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USSR invades Ukraine. (15 Viewers)

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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 27, 2022
  • #4,341
fernandopartridge said:
How many Ukrainians alive now won't see it?

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Meaning? How many Europeans died to see the world rid of Hitler?
 

Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Jun 27, 2022
  • #4,342
Shopping centre attack:

.It's a war crime. Put it in the notebook for later.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 27, 2022
  • #4,343
Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
Shopping centre attack:

.It's a war crime. Put it in the notebook for later.
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And these are just the ones we can verify. Christ knows what is going on in fully occupied areas.
 

Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,344
Brighton Sky Blue said:
And these are just the ones we can verify. Christ knows what is going on in fully occupied areas.
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My real point is that we can keep pointing the finger and shouting "war crime !" but it means absolutely nothing because those responsible will never be brought to trial so why bother? We all know what's going on. It's like a school bully beating the living daylights out of a girl in the playground knowing that the teachers are scared stiff of him but they're doing their bit by writing it all down. It's all pointless.
This is a war and in war there are absolutely no rules and that's the way it's always been.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,345
Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
My real point is that we can keep pointing the finger and shouting "war crime !" but it means absolutely nothing because those responsible will never be brought to trial so why bother? We all know what's going on. It's like a school bully beating the living daylights out of a girl in the playground knowing that the teachers are scared stiff of him but they're doing their bit by writing it all down. It's all pointless.
This is a war and in war there are absolutely no rules and that's the way it's always been.
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To coin one of the first useful teaching phrases I heard

‘If you ignore it you condone it’
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,346
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Meaning? How many Europeans died to see the world rid of Hitler?
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What a ridiculous comment

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fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,347
shmmeee said:
How many wouldn’t survive occupation?
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Unknown but part of a negotiated settlement might be just to recognise the existing separatist areas as Russian or perhaps allowing what's left of the population to self determine. I don't know, I just believe that a prolonged war will see untold death and destruction and a hollow victory for whomever it may be.

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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,348
fernandopartridge said:
What a ridiculous comment

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Really? We have people here saying Ukraine should follow the French example and allow itself to be divided up.
 

shmmeee

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,349
fernandopartridge said:
Unknown but part of a negotiated settlement might be just to recognise the existing separatist areas as Russian or perhaps allowing what's left of the population to self determine. I don't know, I just believe that a prolonged war will see untold death and destruction and a hollow victory for whomever it may be.

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This seems spectacularly naive. Russia has been open about its wish to annihilate Ukrainian culture, they’ve been forcing people to move, shooting and raping the population, forcing Russian citizenship on them. There’s no chance they’ll just let those in south east Ukraine crack on with their lives, and only a slim chance that’ll be the end of their aspirations.

The very fact you’re calling some occupied territory “separatist areas” brings your judgement and balance into question TBH.
 
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Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,350
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Really? We have people here saying Ukraine should follow the French example and allow itself to be divided up.
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it’s a stupid comparison
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,351
shmmeee said:
This seems spectacularly naive. Russia has been open about its wish to annihilate Ukrainian culture, they’ve been forcing people to move, shooting and raping the population, forcing Russian citizenship on them. There’s no chance they’ll just let those in south east Ukraine crack on with their lives, and only a slim chance that’ll be the end of their aspirations.

The very fact you’re calling some occupied territory “separatist areas” brings your judgement and balance into question TBH.
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Its far more balanced than nonsense saying Russia is going for European domination and will start rolling tanks through the rest of Europe
 

skybluetony176

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,352
Grendel said:
Its far more balanced than nonsense saying Russia is going for European domination and will start rolling tanks through the rest of Europe
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That’s what Chamberlain said about the Nazi’s.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,353
shmmeee said:
This seems spectacularly naive. Russia has been open about its wish to annihilate Ukrainian culture, they’ve been forcing people to move, shooting and raping the population, forcing Russian citizenship on them. There’s no chance they’ll just let those in south east Ukraine crack on with their lives, and only a slim chance that’ll be the end of their aspirations.

