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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

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Harry Angstrom said:
Sad the thread exists but it is great source of information and luckily is taken off topic only occasionally.
SMB at its best. Obviously meaningless in the context of the situation but it’s still a great resource.
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Apart from 2 or 3 blips it's been balanced, informative and in the main tasteful. Great effort!
JL1985 said:
FIFA need to throw Russia out of the World Cup. I know it’s only football but it will irritate parts of the Russian public which could help them turn on Putin.

The more small things the world can do to sanction Russia in anyway will help in the long run.
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Don't underestimate the power of these types of concessions and the effect on the average Russian who are just like you and me.
 
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Botchie said:
Rumours two transporters have been downed, both capable of carry 150 paratroopers. The thing is he won't want to go and flatten the place. He wants it for himself, so why destroy something that is going to cost to rebuild? Especially when the infrastructure is very good.
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Yes I saw that on Al-jazeea this morning
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Uefa will be fine they have already stripped them of the champions League. FIFA different breed.... One of the top FIFA fellas has a close relationship with Putin and was given some sort of award by Putin a while back. When asked if he was going to give it up/hand it back he dodged answering the question.
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FIFA is the most corrupt organisation in world sport. No, sod that, in the whole world of anything. You'd think thy would have cleaned up after Blatter but they are just as bad now.
 
Darlo1973 said:
FIFA is the most corrupt organisation in world sport. No, sod that, in the whole world of anything. You'd think thy would have cleaned up after Blatter but they are just as bad now.
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Yup. Pressure on them big time, at the moment they don't seem to want to commit to any sort of sanction. Fair play to Uefa though, they didn't mess about. The world is watching FIFA with the world cup nearing.
 
I’ve seen a video that I won’t post on here of a Russian armoured vehicle driving through a street and I’m not kidding about 50-100 civilians pepper it with Molotov’s seemingly burning the Russian soldiers to death. It’s awful viewing. You feel sorry for the young Russians following orders but you also can’t help but want to fist bump the Ukrainian civilians. They don’t want this and they are willing to fight to the death.
 
sambantam82 said:
Apart from 2 or 3 blips it's been balanced, informative and in the main tasteful. Great effort!


Don't underestimate the power of these types of concessions and the effect on the average Russian who are just like you and me.
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Yep, if it happened over here because of our governments actions they would be absolute hell on, football is huge over there also so surely would have an effect (although any protestors would go missing obviously)
 
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