I'm not a maritime expert, but I'm pretty sure the duty to render aid is suspended for belligerents during an active conflict.
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Full translation:Chilidog wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:26 pm
Georgian (грузинский) ship crew refuses to refuel a Russian ship that ran out of fuel.
Of course, you'll hear the now classic phrase "Russian ship, go fuck yourself" and then some.For those who don't speak Russian, at the end, the Russian ship complains that they're about to run out of fuel one more time, and the Georgians tell them to break out the ores and start rowing.
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Here is a screencap of NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announcing that the state mask mandates for schools will be lifted Wednesday, March 3.
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I'd imagine there would be a story somewhere soon about this one, if true.
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Jets need pilots, and pilots are not trained overnight.
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Maybe a retired pilot from a European nation volunteers to handle the jet?
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I don't know about "volunteers" ...
And jets tend to be very specialized. I wonder how many retired pilots can fly whatever exact planes they send?
It's a serious question, because if say Germany supplies the pilots, Putin will claim Germany is at war with Russia.
And jets tend to be very specialized. I wonder how many retired pilots can fly whatever exact planes they send?
It's a serious question, because if say Germany supplies the pilots, Putin will claim Germany is at war with Russia.
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Honestly, Tanks like Company. A single tank coming down the road says "staged" to me.raison de arizona wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:56 pm https://twitter.com/SystemsAllianc3/sta ... 42210?s=20
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A Ukrainian "Chad"
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I read that they are getting old mig-29s from Bulgaria, Poland and other locationsFoggy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 4:23 pm I don't know about "volunteers" ...
And jets tend to be very specialized. I wonder how many retired pilots can fly whatever exact planes they send?
It's a serious question, because if say Germany supplies the pilots, Putin will claim Germany is at war with Russia.
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I don't think they need to dogfight.
Air defenses, NOW.
I, of course, have no idea what I'm talking about. I know nothing about air defenses other than they've been very very good to Raytheon.
They need to shoot them out of the air with ground-to-air assets.Air defenses, NOW.
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I would love to see some talented musicians rework this old song for Putin.tek wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 5:01 pm I don't think they need to dogfight.
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They need to shoot them out of the air with ground-to-air assets.
Air defenses, NOW.
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Anger as Fifa decide Russia can continue bid to qualify for World Cup
‘Initial measures’ would allow Russia to face Poland in play-off
Poland, England and other nations say they will not play Russia
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‘Initial measures’ would allow Russia to face Poland in play-off
Poland, England and other nations say they will not play Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... 1645995479
Fifa has decided that Russia can continue their bid to qualify for this winter’s World Cup, despite their opponents refusing to play against them. As England became the latest country to say they will boycott matches against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, Fifa finally ended days of silence on the subject only to effectively endorse the status quo.
Under a series of “initial measures” agreed by the Fifa council on Sunday, next month’s World Cup play-off between Russia and Poland will go ahead but at a neutral venue and with no spectators. Russia will also be forced to go by the name “Football Union of Russia (RFU)” in an echo of the punishment imposed on the country at the Olympics. No Russian flag will be flown either, nor will the anthem be played.
In a statement Fifa said they would be willing to consider further actions, including expulsion from the World Cup, should “the situation not be improving rapidly”. They said they had already “been in dialogue” with the Polish FA about the match, having “taken good note of the positions expressed via social media”.
But Fifa’s proposal was immediately rejected by the Polish football authorities, who earlier this weekend had declared their determination to boycott any fixture with Russia, a sentiment shared by individual players including star striker Robert Lewandowski. The Poles were then joined in a boycott by Sweden and the Czech Republic, one of whom are scheduled to meet the winner of that tie in a play-off final.
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LOL this guy is gonna be plowing his field with that tank in a few weeks.
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I know so many people from Brasil who love Bolsonaro, but hate Trump. They don't see them as same.RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says his government will remain neutral regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Bolsonaro says he had a two-hour long conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to talk about the war and assured Russia’s leader that Brazil will keep a neutral position.
Brazil’s ultra conservative president visited Putin in Moscow earlier this month before the invasion and says he does not want to “bring the consequences of the conflict” to Brazil.
Bolsonaro says that Russia has no intention of carrying out any massacres and that in some regions of Ukraine “90% of the people want to get closer to Russia.”
The Brazilian president also criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying people “entrusted the fate of the nation to a comedian.”
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