Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Was bound to happen that Putin would be in 2 places at once, having a live video conference while laying a wreath 20mins away.

So deport them no matter who they are or what they contribute to society?

I just pictured that, and now need to go and have a lie down.

I'd like say he's starting to resemble Cotton Hill.

He killed fiddy thousand men (from his own side).

The density of mines must be staggering and no doubt make quick progress in any direction slow.

Plenty of clips of Russians hitting their own mines but add to that, even the Ukrainians are firing mines behind the Russians to prevent Russian reserves arriving quickly to the contact areas.

I don't see any named sources here to back that up.

The cv90s only recently arrived ,the Challengers are there and some other vehicles, i still think there's shortages of equipment and weapons hence why we haven't seen a lot of armoured vehicle action and the little we have seen didn't go the way we initially Hoped, but then again minefields and heavy artillery is a bad day for any assault without air and artillery cover

It takes several years to get to that point and many would not have seen reason to bother before recent incidents.

Any Russian I have met (and I am aware there are others) have cited Putin as the reason they are not in Russia. Why punish them for fleeing a horrific dictator?

Finally treating them is a weapon. No skin off our back (and we benefit from their labour) and it shows their family back home someone living a better life outside the country. There is no particular benefit to the Ukraine, indeed many may be used as cannon fodder in the war against their will which seems like your plan will actively hurt the Ukraine (presuming countries with bigger populations than Ireland followed along).

East Berlin blocks tended to not have windows pointed west as they were worried people in office blocks that could see over the wall and would see people living a better life. These days zoom calls home will provide the same hit.

I read the same as you, Ireland's Own and the likes.

Did you read the article? The senior US military official was named and said nothing relating to the clickbait title. Here's what he said, just so you don't have to bother your arse reading the article. In fact, there are two senior US military officials quoted AND named in the article.

“This is a very difficult fight, it is a very violent fight and It will likely take a considerable amount of time and at high cost,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said.

Referring to Ukraine losing armored vehicles in the early days of the counteroffensive, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, “the Ukrainians have the ability to recover equipment that’s been damaged, repair where possible, get that equipment back into the fight,”

“There will continue to be battle damage” but Ukrainian forces “still have a lot of combat capability, combat power,” Austin added.

Anyone considering Twitter as a trusted source needs their heads checked too.

Seriously though, read it and look through the clickbait. The named quotes are the only ones that matter because we know who said them, there is absolutely no reason for "Western Officials" to not be named. In what capacity are they officials? Do they actually know what's going on?

Or they just didn't see the need? I have Irish friends who live abroad and still have their Irish passport because why would they not? It takes years to get citizenship, maybe they have not been here that long, maybe they have moved around.

Plus you seem pretty focused on the 30 year example. You gonna sit everyone currently in the citizen process from Russia to go through political asylum? You will have a serious fight getting through that. Companies will relocate valuable workers to safe countries aided by friends and they will leave with their families. But hey we can create a load of work for those sorting through political asylum for reasons!

This seems ridiculous for all purposes with no benefit except to try and exact revenge against people who have nothing to do with this. What is even the benefit in your mind? Oh no Russian's best and brightest have to go home and work in Russian companies/military. That'll really show them.

Defence dolphins

Why? What benefit is there for us or the Ukraine? We lose valuable workers and Russia will gain them. Just seems like nonsense.

For sure, I would not like to be any of the Judiciary or prison service who jailed any of these guy's.....or their Families either. or in fact anyone connected to their convictions.