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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

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OOOSH YEAH said:
Christ man folk saying they’ll be pleased the more Russian soldiers are killed. Look at this poor bastard.

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Saw that yesterday, really sad. It’s why I said what I said earlier - there are victims on both sides of this conflict. I want Russia to ‘lose’ but there is no pleasure to take from seeing young lads in peril like this.

Important to remember many Russian soldiers will be there against there will. Conscription is still a thing in Russia and as we’ve seen from multiple different sources, many of the Russian soldiers are being lied to by their own superiors about where they are and why they are there.
 
southstander said:
He is going to be borrowing money back from the Tories to finance his war at this rate.

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“Dear Borris I wrote you but still ain't callin'
I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not-a got 'em
There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin'”
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
so when we say we have put sanctions on certain people.......... i assume that means freezing their bank accounts for example?
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Blocking their funds and assets also stopping them travelling to certain counties.
 
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genewolf said:
The fear is that Russia pulverise Ukraine, install a puppet and then all the leaders sat "well that's over" and go back to engaging with (taking their money) Russia as before. This turning a blind eye has led to war in Europe and threats of nuclear oblivion.
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I’m acutely aware of where we are. It’s of our making to an extent. I don’t think Russia will have any power after this, or at least nowhere near how it has been perceived until recently.

The worst case scenario is all major populations are majorly obliterated.

We can’t allow this situation to occur again, but it’s madness to make the current situation worse.
 
citybythesea said:
Assuming Ukraine falls to the Russian invasion and a pro-Kremlin government is installed. The population will never forgive Russia for destroying their country. Will it be a pariah state in the old soviet bloc way?
I do think it’s important diplomacy tries to resume as there’s lives on the line. Surely a compromise can still be achieved that prevents further loss of life
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To be honest, I'm hoping that happens because in the short term it will save Ukrainian lives and it will also get Putin back out in public where I'm pretty sure there'll be a few western government intelligence services waiting to take him out. The Ukrainians will never accept a puppet government in the long term so they'll be overturned sharpish as well.
 
brandon said:
Saw that yesterday, really sad. It’s why I said what I said earlier - there are victims on both sides of this conflict. I want Russia to ‘lose’ but there is no pleasure to take from seeing young lads in peril like this.

Important to remember many Russian soldiers will be there against there will. Conscription is still a thing in Russia and as we’ve seen from multiple different sources, many of the Russian soldiers are being lied to by their own superiors about where they are and why they are there.
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Definitely mate aye. There’s only one person I hate in all this.
 
Lambchops said:
Was over teams so I heard it all - uncomfortable feeling to say the least
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I was talking to one of our PMs earlier this week. His project is winding down but they are using a subcontractor in Ukraine. One of the developers was working in his parents basement in Kyiv. Our PM told him to take time off if he needed to but he said he desperately needed to keep working to pretend there was some normality in his life.
 
Viper said:
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And that’s only part of the story. Along with sanctioning sovereign funds, no one buying their oil, interest rates at 20%, having to pay 30% commission to change rubles to dollars, rubles themselves at 1.20.

JP Morgan expect a default within a month
 
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