Ireland functions on the principle of never wanting to confirm uncomfortable truths so it doesn't have to deal with them, as it's running out of carpets to sweep them under.
That Ireland is aiding and abetting the Russian war effort against Ukraine by allowing a major Russian intelligence operation to operate on it's tarnished soil, is an utter disgrace.
Yes, but usually that country invaded only the actual region it wishes to take control of (as happened in Crimes in 2014). What is extraordinary about this year is that Russia has invaded the entire country of Ukraine (a nation of some 40m people) whilst 'claiming' to be only concerned about what is happening in the Donbass region. This by it's very self makes it highly unlikely that Ukraine would ever cede the Donbass to them.
Lol i seen Mugabe was saying same the other day,another War criminal and human rights beacon
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Just checked, not on irish one just yet
Don't underestimate the ability of Russians to suffer. They're hardened to it.
Yes, I think generally what I am trying to say is that I find it so difficult to Believe that nobody, especially MEPs have ever been approached, ever. It has never happened.
Because if it did happen, they would report it. Or......the approach was successful.
A bit like watching the Olympics and nobody failed a drugs test. That's when you get worried.
South Africa....a beacon etc etc. Actually a total sh*thole.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday blamed NATO for the war in Ukraine and said he would resist calls to condemn Russia, in comments that cast doubt over whether he would be accepted by Ukraine or the West as a mediator.
Hey, can we meet up? I've got some great ideas too. Let's get all the outboard engines in the world and put them all in one place. Then, when that place is furthest away from the moon, we can fire them all up, crash the earth into the moon and release all it's cosmic consciousness.
Putin is an evil, crazed psychopath who doesn't care that we all know he's a liar as well.
I'd say that you will find that its not only the Ukrainians rejoicing when / if Putin is dragged though the streets ( figurately or realistically speaking) There will be a lot of Russians there too.
For what it's worth Russian Troops 'Have Two Weeks Of Fighting Left' -- Intelligence (extra.ie)
It is entirely my own speculation but might some Russian politician be looking at Russia post-Putin and thinking they would be safer in China than back home. Defections are is not new in the world.
Born March 2002, conscripted when he was 18 in 2020, died in 2022. RIP. Like thousands of others.
I don't believe we have appropriate counterintelligence capacity in this country. There's no need to go all 'reds under the bed', but as a country, we're a wide-open target for this type of behaviour from autocratic countries.
NO, I do not have to feel for him, and definitely don't.
Deluded. When you control 90% of the worlds material to make micro chips you control global manufaturing and supply chains. When you control half the worlds food supply you control if people can eat or not.
Do you really believe Russia gives two ****'s about being able to buy Adidas trainers or Facebook.
Now countries are starting to raise interest rates and will have to for the next 9 months. The countries that need to worry is those in debt up to the eyeballs not one that can pay it off out off petty cash.
Russia have been recruiting journalists and politicians for a good few years now.
Then there were also the reports of them/Gazprom funding "Green" lobbiests to oppose nuclear. That's all before we even address the Gerhard Schroeder issue.
In reference to Ireland, either not one single journalist/politician/NGO has been approached by Russia (which I find hard to believe)...or they were approached by Russia and they haven't told anybody (which means they probably took the deal).
There needs to be a real investigation into this for Irish politicians and a good look at a lot of these Green Movements/Lobby Groups.
Was only 13 of the MEPs that went for a "no" in that recent EU parliament vote on Ukraine including our 2 local heros & mad-lads (don't we Irish love-em when voting). Such an outre and fringe position that you'd have to imagine OLAF should take a very good look at them all if it is doing its job.
You didn't just tell us to follow George Galloway did you?
With all the world's post-Soviet experts at your disposal, OSINT groups etc contributing incredible amounts of valuable knowledge and expertise over the past few weeks, you advise us to follow the Celebrity Big Brother milk saucer guy who's in the pay of the Russian government via RT and formerly in the pay of the Iranian government?
And you opened up your contribution on this thread talking about propaganda? Please, for the sake of all that is good in the world, stop and think for a second would you?
That POS Stevaen Segal would be standing there defending his good buddy, Vlad the Impaler II.
I know, right! Poor Russia! All they wanted to do was to reclaim their former motherland! People get so fussed over a couple of thousand of civilians who die! And who hasn’t made a few nuclear war threats!
Bad Western media!!!
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The western media has been a joke in all this. Sucking people in just as they did in 2003 when they went on and on about wmds in Iraq as a pretext for that war. George Galloway, who saw through the 2003 propaganda by the way, is also doing great coverage on this which you can find on his youtube channel.
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I don't think that it's exactly the first time in history where one country invaded another and got to keep some of the captured territory as part of a peace agreement. Looking at it from a realpolitik point of view, Ukraine may be amenable to the idea of at least officially ceding Crimea in return for reparations and hard guarantees on future security, maybe with the U.S. as a guarantor. Realistically, Ukraine was never getting Crimea back anyway.
"Don't join the alliance that prevents us invading you or we'll invade you."
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