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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

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Anyone got this arsehole on bbc news from the Lenny Henry centre complaining black refugees aren’t getting the same amount of coverage that white ones are. He’s just said that the news are only reporting on people with blonde hair and blue eyes. Fancy using this disaster to make a petty and selfish point.
And I don’t have a clue what he’s on about.
 
Was absolutely always going to happen. They’ll be given the choice of an old local nana or some young African student.

There's been some pretty shit stuff happening to black and Indian people trying to leave. Probably not a great time to be on the TV making some political point about it, but it must be absolutely f***ing shite for those trying to leave to be discriminated against
 
There's been some pretty shit stuff happening to black and Indian people trying to leave. Probably not a great time to be on the TV making some political point about it, but it must be absolutely f***ing shite for those trying to leave to be discriminated against
Definitely. Thought about that situation a lot and none Ukraine Nationals will be back of the queue no doubt. Let’s face it if this country had to scarper it would probably happen here as well.
 
Anyone got this arsehole on bbc news from the Lenny Henry centre complaining black refugees aren’t getting the same amount of coverage that white ones are. He’s just said that the news are only reporting on people with blonde hair and blue eyes. Fancy using this disaster to make a petty and selfish point.

Are we talking about Ukrainians in general or people who happen to be in Ukraine?

For reference, this is the ethnic breakdown of Ukraine
Roughly 77.5% of Ukraine's population identify as ethnic Ukrainians. The second largest nationality group are Russians, accounting for 17.2% of the population. Other significantly represented nationalities include Romanians, Belorussians, Crimean Tatars, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Poles, Jews, and Armenians.

As it happens on BBC news last night I saw them interview a UK Doctor who was trying to get back, I believe he was of Moroccan heritage, although I could do with trying to check that. Either way, in terms of the above point, he wasn't white.
They also interviewed a group of Indian students.
 
I’ve just seen that Tory MP Adam Holloway has travelled to Ukraine.

What the fuck has he done that for?
Dunno. Seems odd for a sitting mp to head off to a war zone.

He has a military background though. Was in the first gulf war and weirdly spent a gap year with the afghans during the soviet occupation.

He may be forming a platoon with Marc François as his sergeant.
 
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Who's the other unpredictable character?

Well technically if Trump and Putin were still both in post. Trump has always been unpredictable but took a liking to Putin. However Putin has apparently changed recently so having the two as leaders during this would have been far more inflammatory then Biden.

The madman theory only works with one sane actor
 
Are we talking about Ukrainians in general or people who happen to be in Ukraine?

For reference, this is the ethnic breakdown of Ukraine
Roughly 77.5% of Ukraine's population identify as ethnic Ukrainians. The second largest nationality group are Russians, accounting for 17.2% of the population. Other significantly represented nationalities include Romanians, Belorussians, Crimean Tatars, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Poles, Jews, and Armenians.

As it happens on BBC news last night I saw them interview a UK Doctor who was trying to get back, I believe he was of Moroccan heritage, although I could do with trying to check that. Either way, in terms of the above point, he wasn't white.
They also interviewed a group of Indian students.
He meant those currently trying to leave. He was complaining that the coverage was bias toward white people. I had a quick look and there are very very few none whites living there however I’ve seen lots of reports of how they’re struggling.
 
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