Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Economics101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402575#Comment_119402575

Putin likes to stir the sh*t in whatever way he can. It's not so much that he would want to get rid of MD, but to just to cause trouble.

Hobgoblin11

Occupation authorities in parts of Donetsk region say 40 Ukrainian POWs killed, 130 wounded as result of shelling of camp for POWs near Olenivka

https://twitter.com/antonohaio/status/1552910904827805696

nigeldaniel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402437#Comment_119402437

Unfortunately, there is nothing new in Higgins and that letter. He most likely got Sanina to put her name on it to avoid bringing the Aras into disrepute! For years Higgins has been threading the board off socialism. He supported Cuba well enough along with Venezuela and Argentina.

The only oddity here is Russia been a hell-bent regime of sadists...

Remember when he landed the job on day one and had a go at China only to do a big climb down? Well, he knows he can get away with Ukraine. His wife is a great enabler. Posh socialists tend to be removed from realities and that leads to making hash job statements for their own plural notions. All I am saying is people should not be surprised by the letter. I give it no heed whatsoever myself.

Irish presidents for the last 30 years have not exactly been taken seriously... I think!

jmreire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402406#Comment_119402406

There's lots of smoke coming from the 3rd tank as well, but I think that's from the brakes, and selecting reverse gear while still moving forward....not an advisable thing to do.....🙂

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402728#Comment_119402728

I'd say you're right there, no accident that Sabina put her name to the letter. However these people are elected as the first citizens of Ireland and are supposed to represent us. They have put themselves in a position where their public opinions are being used as propaganda by a regime that has violently invaded a neighbouring state and precipitated the biggest European conflict since 1945. They're speaking for you & I and have made a major faux pas.

Hopefully another letter to the IT will emanate from the Aras pronto, explaining themselves.

Yurt2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402303#Comment_119402303

Miggledee needs to have a word with his wife.

To my understanding, she has no particular constitutional or legal role so is in effect a private citizen and entitled to do as she pleases. As President, Michael D would be entitled to make such utterances also, but they would be ill advised and would attract major heat.

I'd use the cautionary principle here and note that Sabina is a private citizen and entitled to have her views as kooky as they are. The President is not his wife's keeper. She's sailing close to the wind though, and it could be viewed in some quarters as that she's speaking for her husband.

zv2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402693#Comment_119402693

If I was paranoid I'd say that was false info. on a fake ammo stockpile (come to think of it, I am paranoid). Ukrainians denied it. Also, reports that the Russians killed them.

cuttingtimber22

This may be tempting for some…

• Cheap gas and ESB
• beautiful women
• rich history
• traditional values

https://twitter.com/dpatrikarakos/status/1552906293026988033?s=21&t=Liu8lzf548m8cX0pA4i3jw

https://twitter.com/dpatrikarakos/status/1552906293026988033?s=21&t=Liu8lzf548m8cX0pA4i3jw

Gant21

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402989#Comment_119402989

They can keep their gas and oil we have our turf.

Economics101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403000#Comment_119403000

Not if the dreadful Eamon R has his way! ☺️

Hobgoblin11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402989#Comment_119402989

beautiful women and children?? what sorts are they trying to attract!!

Supercell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402303#Comment_119402303

I am a bit shocked that someone married to our president would write something like that. She is not the president but she is his wife and sorry, but behaviour standards are expected of the spouse of the president elected or not.

That said , its a free country, i also have the right to say I'm disgusted by her. She's an embarrassment to the office of the President of Ireland and to the country as a whole, and thats my right to say so too.

Strazdas

One wonders if the President himself put her up to writing it (as he is not allowed to comment on the war in such a public fashion). He was well known for his left wing / far left opinions on international matters during his political career.

Wibbs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119402989#Comment_119402989

"Traditional values" from the nation with the highest divorce rates...

and abortion rates...

...and the highest percentage of single parent families in Europe(And lowest happiness rating and life expectancy and highest corruption too). And there's me thinking the "traditional values" conservative bunch were agin' divorce, abortion and single mothers... I suppose it's because putin hates "The Gays(TM)" and "Cancel Culture(TM)" so he gets a free pass from the monumentally fcuking stupid. If they're Irish and believe this bullshít they're even more monumentally fcuking stupid because going by those stats it seems outside of the right on platitudes our media and politicians sometimes come out with we're one of the most "conservative" nations. Maybe we should do a video. 🤣

Ukraine is worse on those stats too. The sooner they get the hell away from Mother Russia the better. It's like an infection spread by close contact.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403251#Comment_119403251

I would not be one bit surprised if he wrote or assisted in it's writing.

Vile. I couldn’t watch anything like that but fk me that’s absolutely horrid.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11060911/Russian-troops-film-castrating-Ukrainian-prisoner-war.html#article-11060911

Gant21

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403328#Comment_119403328

But but but he said our housing is a disaster. Have people forgotten his heroic speech already?

Strazdas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403305#Comment_119403305

I was talking to a Russian girl a few years back and she told me nearly everyone gets married to the first person they get into a serious relationship with. Marriage at 19, 20, 21 is the absolute norm, none of this waiting to have a career or travel the world malarkey. It means though there are a huge number of divorcees and separated people by the time they hit their early forties.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403339#Comment_119403339

I haven't forgotten higgins, I put a number beside every candidate except him.

