Russian invasion of Ukraine

[kinkyblue]

Yes, it's in the Rhineland. HQ for USAF in Europe apparently.

Spent some time there it’s huge!

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Very true. I don’t see why the UK can’t pass a nuclear device onto the USA and the Americans pass it onto Ukraine. Bit like pass the parcel only it would be a nuke. Get all the European countries involved and old vlad wouldn’t know who to blame before he is wiped out.

 

[mosssideblue]

Took some time to prepare those jets in terms of specific NATO security equipment but no surprise to me. Hope this helps. Still interesting to see from where to operate.

Any idea how many there are?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Good article, think they will come to some sort of agreement tbh and the west should be kept out of it.

Zelensky needs to put the interestgs and safety of his people first.

Only the two countries involved can bring it to an end with perhaps the help of Israel or someone else. Somebody has to give up something or the deaths these last 10 days will multiply by 1000’s. I listened to 5live on my long drive today and it was hard listening to the woman who is in an underground shelter with a baby and two kids whilst her husband is on the front line. Fortunately she had some supplies and there are still some shops opening during the daytime. They will run out at some point though. War benefits no one. It’s incredible the world still fails to learn this lesson.

 

[KS55]

Just reading the report from Israel that the sides are not a great deal apart on a deal which would involve giving up the disputed regions to Russia, acknowledging the separatists and more importantly reducing armed forces and not joining NATO. Said the president is torn over whether or not to accept it as if he doesn’t it’s likely he will lose the whole of Ukraine and thousands will die. Obviously might be Israeli bullshit but who knows.

Er...isn't that meeting all Putin's demands? Seems unlikely to me.

 

[wolviedinho]

Just ignoring the craziness of that in general, why would the uk give the US a nuclear device to pass on?! They’ve got thousands of them!

Misdirection my friend. Doesn’t have to start with the UK. Anyway it was only said in jest ;)

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Er...isn't that meeting all Putin's demands? Seems unlikely to me.

It may well be. Who knows.

 

[Keith Moncrieff]

 

[BigJoe#1]

Why have we let in thousands of boat people in this country without visas and are mostly young men, yet all these fleeing the war are mostly women and children have to apply for visa,s this country is fucked up.

This was a point I was making earlier in the thread. There is definitely a fuck up in the HO.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Any idea how many there are?

Here's a quote when the story broke March 1:

Sixteen MiG-29 planes and 14 SU-25s could be provided by Bulgaria. Poland will send 28 MiG-29 warplanes, and Slovakia can deliver 12 MiG-29 planes, the officials stated.

 

[BobKowalski]

Took some time to prepare those jets in terms of specific NATO security equipment but no surprise to me. Hope this helps. Still interesting to see from where to operate.

Ukraine, I would imagine. Ukrainian jets with Ukrainian pilots operating over Ukrainian territory will be how it is ring fenced.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Misdirection my friend. Doesn’t have to start with the UK. Anyway it was only said in jest ;)

Picture the scene...

Putin: "That Nuke came from Germany, so goodbye Germany."

Boris: "That Nuke actually came from us, so up yours."

Putin: "Oops, my mistake."

Wolviedinho: "It was only a suggestion, I liked pass the parcel as a kid."

Tolmie's Hairdoo: "Vlad, I hear it was actually France."

 

[mosssideblue]

Here's a quote when the story broke March 1:

Sixteen MiG-29 planes and 14 SU-25s could be provided by Bulgaria. Poland will send 28 MiG-29 warplanes, and Slovakia can deliver 12 MiG-29 planes, the officials stated.

Some serious firepower there

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Interesting that President Xi has called for peace and cessation of violence. Macron again involved in getting him to speak up. It's important that someone keeps the dialogue going no matter how unpalatable it is in dealing with Putin.

I’ve believe they’ve been on FaceTime with each other. This is what Putin was doing while on the blower with Macron:

 

[Deleted member 77198]

McSacked.

The Big Sack

 

[BobKowalski]

So Poland don’t have to directly hand them to Ukraine. They would come from the US.

Poland will be waving a certificate around insisting they sent them to the US to be scrapped. Absolute mystery how they ended up in Ukraine.

 

[Chris in London]

Hmmmm.....On the assumption that the figures are correct, what conclusion would you draw from this comparison?

It's a lot of investment in the UK :)

Dont think you can draw much more than that from it! But others may take more.

 

[Scottyboi]

It's like them recycling schemes that Apple and Samsung always offer, US got Poland by the bollocks now they will be hooked.

 

[hello]

Visa application centre in Lille .......70 miles from Calais....joke

Free Eurostar from Lille, that bit actually makes sense.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Any idea how many there are?

27 apparently