Ukraine war thread

[Dr Strangelove]

This is the most dangerous part of the war.

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Kazakhstan shut down one of Russia's main land borders, stranding over 5,000 trucks carrying Chinese goods destined for Russian factories and warehouses.

The closure stems from Astana's enforcement of secondary sanctions, with Kazakh customs blocking electronics, drones, batteries, and dual-use components. Russian companies report multimillion losses as shipments spoil and contracts fail.

Moscow issued an emergency decree to clear the backlog, but as soon as new cargo arrived, the queues returned. The problem runs deeper than logistics - Kazakhstan has become one of Russia's key channels for sanctioned goods over the past two years, and Western governments noticed.

Kazakh officials upgraded their customs system with USAID help and now explicitly target prohibited cargo. Russia has no viable alternatives: routes through Mongolia are limited, Far East crossings are overloaded, and Caspian ferries cannot meet industrial demand.

The shutdown exposes Russia's dependence on a neighbor it cannot pressure or bypass, creating a structural choke point with nationwide consequences for an already overstrained economy.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/25/ ... 025-11-24/

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... ckout=true

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^^ This!

For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression. Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not."

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Much like the twitter accounts reveling where their accounts were created the Witcoff leak confirmed what was largely suspected but not proven. Now that it is out in the open 5 eyes, NATO and any international intelligence has to factor in that the US admin is actively working for the Russians. This could disband 5 eyes once and for all and backroom deals will become open policy announced on a podium to roaring crowds.

RIP US soft power. Note domestically this changes nothing as it was already policy for the US, what has broken here is plausible deniability with assumed partners with the US and how much more treacherous that ground has become. Even craven cowards are unlikely to stick their neck out for a boondoggle. Looking at you Starmer.

Last, this leak was INSIDE the Trump admin. This was a gop member that leaked this, a coup is very possible.