The War in Ukraine

[wakka]

That cosplay he does every five minutes is so ****ing annoying.

[Protocol Penguin]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...08287e9d2b7ef0
The EU has stated it expects an application from Ukraine will be received imminently and will be reviewed at speed

I wish them the best and hope their application succeeds, as someone whose nation was forced out of its rightful place in the EU by Russian manipulation.

[QualityChimp]

Plus he'll probably get chance to do his Mr. Ben thing again and play dress-up.
I reckon it'll be a big, tough soldier, or maybe a humanitarian aid worker with a big red cross.

EDIT: In the last 24 hours, he's waved off troops and he's visited a Ukranian church in London to read a prayer, but he didn't dress up as a pilot or a priest. That's not like him.

Look at the way this is worded, just magnificently obfuscating this tweet is:

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[Brad]

Gotta say, the reasons given as yo why Putin is a war criminal all apply to Tony Blair.

[fishbowlhead]

Gotta say, the reasons given as yo why Putin is a war criminal all apply to Tony Blair.

Blair IS a war criminal.

[wakka]

On the frontline he's in the bloody Cotswolds.

[fishbowlhead]

EDIT: In the last 24 hours, he's waved off troops and he's visited a Ukranian church in London to read a prayer, but he didn't dress up as a pilot or a priest. That's not like him.

Look at the way this is worded, just magnificently obfuscating this tweet is:

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What a joke. I mean this is a complete fabrication and outrageous lie.

[Brad]

EDIT: In the last 24 hours, he's waved off troops and he's visited a Ukranian church in London to read a prayer, but he didn't dress up as a pilot or a priest. That's not like him.

Look at the way this is worded, just magnificently obfuscating this tweet is:

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The guys on the right are just waiting to bring in the Champers and Doritos

[fishbowlhead]

Can someone photoshop bungle with a white flop coming out of a ww1 helmet please.

[Asura]

On the frontline he's in the bloody Cotswolds.

<clutches pearls>

Why are you SAYING that? You CLEARLY HATE Ukraine!

[Neon Ignition]

Negotiations have now started in Belarus:


Russia: "Surrender"
Ukraine: "No"
Russia: "Well, we tried"

[Neon Ignition]

Russia - Literally committing war crimes by bombing civilian population centres mid-peace talks

[Wools]

Just my opinion, but I wonder if Putin has been pushed into these talks?

It’s been day 5 of a full scale invasion and already Russia are talking. That makes me believe Russia’s military are more ****ed than we thought they were or someone in the Kremlin talked some sense into Putin?

I remember reading Russia have the biggest army in the world. If by day 3, they were already having their tanks nicked by 4 stroke tractors because they didn’t have the backup to establish supply lines, then it turns out my nightmares as a child were for nothing!

[Asura]

Just my opinion, but I wonder if Putin has been pushed into these talks?

It’s been day 5 of a full scale invasion and already Russia are talking. That makes me believe Russia’s military are more ****ed than we thought they were or someone in the Kremlin talked some sense into Putin?

I remember reading Russia have the biggest army in the world. If by day 3, they were already having their tanks nicked by 4 stroke tractors because they didn’t have the backup to establish supply lines, then it turns out my nightmares as a child were for nothing!

It's difficult to say; I mean from the outside, you can't really claim to know their intentions.

But you don't need to be a military expert to know something - nothing about the capabilities of hardware, or discussions over geography - but rather, that the opening of a war is really critical. This is just casual knowledge. Hell, whole wars have been won or lost in the opening actions, and if after hour 1, day 1 or week 1, things aren't going particularly well - well that says something.

If Russia, in private, wanted this to be a quick affair - psuedo blitzkrieg; to sweep in, rapidly, take Kyiv and force a settlement - we're at a point where that is now over. That door's closed. If they're not fools, they'll focus on whatever comes next, and the world should plan for them not being fools until such a time any other option is exhausted.

[Wools]

It's difficult to say; I mean from the outside, you can't really claim to know their intentions.

But you don't need to be a military expert to know something - nothing about the capabilities of hardware, or discussions over geography - but rather, that the opening of a war is really critical. This is just casual knowledge. Hell, whole wars have been won or lost in the opening actions, and if after hour 1, day 1 or week 1, things aren't going particularly well - well that says something.

If Russia, in private, wanted this to be a quick affair - psuedo blitzkrieg; to sweep in, rapidly, take Kyiv and force a settlement - we're at a point where that is now over. That door's closed. If they're not fools, they'll focus on whatever comes next, and the world should plan for them not being fools until such a time any other option is exhausted.

Totally. It felt like Russia are now spent after Ukraine put up the mother of all fights are now Russia are ****ed.

Their army clearly don’t want to fight so morale is low on the line and at home, supply lines aren’t their and their just performing surgical assaults which come out with little. Clearly, Russia could just bomb the living **** out of the cities but that would kill everyone, so Russia clearly aren’t going all or nothing. Also, with the skies now partially blocked along EU country lines, their Air Force don’t have supremacy.

Also, today was the day where I learnt that Molotov Cocktails are surprisingly effective at stopping tanks. All that ****ing money, put out by several well aimed throws of Calsberg’s finest.

Jokes aside though, we’re in a dark place. Russia’s plan has not worked, Putin knows we’re looking at him as a laughing stock so it’s now up to him. I can imagine the peace talks will be Russia asking for Ukraine to surrender which won’t happen. So is it now full shelling of civilian homes, nuclear / biological weapons used in Ukraine or for home to start using weapons on other countries?

Obviously any normal leader would back down now and accept peace but Putin won’t stand for that. I’m concerned that peace talks will go no where so Putin will order a huge increase in bombs being dropped and eventually, when that levels half the country, EU and NATO countries will have to step in and when we do, he’ll use a Nuclear weapon in Ukraine.

After that, who knows where. It’s all in Putin’s hands and don’t be just know it. Little ****.