Russian invasion of Ukraine

[give it to gordon]

Watching the news now, with crying babies etc. Its heartbreaking

 

[Elbow beards]

We are sitting idly by in the manner that we are letting him kill innocent people, sanctions are all well and good but I doubt Putin gives one fuck for them, I doubt he will be struggling to eat or heat his home like his people will eventually and let's face it like we will as well.

By the time sanctions really hit home the damage may well be irreversible.

Are you seriously suggesting we go to war with Russia on the off chance he's just bluffing about using nukes. It's heartbreaking what's happening in Ukraine but it will be 1000 times worse if nukes start flying.

 

[bluealf]

We sat by idly for a lot longer than this during WW2. March 1938 was when Germany annexed Austria. Even after this, we signed a deal agreeing that Germany can keep an area of Czechoslovakia to prevent further violence. In the meantime, Italy invaded Albania. It wasn't until September 1939 that we finally declared war on them.

Of course you could argue that technically we've been appeasing Putin for far longer with Georgia and Crimea.

That would have been my point.

Putin won't stop this, sanctions or not, his own side will have to end it for him, how much they think like him is something I do not know.

 

[domalino]

We are sitting idly by in the manner that we are letting him kill innocent people, sanctions are all well and good but I doubt Putin gives one fuck for them, I doubt he will be struggling to eat or heat his home like his people will eventually and let's face it like we will as well.

By the time sanctions really hit home the damage may well be irreversible.

The sanctions have already hit home.

Ask yourself how people in this country would react if the Bank of England made a special address to the country to tell them the country's financial reality has drastically changed? If it was predicted the economy would shrink 35% in a single quarter? If the stock market was closed for a week? If the biggest bank rank out of money? If there were hour long queues for Cash?

The Russian public might not have reached the point of hitting the streets en masse, but that's not the same as the sanctions not hitting home.

 

[bluealf]

Are you seriously suggesting we go to war with Russia on the off chance he's just bluffing about using nukes. It's heartbreaking what's happening in Ukraine but it will be 1000 times worse if nukes start flying.

I guess I am and I mean the rest of the real world bar the usual fucks that think like Putin.

Putin gets away with this then it will be China have a little nibble at Taiwan or whatever they fancy in that region.

North Korea may well feel emboldened enough to make their country whole again.

As previously said in your thoughts he can just threaten the use of his nukes and reclaim whatever he wants, just in case he uses them, well as long as it isn't NATO property, then nukes will be legit again.

 

[bluemoon32]

The sanctions have already hit home.

Ask yourself how people in this country would react if the Bank of England made a special address to the country to tell them the country's financial reality has drastically changed? If it was predicted the economy would shrink 35% in a single quarter? If the stock market was closed for a week? If the biggest bank rank out of money? If there were hour long queues for Cash?

The Russian public might not have reached the point of hitting the streets en masse, but that's not the same as the sanctions not hitting home.

Hopefully the Russian public will wake the fcuk up and all rise up against the state

 

[andyhinch]

Tbf, I’m not sure anyone has counter measures for a jar of cucumbers.

 

[flook]

Hopefully the Russian public will wake the fcuk up and all rise up against the state

The (relative) relaxation of the regime over the last 30 years makes this possible, the effect of the economic sanctions makes this (I like to believe) probable

 

[bluemoon32]

Tbf, I’m not sure anyone has counter measures for a jar of cucumbers.

Fast track her into the England cricket side

 

[PinkFinal]

Sad how the exact same people who belong in a padded cell to keep them from harming people are the ones holding most power.
If you tolerate cockroaches as leaders you deserve everything you get.
I just hope the Russians remove him before he decides that a planet without him in power should cease to exist.