The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread

[Feanor]

Allow me not to care. You know whats more inimical to the rule of law and democracy ? Wringing your hands and doing nothing while your country goes further and further into a fight against chemical WMD. How are you supposed to capture and prosecute drug smugglers in open waters who can just dump the evidence overboard.

"If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck, looks like a duck....its a duck" (not sure if that translates well)

Seriously, if you are driving a cigarette boat with multiple engines, at high speed, at night, with no lights, no fishing gear, along well known drug smuggling paths, you ARE a drug smuggler, or you are so dumb, I am glad a JDAM just removed you from the gene pool.

Call me a cynic if you will.

The problem becomes this, once a government has the ability to conduct extrajudicial killings, all they have to do to kill you without a trial or any kind of due process, is to put you into those circumstances. Want to execute an undesirable? Kidnap them, drop them on a boat with no fishing gear or lights, on a well known drug smuggling path, and then kill them.

 

[deyhere]

You are waffling and trying to defend the nonsense of your own past statements. You arent doing yourself any favors.

Allow me to generously give you the opportunity to clarify your past statement:

Do you think there are masses (most workers ?) of non-Ukrainian citizens working in Ukrainian war industries IN Ukraine ?

[ ] YES
[ ] NO
[ ] allow me to explain further:

what nonsense don't you understand, you willing to bet against me? you don't know what a bet is? i intentionally use the word BET? if you dont know what bet is, i rest my case

 

[KipPotapych]

Allow me not to care. You know whats more inimical to the rule of law and democracy ? Wringing your hands and doing nothing while your country goes further and further into a fight against chemical WMD. How are you supposed to capture and prosecute drug smugglers in open waters who can just dump the evidence overboard.

"If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck, looks like a duck....its a duck" (not sure if that translates well)

Seriously, if you are driving a cigarette boat with multiple engines, at high speed, at night, with no lights, no fishing gear, along well known drug smuggling paths, you ARE a drug smuggler, or you are so dumb, I am glad a JDAM just removed you from the gene pool.

Call me a cynic if you will.

Assuming they are 100% drug dealers, the US does not prescribe death sentences to the drug dealers they prosecute in the country. Even the most notorious ones get life, which is usually accompanied by additional charges of various severity. Mules (who these people allegedly are) get few years with a possibility of parole. How does sinking boats in another country or international waters reconcile with that then? I do not think it does.

But, as Feanor had already mentioned, I believe due process is a key.

 

[KipPotapych]

Delusional narrative:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2063690802388226508

Reality, a Ukrainian soldier talks to his family for the first time in 5 months, after “dieting” on position (where they cannot use social media), as reported by the Ukrainian (propaganda) outlet United24 two weeks ago (cannot embed the Instagram post):

UNITED24 on Instagram: "When defenders don't have a signal at their position, every day of waiting turns into an eternity. Cut off from the world, memories of home become more reliable than any armor. A child's drawing that smells like his wife's perfume; the sound of a voice on the phone — these are what truly keep soldiers going in the darkest of times. A brief "I’m safe" after months of uncertainty brings one back to life with the strength to hold the line. "

2,192 likes, 35 comments - u24.gov.ua on May 14, 2026: "When defenders don't have a signal at their position, every day of waiting turns into an eternity. Cut off from the world, memories of home become more reliable than any armor. A child's drawing that smells like his wife's perfume; the...

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PS I use the banned in Russia Telegram to communicate with people in both countries. Last time was the day before yesterday, with St Petersburg. Edit: on this note, was told that it was the first time they heard the work of AD in the city a few days ago since the war began (the attack that hit the ship and oil tanks).