Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Ukraine urges countries to make ‚Z‘ symbol illegal

BBC: Ukraine has called on countries to criminalise the use of the „Z“ symbol that shows support for the war. Initially used to mark Russian tanks rolling into Ukraine, the letter Z – thought to stand for „za pobedu“ (for … Weiterlesen

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Dmitry Peskov on PBS

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Everyone outside Russia has been watching hundreds and hundreds of hours

I have not been watching any hours, let alone hundreds and hundreds, as I tend to read, rather than watch much video. I do notice here, however, that as Ryan Chilcote says „targeting of civilian infra­structure“ we are shown a … Weiterlesen

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I don’t care what he thinks.…He’s not affected by anybody else

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What was the second part? Interpreting the language that way (silly)

„The fact is that we’re in a situation where what complicates the situation at the moment is the escalatory efforts of Putin to continue and engage in carnage, the kind of behavior that that makes the whole world say, ‚My … Weiterlesen

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Die Zeit: Mehrere Bundesländer gehen gegen das Z-Symbol vor, das als Unterstützungs­zeichen der russischen Armee im Krieg in der Ukraine gilt. Niedersachsen, Bayern und Berlin ordneten an, dass die öffentliche Verwendung des Symbols in Deutschland etwa bei Demonstrationen strafbar ist. Nordrhein-Westfalen kündigte an, strafrechtliche … Weiterlesen

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The US understands the danger inherent in Mr Biden’s words

Anthony Zurcher, BBC: Over the past week, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted remarks that have upped the temperature of US-Russia relations to near boiling point. However, his ad-libbed line at the end of what was … Weiterlesen

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30-year-old punks who come from privileged backgrounds, claiming they’re experts in policy when they actually do not have the basic knowledge

Ted Postol: My grave concern is I know some of these characters who worked for Obama, and who now work for Biden. And I’m sorry to say it—I know it will be considered arrogant to say this—but they are ignorant. … Weiterlesen

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When being a bold renegade was a good thing

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Niedersachsen und Bayern wollen „Z“-Symbol verbieten

FAZ: Niedersachsen und Bayern gehen gegen das „Z“-Symbol vor, das Zeichen der russischen Armee im Krieg gegen die Ukraine. Beide Bundesländer ordneten an, dass die öffentliche Verwendung des Symbols in Deutschland etwa bei Demonstrationen strafbar ist. Möglich sind bis zu … Weiterlesen

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