it’s only the Russian people who can effectively bring down the regime in Russia.
Like I said, I get that they say their anti-war but they need to start saying that their government is out of order.
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Like I said, I get that they say their anti-war but they need to start saying that their government is out of order.
CharliePotato
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Double standards again.
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How many however are in fact anti-war? As I've mentioned previously, there are enough Russian who do support Putin and Co. to maintain his power.
I do feel true sympathy for those who are anti-Putin and anit-war who'll suffer; I appreciate that the general public will suffer hardships because of sanctions.
But ultimately, the greater good (bigger picture or whatever people want to call it) is that sanctions are one of the more effective measures of limiting aggression.
It's like the naval blockade of WWI - the German public suffered terrible hardships, however in the end it was a huge contributing factor in the outcome.
That's the harsh truth of it all. Is banning sportsman going to make a real impact? I'm not so sure to be fair although it may draw wider attention.
No Barry lad. Our western governments may have a lot to answer for and have done some bad stuff in the past (and will probably do bad stuff in the future). But it pales into comparison against what Russia has and is doing in Ukraine, Chechnya, Georgia(South Ossetia), Syria and in Africa.
Genocide, rape, white phosphorous, cluster munitions, mass artillery strikes on civilian population, cutting the ears off prisoners. Mass murder of civilians.
No Barry, Russia is on a whole different level.
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A briefing by the Russian Deputy Commander of the Central Military District on April 22 reiterated standing Russian objectives in eastern and southern Ukraine and did not announce any new operations. Deputy Commander of the Central Military District Rustam Minnekaev gave a speech to the annual meeting of the Union of Defense Industries on April 22 that has been misinterpreted as the announcement of a new Russian campaign. Minnekaev said Russian forces began a new phase of the war two days ago, an unsurprising confirmation of the new phase of the Russian offensive announced by both Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian officials on April 19. He stated the primary objective of Russian forces is to capture the entirety of the Donbas region and southern Ukraine to provide a land bridge to Crimea; as ISW has previously assessed, Russian forces seek to capture the entirety of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts and retain control of the Kherson region.
Minnekaev stated that Russian control of southern Ukraine provides Russia a future capability to conduct an offensive toward Transnistria, rather than announcing an imminent Russian offensive toward Moldova. Minnekaev said Russian control of southern Ukraine will provide “another way out to Transnistria,” the illegally Russian-occupied strip of territory in Moldova, where he falsely claimed ”there are also facts of oppression of the Russian-speaking population.” We do not read this as a statement of intent to conduct a major offensive operation toward Moldova. An offensive toward Moldova would likely have been phrased around securing a “land corridor” [сухопутный коридор] to Moldova, much like the Russian land corridor to Crimea. Even if Russian forces did seek to resume major offensive operations toward Mykolaiv and on to Odesa, they are highly unlikely to have the capability to do so.
Minnekaev stated that Russian control of southern Ukraine provides Russia a future capability to conduct an offensive toward Transnistria, rather than announcing an imminent Russian offensive toward Moldova. Minnekaev said Russian control of southern Ukraine will provide “another way out to Transnistria,” the illegally Russian-occupied strip of territory in Moldova, where he falsely claimed ”there are also facts of oppression of the Russian-speaking population.” We do not read this as a statement of intent to conduct a major offensive operation toward Moldova. An offensive toward Moldova would likely have been phrased around securing a “land corridor” [сухопутный коридор] to Moldova, much like the Russian land corridor to Crimea. Even if Russian forces did seek to resume major offensive operations toward Mykolaiv and on to Odesa, they are highly unlikely to have the capability to do so.
CharliePotato
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Ireland, Argentina, Afghanistan, Iraq would also beg to differ.
Nether mind those over the Atlantic with who we pledge alliance too, probably the biggest war criminals out there.
Shocking account of double standards.
All leading these wars from both side scum, does not mean all the people who are from there are.
Don’t we also engage in arms deals with the Saudis? Sure the lads over in Yemen will agree with your posts.
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You need to put your western hatred to one side, Barry.
The big hope must be to deal with Putin and bring a halt to Russian aggression and to bring stability to Europe.
Then we can join hands with the world and walk toward utopia singing about a brighter future.
Back to your colouring book Barry.
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I don't understand your point. It's whataboutism. I for one don't condone any of the west's actions that you mention.
What does it have to do with the detestable invasion of Ukraine by Russia?
I mean thats not true, thats like saying the UK people can bring down the Tories, we cant.
Yes we can. If we all vote labour then they get booted. In Russia however all the elections are rigged so it would come down to the locals grabbing pitchforks, lighting torches and generally lynching all the Russian Duma.
They’ve done it before
Vive’ La Revolution!
1923 General Election
1945 General Election
1950 General Election
1964 General Election
1966 General Election
1974 General Election (twice)
1997 General Election
There's 2001 and 2005 as well. Destroy the Conservative party, nope. Win a general election to remove their current reign? Of course people can.
As @Mutzo Nutzo rightly mentioned, it's somewhat different in Russia although they could at least put the bellend under pressure, which they aren't.
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