Russia has invaded Ukraine

[Jan135]

Originally Posted by Jaymoss

Putin has got to feel that hatred towards him

Putin obviously does. But not from Russians. I've been watching videos where they go around Russian cities and question random people about what they think about the war and Putin himselp. I was furious to learn that majority were speaking positively about the war and were supportive and understanding about Putin. With that kind of attitude, Putin may think about bombing the rest of the Europe.

[Jaymoss]

Those who I have spoken to have a different opinion

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by Mick

BREAKING: Russian Embassy in the UK calls on Government/Ofcom to revoke BBC’s license because RT’s was revoked earlier today:

After Brexit don't most leavers want the BBC to lose it's licence as well?

Originally Posted by Jan135

I've been watching videos where they go around Russian cities and question random people about what they think about the war and Putin himselp. I was furious to learn that majority were speaking positively about the war and were supportive and understanding about Putin.

Of course they were, most are not going to say anything else in public, for obvious reasons.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Jan135

Putin obviously does. But not from Russians. I've been watching videos where they go around Russian cities and question random people about what they think about the war and Putin himselp. I was furious to learn that majority were speaking positively about the war and were supportive and understanding about Putin. With that kind of attitude, Putin may think about bombing the rest of the Europe.

An opinion formed from "watching videos" is on very shaky ground, but thanks for your observation..........

BREAKING: Russia tells U.S Ambassador that diplomatic ties are on the verge of being severed. - Reuters.

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NEW: Russia is considering moving MORE battalion tactical groups into Ukraine, but U.S. has seen no physical movements toward further deployments:- Senior U.S. defense official. - Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Mick

BREAKING: Russia tells U.S Ambassador that diplomatic ties are on the verge of being severed. - Reuters.

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NEW: Russia is considering moving MORE battalion tactical groups into Ukraine, but U.S. has seen no physical movements toward further deployments:- Senior U.S. defense official. - Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy.

Sounds like Vladolf has chucked his dummy out.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Mick

BREAKING: Russia tells U.S Ambassador that diplomatic ties are on the verge of being severed. - Reuters.

Originally Posted by papa smurf

Sounds like Vladolf has chucked his dummy out.

Let's see if they carry out their threat:

One national security expert played down the significance of Russia's warning, suggesting it was effectively an idle threat and not one Moscow would ever follow through on.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-r...dates-12541713

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by pip08456

Why look up the university? You said you didn't know if it was true. I merely quoted a Cosmonaught statement on it and opined if it were the university colours why didn't he just say so.

BTW they aren't technically suits, just akin to overalls, but yes I do think they are ordered weeks in advance. There isn't anything special about them though and could have been replaced at short notice.

He did say so, in the sentence before the one your source quoted he said they picked individual colours based on their prestigious alma mater! He also said their overalls were individually sewn six months before launch!

Originally Posted by Hom3r

After Brexit don't most leavers want the BBC to lose it's licence as well?

There's quite a few people that wanted them to lose it before brexit to

Yeah …. They’re making a lot of chest beating noise right now, seemingly to distract from the fact that they’re in a right mess. Their 3-day war has made next to no progress in 3 weeks and has achieved nothing but war crimes that will haunt Russia for a century.

Zelensky’s suggestion this evening that any proposed peace deal with Russia would be put to the Ukrainian people in a referendum, doesn’t sound like the tactics of a man who thinks his time is running out. Meanwhile Russia’s cynical suggestion that Mauriopul should surrender looks suspiciously like a ploy to save their conscripts having to go into the city in numbers to fight an urban war they aren’t trained or equipped for.

[RichardCoulter]

9i

Originally Posted by Chris

From Twatter:

“ What happens around Mariupol in the next few days should reveal alot about the state of the Russian Army--in a ghastly way. The 'demand' that the city be surrendered was really a plea. Saying to the Ukrainians, 'we really dont want to send our army into the town.'” - Phillips O’Brien, Professor of Strategic Studies at St Andrews. One of the highly illuminating academics I’ve been following over the past few weeks.

https://twitter.com/phillipspobrien/...403091464?s=21

These are the last stories from the final international journalists before they had to flee. The Russians wanted to capture them and force them to say that everything that they had reported thus far was a lie.

Before anyone reads this, it is very upsetting:

https://apnews.com/article/russia-uk...32f82ca351dede

Meanwhile, the staff at the Russian embassy in London have been tweeting that the pictures are of actors.

Presumably we have pulled out our embassy staff, so these people should be imprisoned for what they are doing, at least until the end of the war.

It was on Sky News on Sunday that Russian soldiers are laughing at people who are suffering and that women are being raped for hours on end by soldiers before being executed.

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Originally Posted by Mick

BREAKING: Russia tells U.S Ambassador that diplomatic ties are on the verge of being severed. - Reuters.

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NEW: Russia is considering moving MORE battalion tactical groups into Ukraine, but U.S. has seen no physical movements toward further deployments:- Senior U.S. defense official. - Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy.

What would be the main problems from severing diplomatic ties?

Why do people think that Russia won't do this, what would be their concern?

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Chris

Meanwhile Russia’s cynical suggestion that Mauriopul should surrender looks suspiciously like a ploy to save their conscripts having to go into the city in numbers to fight an urban war they aren’t trained or equipped for.

They won't go into Mauriopul. They'll just surround it and starve it.

Originally Posted by Pierre

They won't go into Mauriopul. They'll just surround it and starve it.

Or, they might surround it and starve themselves, if this morning’s assessment from the Ukrainian military is anything like accurate. A supply crunch has been in the offing for some time now but the Ukrainians do now seem to believe that in many places the Russians may have only 3 days of food and ammo left.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Pierre

They won't go into Mauriopul. They'll just surround it and starve it.

That might work if the Russian troops had good logistics and food supplies themselves. I'm not sure that they do.