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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

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Hammertime4 said:
That's how it works marra unfortunately and that's why everyone is now scrambling to be part of NATO - it's worth remembering that it works in reverse anarl, Suez or the Second Arab Israeli War involved both France and the UK and the conflict was only stopped after pressure from both Superpowers and more recently the Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict where the US are supporting Saudi and its allies with both Russia and China supporting Iran and it's pals, ironically former Russian PM Dimitry Medvedev has recently categorised this as the 'New Cold War'...I've a funny feeling mind that it may soon warm up along with China/Taiwan to take some of the worlds attention from Ukraine, time tells but it'll be interesting that's for sure.
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yamar1 said:
Good stuff, but posting peoples details was a step back for them. Most Russians dont want this as much as us, sadly the army are being forced by a madman.

Indeed . See above
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Disagree -if that’s the case “ most Russians need to step up “ rather than let thousands of citizens die
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Agree
 
brandon said:
Was thinking earlier that this entire charade could lead to a rapid acceptance of Ukraine into NATO.

We are to believe that one of the reasons for Putin’s aggression was that he didn’t want Ukraine to join. Suddenly I think it’s absolutely inevitable they will.
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People around the world have realized hes lost the (aero) plot
 
Hammertime4 said:
That's how it works marra unfortunately and that's why everyone is now scrambling to be part of NATO - it's worth remembering that it works in reverse anarl, Suez or the Second Arab Israeli War involved both France and the UK and the conflict was only stopped after pressure from both Superpowers and more recently the Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict where the US are supporting Saudi and its allies with both Russia and China supporting Iran and it's pals, ironically former Russian PM Dimitry Medvedev has recently categorised this as the 'New Cold War'...I've a funny feeling mind that it may soon warm up along with China/Taiwan to take some of the worlds attention from Ukraine, time tells but it'll be interesting that's for sure.
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You slightly missed the point of the other poster’s question. You and others are saying we can’t send troops in because Putin will nuke us. The poster was then asking where do you draw the line. Say Putin decides to attack the UK and France with conventional rockets, would people be saying we can’t fight back and defend ourselves because he will nuke us?
 
Concordsafc said:
We are stuck between a rock and a hard place, I don’t think it will cause a nuclear war putin won’t do that much as people think he’s mad (he is) it’s not just as easy as pressing a button.

What we need to do is control the skies, control the seas block them as much as we can stop Belarus being a supply chain for them.

For one nation to step foot on Ukraine soil nato would have to declare a war on Russia, and we would see where China etc stands on this.

Putin knows this why he has done what he has, he won’t touch a NATO country as he won’t win no one will win.

His nuclear weapons are also dated and quantity does not mean qualify.

We are always seconds away from another global conflict and we are also potentially seconds away from this one being over. It could last days weeks months or even years.

Thing is for many this will become a second thought soon.

Young men going home in body bags for a cause they don’t even know about most weren’t even born when the Soviet Union existed.

Putins time is up what ever happens now he can’t ever win
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Really hope you're right with that marra.
 
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