All international sports organisations need to come together and announce a complete ban on russian participation indefinitely (i would go as far as 10 years)
A quick look through Ukrainian history history will tell you that is unlikely that they will just roll over.
Really concerning that the Russians are bringing in thermobaric artillery to Ukraine now.
https://twitter.com/fpleitgencnn/status/1497519335350452231?s=21
Ha. Balls like a bengal tiger on the Ukrainian president. Whatever happens I thinks it’s a fairly safe bet that his name will be put on streets or squares in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine after this.
They'll be a lot there that have scores to settle with Russia from Syria.
Seen pictures of off licences handing out alcohol and beer bottles to make molotov cocktails.
Over here I sometimes feel we overplay the Irish sense of community.
Well the footage on Sky News now of the residents of Dnipro gathering together making Molotov cocktails is one of the most emotional news items I have ever seen live.
My god.
Putin should never be referred to as "president" ever again. He is an illegitimate fascist dictator. A criminal who makes Daniel Kinahan look like Mary Poppins.
The football team shouldn't have been put in this position. Russia should already have been expelled from the competition.
War is a strange thing. They are defiant and will hold. Most of them have made peace to fight to the death, if it may be. With that comes clarity and a sense of calm. I was talking to my English mate yesterday and he was saying it's suicide, if it was him he would surrender.
I was saying I would fight. I know I would fight given the feelings this is stirring inside me and I think most Irish people probably are the same. This is a trait that has passed through the generations. In my opinion, the historically oppressed have more WILL to fight in them than the oppressor who just expect the easy win. An that will, belief and defiance can inflict some serious damage.
Wondering about that myself, guy's a tool but that's a big hint that something is up. Whether that's health or he's steeled for years of bloody conflict who knows?
Actually it is probably one of the most important questions to ask. Supermarkets were open in Kiev yesterday, don't know about today. I do remember that Sarajevo was under seige for years and people stood in lines at shops in areas where a former Olympic target shooting competitor was taking potshots at them.
The number Ukraine are throwing out sound too good to be true but remember they have an indirect line straight to the top in Moscow. Remember, the yanks called every. single. move the Russians made. I even wonder if the difference in foreknowledge compared to 2014 might be a sign of defections increasing among higher-ups in that time.
This isn't a bunch of shepherds with AKs. They're not firing at every light in the sky, they'll know about every plane and helicopter anywhere near Kyiv. It might just mean an extra couple of days in the end alas.
Poland football team refuse to play World Cup qualifier against Russia: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40817169.html
Now let's see how UEFA/FIFA can swallow that.
Some supermarkets are open for a couple of hours a day. There is actually a Billa supermarket underground in Independence Square. There is an entire shopping centre below it.
It would be rather nice if the French foreign legion turned up at the border and swapped their uniforms for the local ones - ahhhem!
Russia apparently still does not have control of Ukrainian airspace.
Probably a daft question, but how do people get food in these circumstances?
Surely supermarkets aren't open, for instance?
Liverpool fans should bring Ukraine flags
They will certainly be there to fight, but yeah they will be "mercenaries" particularly if they leave Turkey.
"Continued Russian losses is a good thing". I fully agree. Putin is not the only evil here, now whose got the comic book mentality?
It's on tomorrow.
I imagine we will se quite a bit of support from around the grounds over the weekend.
I wouldn’t be surprised if some of these mercenaries are only mercenaries on papers. It could be help from external countries to bring knowledge and intel to Ukrainian fighters.
How long before the “private contractors” are sent in?
there seems to be a real lack of understanding on here of the propaganda going on in Russia, there was an interview with some old dear in moscow where she said there was no attacks on kyiv and the troops were peacekeepers in donbas.
there have been reports of moscow blocking “propaganda” via facebook i.e. **** down all reports from non russian controlled outlets.
business partners of ours travelled from brasov to the romania/ukraine border with a car full of supplies for refugees and had to have a sign that it was free as expectation was that they were ripping people off.
they also said that ukrainian men trying to cross the border were being charged 5k to cross the border or being told to go back and fight (both of the above are from my business partner who was speaking directly with our romanian partners)
He usually seems so reserved, is this insane act for real ? Or is it that whole Nixon mad man theory in operation ?
There should be a massive flag unfurled at the Chelsea Liverpool game today as well as a two fingers to Abramovich. Another pr1ck who needs his wings clipped.
Any idea where i could get Clare or Tipp flag in Cork?? A big one if possible
Yes I could ignore you, but I think it is worth telling you that the vast majority of posters here could not give a single f*ck about your posts. Not a f*ck. Put on your cowboy hat and go hill-billy dancing.
Russian forces appear to have taken the coastal city of Mariupol.
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