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AIBU? Russia threaten UK

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mumlearningtorun · 17/08/2026 22:56

Am I being overdramatic about the new breaking news I’ve just seen about Russia threatening UK after use of drones. I’m super scared and have anxiety, can someone somewhat reassure me? Has these headlines happened before??

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SomeoneIsWrongOnTheInternet · 25/08/2026 19:37

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InveterateWineDrinker · 25/08/2026 15:14

My local branch of Aldi is on the same industrial estate as a missile factory.

I might start shopping at Lidl instead.

freyalaurent · 25/08/2026 14:32

I can see why that headline scared you, especially if you already tend to worry about these things. There’s so much dramatic wording in the news that it can make everything sound like something is about to happen. Try to step away from it for a bit if it’s getting to you. Hopefully it’s just more political posturing and nothing more.

HollyhocksandPeons · 20/08/2026 14:18

DebbieSavage · 18/08/2026 11:26

If its any consolation, think of all the horrible things the people of this Island have done to civilisations all over the world in the past and consider it an honour that we might be the generations that can in some way atone for all that death and destruction with our own.

This is an amazing way of looking at things, very rare and very noble. I wish I could be like that. Regrettably, I am not like that, but I am grateful that at least I see, not always, but very occasionally, that your statement is correct.

SadiraOfTyr · 20/08/2026 12:28

Tomikka · 19/08/2026 22:22

What ever is being said in an altercation between a man and a boy in the street …… in what way would that relate to the Ukrainian president’s thoughts on children that have been taken from occupied Ukraine to Russia ?

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It's being presented (by Kremlin-funded stooges) as an example of "NATO-funded" recruiters pressing children into service. Unbelievably there are people so lacking in critical thinking facilities that they are actually buy this.

Notonthestairs · 20/08/2026 11:14

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 20/08/2026 10:53

The idea that any country close to Russia’s western border shouldn’t be allowed any autonomy as this wouldn’t be fair on poor Russia, is an interesting take to say the least.

Unless you’re Russian, of course.

Or MAGA or similarly aligned.

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 20/08/2026 10:53

The idea that any country close to Russia’s western border shouldn’t be allowed any autonomy as this wouldn’t be fair on poor Russia, is an interesting take to say the least.

Unless you’re Russian, of course.

randomchap · 20/08/2026 03:59

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 23:15

Can you link to the sources you use for current news on Ukraine to ensure you are not being subject to propaganda or fake news?

Genuine request

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No, because I don't believe it's a genuine request. You're just wanting to say I'm following propaganda.

But if you do want to improve your media literacy, question the source and purpose of the content. Cross reference with other sources, look at the authors, do they have links to the organisations they are reporting on? Before sharing something, check that it is being reported on multiple reliable sites.

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 23:36

olivepicanto · 19/08/2026 23:29

Well the whole point is that there is little he can do against Russian war crimes

You're the one criticising him.

Not one word about the aggressors. Funny that

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What?

How is expressing concern for Ukraines stolen children being militarised by Russia saying 'not one word about the aggressors' ?

edited - and why the 'funny that' remark?

olivepicanto · 19/08/2026 23:29

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 23:17

You asked what I think Zelenski should do about Ukrainian children being stolen and militarized by Russia - I assumed you were angling that there was nothing that could be done.

If you think there is something he could do - what is it?

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Well the whole point is that there is little he can do against Russian war crimes

You're the one criticising him.

Not one word about the aggressors. Funny that

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 23:17

olivepicanto · 19/08/2026 23:00

That's not an answer.

Why would your weird link prove he doesn't care about the victims of Russian war crimes?

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You asked what I think Zelenski should do about Ukrainian children being stolen and militarized by Russia - I assumed you were angling that there was nothing that could be done.

If you think there is something he could do - what is it?

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 23:15

randomchap · 19/08/2026 21:45

You had no idea, and yet you decided to share that? Do you believe everything you read?

Serious lack of media literacy

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Can you link to the sources you use for current news on Ukraine to ensure you are not being subject to propaganda or fake news?

Genuine request

olivepicanto · 19/08/2026 23:00

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 21:08

Well nothing I guess. He doesn't seem to even care about the children still in Ukraine:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2204889353622808

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That's not an answer.

Why would your weird link prove he doesn't care about the victims of Russian war crimes?

Tomikka · 19/08/2026 22:22

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 21:42

Oh ok. I had no idea.

Does anyone know what the translation of the dialogue is though between the child and the military recruiter?

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What ever is being said in an altercation between a man and a boy in the street …… in what way would that relate to the Ukrainian president’s thoughts on children that have been taken from occupied Ukraine to Russia ?

randomchap · 19/08/2026 21:45

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 21:42

Oh ok. I had no idea.

Does anyone know what the translation of the dialogue is though between the child and the military recruiter?

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You had no idea, and yet you decided to share that? Do you believe everything you read?

Serious lack of media literacy

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 21:42

randomchap · 19/08/2026 21:36

That Facebook reel is by Glenn Diesen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Diesen

Not a reliable source.

In June 2023, Diesen attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). His attendance, travel and accommodation were paid for by the foundation Think Arctic, part of the Putin-backed Roscongress Foundation. At the conference, the University of St. Petersburg launched a new thinktank, GORKI ("The Geopolitical Observatory for Russia's Key Issues"), led by former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and listing Diesen as one of its twenty "top researchers"

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Oh ok. I had no idea.

Does anyone know what the translation of the dialogue is though between the child and the military recruiter?

randomchap · 19/08/2026 21:36

ticktickticktickBOOM · 19/08/2026 21:33

I have no particular reason to question it's authenticity.

They are all at it after all . . .

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/10/how-russia-is-grooming-ukraines-children-to-fight-for-it-i-understood-it-wasnt-just-play

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That Facebook reel is by Glenn Diesen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Diesen

Not a reliable source.

In June 2023, Diesen attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). His attendance, travel and accommodation were paid for by the foundation Think Arctic, part of the Putin-backed Roscongress Foundation. At the conference, the University of St. Petersburg launched a new thinktank, GORKI ("The Geopolitical Observatory for Russia's Key Issues"), led by former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and listing Diesen as one of its twenty "top researchers"

Glenn Diesen - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Diesen

Notonthestairs · 19/08/2026 21:23

randomchap · 19/08/2026 21:10

A Facebook reel. A well renowned and respected source of information. 🙄

Yep. Desperate times.

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 19/08/2026 21:23

There are some fantastic pro-Russia posts on this thread. Comedy gold.

I’m guessing they’re from Stop The War activists who are having a break from making placards.

localnotail · 19/08/2026 21:17

Russia can fuck off. It has a nuclear power, yes, and a dumb brainwashed population prepared to die if not for putin then for money - most of people there are desperately poor. But. That's all there is to it. Nothing else. Nasty backward bullies.

randomchap · 19/08/2026 21:10

A Facebook reel. A well renowned and respected source of information. 🙄

Notonthestairs · 19/08/2026 21:10

Oh, I see your angle now.

juldan · 19/08/2026 20:01

SadiraOfTyr · 19/08/2026 19:46

I wonder what it will take for Russia to have a collective ‘are we the baddies?’ moment.

@SadiraOfTyr
I don’t think it will ever happen. Just like the abusers almost never admit that they are abusive.
Russia has never had a chance to develop as a decent country. Russian citizens have never experienced freedom. They went from the centuries of tsars to Lenin, then Stalin and the lot which followed him. There was a glimmer of hope in the 1990s but even then there were the oligarchs and the mafia. And then came Putin.