Vladimir Putin has officially declared war on Ukraine

I had never heard of that company snd they have a rather diverse product line including Oreos, Halls, Philadelphia cream cheese, toblerone, trident, belvita, Cadbury, tang, milka. Will people boycott them? The only thing on this list we regularly buy is cream cheese. Easter is coming up so if a boycott were to happen that could hurt them.

Ha! Yes, they are responsible for our faux Cadbury. But I do love an Oreo and Ritz.

An article about companies that are 'trapped' in Russia.

BBC

I didn’t see those with a quick Google but some were mentioned in the article including chips ahoy. I’m glad we don’t normally buy most of their products but won’t after seeing this. I wonder why this hasn’t made the news when other companies have. We have some Ritz and wheat thins but I won’t be buying more. Same with Oreos. We don’t buy often but won’t be buying them now.

Subway was mentioned as well.

Are we sure this is tight? Because Mondelez is on this article listed as leaving, except (like Pepsi) they will still produce infant formula, which I don’t have a problem with.

www.bbc.com/news/business-60571133

I don't have a problem with formula either. I just skimmed the article because I have an appointment, but I don't see that information. I will read it in it's entirety when I get home. The Newsweek article said as of Tuesday Mondelez is still operating there.

Thanks for sharing this. Very fascinating.

Yes!!

How a small Ukrainian city 'dealt Russian forces one of the most humiliating defeats of the war': WSJ
Brad Reed
March 16, 2022

Although Voznesens'k is a small city of only around 35,000 people, it is located in a strategically important area that could have given Russian forces a back door to assault the key port city of Odessa.

However, writes Trofimov, a two-day battle for control of the city quickly turned into a rout.

Russian survivors of the Voznesensk battle left behind nearly 30 of their 43 vehicles — tanks, armored personnel carriers, multiple-rocket launchers, trucks — as well as a downed Mi-24 attack helicopter, according to Ukrainian officials in the city," he writes. "Russian forces retreated more than 40 miles to the southeast, where other Ukrainian units have continued pounding them. Some dispersed in nearby forests, where local officials said 10 soldiers have been captured."

Locals in the city tell Trofimov that they are united in their hatred for the invading Russians, which they say has propelled them to unexpected victory.

“We are defending our own land," said Yevheni Velichko, mayor of the city. "We are at home.”

www.rawstory.com/russia-invasion-of-ukraine-2656972360/

I don't want to take anything away from the incredible will Ukrainian's have shown in defending their country, it's been truly awe inspiring. I know early on I'd heard some reports of entire Russian platoons surrendering as they didn't realize they were supposed to be killing Ukrainians.

Watching the video Zelensky played during his address, I can't imagine the ordinary Russian soldier expected to blowing up cities either. Sure there will always be those who do what's told and those who are evil/stupid enough to buy into Putin's plan. But most of the early prediction of Ukraine failing so quickly was based on sheer numbers. And in my own little sample of people I know on both sides of the conflict personally, all have family/friends in both countries. I don't think Putin had near enough time to demonize Ukraine enough to sway the ordinary soldiers who have a cousin in Odessa or a drinking buddy in Kyiv.

Ukrainians are fighting for their country and seeing their friends, family and neighbors killed - that has always been a powerful weapon, especially when the other side doesn't know wtf they're doing there.

A little good news!!

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov, who was abducted by Russian forces last week, has been freed, Ukrainian diplomat Olexander Scherba confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday.

Driving the news: The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs decried Fedorov's kidnapping as a war crime and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his capture could signal "a new stage of terror" in the war.

Days after Fedorov, a second Ukrainian mayor, Yevhen Matveyev, from the southern city of Dniprorudne, was also kidnapped.
What they're saying: "Ukraine conducted a 'special operation' and rescued Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov from captivity in the occupied Luhansk! Melitopol is Ukraine!" Scherba tweeted.

www.axios.com/melitopol-mayor-kidnap-free-10497e80-25ab-4573-bd20-6df40d3de1db.html

Raise your hand if you think Russia will comply..

This is pretty big.

Ukraine had just decoupled from the Russian grid when the invasion came, and is now synch'ed to the European grid.



www.wired.com/story/the-race-to-rescue-ukraines-power-grid-from-russia/

I don’t know how to imbed tweets but the Igor guy that’s been translating the winds of change reports claims that Putin is going to start attacking inside Russia as a false flag to claim its Ukrainians attacking them:(.

I seriously need to get off Twitter. I’m on my phone and no idea if this will work.



If it doesn’t show. It’s a train of cars with Russian flags in Russia in support of the war. Reminds me of local trump trains when those were popular lol.