Putain annexes Lyman City on Friday; on Saturday Lyman City unannexed by Russkies

[jserraglio]

WASHINGTON POST

Ukraine live briefing: Russian forces withdrawing from Lyman

The Russian Defense Ministry says its troops are withdrawing from the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman “due to the threat of encirclement” — a day after the Kremlin illegally annexed that region.

Ukrainian forces had surrounded thousands of Russian troops in the Donetsk region’s city after moving on the transport hub overnight, after the Kremlin hosted an elaborate ceremony and pop concert celebrating its annexation of Ukrainian territory.

Russia’s land seizure has drawn forceful rebuke from Western countries and the United Nations. In Zaporizhzhia, another of the four annexed regions, the International Atomic Energy Agency said the head of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant had been “temporarily detained to answer questions.”

[maestrob]

Excellent move!

[jserraglio]

Excellent move!

If a poker player tells you, “I am not bluffing”, you can bet your bottom dollar that he is.
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Rossiya delenda est.

[maestrob]

Excellent move!

If a poker player tells you, “I am not bluffing”, you can bet your bottom dollar that he is.
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Rossiya delenda est.

What we're doing to Putin is called boiling the frog. How appropriate.

[jserraglio]

More like cornholing the Bear.
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Rossiya delenda est.

[Rach3]

Another wild card not mentioned: Putin holding out until Trump or another similar GOP ilk wins in 2024, and cuts off aid to Ukraine. A sizable number of GOP voted against the just passed stop gap bill that contains Ukraine aid.Putin may have to hold out only until this November.

[barney]

Not sure whether the "Putain" in the headline is deliberate, but I like it!

[jserraglio]

Not sure whether the "Putain" in the headline is deliberate, but I like it!

I baptized him anew. Let's see if he now renounces Satan this time around the block.

Putain! J’en ai marre!

[maestrob]

Not sure whether the "Putain" in the headline is deliberate, but I like it!

I baptized him anew. Let's see if he now renounces Satan this time around the block.

Putain! J’en ai marre!

Me too! They've got to dump him somehow. It's inevitable.