Russia-Ukraine War

I know. Ultimately would be counter productive but the temptation must be very strong.

No. Hell no.

The decision makers in russia give little crap about the lives of their own people, so it would achieve little to being detrimental as it would destroy too much moral high ground the Ukrainians have

Two wrongs dont make a right

Putin's view of the world is one where hard power underpins the sovereignty of nations. Calling for the shunning of Russian businesses and closing Russian embassies is maybe warranted, but I don't think it's going to do anything close to making Putin realise that he messed up. That point would come if and when his gambit in Ukraine fails due to a collapse in Russian military capability, and he is hauled out of office and dragged through the street by an angry mob. Performative gestures will not bring that about. What will bring that about is continued and increasing western support for Ukraine in terms of being able to defend itself.

Scholz is a living call to believe that not making a decision is always worse than making the wrong decision.

I was following an environmentalist on twitter. I'm an environmentalist myself but I own my land and make a living from it. I haven't put it on my bio and use it to criticise others and tell people I'm an environmentalist. This other environmentalist as far as I see owns no land but since the invasion started has been mildly pro Putin. Everyone other than Putin is the devil. Biden, the irish government, the british, all the european governments, Israel (I'm against the way Israel has done all this myself and see them as russians who happen to be jewish), all the devil as far as they are concerned. They never publicly supported Putin till this evening with a post.

The post went along as I don't want to be part of WW3. Just Ukraine stop fighting and stop sending people to fight the Russians and give up the invaded parts of the country and make this stop.

It's some universe people like this live in. It's akin to pulling the bed sheets over your head and pretending it's all better now.

Meanwhile Russia has now declared a new sea border with Estonia. Annexing territory from Estonia.

La la la something, something, not putin and nazi russia's fault. La la la I love communism. I want Putin. They'd love me as an Irish person in russia and not send me to jail or the front lines or poison or throw me out of a window. I've been to university you know.

This block on Ukraine using western / US weapons to hit targets in Russia should never have been. If this was not the case , I believe Ukraine would have well won the war by now plus many many Ukraine citizens would be still alive today.

Right now Russia are adapting to using this block to its fullest by gathering 10s of 1000s of troops up north of kharkiv + weapons platforms to fire from into Ukraine just inside russia border fully knowing that Ukraine are not allowed to hit them there. Ukraine have to wait until they cross the border into Ukraine before they can hit them. This is utter looney tunes - a clear advantage being handed to putin by jake sullivan and co. Its just absurd.

However the talk im hearing is it is imminent US may allow Ukraine to use US weapons to strike inside russia, but the limit on this maybe only to hit those 3 or so oblasts in russia, north of kharkiv like sumi and the like that russia is using as a staging point inside russia at the mo. Even this would be a game changer

Saw this earlier. As mentioned in that podcast, ww3 started inc the russia activity in africa and the west not joining the dots.

Are Wallace and Daly running out for MEP, or might they be out pretty soon ?

I used to see them as just a mild embarrassment for the country, but at this point they're actually a danger.

I do know for sure that Chinese media uses Wallace in the international news (without any context) but displays him as "the Irish/European viewpoint". Wouldn't surprise me if Russia does similar. Useful idiots indeed.

African states & peoples have a general tendency to follow the money, whatever the source. Knock on of colonialism by Europe I think. For example we had a relative on the missions, they'd visit a village and talk to the elders. Soon enough the village would become Catholic, a school and mission hall would be built etc. Missionaries would then move on, leaving a local cleric in charge. A year or two later, relative would visit the village and find they were all now Protestants of some order with a bit of extra investment from that quarter! They'd reconvert them and so on.

Russia & China may be putting money into African states now but it'll just be a bigger version of above. The difference in culture is too big and Africans will be Africans.

Like this

Is say it's only a matter of time before Western forces are protecting western skies or western boots in west Ukraine

I'm referring to the Clare Daly's and Mick Wallace's who "can't understand" why the Ukrainians "want war" because they won't accept Russian occupation and accept treaties that don't actually exist, by a dictator who only has a track record of only breaking breaking international treaties

I sincerely hope you aren't parroting Russian propaganda mock "concern" about Ukrainians being forced to fight on their own territory

Mass criminality and its bedmate corruption is the main reason African states have falling in with Russia. I expect to see a lot of iffy precious stones and gold finding its way on to the market in the near future.

the apparent aim of Russia ( and china ) is to eventually take over countries in North africa to give them naval bases on the med and west coast of Africa / Atlantic. this in my view has fck all to do precious stones and gold bar being a side show to help fund there new world order. WW3 has started - this is part of the pre match event

I blame Toyota for the fall of Chad. They're always involved.