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David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,991
PVA said:
He probably doesn't believe what he was saying but the people of Russia will. Unfortunately.
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Fuck em, their the poor sods who are going lose out
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,992
I've been thinking the whole time that this was some big play to give him some credit at home and get some concessions from the west but this statement has me worried.

If he does invade it will end up a long protracted proxy war and that will get messy.
 

Tommo1993

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,993
So he’s basically written himself an invitation to deploy Russian troops into what is/was Ukrainian territory then?
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,994
Tommo1993 said:
So he’s basically written himself an invitation to deploy Russian troops into what is/was Ukrainian territory then?
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Looks that way. Hoping it’s a final bluff but like LG I’m not sure if this is just a concessions play any more
 
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,995
Natonalise Chelsea FC
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,996
David O'Day said:
Doesn't vlad haven't anyone who will say "just think about this now?"

He's basically just destroyed his own economy and he can't risk war as even an aerial conflict would see the west with their far more modern and better equiped forces win.
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Of course he doesn't!

He probably runs the place like Stalin and anyone who dares question him won't be around very long. Considering the stuff he's tried to do abroad (Salisbury for example) imagine what the fuck he does in his own country with huge frozen wastes to 'lose' people in.

Biggest fears are:
1. He would try and get China's support, which could turn everything extremely ugly
2. Their nuclear arsenal. Up until today I'd have said even he wasn't mad enough for that. After today's performance...
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,997
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Of course he doesn't!

He probably runs the place like Stalin and anyone who dares question him won't be around very long. Considering the stuff he's tried to do abroad (Salisbury for example) imagine what the fuck he does in his own country with huge frozen wastes to 'lose' people in.

Biggest fears are:
1. He would try and get China's support, which could turn everything extremely ugly
2. Their nuclear arsenal. Up until today I'd have said even he wasn't mad enough for that. After today's performance...
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1)China hate Russia and they aren't stupid enough to get involved.

2) He's not going to use Nuclear weapons no matter how crazy he seems.
 

clint van damme

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,998
David O'Day said:
1)China hate Russia and they aren't stupid enough to get involved.

2) He's not going to use Nuclear weapons no matter how crazy he seems.
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Yeah, no way China will get involved.
I think the two provinces declaring themselves Russian has backed Putin into a corner, fuck knows where this will end now.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #10,999
clint van damme said:
Yeah, no way China will get involved.
I think the two provinces declaring themselves Russian has backed Putin into a corner, fuck knows where this will end now.
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Did they declare themselves Russian, or independent? Not that it matters as they'll let Putin in, like Belarus does.

As for China, it's a way off, but if it became a massive fight do you think China would side with Russia or the West? Ideologically they're closer aligned to Russia, but the ego's between Putin and Xi would be difficult. it could be a marriage of convenience that would eventually end up with them fighting over control.

But of course we sided with communist Russia in WWII.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,000
The whole time I thought his end game was to get international recognition for Crimea being Russian.

The two eastern provinces were agreed at a summit to become self-governing within Ukraine but the Ukranians backed out of that deal as it would stop them applying for EU membership.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,001
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Did they declare themselves Russian, or independent? Not that it matters as they'll let Putin in, like Belarus does.

As for China, it's a way off, but if it became a massive fight do you think China would side with Russia or the West? Ideologically they're closer aligned to Russia, but the ego's between Putin and Xi would be difficult. it could be a marriage of convenience that would eventually end up with them fighting over control.

But of course we sided with communist Russia in WWII.
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China would happily sit back, make money of both sides and let both blocs get poorer and more divided while it looked after its own interests in the South China Sea.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,002
Liquid Gold said:
The whole time I thought his end game was to get international recognition for Crimea being Russian.

The two eastern provinces were agreed at a summit to become self-governing within Ukraine but the Ukranians backed out of that deal as it would stop them applying for EU membership.
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Maybe Crimea has just emboldened him to go full out. We all know he wants to get the band back together.
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,003
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Did they declare themselves Russian, or independent? Not that it matters as they'll let Putin in, like Belarus does.

As for China, it's a way off, but if it became a massive fight do you think China would side with Russia or the West? Ideologically they're closer aligned to Russia, but the ego's between Putin and Xi would be difficult. it could be a marriage of convenience that would eventually end up with them fighting over control.

But of course we sided with communist Russia in WWII.
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It doesn't matter what they say they are as unless Russia invades then the status quo there remains and if Putin invades he loses in the end.

China will side with whoever is best for them and that is not Russia. There hated each other when they were both Communist.

It's shit storing weaponry to claim China will ever get involved. China has far too much to lose if it is at odds with the west
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,004
David O'Day said:
Doesn't vlad haven't anyone who will say "just think about this now?"

He's basically just destroyed his own economy and he can't risk war as even an aerial conflict would see the west with their far more modern and better equiped forces win.
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Would he press the nuclear button over it?
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,005
Liquid Gold said:
China would happily sit back, make money of both sides and let both blocs get poorer and more divided while it looked after its own interests in the South China Sea.
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You're probably right.

