USSR invades Ukraine. (13 Viewers)

duffer · Mar 3, 2022

Grendel said:
Utter drivel I have no words

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Did you do comprehension at school? Try reading before posting, you'll look a bit less like a deranged fool.

As I said, China isn't exactly a beacon of human rights, but what little we know of North Korea is terrifying, it literally starves its own people to fund its military ambition.

If only you did have no words! I'm utterly bored of your pithy one-sentence retorts that you think make you look like an oracle, whilst everyone else thinks you're a bit of a tit.

For reference, here's Amnesty's report on North Korea.

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Flying Fokker · Mar 3, 2022

the two opposing sides:

The link below rolls on to a Ukraine brief on the level of support they say is being given. Does make me wonder how much is really going in?

Live: Watch UA TV (Ukrainian) from Ukraine. (wwitv.com)
Live: Watch UA TV (Ukrainian) from Ukraine. (wwitv.com)

Russia Ukraine war: Boris told unleash £20bn war chest and terrifying weapon 'Putin fears' | UK | News | Express.co.uk

Just wondering, I've taken a fairly Partizan view regarding the defence of Ukraine. I found this on the net. It indicates some of the reasons for the conflict today. Russia Today again...

It is clearly a skewed narrative but includes an American Veteran soldier who has a strange view of American forces.

Donbass, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow...Youtube

Flying Fokker · Mar 3, 2022

tisza said:
Denazification seems a phrase open to all sorts of abuse/ interpretation. Russia can't/won't deal with their own extreme right wing factions.

They seem to be helping Ukraine deal with their problem of Far Right AZOZ. We live in a strange politic world.

Sky Blue Harry H · Mar 3, 2022

Second post on here, but assuming Russia has destroyed a lot of Ukraine's cities and gained some sort of 'victory' on the ground. What does it do with Ukraine. Will it have the money to rebuild everything that has been destroyed. or leave it as a wreck? It will never have the hearts and minds of the people left there. What does it do next. with Ukraine. Genuinely perplexed at this aspect of it. Also, surely returning Russian soldiers will spread some of the truth about what is happening versus 'state' version of events. 'Experts' say Putin may put a Belarusian style puppet there, but i would have thought this huge country will be very difficult to 'manage'.

Sky Blue Pete · Mar 3, 2022

Sky Blue Harry H said:
Second post on here, but (assuming Russia has destroyed a lot of Ukraine's cities and gained some sort of 'victory' on the ground. What does it do with Ukraine. Will it have the money to rebuild everything that has been destroyed. It will never have the hearts and minds of the people left there. What does it do next. with Ukraine. Genuinely perplexed at this aspect of it. Also, surely returning Russian soldiers will spread some of the truth about what is happening versus 'state' version of events.

Or Syria or Yemen. It’s awful

Sick Boy · Mar 3, 2022

Revealed: Tories given £44,000 by top official at sanctioned Russian bank

Treasury gave a controversial 30-day grace period to Kremlin-linked VTB Bank – where a senior banker has handed the Tories £44,000 since 2018

www.opendemocracy.net

Sky Blue Pete · Mar 3, 2022

Sick Boy said:
Revealed: Tories given £44,000 by top official at sanctioned Russian bank

Treasury gave a controversial 30-day grace period to Kremlin-linked VTB Bank – where a senior banker has handed the Tories £44,000 since 2018

www.opendemocracy.net

Wankers

jimmyhillsfanclub · Mar 3, 2022

Anyone else have a little cry when watching Newsnight?

skybluetony176 · Mar 3, 2022

A couple of worrying stories coming out today

Especially the first one. Boris was asked yesterday in PMQ’s if he was willing to work with the opposition to add amendments to 2 bills IIRC being voted on on Monday to mean they can be implemented with immediate effect, the alternative being it takes 18 months for the law changes to come in meaning that oligarchs have a window to get cash and assets out of the UK and Boris was unwilling to commit to that. You can only hope that his back benches are more willing. Surely Boris wouldn’t use the whip to make them vote against the amendments.