Wibbs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403346#Comment_119403346

Yeah, it's kinda like America on the young marriage stakes but much higher. Of the Russian women I've known down the years pretty much all of those over 30 had been divorced(or were still married). They have kids earlier too. Though this has changed a lot over the last 25 years. Their birthrates have fallen off a cliff, even with financial incentives, actual payments as well as tax relief, for having more kids.

On the other hand and what we might not expect given Russia's early marriage ages and much more conservative gender norms, Russia has the second highest percentage of women business owners and the highest percentage of women in senior management of any nation on Earth. Funny enough and on the surface contradictory it's just as and often more likely socially conservative and less gender equal countries are higher in the stats for women in business and management than the more progressive and more gender equal countries. Russia's Soviet past probably has a major influence there. Or it could be human nature? IE if you say "you can be all you can be" with fewer barriers people are more likely to go "meh", if you say "nope you can't do that because..." with more barriers then people are more likely to go "fcuk you pal, I"m doing it!" 😁

rustynutz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403336#Comment_119403336

This is akin to ISIS setting fire to people and beheading Christians. Russian forces are the largest terrorist group on this planet, deliberately targeting civilians and civilian areas, torturing and mutilation of prisoners of war, ethnic cleansing of Ukrainian population, sending them to far flung concentration camps, I fear for the world if Putin is left in power after this, and a negotiated settlement is agreed where he gets to keep Ukrainian lands.

But that is exactly what I fear is going to happen, when you take a step back, away from all the propaganda on both sides, Putin is in a stronger place than anyone is comfortable to admit.

He has control of infinite amounts of oil and gas, and with that has most of Europe at his mercy, with gas particularly.

He has some of the most fertile land on the planet.

He has nuclear weapons so no fear of anyone over stepping the line and invading Russia.

He is the Head of a brutal dictatorship with little fear of an uprising due to how he deals with (murders or dissappears) opposition.

And he is not as isolated as we had all hoped, there seems to be plenty of African countries and Iran willing to deal with him, which will help him circumvent a lot of the sanctions.

All I keep hearing is "the Russians are on their knees, they will be done by August" etc. Etc. Depressing as it is, I think it's just wishful thinking.

I'd love to know what the solution is, but letting these atrocities continue in Ukrain is not going to end this.

Homelander

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403336#Comment_119403336

The video itself is absolutely disgusting beyond words. Just shows how many Russian units comprised of ruthless mercenaries, conscripts and thugs are running amok in Ukraine without any real oversight.

I doubt actual professional Russian soldiers would stand around filming and watching something like that. Of course stuff like this happens in all conflicts, but the level at which it's happening in Ukraine is disturbing.

The Safarai-hat wearing soldier responsible has been identified, he's deleted all social media but too late. His details are everywhere online, including his home address. He's been marked enemy number one by some Ukrainian units.

Hopefully he's captured, put on trial and jailed for life in a Ukrainian prison. Sickening stuff. Even Russian leaders will be balking at that one.

Podge_irl

But that is exactly what I fear is going to happen, when you take a step back, away from all the propaganda on both sides, Putin is in a stronger place than anyone is comfortable to admit.

No one is "uncomfortable" accurately detailing Russia's position. Putin may be in a strong place domestically, but the country is in serious trouble.

20silkcut

Disgusting disgraceful behaviour what an absolute barbaric act and probably only the tip of the iceberg. What a disgrace of an army to produce that sort of behaviour.

Supercell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403305#Comment_119403305

In other words countries which treat women badly.

Hobgoblin11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403305#Comment_119403305

or they are just more liberal than us

bennyineire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119404025#Comment_119404025

Yep Russia who have been undertaken more and more restrictive laws on the LQBTD community over the last 10 years is more liberal than Ireland

Hobgoblin11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119404061#Comment_119404061

never heard of LQBTD? you mean LGBTQ?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403469#Comment_119403469

It's my belief the entire key to having the best outcome to this war is the continued, if imperfect, support for Ukraine from the West. HIMARS as one example has made a sh1t out of russian logistics. Harpoon means russia is afraid to undertake an amphibious landing near Odesa. Javelins etc. have destroyed thousands of russian military armour and vehicles. russia always escalates and the West should do the same here. russia has proven it's army isn't the second army of the world but somewhat of a paper tiger. Ukraine has the will to win and frankly smarter human beings than the russians.

Ukraine, with a good measure of help from russian corruption has resisted the attack on it's capital, have repelled MANY attempts at envelopment by russian forces. Now, and yes, slowly, Ukraine is pushing russia back towards Kherson, striking important targets. They have even made some advances in the East near Izyum.

It will take time but I see Ukraine degrading russian forces ability to fight a war, undermining already sh1t morale in russian forces and making mr. putrid somewhat of a laughing stock. russia, the great superpower resorts to torture and civilian massacres, par for the course with them.

That's now the big play from the russian sympathisers in the West, how any extension of the war will kill more people. Of course it will, but who's targeting civilians here exactly? russia, that's who. It's the weapon of last resort, not nuclear arms, but the erosion of public opinion. To cave into that thinking gives a free hand for ANY country with a bigger army invade another, and claim that territory through "negotiation".

The parts of the world that value their freedom cannot allow russia gain one solitary thing from this invasion. Tell russia to sit and swivel on their nukes.

opinionated3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403550#Comment_119403550

At this stage if a nuke landed in the Kremlin I wouldn't give a damn. They don't deserve anything better...