Russia & Ukraine
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I will agree that many "Russians" in the U.S. are not Russian -- they come from Latvia, Estonia, and other former Soviet territories as well. Many are U.S. citizens and immigrated from Russia or former Soviet countries a long time ago. As noted in your referenced tweet -- many in "Russian" communities in the U.S. simply identify themselves as Jewish based on their life experiences.
Nobody in western nations should be bullying kids because they are Russian. If someone is a full-force Putin propagandist then maybe a few harsh words are in order, but not for a every-day Russian immigrant who is just trying to live their life. Nor should Russian restaurants be targeted -- most aren't owned by Russians in western countries but simply serve this style of ethnic food.
The funniest thing I saw recently is all the U.S. governors who rushed out claiming they were going to stop selling Russian Vodka -- only to find out nearly all the Vodka brands such as Stoli & Smirnoff are not made in Russia.
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If there's no vodka on the table.....it;s not good.
If Putin was going to Denazify Ukraine, maybe he shouldn't have targeted a Jewish enclave first.
Historical Ukrainian Jewish Town Hit by Russian Missiles
As Russian President Vladimir Putin claims “denazification,” Ukrainians compare him to Adolf Hitler.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/25/ukraine-russia-jewish-town-missiles
Hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin offered “denazification” as a flimsy pretext for his invasion of Ukraine, Russian missiles hit the Jewish hub of Uman, Ukraine, killing at least one civilian. Ukraine has begun evacuating its cities of civilians, including Uman.
Just before dawn, videos were posted to Twitter showing the glow of explosions approaching Uman in the Ukrainian countryside, roughly between the capital, Kyiv, and the coastal city of Odessa.
Around 7 a.m. local time, security camera footage showed a missile hitting a street in front of a pizza parlor in Uman, just a short walk from where synagogues line the roads. The video shows the missile connecting directly with a civilian biking down the road.
Images and video posted to pro-Russian Telegram channels show the pizza shop—its windows blown out and the cyclist lying dead in the street.
Russia has insisted its operations have been targeted to knock out military and command infrastructure in Ukraine. These images, however, show the human toll already being levied on Ukraine.
Amid the bombardment, Breslav Union Bauman, a Jewish cultural center and charity, uploaded video of smoke rising from outside the city. “Uman residents were prepared,” the union’s leadership wrote in Hebrew.
“The place is equipped with heating and refreshments as well as with a stock of mattresses,” a spokesperson for the union told Foreign Policy. They have also opened a clinic and are trying to diffuse information to the local Jewish population.
“We hope for good news and pray very much for peace and that peace and quiet will return soon without further casualties and without sorrow,” the spokesperson added.
Irena Plantova, a lawyer for Breslav Union Bauman, told Foreign Policy that bombing began around 5 a.m. local time. At first, airstrikes targeted a military base outside the city. “After, they began to damage here,” Plantova said. She said it’s “unpredictable” where the strikes may hit. Strikes continued until around 1 p.m. Thursday and remained quiet as evening fell.
Plantova confirmed that one woman died in the town and said 25 individuals have been injured.
(More at above url)
Historical Ukrainian Jewish Town Hit by Russian Missiles
As Russian President Vladimir Putin claims “denazification,” Ukrainians compare him to Adolf Hitler.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/25/ukraine-russia-jewish-town-missiles
Hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin offered “denazification” as a flimsy pretext for his invasion of Ukraine, Russian missiles hit the Jewish hub of Uman, Ukraine, killing at least one civilian. Ukraine has begun evacuating its cities of civilians, including Uman.
Just before dawn, videos were posted to Twitter showing the glow of explosions approaching Uman in the Ukrainian countryside, roughly between the capital, Kyiv, and the coastal city of Odessa.
Around 7 a.m. local time, security camera footage showed a missile hitting a street in front of a pizza parlor in Uman, just a short walk from where synagogues line the roads. The video shows the missile connecting directly with a civilian biking down the road.
Images and video posted to pro-Russian Telegram channels show the pizza shop—its windows blown out and the cyclist lying dead in the street.
Russia has insisted its operations have been targeted to knock out military and command infrastructure in Ukraine. These images, however, show the human toll already being levied on Ukraine.
Amid the bombardment, Breslav Union Bauman, a Jewish cultural center and charity, uploaded video of smoke rising from outside the city. “Uman residents were prepared,” the union’s leadership wrote in Hebrew.
“The place is equipped with heating and refreshments as well as with a stock of mattresses,” a spokesperson for the union told Foreign Policy. They have also opened a clinic and are trying to diffuse information to the local Jewish population.
“We hope for good news and pray very much for peace and that peace and quiet will return soon without further casualties and without sorrow,” the spokesperson added.
Irena Plantova, a lawyer for Breslav Union Bauman, told Foreign Policy that bombing began around 5 a.m. local time. At first, airstrikes targeted a military base outside the city. “After, they began to damage here,” Plantova said. She said it’s “unpredictable” where the strikes may hit. Strikes continued until around 1 p.m. Thursday and remained quiet as evening fell.
Plantova confirmed that one woman died in the town and said 25 individuals have been injured.
(More at above url)
Don't get it twisted, Sing Toad has been in love w/that fascist manlet for years, it's what weak men crave (I'll pull him off ignore to pull the quote). It's why he voted Trump and is why he probably voted DeCuntis and likely to vote for him if he's nominated; based on the amount of times his DeSantis thread pops up on the main page.
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Well I am not a Jew but I just don’t believe anything and/or any platforms news. Time of Israel wrote an article yesterday that Chechens troop was destroyed completely, and the Russians lost 3000 soldiers. It seems by any standard Russian is already lost and Putin has a mental breakdown. Who do you believe?
In related news -- do you know that the Ukraine is home of the world's largest Jewish Center.
World’s biggest Jewish community center opens in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
https://jewishjournal.com/commentar...unity-center-opens-in-dnipropetrovsk-ukraine/
Also I will note that the news of a sizeable Chechen column being destroyed and its commander killed has been covered in many news sources across the globe. There is video on YouTube showing the destroyed Chechen column. Of course this is all within the context of the "fog of war" and was announced by the Ukraine president's office. So it can be taken with a grain of salt -- as merely propaganda from the Ukrainians but there does not seem to be any denial from the Russians.