Putin literally imprisons, poisons or kills anyone who could seriously oppose him. He's had the same done in our country on numerous occasions. He's all about enriching himself to the detriment of his people. This idea that people are going overboard at his attack of a democratic nation and that we should unchecked seek to bring him into the hold, is about as risible as it gets.

I agree with Rudi, above. We should seek to get Russian money out of our politics and country where it seeks to destabilise, influence and no doubt blackmail. We cannot afford to be in any way on the same page as a country carrying out something like this, and threatening the rest of the world, because it most certainly will not end in Ukraine.

Putin literally imprisons, poisons or kills anyone who could seriously oppose him. He's had the same done in our country on numerous occasions. He's all about enriching himself to the detriment of his people. This idea that people are going overboard at his attack of a democratic nation and that we should unchecked seek to bring him into the hold, is about as risible as it gets.

I agree with Rudi, above. We should seek to get Russian money out of our politics and country where it seeks to destabilise, influence and no doubt blackmail. We cannot afford to be in any way on the same page as a country carrying out something like this, and threatening the rest of the world, because it most certainly will not end in Ukraine.

I think we all agree with that but I absolutely hope that the Government actually do it.
There is suggestion that some high profile Ruskies have donated to the Tories - as UK Citizens I might add - and that they have lobbied the Foreign Office today to ensure that they don't get hit by sanctions.
Tough one that but if they also have Russian citizenship then they too should go.
Easy for Labour to call this out but not so easy when you are in power and having to deal with it.

Edited by The Dolphin (24 Feb 2022 2.07pm)

Seems the sporting world is seriously considering its options. UEFA are about to move the CL Final from St Petersburg . . . [Link]

F1 is also considering the race in Sochi in Sept with 3 current & former World Champions stating they doubt or won't race . . . [Link]

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

Georgia and Crimea were pretty much a significant majority of Russian people.....East Ukraine is about fifty fifty if I remember correctly a situation created around Soviet history. This is an obvious problem for cohesion....but hey.

Most people don't know much about Ukraine or its history, nor know or care about vested interests. It's an easy job for the media to paint pictures that omit anything nuanced. They write the 'light and dark, good and evil' song and the listeners sing along.

Edited by Stirlingsays (24 Feb 2022 2.23pm)

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

Instead of freezing assets of Oligarchs why not just confiscate them.

Should the UK invade Australia, New Zealand and Canada then?