A few days ago a Georgian parliamentary member who actually fought to defend Kyiv in 2022 punched Mamuka Mdinaradze, the leader of the majority pro-Russian Georgian Dream party right in parliament.
I got good friends visiting Georgia right now. For some reason, they are not feeling too much craziness.
Seems someone might have finally got through to this clown that not everything is 9D politics and putin marching on the west might not be in the US interest When asked why he is willing to lose his job when going forward with the foreign aid bills, Johnson responds: ‘I'm doing what I think is right here. I think providing lethal aid to Ukraine right now is critically important. I believe Putin will march through Europe otherwise. We… pic.twitter.com/iJwh6t8gzi— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) April 18, 2024
Johnson is doing this because he has much better, more lucrative, jobs lined up for him by the Israel lobby. https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden...aid-says-iran-aims-to-destroy-israel-forever/ Biden urges Congress to act on Israel aid, says Iran aims ‘to destroy Israel forever’ After president’s op-ed calls for government to pass assistance packages for Israel, Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push toward vote, potentially risking his job
Of all the goddamn reboots the world doesn’t need, it doesn’t need a reboot of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion the most. @argentine soccer fan you need at least to give him a talking to. This post is outrageous.
Nah, do not overthink this. It's all much simpler. Democrats, possibly, said that they would protect him. I hope they extract some more concessions from him along the way.
I suspect the Iran attack might have sharpened the pressure on him he made the pilgrimage to his Orange God who made it clear he doesn't want Maga Mike ousted (huge own goal before the election) so maybe that gives him the space to do this?
A good, hard kerb-stomping is what Mdinaradze needs. Him, his seed, breed and generation. An utter shithead
Georgian protests against the foreign influence bill spread to the MNT Jaba Kankava, the captain of Georgia’s national football team, which recently qualified for Euro 2024, its first major tournament, posted a picture on Instagram of two protesters staring down riot police on Tuesday night, adding: “******** Russia.” A host of other national team players, including Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a winger for Italy’s Serie A club Napoli, and Giorgi Mamardashvili, who is a goalkeeper for Valencia in Spain’s La Liga, also posted what appeared to be coordinated messages on social media. They wrote: “Georgia’s path is to Europe. The European way unites us!! Forward to Europe!! Peace to Georgia.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...otest-against-tbilisis-foreign-influence-bill
According to the Ukrainian MOD, the Dzhankoj strike "destroyed or critically damaged: ● 4x S-400 air defense missile launchers ● 3x radar detection systems ● Air defense command-and-control center ● "Fundament-M" airspace surveillance equipment Other reports claim 2 S-300 launchers were damaged, along with a missile warehouse there. Separate attacks appear to have hit a Tupolev bomber factory in Kazan (drone strike) and a 29B6 over-the-horizon radar (light aircraft modified as a drone). The Fundament-M is significant. It's a very rare, high level, IAMDS (Integrated Air & Missile Defence) asset which offers automated command & control over ground and naval forces, especially in coastal areas. Unlike other systems, it integrates multiple radars and missile systems of different types and purposes as well as monitoring civilian air traffic. With it, all units work in a single information field, starting from the central command post of the General Staff. It's next to irreplaceable over the next 18 months. I can think of worse days.
Last night I heard that, as the pro-Russian leadership of Slovakia is unwilling to chip in on the Czech artillery shell proposal, a Slovakian civilian group got permission to directly add to the Czech proposal by using funds from individual donations. I thought that was cool, but I see how hard it is to get five figures in the requests for Ukrainian drones or other purchases so I didn't think much would come from it. This morning I wake up and see that Slovakian citizens have donated nearly $1,500,000 to this. That's crazy. Here is the (Slovakian language) website if you want to help. Or just see how much they raised. https://www.municiapreukrajinu.sk/
Two German-Russians were arrested in Germany under suspicion they were trying to sabotage transportation, weapon manufacturing, and other sites related to weapon shipments going to Ukraine. This is being treated seriously - the Germans have summoned the Russian ambassador.
Dunno. In this clip he looks completely different, as if a weight has been lifted from his shoulders. That, or he's finally discovered a spine - and located his missing cojones.
To be fair to the guy, this statement is pretty striking, especially the last paragraph. Walking back that kind of language is going to be hard “This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the world stage. I can make a selfish decision and do something that’s different but I’m doing here what I believe to be the right thing. “I think providing lethal aid to Ukraine right now is critically important. I really do. I really do believe the intel and the briefings that we’ve gotten. I believe Xi, Vladimir Putin and Iran really are an axis of evil. I think they’re in coordination on it. “So I think that Vladimir Putin would continue to march through Europe if he were allowed. I think he might go to the Balkans next. I think he might have a showdown with Poland or one of our NATO allies. “To put it bluntly, I would rather send bullets to Ukraine than American boys. My son is going to begin in the Naval Academy this fall. This is a live-fire exercise for me as it is so many American families. This is not a game, this is not a joke.”
There's a view that he is just trying to be seen doing the right thing but the bill is designed to fail If he wanted to pass it, he would have just had a vote on the senate bill I think it's unclear right now
Biden is supporting the House package as it seems to be little more than cosmetic repackaging to the Senate's bill.
Netherlands caretaker & outgoing PM Rutte is a man with a well-deserved reputation for being as bland and inoffensive as possible and never, ever looking to be a Profile in Courage. This, however, is impressive: "We know that many countries are sitting on large piles of Patriot systems, maybe not wanting to deliver it directly ... We can buy it from them, we can deliver it to Ukraine, we have the money available. It's crucial." @MarkRutte saidhttps://t.co/zeA8LBNe09— Julien Hoez (@JulienHoez) April 18, 2024 He even looks like Johnson
Insanely reckless by the Russians, if true. I don’t think it’s wise to give NATO an excuse for Article 5. (I think it’s #5)
True, but all these Article 5 considerations run into feckless national presidents and NATO leaders. Remember the several explosions in the Bulgarian and Czech arsenals a couple of years before the invasion? Remember a handful of missiles and drones that fell into Poland and Romania. They had been tripping all over themselves to prove that it was Russians or that it was not worthy of revoking Article 5.
Do you know something that we don't? Johnson's plan to Send Aid to Ukraine Moves Closer to Becoming Reality
What Russia wants is to do something that invokes Article 5 and NATO does nothing. They are going to keep doing things that inch closer and closer to facilitate that.