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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - November 17

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This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.

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  1. [5]
    Adys
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    Slush revokes $1M pitch prize from Russian founders after industry outcry

    Slush revokes $1M pitch prize from Russian founders after industry outcry

    4 votes
    1. [4]
      skybrian
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      Is there something I'm missing? Supporting Russian emigrants isn't the same as supporting Russia. At a surface level, revoking the prize sounds pretty ugly. And they're getting death threats....

      Is there something I'm missing? Supporting Russian emigrants isn't the same as supporting Russia. At a surface level, revoking the prize sounds pretty ugly.

      And they're getting death threats. Yeah, this looks like bigotry.

      (However, I haven't investigated. Maybe someone has more solid evidence against them?)

      4 votes
      1. [3]
        Adys
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        I felt this was the key quote: If Immigram has a customer base primarily composed of people who support Russia's war against Ukraine, then pulling the investment makes a lot of sense

        I felt this was the key quote:

        They said the VC judges don’t blame Slush or Immigram for the situation but in light of the information about the bulk of it customers, “it felt inappropriate to invest.”

        If Immigram has a customer base primarily composed of people who support Russia's war against Ukraine, then pulling the investment makes a lot of sense

        3 votes
        1. [2]
          skybrian
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          To me that doesn't sound any better. Helping Russians leave Russia (Immigram seems to be a platform to help people relocate to the UK) isn't supporting the regime? Regardless of their political...

          To me that doesn't sound any better. Helping Russians leave Russia (Immigram seems to be a platform to help people relocate to the UK) isn't supporting the regime? Regardless of their political opinions, people leaving Russia isn't good for Russia. It's a drain of talent and of hard currency, to the extent that they can bring their money with them.

          (But an emigrant population can be a source of funds to the extent that they can send money back, which seems like a good reason for sanctions.)

          3 votes
          1. Adys
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            While I agree with you, there's something to be said about pro-war russians who get out of the country to dodge sanctions and implicitly or explicitly support the regime from outside, sometimes...

            While I agree with you, there's something to be said about pro-war russians who get out of the country to dodge sanctions and implicitly or explicitly support the regime from outside, sometimes outright spreading propaganda in other countries.

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  2. cmccabe
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    Iran will help Russia build drones for Ukraine war, Western officials say https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/19/russia-iran-drones-secret-deal/?utm_source=tildes.net

    Iran will help Russia build drones for Ukraine war, Western officials say
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/19/russia-iran-drones-secret-deal/?utm_source=tildes.net

    After weeks of savaging Ukrainian cities with Iranian-made drones, Moscow has quietly reached an agreement with Tehran to begin manufacturing hundreds of unmanned weaponized aircraft on Russian soil, according to new intelligence seen by U.S. and other Western security agencies.

    Russian and Iranian officials finalized the deal during a meeting in Iran in early November, and the two countries are moving rapidly to transfer designs and key components that could allow production to begin within months, three officials familiar with the matter said in interviews.

    The agreement, if fully realized, would represent a further deepening of a Russian-Iranian alliance that already has provided crucial support for Moscow’s faltering military campaign in Ukraine, the officials said. By acquiring its own assembly line, Russia could dramatically increase its stockpile of relatively inexpensive but highly destructive weapons systems that, in recent weeks, have changed the character of the nine-month-old Ukrainian conflict.

    3 votes
  3. cmccabe
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    European Parliament declares Russia a state sponsor of terrorism https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/european-lawmakers-declare-russia-state-sponsor-terrorism-2022-11-23/ ...

    European Parliament declares Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/european-lawmakers-declare-russia-state-sponsor-terrorism-2022-11-23/

    The European Parliament on Wednesday designated Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, arguing Moscow's military strikes on civilian targets such as energy infrastructure, hospitals, schools and shelters violated international law.

    ...

    The move is largely symbolic, as the European Union does not have a legal framework in place to back it up.

    3 votes
  4. cmccabe
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    The anti-Ukrainian Americans for Prosperity, the Heritage Foundation, Concerned Veterans for America have sent a public letter to House Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy urging Congress...

    The anti-Ukrainian Americans for Prosperity, the Heritage Foundation, Concerned Veterans for America have sent a public letter to House Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy urging Congress not to pass a new aid package to Ukraine this year.
    https://mobile.twitter.com/anders_aslund/status/1593266411887104002

    2 votes
  5. cfabbro
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    Interesting video about a company not far from where I live: Canadian Shield: Making armoured vehicles for Ukraine And there is a companion article as well, for those who prefer reading: Canadian...

    Interesting video about a company not far from where I live:
    Canadian Shield: Making armoured vehicles for Ukraine

    And there is a companion article as well, for those who prefer reading:
    Canadian Shield: How Ukrainians are defending their homeland from 8,000 kilometres away

    2 votes
  7. streblo
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    Interesting breakdown by the author of the viral humvee assault video from September.

    Interesting breakdown by the author of the viral humvee assault video from September.

    1 vote