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jonbxx

11-03-2022 09:42

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36116326)

The Russians have long understood that their topography and climate are key to their defence, and they have used it, quite deliberately, to great advantage.

Napoleon, unlike Hitler, got all the way to Moscow, but the nation’s leadership evacuated the city and burned it down, then waited for the French to get too cold and hungry to stay any longer. In the event Napoleon waited too long for a Russian delegation to come and face him. By the time he and his army tried to retreat, they were hungry, demoralised and the weather was turning against them.

Absolutely! Russia has very narrow windows of vulnerability due to weather. They even have a word for for the 'off seasons' of Spring and Autumn, where the mud makes mechanised travel very difficult off paved roads- Rasputitsa. Russian armament is often designed with this in mind. Their main battle tank, the T90 is some 15 tonnes lighter than its' US equivalent, the M1 for example.

Interestingly, this winter has been very mild in Ukraine which has forced the Russian advance to use roads rather than steaming across frozen ground. This has very much worked to the advantage of the Ukrainians.

BenMcr

11-03-2022 09:57

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36116336)

Of course it is, only a suicidal fool picks battles they cant win.

Or those that have no choice :(

Hugh	11-03-2022 10:14

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Didn’t realise Nigel was a Chelsea fan…

BenMcr

11-03-2022 10:23

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36116347)

Didn’t realise Nigel was a Chelsea fan…

The comments on that video....:erm:

ianch99

11-03-2022 10:49

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36116347)

Didn’t realise Nigel was a Chelsea fan…

Seems that there is a theme here:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNhAAEpX...jpg&name=small

---------- Post added at 10:49 ---------- Previous post was at 10:44 ----------

Timing is everything:

Conservative Friends of Russia group disbands with immediate effect

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The Westminster Russia Forum, initially the Conservative Friends of Russia, was founded in 2012 by Richard Royal, a communication specialist for Ladbrokes. Its organisers and members often appeared on Russia Today, the Russian state-owned news channel.

The group then, and now, calls itself a think tank, but no published research exists. They are more akin to a lobby group; however, there is no requirement to register their activities or interests, no scrutiny or checks, so we are left guessing as to the scope of the work they did.

As reported by Open Democracy, Sue Hawley, the director of Spotlight on Corruption, stated:

“‘Friends of’ groups of political parties are alarmingly unregulated and provide a back door for unofficial lobbying, access and paid influence. It is high time that these groups were brought out of the shadows, adequately regulated and that the public can have far greater insight into how they operate and who is behind them.”

1andrew1

11-03-2022 10:55

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36116347)

Didn’t realise Nigel was a Chelsea fan…

Farage's approach is not really helping the case for Christopher Chandler, a lead investor in GB News who was named in parliament as being a person of interest to French intelligence in 2018. He denies it.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ected-spy.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...aire-2h58mbmqh

Hugh	11-03-2022 12:29

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https://twitter.com/andreisoldatov/s...499601411?s=21

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Putin appears to be truly unhappy with the FSB in Ukraine: he attacked the 5 Service SOiMS (FSB's foreign Intelligence branch). Sergei Beseda, head of the Service, and his deputy Bolukh, head of the DOI, placed under house arrest, according to my sources inside.

pip08456

11-03-2022 14:50

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36116356)

https://twitter.com/andreisoldatov/s...499601411?s=21

Is this Putin looking for a way out? Blame the FSB?

Russian armoured column almost knocked out.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1647011496

https://twitter.com/archer_rs/status...96140953948163

Mick	11-03-2022 15:13

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BREAKING: Russia thought to be orchestrating false flag attack to draw Belarus into conflict with Ukraine. Russia has "inflicted airstrikes" on Belarus in a possible FALSE FLAG operation blamed on Ukraine to draw Putin's ally into the war: Ukrainian internal affairs ministry.

Russian assault aircraft bombed Ukrainian targets before launching airstrikes in Belarus, per stmt. - Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy.

pip08456

11-03-2022 15:52

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No doubt Belarus will go along with it.

1andrew1

11-03-2022 16:10

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36116374)

No doubt Belarus will go along with it.

Apparently not. :tu:

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Russia is trying everything possible to drag Belarus into its 16-day war against Ukraine, said Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister Yevheniy Yenin in a televised interview today.

"We also understand that the Belarusian government has been doing everything possible to avoid joining this war," Mr Yenin added.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-w...-kyiv-12541713

Hugh	11-03-2022 17:10

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Mick	11-03-2022 17:11

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BREAKING: U.S President Joe Biden has warned Russia, it will pay a 'severe price' if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Biden refused to divulge specific information about the intelligence he had received, following a question from a White House reporter. - Kyiv Independent

Mick	11-03-2022 20:47

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U.S President Joe Biden reiterates at an earlier press briefing that direct NATO confrontation with Russia, would cause World War III.

Mr K	11-03-2022 20:51

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36116398)

U.S President Joe Biden reiterates at an earlier press briefing that direct NATO confrontation with Russia, would cause World War III.

Be interesting to know what the 'severe price' for using chemical weapons is then. A couple more Maccy Ds shut down ?

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