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Chan island wrote:

New map, and now a very realistic Japan is sitting within casual raiding distance of Chan Island.

Those maid cafes aren't gonna know what hit 'em!

Famous Holidays in the Northwest:
European Cultural Day (May 9)
-Celebration of the European people's and the many diverse cultures they have

Northwest Independence Day (May 18)
-Celebration of the Northwest Republic and it's long war for independence from the USA and Canada.

Patriots Day (July 4)
-A celebration of Northwest Patriotism as well as the Northwest nation

Luna Amore wrote:

Good day, Forest people!

We meet again, welcome to my place of residence.

Also, you owe me for paying off your tab.

Democratic Republic of Cacusia wrote:

Still a work in progress but this might be my new flag (the green one I'm currently using). What do people think?

I think it looks splendid. One of my new favorites!

Reminder to all that the Shelf is not yet filled.
There are still open positions in:
Events Coordinator, helping out with N and Z day and community events.
Statistician, compiling the various statistical dispatches in Forest and monitoring the numbers during N/Z days.
Lore Scribe, to initiate potential future RP's in Forest.
There are many more potential roles to fill, so if you are interested in helping the shelf, please send me a telegram. Events Coordinator and Statistician are two which would be very useful to have filled before N day.

Einswenn wrote:

As Russia has announced partial mobilisation this morning and I have my chances to be rallied, my theoretical absence could be related to the escalating war. While hoping for the best though, it feels like this should be mentioned.

That sucks bigtime. Really hoping you can avoid this, stay safe and not get dragged into things you really don't want to be involved in.

From what Russian government says now, Ukraine’s fate seems to be decided. The Donbas referendums planned for this weekend will turn them into regions of Russian Federation, according to the Russian state itself. The officials claimed that “an attack on the newly added regions (they put the words the way as if it was already Russia today) is an attack on Russia with all the consequences” which, in fact, means a defensive war for Russia, clear and loud. Depending on how the West reacts it’ll be easier to see the vector of the war, but I assume Russia will use more brutal force because hands will be untied completely. Ukraine won’t stop their attacks on breakaway states and Kherson, so this is a lose-lose situation for all.

The sad part is that it doesn’t matter what people by both sides, or other governments think about it. The Kremlin is playing its autonomous delusional game and creates “legal justification” for itself while realising that nobody would recognise it at all.

The amendments on criminal law that passed yesterday allow Russian government to mobilise entire population. I only wonder why do they play this poor theatre game as if laws meant anything in this country. They can’t pass socially important laws for months and years but pass military law in one day, surprising /s. From where I stand now, it looks like Russia is preparing for total war. An event I refuse to believe in, again.

Einswenn wrote:

From what Russian government says now, Ukraine’s fate seems to be decided. The Donbas referendums planned for this weekend will turn them into regions of Russian Federation, according to the Russian state itself. The officials claimed that “an attack on the newly added regions (they put the words the way as if it was already Russia today) is an attack on Russia with all the consequences” which, in fact, means a defensive war for Russia, clear and loud. Depending on how the West reacts it’ll be easier to see the vector of the war, but I assume Russia will use more brutal force because hands will be untied completely. Ukraine won’t stop their attacks on breakaway states and Kherson, so this is a lose-lose situation for all.

The sad part is that it doesn’t matter what people by both sides, or other governments think about it. The Kremlin is playing its autonomous delusional game and creates “legal justification” for itself while realising that nobody would recognise it at all.

The amendments on criminal law that passed yesterday allow Russian government to mobilise entire population. I only wonder why do they play this poor theatre game as if laws meant anything in this country. They can’t pass socially important laws for months and years but pass military law in one day, surprising /s. From where I stand now, it looks like Russia is preparing for total war. An event I refuse to believe in, again.

