Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

[Horatio Pugwash]

Which it did in 86. Horrible but to think some fool blowing that up compares to a nuclear exchange is daft.

Can anyone alive in 86 (like me) say how Chernobyl directly affected them except for avoiding milk for a few weeks?

Not trivialising it just saying its stupidity if they do it. Literally pissing on own doorstep. Belarus was by far the most affected country in 86.

It didn't affect the UK too much. Countries closer to the accident felt worse effects iirc

 

[Kevj]

Ukranian soldier helping injured Russian soldier.

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Sounds like the Russians thought they'd be welcomed.

Perhaps conceivable. It appears this is years in the making and it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest of they’ve been pre conditioned to believe they are serving a welcomed justice.

Might actually be an advantage to Ukrainians.

 

[Roker Mackem]

The amount of memes, jokes and just general piss taking on the internet today has sickened me.

Imagine if those posting had to go to war

 

[Suomifinland]

Tbf a lot of brave men made sure that Chernobyl was not as devastating as it could have been

Agree. But again... 300 brave Russian miners vs a few nuclear warheads ends quite differently.

 

[Wearside Wanderer II]

What’s gold spot price ?

Nee idea, was on about me Barclays shares

 

[BRMC]

Why did Boris say we are banning dual purpose items to Russia? Surely we should just ban everything heading that direction.

Surely we should be banning them from the Swift system all together!!!!

 

[sedling]

How prescient is this piece of history, in terms of today's events...


One of Hitler's primary goals was territorial expansion for the German state. He fully planned to use war as a means to this end.

In 1938, Hitler turned his gaze toward Czechoslovakia, a country newly created by the Versailles Treaty under the concept of national self-determination.

This tenet stated that national and ethnic groups had the right to determine their own political destinies. However, it was impossible to ensure that all national borders defined all ethnic groups, and thus a large number of Germans suddenly found themselves in a portion of Czechoslovakia known as the Sudetenland.

Encouraged by the Nazis, nationalist Germans in the Sudetenland clamored for a return to Germany.

Hitler turned the terms of the Versailles Treaty against its authors. He claimed that “3,500,000 Germans were torn away from their compatriots by a company of madmen [Versailles Treaty].”

He and his collaborators in Czechoslovakia added that Germans were being oppressed.

Hitler, therefore, demanded that the Sudetenland be returned to Germany according to the tenets of national self-determination.

He made it clear to Europe that Germany was preparing to attack Czechoslovakia in “defense” of its people.

 

[Lord Alfred]

"Greater Russia is now a full-spectrum commodity superpower, less vulnerable to sanctions than Europe itself"​

Good article in The Telegraph about the impact of sanctions and our reliance on commodities in the West which Russia controls.​

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[Osklen]

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Ukrainian attitudes towards Russia

Opinion	October 2008 You must be logged on to see external links	June 2009 You must be logged on to see external links	September 2009	November 2009	September 2011	January 2012	April 2013	Mar–Jun 2014	June 2015
Good	88%	91%	93%	96%	80%	86%	70%	35%	21%
Negative	9%	-	-	-	13%	9%	12%	60%	72%

Is that a view of their attitude towards Russian people or being invaded/controlled by Russia?

 

[Kevj]

Tbf a lot of brave men made sure that Chernobyl was not as devastating as it could have been

Associated with national pride. I’d hazard they wouldn’t have been as sacrificial if it had been in another country.
Same global result.

 

[Horatio Pugwash]

Is that a view of their attitude towards Russian people or being invaded/controlled by Russia?

I think they may be a bit too busy to hold a poll on being invaded at the moment mate

 

[MackemBob]

in the interests of fairness the least the BBC , itv , c4 , sky etc could have done was broadcast the whole of putins address not a 90 second clip , wouldnt you think a situation like this would warrant that?

What are you wibbling at now? Why on earth do any of them need to act as his mouthpiece. Ludicrous.

 

[Apache Inbound]

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[Mercia Blackcat]

It didn't affect the UK too much. Countries closer to the accident felt worse effects iirc

Although at the time we were told to avoid being out in heavy rainfall for a while.

 

[West_Winger]

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What’s worse is you’re being serious. f***ing hell.

 

[gazc24]

I think they may be a bit too busy to hold a poll on being invaded at the moment mate

Is this the first invasion Russia did or the current one?

 

[MackemBob]

Biden has blood on his hands.

This thread is about Putin invading Ukraine. There’s only one leader with blood on his hands in this conflict.

 

[Tadger]

He also said the Sandy Hook attack was faked, satanists were taking over America, bull gates is a eugenicist trying to wipe out minorities, the government is controlling the weather, that there’s a child sex ring based in a pizza shop and many other things.

If you throw enough of your own shite at a dartboard eventually you’ll get a winnnit to stick on the treble 20.

 

[Altidore Step Overs]

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Why would I watch a man who is directly bank rolled by Putin? Lay off the propaganda

 

[Osklen]

I think they may be a bit too busy to hold a poll on being invaded at the moment mate

Well you’ve just put up a pole about Ukraine and Russian relations I was just asking what the % meant. Just because they have a positive view of Russian people it doesn’t mean that they’d want Russia to control them?

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