Sure that's nothing. I was in the strip club last night and I asked Svetlana where the oil came from that she was using to oil up her boobs. When she couldn't tell me, I had to take all my dollar bills back out of her g-string.
Take that Putin
Protesters now face years in prison, so Putin is shutting down that route, will be much harder for any anti-war protests to reach critical mass. However there was a massive walkout of a plant in Russia yesterday due to wage issues over roubles, the reality of economic hardship is a little harder for the state to control. Their economic situation is only worsening.
They would be pretty much be a pariah state if they went down that road.
As it stands, I could see them have sanctions lifted pretty sharpish if they conclude a peace deal this week. Drop a tactical nuke and it would be politically toxic to even go into business with them.
It reminds me of the time I and a few friends went into the famous McDonaghs in Galway for some fish and chips after a rake of pints. One of our party works in marine conservation and is pretty precious about sustainability (fair enough but there's a time and a place).
Anyway, we all order and it's down to our hero to complete the simple transactional side of things. He hems and haws, and then asks the young lady behind the counter:
"excuse me....but I have to ask....where does the cod come from?"
she threw him the most withering of glares and delivered the killer riposte: "the fcuking sea, where do ya think?"
The rest of us nearly had to be resuscitated we were laughing so hard. I imagine the same response being delivered in response to the petrol station query.
He'll simply make walking out of work a prison sentence. Wont have enough room or money for regular jails. Gulags ahoy! People become monsters by increments.
Donbas is something like Northern Ireland on steroids. There were never miles of trenches and shelling of civilian areas at any point during the troubles; but it was a daily reality in the region over the past 7-8 years.
Hard to know what their real thoughts on ceding that region to Russia might be.
Do you mean the source for the map I provided? It's widely acknowledged that Russia's military progress has been slowing. As mentioned, maybe there'll be a dramatic change in tactics or fortunes, but for now their forces are sustaining heavy losses (nearly at a 1,000 tanks, vehicles, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft lost)
What peace deals bro
Are you a Russian soldier or anything of soldier (toy including)
When Putin said that he didn't realise that we had seen the "week 3 reinforcements" arriving on the train.
Just think of if this way there is close to 2million population in the separatist areas ,only 400,000(claimed) have taken up free Russian passports , seems low being they all identify as russian
Next 4 days seem like they'll be critical, especially in terms of the impending attack on Kyiv.
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To save face.putin will occupy nuclear power stations and some cities and odessa and head home. Only to use these strategic places to strengthen his armies and better strategies on how to gradually occupy other regions .in that way in his own warped mind. He thinks he will have left a legacy to be looked up to as a great leader by his people
I think with hindsight it seems clear those exercises were Russia intending to invade Ukraine and making a statement:
How are you going to "guarantee" their security? they can't join NATO....so just give them another piece of paper with "we promise to look after you" - as they got when they were convinced to give up nukes? there is no guarantees here, but it will stop this war for now and probably for years.
That's big news.
I wonder if the poles get a delivery of f35s to go along with their 250 new Abrams tanks
Far-right being bitten by their love of Putin
Is this the result of the modern trend of not caring about history and basically knowing fook all about anything that happened pre internet ?
What kind of peace do the Ukrainians get ?
They get their country sawn in half, their cities and infrastructure bombed to shyte, a deal where they can't have a military to defend themselves in future should the invader decide to return nor decide what foriegn alliances they can make.
Yep the upside is the enemy stops bombing them and shooting at them for as long as the enemy so choses.
And this is an enemy that is led by a guy that can't be trusted, tried to have your leader killed by death squads, had previously leaders poisoned and his opponents jailed or assassinated.
Isn't there an old saying about living on your knees or dying on your feet.
Fair enough. We're on the same page. No offence intended
So much for your Peace plans
To the Death it is
This seems to me to be the phase where we're becoming a bit desensitised to the fact that this invasion of Ukraine is happening. As fighting over there continues, the news remains largely the same. Russia are gaining ground, albeit slowly. Ukrainian counterattacks are hitting Russians harder than they probably expected before the invasion was launched. A hell of a lot of innocent people getting caught up in the whole business, with at least one dire humanitarian situation taking place in Mariupol. Round condemnation from Western countries.
All these situations ongoing and being poured over from every angle by news outlets. I don't want to say that people will get bored of what's happening, because that would sound callous - it was never meant to be 'entertaining', obviously, but mentally exhausted? Quite possibly. And that is where there is a particular danger for Zelenskyy on top of the imminent one he and his men are dealing with domestically. Support from the West wouldn't stop, but at some point will stagnate, given that leaders must still focus on their own affairs to some extent. Wise, therefore, for Zelenskyy to be pushing for as much aid as he can get right now where the window of international sympathy is at its widest.
Just wondering, and there appears to be no shortage of experts around here, what happens if a nuclear weapon is fired towards you. Is there some kind of defence system that can intercept it or deflect it?
You're just trolling now. No one is genuinely this thick.
Loathsome company but closing the restaurants while paying the staff is a pretty smart PR move
Day 14 tomorrow and ukraine still controls the majority of Ukraine and to think some thought it would be all over in 3days
Ukraine would of moved on. Then as was said the other regions would see it prosper and who knows. It was a better alternative to what most on here want.
While the Ukraine army are doing very well, morale amongst the impacted populace must be reducing fast. It is tough going living without power, water, and comms in the modern world. Add food and fuel shortages to the mix and there is real suffering now as we near 2 weeks of war.
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