Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

[BRMC]

We cannot ban them from the Swift banking system - that's a global decision and the word is it's Germany and Italy resisting

Banning Iraq from Swift sent the country into a fiscal tailspin and would do the same to Russia - I hope it happens soon

So I guess we are stopping all GBP payments going in and out of Russia?

 

[southstander]

That’s a lot of automatic weapons in predominantly ex military and police hands

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I worked on a project in Scottish Government about 15 years ago. One of their people was married to a Ukrainian lass. He came back into the office after a trip over there and told us how her family had taken him for a day out in the country drinking beer and firing off a Kalashnikov at random targets.

 

[Suomifinland]

Perhaps conceivable. It appears this is years in the making and it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest of they’ve been pre conditioned to believe they are serving a welcomed justice.

Might actually be an advantage to Ukrainians.

Might be a way out of this if that gets widely seen. Poor kid.

 

[Kevj]

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I managed 15 seconds before the yank diatribe made me vomit. “I wish I was your mother”. Conceited shite.

 

[jcrossan]

I found it uncomfortable when much of his speech related to how he wants to make sure the American people don’t suffer at the “gas pumps”.

Why even last week the US was still importing Russian oil. Why they want a deal with iran now, so that oil can flow...course israel might then take matters into their hands then is thy dont like the nuke deal. World starting to crack. Watch Serbians in Bosnia start to act up next. Then there's Taiwan

 

[cluffy]

This country is f***ing ridiculous at times. Putin (not Russia as I believe a lot of the Russian people don’t secretly don’t agree with it) has invaded a peaceful country and you’ve got people in this county using it to have a dig at our own and the USA’s governments. Fuck all that we are all British and it’s times like this we need to stick together and you’ve got proper melts using it to put their political points forward

As you say, a lot of Russians hate their leader. Surely I’m also free to dislike Johnson after all the lying he’s done? And the money he’s taken from the oligarchs?

 

[Apache Inbound]

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[MarcoGoalo]

We cannot ban them from the Swift banking system - that's a global decision and the word is it's Germany and Italy resisting

Banning Iraq from Swift sent the country into a fiscal tailspin and would do the same to Russia - I hope it happens soon

Italy are probably resisting due to the fact they're owed 25bn from Russia. France is also owed the same amount - according to some analyst today on 5Live

 

[tunstall birdman]

There's people lapping it up. Look no further than this thread.

It's NATO's fault. It's the EU's fault. It's Ukraine's fault. Can't be Putin's fault.

Their has been failings by all mentioned but it is Putin's fault and those warmongers in power, around him. The blame for the war lies solely at Putin's door.

 

[Apache Inbound]

Why even last week the US was still importing Russian oil. Why they want a deal with iran now, so that oil can flow...course israel might then take matters into their hands then is thy dont like the nuke deal. World starting to crack. Watch Serbians in Bosnia start to act up next. Then there's Taiwan

Brent oil is now $100 per barrel and rising.

 

[Suomifinland]

Italy are probably resisting due to the fact they're owed 25bn from Russia. France is also owed the same amount - according to some analyst today on 5Live

France should confiscate all property from Russians. I was in Nice & Monaco area 3 years back & the number of Russian plated cars was staggering.

Hit their upper middle class & send the ***** back to rainy cold Moscow if they're that patriotic. Then see how popular Putin is...

 

[Hendonite]

This all day long.

That's what it looks like.

 

[luvulongtime]

Their has been failings by all mentioned but it is Putin's fault and those warmongers in power, around him. The blame for the war lies solely at Putin's door.

you should send him a few of your love poems to chill him out

 

[coyneeee_s]

Mental how every single global events turns into Trump vs Biden or Tory vs Labour.

Meanwhile there's a rampaging dictator on the loose with draconian ideas about expanding and conquering territories

Give it a rest.

 

[Hendonite]

Other than leading a coup, what can Starmer do to become PM before the next GE?

You'd really want starmer in?

 

[Baloo]

We cannot ban them from the Swift banking system - that's a global decision and the word is it's Germany and Italy resisting

Banning Iraq from Swift sent the country into a fiscal tailspin and would do the same to Russia - I hope it happens soon

Mastercard and Visa should also be pressured to stop servicing Russia.

Mir still only accounts for 25% of their domestic market share.

 

[Rustie Trombone]

So I guess we are stopping all GBP payments going in and out of Russia?

According to an expert on the radio earlier it has to be an international decision - Biden alluded to it in his speech

It can be done - as it was for Iraq - if the will is there

 

[Baloo]

You'd really want starmer in?

Can you please show me where I said that?

 

[MackemBob]

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This is a thread for grown ups. Leave that idiot out of it.

 

[Horatio Pugwash]

Mental how every single global events turns into Trump vs Biden or Tory vs Labour.

Meanwhile there's a rampaging dictator on the loose with draconian ideas about expanding and conquering territories

Give it a rest.

I hope the Ukranians can dig trenches as deep as the fckers on here can