Perhaps he wants Russian troops out of the way before dropping a nuke on Kyiv?
link to this?
Hopefully the Chinese now turn their back on putin too. Im getting the feeling we are into the end game for Putin here either way. I think the troops being pulled back is actually him withdrawing as a result of the roibles starting to tank. Watch this space. Europe have called his bluff without the Americans. Air support now and plenty of weapons coming in. He knows he cant win.
Europe abu
Impossible to negotiate with a deranged dictator, but you know that already.
The central bank is on the banned list plus Federal reserve, Bank of England and ECB have restricted clearing of the respective currencies. Will make it hard, nigh on impossible, for russia to sell its foreign currency reserves in the volumes needed to support a freefalling ruble
There is a lot of paralells Ive seen drawn with the Treaty of Versaille post WW1. Conditions created this huge vaccum of power that the Nazis filled. They scapegoated the Jews starting off. Ive never seen a situation like this conflict where there is so much uncertainty over the actions of the aggressor. When you face a hostile enemy, there is a degree of military intelligence that gives an indication of how they might act. The swiftness of attack, the hit squads looking for Zelensky, weapons from the EU, nuclear threats and almost 350,000 refugees and this is just day 5.
Today I found myself (Im a grown man of 39) in tears looking at the footage today of those in Ukraine seeking to flee and been made refugees. I work sort of in that area so I feel I can help in some way or play my part but its moved me like nothing before. Ive been to conflict zones just after they after a few years come out of the worst of it and become peaceful - mostly as I am intrigued .
The world doesnt make any sense at all...
So, thats the end of the world in 6 months,
A coup in Russia,
Rashford being outed as a crook/paedo
GB news being a legitimate news channel.
Any other predictions for us?
I have to be honest. The thermobaric weapons are scary.
Or are they sending in their own. 🤔
Thats what humans would do, not Putler
I love your hand wringing and belated and suspicious cry for peace after the fact of the invasion. This invasion was signposted weeks and months ago, people were crying out to stop the war and the likes of you were dancing to the tune of a fascist - saying Putin was nothing of the sort and the notion of a war was an elaborate Western plot.
If your answer is for Ukrainians to cut their own throats and the EU to abandon them, you're deep in the bosom of a fascist threat and have lost your compass. You're not asking for peace, you're asking for the capitulation of a democracy in the face of a man who views the country as nothing but real estate that can be snatched under the treads of his tanks. You might be resigned to fascism and are comfortable with giving it a safe harbour, Ukraine, and the West are not
The only "escalation" came from that nut in the Kremlin. He invaded his peaceful and democratic neighbours.
That would only encourage Putin amd Russia.
"President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima."
you could give the same reasons for Putin doing likewise tonight
Sure, yeah, appease Putin. Then watch him go into Georgia and Moldova. Then probably Finland.
Do you have a link to what is actually banned? Is it specific BIC's..... I am not having much luck finding it
From a trading site I use - they are usually pretty accurate
https://youtu.be/DfxcIGxedXc
Slim Pickens ...
Reach this stage who will remember???????
Thing is back then nobody had a nuclear bomb to fire back. Today there're maybe a dozen or more with nuclear arms.
Saw this on CNN, thought I was watching Fox News for a minute, had to do a double take to check again. Mitt Romney praising Ireland’s reaction to our Russian ambassador and saying he doesn’t hold much hope for the talks. Never liked the guy, but everything he says here is on the money.
He suggests a no-fly zone for Kyiv might be a good idea. Surely it needs to be done. I’m reminded of the quote that goes something like, ‘the only thing required for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing’
Moldova will be apéritif after the main item on the menu Ukraine.
If anyone wants to raise a complaint with the Kremlins presedential office here is the number. Have at
+7 8 800 200 23 16
Covid will probably survive it😀
The Putinbots are doing a piss poor job here. Its the gulag for reeducation. 'Must do better'.
20:00 voting closed
20:01 aaand results are in
Has anyone being watching Flightradar tonight?
There is a lot of USAF statotankers flying orbits around the area outside Ukraine.
There was five at one stage.
Have you been asleep for the past few days. You obviously have zero idea of what's going on.
Regarding the no fly zone i think its only a matter of time before a commercial airlines is shot down.
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