Here we go again-Ukraine once again

[Jimbuna]

If Russia uses nuclear weapons, NATO can strike with missiles and aircraft - Polish Foreign Minister Rau

NATO can strike the Russian Federation with missiles and aircraft if it uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine, and "not necessarily from Ukrainian territory."

Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said this in an interview with RMF FM, Censor.NET reports.

According to him, in the event of a possible Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine, the response of the NATO countries would probably be "reduced to the generally accepted response in Ukraine" and would be as presented by the national security adviser of the US president, Jake Sullivan.

He noted that under such a scenario, the introduction of NATO troops into the territory of Ukraine cannot be ruled out, but "this will not be a necessary procedure", as conventional weapons - aviation or missiles - can be used, and "not necessarily from Ukrainian territory".

Sullivan previously said the US had told the Kremlin directly, privately, at a very high level, that any use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic consequences for Russia, that the United States and its allies would respond strongly.

Rau also noted that if Russia uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine, the North Atlantic Alliance should not retaliate with the same weapons of mass destruction, but NATO's response with "conventional" weapons "must be devastating" for the occupying country's army. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3370403

[Jimbuna]

"Agreements" on "accession" of occupied Ukrainian territories to Russian Federation will be signed on September 30, - Peskov

The press secretary of the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Dmytro Peskov, announced the signing ceremony of "agreements on the accession" of the occupied Ukrainian territories to the Russian Federation.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the Russian mass media.

According to Peskov, the "ceremony" will take place on September 30 in the Georgiev Hall of the Kremlin Palace. It is scheduled to start at 03:00 p.m..

It is expected that the "accession" of the occupied parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions will be announced.

Peskov added that during the "ceremony" there will be a "comprehensive speech" by Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.

Earlier it became known that deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation received an invitation to an event in the Kremlin with the participation of Putin, which should take place on Friday, September 30, at 3:00 p.m.

Also, a stage was set up on Red Square in Moscow for a rally in honor of the "joining". Source: https://censor.net/en/n3370401

[Jimbuna]

Consequences of use of nuclear weapons by Russian Federation "will be catastrophic, heavy, strong and deep", - State Department

If nuclear weapons are used, the consequences for Russia "will be catastrophic, heavy, strong and deep."

This was reported at the briefing by the spokesman of the US State Department, Ned Price, Censor.NET with reference to Liga.net.

According to him, during contingency planning due to the potential use of nuclear weapons by Russia against Ukraine, the US "spoke very clearly about the consequences for the Russian Federation" if this happens.

"We said the consequences for Russia would be catastrophic, severe, strong, and deep. All of that is true. We support all of that," Price said.

He noted that the Russians received public and private warnings that if nuclear weapons were used, "the consequences would be real and extraordinary." Source: https://censor.net/en/n3370383

[Jimbuna]

[mapuc]

What scares me more than the use of nuke itself is the way we are talking about them.

For me it seems like people are mention them like they were ordinary bombs and not to be feared.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Only time will tell.

[Exocet25fr]

The same situation in 2015


https://www.pipeline-journal.net/new...tream-pipeline

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Exocet25fr

The same situation in 2015


https://www.pipeline-journal.net/new...tream-pipeline

The Bidens planned ahead, it seems.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Exocet25fr

The same situation in 2015


https://www.pipeline-journal.net/new...tream-pipeline

The first thing that popped up in my head was-Who's drone was it ?

Markus

[Skybird]

Foreign Policy writes:
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Since Russia first launched its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been peeling military forces away from its bases in Northern Europe to plug gaps in its forces suffering high losses and battlefield setbacks against Ukrainian troops.
Of an original estimated 30,000 Russian troops that once faced the Baltic countries and southern Finland, as many as 80 percent of them have been diverted to Ukraine, according to three senior European defense officials in the region, leaving Russia with only a skeleton crew in what was once its densest concentration of military force facing NATO territory.



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Wake up, NATO! When - if not now...?

[Rockstar]

Good point an airborne drone has a minimal explosive warhead and can not navigate underwater to its target. I’m betting it’s an underwater robot used to inspect and repair pipelines, they all have them.

[Dargo]

Undersea sensors off the coast of northern Norway that are able to collect data about passing submarines, among other things, have been knocked out, the country’s state-operated Institute of Marine Research, or IMR, has revealed. The cause of the damage is unknown, but the cables linking the sensor nodes to control stations ashore are said to have been cut and then disappeared. This has raised suspicions about deliberate sabotage, possibly carried out by the Russian government, which definitely has the means to do so.

The IMR, one of the biggest marine research institutes in Europe, described “extensive damage” to the outer areas of the Lofoten-Vesterålen (LoVe) Ocean Observatory, putting the system offline. LoVe, which was only declared fully operational in August 2020, consists of a network of underwater cables and sensors located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, an area of strategic interest for both Norway and Russia.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...steriously-cut

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Foreign Policy writes:
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Since Russia first launched its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been peeling military forces away from its bases in Northern Europe to plug gaps in its forces suffering high losses and battlefield setbacks against Ukrainian troops.
Of an original estimated 30,000 Russian troops that once faced the Baltic countries and southern Finland, as many as 80 percent of them have been diverted to Ukraine, according to three senior European defense officials in the region, leaving Russia with only a skeleton crew in what was once its densest concentration of military force facing NATO territory.



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Wake up, NATO! When - if not now...?

The Baltic countries should strike now whilst he going looks good.

j/k

[Jimbuna]

Russia mobilized almost all men in occupied territories of Donbas and Luhansk region - intelligence

The Russian Federation plans to extend the mobilization to the occupied territories of Kherson region and Zaporizhzhia.

This is stated by Censor.NЕТ with reference to the Main Directorate of Intelligence.

In the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, almost all men have been mobilized. According to Ukrainian intelligence, after the annexation of the occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, they also plan to announce mobilization.

"We see that in the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions almost the entire male population has been mobilized. According to our assessment, after Russia's annexation of the occupied territories of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, mobilization will also be announced there,"Vadym Skibitskyy, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3370502

[Jimbuna]

Bulgaria will not supply Ukraine with heavy weapons, - Minister of Defense Stoyanov

Bulgaria has no intention of supplying Ukraine with heavy weapons. This requires a separate decision of the country’s parliament.

This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the technical government of the country, Dimitar Stoyanov, Censor.NET reports with reference to BNT.

"Ukrainian ambassador Vitaly Moskalenko requested heavy weapons from us. My answer was clear: there is a decision of the parliament on the provision of military-technical assistance, but not on the provision of weapons. We cannot violate it," Stoyanov said.

According to him, Bulgaria will not be able to supply Ukraine with weapons until the position of the parliament changes. But the country does not abandon its obligations regarding the repair of Ukrainian military equipment. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3370495