More companies exiting Russia today, Burger King, Mars.
It's going to start getting very Soviet/Chinese over there I suspect
Run Roman Run!
We knew Russia invading was an absurd notion 3 weeks ago because Russia told us it was themselves.
The Dutch are 100% right here.
Does Ukraine meet the criteria for membership on corruption, infrastructure, economy and governance?
These are questions and tasks for all applicant countries.
You can't have a fast track. It undermines the whole thing and would not be good for the EU.
Agree that that is what should happen (and is still the likely scenario IMO). It should be noted through that that outcome would only have come about by what the Ukrainians (and NATO) have done militarily over the last couple of weeks, along with the leadership of Zelensky and belligerence of the population. If not for that, the terms would be very different
I dunno, Burger Tsar and Krasnoyarsk Fried Chicken has a nice ring to it.
Strange question from a poster who called themselves 'Bayonet'.
Well, yeah. No-one is expecting Ukraine to launch a counter attack and push the invaders back to Moscow, but the hope would be that Ukraine can hang on until the war becomes economically or politically unviable for Russia to continue waging and they essentially retreat from the country under terms somewhat less than what they're currently demanding.
Also suspends exports to Eurasian Economic Union countries of wheat, meslin, rye, barley & corn
@Wibbs I'm wondering from a recent post is part of where we're clashing is to do with sanctions. Are you working on the assumption that sanctions won't be lifted if Russia pull out/armistice/agreement? I'm working on the assumption that the second Russia pull out then the money taps open again.
Washington and Kyiv have been forced to respond to claims that biolaboratories were set up.
Russia Accuses US Of 'Experimenting With Bat Coronavirus Samples' In Ukraine
I agree.
But.
Over 2 million Ukrainians live in Russia.
It's only a matter of time before the war reaches Moscow.
Whether that will be a good or bad thing in the over all scheme of things I'm so sure.
It was "Western hysteria"
Kamala Harris is really in over her head as Vice President touring Europe during a time of war and crisis...it doesn't give me confidence in the US taking the lead in the response to Russia. Biden is forgetful and Harris clearly isn't up to speed with the delicacies of the situation, the implications for global economic infrastructures or the consequences of the fall out going forward.
Wikipedia fast with the edits (this is the Ukrainian who found an abandoned anti-missile system in his local forest)
Well to follow on from your analogy, I might be in my home or any one of many other homes all over the country, it will be difficult for the Russians to control the territory. The Russians don't even have 10-1 in military vs Ukraine. The Ukrainians are armed with more advanced weapons and are much more motivated. I don't see how the Russians can subdue and control the country, which is ultimately what winning would look like for them. If they install a puppet do you think the military will row in behind them?
Shite analogy tbf. In fact it's the other way around. Your ten attackers have pistols.. You've got an RPG, grenade launchers and an M4 with lots of rounds and a night vision scope.
The notion the Russian military have anything but numbers and ancient equipment at this point is bizarre.
Or we could do all of that. Changing a street name is amusing at best, but it's still sending a message. Liveline listeners can talk about the street name for the years to come (how that stopped Putin and ensured world peace), while the actual aid sent to Ukraine or elsewhere will help people.
It was never going to happen anytime soon anyway. They'll be lucky to get an in-principle nod but they are keen to keep up the message. Under normal circumstances they would have been pushed back with a curt sort out your corruption first. TBH no idea what the Dutch are up to, when any number of diplomatic the EU looking into it comments would have sufficed. Pretty poor politics on their part.
Belatedly watching Zelenskiys interview with Sky.
He has aged 10 years in two weeks and looks like a man that has been crying his eyes out. Real empathy and suffering.
I hope to fook Hersheys moves in.
Serve the fookers right to be stuck with that muck.
And yes I see Russians as the enemy and not this airy fairy modern attitude that it is just Putin and his connected ones.
Just look at all the Z waving going on, Putin has support and still a hell of a lot of it.
If this modern shyteology was adopted in WWII the Allies would never have bombed the living shyte out of Germany and help bring it to it's knees.
It is this modern slant where we get the shyte about good Germans, well for every good German there were many multiples of bad Germans.
Likewise with the Russians, there are some that are anti Putin anti war, but there are still a hell of a lot that aren't.
Putin might be giving the orders, but who are doing the killing and no doubt raping on the ground.
On the 5th December 1994 the Budapest Memorandum was agreed and singed upon.
The memorandum prohibited the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States from threatening or using military force or economic coercion against Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Oh no Woody I agree 100%. The more pressure on Russia inside and outside Ukraine the better.
They didn't, but after this war I strongly suspect they'll rush to reach those criteria. They've so much worldwide goodwill and attention and they need to capitalise on that.
Some people can look at twitter a tell the difference between the provenance of information coming from @reuters as opposed to @mynamereallyisnt sergeifromtherussianembassy
I understand what you mean.
If you agree with it, then its true.
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Or, as was briefly tried in the 1980s when the Soviets were trying to prove they could provide their people with everything to the same standard as the decadent capitalist westerners, Burger General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
I have nothing against Russians (have a few Russian colleagues). Sadly a significant portion of the population still believes/backs Putin, and the only way they will get any sort of message is when they start to see the differences on the shelves, in their pockets, following their sports, seeing their lives change. Regardless, the world needs to defund Putin's war machine (which will come at some cost to the world)
Sergey Galkin was born in 1987, he enlisted into the Russian army in 2013. After watching you can understand why morale is really poor within Russian units.
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