That was the U.S. plan for WWII. Kept out of it for ages, then swept in at the end to look like heroes and because they had tons of money from getting involved later on it loaned it to others to rebuild, thus giving them huge leverage over everyone else and end up pretty much running the world as a result
 

clint van damme

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,006
Liquid Gold said:
China would happily sit back, make money of both sides and let both blocs get poorer and more divided while it looked after its own interests in the South China Sea.
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That's exactly what they'd do.
 
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Deleted member 9744

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,007
Liquid Gold said:
China would happily sit back, make money of both sides and let both blocs get poorer and more divided while it looked after its own interests in the South China Sea.
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Suspect China will now feel emboldened to steam into Taiwan.
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,008
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Would he press the nuclear button over it?
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no as even he understands mutually assured destruction
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,009
He's gone in
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,010
Deleted member 9744 said:
Suspect China will now feel emboldened to steam into Taiwan.
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Another thing to add alongside nuclear war in the list of things that won't happen.

China will not provoke the west into war/sanctions
 

clint van damme

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,011
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Did they declare themselves Russian, or independent? Not that it matters as they'll let Putin in, like Belarus does.

As for China, it's a way off, but if it became a massive fight do you think China would side with Russia or the West? Ideologically they're closer aligned to Russia, but the ego's between Putin and Xi would be difficult. it could be a marriage of convenience that would eventually end up with them fighting over control.

But of course we sided with communist Russia in WWII.
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You're correct, they declared independence though I think its fair to say that's probably not their long term goal.
 

Grendel

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,012
Brighton Sky Blue said:
He's gone in
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boris never stops
 
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,013
Brighton Sky Blue said:
He's gone in
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Yes to the eastern states in small numbers as everyone thought he would. He has had troops in the Ukraine for years now.

Let's not act like he has invaded the rest of the Ukraine hey.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,014
David O'Day said:
Yes to the eastern states in small numbers as everyone thought he would. He has had troops in the Ukraine for years now.

Let's not act like he has invaded the rest of the Ukraine hey.
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Just brings the false flag one step closer.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,015
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Just brings the false flag one step closer.
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No it makes it harder as now they are openly rather than convertly in the Donbass region it's harder for them to try and go unnoticed.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,016
David O'Day said:
No it makes it harder as now they are openly rather than convertly in the Donbass region it's harder for them to try and go unnoticed.
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Well he says they're there for 'peacekeeping', which is believable enough for the average Russian as it will be if he says the peacekeeping forces came under attack. Be honest, you don't know what's happening next-nobody does.
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,017
Why does Putin think a conflict that pits Russia, Belarus and South Osettia against Nato and the EU is going to work out well in the end for him?

Has he lost the plot since he no longer has a US president he can bully around?
 

Otis

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,018
PVA said:
He probably doesn't believe what he was saying but the people of Russia will. Unfortunately.
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Yup. My wife laps up every single word he says.
 

Otis

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,019
You have to remember, so much of Russian TV is run by and controlled by the state.

Very little independent thinking to be found.

They broadcast whatever Putin says as fact.

 
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Evo1883

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,020
David O'Day said:
Doesn't vlad haven't anyone who will say "just think about this now?"

He's basically just destroyed his own economy and he can't risk war as even an aerial conflict would see the west with their far more modern and better equiped forces win.
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Think about this ... Germany had the most advanced army in the world in 1939 .. Russians will fight to the death to protect their country .

It's a war best left alone

They wont just roll over, it's why the west always give them a wide birth and not countries like Iraq

You only have to look at Vietnam to understand technology doesn't win every war
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,021
Evo1883 said:
Think about this ... Germany had the most advanced army in the world in 1939 .. Russians will fight to the death to protect their country .

It's a war best left alone

They wont just roll over, it's why the west always give them a wide birth and not countries like Iraq

You only have to look at Vietnam to understand technology doesn't win every war
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Not their country though. Do Ukrainians want this? Can’t fight a guerrilla war without civilian support.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2022
  • #11,022
Evo1883 said:
Think about this ... Germany had the most advanced army in the world in 1939 .. Russians will fight to the death to protect their country .

It's a war best left alone

They wont just roll over, it's why the west always give them a wide birth and not countries like Iraq

You only have to look at Vietnam to understand technology doesn't win every war
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no one is invading russia but in convential warfare in the ukraine the us/nato win everytime
 
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xcraigx

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  • Feb 22, 2022
  • #11,023
Zelensky due to speak soon. What can he possibly say and what can Ukraine realistically do without inviting a full on invasion, which may well happen anyway.

The US embassy that had moved from Kiev to Lviv in the far west a few days back are now leaving the country due to safety concerns so clearly the US believe Russia won't stay in the East.
 

SkyBlueCharlie9

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  • Feb 22, 2022
  • #11,024
Putin is mad but has been toying with West for years as part of his long term vision....and we've been implicit in sitting back.... Salisbury, Russian footy fans at 2016 Euros, Olympics, World Cup, sending warships/subs up the channel, oligarks, gas supplies, Crimea, Belarus etc.etc. He is very dangerous!
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Feb 22, 2022
  • #11,025
I fear this is only going one way now. Putin´s comments are extremely alarming. Thoughts with them all. I really hope this doesn´t escalate any more, but it seems like one man has lost the plot and is thirsty for trouble.

My football manager is from Ukraine and he has gone back to get his family out.
 
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