Thanks, worked purrfectly.
I think most people see waving nuclear war around as a stick as the actions of insanity. A person can be extremely intelligent and insane at the same time.
Putin's reasons for doing what he's doing does not make what he is doing that of a rational human being. I don't think anybody takes comfort in thinking Putin is insane, in fact thats what worries me the most. A rational thinking person does not fire nuclear warheads because they arent getting what they want.
Nothing is confirmed in that article at all. Its based on the word of the RUSSIAN MINISTRY of Defence.
I think with the EU's backing they could fend of the Russians now. The longer this plays out, and we are talking days not weeks, Putin has some difficult decisions to make. Flatten Kiev or save the Russian economy.
If you allow that (1) he doesn't care about any else, and (2) he reckons he's not long for the world and playing some high stakes games - even if they do result in him taking out the rest of the world with him - before he goes would be pretty entertaining, it might not be so wildly irrational.
Yep and for them for perfectly good reasons too. To the Russian/Soviet mind, or the world at the time for that matter, Ukraine didn't even exist as a nation until it was created as a Soviet republic in 1920. Before that it was a land of near yearly shifting borders and allegiances fought over by the Poles, the Ottomans, the Russians. It was Russia/Soviet Union that gave the area its sense of nationhood, heavily encouraged that and really copper fastened things in a terrible way when comrade Stalin starved them out. Hitler added to that sense of nationhood too. To the Russian mindset they see Ukraine as an odd mix of theirs and not theirs(Georgia would be similar). Ukraine courting the EU and especially NATO for the Russian mind is hard to fathom and they see that as a direct threat to Mother Russia and the Czar that runs it.
I said this you know. The volunteering is all well and good when it comes to medical aid and food etc. But the fighting should be left to trained soldiers. Stories of men being turned away from the border because they are of military age is really disturbing and shouldn't be happening. Having untrained men and kids with guns could cause more damage in the long run and will only actually add to the Ukraines casualty count.
Sorry again, no proof, no confirmation by Ukraine Mod, just a stating that they 'may' be alive. And of course all this being dependant on Russia telling the truth.
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Whats this
This whole thing is horrendous, but always good to see European countries pulling together
Will the same thing happen here when inflation erodes our savings, and energy/fuel prices rising raises the cost of living?
There are no winners in this conflict (except for arms dealers)
Literally no one thinks that
The Russian middle class are literally seeing their savings evaporate in real time.
Maybe that's what will really excite public opinion in Russia because, let's face it, the anti-war protests to date have been relatively tiny. Put a million people on the streets of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, that changes things.
If they won't do it on behalf of their Ukrainian neighbours who are being slaughtered, the hope must be they will do it in their own economic self-interest.
Sure the ghost of kyiv will wipe out the Russian airforce before long, how many kills is she on now? 10? 20?
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Wibbs, I would not be so sure that Putin isn't a lunatic at this point. There is no rational explanation for the force of his actions. He has ruined the Russian economy, caused Germany to re-arm, taken an action that has uncanny similarities to the Sudeten Crisis, and issued several warnings of nuclear strikes. It is unclear how any of these actions advance Russia's interests. None of this needed to happen.
Meanwhile his face is stuffed with botox, and he sits imperiously on a throne in gilded Romanov rooms issuing orders, many meters from his underlings, all of whom are clearly terrified of him.
We have to seriously consider the possibility that his state of mind has diminished markedly. Some of the comments he has made since 2018 regarding nuclear war are blood curdling. It is more than idle talk at this point.
None of what you have posted there has been confirmed in any way.
The problem for the Russians is that they will conquer the Ukraine but the holding of it will be at a brutal cost and getting there will be at brutal cost.
The cost of occupation alone can break Russia.
It's very annoying the way that some of the biggest trolls on here have their profiles set to 'private' and it seems you cannot put them on Ignore.
Is there any way around this?
Ah didn't read the second half, edited my reply
So no actual report, just a passing comment that it shouldn't be totally ruled out in the investigation.
Can we put fcucking Covid to bed. One global crisis at a time please.
Link to said videos ?.
Or is your arse doing the talking as per usual
Provide the link please.
Why did the Ukrainian MoD confirm it then?
No that was bullshit broadcast by RT, now piss off bot!
Well, the two possibilities of a UK invasion would be:
What would you choose?
If anyone thinks there's a chance of Ukraine winning this war v Russia they are very naive.
It's still there this morning though and the Sky EPG is still being updated. Removing the satellite feed is a trivial thing to do, so why hasn't it happened already?
It doesn't really matter that much overall how ineffective they are.
The images of civilians flocking to arms and unifying in the face of Russian invasion has tremendous impact on domestic morale, increased external support, while hitting already suspect Russian morale even harder.
Whatever their historic faults, the Ukrainian leadership have been playing a real A-game so far. Zelenskyy has played a very significant role in rallying the country.
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