/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 12, Part 2 (Thread #118)

https://www.reddit.com/live/18hnzysb1elcs

created by WorldNewsMods on 07/03/2022 at 09:30 UTC

1923 upvotes, 335 top-level comments (showing 25)

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Comment by WorldNewsMods at 07/03/2022 at 15:38 UTC

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New post can be found here

Comment by ttbnz at 07/03/2022 at 10:05 UTC

436 upvotes, 1 direct replies

⚡️Zelensky: “If the invasion continues, and Russia is not stopping, a new sanction package is needed.”
“A boycott of Russian export, refusal to buy Russian oil & petroleum products. You can call it an embargo or a moral thing to do, when you refuse to give money to terrorists.”

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500773992063541252?s=20&t=tBsjmuYdmLL6GKRSf2jwwQ

Comment by JC61R at 07/03/2022 at 09:52 UTC

368 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Ruble getting annihilated against the Euro right now.

Comment by QuirkyQuarQ at 07/03/2022 at 10:02 UTC

331 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Odessa Opera House: 1942 and 2022

Same sandbags, same hedgehogs (anti-tank obstacles). Scenes from history we thought we would never witness again :(

Comment by acsaid10percent at 07/03/2022 at 10:05 UTC

296 upvotes, 4 direct replies

I'm confused - Russia stating they will try and make a 3rd attempt of a ceasefire. The first 2 were undone by themselves! Shooting at innocent civilians is devil like. Any credibility they had on the World stage is completely shot. It may take 50 years plus to gain trust again.

Comment by TheCatInTheHatThings at 07/03/2022 at 10:33 UTC

529 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Pavel Dotchev, Head Coach of German second division football club FC Erzgebirge Aue after he was asked about his opinion on Russia invading Ukraine:

“I didn’t even know…you know, the blue whale’s asshole is about one metre in diameter, yet somehow that’s not the biggest asshole in the world.”

I mean…spot on, I guess 😂😂

https://11freunde.de/artikel/und-das-ist-nicht-das-groesste-arschloch-der-welt/5515949?fbclid=IwAR2G1FkTBNmGROaxx_nOYQCKU1rpOPby2qrHl7oCNcQnAo2ZjDGVMMVF4sQ

Comment by stirly80 at 07/03/2022 at 10:13 UTC

232 upvotes, 3 direct replies

30 Russian helicopters destroyed in Kherson.

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/t8ldfh/ukraine_marines_say_30_russian_helicopters/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Comment by ttbnz at 07/03/2022 at 10:13 UTC

226 upvotes, 2 direct replies

⚡️Zelensky: “During the night, Russia hit Mykolayiv, residential areas, using rocket artillery. They hit Kharkiv, neighbourhoods, they hit other cities too.”
“This had zero sense from a military standpoint, it’s simply terror.”

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500775389299417090?s=20&t=fj45-trSLxIF-Yrf9WbYQw

Comment by groovygyal at 07/03/2022 at 09:35 UTC

465 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Today at The Hague, Ukraine presents its argument against Russia under the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The Russian delegation has chosen to ignore the public hearing, but the process goes on without their presence.

Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2022 at 10:42 UTC

215 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Red Cross says evacuation route out of Mariupol were mined

Comment by Wolverinexo at 07/03/2022 at 11:27 UTC*

431 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I’m confused, did Russia just recognize Taiwans sovereignty by putting them on there naughty list? China won’t be happy.

Comment by darcys_beard at 07/03/2022 at 09:37 UTC

212 upvotes, 2 direct replies

@RepGosar has locked his comments on twitter.

In fairness, I was going there to call him a Cunt.

Comment by stirly80 at 07/03/2022 at 10:47 UTC

407 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Red Cross reports evacuation lines offered by Russia, were mined.

More war crimes to be added to the list, arrest warrants should be executed for Putin and his mafia.

Comment by AngelofDeath2020 at 07/03/2022 at 10:02 UTC

380 upvotes, 5 direct replies

According to maps published by the RIA news agency, the corridors will only allow civilians to head for non-Ukrainian territories, with the corridor from Kyiv leading to Belarus, while civilians from Kharkiv will only be permitted to go only to Russia.

Russia will also mount an airlift to take Ukrainians from Kyiv to Russia, the country’s defence ministry said.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, told Reuters the move was “completely immoral”, adding that Russia was trying to “use people’s suffering to create a television picture”.

@Reuters/theGuardian

Comment by groovygyal at 07/03/2022 at 09:33 UTC

181 upvotes, 1 direct replies

French Finance Minister: still room for further sanctions against Russia

https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1500764487972012032?s=21

Comment by groovygyal at 07/03/2022 at 09:32 UTC

153 upvotes, 2 direct replies

@skynews

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mark Rutte of the Netherlands will visit Downing Street today for talks about the international response to the Ukraine crisis, as the UK government is criticised for moving too slowly on sanctioning oligarchs

Comment by AlternMonk at 07/03/2022 at 10:05 UTC

301 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Saint Petersburg State University started to expel students for participating in anti-war protests: https://twitter.com/doxa_journal/status/1500481975244759045

Comment by erikrthecruel at 07/03/2022 at 15:36 UTC*

140 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Don't invest money in the Russian stock market or the ruble. Stick with safer and more reliable investments, like gambling at the roulette table or buying lottery tickets.

Comment by groovygyal at 07/03/2022 at 09:35 UTC

141 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Hundreds of people gathered to see the Ukrainian flag being raised from Chicago, U.S., to Buenos Aires in Argentina to demonstrate against Russian armed conflict in Ukraine and to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people

https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1500766957544652806?s=21

Comment by menntu at 07/03/2022 at 10:59 UTC

278 upvotes, 3 direct replies

We have relatives and friends living in St. Petersburg. Some of them, now out of work, took part in the protests, and some of them were arrested. They are currently trying to fight a 4-year prison term as part of the new law restricting certain discussions of the invasion.

Comment by ttbnz at 07/03/2022 at 09:42 UTC

129 upvotes, 2 direct replies

France denies Macron asked for Ukraine evacuation corridors to Russia, Belarus

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/france-denies-macron-requested-russia-open-ukraine-evacuation-corridors/

Comment by Knightynight at 07/03/2022 at 10:49 UTC

126 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Look at that. The ruble is boldly going lower than any currency has gone before.

Comment by AJC0292 at 07/03/2022 at 09:33 UTC

130 upvotes, 3 direct replies

The cynic in me sees this evactuation plan by Russia into Russia as a ploy by Putin to get a high number of Ukranians into Russia territory, have some sort of incident happen that they can say the Ukranian government did it.

Comment by NoMoreFund at 07/03/2022 at 11:28 UTC

255 upvotes, 1 direct replies

If every western newspaper puts "Russia recognises Taiwan" on its front page, it might just end this war.

Comment by negan90 at 07/03/2022 at 11:25 UTC

120 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Russia goofed on Taiwan statement.

China about to pull the rug now lol