Ukraine (Mod Note & Threadbanned Users in OP)

I think Russia could invade Moldova. Not in NATO, Russian minority.

I would personally like to see the end of Blackwater too, but in terms of what they have done they are not a patch on Wagner group and it is also a deflection.

This week is about Russia not the US, the Wagner group is out there. It is exposed in several different parts of the world, they are a Russian government sponsered group, they are commiting human rights abuses and it is a vunerable target that could be taken out by NATO that would not be an escalation against uniformed Russian soldiers.

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And we should have. Multiple wrongs never made a right.

That's why there's no free press in Russia, the best way to control you population is not letting them know the truth. This is why Journalism one of the most dangerous professions in the world at the moment from Russia to Mexico.

I see Canadian off Licences withdrawing Russian Vodka from their shelves in solidarity with the Ukranians, pretty much sums up the limp support being afforded Ukraine generally.

Have to say, I'm surprised Putin went beyond the 2 states he recognised as independent, Kyiv was a possibility for take over from an administrative point of view, temporarily but he's miscalculated generally.

With all the world's media in situ its actually very surprising there's been very little evidence of actual combat so really difficult to know for sure what is going on, beyond the bombings.

The Ukraine President, honestly comes across as a complete clown (albeit I suppose he was a comedian in a previous life)

Utterly perplexing what Putin is up too , he's still going to have NATO on his doorstep even if he succeeds in taking over Ukraine.

Very sad and as always its the people who suffer.

Russia wouldn't dream of invading moldova - as long as the Moldovans do as they're told by Russia , and keep their mouths shut ...

The impotence of the West is quite stark here. Sanctions won't work in the short term, they may in the medium term but it's really all they have in their armour. The parallels with Iraq are striking, then the US and the UK ignored the international community, and destroyed Iraq and Afghanistan with huge casualties but nothing could be done to stop them, they weren't even hit with sanctions. Putin has learned well from them.

Ukraine will fall, and Putin will declare victory as Bush and Blair did but like them it will be a pyrhicc victory. Despite claims that he will go after other states I think that's fanciful in the way that Bush was going to go after the so called 'axis of evil' it never really happened although Obama did destroy Libya later.

Putin has made a huge error here and he'll likely be moved on relatively soon and quicker if he tries to move further.

Good to see ordinary Russuans taking to the streets...if that grows Putin's days could be over quicker but they face a tough task there.

You think so 🤔

Playing a Blinder 🙄

I'm not doubting his or indeed fellow Ukranians bravery (Albeit, Ukranian citizens experiencing far greater hardship, I'd wager)

We all of course know exactly how this will end.

Putin will wreak Havoc, secure the two states , perhaps other areas. Nato will do nothing. Things will calm down .

Roll on a few weeks, Talks, EU leaders will Q up to meet Putin, kiss his arse.

Pipeline back on Track, Sanctions lifted and all the while Russia reaping additional Revenues and profits through high Gas and Oil prices.

And of course, Ukraine left to rebuild and pretty much forgotten about.

We've been here before, Crimea and Georgia.

Precisely my point , we've seen a few burned out army vehicles, Bomb damage In residential areas , nothing of a Major offensive, CNN, BBC and Sky news practically have their entire staff in Ukraine and essentially reporting gun fire and a few explosions miles away.

I'm assuming that since the war started because Putin marched himself into a corner that there's no chance of him saying -"oh , our bad let's go home "

Mores the pity ...