Another interesting thing about Kazakhstan it's holds an important role for the Russia and the US to a small degree ,and the international space station , who both lunch manned and unmanned rockets heading to the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
I think he's only referring to Putin and his lackies
I still don’t understand why it was posted here that the Russian people get bad treatment by the press.
What papers are printing it?
Just about 4 years in total, predominantly in Moscow, but travelled extensively in that time.
164 dead but relatively calm at the moment according to the Guardian.
A quick Google search shows western media reporting on the Jamal Khashoggi murder only a few days ago
Go figure!
Things being dropped by the media are because of public lack of interest and because there is can be only so much that journalists can do in following a story.
sure the authorities can threaten, influence, bribe, journalists but mostly it is about people listening anymore
5 mins spent watching US media discuss their own govt should surely be enough to realise the govt doesn't control it.
Start a thread on Saudi LGBT rights....
Doubt you can discuss it ,
Putins LGBT rights lol
I have no evidence that the US ‘controls’ the world media but it does make me wonder sometimes why staunch US ally Saudi Arabia gets off so lightly when it comes to women’s and LBGT rights.
There was that Khassogi journalist murdered by Saudi agents in Istanbul and dropped by media suddenly , why was this?
You ‘remember hearing’ , isn’t that my point?
Could be said of any country on earth. But it's particularly true of militaristic countries -- the people are fine, but if your country is militaristic, scum certain types will be attracted to positions of power. Funny enough, and this reinforces your point, there is no real dislike for ordinary Russians among ordinary US citizens.. I lived in a US city w/ lots of Russian immigrants, there were Russians bars etc. But as you get closer to the top of political power, the quality of human being declines and antipathy --or the appearance of antipathy, which can be just a profitable for the US and Russian weapons industries respectively-- rises.
Okay but the US needing a bad guy doesn’t explain the view that western media is being unfair towards the Russian people?
I’m assuming you are not suggesting that the US government controls the world’s media.
I have seen reports on corruption, etc. and how Putin is not a nice fella but I’ve never seen a newspaper article attack the “man on the street”
I don’t know about the World Cup but I remember hearing that Russian authorise closed gay bars and night clubs in places close to the last Winter Olympics there - and the Russian authorities (maybe Putin himself) denied this happened because there are no homosexuals in Russian apparently.
Again though, this isn’t an attack on the Russian people.
Sounds familiar. I would think even Russia for all it faults is capable of building a children’s hospital and effective public transport.
The Irish ‘solution’ is taking away people’s front gardens to widen the roads for more traffic.
It’s all part of the indoctrination of the masses, the US needs an ‘enemy’ to hold NATO together and keep Europe under the thumb and that’s why the masses must be constantly reminded that Russia is ‘bad’.
I remember the hate campaign towards Russia ahead of the 2018 World Cup, don’t go there because they are all racist homophobe hooligans. What I saw on television was fans from Africa and Russia all sitting together and having a great time enjoying the football and absolutely no trouble whatsoever.
The only trouble that I know of was English hooligans giving nazi salutes in a bar in Volgograd which of course used to be Stalingrad. If the Russians are that bad they would have been locked up and the key thrown away.
That is the way with everything, not just countries
I’m currently experiencing a bizarre situation brought about by management- I can’t even begin to explain it. Jonathon Swift or Aramdo Iannucci could write about it
how long did you live there and where if you don’t mind me asking? I have been there backpacking
There is a possibility that he could get bogged down as they were in Afghanistan, but I can't see that bringing him down , not for a long time yet any way. He has surrounded himself with people whose wealth and well being depend on him. Now if these people start to feel financial pain as a result of even more harsh sanctions imposed if Ukraine is invaded that could well change. He is a master chess player, and still controls the FSB. so still has some very powerful tool's at his disposal. Ultimately of course, his biggest enemy is old Father Time.
I've lived there as well, and the people themselves are fine, its the management that is the problem.
It is a beautiful country and I met some great people there. More than once I was offered a place to sleep or a meal.
What western media is being unfair to the people of Russia? I haven’t seen or heard anything bad directed towards them.
It's been claimed that the military were stood down in the city of Almaty main airport Kazakhstan which apparently allowed protesters to occupy the airport ,now several hours later Russian troops already occupied Almaty airport, which has become the Russians military staging post ,
Odd how the Kazakhstan military were moved out of the airport several hours before thousands of russians arrived ready for war, and no protesters to seen too
Just as expected, all the anti Kremlin bureaucrats and politicians are being rounded up in Kazakhstan.
Putin is in for a big fall. His repression of the Ukraine, Kazakhstan and in his own country cannot be sustained.
He's been in power too long and the his hunger for and coveting of power is his only way of surviving.
If a power change happens in Kremlin he isn’t able to control, he can’t keep his assets and his family inside Russia without harm coming to them.
His days are numbered. Tick tock.
Definitely bears more resemblance to an invasion force than a peacekeeping mission. The sheer scale of the logistics alone involved in an operation that size is mind boggling.
Possibly ,seems very convenient to have several thousand special forces ,IFVs and electronic warfare units along with dozens of heavy lift aircraft ready to go,and not have prior knowledge of where and when they were going first ,
Certainly looks like they were all dressed up and ready for the dance...unless they had advance knowledge of it?
Wonder if those IVFs and special forces were sitting there expecting to be deployed else where ,
Coup or not ( and most likely was / is) Russia response was lightning fast..and of course a debt was incurred, plus successful coup's are not to be encouraged (unless by Moscow) as they might give other Country's ideas.
Pro Russian autocratic leadership with ties to the previous Yanukovych regime in Ukraine,calls in Russian military to put down protests despite having the ability to call 100,000 plus of his own military...
Which it's likely the russian forces won't be leaving
Putin supported Erdogans rule because he threatened to close the Bosporus straight to the Russian navy either locking them into or out of the blacksea ,
The same Erdogan who bought some expensive Russian anti aircraft missiles which the Russians are going back on ,just after Erdogan supported the Azerbaijan military very recently pissing in Putins cornflakes again..
But anything involving Putin is never so straight forward,
This makes no sense - even assuming your statement about Erdogan is correct -
Lets work thru this -
Turkey
Russia wants Erdogan in power, Russia hears about coup against Erdogan so they tell Erdogan to keep him in power
Kazakhstan
Russia wants current president Tokayev in power, ......Gatling's Russian coup conspiracy theory....., Russia sends troops to keep Tokayev in power
Exactly and a direct supply route into iran as a bonus
@BobMcBob To me this feels like an attempted coup by the security chief with some military units involved. Russia has been brought in to put down the coup so they are not behind it.
Of Russia would not be involved a bit like how they intercepted the Turkish coup that cemented Erdogan in power
Yes and Vladimir's "assistance" to President Assad comes at a price..the Russians now have 49 years use of the port of Tartous .This is Russia's sole navel base outside the Soviet Union, and gives them access to the Mediterranean. A priceless asset in the present times.
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