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Quote from: Bristol Red Rover on March 18, 2024, 09:25:30 pmQuote from: Iberian Red on March 18, 2024, 09:16:41 pmCongratulations to Putin for winning a 5th term in power. He is such a popular man with the populace of Russia.Not many great political leaders can achieve that.Ironic that in the Ukraine "democracy" Zelensky has been continually "postponing" elections.Ironic that you blame ot all on the west,NATO,etcWhy not throw it all in and blame it on Corbyn and Dianne Abbot?
Quote from: Iberian Red on March 18, 2024, 09:16:41 pmCongratulations to Putin for winning a 5th term in power. He is such a popular man with the populace of Russia.Not many great political leaders can achieve that.Ironic that in the Ukraine "democracy" Zelensky has been continually "postponing" elections.
Congratulations to Putin for winning a 5th term in power. He is such a popular man with the populace of Russia.Not many great political leaders can achieve that.
Quote from: TonySoprano on March 19, 2024, 06:25:33 amQuote from: BillyStubbsTears on March 18, 2024, 11:05:27 pmSSThe trick is to put Putin in a box by making sure any other country he wants to think about invading has NATO behind it, so he has absolutely nothing to gain by invading. That requires us and other European countries to be prepared to put serious money into re-arming, and quickly.Sounds very blood thirsty. The best solution would be to have a sit down with him, give him donbass and crimea. End the blood shed fast initially. Then have constant and regular dialogue with him. Eventually bringing him into the fold. Poking the bear has gotten us nowhere. Yeah cos that worked really well with the Sudetenland didn't it?Do you know anything at all about history?
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on March 18, 2024, 11:05:27 pmSSThe trick is to put Putin in a box by making sure any other country he wants to think about invading has NATO behind it, so he has absolutely nothing to gain by invading. That requires us and other European countries to be prepared to put serious money into re-arming, and quickly.Sounds very blood thirsty. The best solution would be to have a sit down with him, give him donbass and crimea. End the blood shed fast initially. Then have constant and regular dialogue with him. Eventually bringing him into the fold. Poking the bear has gotten us nowhere.
SSThe trick is to put Putin in a box by making sure any other country he wants to think about invading has NATO behind it, so he has absolutely nothing to gain by invading. That requires us and other European countries to be prepared to put serious money into re-arming, and quickly.
Quote from: TonySoprano on March 19, 2024, 06:25:33 amQuote from: BillyStubbsTears on March 18, 2024, 11:05:27 pmSSThe trick is to put Putin in a box by making sure any other country he wants to think about invading has NATO behind it, so he has absolutely nothing to gain by invading. That requires us and other European countries to be prepared to put serious money into re-arming, and quickly.Sounds very blood thirsty. The best solution would be to have a sit down with him, give him donbass and crimea. End the blood shed fast initially. Then have constant and regular dialogue with him. Eventually bringing him into the fold. Poking the bear has gotten us nowhere.<pic of people holding placards>
Quote from: Iberian Red on March 18, 2024, 09:38:33 pmQuote from: Bristol Red Rover on March 18, 2024, 09:25:30 pmQuote from: Iberian Red on March 18, 2024, 09:16:41 pmCongratulations to Putin for winning a 5th term in power. He is such a popular man with the populace of Russia.Not many great political leaders can achieve that.Ironic that in the Ukraine &quot;democracy&quot; Zelensky has been continually &quot;postponing&quot; elections.Ironic that you blame ot all on the west,NATO,etcWhy not throw it all in and blame it on Corbyn and Dianne Abbot? How many elections did we have between 1939 and 1945? With not so much as a single enemy boot on our territory.
Quote from: Bristol Red Rover on March 18, 2024, 09:25:30 pmQuote from: Iberian Red on March 18, 2024, 09:16:41 pmCongratulations to Putin for winning a 5th term in power. He is such a popular man with the populace of Russia.Not many great political leaders can achieve that.Ironic that in the Ukraine &quot;democracy&quot; Zelensky has been continually &quot;postponing&quot; elections.Ironic that you blame ot all on the west,NATO,etcWhy not throw it all in and blame it on Corbyn and Dianne Abbot?
Quote from: Iberian Red on March 18, 2024, 09:16:41 pmCongratulations to Putin for winning a 5th term in power. He is such a popular man with the populace of Russia.Not many great political leaders can achieve that.Ironic that in the Ukraine &quot;democracy&quot; Zelensky has been continually &quot;postponing&quot; elections.
WW2 is not a bad comparison if you look at the bit where the US bailed us out with anything and everything.
An interesting article on strengthening bonds ...............''Could Poland’s promotion to Europe’s top table be a turning point for Ukraine?''''Poland’s longstanding struggle for a bigger say in European leadership may finally be gaining ground with the revival of the long dormant Weimar Triangle – a diplomatic compact bringing Warsaw together with Germany and France in a regular dialogue on EU affairs.When the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, joined the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, for a show of unity in Berlin last Friday, they breathed new political life into a format that has the unfulfilled potential to unite northern, southern and central Europe around a common agenda – especially in support of Ukraine'' ...................... conthttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/20/poland-europe-top-table-ukraine-weimar-triangle-france-germany
The French troops will be in Moldova. Whose border is very very close to Odessa. Moldova have this month signed some form of defence treaty with France.I’d be surprised if French troops step foot in Odessa. That would be stepping over a big red line.
Quote from: normal rules on March 25, 2024, 07:18:46 pmThe French troops will be in Moldova. Whose border is very very close to Odessa. Moldova have this month signed some form of defence treaty with France.I’d be surprised if French troops step foot in Odessa. That would be stepping over a big red line.But Russian troops setting foot in Mariupol, Kherson and other places isn't?
I watched it, and got the impression far more Russians were killed than Ukrainian, but it makes you think how lucky we are to live in the UK and on an island with Nukes as a deterrent
Belarusian President Lukashenko has been discussing a possible attack on the Suwałki Gap."They shouldn’t be behaving like this. But now you will have to confront the Baltic republics... And you will take part of Poland," Lukashenko says upon learning the width of the Gap (42 km as the crow flies).Lukashenko then asks the military commander whether he can hold the territory with "his troops". Naumenko assures him that "all actions have been planned, issues of combat readiness are being worked out, and personnel are being trained".The Suwałki Gap – a land corridor between Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad – is considered a very likely place of attack in the event of a potential Russian war against NATO’s eastern members. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/26/7448273/index.amp
Quote from: ncRover on March 27, 2024, 08:20:50 pmBelarusian President Lukashenko has been discussing a possible attack on the Suwałki Gap."They shouldn’t be behaving like this. But now you will have to confront the Baltic republics... And you will take part of Poland," Lukashenko says upon learning the width of the Gap (42 km as the crow flies).Lukashenko then asks the military commander whether he can hold the territory with "his troops". Naumenko assures him that "all actions have been planned, issues of combat readiness are being worked out, and personnel are being trained".The Suwałki Gap – a land corridor between Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad – is considered a very likely place of attack in the event of a potential Russian war against NATO’s eastern members. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/26/7448273/index.ampGot any other links that aren't Ukraine?