Atrocious Joe posted:

fits my needs posted:

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1605689114975666177?s=20&t=sXAWKeTCv0RkIEORIqUCJA

Starsfan posted:

right up there with the all time Trump-isms and Bush-isms

Comrade Koba posted:

well, if I wrote an article on january 2, 2023 telling the government to go gently caress themselves because they want to cooperate with turkey and as an argument provided some new information about some dirty poo poo turkey's been doing to political dissidents i could very much go to jail, lol

it brings me great comfort that mlmp08 would probably write a post about how technically i didn't go to jail for criticizing the government, i went to jail for criticizing the turkish government

quote:

Turkey and Poland agree on protection of data as part of $270 million drone deal
Levent Kenez/Stockholm

Turkey and Poland signed an agreement ensuring the confidentiality and protection of data within the scope of their cooperation in the defense industry. The agreement, obtained by Nordic Monitor, is a part of a recent drone deal between the two countries.

The agreement, which was signed on May 24, 2021 in Ankara by the countries’ defense ministers, is in the process of approval by the Turkish parliament. It is expected to soon be put into effect, considering that the first drone delivery to Poland will be made this year.

The text of the agreement on “Mutual Protection of Classified Information in Defence Industry” between Poland and Turkey:

The deal stipulates how security clearances will be provided for private contractors and sub-contractors who perform work within the scope of the countries’ defense industry cooperation. Any possible security violation in one party will be investigated immediately and reported to the other party.

Visits to facilities involving access to classified information will take place with the written consent of the receiving state authorities. Possible disputes will not be referred to any national or international tribunal or third party for settlement as the agreement envisages that such differences will be settled between the parties.

The agreement will be in force for five years and automatically renewed for another five years unless terminated by either party with 30 days’ advance notice through diplomatic channels.

Turkey and Poland signed a deal for the sale of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV), making Poland the first NATO and European Union member country to purchase Turkish drones during Polish President Andrzej Sebastian Duda’s official visit to Turkey in May 2021.


The drone deal was signed during a meeting of the Polish and Turkish presidents in Ankara last May.
According to information obtained by Nordic Monitor, Poland will purchase three ground stations and two simulators in addition to 24 military drones. One of the simulators will be deployed at the aviation academy in Deblin and the other to the UCAV base in Mirosławiec.

The agreement includes two-year technical support and training of 192 Polish officers who will serve as drone operators, commanders and instructors. All training sessions will take place entirely in Turkey in four groups at different times, taking 15-17 weeks for each group.

Delivery will take place over two years in batches of six, starting by October 31, 2022. The second set is planned to be delivered on April 30, 2023. The date for the third batch is October 31, 2023, and the last is due on April 30, 2024. The total cost is estimated at approximately $270 million.

Turkey and Poland are in close cooperation in military areas. Last year, the defense ministers of the two countries met twice in five months. Hulusi Akar, who welcomed his counterpart to Ankara in May 2021, paid a return visit in October 2021. Military experts said the two visits made in a short period of time were due to the details of the arms deal.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak previously said the cooperation between the two countries is not limited to NATO, stating that Poland intends to purchase new weapons systems from Turkey.

It is no secret that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his family members and his business associates benefit immensely from the defense industry and military equipment sales. Bayraktar TB2 military drones are produced by the company owned by Erdoğan’s son-in-law, which takes advantage of all state facilities but also earns high profits in the local and international market with the sale of weapons, for which the only decision-maker is his father-in-law.

An important reason for choosing Turkish drones is that Turkey does not have a long export approval process unlike the US and the European Union.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak(L) and his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, met twice in the space of five months last year.
However, the effects of the drone trade on Turkish foreign policy, called “drone diplomacy” by many, are undeniable. While Erdoğan has offered to sell drones to every African country he visited, some deals began to pose risks for Turkey.
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adebisi lives posted:

https://twitter.com/gregkellyusa/status/1605650195726929936?t=lqF1CgbE4VsDVREAgKrLfg&s=19

Newsmax host rightly furious about this casual attire

OctaMurk posted:

imagine if volodomyr zelensky ahd worn a tan suit

Majorian posted:

lmao no, if it's so similar that mods are able to tell who it's mimicking, I'll just be impressed.

Doktor Avalanche posted:

this is an adam sandler character

Cuttlefush posted:

didn't catpetter get a ban for "syq"ing a reddit post

Starsfan posted:

I think he was ostensibly banned for violating an order not to syq from D&D and then it turned out that post he referenced was not actually from D&D but GBS.

fits my needs posted:

Lostconfused posted:

gradenko_2000 posted:

So the ban was reversed, right?

Cuttlefush posted:

didn't catpetter get a ban for "syq"ing a reddit post

Starsfan posted:

I think he was ostensibly banned for violating an order not to syq from D&D and then it turned out that post he referenced was not actually from D&D but GBS.

BadOptics posted:

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1605704873625804800?s=20&t=3iB0e7LWOqV_0ei2rsq51Q

Lol our leaders are so old. My *grandparents* probably weren't even past their 10th birthday in 1941.

Majorian posted:

Something like that, yeah. IIRC it was more about him being catpetter than any hard-and-fast rule that was broken.

Lostconfused posted:

You can pretty much date the photo by his clothes.

Gresh posted:

lets keep unconditionally supporting Ukraine and ruling out any negotiations so this war goes on for years killing millions

Gresh posted:

lets keep unconditionally supporting Ukraine and ruling out any negotiations so this war goes on for years killing millions

News⚡️Cherkassy posted:

Four and a half thousand residents of Cherkasy fell ill with influenza and ARVI in a week

Since the beginning of the epidemic season, 48 490 cases of influenza and ARVI have been registered in Cherkasy region, 4 574 people fell ill last week.

Compared to the previous week, there is an increase in the incidence by 13.8%.
Exceeding the epidemic threshold was registered in 2 territorial communities: Lysyanska (by 26.0%), Uman (by 73.0%).
During the week, no fatalities were registered in the region.

👉ПІДПИСАТИСЬ НА NEWS CHERKASSY

📸 Прислати новину

Atrocious Joe posted:

fits my needs posted:

Lostconfused posted:

Raskolnikov38 posted:

please dont gently caress up dulles for me please dont gently caress up dulles for me

BadOptics posted:

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1605704873625804800?s=20&t=3iB0e7LWOqV_0ei2rsq51Q

Lol our leaders are so old. My *grandparents* probably weren't even past their 10th birthday in 1941.

Ytlaya posted:

Also the fact that he suddenly stops being clean shaven. Somehow this had not occurred to me, but the choice to have some facial hair to appear tougher is very funny.

gradenko_2000 posted:

So the ban was reversed, right?