Putin Declares War on the Ukraine

[konradv]

He’s already got Chernobyl.

Ukraine to Russia, “That you can have”.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

And what he's gonna say? Sanctions?

Russia lives under sanctions for so long, probably they wouldn't even feel it.

Biden removed sanctions from them, Russian got just stronger. In a way moron Biden caused this war, maybe even gave OK to Putin to start it, while publicly being "tough on Russia".

He learned that from another literal moron...

He finally made it. I have to hand it to a few reporters in the room, they didn't let him off easy.

 

[lg325]

Protesters in Moscow were quickly taken off the street. No opposition to Putin's plans is allowed. Things look bad. Looks like China is stepping up its aggression in the straights and Taiwan air space. We all need to prepare ourselves and our families for the worst. Prayer does work. If it comes to global war let's get it done once and for all and not stop until democracy is established around the globe. For all those in the U.S.A., we all need to decide now whose side you are on and how you stand on this and let those elected to serve us in D.C. know it by mail, letters to the editor, online sources.

 

[Stryder50]

I haven't time nor energy to go through the 15 pages = 20 posts each = 300+ posts here, but will insert a comment or two anyway.

1) How is little Ukraine such a huge security threat to big Russia ???

2) Current best response would be for the world to isolate Russia -TOTALLY!!!

3) With another POTUS, the USA could do indirect actions that would defuse the Russian efforts. With the senile and gutless "quid-pro-quo/groper-molester Joe" expect lots of hand wringing and at best some "harsh language".

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** If the NSA doesn't have a fairly close placement for where Putin is, then they aren't earning their pay.

 

[Who_Me?]

Trump falsely blames Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 'rigged election' in the US before Fox News cut him off​

The bloated one is completely derailed. It must have been all of that Hydroxychloroquine that he self-administered.

 

[JimH52]

Of course not. Now if he was killing democrats. That's different.

YOU LOVE PUTIN! MAGA IS A RUSSIAN ASSET.

 

[Rambunctious]

So let me get this straight...Biden placed sanctions on Russia...and he said today it may take months for Putin to feel those sanctions...but our gas is going up by the minute...so he has in effect placed sanctions on us....not Russia....and China says they will back up the Russian economy anyway...and when asked about that Joe said no comment....while our gas and food keep rising in costs...

Screw you Biden voters all to hell....

 

[JimH52]

Trump falsely blames Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 'rigged election' in the US before Fox News cut him off​

The bloated one is completely derailed. It must have been all of that Hydroxychloroquine that he self-administered.

He is sounding like a Russian asset more and more each day....and yet MAGA idiots...eat his feces.

 

[JimH52]

So let me get this straight...Biden placed sanctions on Russia...and he said today it may take months for Putin to feel those sanctions...but our gas is going up by the minute...so he has in effect placed sanctions on us....not Russia....and China says they will back up the Russian economy anyway...and when asked about that Joe said no comment....while our gas and food keep rising in costs...

Screw you Biden voters all to hell....

You are just another Putin loving MAGA idiot!

 

[TemplarKormac]

Sorry buddy, you have always been one of my favorite members, but the establishment propaganda has affected your ability to think clearly.

Remember that video I posted last night? Yeah, I've reconsidered my position.

 

[Stryder50]

Russia, Ukraine and the Danger of a Global Cyberwar​

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A conversation with Marcus Willett, former director of cyber at GCHQ

On the morning of February 22, 2022, the world woke to the news that Russia had moved troops into two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. At the time of writing, it is not yet a full invasion of Ukraine, but Russia did conduct attacks on February 24, hitting cities with airstrikes and artillery in what was called a “special military operation” by Russian President Vladamir Putin.

Just before this maneuver, SecurityWeek spoke to Marcus Willett to get insight into the role of cyber in aggressive geopolitics. Willett is senior advisor for cyber at the International Institute for Strategic Studies where he researches the use of cyber and related technologies as levers of national power. Before then, he had worked at the UK’s GCHQ for 33 years, including roles such as the agency’s first director of cyber.

The background

Strategically, Ukraine is the soft underbelly of Russia. As an ally, Ukraine is a bulwark against NATO. As a member of NATO, it would be a Russian weakness. Preventing this weakness and keeping NATO at least an arm’s length from the heart of Russia, is one purpose of Russian behavior.

But it shouldn’t be ignored that Russia has been increasingly bellicose over the last two decades – including, for example, the invasion of Georgia in 2008 and the almost uncontested annexation of Crimea in 2014. The extent of Putin’s desire to return Russia to the height of its global influence as the USSR should not be ignored.

