Current Affairs Ukraine

[Bruce Wayne]

Reports coming in that many Russian BTG staging areas are now empty with troops and equipment forward deployed to assault positions.

A lot of reports of airborne assault forces on the move with a significant increase in the number of assault and transport helicopters deployed very close to the border along with their fuel depots.

I think all the pieces are now in place - now let’s see how the diplomats do in the next 36 hours.

I often hear of movements on the Russian side but I seldom hear anything of movements on the Ukrainian side. Is anything happening there?

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I often hear of movements on the Russian side but I seldom hear anything of movements on the Ukrainian side. Is anything happening there?

Don’t fret Bruce. The Ukrainians have got this.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Don’t fret Bruce. The Ukrainians have got this.

According to Wikipedia, they have 250,000 military personnel. You'd think "something" would be happening?

 

[slipstream86]

What does the ground being frozen have to do with whether or not Russia can invade? Too muddy? Honest question.

Exactly. Tanks and soldiers can’t roll through with lightening speed over mud. It becomes a slow advance therefore much more easily defendable. The window of opportunity for an invasion in favourable conditions over winter lasts only as long as the ground remains frozen. Otherwise they would be better waiting until it firms up in summer, by which time the Ukrainian army have been flooded with more and more hi tech weapons from the west.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Russian groups returning to bases apparently

 

[Yarrgh]

Russian groups returning to bases apparently

Expect this to happen a few more times. This is Putin acting like a school kid twanging a plastic ruler to annoythe rest of kids in class.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Expect this to happen a few more times. This is Putin acting like a school kid twanging a plastic ruler to annoythe rest of kids in class.

And faux hard men/women in leadership positions lining up to buy it. Meanwhile fuel prices through the roof.

 

[toffee82]

Think that if Trump was still in power this could have escalated quite quickly.

Although Putin probably wouldn't have postured so much.

Also think Putin has increased his personal fortune with all this. Markets going crazy and he would know exactly when to time everything.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Russian groups returning to bases apparently

Awww, Boris does not get play at Churchill! Another up side Armchair generals partners get a night off. It's win all round...

 

[Haydn]

Awww, Boris does not get play at Churchill! Another up side Armchair generals partners get a night off. It's win all round...

If it does get cancelled the buffoon will be insufferable claiming he led the Nato allies to face down Putin.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Even as we type The Tories are looking at ways to keep that Russian money flowing into their pockets.

Lib Dem peers move to block laundering of dirty money from Russia

Boris Johnson’s has been urged to crackdown on a loophole which could allow post-Brexit freeports being used to launder dirty money.

www.markpack.org.uk

 

[perth_blue]

Expect this to happen a few more times. This is Putin acting like a school kid twanging a plastic ruler to annoythe rest of kids in class.

Ukraine might throw an eraser into the ceiling fan.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

If it does get cancelled the buffoon will be insufferable claiming he led the Nato allies to face down Putin.

Maybe playing to the thick end of the electorate in our "free press". Even half an eye on this, the UK has been well behind the curve just parroting what other nations have done and said some days after.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Well that was a bit of a damp squib wasnt it