Starred posts | chat.stackexchange.com

Alexei Argunov, a history teacher, has been fined 30 thousand rubles for leaving a "like" under a social network post against the Special Operation. This is the first case in Russia in which a person has been fined not for a post or a repost, but for a "like". Alexei's salary as a teacher is 17 thousand rubles per month.

4

ZOMVID-21

Feb 28, 2022 05:02

War, the traditional remedy for pandemics.

4

CDJB

Feb 25, 2022 09:57

To avoid long discussions of the current Ukrainian conflict in question/answer comments, I've created this chat room for any interested users.

3

Martin Sleziak

Jun 14, 2023 14:46

Wikipedia now has the article: 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive

CDJB

Apr 12, 2022 09:12

I'm making the question feeds into ticker feeds, I think they're pushing conversation off the screen too much as-is.

2

User1865345

Mar 17, 2023 15:25

The Guardian: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin.

User1865345

Mar 17, 2023 15:25

> The war crime of unlawful deportation of population and that of unlawful transfer of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, in prejudice of Ukrainian children.

User1865345

Feb 8, 2023 14:17

WP: Watch Zelensky addresses UK Parliament.

serge

Nov 16, 2022 17:56

a little strange the name of the channel, like the conflict would be an internal affair "Ukrainian"

User1865345

Sep 30, 2022 14:36

The Guardian: Ukraine formally submits application for Nato membership.

User1865345

Sep 1, 2022 14:21

Guardian does an amazing reporting; they do a live blog as well as "at a glance" of each day along with other reports.

CowperKettle

Jul 26, 2022 04:31

Olga Kolpakova is a writer from Yekaterinburg who wrote a children's book about WWII. This book is now being withdrawn from libraries, because of the critical description of Joseph Stalin, whose regime is compared to Hitler's regime.

JJJ

Jul 21, 2022 12:15

@Allure It's not the same. When you say peace, one would associate that with an end to the conflict, for example through a peace treaty. What you're actually describing is an armistice, which is different. As that Wikipedia page for armistice states:

Martin Sleziak

Jun 17, 2022 04:40

YouTube: Russia tells BBC “we did not invade Ukraine” and there is “no war” there - BBC News

CGCampbell

Apr 22, 2022 12:01

what do we (where we is anyone) know about the actual operational status of Russia's nuclear forces? Why I am asking this is that the last time Russia, the US and China detonated nuclear warheads at full yield was in the late 90's. The US has been performing subcritical tests since, but the only article I can find talking about Russia was that they planned on resuming/starting subcritical tests in the early 00's, but nothing that they actually started testing.

Martin Sleziak

Apr 12, 2022 09:10

BBC: Ukraine War: Report of Mariupol chemical attack sparks US, UK concern

Martin Sleziak

Apr 9, 2022 19:21

I did not expect to see Boris Johnson in Ukraine.

JJJ

Apr 7, 2022 10:44

@CDJB Ah yes. I don't really see that happening for now though. Even donating advanced weapons like fighter jets won't be as simple. You'd still have to train the Ukrainians how to use them. I just don't see us having many options for further pressure. Like with the oil / gas sanctions, Bill Maher had a great bit about those resources being fungible. Basically, we can annoy them a little bit, but in the end they'll just sell to China and we'll buy from other countries.

CDJB

Apr 7, 2022 09:55

@JJJ I presumed he was talking about the missile strikes the US carried out on Shayrat Air Base in 2017 after chemical weapons were used in Khan Shaykun, and those that the US, the UK & France carried out in 2018 after the attack in Douma, as the question was asked in terms of whether the use of chemical weapons would mean NATO forces engaging in Ukraine.

JJJ

Mar 31, 2022 11:59

From a speech by the GCHQ director in Australia:

Martin Sleziak

Mar 30, 2022 16:21

One third of Slovaks believe the West provoked the war in Ukraine

uhoh

Mar 18, 2022 23:55

I see some very big Z's above Putin here (screenshot from CNN) and wonder if it might be related to:

uhoh

Mar 18, 2022 23:55

30

Q: What is the meaning of the Z and V symbols being sported by the Russians in the current Russo-Ukrainian conflict?

There are these two symbols (Z & V) which are considered as Russian prowar symbols which are appearing on Russian Army vehicles and being worn by Russians supporting the war. There is some speculation that they could mean Zapad and Vostok. Does it have anything to do with the Zapad 2017 War Game?...

Martin Sleziak

Mar 14, 2022 06:51

CDJB

Mar 10, 2022 09:47

@MartinSleziak I was listening to James Heappey (British Armed Forces Minister) on the radio this morning and he was pressed on whether the use of chemical weapons would mean NATO involvement... he was very careful to not give a definite answer but I believe his words were something like "Russia will be aware of previous responses by the international community when non-conventional weapons have been introduced in a conflict"

Henry WH Hack v3.0b

Mar 4, 2022 22:25

@user132962 Hold up, if a Russian team of scientists invented the cure for cancer will it be banned because it's from a Russian study? #WONDERING

CDJB

Mar 3, 2022 15:47

twitter.com/_x45d/status/1499374670327738375

SurpriseDog

Mar 2, 2022 23:10

A great video I found explaining the situation without bias: youtube.com/watch?v=If61baWF4GE

uhoh

Mar 1, 2022 14:25

4

Q: How to reduce/mitigate the degree to which a Starlink terminal user in a war zone is giving their position in real time?

Space.com's SpaceX Starlink satellite internet terminals arrive in Ukraine, The Verge's Elon Musk’s promised Starlink terminals have reached Ukraine and Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine's tweet: Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk explain that requ...

wireless satellite starlink

CDJB

Feb 28, 2022 16:42

@NikeDattani no - we are preemptively protecting all questions related to the conflict at the moment, see this meta post: What measures are taken to protect the site from propaganda posts during the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine?

Radvylf Programs

Feb 28, 2022 15:42

Seems like the news recently has been focusing more on talks and sanctions than actual fighting, so either the fighting's dying down or everyone's just used to it

JJJ

Feb 25, 2022 19:10

room topic changed to Ukrainian Conflict 2022: Room for discussing the conflict in Ukraine. [armed-conflict] [ukraine]