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Re: Russia / Ukraine Watch

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Just a little look at Eastern Ukraine
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Re: Russia / Ukraine Watch

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Ronnie Hotdogs wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:20 pm
Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:14 pm
The Mindsweep wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:40 pm
The UK will never freeze Russian assets over here etc because those monies and assets are now so fundamental to our economy that it would hit the UK far worse than Russia.
But if we confiscated them and made them our assets would that mean there was no change to the economy?
What's wrong with a housing market price correction and lower rents.

Is Tim a landlord by any chance?

He's wrong anyway. Speccy git.
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I've bought some Chicken Kievs for dinner tonight. Solidarity with Ruthenia!
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Re: Russia / Ukraine Watch

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Once again he calls it right. Inconceivable.


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Typhoons up over the Channel.
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Be good to see the UK Government (and the EU) give an asylum guarantee to Ukrainian citizens who arrive

I know, wishful thinking.
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Given that Ukraine has now lost control of their airspace what is the reason NATO cannot provide air support?

(Answers without making reference to WW3 please)
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Currywurst and Chips wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:19 pm Given that Ukraine has now lost control of their airspace what is the reason NATO cannot provide air support?

(Answers without making reference to WW3 please)
Is it that they're not a Nato member so there is no provision in the treaty to do so?

Surely they could sell them some air defence weaponry.
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Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:31 pm
Currywurst and Chips wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:19 pm Given that Ukraine has now lost control of their airspace what is the reason NATO cannot provide air support?

(Answers without making reference to WW3 please)
Is it that they're not a Nato member so there is no provision in the treaty to do so?

Surely they could sell them some air defence weaponry.
I should've said NATO members, unilaterally

Bit late for that given Russia has taken Antanov Airport
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Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:37 pm Once again he calls it right. Inconceivable.


But you're still not a Corbyn supporter and Labour were never your team, right?
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Russians now in control of Chernobyl. Not great news.
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Have we considered the possibility that Putin has lost his f*cking mind? He knows this isn’t going to end well for anyone, yet he’s pushing onwards. f*cking lunacy.
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Stowaway wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:46 pm Have we considered the possibility that Putin has lost his f*cking mind? He knows this isn’t going to end well for anyone, yet he’s pushing onwards. f*cking lunacy.
Innit. There's now murmerings about a part of Moldova wanting to break away too. That's probably Putin's encore.
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Stowaway wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:46 pm Have we considered the possibility that Putin has lost his f*cking mind? He knows this isn’t going to end well for anyone, yet he’s pushing onwards. f*cking lunacy.
It’s my main concern. His words have been strong and without care. Probably not true, but right now it doesn’t feel like it would take a lot for this to escalate further.
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Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:49 pm
Stowaway wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:46 pm Have we considered the possibility that Putin has lost his f*cking mind? He knows this isn’t going to end well for anyone, yet he’s pushing onwards. f*cking lunacy.
Innit. There's now murmerings about a part of Moldova wanting to break away too. That's probably Putin's encore.
If you're talking about Transnistria that happened 1990-1992
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Currywurst and Chips wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:59 pm
Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:37 pm Once again he calls it right. Inconceivable.


But you're still not a Corbyn supporter and Labour were never your team, right?
A list of tankies/enemies of the people here:

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Confirmed: European utilities are set to buy tomorrow more Russian natural gas (from Gazprom) via Ukraine pipelines.

FFS. This is the problem. There is no immediate alternative. Germany and others were warned that this would happen, but have sleep walked into this situation.
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We live in a World that is now dedicated to a single Global Market, with products and supplies coming from anywhere in the World. This doesn't fit well into the new Nationalism/Fascism as we're all now totally dependent on other Countries for the products and supplies we need. All it ever needed was for some madman to come along and upset the delicate balance. We're all going to be hugely impacted by this but I mostly pity the poor sods in Ukraine.
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Currywurst and Chips wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:59 pm
Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:37 pm Once again he calls it right. Inconceivable.


But you're still not a Corbyn supporter and Labour were never your team, right?
I know, I know but he lives rent free in your big empty heids.
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Dunners wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:09 pm
Currywurst and Chips wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:59 pm
Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:37 pm Once again he calls it right. Inconceivable.


But you're still not a Corbyn supporter and Labour were never your team, right?
A list of tankies/enemies of the people here:

So no cricising Nato no more? Are you trying to strangle free speech?
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Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:42 pm
So no cricising Nato no more? Are you trying to strangle free speech?
I thought that free speech didn't come free of consequences?

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Re: Russia / Ukraine Watch

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Apple Wumble wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:33 pm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... ent-system

Spineless £££
They have to keep warm
How many would die of Hypothermia with no heat ?
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Re: Russia / Ukraine Watch

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Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:42 pm
Dunners wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:09 pm
Currywurst and Chips wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:59 pm

But you're still not a Corbyn supporter and Labour were never your team, right?
A list of tankies/enemies of the people here:

So no cricising Nato no more? Are you trying to strangle free speech?
Non NATO member state has invaded a non NATO member state. It's a weird 'but what about the yanks' moment in the midst of a statement supposedly condemning an unprovoked act of war.
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Re: Russia / Ukraine Watch

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Mistadobalina wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:06 pm
Max B Gold wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:42 pm
Dunners wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:09 pm

A list of tankies/enemies of the people here:

So no cricising Nato no more? Are you trying to strangle free speech?
Non NATO member state has invaded a non NATO member state. It's a weird 'but what about the yanks' moment in the midst of a statement supposedly condemning an unprovoked act of war.
You do know what the Yanks were up to in Ukraine don't you?

Where are they now with their army?
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