Yeah and they're much more powerful
I'm sure it was approved well before the referendum. Sure PaddyPower wouldn't have even offered ya odds on that at all!
Except no one else had nukes to retaliate with back then. 🤦
Is this why the Russians parked outside of Kiev are pushing back?
No ive been awake
Its biden who is asleep.
Makes sense. Kiev just a distraction?
Let’s hope and pray that doesn’t happen.
There's no commercial airlines flying over Ukraine.
Are you watching the same war as the rest of us?
Nothing is making sense at all at this point.
I presume the bulk of it will be held with foreign custodians, who have now had to freeze it. Meaning it's going to be very difficult for them to buy roubles tomorrow to prop up the value. Certain Russians have been out buying expensive goods/cars this evening because they know those goods will hold their value better than their currency which is dropping like a stone
Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of, and since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.
They have their eyes on Transinistria .
Its if he hits the Baltic states taht things will kick off
Kidnapping is a very common fund raising activity in that part of the world..but I've come across it in many other country's too. Friends of mine have been kidnapped, and I've had one or two close shaves myself....last minute change of plan, arrive late maybe, or find out that a kidnap might take place, and change plans immediately. So yes, it happens.
Russia seem close to establishing the landbridge with Crimea and taking the eastern provinces. I mean making sense militarily of course, not this whole thing to begin with.
Very impressive how quickly that moved. So many questions, are they flying into Ukrainian airpspace locked and loaded and who is piloting them? Ukrainian pilots would have had to mobilise westwards to collect fairly quickly.
If the jets are in the sky then technically it might not count as EU soldiers on the ground. How would Putin verify who is flying them anyway.
Any idea how this will effect the price at the pump or gas?
Are you serious?
Especially if the planes are exactly the same as Ukrainians
They would have to camouflage themselves as Ukrainian fighters, Because if shot down by the Russians and pilot captured and discovered as a citizen from the west, that's where WW3 would start and possibility of Nukes being launched by Putin.
From BBC
The Russian rouble has nose-dived nearly 20% - plunging to a new record low versus the US dollar. The fall in value comes after Western nations announced a severe set of sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine.
If the Ukranians can infiltrate Moscow and other Russian cities then a provo IRA style bombing campaign might also work. Bring the war home to Putin.
The question is how does the plane get from an EU airfield and into the skies in Ukraine.
I'm guessing Ukrainian pilots in the EU taking off under radar and only climbing when in Ukraine airspace?
If so, Russia may assume they are refueling and rearming at EU airbases.
Yeh i agree. You would think that box has been ticked.
What’s needed is a mutiny by the top Russian commanders in Ukraine.
The poster I assume you're referring to is just trolling. On the plus side, I got to use the ignore function for the first time a few minutes ago. It all works out in the end.
I think there's plenty of westerners in Russia who could disappear and magically appear beside a downed aircraft in Ukraine.
Security Council on now. Is it just me or whenever there is serious things happening Ireland seems to be on the council?
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