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Kremlin says hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine was a warning to the west

The Kremlin said on Friday that a strike on Ukraine using a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the west that Moscow will respond to moves by the US and the UK to let Kyiv strike Russia with their missiles.

According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, was speaking a day after Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said Moscow had fired the new missile – the Oreshnik or ‘hazel tree’- at a Ukrainian military facility.

Peskov said Russia had not been obliged to warn the US about the strike, but had informed the US 30 minutes before the launch anyway. Putin remained open to dialogue, Peskov said.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 20 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Last I checked it was NATO that started launching missiles into Russia escalating the conflict, but do go on champ.

[–] nick@midwest.social 14 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (7 children)

I suppose it’s also NATOs fault Russia invaded Ukraine in the first place?

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 34 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty much, yes. If one great power keeps threatening and encroaching on another and undermines all attempts at diplomacy, it's pretty obvious what is going to happen.

[–] DoiDoi@hexbear.net 36 points 13 hours ago

Yeah there you go! Always nice to see people come around to a linear time, material conditions, and context view of the world instead of just vibes.

[–] Maturin@hexbear.net 46 points 14 hours ago

I suppose it’s also NATOs fault Russia invaded Ukraine in the first place?

side-eye-1

[–] Gucci_Minh@hexbear.net 35 points 14 hours ago

Yes lmao, if they didn't ignore the minsk agreements and do a coup (maidan) to install a CIA handpicked government, this would not have happened.

[–] sadschmuck@hexbear.net 39 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

No, Putin woke up one day and felt like doing a little "full-scale" invasion.

[–] nick@midwest.social 11 points 14 hours ago
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 32 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

Yes, as many western experts explained in great detail for many decades now. Yet, we still have ignoramuses running around pretending that's not the case. Even Stoltenberg has admitted this on record at this point, time to update your script

He wanted us to sign that promise, never to enlarge NATO. He wanted us to remove our military infrastructure in all Allies that have joined NATO since 1997, meaning half of NATO, all the Central and Eastern Europe, we should remove NATO from that part of our Alliance, introducing some kind of B, or second class membership. We rejected that. So he went to war to prevent NATO, more NATO, close to his borders.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_218172.htm

[–] nick@midwest.social 6 points 14 hours ago (3 children)
[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 23 points 11 hours ago

It's really hard to tell why Russia might start swinging when the west not only breaks every treaty it's ever signed with it, but then has the gall to turn around and go "you can get fucked" right afterwards thonk

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

nick, my dude. Save your sanity.

Most everyone here agrees that 'Y' sucks, and you can't reason with em

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee -4 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

“We didn’t accept his demands for how we protect member states so he went to war” isn’t the defense you seem to think it is

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 27 points 12 hours ago

What's the member state?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 35 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

One problem being that Ukraine isn't a member state. 🤡

[–] Lupus@feddit.org -2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

From:

Last I checked it was NATO that started launching missiles into Russia escalating the conflict, but do go on champ.

To:

One problem being that Ukraine isn't a member state. 🤡

So which one is it?

Would you also say that North Korea is attacking Ukraine since it's North Korean artillery shells being lobbed into Ukraine?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

What's the contradiction there? NATO wasn't directly involved in the war in Ukraine, now it is. What part of that are you struggling to understand?

Meanwhile, zero actual evidence for DPRK attacking Ukraine, but I guess that's not going to stop western intellectuals from talking about it.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Don't call people smoothbrains please, the problem isn't anatomical it is ideological

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 12 hours ago
[–] Lupus@feddit.org -2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Meanwhile, zero actual evidence for DPRK attacking Ukraine, but I guess that's not going to stop western smoothbrains from talking about it.

I forgot we live in "what I don't like is obviously not true" land here, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, for example actual footage of North Korean soldiers arriving in Russian training camps, Putin himself doesn't even denies it, but anything to lick some boot I guess.

You're not arguing in good faith, as exemplified by your double standards regarding foreign involvement, so I know that you're gonna write something about "manipulated footage", ask for sources you could easily Google yourself and overall try to move the overall framing of the conversation to something else because the exchange of information is not the point for you.

I have neither the strength nor the patience to argue with utterly deranged idiots whose worldview would make Marx roll over in his grave.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Hey, with my modhat on,

Please provide evidence of DPRK troops fighting in Ukraine

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

not guy you're replying to, but found the following sources below.


Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units

Source: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-north-korea-troops-c8cf9599591e50caf1c48a98b6841fe4

North Korean troops have already engaged in combat with Ukrainian soldiers

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2796pdm1lo

... up to 12,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia’s Far East in preparation to fight alongside Moscow.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/24/reports-of-north-korea-training-in-russia-to-fight-in-ukraine-serious-us

North Korean soldiers were being disguised as Russians and were acting under the Kremlin’s command instead of their own, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun reported to lawmakers Thursday, his office told NBC News.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korean-troops-russia-ukraine-fair-game-us-putin-rcna176989

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago

I forgot we live in “what I don’t like is obviously not true” land here, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, for example actual footage of North Korean soldiers arriving in Russian training camps, Putin himself doesn’t even denies it, but anything to lick some boot I guess.

Please provide evidence of DPRK troops fighting in Ukraine, I'll wait. 🤡

You’re not arguing in good faith, as exemplified by our double standards regarding foreign involvement, so I know that you’re gonna write something about “manipulated footage”, ask for sources you could easily Google yourself and overall try to move the overall framing of the conversation to something else because the exchange of information is not the point for you.

You wouldn't know what arguing in good faith was if it hit you in the face bud.

I have neither the strength nor the patience to argue with utterly deranged idiots whose worldview would make Marx roll over in his grave.

Bye.

[–] DoiDoi@hexbear.net 31 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Being this fundamentally wrong should really be a sign for you to stop speaking on the subject lmao

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 5 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Any time you end a thought with “so therefore threatening nuclear holocaust is justified” you’re the bad guys.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 28 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

During WWII, America shocked the world when they revealed their nuclear capacity by dropping not one, but two atomic bombs on strictly civilian targets. Since then, they have maintained a first strike policy, meaning, their plans for their nuclear arsenal are not defensive, but aggressive and the highest form of escalation.

During the Korean War, Dugless MacArthur asked the joint chiefs of staff for approval to use nuclear weapons on China, to the tune of 30, to 50 nuclear strikes. They approved. MacArthur's goal was to create a radioactive no-mans land across Russia and China to act as a buffer zone between after the war was "won".

During the JFK Administration, they drew up plans for nuclear first strike against the Soviet Union if conflict in Berlin turned violent.

The Nixon administration drew up plans to drop nuclear bombs on North Vietnam.

Just this week, news broke that the Biden administration is considering giving Ukraine nukes. "Several officials even suggested that Mr. Biden could return nuclear weapons to Ukraine that were taken from it after the fall of the Soviet Union." You'll tell me this is strictly defensive, then I beg you to consider reading why the Soviet Union was giving Cuba nuclear weapons during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The only place threatening a Nuclear Holocaust is the United States. They remain today the only country on earth to have dropped not one, but two atomic bombs on war targets (read civilian populations).

[–] FromPieces@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 8 hours ago

There were some anecdotes I remember reading (that I'd really appreciate some sources on, if ever I get around to investigating) about how the Soviet Union during the Cold War maintained a steely eyed, ice cold resolve as the US was doing everything they could to spark a nuclear war. Pieces I remember are times the US flew bombers at Moscow, watching for Soviet reaction, hoping to find out the range ability of Soviet radar.

And then the Cuban Missile Crisis of course

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 36 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

America, the only country ever to drop nukes on two cities full of people as a terror tactic, has a nuclear first strike policy and is therefore threatening the entire world with nuclear holocaust at all times. I agree, we're the bad guys.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 23 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

The fact that you don't understand how idiotic that statement is says volumes about you. Imagine for a second what would happened if Russia started lobbing missiles into Florida from Cuba. Oh wait, we don't have to imagine we know exactly what would happen. Killer clowns like you are gonna be the reason our civilization ends.

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

in this scenario, does florida invade cuba first?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Burgerland already occupies part of Cuban territory, so the invasion is just frozen at this point.

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

Burgerland

🤣

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The USA literally has a torture camp in Cuba with admittedly innocent people being held for life.

I swear to god Americans know more about the Marvel movies than about their fucking state.

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

apologies for not exactly spelling it out for you - is the US actively bombing innocent cubans? I get it, there's a torture camp- wish it didn't exist. analogies don't have to be perfect.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You're literally the one nitpicking the analogy lmao.

Anyway, keep up the cope, gringo. Enjoy your cost of living crisis while yall froth at the mouth about Raytheon-appointed scapegoat.

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 hour ago

You’re literally the one nitpicking the analogy lmao.

you literally started it ¯_(ツ)_/¯ - apologies for not phrasing it properly, English is not my first language.

Enjoy your cost of living crisis

que miedo 😱

[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works -5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Nah the end of our civilization will be the dogs that roll over to daddy Putin like you.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago

That's right, the grotesque excuse for a civilization that the rabid dogs in the west built is coming to an end.