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Usual tosh from Grendel. It's patently obvious that sanctions are having an impact on the Russian economy. Whether it's enough to alter Putin's behaviour in Ukraine is certainly debatable, but it's obviously hurting which is why Putin is calling them an 'act of war'. I can't understand why...

So literally do nothing? Just let Putin do what he wants. That sounds a lot like appeasement.

A diversionary one, as usual.

In your typically uninformed opinion, that might be true. US Intelligence meanwhile were very clear about attempted Russian interference. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56423536 Anyway, remind us again, should we do nothing about Ukraine? Or are you off down Waitrose again to dodge...

So we should do nothing?

Why not just put TLDR; You're incredibly rude and dismissive mate, so it's no use crying on here if you get the rough end of the stick sometimes - I'm afraid it looks like that's actually what you want.

Woo-hoo, a cheap insult. You see, you just can't help yourself. You're such a hypocrite. I'll have to do a bit of research if you're going to be that generic, which bit of policy are you talking about? Are you under the impression that I've been defending what happened to Russia after the cold war?

No, it's absolutely the opposite, and it's something you engage in endlessly. What about Corbyn , what about Mandelson etc. etc.. It's a way of dodging answering the actual question when you're uncomfortable with it.

And so we're back onto diversion? Which question was that, pray tell? Please God, don't let it be something about Corbyn again...

Bluntly, the lack of civility because you can't help but to lapse into unnecessary insults. This is pretty much your first post where you haven't done that. If I imply that I could explain something but you're too stupid to understand, how would that make you feel? And then, as politely as I...

See, for all of your protesting, you're really not capable of civilised debate are you? No need to go through the whole story, you brought up Mandelson and Labour in a story from 2008, just explain why what they were doing was wrong and why it was 20 years out of date? Simple request. Or...

And you're avoiding answering questions. If you want a higher standard of debate, here it is right now. All I've done is politely ask a few questions. Think of it as a chance to share your wisdom with us. So again, if it wasn't right in 2008 to be friends with Russia, when was it right...

Sorry, again not with you. The Mandelson story was from 2008, when I presume you're saying we shouldn't have been making friends with Russia. Nothing to do with your dislike of Labour though, I'm sure. So, are you saying we should've been making friends with Russia in 1988, when it was actually...

OK, so if I've understood you correctly, you're saying that we should have made Russia a friend, but because it was someone from Labour doing it at the time, it must have been wrong? Have I got that about right?

So just to clarify, you're saying that you drop to the lowest possible standard of debating to 'fit in' with the horrible people here, whilst simultaneously raising standards and winning the argument by posting trash? I'm a little confused, can you explain how that works please? Again, it...

Yes, just two points on that again, a lot of labour people don't tend to like Mandelson and his cosying up to immense wealth deregulation of the city etc., and as before Russia wasn't destroying Ukraine at that point in time. Again though, didn't you say that we should have been making friends...

Not at all, no. So presumably you'll be able to answer the question?

And just like that, he was gone...

Just a quick update on this tremendously worthy cause (ahem, hint). It's now the biggest ever GoFundMe page. There's no need for empty gestures, if that's troubling you, it is possible to help directly. https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpukraine

Agreed, and you're absolutely right of course, politicians attract dodgy mates like sh*t attracts flies. It's only this lot that have been so outrageously blatant about it though.