The big difference between the Russia of the USSR and the Russia of today has been the emergence of cyber as an accepted theater of war. It is this role of cyber that SecurityWeek discussed with Marcus Willett.

Cyber softening

Russia has been waging its own cyberwar against Ukraine for many years. For example, on December 23, 2015, Russian attackers accessed SCADA systems in three Ukrainian electricity distribution companies, opened breakers in about 30 substations in Kiev and western Ivano-Frankivsk, and caused a loss of power to more than 200,000 customers. On December 17, 2016, a single transmission substation in northern Kiev lost power.

In June 2017, Russian actors hijacked the updater process of Ukrainian accounting software firm MEDoc and delivered a wiper malware named NotPetya to MEDoc customers. Its worm capabilities subsequently led to the wiper vary rapidly spreading around the world. There are many other examples of disruptive Russian cyber operations against Ukraine between 2014 and the present.

Since the beginning of 2022, however, it seems that Russian cyber activity against Ukraine has increased. This includes evidence that wiper malware has again disrupted some Ukrainian government networks, and attacks from the FSB-linked Gamaredon have targeted around 5,000 entities, including critical infrastructure and government departments. So far, however, there has not been the same scale of disruption as occurred in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The purpose of such cyber activity is to weaken critical infrastructure, damage government’s ability to respond to any aggression, and to demoralize the population. The advantage of conducting the initial stages of kinetic activity in cyber is the inherent perceived impossibility of accurately attributing the action to any specific aggressor. Noticeably, Putin has consistently denied any Russian (government) involvement in any of this activity.

“What is unknown,” Willett told SecurityWeek, “is the extent to which Russian actors are now embedded undetected within the Ukrainian critical infrastructure – and particularly the electricity grid. This would be the classic use of cyber operations to prepare the battlefield for physical invasion. In the past, cyber activity preceded the physical action in Georgia and Crimea by around two weeks – but Russia may be able to move faster this time.”

There is, however, a major difference between the Crimea and Ukraine incidents. The West seemed largely unprepared on how to respond over Crimea. This time, America has learned the lesson and has been controlling the narrative from the beginning. The U.S. and NATO have signaled very clearly that it knows what Russia is doing and how the allies will respond. The U.S. has liaised closely with its European allies, and sanctions have already begun. Blocking Russian gas exports to Europe will hurt Russia’s economy, while withholding tech exports could also hurt Russian industry. The message is very clear: a physical war with Ukraine could lead to a sanctions war with America and Europe – and that is one war that the relative economic minnow cannot win.
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Russia, Ukraine and the Danger of a Global Cyberwar

The big difference between the Russia of the USSR and the Russia of today has been the emergence of cyber as an accepted theater of war. It is this role of cyber that SecurityWeek discussed with Marcus Willett.

www.securityweek.com

 

[Circe]

He is sounding like a Russian asset more and more each day....and yet MAGA idiots...eat his feces.

What is wrong with you, all this filthy dirty talk?

 

[Rambunctious]

I see some posters in here blaming America or Joe Biden for -Putin invading the Ukraine- What the flying fuck are y'all even talking about?

Blaming

I see some posters in here blaming America or Joe Biden for -Putin invading the Ukraine- What the flying fuck are y'all even talking about?

So let me get this straight...Biden placed sanctions on Russia...and he said today it may take months for Putin to feel those sanctions...but our gas is going up by the minute...so he has in effect placed sanctions on us....not Russia....and China says they will back up the Russian economy anyway...and when asked about that Joe said no comment....while our gas and food keep rising in costs...

Screw you Biden voters all to hell....

 

[JimH52]

Putin is a mad man. He won't stop with Ukraine. He has allies in the US. They are called MAGA.

 

[JimH52]

What is wrong with you, all this filthy dirty talk?

Putin Lover!

 

[Ame®icano]

He is sounding like a Russian asset more and more each day....and yet MAGA idiots...eat his feces.

Of course, just like your claim that Biden forced Russia to withdraw from border with Ukraine.

But maybe you were right. Putin did withdraw from the border, just in wrong direction.

 

[JimH52]

Of course, just like your claim that Biden forced Russia to withdraw from border with Ukraine.

But maybe you were right. Putin did withdraw from the border, just in wrong direction.

Putin is a liar....like his agent in the US named trump.

 

[JGalt]

Putin is a mad man. He won't stop with Ukraine. He has allies in the US. They are called MAGA.

 

[Rambunctious]

Ukraine to Russia, “That you can have”.

Radioactive dust must be flying all over eastern Ukraine....

 

[Doc7505]

After the conquest of the Ukraine, will Vlad Putin continue East to Poland, Latvia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, and Slovakia, or will he go West and demand the return of Alaska to Russia?