Yes i agree, their is nothing to suggest at the moment that any POW in Ukraine are being mistreated, but thats not to say that it is not happening though.
He did also call on Ukraine to not kill any Russian soldiers and to let them go home instead, so he is also probably trying to look out for his own comrades as well.
But I do wonder why he would mention that, does he think that Ukrainian forces are shooting Russian soldiers rather than taking them captive?
Okay, and what do you suggest?
The idea that someone like Priti Patel could be a cabinet minister is shocking. She has all the instincts of a fascist. It shocks me that someone from a proud immigrant background could be so prejudiced. Does she not see the irony?
A Russian ship was allegedly hit with a Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship cruise missile on or around 2nd March.
Two weeks ago an ex US President was describing Putin as a genius
As I said earlier I suspect if your vehicle is marked with an X you don't qualify for a phonecall to Mammy.
X = Kadyrovs Chechen forces.
Send in a Mossad kill team or two or three for redundancy.
Golda Meir was Ukrainian, born in Kyiv.
She would not have fecked about but rather taken action.
Out of the bad news some good news
From the above
"By and large, though, Russia has no way out. There are no options for a possible victory, only defeat.”
By and large, though, Russia has no way out. There are no options for a possible victory, only defeat.
The letter said that Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader and an ally of Putin, was on the verge of outright conflict with the Russians after his “hit squad”, sent to kill President Zelensky, was destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
Even if Zelensky were killed, the report said, Russia would have no hope of occupying Ukraine. “Even with minimum resistance from the Ukrainians we’d need over 500,000 people, not including supply and logistics workers.”
It certainly would be good if the above assessment was true. Though I'd be concerned that it's what Western countries might want to hear.
I think what the west is doing is pretty good. The individual sanctions against Oligarchs appeals to the masses, but is ineffectual. The biting sanctions are the financial ones against the state and also restrictions on things like airplane parts etc. Sending in weapons is good, humanitarian is good. This is a fight that Ukrainians will need to win. And in my opinion, they're winning. The only extra things I would add right now is flood Ukraine with drones.
Orban is doing a bit of a turn around
Bellingcat (who people really should follow it they care at all about accurate reporting in this war) ran the whistleblower report by two former FSB men. Both are certain that is genuinely of FSB origin.
If the Ukrainians have waxed 10k Russians already, this war is a complete clusterf*ck for the Russians and all they can do is throw more young men into the meat grinder.
I dont think it looks coerced, but I cant possibly say that for sure.
If it wasn't coerced it was a very ill-judged idea, for the very reasons you have suggested above.
If it was coerced then for sure it should definitely be condemned by everyone.
You mean a "nutcase" was describing the other guy as a genius.....
He is not a genius.
He is "Vladimir The Small" or "Vladimir Whore" (depending on which language you are translating from).
If Russia takes Ukraine, all foreign media will be kicked out and they might go Khmer rouge if the rat Putin is cornered. If they do the Ukrainians may cower down and be more manageable. Hopefully not though.
Is that all Vlad? maybe demand they name a town after you too.
So the British talked a lot about sanctions, while other nations actually enforced them?
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/19971500.uk-lagging-behind-western-allies-imposing-russia-sanctions/
The same Hillary Clinton that threatened to nuke Iran if it ever messed with Israel and that was a cheerleader for the Iraq war while now preaching about illegal invasions against sovereign nations. The woman is a vile hypocrite.
But yes, still better than Trump.
Just for context 600,000 Warsaw Pact troops surrounded Prague in 1968 and it took 8 months to put down that uprising. Russians are very good at surrounding cities with soldiers. It’s the next move that they fall down on.
It's because of the election in a few weeks time. They obviously sampled public opinion and realised they had better change their stance!
So reminiscent of the past
"Dear European country, please sign up to give us your territory, become a vassal state or else we will continue invading you" - signed Hitler
In all honesty I've more understanding for people who discover their "faith" because it brings practical benefits than for people who actually believe in that crap like those orthodox cults in Israel
Ukraine could turn around and say yes we'll do all the above - Russia would immediately change these demands
Yep, but pity it was the Azov Battalion responsible. As wiki describes them "a right-wing extremist and neo-Nazi Ukrainian National Guard unit". I've been extremely heartened ad impressed by Ukraine fighting the putin thug back and hard and hope they keep doing it until Russian losses are so big they can't be denied at home and they fcuk off back where they came from. However while Ukraine isn't full of 'nazis' as putin claimed and used as an excuse for a landgrab, there are and have been elements of neo nazi extremism within that country specifically in the East and have been supported by Kyiv to varying degrees in their version of The Troubles in the Donbas. Dito for neo nazi extremists being supported by Russia in the same area.
Are the demands softening a little? No mention of de-militarising this time or that regime change being needed as well.?
Yes, let's take Kremlin-speak at face value. That's worked well so far.
The Russians have some **** cheek.
These are surrender terms.
It has been well established at this stage that the Clintons and George Soros provoked and organised for the Russians to invade Ukraine in the hopes that the Russian shelling would destroy the secret email server with the missing emails.
Get yizzer bleedin' facts straight.
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