Current Affairs Ukraine

[BlueTX]

yes, unless they want to have thousands more deaths.

Right. Thankful the Russians have taken their country, the Ukrainians.

 

[PhilM]

yes, unless they want to have thousands more deaths.

And what are the Russians going to do to the Ukrainians after it Comrade Kev? Will it be okay when they purge their political elite and oppress the masses?

 

[Kev The Rat]

Russian people aren't much better. They are brainwashed and radicalized. They will need decades of deradicalization like how Germany did after 1945.

You are right, they are mainly supportive of this, and would be supportive of taking back the Baltics as well.

 

[BlueTX]

And what are the Russians going to do the Ukrainians after it Comrade Kev? Will it be okay when they purge their political elite?

Images of roads clogged with cars fleeing Kyiv are doctored. People are headed to the front lines to welcome their liberators.

 

[NathDogg]

yes, unless they want to have thousands more deaths.

They will get that anyway once Putin has control, and it won't end there because he wants the USSR back - they should fight and we should help them.

 

[PhilM]

They will get that anyway once Putin has control, and it won't end there because he wants the USSR back - they should fight and we should help them.

Poland should have gave up when Hitler and Stalin invaded in ‘39 to save lives. The French too in ‘40, and even Stalin in ‘41. Great logic.

 

[bluebud]

its a total take-over.

this will be over in a week. thankfully.

Kev - shut the F up

 

[Taifi gorm]

Awful stuff. Feeling very anxious for the Ukrainians now, it's terrible that they have to pay for sharing a border with one of the most insecure ballbags in history. The sooner Putin croaks it, the better for the whole world

What is the point in giving this the middle finger

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Big question is will EU cut Russia off SWIFT system...

That would be a huge blow to Russian economy but to European too.

 

[NathDogg]

Poland should have gave up when Hitler and Stalin invaded in ‘39 to save lives. The French too in ‘40, and even Stalin in ‘41. Great logic.

Exactly - Where do we draw the line and stay out of it as it's nothing to do with us?!

Bloody sanctions that don't mean jack to Russia and Putin - absolute shambles.

NATO needs scraping, quoting article 5 as an excuse not to assist the Ukrainian people with military support is cowardly and wrong - they should have already been in there.

There is no "leader" on any side I trust to do the right thing here, and Putin owns our government - it's a dark day for all of us, but especially the Ukrainian people, they majority must feel abandoned.

 

[PhilM]

Kev - shut the F up

Less of that, thank you. More of Comrade Mahogany’s pearls of wisdom and military knowledge is what we need.

 

[tsubaki]

Big question is will EU cut Russia off SWIFT system...

That would be a huge blow to Russian economy but to European too.

Can’t see that not happening, it was all loudly trailed beforehand that trade with Russia would reduce to a minimum.

 

[sbbefc]

It's just complete madness and this will have repercussions which will last a lifetime. They're not going to win any hearts or minds doing this, so what's the end game?

 

[PhilM]

Can’t see that not happening, it was all loudly trailed beforehand that trade with Russia would reduce to a minimum.

Remove them from swift, go after all their financial institutions and stop any export of stuff from Rolls Royce, VW group and whatever else.

 

[tsubaki]

It's just complete madness and this will have repercussions which will last a lifetime. They're not going to win any hearts or minds doing this, so what's the end game?

Not sure there is an end game, it’s just a historically weakened regime lashing out because it thinks it’s the only option.