OT/ Optimitc noises from both sides..

[WBA1955]

The Russians are scum disgusting excuses for human beings. I hope that in my lifetime, I never see the re-integration of Russia into international relations. It’s no good anyone claiming that the Russian population don’t know the truth, you would have to be terminally stupid or blind not to realise that the country is being sidelined and that could only be because Russia is undertaking an aggressive war. All Russians know that Putin eliminates opponents, one was shot dead close to the Kremlin, so they know what a piece of s**t he is. I hope all Russians suffer economic hardship for decades to come and as many of their families as possible have the job of burying their dead soldiers.

Not keen on them then Ketts?

[baggieal]

Not keen on them then Ketts?

Like the post Ketts and totally agree!

[kettering_baggie]

I see that the oaf Putin gave the UN General Secretary the ‘long table’ treatment; how pathetic is that, I can’t see much point in trying to be sensible with an idiot like that. Overall, though, there seems to creeping escalation, more and more powerful weaponry being sent to Ukraine, the Americans it seems, believe that if Ukraine has the right weapons, it can actually win the war. It wouldn’t be the first time that the US misread a situation. If the Russians find themselves being pushed back, they will probably escalate the war by using weapons of mass destruction that will bring the risk of direct NATO intervention. We live in dangerous times.

[baggieal]

I see that the oaf Putin gave the UN General Secretary the ‘long table’ treatment; how pathetic is that, I can’t see much point in trying to be sensible with an idiot like that. Overall, though, there seems to creeping escalation, more and more powerful weaponry being sent to Ukraine, the Americans it seems, believe that if Ukraine has the right weapons, it can actually win the war. It wouldn’t be the first time that the US misread a situation. If the Russians find themselves being pushed back, they will probably escalate the war by using weapons of mass destruction that will bring the risk of direct NATO intervention. We live in dangerous times.

Using a long table is pathetic!! We can’t shy away from the situation and if it means a nuclear war then so be it! Harrogate will be one of the first places to be blown up!

[Dubbag]

Is China about to get off the fence?
BBC report....
Chinese drone firm suspends business in Russia and Ukraine
Drone giant DJI Technology Co Ltd has become the first major Chinese company to stop doing business in Russia and Ukraine since the start of the war.

The company, which is the world's largest maker of consumer and industrial drones, said in a statement that it would temporarily suspend its operations in Russia and Ukraine.

[Dubbag]

Biden asking Congress to authorize $33 billion for Ukraine assistance........
"I'll see your nuclear threat and raise it"...springs to mind...

[baggieal]

Biden asking Congress to authorize $33 billion for Ukraine assistance........
"I'll see your nuclear threat and raise it"...springs to mind...

Nothing will stop Putin unless those w ankers like Germany and even us in the U.K. stop the Russian Oil. Not easy we know but needs to be done immediately. The slaughter machine will then grind to a halt!

[kettering_baggie]

I actually think that Putin wants a war with the West; the man is mad, absolute power has corrupted him absolutely. He won’t want to lose face in Ukraine, so if it looks like it’s going wrong there he will engineer an incident with NATO. Stock up folks!

[Leicesterbaggie]

I honestly think that Putin's demise will have to come from within. I don't think that economic sanctions are proving to be a real threat to ordinary Russians yet. I agree that to stop purchasing oil from them will make a terrific difference. Also, I think that when the real truth reaches the population in Russia and not all the falsehoods that they are being fed by the state media, it will alter the attitude of many of them. We have to make life as difficult for the Russian people as possible.

[Dubbag]

Israel has not openly condemned Russian atrocious in Ukraine....because of their actions in Syria and Lebanon...(Israel needs Russian complicity on air attacks in this region)
But if they do not now condemn the Russian actions in Ukraine and introduce sanctions...then they fall on the wrong side of this conflict....

Reported from BBC...

Israel's foreign minister has denounced as "unforgivable" remarks by his Russian counterpart that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood".
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov made the comments to try to justify Russia's portrayal of Ukraine as "Nazi" despite the fact that its president is Jewish.

Israel's foreign ministry summoned Russia's ambassador for "clarification" and demanded an apology.

Nazi Germany murdered six million Jews in the Holocaust in World War Two.
Mr Lavrov made the remarks in an interview with the Italian news channel Zona Bianca on Sunday, days after Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, one of the most solemn occasions in the Israeli calendar.

When asked how Russia can claim that it is fighting to "de-Nazify" Ukraine when President Volodymyr Zelensky is himself Jewish, Mr Lavrov said: "So what if Zelensky is Jewish."
"The fact does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine. I believe that Hitler also had Jewish blood," adding that "some of the worst anti-Semites are Jews."