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Germany‘s 5000 helmets are finally on their way in two trucks. They will be given to the Ukrainian authorities outside their country, in order to avoid any risk for the German side, according to @dpa

— Lorenz Hemicker (@hemicker) February 25, 2022

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deddog said:

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TRM said:

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Germany‘s 5000 helmets are finally on their way in two trucks. They will be given to the Ukrainian authorities outside their country, in order to avoid any risk for the German side, according to @dpa

— Lorenz Hemicker (@hemicker) February 25, 2022

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Did they run out of blankets?

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deddog said:

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TRM said:

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Germany‘s 5000 helmets are finally on their way in two trucks. They will be given to the Ukrainian authorities outside their country, in order to avoid any risk for the German side, according to @dpa

— Lorenz Hemicker (@hemicker) February 25, 2022

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Did they run out of blankets?

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TChaney said:

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It's Friday; a father tearfully places his daughter on a bus to safety before returning to battle for Ukrainepic.twitter.com/GoqYmMDyjo

— Hy Bender (@hybender) February 25, 2022

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As a dad with a daughter about that age and a newborn son, that one hits the feels

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This made the rounds on the internet yesterday. Not only did it hit me like a ton of bricks, it kept me up at night.

I've got a five year old and two year old.

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2 more merchant ships hit by Russian attacks in Black Sea.

Japanese bulk carrier MV Namura Queen hit by a rocket at anchor off Yuzhne.

Moldovan chemical tanker MV Millennial Spirit hit and set on fire 12 miles to the southhttps://t.co/fazJtNvJk6

Video: suvaribeyinnotdefteri pic.twitter.com/p5BHZmUPIk

— Navy Lookout (@NavyLookout) February 25, 2022

UKRAINE: fear amongst western officials now is that Russia will start bombing Ukrainians indiscriminately and even with thermobaric weapons, if their progress continues to be impeded.

— Alistair Bunkall (@AliBunkallSKY) February 25, 2022

2 more merchant ships hit by Russian attacks in Black Sea.

Japanese bulk carrier MV Namura Queen hit by a rocket at anchor off Yuzhne.

Moldovan chemical tanker MV Millennial Spirit hit and set on fire 12 miles to the southhttps://t.co/fazJtNvJk6

Video: suvaribeyinnotdefteri pic.twitter.com/p5BHZmUPIk

— Navy Lookout (@NavyLookout) February 25, 2022

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Ksenia Sobchak, another television celebrity whose father was mayor of St. Petersburg and a 1990s mentor to Mr. Putin, posted on Instagram that from now on she would only "believe in the worst possible scenarios" about her country's future. Days earlier, she had praised Mr. Putin as a "grown-up, adequate politician" compared to his Ukrainian and American counterparts.

"We are now all trapped in this situation," she wrote on Thursday. "There is no exit. We Russians will spend many years digging out from the consequences of this day."

During the pandemic, analysts had noticed a change in Mr. Putin a man who isolated himself in a bubble of social distancing without parallel among Western leaders. In isolation, he appeared to become more aggrieved and more emotional, and increasingly spoke about his mission in stark historical terms. His public remarks descended ever deeper into distorted historiography as he spoke of the need to right perceived historical wrongs suffered by Russia over the centuries at the hands of the West.

The political scientist Gleb O. Pavlovsky, a close adviser to Mr. Putin until falling out with him in 2011, said he was stunned by the president's dark description of Ukraine as a dire threat to Russia in his hourlong speech to the nation on Monday.

"I have no clue where he got all that he seems to be reading something totally strange," Mr. Pavlovsky said. "He's become an isolated man, more isolated than Stalin was."

Ms. Stanovaya, the analyst, said she now felt that Mr. Putin's heightened obsession with history in recent years had become key to understanding his motivation. After all, the war against Ukraine appeared impossible to explain strategically, since it had no clear resolution and would inevitably only increase anti-Russian sentiment abroad and escalate Russia's confrontation with the NATO alliance.

