Russia - threadbanned users in OP

That one slipped by me, I am barely aware of what's reported in Irish media.

Despite the outrage being expressed here repeatedly by the same posters the reality is that in the outside world, interest in the invasion is declining rapidly. Being replaced by concerns over cost of living issues and other more mundane issues. In my wide social circle unlike a few weeks ago virtually nobody talks about Ukraine anymore. Does the western world have the stamina for a lengthy conflict. I have my doubts.

Email sent, it was a long one. It's not much but it might put some pressure on if he gets enough of these.

I'm still waiting for them to go in with the goddamn napalm.

Do any posters know any firemen?

That are real concerns. Today is election in Hungary. Orban doesn't want Hungarians to pay for sanctions, so won't introduce them and supports Russia in that way. And his ratings rocketed.

The same is in France.

This is the sad truth. Europe and the USA are offerig nothing new, the sanctions according to an in depth report from an expert on The Economist are having f*ck-all effect within Russia now once those initial few days of panic passed, oil and gas money is still flowing in from Europe, and most people's interest has returned to property, fuel, football, Netflix, the usual stuff. The Russians will get their new territories, Ukraine will see 20, 50, 100 thousand civilians murdered, and the West will keep dealing with Russia while making empty statement about finding alternatives in the medium term and saying Putin should be in the Hague while doing nothing about it. As always, money matters more than principles and human life.

They're all over Youtube too. A bit of a strange disconnect too - the same Putin supporting scum probably secretly approve of the murder of Ukrainian civilians, so why even go to the trouble of denying it? It would be more honest to be acting as a cheerleader on social media for it.

The Russians have kidnapped and are holding 11 mayors.

and...

The US enacted laws forbidding the targeting of foreign leaders and the use of assassination as a foreign policy tool. I think Biden should try to have these restrictions overturned, as just the attempt would send a much needed message, though part of me thinks Putin doesn't do messages, only concrete actions. To him, everyone is week and can be rolled over, until they prove otherwise.

According to the expert, in September 2021, Russia adopted a document on the principles of digging and keeping mass graves during the war. It wrote, inter alia, about digging one grave for every 1,000 bodies in three days. Only 16 soldiers were to be required to dig one grave. Technical drawings are also attached to the document. This regulation entered into force on February 1, 2022, i.e. just a few weeks before the invasion of Ukraine.

Yes South Africa produces more Palladium but they don't export very much. With these materials you do not just pick up a phone and say " Hi Australia, it is Germany here can you send me 2 tonnes of Palladium this week "

They are paid for in advance of 1 or 2 years for delivery and in the meantime countries have to offset any price fluctuations on the swap markets to guarantee the price. Germany's orders will of been done the same way, they have already bought the goods months in advance so if that get's cancelled everything stops. It is a very complicated business and slightly different to buying stuff on amazon.