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Ukraine Situation - Should We Be Worried?
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  georgenorman  25 Feb 22 9.18am |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
Explaining it "slowly" or repeatedly, doesn't change facts. No application has been made, let alone accepted. You could include a desire in your personal manifesto to join The Hurlingham Club, but that doesn't mean you will be accepted. Aside from that, as Nato's whole purpose is to deter aggression and not be aggressive, why should Russia fear it? They would not be seeking to invade Russia. They would deter what Russia is now doing. Putin's presentation of this is to re-ignite the fears of the Russians that stem from WW2. Fears that are not real in 2022. Nato is not a threat to Russia. Nato is a threat to Putin's desire to re-establish the Soviet Union. Putin is KGB, a mobster whose politics are closer to Al Capone than Al Gore. His thinking has never progressed beyond the hurt he suffered when the Soviet Union collapsed. With the benefit of hindsight we should have ostracised him years ago. He has no morals. No desire to serve his fellow man. For him, it's all about power and who wields it. We will now enter a new cold war which will last until Putin is replaced. It will be economically painful for all and environmentally damaging. I'm surprised to say, that I agree with you for once.
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| silvertop Portishead 25 Feb 22 10.08am |
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I know you got my point, but for the benefit of those Russo-philes out there who argue that Ukraine was a corrupt, illusory state so why should we care... Medium sized nation with unpleasant, autocratic government seeking to masquerade as something better but having no ambitions beyond their border (Poland / Ukraine) being invaded by far more powerful and even worse autocratic neighbour (Germany / Russia) led by charismatic, nationalist, populist, nutter (Hitler / Putin) who harbours alarming ambitions to expand well beyond their current border in a campaign that could spiral into a very wide-ranging conflict. Should we worry?
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 25 Feb 22 11.00am |
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At least UEFA has acted swiftly &, for them, decisively . . . [Link]
This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise. |
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 25 Feb 22 11.20am |
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Originally posted by Jimenez
Did everyone who lives in London manage to get home tonight because of the 10s of 1000s of Anti War protesters thronging the streets? Yes, there were anti-war protests in London and Manchester yesterday, at the Russian embassy (London) and St Peter's Square (Manchester) Other than that, great take.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 25 Feb 22 11.25am |
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Originally posted by eagleman13
At least UEFA has acted swiftly &, for them, decisively . . . [Link] Apologies in advance: [Link]
Red and Blue Army! |
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| eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 25 Feb 22 11.30am |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Apologies in advance: [Link]
No apologies needed AS.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 25 Feb 22 11.41am |
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Russian claims over genocidal behaviour is probably true and for 8 years completely ignored everywhere. Images of damaged villages in Southern Russia today fired on by the Ukraine side could be nazis out of control militias etc. It's not good enough for Putin and Lavrov to claim this as justification for what they are doing to Ukraine though.
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| georgenorman 25 Feb 22 11.52am |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Russian claims over genocidal behaviour is probably true and for 8 years completely ignored everywhere. Images of damaged villages in Southern Russia today fired on by the Ukraine side could be nazis out of control militias etc. It's not good enough for Putin and Lavrov to claim this as justification for what they are doing to Ukraine though.
The Lord Haw-Haw of HOL.
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HKOwen  Hong Kong 25 Feb 22 12.03pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
Explaining it "slowly" or repeatedly, doesn't change facts. No application has been made, let alone accepted. You could include a desire in your personal manifesto to join The Hurlingham Club, but that doesn't mean you will be accepted. Aside from that, as Nato's whole purpose is to deter aggression and not be aggressive, why should Russia fear it? They would not be seeking to invade Russia. They would deter what Russia is now doing. Putin's presentation of this is to re-ignite the fears of the Russians that stem from WW2. Fears that are not real in 2022. Nato is not a threat to Russia. Nato is a threat to Putin's desire to re-establish the Soviet Union. Putin is KGB, a mobster whose politics are closer to Al Capone than Al Gore. His thinking has never progressed beyond the hurt he suffered when the Soviet Union collapsed. With the benefit of hindsight we should have ostracised him years ago. He has no morals. No desire to serve his fellow man. For him, it's all about power and who wields it. We will now enter a new cold war which will last until Putin is replaced. It will be economically painful for all and environmentally damaging. An application was made in 2008, please read
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. |
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 25 Feb 22 12.12pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Russian claims over genocidal behaviour is probably true and for 8 years completely ignored everywhere. Images of damaged villages in Southern Russia today fired on by the Ukraine side could be nazis out of control militias etc. It's not good enough for Putin and Lavrov to claim this as justification for what they are doing to Ukraine though.
Channel 4 last night rebroadcasted their documentary about Putin's early life and his rise to power. It showed him as a weak kid obsessed by the ideas of spies, joining the KGB and being totally indoctrinated by its culture, bored in Dresden, appalled at the destruction of the Berlin wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. It went on to record his time as the fixer for the mobster mayor of Leningrad and his consequential appointment to Yeltzin's staff where he continued to fix things. His corruption was plain to see. Interviews with him didn't attempt to deny it. He staged plenty of events, the biggest leading to the war in Chechnya and him becoming Yeltzin's successor. Watch it. I am sure it's available on catch-up. I think you might change your mind over the likelihood of what is claimed above being true.
For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally. |
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| steeleye20 Croydon 25 Feb 22 12.15pm |
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Labour MPs withdraw from anti-Nato statement after threat of suspension. Starmer's idea of a free society definitely isn't mine. If this little Hitler gets his way and RT is banned it will only be here in the UK you can watch it online from other platforms in English. It is a sign of the times here in the UK that 13 people could express mild anti-NATO feelings and be silenced. The things we accuse Russia of we are doing ourselves.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 25 Feb 22 12.17pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
As Russia expands to re-establish the USSR, a largely ignored consequence is the dismantling of NATO, who have been made to look like inconsequential muppets. And the point of NATO is/was ? With US forces in West Germany there was a point to NATO and it was NATO that kept the peace, not the EU which was the remainers claim.
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