Russian invasion of Ukraine

[BlueAnorak]

Probably futile to try and apply logic to it - if that had been a consideration they'd never be there in the first place.

Get the sincere impression they're going to get their arses handed to them in the next few months.

One question it does raise - if they went nuclear would any of the missiles actually make it to detonation or just get shot down beforehand (and just become dirty bombs I guess)?

Short range shells no chance. Not in tge air long enough.
Ballistic missiles no chance.

 

[CTID1977]

If Joey Barton gets sent off should we begin to worry?

that's when you know the title is yours

 

[CTID1977]

How will anyone make them pay ? Serious question, sanctions haven't stopped them, even if defeated I don't see how they will be forced to pay up anything, UN are pointless in this.

i'm sure you the bloody westerners will figure something out. GB will show the path as always ;]

 

[CTID1977]

here we fucking go ;]

 

[Scottyboi]

here we fucking go ;]

See the vid yesterday of some mobiks. One gets wounded from a drone the other 2 rob his gear and run off.

Dog eat dog their is no synergy or respect between one another, so these pmc and the actual army all pass the book and blame each other for failings, and all clamour for recognition of they make any gains.

 

[CTID1977]

See the vid yesterday of some mobiks. One gets wounded from a drone the other 2 rob his gear and run off.

Dog eat dog their is no synergy or respect between one another, so these pmc and the actual army all pass the book and blame each other for failings, and all clamour for recognition of they make any gains.

that's what happens everytime when russia is starting to fall apart

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Ukrainian drones hit 2 Russian border checkpoints.
1 in Bryansk Region and 1 in Kursk Region.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

here we fucking go ;]

Read an interesting theory that these PMC groups are all aligning themselves for the breakdown of the Russian state. Basically corporations preparing to fight for control of assets. Frightening.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

There won't be any reparations paid unless we have another Treaty of Versailles scenario and I'd hope lessons have been learned in that regard.
Those looking for revenge should think it through and answer something for themselves - who would be paying those reparations? Would it be putin and his cabal, or would it be the poor and downtrodden of Chechnya and Dagestan?

As much as I want to see Russia defeated and humiliated in the course of this conflict it’s in no-one’s best interests to further isolate her once this is over, as tempting as that may sound to some.

 

[flook]

There won't be any reparations paid unless we have another Treaty of Versailles scenario and I'd hope lessons have been learned in that regard.
Those looking for revenge should think it through and answer something for themselves - who would be paying those reparations? Would it be putin and his cabal, or would it be the poor and downtrodden of Chechnya and Dagestan?

Possibly use the frozen or seized assets from the many oligarchs? Not sure on the legality of this approach though. Should there be a regime change in Russia accompanied by a change in mindset, then as you say a Versaille approach would be counter-productive in the long term.