Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

[SYB_DC]

Ukraine should see if they can buy some Apaches. There's plenty going spare in Afghanistan.

That seems to be the consensus. Has happened before apparently.

Has indeed. Back when the US expelled a bunch of Russian diplomats a few years ago, there were 3 Il-96s parked at the holding pad right at the end of runway 12/30. I remember sitting there in a flyspeck of a regional jet looking up at them as we were in the takeoff queue.

 

[Dogbark]

We'll find that out soon enough

If you're thinking of those Balkan states then they already have NATO troops stationed there.

 

[Concordsafc]

Also could be the thaw. All seem to be sticking quite close to the roads. It’s looking like a sat nav gone a bit nuts.

Aye mate, that’s another if the photo supplied is correct then this war is going to go on for a good while!

 

[safcforever]

Looks like they are trying to establish supply lines from the photo on the right

The one on the right is dumb.

The map on the right is actually more realist. It’s clearly another media spin that is determined to tell 1 story no matter what

Aye mate, that’s another if the photo supplied is correct then this war is going to go on for a good while!

It’s a tough one. Does Putin have the patients to wait this out? As it stands there’s zero off ramp right now.

He has shown he doesn’t give a fuck about peace talks. There’s a point where something has to give. I just think it will be Ukraine that goes before anything else

 

[Concordsafc]

We'll find that out soon enough

British soldiers are in some
Of the NATO states and they will fight back if Russians invade they won’t invade a nato country. Putin is desperate for the west to start on him in Ukraine he won’t be silly enough to attack a nato country

1) he isn’t under control of Ukraine
2) he wouldn’t split the fronts
3) the supply line would be worse than Ukraine

It’s Military suicide to even attempt to think of taking another country at the moment

This would also lead to Belarus being open for attack from NATO which means he would lose a vital supply line. It’s mad to think that they believe Russia cares about them and not how well they are situated for the Ukraine attack.

 

[anitdontmajanow]

Mental man!!!

Since Biden took over, Afghanistan has fallen and Ukraine is almost gone.

He’s been in charge 12 months man, but it’s trumps fault

But orange man bad....brexit bad....fooking lunatics man

Anyone who thinks biden is doing q good job is simply of their tits

 

[Bulmers]

But but but…. It was Russia who rigged the vote for Trump

Since Biden has been in he’s fucked the Middle East again. Hes also overseeing Europe taking a kicking

He’s doing a better job “making America great again” by watching the rest of the world burn.
It’s easy to knock others off their perch rather than fight for a spot there yourself

God knows why i'm trying
Everyone knows Putin tried to get Trump elected and re-elected.
Trump threatened to withdraw from NATO and tried to make Ukraine investigate Biden in return for weapons.
Trump was desperate to use nukes but not against someone who had them.
Trump did the damage in Iraq not Biden. Biden just got his people out.
It is difficult to imagine a situation worse than this but Trump in charge would be it. His unpredictability won't stop a first strike the idiot trying on of his own might.

 

[SYB_DC]

But orange man bad....brexit bad....fooking lunatics man

Anyone who thinks biden is doing q good job is simply of their tits

What's Biden supposed to say about Ukraine? "Don't invade sovereign countries?" How's that going to sound coming from an American? Afghanistan was a f***ing disaster, granted.

 

[RossTheNinja]

God knows why i'm trying
Everyone knows Putin tried to get Trump elected and re-elected.
Trump threatened to withdraw from NATO and tried to make Ukraine investigate Biden in return for weapons.
Trump was desperate to use nukes but not against someone who had them.
Trump did the damage in Iraq not Biden. Biden just got his people out.
It is difficult to imagine a situation worse than this but Trump in charge would be it. His unpredictability won't stop a first strike the idiot trying on of his own might.

I think that's what is known as fractal wrongness

 

[anitdontmajanow]

God knows why i'm trying
Everyone knows Putin tried to get Trump elected and re-elected.
Trump threatened to withdraw from NATO and tried to make Ukraine investigate Biden in return for weapons.
Trump was desperate to use nukes but not against someone who had them.
Trump did the damage in Iraq not Biden. Biden just got his people out.
It is difficult to imagine a situation worse than this but Trump in charge would be it. His unpredictability won't stop a first strike the idiot trying on of his own might.

