Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Blue Maverick]

This will sit well with Putin.

Ukraine invasion: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs application to join European Union

The application to the EU was largely symbolic and the process could take years - but is still unlikely to sit well with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

news.sky.com

Might as well as put in an application for NATO at the same time

 

[Bluechipblue]

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Do you know who I am....Vladdy Pickering!

Who?

 

[twosips]

They spent 50 years trying to kill Castro and failed every time.

well, there ya go - we're fucked lol

 

[twosips]

Unfortunately we've just has the last Bond film.

:(

 

[blueinsa]

How many times do I have to say this? The Resse Mogg tweet is probably the least concerning bullet point in the 30 listed.

How many times do you need telling most don’t care?

At least in this particular thread they don’t.

 

[BobKowalski]

‘New EU oligarch sanctions: Fridman, Aven, Usmanov, Timchenko, Mordashov, and Ponomarenko all on the list alongside state company bosses like Sechin and Tokarev, Sergei Roldugin of cello fame, and many more’ @FT

There is around 30 in this latest round, nor sure how many that makes in total. The UK has done 10 last time I checked.

Need to get some runs on the board :)

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Haha mint. Time to cook a few Russian cunts, extra crispy

Not sure there is anyone in the tank as it seems to be being towed by a tractor?

 

[yankblue]

They spent 50 years trying to kill Castro and failed every time.

Maybe a bit grim considering the subject matter but honestly among the funniest topics in history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assas...cluded,plain, mafia-style execution endeavors

 

[Ribble73]

Your average Grunt/Ivan on the Ground knows sweet FA as to what is going on -always has been and always will be -you are told nothing whatsoever

 

[mosssideblue]

Very helpful

You're welcome

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

You’re right it’s very hard to believe anything.

If Ukraine’s numbers are true 1 in 30 of Russias entire invasion force is dead or injured.

Sounds too good to be true (for want of a better expression), doesn’t it?

yeah it sounds too good to be true. I don’t believe the numbers. I think it’s an exaggeration

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Just watching CNN now with the excellent Jake Tapper.

Lovely footage of the smouldering wreckage of a whole convoy of these “elite” Russian forces.

 

[Grassland Blue]

China need to be having a quiet word with the Russians. Putin threatening nukes concerns them as much as anyone else on the planet.

I agree.
But will president Xi?

 

[Metal Biker]

Your average Grunt/Ivan on the Ground knows sweet FA as to what is going on -always has been and always will be -you are told nothing whatsoever

Probably told they were "great liberators in a new Patriotic War against nazis that were subduing the good people of Ukraine and threatening to invade Mother Russia".

I can only imagine their shock when they see ordinary civilians throwing molotovs at APC's and confronting tanks.

 

[BobKowalski]

‘Patel has told ITV Peston that the government will announce ‘further changes’ to the policy of accepting Ukrainian refugees in the next few days.

In terms of extended family members, she said “So let me just be clear with you now - we're absolutely working on this” @ITV

Not sure exactly what they are working on that takes days - apart from the fact she can’t bring herself to do what others are doing.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I agree.
But will president Xi?

Xi isn’t an idiot. These guys (like Mansour and the UAE leaders) think in decades and centuries.

He’s probably sat watching all this unfold and quietly grinning.

Russia and the west going at each other is a good thing for China.

But if they had to back a horse in this it sure as fuck wouldn’t be Russia and everyone knows it.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Sad to see blatant racism from polish and Ukrainian border guards - not allowing international students through. Still a big issue in the eastern countries

 

[i kne albert davy]

yeah it sounds too good to be true. I don’t believe the numbers. I think it’s an exaggeration

Its possible Russia's military leaders have never been over concerned with losses as long as they achieve what they set out to do.

 

[andyhinch]

No but they're launching strikes from there, knowing no one can offer a counter strike.

That’s why I said they won’t blow it up, they’re shit scared of another leak, it’s kind of my area of expertise.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Its possible Russia's military leaders have never been over concerned with losses as long as they achieve what they set out to do.

They were in Afghanistan, and Chechnya.
We can hope.