When the Soviets captured thousands of Germans and their allies after Stalingrad, they persistently asked them how they fed themselves, as soon as they replied they lived off the land they were guilty of stealing from the Soviet people and were marched East mostly never to be seen again.

There is a very good book called Soldat by Siegfried KNappe that brings home the terrible reality of a WW2 soldier

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

with the seeming targeting of civilians, you would think the invasion is all about geography and landmass. In effect the Russians are making Ukraine a no-go area for the population. The Russians have zero interest in retaining the existing population for production £££ purposes. The Russians are destroying homes, workplaces/factories, power facilities.
Seemingly a scorched-earth policy. Is there any logic at all to this ?

I disengage, I turn the page.

Looks amazing with make up but rather plain without it.....Katy Perry not Russell Brand.

Yeah, bet she was real hot stuff, a real firework if you forgive the pun.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

British Soldiers going AWOL to go to Ukraine will not down well if that is the case as said on the BBC website, Putin will almost certainly see that as a UK attack on Russia, not good.

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

There was an interview with a pro-Putin commentator in Russia who viewed the closure of Western owned retails outlets / Mcdonalds etc and the withdrawl of foreign owned businesses as Russia 'taking back control'. Like they were well rid of them all.
A wierd logic. Rouble collapsing; a global paraiah; banned from all work sporting events; Putin no doubt recieiving an arrest warrant from the International Court - but hey we are Russian and we dont care. Like the Millwall of gloabl states!

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