Necc MINUTE these regions vote no 🤣🤣🤣

Einswenn wrote:

From what Russian government says now, Ukraine’s fate seems to be decided. The Donbas referendums planned for this weekend will turn them into regions of Russian Federation, according to the Russian state itself. The officials claimed that “an attack on the newly added regions (they put the words the way as if it was already Russia today) is an attack on Russia with all the consequences” which, in fact, means a defensive war for Russia, clear and loud. Depending on how the West reacts it’ll be easier to see the vector of the war, but I assume Russia will use more brutal force because hands will be untied completely. Ukraine won’t stop their attacks on breakaway states and Kherson, so this is a lose-lose situation for all.

The sad part is that it doesn’t matter what people by both sides, or other governments think about it. The Kremlin is playing its autonomous delusional game and creates “legal justification” for itself while realising that nobody would recognise it at all.

The amendments on criminal law that passed yesterday allow Russian government to mobilise entire population. I only wonder why do they play this poor theatre game as if laws meant anything in this country. They can’t pass socially important laws for months and years but pass military law in one day, surprising /s. From where I stand now, it looks like Russia is preparing for total war. An event I refuse to believe in, again.

Unfortunately I think your analysis hits the nail on the head. Putin will never admit defeat, and will not back down even if it means the deaths of thousands more of his own people. I think the Ukrainians will keep fighting, but I doubt they can reclaim the entirety of their territory alone, that being said I do not advocate for additional involvement by any party in the war, the people we would send to war will never return, they become different, and I can't advocate for that even if it would guarantee Ukrainian victory. I think I speak for most of us here when I say I wish you the best, and I hope you don't have to be subjected to Putin's laboratory of inhumanity. I hope that we all live to see more compassionate, sane, and peaceful times, it is up to us to see that we do.

Vala-kin wrote:

Hello

Hello, welcome to Forest! Feel free to take a look around.

Ruinenlust wrote:

In the end, though, nothing short of Ukraine regaining all of the territory to its 1991 borders will be a lasting solution, in my opinion. Ukraine must have the Donbas back, as well as Crimea.

We should be careful with this kind of rhetoric, much indulged in by the UK's newest Prime Minister. If we don't accept the Kremlin narrative that Russia is fighting a proxy war against the USA and NATO then it follows that the objectives can't be dictated from the West. What constitutes an acceptable price for peace is to be determined by the people and government of Ukraine. We can't have it both ways. Any eventual end to this will have to be negotiated - the alternative is lasting stalemate on the battlefield. An entrenched position that says that nothing short of total Russian capitulation on all matters will be acceptable doesn't make that more likely.

The real prize is Crimea, which contains the only deep water port under Russian control that's free of ice all year round. When Ukraine shifted from looking east in its allegiences to looking west Russia could not tolerate the prospect of that port hosting NATO warships or falling under the aegis of the European Union. Russia would pay a very high price to keep hold of it, and I believe that realisation was the reason the west let Crimea go with a muted token protest - it was either that or be willing to go all in against a nuclear adversary.

Now obviously it's not justifiable to violate the security of another country to secure your own nation's strategic or material interests. Let's not kid ourselves, however, that our governments in the west are any different on that score. We all know the list of invasions and interventions in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and beyond that have advanced the foreign and economic policy of the NATO powers.

Of course we should oppose Putin, but don't buy into the fiction of NATO as a defensive alliance holding up the shield of truth and democracy against the barbaric great bear, or of Ukraine as martyr to the values of the European Enlightenment. This is precisely the proxy war narrative that supports the interests of the Kremlin as much as those of the White House.

A special apartment in hell does indeed await Putin, but it's not newly built. He'll be sharing with pretty much every ruler of a major power ever.

Einswenn wrote:

Which, once again, leads me to thought that a country should not be ruled by one single person

Yes exactly why we have Parliamentary Democracies with PMs and a multiparty bicameral legislature 😉🐸🐢🐈

Like mine who has more government levels than you can imagine... even taking votes from citizens in disputed areas active with combat

Prusmia wrote:

Looking for oppinions here, I was bored and decided to make some flags does this one look better with or without the camo pattern?

https://ibb.co/VM3QxLb
https://ibb.co/s1dkP2P

2nd one