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ManxTaxPayer Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Putin has ordered his military to put Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manxman1980 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 42 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Boris Putin Trump I find it strange and scary that these three men are the best their country could choose That’s all. Not entirely sure that Putin was chosen... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Significant numbers of foreign volunteers are arriving in Poland and crossing into Ukraine. Go get em boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 19 hours ago, Freggyragh said: Ukraine has been wanting closer ties to Europe and NATO. I have friends in both Russia and Ukraine by the way - they all agree with this assessment, it is almost unbelievable to them that this Kissenger style realpolitik / balance-of-power / great game view that La Dolce Vita has is being put forth and digested by intelligent people in the West. Sorry to say it, but Putin is a bad man, with no shades of grey, he despises us and everything decent we stand for and we are not to blame for doing everything we can to protect ourselves and others from him. But just because the Ukraine wants to join NATO doesn't mean it should be allowed to. If conflict and confrontation is made less likely by maintaining the status quo then that's probably the best thing for the world. I never said he wasnt a bad man but my understanding of all of this is not 'bad man just does bad things'. I don't think he is completely irrational. The whole situation has been arrived at by irrationality with the United States being alarmist and panicky because it is being threatened by what Russian and Chinese partnership can bring in the world and in Europe. America has done a lot of scaremongering and done nothing to help defuse this situation over the past decade or so and very recently. Russia's resolve is being tested and seeing as how Minsk II has not been moved along by the Ukraine and America then it narrows the options do what is possible. Russia has the military power to try to advance its interests and that has been chosen now that diplomacy looks to have failed. I don't think war is right but I think I can understand why things are as they are, especially by just looked at how the United States has done the same in the past. If a nation state on your doorstep joins an alliance aimed against you and which makes a defence of your country more difficult (to whatever degree) in the future then it is just common sense to recognise that sweeping that player off the board is an option, if you have the ability to do so, . Is that wrong? Well that's a separate matter but it is how the world works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, Roxanne said: I think I caught Liz Truss in the radio earlier saying the government would also arm them? Putin’s not happy I fear. News of a foreign legion advancing isn’t going to make him feel any better. This could get even nastier. Unlikely UK will arm them directly. But if they happen to be stood next to a truck of British weapons being unloaded... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 It's possibly all starting to go pear shaped for Putin. He'll be gone by the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wrighty Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 29 minutes ago, ManxTaxPayer said: It's possibly all starting to go pear shaped for Putin. He'll be gone by the end of the week. His new chef feeds him a polonium sandwich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 There'll certainly be tens of thousands of Polish soldiers and militia more than willing to go and fight for the Ukrainians. They hate Putin (With good cause) and know that they could be next. Plenty of other countries will be joining the fight on the ground too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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quilp Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 @offshoremanxman Got a link about the Chechen convoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 This one's going to hurt Putin. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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