Current Affairs Ukraine

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I note with interest the BEIS have quietly been approaching universities and asking them to identify and make moves to terminate research partnerships with Russian universities or organisations. Which means potentially extracting themselves from complex contracts or agreements.

I'm not too sure how much to read into it. BEIS never really take into account the practicalities of, well, anything when it comes to science and innovation so it's not unlike them to expect difficult things to happen in mad time frames. It may, however, signal that long term Russia is a no go zone. Which is bad news as there's been great collaborations on climate science and space in recent times.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

I hope they take a load of palinca with then, it'd make a great base for molotov cocktails...

If that is the brandy like spirit it'd be atomic level molotov!

 

[dublinbluenose]

Serbia has applied to join the EU. They should put that application in the bin

If it gets mixed up with other applications it'll be the one with swastikas and WP scribled in the margins.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

UN discussing the attack on the Power Plant. Russia is 20 miles from another Nuclear Power Plant

I think this could end up with Nato going in tbh,

Fingers crossed (for the latter ofc)

 

[bluebud]

Ey aye ey aye ow….

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

If that is the brandy like spirit it'd be atomic level molotov!

That's the bugger. Plum based psycho-juice.

I've actually got about 3 ltrs around my house. Each time I visit someone palms another bottle off on me.

I'm saving it all for a special occasion. Or invasion.

 

[bluebud]

Thanks to generous donations from the Russian army the Ukrainian army now has more military vehicles than at anytime in its nations history.

 

[Cool_Blue]

Strewth, these oligarchs are going to be shopping in Lidl soon, or have they pulled out of Russia as well?

 

[Deleted member 48881]

 

[Bungle]

Strewth, these oligarchs are going to be shopping in Lidl soon, or have they pulled out of Russia as well?

Meanwhile, Everton are just about to open a new club shop in Moscow. Another victory for the commercial team.

 

[longers]

This been posted yet ?

Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine this week

On Monday, near Kyiv, chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his team were attacked. Camera operator Richie Mockler took two rounds to his body armour, Stuart was wounded. Their experience illustrates the scale of the mayhem and violence as Russia's invasion enters a new and deadlier phase.

news.sky.com

The video embedded in the story is absolutely mental

 

[dublinbluenose]

Wow - I've been there, thats a huge square, must be 30,000 plus

 

[bluebud]

Found Kev….haha
But seriously this guy was detained for looting in Dnepro and is awaiting collection by the Police.

 

[ste d' indica]

I note with interest the BEIS have quietly been approaching universities and asking them to identify and make moves to terminate research partnerships with Russian universities or organisations. Which means potentially extracting themselves from complex contracts or agreements.

I'm not too sure how much to read into it. BEIS never really take into account the practicalities of, well, anything when it comes to science and innovation so it's not unlike them to expect difficult things to happen in mad time frames. It may, however, signal that long term Russia is a no go zone. Which is bad news as there's been great collaborations on climate science and space in recent times.

Another way to look at this is lots of carrots to leverage for a more pragmatic regime.