CovBrummie94 · Mar 3, 2022

Sky Blue Harry H said:
Second post on here, but assuming Russia has destroyed a lot of Ukraine's cities and gained some sort of 'victory' on the ground. What does it do with Ukraine. Will it have the money to rebuild everything that has been destroyed. or leave it as a wreck? It will never have the hearts and minds of the people left there. What does it do next. with Ukraine. Genuinely perplexed at this aspect of it. Also, surely returning Russian soldiers will spread some of the truth about what is happening versus 'state' version of events. 'Experts' say Putin may put a Belarusian style puppet there, but i would have thought this huge country will be very difficult to 'manage'.

Talk on 5 live of him re-instating Viktor Yanukovych who was ousted in 2014. Sure that would go down well with Ukranian nationals.

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 3, 2022

CovBrummie94 said:
Talk on 5 live of him re-instating Viktor Yanukovych who was ousted in 2014. Sure that would go down well with Ukranian nationals.

The only things he should be discussing are the scale of reparations and how quickly he can piss off out of the country.

David O'Day · Mar 3, 2022

CovBrummie94 said:
Talk on 5 live of him re-instating Viktor Yanukovych who was ousted in 2014. Sure that would go down well with Ukranian nationals.

As I have said if he tries to install a puppet the war will continue as the the people and armed forces of Ukraine aren't going to stop fighting.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Mar 3, 2022

Sick Boy said:
Revealed: Tories given £44,000 by top official at sanctioned Russian bank

Treasury gave a controversial 30-day grace period to Kremlin-linked VTB Bank – where a senior banker has handed the Tories £44,000 since 2018

www.opendemocracy.net

That's infuriating. Then when it says £44k since 2018. That's £11k a year. Chicken feed. Why would you undo your entire political machinery for what is pocket change to a rich banker?

Any they wonder why people have absolutely no faith in politics...

RegTheDonk · Mar 3, 2022

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
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I imagine Ukraine see their decision to give up nukes and not joining NATO as the reason they are now being invaded. Old Eastern bloc members that are in NATO haven't got a Russian invasion to deal with.

Didn't realise they didn't want to join NATO, I thought that was their goal for some time and the West has dragged its feet. Perhaps this should have been resolved when the Crimea was invaded. However, would that have exculated things anyway and Putin would have invaded there and then, seeing as they were supporting rebels in East Ukraine anyway? Awful dilemma.

stupot07 · Mar 3, 2022

RegTheDonk said:
Didn't realise they didn't want to join NATO, I thought that was their goal for some time and the West has dragged its feet. Perhaps this should have been resolved when the Crimea was invaded. However, would that have exculated things anyway and Putin would have invaded there and then, seeing as they were supporting rebels in East Ukraine anyway? Awful dilemma.

Joining NATO is Ukraine goal, hence the invasion. And the the invasion proves exactly why they feel they need to join NATO.

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Nick · Mar 3, 2022

Klitscho saying he's now killed people.

fernandopartridge · Mar 3, 2022

Nick said:
Klitscho saying he's now killed people.

He's just had the row with Ivan Drago

Sick Boy · Mar 3, 2022

skybluetony176 said:
A couple of worrying stories coming out today

Especially the first one. Boris was asked yesterday in PMQ’s if he was willing to work with the opposition to add amendments to 2 bills IIRC being voted on on Monday to mean they can be implemented with immediate effect, the alternative being it takes 18 months for the law changes to come in meaning that oligarchs have a window to get cash and assets out of the UK and Boris was unwilling to commit to that. You can only hope that his back benches are more willing. Surely Boris wouldn’t use the whip to make them vote against the amendments.

EU urges UK to act faster before Russian assets are spirited away

Officials voice growing frustration over lethargy in hitting oligarchs’ wealth

www.theguardian.com

fernandopartridge · Mar 3, 2022

stupot07 said:
Joining NATO is Ukraine goal, hence the invasion. And the the invasion proves exactly why they feel they need to join NATO.

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The invasion is because Putin doesn't recognise Ukraine as a state not because they want to join NATO. Putin wants a return to Czarist Russia.

