contemplate a rate rise to 23% at December’s meeting (the final one of the year).
  • The Central Bank now believes that inflation in 2024 will be 8-8.5% (compared with its previous forecast of 6.5-7%). This wasn’t a surprise for economists, following 11.1% seasonally adjusted price growth in the third quarter. Inflationary expectations, which the bank monitors closely, went up from 12.5% to 13.4% across the entire range of respondents in the most recent October survey.
  • Despite sky high rates, the regulator also has higher expectations for lending growth: from 10-15% to 17-20% in the corporate sector, and from 10-15% to 12-15% for consumer borrowing. Corporate loans increased by 2% month-on-month in September, according to the Central Bank. And Over the nine months of 2024 they were up 14.5%. Given the high rate, businesses prefer loans at floating rates rather than fixed rates. At the same time, subsidized loans make up about 8% of GDP — roughly the same as government military spending. Of course, it’s worth remembering that the defense sector is one of the biggest preferential borrowers. This all illustrates the “prisoner’s dilemma” – a principle from game theory in which, using uncoordinated strategies, the best decision for one individual leads to a suboptimal outcome for the entire group, weakening the collective position.
  • Of course, the danger of keeping interest rates high for a long period of time is that debt-laden enterprises sensitive to interest rates will be unable to refinance their loans and will go bankrupt.
  • At the same time, the government is increasing spending, including via subsidies on business loans, which is fueling inflation. The result is a strange phenomenon: the Central Bank, responsible for inflation, needs to raise interest rates to slow price increases. But government spending is making inflation worse.


For reference, the German economy during world war 2.

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Notice how it was growing even when it was losing the war? That’s because defense spending and arms production raises GDP. It’s not a true indicator of economic health and if any western country was walking around with 21% interest rates, 8.5% inflation and a million caskets for 10 miles of empty villages there would be rioting in the streets.


We in the west are just lucky Russia and their allies are such dumbassss. :mjlol:
 
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