doggybag It is not Russia, it's Putin. Europe poses no threat to Russia. Speaking of backyards is cold war. Grow up.
Foxy_Dread doggybag if the Ukraine matters to Putin let him have it. There are lots of countries the world over thrown under the bus. I don't see the Ukraine as one to make a stand over.
doggybag Foxy_Dread Did you see Putin's pitch to the people? The one where he does a very good school yard bully impression and basically threatens anyone who dares to challenge his attack on Ukraine with a response never before seen in history. The guy just told the world that he'd nuke them if they interfered. Nice guy. Let's give him Ukraine.
Foxy_Dread https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/23/putin-narrative-ukraine-master-key-crisis-nato-expansionism-frozen-conflict
Foxy_Dread Mitaman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/23/putin-narrative-ukraine-master-key-crisis-nato-expansionism-frozen-conflict
doggybag Mega_Armageddon_Chickens Apparently China is conflicted about the Ukraine thing. It has strong ties with Ukraine in military and infrastructure know how. It is also a big buyer of Russian gas and oil and has a long standing ideological kinship. It could well be that they're watching very closely how the west reacts. If Putin gets his way, China could potentially make a grab for Taiwan but then we would have WW3.
space OMJ should immediately impose sanctions on Russia. I say no more caviar and vodka breakfasts until Putin comes to his senses. And a blanket self ban on insuring cars via that fucking meerkat.
Mitaman space Do we need to stop the regular use of Russian hookers, or do we make an exception for this category of sanction?
Loose_Lips Our company has a large development office in Kyiv. This will be terrifying for them. Kids already in the underground with colouring books as a distraction.
cordshoes The UK government has issued a strong message recalling the successes in the Crimean war, and promising that Russia will be awarded nul points in this year's Eurovision.