The very fact you’re calling some occupied territory “separatist areas” brings your judgement and balance into question TBH.
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Can you explain to me what the alternative is?
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,354
skybluetony176 said:
That’s what Chamberlain said about the Nazi’s.
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It's as if you are completely ignoring the Treaty Organisation that was formed subsequent to that event
 

shmmeee

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,355
fernandopartridge said:
Can you explain to me what the alternative is?
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Arm them.

There’s some long range multi launch rockets going into the field right now that could make a big difference. Russia is down to reservists and unwilling to conscript.

Best case is probably that they don’t lose the whole south coast and it’s ports. And push Russia back to Donetsk and Luhansk, away from as much of the oil fields as possible. But that will only happen if they’re forced back.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,356
shmmeee said:
Arm them.

There’s some long range multi launch rockets going into the field right now that could make a big difference. Russia is down to reservists and unwilling to conscript.

Best case is probably that they don’t lose the whole south coast and it’s ports. And push Russia back to Donetsk and Luhansk, away from as much of the oil fields as possible. But that will only happen if they’re forced back.
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Do you believe there is a western stockpile of the type of weapons they'll need to do that?
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,357
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
At what point will you understand that he'll just regroup, send his 'separatists' further into Ukraine to get the narrative they want independence and go again? It won't stop the war, at best it will pause it so he can manufacture more weapons to bomb the fuck out of it and kill even more people.

How many people died after "peace in our time"?
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At what point will you understand most military experts would say you are talking shite?
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,358
fernandopartridge said:
Unknown but part of a negotiated settlement might be just to recognise the existing separatist areas as Russian or perhaps allowing what's left of the population to self determine. I don't know, I just believe that a prolonged war will see untold death and destruction and a hollow victory for whomever it may be.

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But doing that will just embolden Putin to repeat the tactics of putting his operatives into those areas so he can separate them over time too. It's not a solution - it's a lull in proceedings before it all happens again.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,359
Grendel said:
At what point will you understand most military experts would say you are talking shite?
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At what point will they realise that's exactly what happened in Crimea and Donbas?
 

eastwoodsdustman

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,360
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
At what point will they realise that's exactly what happened in Crimea and Donbas?
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And is happening in Moldova as well. He is on the march much like Hitler in the 1930’s.
 
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Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,361
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
At what point will they realise that's exactly what happened in Crimea and Donbas?
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Are you a military historian or something?
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,362
eastwoodsdustman said:
And is happening in Moldova as well. He is on the march much like Hitler in the 1930’s.
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nonsense
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,363
Grendel said:
At what point will you understand most military experts would say you are talking shite?
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The man himself has said he doesn't recognise Ukraine's right to exist. Think he's made his intentions pretty clear.
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,364
Brighton Sky Blue said:
The man himself has said he doesn't recognise Ukraine's right to exist. Think he's made his intentions pretty clear.
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That’s not answered the question?
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,365
Grendel said:
That’s not answered the question?
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How? A negotiation where Ukraine gives up some territory won't change what Putin ultimately wants and will push for.
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,366
Brighton Sky Blue said:
How? A negotiation where Ukraine gives up some territory won't change what Putin ultimately wants and will push for.
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Again no military expert agrees with you do they?
 

David O'Day

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,367
Turkey says yes to Sweden and Finland joining NATO.

Unlucky Vlad
 

David O'Day

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,368
Seems Ukraine is going to get a lot more military equipment that the Russians could only dream of having.

Wonder if Russia is about to take Kyiv?
 

David O'Day

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,369
All while Russia can't even service it's own debts
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,370
Special brew time
 
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David O'Day

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,371
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61960122
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,372
Grendel said:
Again no military expert agrees with you do they?
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What does Putin say?
 
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Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,373
Brighton Sky Blue said:
What does Putin say?
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What does every world leader say?

Kim Jung said he was the best golfer in the world - I have doubts
 
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David O'Day

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,374
Did the 5ft pretend
Brighton Sky Blue said:
What does Putin say?
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"Hi Grenners, can you stop going through my bins?"
 

Grendel

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  • Jun 28, 2022
  • #4,375
Oh dear well into it now. Must have been a bargain past sell by date at the happy shopper
 
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