skybluetony176
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Surely it’s the situation that has no grey area. Russia invaded under a false pretext and Ukraine is willing to stand against that. It really is no more complicated than that.
Surely it’s the situation that has no grey area. Russia invaded under a false pretext and Ukraine is willing to stand against that. It really is no more complicated than that.There’s no grey area with you whatsoever.
The Daily Kos? Fuck me and you accuse others of looking at crack pot sources
Bless.
It was voted the 5th least trusted site for factual accuracy - joint with Breitbart - no?
Think you missed this @PVA
All Russia has achieved is about 17% of the country
Pops in to check on war discourse. At the “goodies and baddies” stage.
And yet you expect Ukraine to just give it awayIn terms of Sq KM its about the size of Scotland - so yeah just tiny
In % of the UK its around the sames as the South West and Wales - so yeah I guess if Russia occupied all the South West and Wales we'd be thinking "its only 17% of the country"
Scott ritterFantastic opportunity for you to educate yourself here so you don't sound like such a clueless muppet.
Or maybe you know more than a UN weapons inspector and military intelligence officer?
Of which they walked into 12% of that unchallenged due to corruption in the Ukrainian military. So in reality they're holding about 2% of what they have actually fought for since 2022.In terms of Sq KM its about the size of Scotland - so yeah just tiny
In % of the UK its around the sames as the South West and Wales - so yeah I guess if Russia occupied all the South West and Wales we'd be thinking "its only 17% of the country"
Of which they walked into 12% of that unchallenged due to corruption in the Ukrainian military. So in reality they're holding about 2% of what they have actually fought for since 2022.
Corruption is a bit harsh. Ukrainian military (and everyone else) was expecting a massively armed, competent invasion force so they calculated what & where they could defend with what they had at the time. Much of the focus was obviously on the large force that came down from Belarus towards Kiev.Of which they walked into 12% of that unchallenged due to corruption in the Ukrainian military. So in reality they're holding about 2% of what they have actually fought for since 2022.
They literally removed the defence from the south, allowing easy movement north from crimea, was already announce that the person who was in charge of the South at the time was investigated on corruption charges. They didn't meet any resistance until kherson. And mariopol of course.Corruption is a bit harsh. Ukrainian military (and everyone else) was expecting a massively armed, competent invasion force so they calculated what & where they could defend with what they had at the time. Much of the focus was obviously on the large force that came down from Belarus towards Kiev.
Tactically questions have to be raised why they didn't destroy more bridges etc leading out of Crimea and elsewhere in the South to slow down the advances.
Much of the land taken in the Southern interior is sparsely populated agricultural land so has little military value. Looks big on the maps but not much there.
You don’t destroy bridges that you expect/plan to use at a later stageCorruption is a bit harsh. Ukrainian military (and everyone else) was expecting a massively armed, competent invasion force so they calculated what & where they could defend with what they had at the time. Much of the focus was obviously on the large force that came down from Belarus towards Kiev.
Tactically questions have to be raised why they didn't destroy more bridges etc leading out of Crimea and elsewhere in the South to slow down the advances.
Much of the land taken in the Southern interior is sparsely populated agricultural land so has little military value. Looks big on the maps but not much there.
Ben Wallace has no intention of running for the leadershipYou realise this speech was aimed at demanding the extra money and he has stated he will be monitoring the situation from the beck benches
Some people believe he is positioning himself for a leadership run at some point and has support from Truss and her band of lunatics
Wasn't that what happened in Crimea.
Do that and give Russia land give it a couple of years for Putin to stock back up and it all starts again, as it basically says if you invade another country you end up with more territory out of it. It'd be like giving a kid trying to steal a tray of cakes one of the cakes as a way to tell them off.
Let’s hope he is Boris. We need good leadershipI'm beginning to wonder if you're Boris Johnson.
Wasn't that what happened in Crimea.
Do that and give Russia land give it a couple of years for Putin to stock back up and it all starts again, as it basically says if you invade another country you end up with more territory out of it. It'd be like giving a kid trying to steal a tray of cakes one of the cakes as a way to tell them off.
It has no history of a mass movement against tyranny. All Russia and Russians understand is government by a tiny minority and they are happy to acquiesce to that.
Complains about pulling text directly from 1984, whilst simultaneously telling us about the criminal regime in Peking…..
I think the post is supposed to satirical.Isn't that the joke?
That's how I took it anyway!
…yet the UK is allies with a country where the punishment would have been far worse for her if the situation was replicated. Oh, and the UK and the USA are, I believe, leading arm suppliers to it.Let’s negotiate with this guy.
Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist sentenced in absentia
Maria Ovsyannikova, who protested live on air against the invasion of Ukraine, gets more than 8 years in jail.www.bbc.co.uk
He seems a reasonable well balanced man.
We are supplying considerable weapons to Saudi which are being used brutally against civilians in Yeman.…yet the UK is allies with a country where the punishment would have been far worse for her if the situation was replicated. Oh, and the UK and the USA are, I believe, leading arm suppliers to it.
Not sure that’s even remotely true. According to World Press Freedom index Russia is currently ranked 164 in the world where Ukraine is ranked 79. According to those rankings they have press freedoms better than countries like Malta, Israel, Greece Thailand and a whole host other countries that you would expect to have more press freedoms than Russians. The UK ranks 26, Italy 41 and I’m sure you’ll be pleased but not surprised to know that Ireland ranks 2nd.…yet the UK is allies with a country where the punishment would have been far worse for her if the situation was replicated. Oh, and the UK and the USA are, I believe, leading arm suppliers to it.
Not sure that’s even remotely true. According to World Press Freedom index Russia is currently ranked 164 in the world where Ukraine is ranked 79. According to those rankings they have press freedoms better than countries like Malta, Israel, Greece Thailand and a whole host other countries that you would expect to have more press freedoms than Russians. The UK ranks 26, Italy 41 and I’m sure you’ll be pleased but not surprised to know that Ireland ranks 2nd.
What? I’m talking about Saudi Arabia.Not sure that’s even remotely true. According to World Press Freedom index Russia is currently ranked 164 in the world where Ukraine is ranked 79. According to those rankings they have press freedoms better than countries like Malta, Israel, Greece Thailand and a whole host other countries that you would expect to have more press freedoms than Russians. The UK ranks 26, Italy 41 and I’m sure you’ll be pleased but not surprised to know that Ireland ranks 2nd.
Yes it’s delightful
‘I will not be held prisoner’: the trans women turned back at Ukraine’s borders
Trans women are reportedly being denied passage to safer countries, despite their legal status as women and the danger posed by Russia’s transphobic policiesamp.theguardian.com
‘Pushed back because we’re Black’: Africans stranded at Ukraine-Poland border
Nigeria and South Africa have expressed alarm at reports that their nationals are being stopped from leaving war-torn Ukraine. At Lviv train station, in western Ukraine, FRANCE 24 met several African…www.france24.com
I wasn’t and as you didn’t mention Saudi Arabia in your reply to my post I don’t know what else you were expecting me to think.What? I’m talking about Saudi Arabia.
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