Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

[alicante mackem]

How can they not know where they are or what they’re doing?

Maybe they all had to spin around loads of times before they got in the army trucks. After school, I used to do the same on the Pennywell Echo fields with my mates. I used to feel git dizzy and didn't know if I was coming or going for a few minutes after.

 

[bahtat]

Nothing off the table except meaningful action and the immediate repayment of donations from Russia to the Tory party or the immediate removal of Russia from SWIFT.

Does the U.K. have the authority to remove Russia from SWIFT? if so how do they go about it.

 

[Brian Griffin]

Sarah Owen (.)(.) Just been on sky

Pics

 

[hardlife]

Hard to believe that in 1991 Ukraine had the third biggest haul of nukes....in the world.

Must be massive regret now for giving that up.

 

[Brett]

Can’t believe sky are reporting live from Kiev

 

[Hongkongphooey]

We'll agree to disagree, the tory party legitimising the Putin regime with cash for honours, gold plating visa's, accepting donations has done more to provoke this was than 11 labour MP's wanting peace

The 11 MP's led by Corbyn are a f***ing disgrace, if we left the security of the world to the likes of them then God help us.

 

[Mowgli]

Hard to believe that in 1991 Ukraine had the third biggest haul of nukes....in the world.

Must be massive regret now for giving that up.

Sure I read they didnt own them? Not sure if it's true like

 

[Darlo1973]

Russian Ruble down by 44% and Gazprom down by 50% both getting driven into the floor.

The same Gazprom which is one of the biggest sponsors of the Champions League.

 

[Kevj]

Hard to believe that in 1991 Ukraine had the third biggest haul of nukes....in the world.

Must be massive regret now for giving that up.

What is worse is that this demonstrates why any country won’t give up their nuclear arsenal. They’re here to stay for many more decades now thanks to Putin.

 

[gazc24]

Can’t believe sky are reporting live from Kiev

Bbc as well

 

[Brett]

Bbc as well

Madness , get them out as the army is approaching

 

[UpTheDuff]

I dunno, it just doesn't seem to stack up. All of this death, destruction, the political crisis, the risk to his economy and to his country, the untold stress that he has caused himself, the fact that he can't possibly come out of this as a winner, I just can't weigh up what he is set to gain, whether and ego trip or expanding Russia's territory, against what he is risking losing.

Just seems like there is something else at play. Surely the entire invasion has been discussed by his cabinet and it isn't just happening on the whim of one 69 year old bloke ?

You think there is a single person in the ‘government’ who doesn’t just say what he wants to hear? This is the guy who arrests and kills opposition politicians remember.

He did try and pretend there was a debate:

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[Mowgli]

Madness , get them out as the army is approaching

Isn't there always war correspondents near the front line?

 

[gazc24]

The balls on war journalist are absolutely massive. Everyone else running the opposite direction them "let's head that way armed with a camera"

 

[rudd]

Sure I read they didnt own them? Not sure if it's true like

They were from the Soviet Union and they didn't have the codes to launch them, Russia did.

 

[Baloo]

Isn't there always war correspondents near the front line?

Yeah, this isn’t something new. The journalists on the ground will be risk assessing the situation.

 

[alicante mackem]

Can’t believe sky are reporting live from Kiev

The can't be called 'chickens'.

 

[scott934]

Nobody is saying that war and killing isn't inevitable at this point. Rather, that it's strange to cheer the deaths of young lads, rather then wish for it to be settled without bloodshed.

I think the last sentence is poetic licence from you tbh, don't think anybody has specifically said that. Just realistically as you say, the only thing to hope for now is for Ukraine to successfully resist, I don't even know if that's realistic.

 

[gazc24]

Madness , get them out as the army is approaching

The one thing you want is an independent press covering every aspect of this situation. Really bad shit happens when no one's looking

 

[UpTheDuff]

Madness , get them out as the army is approaching

A good journalist never leaves their post until the last possible moment. Probably the people I respect most and am most fascinated by. Absolute heroes and always great people if you ever get to see them speak at events. Simpson, Bowen, Aidie etc have all spoken at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and are always popular.