The Ukrainian War V: Tanks For The Memories

[Picairn]

With Russia withdrawing from NewSTART and stopping the daily notification of its nuclear activities, the US now has withheld its information about strategic nuclear forces from Russia.

[Ifreann]

With Russia withdrawing from NewSTART and stopping the daily notification of its nuclear activities, the US now has withheld its information about strategic nuclear forces from Russia.

Hope you've all got plenty of bottle caps stashed.

[The Republic of Western Sol]

With Russia withdrawing from NewSTART and stopping the daily notification of its nuclear activities, the US now has withheld its information about strategic nuclear forces from Russia.

Hope you've all got plenty of bottle caps stashed.

Are the valued at rarity? Is a coke bottle cap worth less than Pepsi?

[The Huskar Social Union]

With Russia withdrawing from NewSTART and stopping the daily notification of its nuclear activities, the US now has withheld its information about strategic nuclear forces from Russia.

Hope you've all got plenty of bottle caps stashed.

But i dont want to set the world on fire iffy, i just want to start a flame in your heart

[Northern Seleucia]

With Russia withdrawing from NewSTART and stopping the daily notification of its nuclear activities, the US now has withheld its information about strategic nuclear forces from Russia.

Time to hide under my desk.

[Hispida]

With Russia withdrawing from NewSTART and stopping the daily notification of its nuclear activities, the US now has withheld its information about strategic nuclear forces from Russia.

RON PAUL WARNED US

[New Visayan Islands]

Now would be a great time to get back on track, don't y'all agree?

New Visayan Islands
Game Moderator

[Picairn]

Kazakhstan has seized the Biaterek launch complex at the Baikonur Cosmodrome - Russia’s main launch site since 1955 - as well as banning numerous Russian officials from leaving the country and preventing the liquidation of assets by Roscosmos due to its inability to pay off the debts owed to the Kazakh government (2.258 billion rubles or $29.7 million).

Suffice to say Russia's space program will be delayed for a long while.

[Arvenia]

Kazakhstan has seized the Biaterek launch complex at the Baikonur Cosmodrome - Russia’s main launch site since 1955 - as well as banning numerous Russian officials from leaving the country and preventing the liquidation of assets by Roscosmos due to its inability to pay off the debts owed to the Kazakh government (2.258 billion rubles or $29.7 million).

Suffice to say Russia's space program will be delayed for a long while.

Damn, Kazakhstan ain't playing around with Russia. I believe Putin would have to invade Kazakhstan if the latter decides to seize the entire Baikonur Cosmodrome.

[Rusozak]

Kazakhstan has seized the Biaterek launch complex at the Baikonur Cosmodrome - Russia’s main launch site since 1955 - as well as banning numerous Russian officials from leaving the country and preventing the liquidation of assets by Roscosmos due to its inability to pay off the debts owed to the Kazakh government (2.258 billion rubles or $29.7 million).

Suffice to say Russia's space program will be delayed for a long while.

Did they already stop launches to the ISS yet? I don't know if they've fully phased out the Soyuz and Progress missions yet.

[Archinstinct]

International investigation on russian cyberwarfare to be published tomorrow

[-Astoria-]

Explosion reported in Hvardiiske, Crimea

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In other news: No to war-themed commercial branding

The likes of Heroic Bucha Kombucha, Azovstal radish varietal, and Heroes Don’t Die beer may have to leave the market as Ukraine’s legislators seek a ban

A group of Verkhovna Rada legislators has proposed a bill to ban war-themed commercial branding in Ukraine.

The deputies believe that companies have been exploiting patriotic and war-related themes for profit, often crassly and inappropriately. An explanatory note submitted with the draft legislation raises several concerns:

It is vexing that, in their marketing communications, producers of consumer goods and services resort to inappropriate use of tragic war events, names of attacked cities, patriotic mottos, and war slogans. We’re talking about alcohol trademarks and branding of food products and other goods, promotions, and advertising banners that make careless and sometimes impermissible use of the war and the related themes.

The proposed bill, if passed, will prohibit the registration of trademarks making references to the following:

• War events
• The names of Ukrainian cities and regions that have suffered from the Russian aggression and became the symbols of Ukraine’s steadfastness and heroism
• Combat and military operations
• Military equipment and weapons
• Ukrainian military formations
• Official greetings in use by the Ukrainian military

Lawmakers have proposed similar restrictions for commercial ads, excluding commercials that promote books, films, and videos about the war.

Examples of improper and exploitative uses of the war include the “citrus-flavored” Heroic Bucha Kombucha (produced in Irpin) and the radish varietal Azovstal.

[Northern Seleucia]

Explosion reported in Hvardiiske, Crimea

Yuri who was tasked with defending the airspace there:

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

“citrus-flavored” Heroic Bucha Kombucha (produced in Irpin) and the radish varietal Azovstal.

Yeesh...

