Well not surprised looking at what some people from here have donated. High fkin heels!
Turns out that NATO membership was exactly what Ukraine needed. Just lucky for the Baltics that they got in sooner, or Putler would probably have swept in there by now.
Nah, he might think he does and obviously has clout on mainstream media in Russia. But there is so much information & misinformation swirling around the web now, that a younger Russian generation has become used to accessing. Very difficult to stop alternative views seeping through and spreading.
Unfortunately people don't trust most NGOs with money. I certainly don't.
The only people I have given money to were individuals doing work on the border or in Ukraine. Maybe they are pocketing the money themselves, there is an off chance of it.
For most NGOs, I know they are pocketing a lot of money for themselves because I read their financial statements if I considering donating.
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What do you think the resolution of this is going to be? My prediction is that Ukraine promises to stay out of NATO, and recognizes Crimea, LNR, and DNR as either Russia or independent.
Which to me is really disgusting, because I'm quite confident that deal could have been made without a war. And NATO bears some responsibility for playing this stupid game and effectively using the Ukrainian people as a bait in order to instigate regime change in Russia.
Yep, but it's kind of like someone with obesity and they're in a car that's about to skid off the road and hit a tree. The obesity is probably going to kill them if they don't address it, but natural that the even more imminent danger will demand all their attention.
Problem is that climate change continues whether we pay attention or not.
Does it really matter whether it was today or last year? This is what Russia is now.
Mikhail Gusev is facing charges for holding a sheet of paper that says "*** *****", it corresponds to the phrase "No war" in Russian. It doesn't take much to get the Russian police riled up these days.
The climate problem is not only not going away but is getting worse and assuming nukes aren’t in the equation , it will be responsible for the death, misery or inconvenience of far more people than this war.
This is a very difficult problem, to be fair.
How can you stop anyone buying up property in London? Can you say only Russian's can't, or nobody can?
I would suggest as a minimum one can't buy property and leave it vacant, certainly not in a highly sought after area like London. But then they'd only make more money if their let their property's out. It's a bit late now anyway, and Labour didn't do anything about it when they were in office, so you can hardly put all the blame on the Tories.
I've heard the words "Russian attack playbook" across far too many media channels the past few days.
Can you imagine the resources the Yanks are putting into flying out a forensic crew to it? :P
There were reports here on this forum pre invasion days that a superyacht under maintenance in Germany, but supposedly belonging to Putin, abruptly departed even before the maintenance was completed. But that's not to say that he only has one yacht,,
Unfortunately it appears the Tories want to drag their heels for as long as possible in order to give the maximum possible time for their cronies to get their money safely out before they bring in any actual "sanctions" on them
Anyone here who works high enough up in Google who might be able to change the labels for Shannon and Limerick City on google maps?
Really
How long before the UK parliament address this issue?
Sadiq Khan spoke out about the issue weeks before the invasion but it's the government who have to act on it.
I heard some guy on the radio saying a lot of the clothes donated were basically clothes that the owners would not wear most likely a lot of crap think that happens a bit in theses situations .
Not being at all frivolous, but the climate change stuff is off the table now isn't it?
I do happen to come from a rural background and although I've never cared for 'footing turf' as a teenager, I'd be up for getting back into it now. At least it's 'sustainable' but not in a way a climate change activist would mean.
It's kinda poetic the way some of the societal issues we've been discussing viciously in this forum over the last few years have been put into perspective over the Russian invasion. Reality bites.
Has mr pooh-tin being making any outlandish/moronic statements etc in recent days or is he leaving it to his fcuk wit loyalist such lavrov etc…..?
also has there been any quotes from ‘Gorbachev’ or is his ‘away in a home’ with his mind ‘gone’….?
I think they exist by simply by some of the military inaction from NATO and very careful chosing of words. The US/EU administrations know a lot more than they are telling the public. Why would they say it outright as it would do no good other than cause absolute panic.
They know how far to push Putin. The Russian military might be in the gutter but that doesn't mean they don't have weapons that can destroy parts of Europe and the US.
There are two options on the table here and neither of them are good. Non military action and letting Ukraine fight the war themselves unfortunately is probably seen as the less worse option.
One of the main reasons that Ukraine has garnered unbridled support internationally is because it acted defensively, rather than offensively. Imagine what people would be saying if it made the first strike. Ditto, America. You would have people on here calling them war-mongers
That has been happening also.
Only people Collecting refugees are allowed travel up to the pedestrian area now or locals.
No trucks or vans allowed now.
Unbelievable right ?
for a country known for freedom of speech as much as putin's russia
Regarding sanctions, I think all sanctions should be given a time period before they can be reviewed. Like starting with 2 years no matter what happens. This early stage in the invasion as to how we react is so important.
Where Putin is concerned, it will not matter what excuse he use's. If he decides ( if he has not already) that Ireland is an enemy of Russia, and has proven it by attacking its embassy, then Ireland is an enemy.
There was problems at the start.
NGO arriving in vans dropping stuff on the side of the road and leaving.
All delivery are been directed to central deposits sights and then been dispersed by the red Cross and local government departments.
A delegation from the un arrived today to assist in my area today.
The majority of the refugees pass through my little village then onto przymish and then on through Poland and the EU.
There is just not enough people to organise numbers of people and the arrival of ade at the start.
Currently I am housing 14 fire services personnel who travelled from the German polish border to give relief and rest to our local service.
And the rest. Blood will lose out to money, just wait and see.
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