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2022-04-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

'Russia has already failed': Blinken hails Ukraine's strategy against Putin, announces new $713m aid package but won't reopen embassy yet - unlike the UK - after he and Austin hold talks with Zelensky in Kyiv

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-25 07:05|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 US diplomats' return to Ukraine, military aid among issues Blinken, Austin discussed with Zelenskyy

Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-25 07:06|| 2022-04-25 07:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin's message to Biden? Russia pounds five railway stations in central and western Ukraine after Blinken travelled to Kyiv by train

Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-25 07:32|| 2022-04-25 07:32|| Front Page Top

#3 BREAKING NEWS - Biden picks his US Ambassador to Ukraine: President nominates Bridget Brink to fill post empty since Trump removed Marie Yovanovitch in 2019 - but the Kyiv embassy will stay closed for now

Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-25 08:12|| 2022-04-25 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Russia pounds five railway stations in central and western Ukraine after Blinken travelled to Kyiv by train

Expect to see a lot more long range strikes into the western part of Ukr. It is the flip side of NATO sending arms and materiel. Little to do with Blinken, although it is notable he is traveling by train instead of by air.

Posted by SteveS 2022-04-25 09:30|| 2022-04-25 09:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I heard Darth Lunch was going too. He'd have to go by train or at least C5A.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-25 09:36|| 2022-04-25 09:36|| Front Page Top

#6 shamed by boris johson.

Posted by irish rage boy 2022-04-25 10:21|| 2022-04-25 10:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Completely wrong mindset. This thing isn't over. The side that plays the long game will come out ahead.

Posted by Angstrom 2022-04-25 10:23|| 2022-04-25 10:23|| Front Page Top

#8 the Ukranians have no choice but to play the long game, home turf is always an advantage.

Posted by Chris 2022-04-25 13:50|| 2022-04-25 13:50|| Front Page Top

#9 In the sufficiently long game, Russia runs out of Russians.

Posted by Matt 2022-04-25 13:59|| 2022-04-25 13:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Yes, Ukraine has to play the long game. But idiots like Blinken are already moving on to the next crisis, which will leave Ukraine in the lurch.

Posted by Angstrom 2022-04-25 14:03|| 2022-04-25 14:03|| Front Page Top

#11 Surprised they've lasted this long but Elenskyy's costuming does make for good photos.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-04-25 16:18|| 2022-04-25 16:18|| Front Page Top

#12 In the sufficiently long game, Russia runs out of Russians.

Reportedly the Ukraine runs out of Ukrainians first, Matt. While Russia is killing off its military age males, the Ukraine on one hand has sent millions of breeding females and their children to safety in exile, while Russia is reportedly taking even more into exile in Russia. It looks like a three-legged race to me with no winners.

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