[Arvenia]

Explosion reported in Hvardiiske, Crimea

Yuri who was tasked with defending the airspace there:

Who the heck is Yuri?

[Rusozak]

Yuri who was tasked with defending the airspace there:

Who the heck is Yuri?

Nobody now.

[Hispida]

Yuri who was tasked with defending the airspace there:

Who the heck is Yuri?

it's so close but if i say it i'll get smacked. i'm like tantalus!

[Necroghastia]

Who the heck is Yuri?

it's so close but if i say it i'll get smacked. i'm like tantalus!

so close, but forbidden. out of reach. truly... that is yuri.

[Thermodolia]

Kazakhstan has seized the Biaterek launch complex at the Baikonur Cosmodrome - Russia’s main launch site since 1955 - as well as banning numerous Russian officials from leaving the country and preventing the liquidation of assets by Roscosmos due to its inability to pay off the debts owed to the Kazakh government (2.258 billion rubles or $29.7 million).

Suffice to say Russia's space program will be delayed for a long while.

Damn, Kazakhstan ain't playing around with Russia. I believe Putin would have to invade Kazakhstan if the latter decides to seize the entire Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Won’t happen. Kazakhstan has been turning to China and Russia doesn’t want to piss off it’s only real ally

[Rusozak]

Damn, Kazakhstan ain't playing around with Russia. I believe Putin would have to invade Kazakhstan if the latter decides to seize the entire Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Won’t happen. Kazakhstan has been turning to China and Russia doesn’t want to piss off it’s only real ally

RIP Russian space program, then. Not that they've been doing much since the war started anyways. I wonder if NASA is prepared to take over servicing the ISS in place of the Soyuz and Progress missions.

[Thermodolia]

By this time next week it’s highly likely that NATO will have its first expansion in 3 years as Turkey is voting to ratify on Thursday and Erdogan is expected to sign by Monday.

At the same time the Russians have now switched to threatening the Swedes with invasion if they officially join NATO.

[Thermodolia]

Won’t happen. Kazakhstan has been turning to China and Russia doesn’t want to piss off it’s only real ally

RIP Russian space program, then. Not that they've been doing much since the war started anyways. I wonder if NASA is prepared to take over servicing the ISS in place of the Soyuz and Progress missions.

Kennedy space Center has been filling the gap as of late

[Cannot think of a name]

Won’t happen. Kazakhstan has been turning to China and Russia doesn’t want to piss off it’s only real ally

RIP Russian space program, then. Not that they've been doing much since the war started anyways. I wonder if NASA is prepared to take over servicing the ISS in place of the Soyuz and Progress missions.

Aren't people going up there now in space Teslas? There seems like a lot of Space X launches. I mean not a lot a lot, but more than a few. There was one during the 12 Hours of Sebring, the broadcast took a moment to look at a little white bulb ascend into the night sky for a while then went back to the race.

By this time next week it’s highly likely that NATO will have its first expansion in 3 years as Turkey is voting to ratify on Thursday and Erdogan is expected to sign by Monday.

At the same time the Russians have now switched to threatening the Swedes with invasion if they officially join NATO.

Didn't they try this with Finland and that made Finland go, "Well fuck you, man, maybe we will join if you're giving us a reason to be in a mutual defense pact..."

I sort of lost track of that as well.

[Theodores Tomfooleries]

In fairness, archinstinct went pretty off the rails in this case.

No I really haven't. When people put something in a signature like saying they're a tankie or support a putin-lover for president it's pretty obvious what they stand for. I'm going to call it as I see it.

And it's nothing really so dramatic as ifreann makes it out to be. They're some socialists whose feelings got hurt by me bonking them, and one of them went on an alt to try and get mods to smack me. I've had the joy of experiencing mod bias (like i'm sure other people can attest) so I was pretty certain and gloomy about seeing the red text. Good news is, I was wrong about the warning.

[Thermodolia]

RIP Russian space program, then. Not that they've been doing much since the war started anyways. I wonder if NASA is prepared to take over servicing the ISS in place of the Soyuz and Progress missions.

Aren't people going up there now in space Teslas? There seems like a lot of Space X launches. I mean not a lot a lot, but more than a few. There was one during the 12 Hours of Sebring, the broadcast took a moment to look at a little white bulb ascend into the night sky for a while then went back to the race.

By this time next week it’s highly likely that NATO will have its first expansion in 3 years as Turkey is voting to ratify on Thursday and Erdogan is expected to sign by Monday.

At the same time the Russians have now switched to threatening the Swedes with invasion if they officially join NATO.

Didn't they try this with Finland and that made Finland go, "Well fuck you, man, maybe we will join if you're giving us a reason to be in a mutual defense pact..."

I sort of lost track of that as well.

Yes. But since Finland is actually joining NATO Russia knows they’d be fucked if they actually went through with their threats to Finland, so they’ve decided to repeat them but with Sweden