I see Russian air traffic is still flowing between lots of European nations- why? Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Sweden…avoiding certain air space
Pictures emerging of Russians using civilian areas to base their artillery pieces to shell Ukrainians.
I think it’s the location of the negotiations not the negotiations themselves that Ukraine is rejecting- a bit more neutral territory is what’s required
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At least the mask has well and truly fallen from the Russian government officials. For years, Putin and his cronies have striven to put on this cool, calm, logical persona with a touch of menace, like they're always the smartest guy in the room, playing their sly little mind games. Putin slouching in his chair, legs spread while sitting with other world leaders, tacitly demonstrating a lack of respect for his counterpart by not even having an attentive posture. Now, we have a glimpse of the real Putin, foaming at the mouth, rambling about neo-nazis and drug addicts in the Ukrainian government. We thought the U.S. were telling a whopper with weapons of mass destruction, and they were, but here's Putin with his own version of that.
And that Russian ambassador to Ireland who appeared on the six one news.... who the hell was that guy? He looked and sounded like the secondary villain of some old Euro-thriller starring Michael Caine. That guy's calling in life is to be racing around the narrow streets of 1980s Bruges in a tiny car in search of a mysterious black briefcase. If he doesn't at least own a pair of black leather gloves and a pistol with a ridiculously long silencer, I am going to be sorely, sorely disappointed.
Russian logistics in action.
Because they are busy doing other things. It's not a wave of a wand and it takes time for countries and governments to formulate and agree on policies.
Russian troops also trying to ahead of the currency crisis next week.
I very much he survives this and ends up getting a standing ovation as he enters Brussels for Ukraines accession to the EU.
Hopefully it's merely a brief stopover as he continues his journey north to the Hague to give evidence against Putin.
When you see videos like that of Ukrainians just walking slowly up to a tank, or the lone guy who stood in front of a moving tank , or the guy single handed trying to block an entire armoured column by just standing in the middle of the road ... It's amazing ,and must just sap the moral of Russian troops ,
And the granny with the sunflower seeds ... I reckon Ukrainian granny's could win this war - who the hell wants to beat up a granny ..
This is something I had thought of-WHAT IF- the Ukrainian people flooded into Kyiv enmasse and stayed on the streets and the bridges- like millions of them (voluntarily I hasten to add)- would that snooker Putin?
If this was ISIS attacking it would be a stupid move as they wouldn’t care but surely you can’t capture a whole city when the civilians in their millions are lining the streets with rifles and guns and a strong will to resist?
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Ukrainians are playing it smart, not contesting open ground but urban strongpoints, and they have a lot of western weapons as well as presumably a constant feed of Intel from US and other European countries.
Russia was geared for a short campaign that would swoop in, capture Kiev, and put in a puppet. It's actually bizarre how little preparation appears to have gone into Plan B. Videos of stranded and abandoned Russian vehicles everywhere.
The war is not going well, their economy is going to be in tatters, and they've achieved pretty much none of their objectives and questionable if they ever will at this stage. For something apparently in the planning for the past 2 years it really defies belief they would get it quite this wrong.
Such a lovely photo. I really hope his family are out of the country and he makes it through this.
If they want to beat up Grannies they can call in the Belarussian army. They are absolute experts on the topic.
Let the cabinet nominate 100 people to be the next president-then god forbid but if the current president is killed, a new person automatically becomes president
Why can't the Irish government organise to send an aircraft to bring some of those poor Ukrainian people to Ireland.
We have 2 spare bedrooms and would be willing to take a family.
There is no neutrality in this conflict. I find zelensky and Ukrainian people inspiring.
A fairly decent synopsis of the rightful isolation of Putin. UK Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss also suggesting this is the beginning of the end for him. As this goes on it looks like this monumental miscalculation could be the case.
You mean these guys. Talk about ballsy. How can an invading force beat people like this, they can't.
Putin has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation!
The Russians may kill Zelensky, but Zelensky can never die. His people would keep his memory strong in their hearts and follow his example as they continue to resist the scum currently attempting to invade their country.
That's gonna sting. Someone go after his mouthpiece Segal too.
'Suspended' would sound better as 'expelled'. It implies a temporary state. Putin is persona non grata everywhere, for ever.
My first impression was to laugh but then, yes why not. To go by 1,000 cuts no matter how small.
Every little step helps- turn them into North Korea on the world stage
Yes he is in people’s hearts and heads now- impossible to kill. Like the 1916 martyrs were here
It directly hits the NovoFuhrers ego.
Well, it's him really. This could all be unwound with his replacement by a more pragmatic regime who want to end this. They do have security issues but they are not going to be resolved by this misadventure.
A round house kick to the face 🥱
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