Russian invasion of Ukraine

[kaz7]

This 40 mile convoy. Why isn’t it being attacked/shelled etc?

The russians have the skies , it is a plane or drone job , nato would blow the lot up easily but cant

 

[nellyonthewing]

EU GDP? 15.59 trillion USD
US GDP? 22 trillion - roughly

GDP of Russia? $1.7 trillion

(Incidentally, Italy is $2.1 trillion)

Since GDP is a pretty good proxy for spending power, i.e. how much money China can get off us, why on EARTH would they want to side with Russia? Surely China hold the key to this crisis. I am convinced if we get China fully on board, bending Putin's ear directly, this nightmare can end.

China obtains dominance in a country by flooding it with cash whilst the Russians prefer flooding it with troops and missiles . China is already well on its way to world dominance. The inscrutable Chinese approach will win whilst Russia beats its chest and the US and Europe tremble.
We better get used to it .

 

[meltonblue]

I imagine not the right thread, but watch this to the end, had me laughing very loudly in the office -

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Its come early. It doesn't normally happen till mid March . The Russians clearly expected it to be all over in a week.
Probably the one benefit in global warming.

"Stuck in the mud",so to speak.

 

[bobmcfc]

That’s the sort of petty bollocks I adore.

On every diplomatic envelope forever more

 

[BobKowalski]

Fucking British and their due process bollocks.

Funnily enough, I would prefer there to be a ‘due process’ then have the State arbitrarily taking stuff.

That said, I wouldn‘t keep banging on about how we are ‘leading the world on sanctions’ either.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

EU GDP? 15.59 trillion USD
US GDP? 22 trillion - roughly

GDP of Russia? $1.7 trillion

(Incidentally, Italy is $2.1 trillion)

Since GDP is a pretty good proxy for spending power, i.e. how much money China can get off us, why on EARTH would they want to side with Russia? Surely China hold the key to this crisis. I am convinced if we get China fully on board, bending Putin's ear directly, this nightmare can end.

It's not necessarily what they are willing to buy from China, but what they're willing to sell to them. China rely on having massive mineral resources for all of their industry. That's why they're always so interested in Australia.

 

[bobmcfc]

I imagine not the right thread, but watch this to the end, had me laughing very loudly in the office -

I'm Mr McAdams stop yelling at me

Bwahaha

 

[meltonblue]

I'm Mr McAdams stop yelling at me

Bwahaha

It’s just brilliant, the way the host starts tearing into the US too

 

[goalmole]

So much disinformation about the war, very difficult to know what news to trust

Watch news from different countries, both western and eastern and you'll begin to get a clearer picture, especially countries that are trying to keep a neutral stance in this shitshow.