NCD, what are we ordering?
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28760254
> Sauce https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/15tcidq/visiting_vancouver_and_came_across_this/
Deputy PM says ‘we need to be smart, strong and united’ after meeting on threat by US president-elect of a blanket 25% tax on imports from Canada
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22536274
> Summary > > Canadian leaders, including Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland and provincial premiers, pledged unity against US president-elect Trump’s threat of a 25% blanket tariff on Canadian imports. > > The tariffs, aimed at addressing drug and migrant flows, could disrupt key trade, including oil, driving up US fuel costs. > > Canada is preparing retaliatory measures, echoing its response to Trump’s 2018 tariffs. > > Officials argue such actions harm both economies, noting Canada is a critical supplier of energy and materials to the US. American oil groups also oppose the tariffs, citing potential consumer and industry harm.
This article should be pinned.
Ukraine sees influx of Western war tourists
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28687478
> > Before the war, Ukraine already hosted tens of thousands of tourists every year in Chernobyl, which saw the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986. > > > War Tours, which organised his visit, said it has accommodated around 30 customers since January, mainly Europeans and Americans paying between 150 euros ($157) and 250 euros ($262) for the whole tour. Part of the profits are given to the army, said company co-founder Dmytro Nykyforov who insisted the initiative was "not about money, it's about memorialization of the war." > > > Mariana Oleskiv, head of the National Agency for Tourism Development, said the development of war tourism posed many ethical questions but that the market was bound to grow.
Evidence fabricated? Prosecutor should be frying the responsible detectives, and the Chiefs punished as well for allowing this in their dept.
That's kind of the point. If you compare where the camera is in both pictures:
In the tank photo, based on that you can slightly see the top of the Tank Hull, and are looking down at the 2 service members right side that the camera is roughly in line with where the tank barrel joins with the turret. Photographer is likely standing on something, or using a tall tripod.
In the truck photo, you can see the top of the bike seat and the underside of the side mirror so the camera is roughly in line with the gas cap. Photographer is crouched.
Combine that change in height with the use of a shorter lens which quickly distorts the size (service members close and huge vs. dragged person on top of turret looks tiny) and you can see that it isn't a truly fair comparison.
GST holiday: How much are you actually saving?
The federal government will implement a two-month GST break on a list of goods, from restaurant meals to diapers. Andrew Chang explains how much you're likely to save, depending on where you live, and why there could be some unintended consequences.
Amazing how they didn't say shit until after the election. Almost like they want to have their cake and eat it too.
Yeah, 'compassionate and nonviolent' is translated to "judgmental cuck" in their language.
FTR I hate this pickup and agree with the sentiment of this photo, but I feel like there's some skewed perspective tricks going on based on this manually photoshopped drag to relocate (no resizing of anything in photo) to demonstrate.
A Russian man has been convicted of treason and sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services.
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian man was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services, the latest in a series of espionage cases involving the conflict.
Russia condemns "irresponsible" talk of nuclear weapons for Ukraine
MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Discussion in the West about arming Ukraine with nuclear weapons is "absolutely irresponsible", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, in response to a report in the New York Times citing unidentified officials who suggested such a possibility. The New York Times reported last week that some unidentified Western officials had suggested U.S. President Joe Biden could give Ukraine nuclear weapons before he leaves office.
Russian gas supply to EU via Ukraine stable, Austria nominations up 21%
- Nominations to Austria from Slovakia up 21% from Monday
- Gazprom says gas exports via Ukraine to Europe stable
- Gazprom halted flow to Austria's OMV in mid-November
MOSCOW/PRAGUE, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Russian gas exports via Ukraine to Europe were stable on Tuesday while nominations for supply to Austria from Slovakia jumped by 21%, data from Gazprom and transmission system operator Eustream showed.
Russia's high interest rates make export contracts unprofitable, says Rostec head
MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) - High interest rates in Russia are making export contracts unprofitable, Sergei Chemezov, the head of Russian state industrial conglomerate Rostec, said on Tuesday, warning of production slowdowns and bankruptcy risks.
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Chemezov said that exports for products with a long production period in areas like aviation, air defence and shipbuilding may have to be stopped.
Russia strikes Ukraine's critical infrastructure in war's largest drone attack
- Record attack coincides with Russian push in Ukraine's east
- Power knocked in most of western region
- Residential buildings damaged near Kyiv
KYIV, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Russian forces staged their largest ever drone attack on Ukraine overnight, cutting power to much of the western region of Ternopil and damaging residential buildings in Kyiv region, Ukraine's officials said on Tuesday.
