i prematurely passed the send button in my last post - so to continue
so if Ireland will have little or no reason to have a ‘deep’ relationship across all sectors with Russia then what is the point of havin all those Ru staff at Orwell road. Now that trade with Ru will be at a minimum if not zero the Ru ambassador should be called in to explain what they all will be doing.
as I suggested before , I suggest that the same goes for many other countries. So what about the idea of continuing having a diplomatic relationship with Ru but through an ‘International ‘ embassy that could represent any country that wants to be part of it. This readjusting of how international diplomatic relationships work would send another clear message to Ru that what it’s doing is TOTALLY unacceptable. Of course Putin will come back and say that this suggestion will hurt the West much more that it would hurt Ru . - like he said with the sanctions
one of the outcomes of the above suggestion is that the Ru embassy in Ireland would be closed down and would be represented by the new ‘international’ arrangement - so a much reduced capacity to spy, disrupt, etc, etc
putin cannot say that we are cutting off diplomatic relations With Ru as we are just reorganising how we ‘do business with a country that we will have little or no business with .
I find it unbelievable that the 30+ Ru staff are still at the embassy. The Eu - which includes ireland by the way,- the US , UK, Australia , etc, etc, will be treating Russia from now on into the foreseeable future with the IRON CURTAIN in place. This means , as I understand, that there will be little or no contact re economic trade , cultural exchanges, sporting engagements, location for international events, etc, etc,etc
. I would suggest that now that the broad international community will operate the IRON curtain in a more comphrensive way than before because we now know what Russia is really like and what it is really about. We were slow in copping on but Russias intentions are very clear now and what it will do to achieve same
Gatling sorry was just emphasising your point not going against it
this is the kind of people that are Ukrainian....looking out for others and planning ahead
About Ukraine need to be de-Nazified...
Showing great discernment there.
I'd post the pic but ...
Would be a huge ego blow to the old masculinity too. Pesky woman wanting rights and all that. I have always thought in a ME setting it's only strong women that can change it. They teach the sons once they stop the old wizard stuff they can bring in huge systemic change.
One never knows, Iran's regime could be toppled a lot easier than Russia's, and in doing so aid the process of toppling Spewtin.
Shame if the protesting women decided to attack these places that produce the arms for russia.
Really?
One hell of a coincidence, or the work of a state that tends to get things done . . .
There is a bit more to this mentality, though. The tradition of imperialism, the ideological remnants of which reach far and wide, and imbue the plebs with a bit of “My own life may be siht but at least I belong to this great nation with a proud and long tradition of subjugating, civilising and benevolently leading lesser peoples”. I actually used to get a subtle enough whiff of a version of that off some people when I lived in England (I’m from the continent, btw, and have no colonial history with the English; just something I noticed as if a slight subtext when chatting with some - and in fairness, not that many). I imagine the French have their own version of that going on. A big difference comes with the fact that lives in the west are generally less siht, less often. Less need for escapism into grandiosity. Russians seem to be imbued with it through and through, they’re reared on it and encouraged to see themselves in relation to the world in that particular light. That no good can come of it would be an understatement.
And the Brave Ukrainian soldiers will deal with it and fight through all this. Unlike the vodka addled orcs that will start infighting over sleeping bags.
An officer was killed in Iran, who was responsible for the supply of drones to Russia, local media reported
The colonel of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the commander of the Basij organization, Javad Kikh, was killed yesterday, October 25, in the afternoon in the southeast of Iran.
According to a number of international media, Molashakhi was responsible for the supply of Iranian kamikaze drones to Russia. At the same time, members of the Basij formation are accused of brutally suppressing protests in Iran for the past 15 years.
Nice work. 8-)
Yes, it's a Mafia state run by gangsters. 90% of the population are living in poverty whilst the criminals at the top are raking it in.
I remember a few years ago we had a big storm, knocked out the power for 3 or four days, and there was utter pandemonium, then you had the shortages due to China shutting down from Covid, first and then when the cargo ship got stuck in the Suez Canal. All sudden cut off from normal life. And we were not prepared (well most of us anyway) i remember that toilet paper was one of the most sought-after items...talk about priorities!!! The Ukrainians will not be caught like that. this winter, they've always had backups, long before the war started.
like a computer game but real evac from a fighter jet at low alt
I'd March the fcuker out to Sandymount and tell him to start swimming. We've left him peddle is lies and veiled threats too long
Watching Putin: The war at home on ITV and its very stark outside of the main cities what a shíthole Russia is. People living in apartments that a junkie would turn their nose up at. All those billions per day and nothing to show for it. Just all pocketed by the mafia known as oligarchs.
Is there a russian equivalent of the ESB powercheck website?
This is Ukraine they are used to Russia turning off the gas already,
Hardy people still going on with their lives despite whats been done to them day in and day out,
Wait till we have a winter blackout here ,bordsies going to be loosing their ****
Re: Cold Winter
Wood stoves can be made out of oil barrels or scrap metal.
Timber from ruined buildings can be used as fuel.
Gas bottles & Superser type heaters could be supplied.
In a life or death situation, a foil survival blanket will definitely keep a person alive overnight.
Time for use of every type of micro-generation and survival technique, if anyone can do it, it's the Ukrainians.
I wonder if Cathal Berry, knows of any lads who could give him a helping hand to pack and leave
Filatov is some bollocks isn't he.
So we're helping people not get maimed by mines and we're contributing to the war effort?
Fuuuuuuck this chump.
Correct but can that Tzar mentality be unlearned Wibbs. I imagine the history books on Russia would be interesting to read - how they portray leaders in the past and their parliamentary systems.
In Sweden they dumbed down the exploits of the Vikings in their history books because they thought it would make their children prone to violence.
Yes, it will be very difficult, but manageable. It will become a generator city, and People have lived in bombed out cities before, even in winter. Now can you imagine just what it will be like for the Russian soldiers in Ukraine? Even before they go into action, their own families have to equip them, with whatever they can find in the market, and it just so happens that following the immutable laws of supply and demand, military gear has hit unprecedented high pricing. Now, on the other hand, Ukrainian soldiers have access to state-of-the-art winter gear. Oh, and on the Russian side, back home in Moscow, I think that this coming winter will be exceptionally hard on Muscovites too. Lack of normal services, shortages, etc. You cannot rip the fabric of society apart as Putin has done and expect that it will be business as normal. Bills have to be paid, employed or not, and just like everywhere in the capitalist world, no mon ? no fun. Heating gets turned off....no rent money? Tough. Because the sanctions are working, but Putins wall of silence is covering up the real picture of what life is really like back home in Russia.
Filatov needs to be expelled. We can’t allow an ambassador who is a guest in our country threaten us like that. Out to **** with him.
Great analogy he quoted.
If China invaded America and levelled New York and Seattle and killed 1000s of civilians would anyone be calling for America to negotiate with China?
If you read this I inserted it in your sister thrice
And tbh for all their Grade A utter bollocks, I'm glad we have them. We have dissenting voices, even voices that make us momentarily positively murderous in intent. That's the function and good sign of a proper democracy. Russia don't have that. China doesn't have that, and a host of potentate and junta run societies out there don't have that either.
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