Russia - threadbanned users in OP

That's because there are no NATO boots on the ground, will you be heading over to fight? Or does your bravery not extend further than the glow of your computer screen?

So what are you doing to help the people of Ukraine?

I see the same people on here day in day out demanding the EU/UK/US send in troops, tanks, weapons. I see the same people calling for all out war across the continent (and believe me that's what it would be) yet they are not the ones in danger, they just demand that others do this.

Thankfully keyboard warriors are just that, they demand everything without even the slightest idea of what that entails.

You tell me to "grow up" while you and your ilk sit at your computer demanding things you haven't the slightest idea about, go back to playing call of duty, the adults are in charge and they will make the decisions, and if it does come to fighting they will be the ones doing it while you cower under your bed.

Rheinmetall said that it had over a hundred Marder light tanks ready to send to Ukraine last February, the German Govt declined, we now hear that they are hoping to get them delivered by end of Q1.

Any weapon systems that will cause problems for Russia, the policy is to delay and be the last to send.

There is rumours in Germany that the coalition partners are talking about a no confidence vote in Scholz, trying to put pressure to break Socialist solidarity with Russia. I think it will take the vote to force it, hard to change all life time outlook.

"It’s always a similar pattern: First they say ‘no,’ then they fiercely defend their decision, only to say ‘yes’ in the end. We are still trying to understand why the German government is doing this to itself." To quote the Ukrainian Foreign Minister this week.

Missiles fired a Kiev where fired from North direction using a ballistic trajectory hard to detect hence the late air raid warning a new first again in savagery which Russia keeps giving.

So Belarus is allowing it country to fire missiles at Ukraine

Poland should have war games on the border.

Ukraine should be given long range weapons to return fire on origins.

Putins besty action friend... well there was me thinking it used to be yer man Segal. Now it appears it was this fella.

I suppose there are a few Russians that think Putin has lost his marbles.

PS Putin seems to like the Hollywood/actors lot, doesn't he? Putin in fantasy land and well down the ol rabbit hole.

Did you say the same about the Irish when the IRA were blowing up kids?

Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see Putin get killed, Russia to pull out of Ukraine (totally) and to see that country become the new NK until such a time as deemed they can be welcome back into civilised society.

What I don't agree with is blaming every single Russian citizen, even those who haven't lived there for decades for the actions of Putin. You do know you can be totally against something without going public for all to see right?

Would you do it knowing you were putting your family back home at risk? Again it seems the ones who shout loudest are the ones who are in the safest places 🙄

You say strawman I say calling out hypocrisy.

I was barely a teen when the GFA came about so didn't have a well informed opinion of the IRA. However, growing up, I didn't know anybody who had a single supportive thing to say about the IRA.

Stupid analogy.

Weren't you in the Orc forces sent over by her Majesty's Government for a special military operation in the North of Ireland?

Not a mobik either but signed up for the payment like a Wagner soldier.

If you want to use that whataboutery as an analogy, you are leaving yourself open to the response that the IRA were fighting against colonial invaders and oppressors and can claim that their position was closer to that of the Ukrainians than the Russians.

Most people wouldn't agree with such a simplistic comparison. But if you make it on one side, you would want to expect similar to be coming back at you.

You don't have a clue what you're talking about.

This ends your whataboutery. Not debating this off topic nonsense any further given that it is demonstrably false.

And maybe they are or maybe they're not contacting family as you suggest yourself "Would you do it knowing you were putting your family back home at risk? Again it seems the ones who shout loudest are the ones who are in the safest places 🙄"

I don't understand the rest of your point. This is the largest war occurring on the edge of Europe since WW2 and threatens to spill over. It is having an impact one way or another on the vast majority of other European citizens and the peoples of neighbouring Asian states.

Russian citizens here have a moral duty to do what they can to counter the internal Russian propaganda. Yet we see casual reports from Irish people who work with Russians here and observe that they do not engage about the war, just shrug. Not good enough.

As for 'Resident Russian' that is a term for those who populate this thread and who defend or deflect from the actions of the state of Russia.

Bono

I'm talking about the average citizen who was living abroad in Australia, Canada, US etc the same way the warriors here are saying Russian citizens should be loudly protesting against the Russian regime even if it gets their families killed.

Can you show me a single post where I have "defended or deflected from the actions of the Russian state"?

Me pointing out the kids in here calling for WW3 or making idiotic suggestions isn't defending or deflecting from anything, it's me pointing out that they have no clue what they are talking about and they really should hope that they don't get what they seemingly dream about because if this does escalate then it will affect every single life on this planet.