Russia - threadbanned users in OP

I'd doubt everything that comes out of Russia these days. Lot of smokes and mirrors.

Can't see it open to general share trading any time soon, currently the second longest stock exchange closure I believe, asides from government bonds will it beat the 1914 four month closure of the NYSE I wonder?

Russian propaganda would probably tell them there be a little bit of dirty air for a while, wear a mask for a bit, be grand and the end result would be the western terrorists/navis/aggressors (whatever they call the West these days) will bend to the might of Russia. There certainly would be no mention of the MAD doctrine.

So there are actually Russians who think they should invade and terrorise the USA next?

Lol. Good luck with that.

Zelensky addressed the Israeli parliament this weekend as his "Jewish brothers and sisters". It's the only military "superpower" in the Middle East, supposedly shares western values, and one of the few democracies that has been hesitant to condemn the invasion. It's perfectly understandable that therefore people are focusing briefly on the country.

But don't let that stop you wheeling out the usual lazy theories of antisemitism to stop any criticism of the country.

Was at the local Paddy's day parade and there was a contingent of Ukrainians in the march. Have to say, I felt an overwhelming sense of sadness as they walked by, chanting stop the war.

I hope that this is blatant lies. Could the Russian population be actually that stupid to actually support the use of nuclear weapons? Do they realise that they would all be obliterated in the case of a full blown nuclear war?

Seriously worrying if this is truly representative of how the Russian population thinks...

They are destroying the country but they have well and truly lost the war .

You can mouth off all you like , it's not the first time

Why do I get the feeling that if Israel did intervene in a European war, you'd be on this thread accusing them of interfering in a war that has nothing to do with them and trying to profit from arms sales?

I'm afraid to say you're taking nonsense. The way you casually suggest Israel should just destroy Russian forces LOL absolute madness. Israel is tiny and Russia can hit them easily from Syria or from within Russia.

Also it's a bit weird for Europe, who stood by watching and often cheering for the Arabs in every single war Israel was involved in, to be demanding Israel get involved. I'm literally astonished at your posts and the 200,000 tweets of this nature in the last 24 hours.

Israel has ZERO to do with this war and has already provided more to Ukraine than many European countries. Currently taken in 10 times as many refugees as the Biden admin in the USA, who seem to love immigrants from the southern border but not so much from Europe.👍️

Don't be fooled by polish government. It is all talk, nothing more. They are populists trying to gain points using this tragedy...

The average Russian is in for a shock when it’s finally revealed what their leaders have done to their neighbour and the generational absolute hatred that’ll come toward them from Ukrainian people. It has become a war on people, not the Ukrainian military.

I'm not convinced that they will care too much. Once you're sold on the fact that the other side are Nazis who were plotting attacks against you possibly with bio lab stuff, you can justify just about anything.

Yeah, the Russians are shelling fairly indiscriminately. One news report saw elderly civilians being bussed out of a town. There wasn't enough seats on the bus for all the people there were to take, so the reporting crew kindly offered use of their people carrier car to take some of the excess. In the car, one of the escaping men broke down crying. He said, 'This is a war on people, not soldiers.'

At best, it's a complete lack of tactical nous on the part of the Russians to just indiscriminately shell and bomb for weeks and weeks. They seem to show no efficiency in battle at all. At worst, it's cruel, calculating and utterly vindictive. Maybe Putin has taken Ukraine's turning westward and refusal to roll over for Russian forces as the ultimate affront - a breach of some sacred Slavic brotherhood that Putin has concocted in his own mind, and for which Ukraine must now pay a heavy price.

Vast majority of English haven't a clue about Ireland or the north's recent history re their leaders etc.

You give humanity to much credit. Throw in the school curriculum (propaganda) Russian citizens are taught and its unlikely they'll ever come round to your way of thinking.

Can't really blame them either. The game is stacked against them.

@Bayonet way you casually suggest Israel should just destroy Russian forces LOL absolute madness. Israel is tiny .

Yet they have defended and beaten combined military armies in the region who at the time were heavily backed by Russia,

How many forces do you actually think they have in Syria ,and could beat Israel

Delusional -true colors in red white and blue