• The forums will be unavailable for a few hours on Saturday 6th June, when they do return they will initially be in a degraded state with some features missing, but normal posting/reading will be possible. The main website will not be affected by these updates.
    New user registrations are currently disabled.
    Some other features of the forum are also currently disabled.

Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

Status
Not open for further replies.

Az* said:
I know mate. I’ve visited Russia a few times actually, I’ve always been quite fascinated with the place. I’m not anti-Russian( well their government I am). It’s a tragedy the place is locked away to the rest of the world tbfh..

Yes I’m being slightly pedantic tbf. I have friends in Tallinn and they will say the same as me though. I visit Tallinn at least 3/4 times a year and the way it’s airbrushed is an annoynedce to them. Same with Latvians/Lithuanians. I mean It was a big thing to them :lol:

Anyway I don’t think people want history lesson. Although I do like your story about the free Pole. My cousins Grandad was a polish resistance fighter. Survived the Warsaw uprising settled in Sunderland after the war. Lived in Grangetown until he died.
Click to expand...

I've only been once, spent a week in Moscow and St Petersburg. I was due to go back there in August, but no chance of that now.

My girlfried's grandfather was a partisan with Tito. Spent 2 years in Mathausen for this troubles.
 
Harry Angstrom said:
I have a little bit of contempt for people derailing this (Ironic as I am derailing it) as it is such a great place to keep abreast of the situation. Tens times better than any news outlet.
Click to expand...
Aye exactly. I’m the same. Seen a few posts regarding slagging off brexit supporters, Johnson etc. Maybe they deserve ridicule but go to the politics board.
Roker Mackem said:
Jets fighting in the Skies over Ukraine. Imagine witnessing that man 👀
Click to expand...
Where have you seen this? This can’t be right?
 
errant said:
one potential benefit if all out conflict is avoided, is a stronger EU able to take care of itself - more an equal partner to the USA. Its plainly obvious in the last week where the special relationship is now, even with the French drag factor.
Click to expand...

I really suspect that the reason why the EU is more effective and fast acting is because they don't have the Brits vetoing everything and slowing everything down
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
You go Joe...

Biden: “Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he'll never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people.” 😳
Click to expand...

Your only three contributions to this forum today have been to post this twice (once here, once in the Politics Forum) and to attack the journalist who broke down in tears for her Ukrainian friends and colleagues yesterday when addressing Boris Johnson.

Why?

It’s a very strange and dare I say ‘far right’ path to go down all things considered.
 
This thread is my go to place for updates, or has been for a couple weeks now, but I’m finding it tedious scrolling through Brit / EU bashing. Can’t this thread just stay as sharing updates on the war in Ukraine from verified sources 🤷‍♂️ it’s not the time for a knob sizing competition between various organisations and states for who is helping the quickest, fastest or best really.
 
Lonz said:
Russian and Belarusian Paralympic athletes allowed to compete in the Paralympic Games, under a “neutral” team.

Wrong decision imo.
Click to expand...

Yep, very wrong, while the rest (as far as I’ve seen) of the sporting world are making the right decisions - arguably the biggest organisation, the IOC, have f*cked up.

I expect they’ll change their decision before the opening ceremony on Friday, mind.
 
brandon said:
Yep, very wrong, while the rest (as far as I’ve seen) of the sporting world are making the right decisions - arguably the biggest organisation, the IOC, have f*cked up.

I expect they’ll change their decision before the opening ceremony on Friday, mind.
Click to expand...
The Chinese will have had a big day in this
 
Az* said:
The young Russians have disappeared offline now. None of the large gaming sites has any Russian traffic. None playing in European servers. Gone full black out…

One of the first sure signs they are trying to completely stop info coming in from the outside world.
Click to expand...

Now is a good time to play Counter Strike then. Less of the toxic trolls hurling Russian obscenities.
 
RAF 'Joint Rivet' flying reconnaissance loops up and down the Belarus and Ukraine borders just now.

You must be logged on to see external links


Presumably for NATO..
 
errant said:
i suspect the schools and upbringing align with the normal tory candidate.
Click to expand...

Both professions popular with people who inherited wealth and need something to do while they wait for their parents to die

errant said:
how they can square that with accepting all this Russian finance is a bit strange though.
Click to expand...

British oligarchs have more in common with Russian oligarchs than they do with the rest of us
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top