Problem for Putin is that he can't retreat or withdraw (he's very similar to Hitler in 1945 in that regard.....those words are alien to him).
It's very difficult to see how this pans out, as a war of attrition lasting months or years would be a disaster, even for Russia, given the sheer size of Ukraine. It's possible that he and the Kremlin propagandists will declare at some point that the "Nazis" in Ukraine have been defeated and disarmed, but whether the Russian public would even fall for that one is anyone's guess.
It is fooking scary to think what would have happened if Trump was still in charge.
He would probably have demaned Nato bomb Ukraine and be mouthing off that Zelensky was fascist along with the Bidens.
And fook Nestle.
They have fooking form in this where they were trying to flood Africa with baby formula a number of years back.
And don't ever forget they are a Swiss company and those fookers would and have done deals with the most despicable entities to have walked the planet.
Eh, baby food is not an essential food, despite what the IFA and dairy industry here might like us to believe. Nature thankfully gave women to ability to feed babies with their own milk and humankind has proceeded thus for millennia. As for toddlers and so on, they don't actually need food from little Nestle or other brand jars either. These are relatively modern conveniences.
Not being particularly up with current affairs in Ukraine prior to this war , the only thing that's in my head with the actor/comedian president of Ukraine is ' the mouse that roared '. The Peter Sellers film. :)
This could get bad for the Russians.
I suppose the Russia people are tough and hardy, right up until the face the prospect of no more strawberry-flavoured dreamy sweety night night baby formula.
If Putin can only be toppled internally, then the Russian people should feel pain up to the point where they are forced to move upon him and get this war ended. If they are allowed to live comfortably, they can continue doing what they currently are, which is sticking their heads in the sand.
Russians are digging in and mining their positions. War of attrition now? In which case the Russians do have a far bigger force to bring in over time. Dont see this ending any time soon unless we get a coup in the Kremlin.
Kremlin says UK's Johnson is "most active anti-Russian leader"
It's possible to be extremely concerned about people being bombed in Ukraine and also not be critical of a company for supplying essentials to Russian people.
There's no outrage on my behalf. I was simply giving my opinion on an article.
Let's leave it at that.
Video of it
Nestle are scum first and foremost, we should be more concerned about the babies being bombed in Ukraine than worrying about the ones save at home in Russia. If Russia want Nestle back and feed there babies they need only stop killing babies and civilians in Ukraine to do so.
Where's a grey-looking man with the syringe full of sedatives for the hysterical poster? Christ.
They reckon a fire broke out on one ship and spread to to the other after several explosions rather than from Ukrainan fire ,if it's a accident , could they claim an act of god on the insurance claim
Quite possible and probable.
I can't. Because I never asserted anyone had. I just said I wouldn't be critical of a company supplying baby food to Russian people. I never once was outraged. It was me giving my opinion on an article.
You were the one that jumped in to declare that I was outraged. It is possible to hold an opinion and voice it without getting bend out of shape. If you could quote where you believe me to be outraged, I would be glad to see it.
And I am delighted that Nestle made that statement.
Stick to the Russian dating sites so
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I think you got baited here. Zelenskiy didn't specifically call out essential products of Nestle. He just called out Nestle, like everyone else. This is pure clickbait material, Daily Mail or the Guardian?
That's nice. Thankfully, most sensible people recognise that Trump was a lazy and feckless president who openly admired Putin and questioned NATO. Well, Putin deserves no admiration whatsoever and NATO, it turns out, is completely f*cking necessary, so Trump's judgement was shite, and we can count ourselves lucky the world over that the man is no longer in the White House.
you forgot to mention that the Russian Black Sea fleet is getting lit up like a xmas tree
I skip past the "he said, she said" posts, it's a practice I highly recommend!
I also don't think it's unfair to say we aren't being given the whole picture of what is happening.
We probably don't, but that is entirely down to the Russians though. It's not like they are not giving their side of the story out there, they are on the news networks and social networks constantly, as well as calling UN special meetings, etc.
On one side we have journalists, Us and UK intelligence services and 1000s of hours of video, etc
On the other we have the Kremlin, who won't admit there is a war happening and claim that the Ukrainians destroyed their own cities.
Now you want to give some credence to the Kremlins version, very simple question how? How do you distinguish which parts?
They have skipped actual propaganda and have gone full in bat shít.
Personally using the sources I mentioned I think we are getting a fairly broad and accurate picture of what is happening. A complete picture is impossible.
Now like I said previously if you have anything concrete that contradicts the only reliable assessments we have, post them up.
The French were desperate for men and good fighting men at that.
Never forget the French had a rather unethical war to some extent when you see what Vichy did and then to top it off they did some unethical things after the war to try patch things up.
The French Alsations who were in Das Reich division that were prosecuted in Bordeaux for the war crimes committed by that division in Oradour-sur-Glane were given amnesty by French parliament in 1953.
That division were also involved in the mass hanging in Tulle and other atrocities.
The French government and state wanted to rehabiliate Alsace Lorraine back into France.
And because of the amnesty the local commemorations would not allow any French government attend for number of years.
Putin has without doubt dirt on Trump from when he visited Russia.
Pity the guy that tries to make money out of this and not get Putin approval i.e. give him his mandatory cut.
Thanks for that assessment. Grounds for cautious optimism if arms supplies from NATO countries continue to arrive and if morale and organisation holds up on the Ukrainian side.
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Aw **** I'm in bits.
It was part of the article which was under discussion:
"Volodymyr Zelenskiy, criticised Nestlé, which continues to sell “essential” products such as baby food, cereals and some pet foods in Russia, in a streamed speech to thousands of protesters in Switzerland’s capital of Berne on Saturday."
My only point was I wouldn't be critical of a company supplying baby food to Russian people. I am aware they also sell other things too.
But for some reason, you read that as that I was OUTRAGED and that I wanted easter eggs for all russian kids and f*ck Ukraine.
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