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originally posted by: wordforword
Reuters
List of demands:
- cease military action;
- change constitution to enshrine neutrality;
- recognize Crimea as Russian territory;
- recognize the Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states.
originally posted by: andy06shake
Allegedly "The Ukrainian military appears to have severely damaged one of the two warships that attacked Snake Island."
Anybody know if these claims are true?
originally posted by: wordforword
List of demands:
- cease military action;
- change constitution to enshrine neutrality;
- recognize Crimea as Russian territory;
- recognize the Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states.
Statement by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, cited by Reuters.
So, in short, it isn't beyond the realm of possibility that France, the UK or the U.S. deploy nuclear weapons in a first strike role.
originally posted by: nolabel
There is only one person threatening to use nuclear weapons. It isn't France, the UK or the U.S.
originally posted by: Valhall
a reply to: PatriotGames4u
перемога україни!
In April 2014, Gerasimov was added to the list of persons against whom the European Union introduced sanctions "in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine".[18] In May 2014, Canada, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland added Gerasimov to their sanctions listed because of Russian interference in Ukraine and his responsibility for the massive Russian troop deployment next to the Russia–Ukraine border and his inability to reduce the tensions with Ukraine which are associated with these Russian troop deployments.[19] In September 2014, Australia placed Gerasimov on their Ukraine related sanctions list as well.[19]
On 25 February 2022, the United States added Gerasimov to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.[20]
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov..
..is a Russian General of the Army, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and first Deputy Defence Minister,
According to the Security Service of Ukraine, Gerasimov was in fact the general commander of all elements of Russian forces and also the pro-Russian insurgents during their decisive strategic victory in the Battle of Ilovaisk in 2014, where over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed.
On 9 December 2021, Gerasimov issued a warning to the Ukrainian government against attempting to settle the War in Donbas using force.[14] Gerasimov said that "information about Russia's alleged impending invasion of Ukraine is a lie."
Vitaliy Gerasimov, a major general of the Russian Army, “was eliminated” near Kharkiv, according to Ukraine’s defense intelligence directorate.
Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, first deputy commander of the 41st Army of the Central Military District of Russia.