Ukraine: Russia providing Iran with Israeli energy grid targets

While the invasion of Poland in September 1939 is the typical starting point of WW2, some argue that’s a bit eurocentric. In 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria, and then in 1935 Italy invaded Ethiopia and the Spanish Civil War began. Tensions were escalating up from there.

I’ve been saying the same for years now, Slava ukraini

The Ukrainians are pretty much the only people worth believing in at this point. Fighting on the right side of history just because of their circumstance, but also fighting for their lives.  Not by choice, but nevertheless the most virtuous presently on a planet covered with corrupted shitbags in positions of power.

No, it's been happening since 2014 and the internet and its ability to influence global culture and political movements has been one of its major fronts.

Bingo. Ukraine gets Western intel to hit Russia, Iran gets Russian and Chinese intel to hit US assets and Israel. That's a World War in the age of nukes.

Earlier: WW3 kicked off when Putin's Little Green Men crept across the border to Luhansk, Donetsk, and Crimea. And you can argue even that timeline backwards, when Russia was pushing RT to western democracies (which was one of the most foolish things every western nation has ever done in their collective histories). Putin declared war on the world 20-ish years ago. It's just the world declined to declare war back.

Truly the greatest WW2 (and maybe war?) doc ever. 

Well January was particularly chilly this year

Austria and Germany are in some sense responsible, since they went all-in on c**** Russian gas, hence funding the Russian war machine.

Could be the spraytan illiterate who at least at one time, slept with a book of the last Austrians rantings next to his bed. Could be...

He believes in consciousness after vapourization

I’ll accept that because I’m an idiot, just for other reasons! 

Iran is one of Russia's major partners. So was Venezula. It's a key part of the Russian war machine. It's absolutely insane that people don't seem to get this. Iran was helping Russia with lethal support in Ukraine. \[Naturally, Russia and China will try to help Iran\] Iran is, and has been- actively fighting Ukraine. The big European war that Europeans cry about. Well shit-- it's clear talking wasn't working to end that- it's a grindy trench warfare mess that's slower than dirt and gone on longer than WW1. No amount of "deal" was going to get through. Only victory. More materiel would just make the meat grinder worse, and kinetic support directly would end in Atomic Annihilation. So what really could be done? Kinetic action against Russia's Allies. And what are we seeing? Kinetic action against Russia's Allies. Maduro's gone. Venezula isn't a Russian ally anymore. Cuba's useless. China... is a superpower, can't do shit about it. Iran? Well, here we the f*** are. People better buckle up and realize what's really going on. "But Trump's just grabbing the Oil" And in doing so is seizing control of the engine driving the machine in Ukraine.

Uhh, Other than the Matador, there was never any other transfer they approved especially early in the war where it was especially critical. They even blocked the transfer of Spike NLOS (which multiple countries had stocks of to give) because they didnt want to sour their relationship to the russian influence in the ME (specifically at Syria) at the time. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-refused-us-request-to-transfer-anti-tank-missiles-to-ukraine-report/ [EDIT]Simple google search will show up multiple reports of israel blocking transfer of weapons to Ukraine since the start of the invasion in 2022, mainly in part because russians operated planes and the bulk of anti-air defense in the region on behalf of dictators like assad and they wanted free reign in bombing anything in the Middle East (mostly tipping off the russians if they were attacking to avoid each other or vice versa.) They never helped Ukraine within the critical time of the conflict (the first two years), and anything else recent has been token help mainly because the russians have practically left the region and see no need to keep being nice to them (doubly so when russia started to help iran by purchasing weapons.)

Also most of those 'Russians' are actually Ukrainian or Belarusian, not Russian. Let's not forget that there was the Pale of Settlement in the Russian Empire, which meant most Jews were not living in Russian parts. That said, there is a large amount of vata in Israel that, while not friendly towards the USSR, is not exactly negative towards Russia.

Most russian Jews have an extremely negative view of the Soviet Union because (it obviously sucked for a million reasons but also because) it required Jews print their "ethnicity" as Jewish on their passport instead of Russian/Ukrainian etc... and they faced a lot of discrimination in education/employment/housing.

No offense, but it's a complete bullcrap. Do you really think the the Israeli Russians gives a shit about putin, or the Israeli govermnet gives a shit thier Russian citizens' opinions?"

Russian Bibi voters are by and large vatniks, which means that they're at least neutral, if not friendly, towards Putin's Russia.

They’re not targeting the US, they’re targeting Israel. It says in the headline. They’re targeting US bases but it’s nothing to do with NATO. Russia just needs to get out of Ukraine and nobody would be targeting them.

Ukraine also votes against israel in the UN general assembly sometimes, but its entirely meaningless and a nothing burger. Israel gave Ukraine a patriot system with interceptors, shared intelligence, and is currently fighting Iran which is one of russias biggest allies, if some stupid GA votes are the things that matter to you then I have nothing to say.

False. Israel has been backing Ukraine, and also sent aid to Ukraine.

Having people of russian origin doesnt mean that Israel and Russia are closely tied, or even remotely tied. 75% of russian speaking Israelis blame Russia for the war and support ukraine [[source]](https://besacenter.org/?p=58586#:~:text=In%20March%202022%2C%20over%2070,%E2%80%94among%20Russian%2Dspeaking%20Israelis.), most other russian speakers didnt know, and those blaming ukraine were so small that it fell within the margin of error. If the proof for Russia and Israel being allied is there are people of russian descent in Israel then this is just racism.

The Russian diaspora in Israel is there because Russian Jews had been discriminated against since the time of the Czars. 

Israel has a very large Russian *speaking* diaspora, including a lot of Ukrainians and other ex-soviets. Even Russian nationals in Israel mostly support Ukraine. That said, understanding Russian and being sympathetic of Putin are two very different things. Also... Russia (and the USSR before it) have *always* assisted Israel's enemies. Assad, most recently... a former part of of the Iranian axis/crescent. Egypt, historically. Israel's relations with The Free World aren't good. The Free World's relations with the Free World aren't good. But, Zelensky is right. Whether or not we are disillusioned of that old idea... that is still the "natural" block. IMO, a lot of the conflict going on is directly related to the weakening (mostly non-material weakening) of that Free World.

Doesn't mean that all of them no longer have ties to Russia