A combat alert was in place on the day Russia invaded Ukraine, he tells the BBC.
The president's justified, overdue, but probably too-late authorization to Ukraine isn't pushing us toward World War 3.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22457543
> Summary > > President Biden recently authorized Ukraine to use longer-range U.S. missiles to strike inside Russia, marking a small but overdue escalation in the conflict. > > Analysts argue Biden’s earlier caution was excessive, and calling Russia’s nuclear bluffs is strategically necessary to counter further extortion.
The Prime Minister said that, as a middle power, Canada understands how important it is to protect the rules-based international order
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22457627
> Summary > > Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed any deal letting Russia keep Ukrainian land, saying it would encourage other countries to break international rules. > > Speaking to a NATO meeting, he highlighted Canada’s $19.5 billion aid to Ukraine and stressed the need to defend global stability. > > Trudeau defended his plan to raise military spending to 2% of GDP by 2032 after criticism of Canada’s low defense funding. > > He warned against isolating Ukraine, saying continued support is crucial to stop further global conflicts.
What's really going on IRL?
Just finished binging the series and one thing that I noticed hasn't been explained is what is actually happening to the MC IRL.
Are they still strapped into their VR setup withering away? Has he gone mad and is experiencing a delusion due to the trauma of losing his favourite game?
Has the literature mentioned this at all past his initial confusion with the world not shutting down?
Olympic gold medalist argues in video that podcaster’s remarks about war in Ukraine is result of Putin-led plot
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22429648
> Summary > > Former Ukrainian boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko accused podcaster Joe Rogan of “repeating Russian propaganda” after Rogan criticized U.S. military aid to Ukraine and suggested it could escalate into World War III. > > Klitschko defended Ukraine’s resistance against Russia, highlighting the country’s fight for freedom and condemning Rogan’s remarks as aiding Putin’s agenda. > > He invited Rogan to discuss their differences on the podcast “like free men.” > > Rogan, who recently endorsed Donald Trump, called the war a “proxy war” and criticized Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russian soil with U.S.-supplied missiles.
1,000 Days of War in Ukraine - Russia's IRBM Strike, Trends & The Forces after 1,000 days
When Russian paratroopers began landing at Hostomel airport in February 2022, many in the media expected a David vs Goliath battle that would end quickly and badly for the Ukrainian defenders.
Instead, we're here today to have a look at where the war stands more than 1,000 days later.
Of course, with the uptick in escalations recently, a lot of that discussion actually has to focus on the last 14 days, not the last 1,000, but it's not everyday you see a state fire an experimental IRBM against a city...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia has exchanged "butter for guns" and blamed the price rises on "unfriendly" countries.
It literally makes me nauseous seeing how total their control is. I don't have the stomach for what's going to happen over there in the next 2 years, and how bad the world is going to regress because of it.
It's going to be a dystopia worse than anything I've ever read and all I can do is watch on in horror.
Ukraine is making its infrastructure harder for Russia to destroy by building clean energy sources
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/32114416
> > Attacks on two DTEK solar farms last spring is a good example. They destroyed many solar panels and some of the transformers, which step up voltage for long distances or step it down for use in homes. Replacing the transformers and swapping out destroyed panels allowed the farms, which generate 400 megawatts, to be back up in seven days. > > > Timchenko said an attack on a thermal generating station, which experienced a similar amount of damage, took three to four months to rebuild.
How does NATO support genocide and imperialism?
Edit: they've started posting other comments elsewhere since this ask which tells me they don't actually believe the BS they're spewing.
Because Canada has no reason to be concerned about Russian aggression? Isn't literally right next door to them? Doesn't regularly intercept russian incursions into Canadian airspace? Has nothing to be concerned about regarding the NW passage and Arctic expansion?
Straight up Russian propaganda you're selling here.
Because they're able to see the forest through the trees. It's why refusing to vote for Kamala was cutting off Palestine's nose to spite its face.
Disbanding NATO wouldn't do anything to stop Israel and would increase Russia's genocide of Ukrainians as well as imperil the entirety of Europe.
Sentenced to 5 years, out in one for excellent behaviour. I agree.
Jean-Noël Barrot, the foreign minister, said it was vital for Europe’s security to supply weapons such as the Scalp, the French equivalent of Storm Shadow
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22382157
> France has authorized Ukraine to use French-made Scalp long-range missiles against targets in Russia for self-defense, aligning with similar decisions by the U.S. and U.K. > > Ukraine has already used U.S. ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russian military facilities, killing senior commanders and injuring a North Korean general.
What's your power bill look like monthly with this?