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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - October 5

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Tags: russia, ukraine, military conflict, war, geopolitics, 2022 russian invasion of ukraine, recurring.weekly

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. [2]
    bret
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    It's hard to get unbiased news of the war. The best source I found so far is The Institute for the Study of War. I follow their twitter. A fun, short, daily situational update is the Reporting...

    It's hard to get unbiased news of the war. The best source I found so far is The Institute for the Study of War. I follow their twitter.

    A fun, short, daily situational update is the Reporting From Ukraine YouTube channel. It is very pro-Ukrainian biased though.

    On another note, I am extremely disappointed in the recent poll showing American Ukraine support for arming Ukraine has dipped to something like 35 percent. How far we have fallen. Appeasing dictators in the hope of avoiding further war has always been a poor choice and bad policy.

    13 votes
    1. unkz
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      It’s certainly not helping that the Republican Party is now the party of Putin. They are constantly amplifying Russian talking points to their base.

      It’s certainly not helping that the Republican Party is now the party of Putin. They are constantly amplifying Russian talking points to their base.

      10 votes
  3. [5]
    JamPam
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    Do we really still need a weekly "megathread" for this?

    Do we really still need a weekly "megathread" for this?

    4 votes
    1. [2]
      teap
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      As an ongoing issue that's kinda slipped from the spotlight in regular media lately, I think it's a good idea to boost the signal a little bit once a week. What's the harm in that?

      As an ongoing issue that's kinda slipped from the spotlight in regular media lately, I think it's a good idea to boost the signal a little bit once a week. What's the harm in that?

      17 votes
      1. JamPam
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        No harm at all, just seems a little unnecessary since the last one got 2 comments and so far the only comments on this one are ours discussing if it should exist. Maybe it'd be more fitting if it...

        No harm at all, just seems a little unnecessary since the last one got 2 comments and so far the only comments on this one are ours discussing if it should exist. Maybe it'd be more fitting if it were changed to biweekly.

        4 votes
    2. unkz
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      I think yes, there just hasn’t been much notable news since the huge attack in Crimea but it’s still probably the most important geopolitical event happening in the world today.

      I think yes, there just hasn’t been much notable news since the huge attack in Crimea but it’s still probably the most important geopolitical event happening in the world today.

      6 votes
    3. Sleeper
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      It's a pretty important topic, I like these mega threads.

      It's a pretty important topic, I like these mega threads.

      6 votes
  4. unkz
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    Weird that Viktor Sokolov has not resurfaced. Judging from the pillows he was propped up on, I’m guessing he is not doing well. Or am I just a victim of wishful thinking?

    Weird that Viktor Sokolov has not resurfaced. Judging from the pillows he was propped up on, I’m guessing he is not doing well. Or am I just a victim of wishful thinking?

    4 votes