US Foreign Policy 3.0: We're The Mets of International Diplomacy

[aparch]

I'm pretty sure at this point Putin is trying to sucker NATO into a fight just so he can gloat about being correct about NATO hating him.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...99248758362118

[rufus]

I'm pretty sure at this point Putin is trying to sucker NATO into a fight just so he can gloat about being correct about NATO hating him.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...99248758362118

It's the only way he'll have the full, unquestioning support of all the Russian people. Otherwise, his days are numbered.

[RaceBoarder]

I'm pretty sure at this point Putin is trying to sucker NATO into a fight just so he can gloat about being correct about NATO hating him.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...99248758362118

That's a scary thought as to how far Poots McGoots will go with this...

I really think he's off his rocker at this point and there is no limit, just like Donnie....

[Drew S.]

That's a scary thought as to how far Poots McGoots will go with this...

I really think he's off his rocker at this point and there is no limit, just like Donnie....

If we appease Putin enough he will back off.

[MissThundercat]

If we appease Putin enough he will back off.

Wait. You're serious.

ROTFLMAO.

[rufus]

So, Drew, snookums, tell us all the ways that we're appeasing Putin. Oughtta be fun.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Anonymous says they’ve hacked Russia central bank

[Kepler]

Anonymous says they’ve hacked Russia central bank

Are they putting more rubles in?

[RaceBoarder]

Anonymous says they’ve hacked Russia central bank

Don't worry, Mother Russia says all is fine with the market, ha ha...

[Kepler]

Man did Putin **** up.

Western spy agencies are getting ready to examine one of Russia’s most potent electronic warfare systems after a unit was captured in Ukraine.

The Krasukha-4 system, designed to jam large radars and satellites, was recovered from the battlefield nearKyiv partly damaged but otherwise intact.

Intelligence officials will be keen to exploit the find to gauge how efficient the Russian kit is at trackingNato aircraft.

The equipment will likely be transported by road to the US Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany, before it is flown to the US for closer examination.

Nato military chiefs have been wary of the technology for years as they fear it is capable of tracking the alliance’s airborne warning and control aircraft, which act as air traffic control in the event of conflict.

The equipment can also jam radar reconnaissance satellites and drones.

A Krasukha-4 system is believed to have been used in Syria against Turkish forces flying TB-2 Bayraktar drones. The Russian electronic warfare radar was thought to have interfered with the control signal to the drones, causing them to lose control and crash.

Ukraine is usingTB-2 Bayraktar drones to destroy Russian tanks and armoured vehicles.

The command module was found on its side with rudimentary camouflage of branches on top, suggesting it had been involved in an accident and was considered unrecoverable by Russian troops.

No attempt to destroy the module seems to have been made.

The Krasukha-4 system consists of a truck-mounted command module and a separate vehicle carrying electronic warfare sensors.

Brought into service in 2010 it was developed as part of a wider system to protect Russian ground assets from spy satellites and other airborne surveillance equipment.

Known in Russian service as Kret, the system is thought to have a range of around 300km.

The jamming system is thought to be powerful enough to physically damage sensitive electronic systems on some aircraft.

[mookie1995]

Are they putting more rubles in?

That’ll teach ‘em!

[Kepler]

Chilik, a Belarussian cartoonist:



Putin: "I have weapons. I am about to attack."

3 Figures: "Too bad we'll never know the truth." "Both sides blame each other, what to make of this?" "So many fakes these days, who to believe..."

[Jimjamesak]

Video on the impact of the war on the international aviation industry.

I completely forgot about Northern Pacific Airways, they’re a sister company to the regional airline Ravn (they fly most of the routes to villages around Alaska). Be interesting if they can take advantage of the situation.

[Kepler]

Video on the impact of the war on the international aviation industry.

I completely forgot about Northern Pacific Airways, they’re a sister company to the regional airline Ravn (they fly most of the routes to villages around Alaska). Be interesting if they can take advantage of the situation.

Is the boycott of Russian airspace ****ing with Alaska as a transoceanic stopover?

Also: this is a really good documentary. Thank you!

[Jimjamesak]

Is the boycott of Russian airspace ****ing with Alaska as a transoceanic stopover?

Nope, benefiting it actually. It hasn’t put us back to the Cold War days of passenger flights stopping but it is increasing the number of cargo flights stopping over.

My company just added 40+ full time jobs in the last six months and they’re already talking adding more. Plus there’s plans for new and expanded facilities for both us and FedEx.

It’s the one segment of Alaska’s economy that’s actually growing.