CCFCSteve · Mar 3, 2022

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
That's infuriating. Then when it says £44k since 2018. That's £11k a year. Chicken feed. Why would you undo your entire political machinery for what is pocket change to a rich banker?

Any they wonder why people have absolutely no faith in politics...

Yeah, I doubt that £44k was the driver behind the decision. I agree that the government need to stop dragging their feet with oligarchs, fuck the lawyers, freeze/seize the assets and deal with them after

PVA · Mar 3, 2022

Sick Boy said:
EU urges UK to act faster before Russian assets are spirited away

Officials voice growing frustration over lethargy in hitting oligarchs’ wealth

www.theguardian.com

skybluetony176 · Mar 3, 2022

Sick Boy said:
EU urges UK to act faster before Russian assets are spirited away

Officials voice growing frustration over lethargy in hitting oligarchs’ wealth

www.theguardian.com

Fake news. The Daily Mail has spoken

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Mar 3, 2022

RegTheDonk said:
Didn't realise they didn't want to join NATO, I thought that was their goal for some time and the West has dragged its feet. Perhaps this should have been resolved when the Crimea was invaded. However, would that have exculated things anyway and Putin would have invaded there and then, seeing as they were supporting rebels in East Ukraine anyway? Awful dilemma.

I didn't mean that they hadn't courted the idea of joining NATO, just that it hadn't happened.

Putin would argue them considering it is what caused him to invade, but that's nonsense because Estonia and Latvia border Russia as well, and would likely have been much easier to take than Ukraine, but he didn't go after them. Putin invaded because they haven't joined NATO.

PVA · Mar 3, 2022

stupot07 · Mar 3, 2022

I'm i right in thinking we still haven't sanctioned or frozen assets of any Russian Oligarchs yet???

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Flying Fokker · Mar 3, 2022

Russian soldier holds two grenades as he demands Ukrainians surrender

Footage, filmed in Konotop, shows the Russian soldier purporting to hold two grenades above his head as he walks through a crowd of furious Ukrainian citizens shouting 'shame'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Flying Fokker · Mar 3, 2022

Ukraine Forces Reportedly Kill Top Russian General in Blow to Invading Army

A colleague of General Andrei Sukhovetsky posted news of his death on social media and Ukrainian and Russian media outlets have also published the story.

www.newsweek.com

Flying Fokker · Mar 3, 2022

PVA · Mar 3, 2022

Not going to post it in here but just saw a heartbreaking couple of images – first of a teenage lad being bundled out of a car at the hospital with his legs blown to bits and then an image of the lad under a blanket with his father weeping as he holds his son’s face.

Utterly tragic

Sky Blue Pete · Mar 3, 2022

jimmyhillsfanclub said:
Anyone else have a little cry when watching Newsnight?

Yep

Sky Blue Pete · Mar 3, 2022

PVA said:
Not going to post it in here but just saw a heartbreaking couple of images – first of a teenage lad being bundled out of a car at the hospital with his legs blown to bits and then an image of the lad under a blanket with his father weeping as he holds his son’s face.

Utterly tragic

And just before anyone says it’s ok to say this and say that it was just as bad in Iraq and Yemen

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 3, 2022

Response from a Tory friend on Truss not knowing that Rostov was in Russia:

‘Who knows that?’

skybluetony176 · Mar 3, 2022

stupot07 said:
I'm i right in thinking we still haven't sanctioned or frozen assets of any Russian Oligarchs yet???

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Yep. If we’re leading the way it’s to the benefit of Putins henchmen.

Flying Fokker · Mar 3, 2022

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-revealed-secret-battle-plans-211801990

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Ukraine-Russia lunchtime briefing: Five key developments as Kremlin considers imposing martial law

Russian missiles continue to bombard major Ukrainian cities, with TV and radio centres targeted in Kyiv as the conflict enters its second week.

uk.yahoo.com

clint van damme · Mar 3, 2022

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Response from a Tory friend on Truss not knowing that Rostov was in Russia:

‘Who knows that?’

Tory friend? Theres your first error!

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