Ukraine
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I just heard that the Russian Warship that was told by Ukrainian soldiers to "Go f*** yourself" at Snake Island has been sunk by Ukrainian forces. 
With around 150,000 troops in Ukraine, the Russian armed forces control 10-percent of Ukraine, at best.
In 15 days of fighting, Ukrainian troops have shot down 48 Russian airplanes, 80 Russian helicopters, 2 Russian Naval vessels, and have captured or destroyed 303 Russian tanks. Not bad for military expected to be conquered in 48 to 72 hours.
CD
With around 150,000 troops in Ukraine, the Russian armed forces control 10-percent of Ukraine, at best.
In 15 days of fighting, Ukrainian troops have shot down 48 Russian airplanes, 80 Russian helicopters, 2 Russian Naval vessels, and have captured or destroyed 303 Russian tanks. Not bad for military expected to be conquered in 48 to 72 hours.
CD
I thought so but the last comment was referring to UK media so it could be misread.
Not sure which post you are referring to...
I was simply talking about a refugee from Ukraine who was being interviewed and talked about how her family in Russia were in denial that the invasion/war had occurred. It is common knowledge that Putin has strict control of the media and presumably, as far as we can tell, a lot of Russians believe his version of what has happened and many who don't would be too frightened to speak out.
For sure, all media carries some sort of bias but there is a huge difference between the extreme state media control in Russia which denies that this is a war and the documentary coverage of the war from the BBC.
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garlichead
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I suspect it didn't considering how you answered the same question.
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garlichead
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I haven't seen any Russian media but it will definitely be biased, no doubt about it. If I was Russian, I'd be looking to defect.
Rocklobster
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They seem to be fleeing to Finland more by the day..
garlichead
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I read that, good for them.
JAS_OH1
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Deutsche Bank bucks trend as it maintains ties to Russia
"Germany's biggest bank provoked anger from investors after saying it was not withdrawing completely from Russia, in contrast with Wall Street banks..."
"Germany's biggest bank provoked anger from investors after saying it was not withdrawing completely from Russia, in contrast with Wall Street banks..."
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Deutsche Bank was the one laundering Trump's loans from Russian gangsters, so no surprise.
"While the potential losses among major European lenders are not big enough to threaten their stability, analysts and investors fear it could derail their turnaround plans and halt payouts to shareholders."
There are people, and then there are shareholders. People are expendable.
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There are still American-based businesses who haven't shuttered their doors in Russia. Papa John's is one of them. Their pizza sucks anyway.
Correction: that was something I had seen on the news a few days ago. Apparently they pulled out since then due to mounting pressure (probably because of media reporting making them look bad). Domino's is still serving pizza there as of now, though.
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Why am I not surprised?
BTW, some of the US businesses that have closed their doors are still paying employees some level of wages. The closings are more about sending a message to Russian consumers. It is a reminder of how things were under the Soviet Union rule. People once paid a month's income for a pair of Levi's Jeans. Well, welcome to Putin's "good old days."
Yes, many of these closings are mostly symbolic, but sometimes that helps.
The things that really hurt Russia the most are the cutoff of items like computer chips from Taiwan.
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Well they were getting lambasted over it so they caved on and pulled the plug. Domino's didn't.