The WE again who is weee .
With all the indiscriminate killing of children, women and whole families, my initial belief - like yourself and many others - was that Putin is a lunatic, mad, etc... but the reality is more than that.
It's now my opinion that he's not mad or crazy in the sense that he's lost his marbles. The crazy that applies to him is "power crazy", just like Hitler. Both men of small stature, revelling in the control and power that leading a country affords you. Always having to go that one step further in self-confirmation of that power. Eventually wanting to control the world.
Now here's the thing...
They say that the eyes are a window into a persons soul. Hitler had wild, crazy eyes. And so does Putin.
The eyes can betray a person. And Putin's eyes are the epitome of all that is evil.
All this talk about war crimes tribunals, The Hague, life imprisonment, whatever. It's too good for him. We're not savages but he is. So when he's eventually held to account I believe an appropriate punishment should be to strip him naked and place him in a large secure hall. Let him go without food and water for 24 hours or so and sweat, then allow into the hall a few dozen of the mothers, fathers and family of some of the thousands of children and young Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who've senselessly lost their lives by the orders of this monster. Savage I know but justice comes in many forms.
For the naysayers, doubters, Nato and USA bashers, Russian sympathisers, Putinbots and trolls who've frequented this thread.... I hope you're proud of yourselves defending a cold blooded butcher that is prepared to kill children and whole families, displace a million, and threaten the entire world with nuclear weapons.... all over his paranoia about non-existent threats, and land grabbing. Over a dozen of my family died in WW2 laying down their lives to stop Hitler's atrocities. Shame on you for defending his reincarnation.
The clue is in the eyes...
Feel free to quote this post as much as you want - so the trolls are constantly reminded of the evil butcher they are defending.
There's anger, hate, malice and dread emanating from these eyes...
I think you're on to something there. When the Russian state controls all the media, they know what to expect from the people and they know there is no strong opposition. But it also means they can't prepare for anything unexpected - if the public opinion suddenly changes against the war (let's say they hear about the growing bodycount, or see details about civilian deaths in cities), then a large protest movement might start. Maybe not enough to topple Putin, but force him to stop the war.
We have the luxury of having one or two folks here on the thread who would say that your position on this is biased. Let's see if they drop in....
This seems to have gone largely unnoticed. Ultimatum from Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to Finland and Sweden over their moves to join NATO.
"It’s obvious that if Finland and Sweden join NATO, which is first of all a military organization, it will entail serious military-political consequences, which would require retaliatory steps by the Russian Federation,” Zakharova said at a news briefing Friday"
https://news.yahoo.com/finland-sweden-brush-off-moscows-133243866.html
Whats next, Putin invading Sweden and Finland?
The Swedish and Finnish seem to be brushing the threat off for the moment.
I think the question is more like:
Considering Russia has invaded one sovereign state without any real justification; what is to stop them from doing it to other states?
And they also have plenty of less overt options on the table such as sabotage of global infrastructure like undersea cabling, satellites, oil and gas pipelines, etc. I mean if technology companies don't want to operate in Russia and Russia blocks most of the Internet anyway then sure why would they let the world have their information economy?
He needs taking out, as soon as.
I wonder about the credibility of, and if true whether it could encourage Russian assassins, regarding this Russian businessman who's supposedly put a $million bounty on Putin's head.
Spain now joining the many other countries providing weapons to Ukraine.
I've been watching CNN all week. Talk about hypocrisy and double standards, they have short memories. They have been just as bad as Putin and more in the past.
What country has CNN directed to be invaded? 🙄
C-130 j crossing over my house just now. Anyone in Cavan, Dundalk, drogheda, North Dublin should hear it soon.
Heading to theatre.
What is this post even on about?
The West is not moving on from this one nor are the Ukrainians. His problems will only begin once this has been "mopped up". He'll be a leader of a country under siege from the rest of the world and with an army in a country that will produce a very large insurgency, supported by a lot of weaponry from the west.
Whatever vision he has he'll really struggle to hold it as he has miscalculated all the way through this. He'll also need to be worried about things at home as sanctions really begin to bite deeply as that's very fertile ground for a "revolution" especially when the foreign reserves begin to run out.
Looks like yet another armchair warrior, standing on their pedestal, trying to tell us that any discussion on the ethnic cleansing being perpetrated by Russia is just whataboutery; and we're all hypocrites because doing so evidently precludes anyone from ever having had any concern for any other similar global conflict or wtte
The IOC have decided to do a U-turn on letting Belarusian and Russian Paralympian's compete as neutral countries abs both are now banned from the games. I take it the mens and womens tennis federations will now do likewise as will F1 ? It’s not that I disagree with their call, it’s that I don’t see why Russian and Belarusian tennis players who are no more to blame for the actions of their countries are allowed to keep playing.
Going into week 2 now. Looking likely Odessa and the southern coast are going to be surrounded and no access to the sea
Even the Chinese would take offence at being linked in that manner to Russia. Putin attempting to hold the world ransom over food is absolutely believable, China being involved in it really is not. His immediate concern is oil and eventually gas.
Even now they are finding it hard to get buyers. If OPEC, self-serving as they are, does increase output there would cause even more constraints as would the possibility of sanctions being lifted on Iranian oil.
In either of those scenarios the attraction of Russian oil is severely diminished along with their ability to support an economy and further his war aims. I'd expect a lot more pressure from China as this drags on.
Wolf Blitzer and the rest of the CNN crew invaded a country or something.
Germany look like they are stepping up and clearing out old stock.
Germany is considering supplying 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine as it seeks to defend itself against an invasion by Russia, a government source said on Thursday.
German news agency DPA reported earlier that the economy ministry had approved supplying the Soviet-made Strela missiles, part of the inventories of the former German Democratic Republic’s army.
The Strela is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (or MANPADS) system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared homing guidance and destroy them with a high explosive warhead.
Also
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Thursday it was banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, which begin on Friday.
They had originally agreed to allow them to compete as neutrals but a lot of countries threatened to pull out.
They are usually allowed compete without state sponsorship under the Olympic flag, not sure if that would be allowed here.
Interesting thread about the impact of sanctions on aviation for Russia. (ireland is name checked too)
The Strela is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (or MANPADS) system.
Can't help but read that and mentally file it next to manboobs ...
Yeah, probably not conflict changing but as Tesco say .... !
I’m so tired of this “I’m no political expert so I cannot say if this is wrong” nonsense coming from privileged Russians
Yeah once they close off the Black Sea and make it as far as the Dnieper, they'll sue for peace. They'll have completed all their objectives at that point
Sue for peace all they like, whatever happens sanctions should be staying indefinitely.
Then all those in Russia who yearn for the USSR will get a real taste of what it was like.
All week? CNN is good to dip into and they have correspondents on the frontline so to speak but like the BBC and others it is of much greater use to all of us when they find people who have a lot more insight into military matters, geopolitical strategies or the state of Putin's head.
Good link for up to date reports by an Ukrainian reporter based in Kyiv
See:
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko?s=20&t=KML9sGEriiz6pit8Rtt8tg
Also writes for
https://kyivindependent.com/
Looks like the invasion is speeding up NATO "expansionism", Finland and Sweden warming more to the idea of joining NATO. Apparently they've already received a threatening letter about this from Moscow.
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