Prediction Thread: When Will Ukraine Conquer Russia

[Broken_Erika]

Boris Akunin: Russia designates author ‘foreign agent’

Russia has designated Boris Akunin, one of the country's most popular novelists, a foreign agent. Mr Akunin was added to a register of "terrorists and extremists" by Russia's justice ministry over his objections to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The 67-year-old is well-known for his longstanding criticism of President Vladimir Putin. Prior to the war, Mr Akunin's detective novels were best-sellers in Russia, until authorities banned his books. The justice ministry said in a statement that Mr Akunin - whose real name is Grigory Chkhartishvili - "opposed the special military operation in Ukraine". The ministry added that Mr Akunin had "disseminated false information aimed at creating a negative image" of Russia and its army. It also accused him of helping to raise funds to support the Ukrainian military.
On the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Mr Akunin wrote: "Russia is ruled by a psychologically deranged dictator and worst of all, it obediently follows his paranoia." Responding to the justice ministry's announcement late on Friday, Mr Akunin - who lives in London - wrote: "Terrorists declared me a terrorist". The "foreign agent" label, which is reminiscent of the term "enemies of the people" of the Soviet era, requires those who are branded "foreign agents" to identify themselves as such on social media and other publications. It also puts burdensome financial reporting requirements on them. Many Russian cultural figures have fled the country since Moscow began its military campaign against Ukraine. Those who stayed face strict censorship laws.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67968534

[Geronimo]

The USA is bombing Yemen for interfering in Israel's attack on Gaza... an attack that is now before an int'l court on the charge of genocide

Biden could be named a codefendant... just gets better and better.

They are indiscriminately attacking Red Sea Shipping. How do you construe that as "interfering with Israel's attack on Gaza"??

As to Genocide, if you believe that, how is Putin not also guilty of genocide? Maybe everybody should take a page from the Houthi rebel playbook and attack Black Sea ships to interfere in Russia's attack on Ukraine?

[BeBMan]

Russia might chime in soon.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/13/reuters-houthis-attack-tanker-carrying-russian-oil-after-reportedly-mistaking-it-for-british-ship

[N35t0r]

The USA is bombing Yemen for interfering in Israel's attack on Gaza... an attack that is now before an int'l court on the charge of genocide

Biden could be named a codefendant... just gets better and better.

Yemen is getting bombed for attacking merchant shipping.

[Edit:] sorry, Yemen is being bombed by the US, UK, Netherlands and Australia for attacking merchant shipping.

KSA and UAE have been bombing them since before that.

[BlackCat]

Gonzalo Lira died in a Ukrainian prison. He was an American journalist arrested for reporting on the war. I think over a hundred journalists have been killed in Gaza. Thats a tough job rip

Meh, he wasn't a journalist but simply a russian propagandist, maybe even a russian spy - not one to cry about.

[BlackCat]

the deal back in early '22 to end the war

You mean the deal where putin surrendered and agreed to withdraw from all Ukrainian territory ?

[Ming]

In Berz land... genocide = it just keeps getting better and better
Got it

[Berzerker]

The USA is bombing Yemen for interfering in Israel's attack on Gaza... an attack that is now before an int'l court on the charge of genocide

Biden could be named a codefendant... just gets better and better.

[Berzerker]

Gonzalo Lira died in a Ukrainian prison. He was an American journalist arrested for reporting on the war. I think over a hundred journalists have been killed in Gaza. Thats a tough job rip

[Ming]

Gee... nobody has yet provided what the "supposed" deal was... And you have yet to prove that Biden wanted the war...
And you think Putin is the hero in the story.

Got it.

[Berzerker]

So he went to Kiev to cancel the deal between USA and Ukraine ? Probably an russian wet dream.

If the Russian wet dream is taking Ukraine (and more) Joe Biden has been a godsend. The longer this goes on the more land Russia takes and wont return without further limiting Kiev's control.

[Berzerker]

the deal back in early '22 to end the war

[BlackCat]

apparently Lloyd Austin travelled to Kiev to kill the deal they made

So he went to Kiev to cancel the deal between USA and Ukraine ? Probably an russian wet dream.

[Berzerker]

apparently Lloyd Austin travelled to Kiev to kill the deal they made

[Berzerker]

they wont use it to rebuild the lives of their victims