back in the USSR

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:10 pm

Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:03 pm

He told parliament it was being conducted "stage by stage, in a responsible... manner".

Hours later, gunfire was heard at an airfield which had been in the hands of militants.

Mr Turchynov said the airfield at Kramatorsk had been "liberated", according to Interfax.

Post by **Leisher** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:06 am

The Ukraine just got scarier.

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No, it's not a joke.

The dude WILL be on the ballot as he's garnered enough votes to appear on it.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:21 am

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:57 pm

Russians still in Ukraine.

There is "no military solution" to the crisis, [Geoffrey] Pyatt [the U.S. ambassador] said. "It has to be solved through diplomacy."

Allow me to retort:

Like a prick, you are having second thoughts. You are shrinking, and your two little balls are shrinking with you.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:13 pm

Crimeans receive warm welcome from their new <s>Soviet</s> Russian overlords. Except those that don't like Russia.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:16 pm

Russia promises not to invade Ukraine. Invasion by proxy or general encouragement of rebellion is totally fair game.

Post by **TheCatt** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:23 pm

MOSCOW has assured Washington it will not invade Ukraine

But, of course, if parts of the Ukraine decided to separate from the Ukraine, they are fair game.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:50 pm

Malcolm wrote:Russia promises not to invade Ukraine. Invasion by proxy or general encouragement of rebellion is totally fair game.

Russia prepping the way for their Anschluss?

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:39 pm

Kiev: we got nothing. USA: Don't worry, we're sending in Aquaman.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat May 03, 2014 1:01 pm

Remember when the Germans had balls?

“The goal is not to punish Russia,” said Obama.
“The goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course and that is to resolve these
issues diplomatically, and I think we are united on that front.”

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu May 08, 2014 1:09 pm

US continues to use nerf balls.

"If we don't step up to the plate on this we can almost kiss NATO goodbye," Engel said. "Other countries are telling us they're terribly afraid of becoming collateral damage in this."

It's already gone. This shit would not have been put up with 20 years ago.

The U.S. is providing Ukraine with $255 million in aid plus $1 billion in loan guarantees, while gradually raising the economic costs for Russia "for its occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea and its continuing efforts to destabilize eastern and southern Ukraine," said Victoria Nuland, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs.

Awesome. More cash for the Russians to steal. Let's skip the middleman and mail it directly to their treasurer.

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Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 7:26 pm

Just when shit was settling down.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:08 pm

Russia turns off pilot light.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:15 pm

Russia's response to mysterious explosions in Ukraine...

Ukraine’s aging natural-gas pipeline is in danger of further accidents after an explosion on an export link yesterday, OAO Gazprom said, parrying claims of sabotage in the neighboring country.
...
“We have been making significant investments in our pipeline network, unlike Ukraine,” Markelov said. “Pipes age and as a result, accidents happen.” More incidents are likely unless the system is maintained, he said.

I'm sure Russia would be happy to "maintain" that system for a modest fee.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:06 pm

Round 2.

Ukraine signing an historic trade and economic pact with the European Union Friday may bring "grave consequences," Russia warned.

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Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:13 pm

B. Rock's balls recede a bit more.

President Obama said Friday at least one American was among the passengers killed aboard Malaysia Airlines flight 17, and said the plane appears to have been downed by a surface-to-air missile launched from Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists.
...
"Russia can end this war," she (U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power) said, warning that more sanctions against Russia could come if Moscow continues to “choose escalation over de-escalation."

More sanctions, that'll fucking teach them. I'm sure Europe can handle their own shit, though.

A key figure in shaping Europe’s response is Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency. Renzi has been loathe to alienate Russia, Italy’s biggest supplier of natural gas. EU sanctions require all 28 member countries to agree.

Goddamnit. The EU can't even reach a consensus on fucking sanctions.

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Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:23 pm

Fuck that. WE CAN END THIS WAR.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:31 pm

Cockpit sawed in half.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:20 pm

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.