Ukraine

[drdoom]

Truth is the first casualty of war, is it not?

[bogle]

The other side of the Pond agrees that our focus should be on Ukraine.  The Israel and Palestine issue has been around much longer than Putin's delirium to assimilate the former lands of the Soviet Union. I prefer avoiding a future war involving NATO and its allies. I believe Israel/Palestine issue has a higher chance of starting a war than Putin with Ukraine.  I can only hope these conflicts stop eventually. but it's hard to see any way to stop these people.

 

[PaulCP]

5 hours ago, Bibs said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2n9y4nm3lo

Putin accuses Ukraine of indescriminate attacks on Russian soil. Does the man not have a mirror?

The guy is an out and out head case and belongs in a straight jacket locked up in solitary inside a ‘one flew over the cuckoo’s nest’ type of establishment 

[ramjet]

Pot.     Kettle.      Putin.

[Bibs]

The Ukrainian's have pulled somewhat of a blinder and Russia really are soon to be on even more of a back foot...

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-turns-tables-russia-drops-glide-bombs-on-its-territory-2024-8

[Bibs]

Interesting reading...

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/fall-vladimir-putin-now-only-140108117.html

[C8RKH]

Good article, my bad though was that I didn't even realise AOL was still going!

[PaulCP]

Keeping fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

Someone needs to take down this abhorrent excuse for a human 🙏🙏🙏

[bogle]

4 hours ago, PaulCP said:

Keeping fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

Someone needs to take down this abhorrent excuse for a human 🙏🙏🙏

I believe even most of the Russian population would agree with this statement as the rest of the world.

[drdoom]

The situation appears well managed and prospects for our side are encouraging as things now stand. The Afghan debacle of the '80's Soviet Union is instructive and pertinent but the outcome in today's situation may be managed to a degree by either China or, to a lesser degree, by India. A new reality which was not in the least a factor back in Afghanistan. Still, I expect both Modi and Xi have better things to pursue than propping up such a failed state. 

[Bibs]

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/12/europe/putin-warns-nato-missiles-hnk-latam-intl/index.html

Does this mean that we're at war with Iran and North Korea already?

He really doesn't have a single mirror in the Kremlin does he! 

[Sparky]

Precisely my line of thinking this morning!

BTW, China too...

[C8RKH]

Typical sabre rattling of a typical bully. Do as I say, not as I do, or else!

To be honest, Russia is a big country. Ukrainians are tough, resourceful, resilient, and have a good sense of humour. Remind you of any island nation you may know?

With Russia being such a big country I am sure that even though it has already happened, it will happen much further, due to the similarities in circumstances. And that is the development of Ukraine's own equivalent to the men  of ungentlemanly warfare, namely the SAS and SBS.  

In future years we'll be watching films of their exploits and daring do's as they travel incognito to the depths of Russia to bomb, and blow up stuff. Runways. Planes. Fuel depots. Dacha's. Etc.

[Chillidoggy]

Using American and British equipment.