Pure waffle.....Trump was pissed off with NATO one of the main reasons I recall was because they were pumping billions into NATO and Germany were pumping billions into Russia for this gas line


The problem is too many people have their head up their arse on trump and even brexit.

Same with this war there is people out there tweeting to boycott mcdonalds because they won't close their Russian restaurants....the west are still buying Russian gas and oil :/......

People have become complete and utter brain dead morons over over last few years unable to think for themselves

 

[RichD]

I wasn't a Trump fan but If any one thinks sleepy Joe is doing a good job needs their heads looked at....

 

[arthursboy]

I spoke to my Russian friend for the first time since the invasion started. Very much a mixed bag of thoughts from him. On the one hand he thinks the war is stupid and a massive failure of diplomacy and he feels sorry for the Ukrainians, however he does believe that Biden and the US have pushed Putin into a corner and are behind closed doors very pleased that there is a war so they can be more aggressive in their foreign policy towards Russia. He doesn't think Putin was asking for much before the war (i.e. Ukrainian neutrality) but that Biden and the US don't care and just want to get to Putin anyway they can. His end comment was the only winner in this war is China.

Seems to me that the Anti-US sentiment is just ingrained in a fair % of Russians. Hopefully more and more can be talked into realising its not about the US, its about how much of a massive dickbag Putin is. More rational leadership has its benefits, not the least not invading neighbouring countries on perceived slights, egotistical geopolitical posturing and historical bollocks. All this shit resulting in the death and suffering of innocent people!

When I worked in Russia the locals all had a severe dislike of the Americans with a passion.
Despite the city being full of tourists from the USA spending.

 

[Metro Man]

It’s pissing me off. The sentiment is clear but it’s f***ing pointless.

Oh, Ukraine you’re getting people killed everyday and being bombed to shit? We flew a flag and clapped

Brighton wearing Ukraine colours today....

 

[Dogbark]

Pure waffle.....Trump was pissed off with NATO one of the main reasons I recall was because they were pumping billions into NATO and Germany were pumping billions into Russia for this gas line


The problem is too many people have their head up their arse on trump and even brexit.

Same with this war there is people out there tweeting to boycott mcdonalds because they won't close their Russian restaurants....the west are still buying Russian gas and oil :/......

People have become complete and utter brain dead morons over over last few years unable to think for themselves

Please tell me that this isn't another Lardy account?

 

[anitdontmajanow]

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[parttimer]

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Hopefully that means they're more than a little pissed off with their comrade in arms, but difficult to know if they're not gonna spell it out.

As for Vlad suggesting that sanctions are akin to a declaration of war, as others have said, I reckon he's starting to realise this is going to hurt - his country will suffer and he will most likely suffer himself within the coming weeks - possibly in the cruelest Russian way - taken out the back door and shot in the back of the head.

 

[Georgewhitt]

The nukes are there to stop us nuking them and them nuking us.

They can do what they like to non-nuclear armed countries, as can we.

I don't intend any of the above to sound facetious

Wasn't taken as facetious mate, but my point still stands. Nukes have not stopped them from invading a country. What they have done is protect him from Ukraine sympathetic nations stepping in. So in effect, they are doing the opposite of negating war. They are protecting a nation who are prosecuting one.

 

[ir35]

How weird is this, lasses look massively uneasy.

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[Skrabble]

How weird is this, lasses look massively uneasy.

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Whats he saying?.

 

[Bulmers]

Pure waffle.....Trump was pissed off with NATO one of the main reasons I recall was because they were pumping billions into NATO and Germany were pumping billions into Russia for this gas line


The problem is too many people have their head up their arse on trump and even brexit.

Same with this war there is people out there tweeting to boycott mcdonalds because they won't close their Russian restaurants....the west are still buying Russian gas and oil :/......

People have become complete and utter brain dead morons over over last few years unable to think for themselves

Can we bury the myth of US funding and NATO. Stop press Trump explaining complex matters simply isn't always a great idea.
Oh i agree with the moron comment. exhibit A

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