Everything Putin does is stage managed, he is very careful about gestures etc. Either he's acting the bollix with the twitching to appear to be unwell to the west or he can't help it.
my more pressing concern is his huge case of massive dickhead syndrome
And you're spot on there
Whist Lavrov is just a spitting image of... well... a grotesque Spitting Image type puppet
The Stock market is still closed, that in itself tells it's own story
Russia is earning more than ever from Gas and Oil exports (and probably from other commodities as well) because the increase in prices has been massive and has more than compensated for any fall in volume. They cannot easily spend all this loot anymore because of trade and financial sanctions, so it just piles up. Russia seems to be running a massive Current Account surplus (I think last week's Economist magazine had a piece on this).
This surplus naturally allows the Rouble to appreciate. But the money isn't much good if you can't spend it in the way you want to. I'm sure it's a lot more complicated than this, but the key is to maintain and even strengthen the sanctions, both financial and trade.
Also it would help if we didn't have this nonsense from the Germans: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/23/germany-to-relax-visa-rules-for-russian-workers-despite-spy-warning
That's happened last week in a Town called Desna ,they initially said 18 died but found good few more bodies during the next few days
The reality that the Western world of the last 50 years has been the fairest, best place for workers, women etc, for any sub group etc in human history.
That's a complete non runner for them.
That’s a man losing his grip , some Shakespearean sh1t going on in the wings I’d say
he stayed in power because the elite got to stay rich/keep making money… he has f’d that up for a lot of people…. He can expect a few grenades in his porridge incoming.
Garry was better at the oul chess than the comedy.
It's far from the strong man bollocks he has been portraying for two decades. What a legacy to leave if he does die soon. Millions displaced, probably hundreds of thousands killed, military humiliation and a potential famine in developing countries dependent on food export from the bread basket.
Seems like it's going to be a protracted war - the invading army have learnt from their early mistakes.
I said it a few days ago , American would be willing to send them via a partner nation is a supply wheel , other countries supply ukraine with certain weapons and America will supply or restock that first country with more or something similar
I know a silly question but if there anti ship missiles with a range of 139km would they be more placed along the coast like Odessa etc but if Russia gets if they do eventually take Odessa all the way to Moldova then those missiles are more or less outta play?
no and yes, i used to work in banking, cashier, i know my stuff
It's a pretty low bar for Russia to improve on their early performance, to be fair. You could sum up their first couple of months of warfare with this,
Germany should be more concerned with the fact it has had 20 plus years of Chancellors working for Moscow.
In Grozny, they stopped and destroyed tanks and their crews with Molotov cocktails...and they lost a large Nr of tanks before they changed their tactics
https://youtu.be/EF3g4Ua5e7k
Most RTE news cover little or nothing on The Ukr war. It basically cherry picks bits and pieces now and again- eg that court case - which is not a core part of the war. This war , from any angle, will have much more profound effects on the Irish economy and other aspects of it -eg overseas holidays and their cost- than Covid had .
IMO , RTE does not see it as important. I wonder the objectivity of the news editors/ leadership at the station
I assume the insurance company will examine all the INFORMATION out there before coming to a decision about compensation or. Otherwise. I don’t envoy them in dealing with the Russians
Don't assume malice when incompetence will suffice.
The only apt word is coincidentally "Orwellian"
It is an absolute disgrace that Zelenskyy has to beg for weapons this far into the war. History will remember this.
DJ Carey's sister is an awful wan in fairness.
I joke, although Kavanagh's poem, Epic, comes to mind.
"That was the year of the Munich bother. Which
Was more important? I inclined"
Already walked back, just like all the other times he's gone off script: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/23/biden-taiwan-china-strategic-ambiguity-us-foreign-policy
If anything, there's even more ambiguity than there used to be!
It depends on the model missles they get some have a range of over 315 km ,but if it the Russians take Odessa it would be a different game ,I believe they can be air launched from aircraft and helicopters so they could still have options to use it depending on what they get and the support package
I didn't see where that article said it's been rowed back.
I didn't think that nations could/would insure military ships with commercial insurance companies. I doubt if Putin is trying a traditional insurance scam. He's just trying at every opportunity to suppress the news that Ukraine is doing well.
If it's something like Parkinsons, he could last for years with medication.
Not with those sneaky poisoning Russians waiting in the wings
Putin looks healthy enough to me - but maybe he is propped up with drugs for public appearances?
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