I've had a few boards logos and signatures themed in the Ukrainian occupation by Russia over the last near 9 years ,
I've been posting about ukraine for the last near 9 years , probably more than most ,bar a select few
For someone who is 100% against the invasion of Ukraine, it sure sounds like you'd rather discuss anything else but the events at hand. The crisis happening now.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch! Putin is sounding more desperate and irate by the day…
He said that every country who imposes sanctions is de facto at war with Russia. So basically Russia is more or less at war with everybody.
now, if my mate Jimmy was rowing with everybody and blaming the other people, I would say “Jimmy, are you sure they are the ones with the problem, or do you have the problem?”
"I'm not racist, but there's this black family two doors down..."
I did not expect Ukranian resistance and fight back to be so successful. I've heard of a counter offensive in places.
It's genuinely encouraging, but under no illusion that Putin had a lot more forced and weaponry to call upon.
It doesn’t count as long as you preface it with “I am not X but”. So anybody who says I support Ukraine but is covered under this clause and they must be speaking with genuine concern and in good faith. QED
Do not post in this thread again
An infarction, that's a bit drastic and wouldn't wish it on anyone [except maybe Putin] (sorry could not help it...)
Russia are only starting the Big War...after Ukraine is finally Bulldozed with a couple of hundred thousand dead Ukrainians - it will be Poland or Finland next up.
At what stage will the world say enough??...or do we just keep looking on ?
The key determinant will be what direct or indirect support the Kremlin will receive from other foreign governments.
I do agree that it would be foolish to think that this will stop at Ukraine
There are senior people in the U.S. that are trying to think outside the box to find ways to implement a no-fly zone.
In some ways implementing it will hinder the Ukrainian defenders because they are setup to take down short range aircraft and helicopters. They also have the use of the skies currently and have been very effective with drone strikes. A no-fly zone means that anything that goes up will be shot down irrespective of what side it's from. Introducing a no-fly zone means that the Russians can fall back to firing cruise missiles from within Russia or Belarus and the Ukrainians are not equipped to counter such weapons.
If they find some way to get a no-fly zone approved by the U.N. then I think it shouldn't be enforced by Europeans. There's too much at risk, it's virtually guaranteed that Russia would use it as an opportunity to engineer an incident. It could be something as simple as drawing an aircraft into Russian or Belarus airspace in an engagement - imagine the field day that Putin would have with that for his next televised address.
The job of enforcement could be delegated to the Chinese air force supported by U.S. AWACS - they are both permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and are the best equipped non-European air forces. If this unlikely scenario came to be it would totally mess with the perceived dynamic between China and Russia. If China were to refuse the opportunity then the next best alternative would be Israel.
'People are sheep'?
The kind of sentence you get from a misplaced sense of moral/intellectual superiority and probably a few glasses of wine.
Two things to note. A huge number of protestors came out to protest the Iraq war. Berceuse the war was sold on a lie (a believable lie given that Saddam had used WMDs) the initial invasion and for a few weeks later, was reluctantly supported by many because of the perceived threat. Hence why you didn't see the same reaction. Also we were not living in a social media age. Social media puts massive pressure on corporations and entities to 'act'.
These are not the same conditions as with Russia and Ukraine.
The concept of sheeple might have been edgy 5 years ago. Now, it has been done to death and is so passé 🥱
If I'm a Russian soldier and I've been told Ukrainians will greet me with flowers, and I see this. I'm turning around and walking home. I'd need to walk because I'd be out of fuel, obviously.
yikes. looks like an Elden Ring boss!
I've gone from a far right,neo Nazis, transphobic , woman hater , warmonger,CIA agent , Blue shirt to a sheep ...
Deadly I've come full circle
but what about..
I'l spare you the photos of the dead pilot, the other bloodied but alive and another two caaptured. Today will probably be declared national shoot down a Russian bleep day.
Baaaaaaaaaaa....
The Ukrainian people seem to be saying fairly unanimously that they do not want the Russians there. To be honest, the Russians should have guessed this when the pro-Russian leadership was booted out of power. Even the ones who were more pro-Russian have to be looking at the constant bombardment of Ukrainian cities and going, 'Eh, actually...'.
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Never said they were weak, but they look weak if they are trying to act like a super power.
Even going straight to the nuclear war threat looks like a desperate move , I don’t think Putin has planned for this. That’s not underestimating Putin it’s implying he may not be the genius some think. Who knows, maybe he’s not the man he was 20 years ago, he is human after all.
in fairness no surprise , the only thing those scumbags are good at is digging mass graves (and sadly filling them) .
Are you being serious? The Iraq war was against a genocidal dictator who tried to wipe the Kurds off the face of the earth. Who wants to wave a symbol of support for such a piece of filth?
I know its CNN. But Admiral William McRaven view on how the war will go. Good listen.
I cant stand whataboutery - it just keeps coming at us from all directions. And from all angles - I had my first 'whatabout the homeless crisis' today which was blood boiling.
The iraq comparison just keeps coming up and we keep responding. And i would add this is NOT a zero sum choice. You can be AGAINST BOTH IRAQI AND UKRAINIAN WARS -
At this stage Vlad should climb into his bed and not come out for a week ...
The Ukrainians are giving a world class performance in delivering uplifting stories on social media.
I was watching an interview with a Russian ex pat who studies the Kremlin and Putin. She made the point that Putin was never a chess master. His modus operandi is to throw enough **** at the wall and see what sticks. This can be seen in all the accusations he's thrown around in the last 10 days alone. There's no master plan, just a load of accusations (nazis, drug addicts, empire of lies etc) to threats (nuclear, a threat like you have never seen before, if you help you're at war with us.)
It's a common theme throughout his reign. Just a poisonous, ruthless little fcuker rather than grandmaster.
You were wondering out loud why people were not displaying an emblem of support for Iraq ie. a dictator who brutalised and murdered his own people.
Zara King?
Looks like reports that Russia is sending it's strategic bombers TU22M to hit Odessa and other Ukrainian targets tonight ,
It would be massive if the Ukrainians can take several of these down
So Putin appeared today surrounded by flight attendants…they all looked terrified with the fakest of smiles plastered on their faces if they thought the cameras were picking them up. Message to Russian population - ‘I am not a paranoid mad man taking on an old USSR ideology and bombing a neighbouring country to pieces because I want it back against its will…’
Would have been interesting to have been a fly on the wall at the meeting between the Israeli PM and Putin. It seems like the West is attempting some form of back channelling diplomacy. Putin will lead everyone on a garden path and do what he likes regardless. It should be in his interest to have an exit strategy, but it may not depending on what his ultimate goals are.
RIP to all the victims killed, including the poor 18 month old child in Mariupol today and all the other children killed in the conflict to date. Horrendous.
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