Absolutely smashed with sanctions by UK. Biden should align closely when he talks at 5.30.
As grim as the day started, it's increasingly looking like a major miscalculation by Putin. Protests are kicking off in Russia.
McDonald's will probably pull the plug before the week is out, proper hardship for the citizens.
Yes all 5 of the modern Russian tanks.
China will stay out of it til it's clear how it's going to end up.
They fly into Dublin don’t they? Often seen their planes at the airport. Usually late evening time.
Obviously needs confirmation but I would suspect that a lot of the information doesn't travel well down Russia's ranks. Maybe they expected to really be just scouting out the area and coming back or potentially rescuing Russians from the Ukrainian "genocide". Remember there was a lot of will they won't they up until the 11th hour and while it wasn't the most subtle it does mean they likely hadn't told their troops what the plan was at any point. Half of them might not have known were they were exactly.
Not sure how often it happens in modern times but I know some soldiers in the British army initially believed they were in France when they were sent to put down the 1916 rising.
Ain’t we kinda lucky Trump hasn’t access to the football?!
Fair fcks Boris. Good response.
It seems that the SWIFT exclusion for Russian banks is not planned by the EU, not yet anyway.
It wouldn't surprise me. The grunts were living in very bad and basic accomodation for the last few weeks. I'm sure a lot have connections with the Ukraine. Their hearts may not be in this fight unlike the Ukrainians who are defending their motherland.
They seem to be forgetting the huge anti-war protests and opposition from across the political spectrum before the Iraq War.
The people you mention remind me of the tragedy slowly unfurling in Hong Kong. The university took down a memorial to those killed in Tiananmen Square. Said it was planned maintenance. Can guarantee the same university was a hotbed of anti-mainland sentiment and the lecturers will have encouraged it. But once it's done, it's done. All the talking and bloviating ends up for nought and the plebs are the ones who lose out. Some will just track with whatever their icons say, others will finally learn that picking one side and never deviating doesn't work. The civil servants will just get paid by someone else. The administrators will just use a different stamp.
There is very strong nationalism in the west of the country and really no great love for Mother Russia.
Have to say well done to U.K. with proper sanctions. All must be done to cripple Russia
I really do hope a halt is put to their comfortable numbers next time out all right. They've been a disgrace and an embarrassment. I remember UK getting mocked about the UKIP/Brexit party jokers they used to send to EU Parliament but we are not much better in quality of MEP for smaller number we send, if not quite as noisy/disruptive.
Belarus should get similarly financially blacklisted if they offer Russia direct support.
Yep, once the sanctions start hitting them, and they will, then this will gather momentum. The real question is do the authorities stamp it out, or do they themselves take part?
Bang on post. The moral prevaricators make make ill. It's all a big lark to them and they have no idea of the mendacity of who they are providing cover for. Or they do, but they don't care, just keep the wheels spinning on their boll*cks juvenile political ideology.
If there was ever a time where a coup was needed in Russia that time was now.
I very much hope I am wrong.
If? Even ignoring their famously close relationship, they're currently offering their country as a staging post for this invasion of Ukraine.
F*ck Putin and Lackey Lukashenko. They must be well and truly divorced from reality if they really think those combovers are worth persisting with and all.
Big opportunity for Boris to win back the public by acting like a leader/Prime Minister
Impressed and pleasantly surprised by the Brits I didn't think they would be so strong or decisive. Apparently Belerus are getting similar treatment.
The EU really need to follow up with equally severe restrictions. Russia needs to be kicked out of Swift.
Remember there is a referendum in Belarus sponsored by putin this week that will allow putin to permanently base Russian military and nuclear weapons in Belarus , essentially another annexation
BelaRussia is the same country now, a union state they are calling it, chilling
Can't stand Boris or the Tories but I'm fairly impressed by their reaction so far. The EU and Joe need to step up now big time.
Also on a side issue relating to the surrendered Russian platoon, (and not that I've any sympathy for them) is it not illegal under Geneva convention to publish photos of POWs? Maybe I'm wrong ...
Boris Jonson announced in the House of Commons that Belarus will also be sanctioned.
Jesus , just back from work.. well f**k me I really really didn't think Putin would do it. Christ this won't end well.
Protests in Moscow
This has been a godsend for Boris. His political career was on the edge due to all the scandals. That is over now and he can progress with the slate wiped clean.
And Russian military have siezed Chernobyl
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