European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread - Page 1312

On February 23 2022 00:28 m4ini wrote:


Yeah no shit, it would be absolutely retarded to do so. The thing is built. It does make absolutely no difference whether or not it gets dismantled or just not certified, the effect objectively is the same other than some random not being satisfied for some reason. Do you even understand the difference between sanction and punishment?

What would be the point of dismantling it? If Putin rows back tomorrow, which he won't obviously - but lets assume, then there's nothing speaking against opening Nordstream, since we very much have on record that germany is willing to put a knot in it if Putin misbehaves - and isn't blackmailable like experts on reddit, and probably you too, explained.

Any news on the Superbowl?



No, what that means is that it's halted until the situation is resolved, one way or another. This isn't the US, or the UK for that matter.

Nordstream might come back, sure. For that, certain requirements need to be fulfilled.

How people genuinely with a straight face argue that Nordstream as a sanction needs to be gone entirely when the entire point of a sanction is that it's reversible in case the situation improves/resolves is absolutely ridiculous.

Yeah, they dismantle Nordstream tomorrow. What now, what incentive has Putin now to make good on things? Not that he would in the first place, not just yet - but it's shocking how stupid some people are here.

Also: lol at the UKs sanctions. All bluster, no balls - much like the US and the rest of europe. Big talk, tiny dicks.

US. intelligence officials have revealed to Newsweek that President Joe Biden's administration has informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of intelligence assessing that Russia is preparing to conduct a full-scale invasion of the neighboring country within the next 48 hours.

"The President of Ukraine has been warned Russia will highly likely begin an invasion within 48 hours based on U.S. intelligence," the U.S. official with direct knowledge told Newsweek.

"Additionally," the U.S. official added, "reporting from aircraft observers indicates Russia violated Ukrainian airspace earlier today, flying possible reconnaissance aircraft for a short period over Ukraine."

A source close to Zelenskyy's government also confirmed to Newsweek that such a warning was received.

The information was confirmed by a second U.S. intelligence official, who emphasized the comprehensive nature of the military operation the Pentagon anticipated from Russia.

The official told Newsweek that the invasion will include not only a push from the pro-Moscow rebel-held Donbas region in the east, where additional Russian units were sent Monday as peacekeepers, but also a major thrust toward the capital Kyiv from the northern border with Belarus, where Russian troops recently extended joint exercises with their ally.

The second U.S. official said that the operation would likely occur at nighttime and include be preempted by cyber attacks, but both officials maintained that Russia's plans could change based on daily developments.

Shortly after Newsweek was made aware of these U.S. assessments, the websites for Ukraine's Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry and other institutions abruptly went offline in what signaled a potential sweeping cyber attack, which would add to a series of apparent cyber assaults that the White House has publicly blamed on Moscow.

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting Wednesday night at the request of Ukraine, which says there is an immediate threat of a Russian invasion.

On February 24 2022 10:01 Dav1oN wrote:
Great, one more night of insomnia. Let's hope me and my citizens won't have to go to the nearest local military station during the night to get a weapon/equipment in order to defend our families/land

Airports in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv are closed at least till the morning. Hoping this is another overreaction, otherwise don't even want to imagine -.-