"Putin has brought himself to a place in which he sees it as more important, more interesting, more compelling to fight for restoring historical justice than for Russia's strategic priorities," Ms. Stanovaya said. "This morning, I realized that a certain shift has taken place."

She said that by all appearances, the ruling elite around Mr. Putin did not realize that Thursday's war was coming, and was uncertain about how to respond. Beyond state television personalities and pro-Kremlin politicians, few prominent Russians spoke out in support of the war.

But that, she said, did not mean that Mr. Putin risked any kind of palace coup, given his tight hold on the country's sprawling security apparatus and his expansive crackdown on dissent over the last year.

"He can still act for a long time," Ms. Stanovaya said. "Inside Russia, he is practically secure from political risk."

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Possible admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO will require "reciprocal steps" — Russian Foreign Ministry

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) February 25, 2022

45-70Ag said:

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Possible admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO will require "reciprocal steps" — Russian Foreign Ministry

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) February 25, 2022

Not good.

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k20dub said:

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Truck driver that just left our shop in Houston told us he's been hauling military tanks up to Alaska the last few weeks and showed us pictures.

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We should definitely be staging Alaska. If we had an competence in DC right now, seeing how long the Ukes can drag out the Russians in Ukraine; it would be the perfect storm to hit Moscow from their east. This would stop all of this madness for good.

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"Cyberattacks can trigger Article 5" of the @NATO charter, notes @jensstoltenberg. pic.twitter.com/IIh76jfYT8

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 25, 2022

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That ***** John Kerry isnt going to like this.

2 more merchant ships hit by Russian attacks in Black Sea.

Japanese bulk carrier MV Namura Queen hit by a rocket at anchor off Yuzhne.

Moldovan chemical tanker MV Millennial Spirit hit and set on fire 12 miles to the southhttps://t.co/fazJtNvJk6

Video: suvaribeyinnotdefteri pic.twitter.com/p5BHZmUPIk

— Navy Lookout (@NavyLookout) February 25, 2022

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45-70Ag said:

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Possible admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO will require "reciprocal steps" — Russian Foreign Ministry

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) February 25, 2022

Not good.

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Or else what? They take on most of the world? Over Finland?

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45-70Ag said:

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That ***** John Kerry isnt going to like this.

2 more merchant ships hit by Russian attacks in Black Sea.

Japanese bulk carrier MV Namura Queen hit by a rocket at anchor off Yuzhne.

Moldovan chemical tanker MV Millennial Spirit hit and set on fire 12 miles to the southhttps://t.co/fazJtNvJk6

Video: suvaribeyinnotdefteri pic.twitter.com/p5BHZmUPIk

— Navy Lookout (@NavyLookout) February 25, 2022

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This is the kind of crap I have been most concerned about.

You start attacking other countries ships, pulling them into the war. Then it all goes to **** from there.

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Italian Foreign Minister announces support for Russia’s SWIFT expulsion! https://t.co/9xqoR7gFYj

— The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) February 25, 2022

Strengthening sanctions, concrete defense assistance and an anti-war coalition have just been discussed with @POTUS. Grateful to 🇺🇸 for the strong support to 🇺🇦!

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 25, 2022

BadMoonRisin said:

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Germany. And they wont or else Russia will cut off their gas

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PJYoung said:

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45-70Ag said:

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Possible admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO will require "reciprocal steps" — Russian Foreign Ministry

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) February 25, 2022

Not good.

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Or else what? They take on most of the world? Over Finland?

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BattleGrackle said:

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I want The fighting to stop, I want Russia to lose.

But, When has the US getting involved in a foreign conflict not lead to a country that hates us, terrorist factions or a tyrannical gov.

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BattleGrackle said:

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I want The fighting to stop, I want Russia to lose.

But, When has the US getting involved in a foreign conflict not lead to a country that hates us, terrorist factions or a tyrannical gov.

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BadMoonRisin said:

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Germany. And they wont or else Russia will cut off their gas

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Russia turned off the gas today. That's why Germany said SWIFT sanctions are okay now.

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I think everyone is afraid of Russia, including nato/Biden, so I don't think anything will come of the merchant ship bombings

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