The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has supported a network of a dozen bases in Ukraine that are "increasingly at risk" if Republicans continue to block $61 billion in funding for Kyiv, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Feb. 25.
IIRC in the early phases of the war some western ‘observers’ tried to negotiate their way out of some encirclement they were trapped in (they were NATO officers). I don’t remember the outcome; I’d assume they lived or we would have seen quite a bit more on that
There were probably NATO officers that got evacuated from Azovstahl, could that be what you’re thinking about? The mad run of various doomed helicopter evacs weren’t all failures, a few got in and our IIRC
I remember it was during the early phases, and they were negotiating with Russians for passage out. I also recall being bemused by Russians being portrayed as savage hordes being especially prevalent during this phase, and contrasting that negotiation with the aforementioned portrayal by Western press should have made it even more clear how that depiction didn’t remotely pass muster.
So we’re just openly admitting to acts of war against a nuclear armed power now?
You don't understand, they put ads for Trump on FacebookThey all have to die nowWhy not? Everything else passed.
IIRC in the early phases of the war some western ‘observers’ tried to negotiate their way out of some encirclement they were trapped in (they were NATO officers). I don’t remember the outcome; I’d assume they lived or we would have seen quite a bit more on that
So we already have been the whole time
There were probably NATO officers that got evacuated from Azovstahl, could that be what you’re thinking about? The mad run of various doomed helicopter evacs weren’t all failures, a few got in and our IIRC
That sounds right.
I remember it was during the early phases, and they were negotiating with Russians for passage out. I also recall being bemused by Russians being portrayed as savage hordes being especially prevalent during this phase, and contrasting that negotiation with the aforementioned portrayal by Western press should have made it even more clear how that depiction didn’t remotely pass muster.