Current Affairs Ukraine

[Spadge Vernacular]

The exodus started last night, apparently. It is really sad and I can only imagibe how worrying it must be living under a complete lunatic and his mafia.

 

[Yarrgh]

I think we'll see a ramping up of claims and counter-claims now.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

The exodus started last night, apparently. It is really sad and I can only imagibe how worrying it must be living under a complete lunatic and his mafia.

Really sad. I doubt very much most of Russia won't have a clue about this. St. Petersburg being a outlier.

 

[Cool_Blue]

Thing is - at some point in the not too distant future these conscripts who’ve been forced into service will be given weapons and ammo.It’ll be interesting to see what happens then when they’re told to go and fight.

As somebody pointed out on the radio earlier, when you’re fighting for your own land, you fight harder. I would imagine most of these conscripts won’t be arsed.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Meanwhile in Moscow

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Meanwhile in Moscow

Eventually, the Russian populace will cotton on to what is really happening and not what is spun in their nightly news media. Just a matter of time for things to sink in. I did hear Dual Citizens are now afraid to visit family from abroad to be caught by the press gangs.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Eventually, the Russian populace will cotton on to what is really happening and not what is spun in their nightly news media. Just a matter of time for things to sink in. I did hear Dual Citizens are now afraid to visit family from abroad to be caught by the press gangs.

This could all go horribly wrong for Putin ?

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

This could all go horribly wrong for Putin ?

If he looses his people faith he will be fighting two fronts.

 

[tsubaki]

Some good news, at least:

Aiden Aslin among 10 international ‘prisoners of war’ released by Russian authorities

Five UK and two US foreign fighters captured in Ukraine among 10 freed after Saudi Arabia’s intervention

www.theguardian.com

This sort of diplomacy thing should be stepped up, massively.

edit: also credit to MBS, who apparently caused this to happen

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

How long til Vlad is gone now ?

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Some good news, at least:

Aiden Aslin among 10 international ‘prisoners of war’ released by Russian authorities

Five UK and two US foreign fighters captured in Ukraine among 10 freed after Saudi Arabia’s intervention

www.theguardian.com

This sort of diplomacy thing should be stepped up, massively.

edit: also credit to MBS, who apparently caused this to happen

Fantastic news

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Some good news, at least:

Aiden Aslin among 10 international ‘prisoners of war’ released by Russian authorities

Five UK and two US foreign fighters captured in Ukraine among 10 freed after Saudi Arabia’s intervention

www.theguardian.com

This sort of diplomacy thing should be stepped up, massively.

edit: also credit to MBS, who apparently caused this to happen

Good to see the Saudis stepping up.too.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

US to hit Russian HQs with devastating strikes if Putin nukes Ukraine

Retired General Ben Hodges said a nuclear strike by Putin is 'unlikely' but warned if it did happen, America would seek to devastate Russian military HQs in Crimea and its fleet in the Black Sea.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There was a big reason Russian subs left the Black Sea. No protection.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

US to hit Russian HQs with devastating strikes if Putin nukes Ukraine

Retired General Ben Hodges said a nuclear strike by Putin is 'unlikely' but warned if it did happen, America would seek to devastate Russian military HQs in Crimea and its fleet in the Black Sea.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There was a big reason Russian subs left the Black Sea. No protection.

It's going to be a small tactical nuke IF they go that far. Don't think NATO will retaliate. It will make Russia THE pariah of our era though, they won't go that far.