Big rebound from the European markets today. Maybe happy with the sanctions announced and that the SWIFT payments system hasn't been targeted yet.
Exactly ,
Finland already had a problem with Russia a few years ago , when hundreds of armed Russian were let into Finland without permission from Finland ,
The finns were told it was a hunting party
If that threat is real both Finland and Sweden need to apply to get into NATO and get into NATO fast.
It's highly likely true ,
putin knows they won't be protected why wouldn't he threatened them
Will keep an eye on that story if it's true. The translator seemed to be struggling so not sure what to take from it.
Yes. My point point it when there is a choice between your cities being nuked and taking action based on a piece of paper, the outcome is not certain. All countries break contracts and attempt to find loopholes around them all the time. A decision which means the end of NATO may be deemed the lesser of two evils by this or a future US administration.
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Manchester united pulled the plug on a sponsorship Aeroflot worth 40+ million
apparently ukranian government are not only nazis now backed by america they have also been elevated to status of drug addicts also charming
Im sure putin cant wait to sit down with drug addicted nazis in minsk shortly
Sweden has officially responded to that threat, Snake Island style:
https://twitter.com/jensliljestrand/status/1497225959384260617
It's real, and a good idea if you want to start a long protracted insurgency, bad idea if you want a united response against Russians.
Having so many untrained, plain clothes soldiers effectively opens up a can of worms for defending yourselves. Reports that the "russian saboteurs" in Ukrainian vehicles and Ukrainian uniforms may well have been just ukrainian, the people who attacked them were a civilian militia.
I dont know if I believe it, but with news of Russian saboteurs in Ukrainian uniforms doing the rounds, imagine what a nightmare that must be for actual Ukrainian soldiers. So many plain clothes civilians have been warned to look out for any saboteurs. How do they know who is a saboteur and who is just Ukrainian!
There is no reason to think that Xi didn't know of and approve this attack
There is also no reason to think Putin is mad, bad certainly, not mad.
He is doing what leaders have done for thousands of years of history.
The last 30 years of US hegemony were the Only reason there was mostly peaceful years and that was enforced when needed at gun point.
He and China and looking at a post Europe and US dominated world.
He couldn't give a hoot about sanctions
, He is an energy super power and between him and xi control over half of the worlds diet.
Food and energy being so passé in western Europe
You do realise Ukraine isn't in NATO and therefore NATO wasn't and isn't obligated to defend it.
His isnt my favourite TD but hes bloody right here, fair play.
Yep. And this is the primary reason why SWIFT hasn't blocked yet. It will hurt everyone. Tbh though, any company or individual still involved with Russian money by the end of the weekend, can get fvcked. There may not be much we can do militarily to help, but if financial and economic sacrifices on our part can inflict heavy wounds and make a difference here, then we should be willing to take it.
Technical point, it's a crime against peace.
War crimes are those committed during war, such as targeting civilians
Finland and Sweden both getting threatened
Hows the deal going for people in Karelia that wants to be part of Finland,Lavrov
the sanctions implemented are a joke, toothless western countries wont understand what they are dealing with until its too late!
It's been verified by the press.
It's also exactly what the President said he would do.
Oh sure. But you can see it in Putin's speeches and the stuff being spouted online by Putinbots, claiming that the Ukrainian government are Nazis and planning a holocaust of Russian speakers in Ukraine. Everyone outside of Russia with two brain cells knows that it's nonsense.
That's all assuming both sides are led by 'rational actors'...
Covney replied to lavrov
Russia havent made much progress so far and still missing many of its many major objectives
UK MOD update on the day.
Blocking Russia from Swift network could still happen in next few days.
Apart from the effect on Russia, there's a lot of Irish based companies that would be affected, banks and fund companies that service Russian bond repayments.
Citi, state street, BNY
For example.
Planning and launching a war of aggression is a war crime. It's one of the main charges that was made against the Nazis at the Nuremberg trials.
Yeah but in the battle of Nazis versus the Russian state it's the Russians who are ahead for those in the east of Europe. The Germans were only a problem for 6 years, the Russians for nearly 50 and centuries in some cases.
It's being played on Sky News, so I assume it's a valid video.
The govt already said earlier they handing out weaponry to citizens.
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