Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

[Lankester Merrin]

Yes. And paying Tory MPs is/was part of that masterplan.
As was using Manafort to corruptly win the U.S. 2016 election for a pro-Russian Trump, after he'd helped corruptly install a pro-Russian leader in the previous Ukraine election.
Or are we not allowed to talk about Ukraine politics in the Ukraine thread?

There is a concerted attempt, on this thread, and more generally, to exclude from discussion the links between Russian interference in the Brexit vote, Russian interference in Trumps election, Russian interference in Belarus and Russian interference in Ukraine

All of these are the actions of a hostile power - an enemy that is implacably opposed to our values - liberal democracy, tolerant inclusive diverse societies, well educated, and with free speech

Clearly they don't share those values

 

[Az*]

Recon the blow pipes had a 2 mile range, with accuracy of stevie wonder throwing darts maybe

So bad they refused to use them in the end. Rocks were favoured.

 

[bahtat]

Because they’re scared that if people knew Russia influenced the brexit vote there’d be anoth referendum and the brexiters would lose badly.

They’d rather stick their fingers in their ears and pretend that Johnson is a good patriotic prime minister and they’ll defend him selling out the country to Russia as long as they can have blue passports and it “upsets the woke libtards”.

Doubt there’d be another referendum but it’s a far wider issue than that there’s evidence they influenced the fracking debate to protect their gas sales

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The question surely is how many pies do they have a finger in

 

[ozz]

The Tory/Labour thing is getting tedious on this thread. I don’t doubt politicians have been incredibly short sited as far as Putin's been concerned, that's across Europe and America. This is years in the making though and would have happened regardless. It's all been part of some kind of grand masterplan cooked up in Putin's brain.

Tory/Labour Remainers/Brexiteers......there is some twisted people on here mind. Why on earth do they want to deflect from a humanitarian disaster?

 

[West_Winger]

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[look out piano]

Was chatting to some folks in Bucharest yesterday. They’re shitting it frankly. Apparently people are stocking up on iodine tablets

I get iodine strips on my toes after the chiropodist has cut into my skin to stop infection, what do the tablets do ?

 

[safc9450]

Small point of pedantry. A small majority of those that voted in the referendum voted leave. That isn’t quite the same as “ the majority”.

Are you Russian? Black is white ,majority is the minority etc. Sad .What is a small majority ?

What a pathetic comment.

REMAONER ???

 

[Shandy drinker]

Was he at the Downing St f***ing parties as well?

Probably but working in a limited and specific way

 

[Alcoholic_Author]

There is a concerted attempt, on this thread, and more generally, to exclude from discussion the links between Russian interference in the Brexit vote, Russian interference in Trumps election, Russian interference in Belarus and Russian interference in Ukraine

All of these are the actions of a hostile power - an enemy that is implacably opposed to our values - liberal democracy, tolerant inclusive diverse societies, well educated, and with free speech

Clearly they don't share those values

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[cluffy]

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[look out piano]

Mods: can we put this back on the politics board? That way it’s hidden, and @greedminds doesn’t text me about it every 15 f***ing minutes.

Thanks muchly

send him my love xx

 

[bahtat]

I get iodine strips on my toes after the chiropodist has cut into my skin to stop infection, what do the tablets do ?

Prevent damage from radiation apparently

 

[Sweeper]

All it takes for evil to triumph is that good people do nothing.

And the West is absolutely falling over itself to do nothing. Help yourself, Vlad.

 

[Lankester Merrin]

Remarkable courage shown there. Assuming that situation didn’t escalate it’s also worth noting the Russian response is very restrained, that could easily have become a blood bath.

I think that a lot of Russian conscripts stuggle with the idea of brutalising people who look and sound like their mum and dad

 

[theredflag]

I get iodine strips on my toes after the chiropodist has cut into my skin to stop infection, what do the tablets do ?

The tablets are intended to make sure the thyroid is saturated with iodine before being exposed to radioactive iodine from fallout etc. Otherwise the radioactive iodine gets concentrated in the thyroid

 

[Concordsafc]

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[Az*]

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Who’d have thought eh

 

[UpTheDuff]

All it takes for evil to triumph is that good people do nothing.

And the West is absolutely falling over itself to do nothing. Help yourself, Vlad.

I said that very quote in my head this morning.

 

[Zidane]

I don't think there is any doubt at all that Russia had a part in Brexit. I suspect they have a significant part in pushing for a Scottish independence referendum. They will have had a significant part in Trumps rise to power and possibly Trump directly.

Theres zero doubt in my mind.

 

[Az*]

I think that a lot of Russian conscripts stuggle with the idea of brutalising people who look and sound like their mum and dad

Well it’s a bit like us off here charging into Glasgow and being told to basically butcher people. I could be fighting my uncle ffs!