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posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
Russia is ranked 126th of 165 countries worldwide on the Cato Institute' Freedom Index below the likes of Nicaragua, Mali, Uganda, Rwanda and Cambodia.
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2021
It is ranked 125th for corruption by Transparency International, around and about the likes of Azerbaijan and Laos.
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021
Russia is an authoritarian dictatorship without freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, media freedom, any pretence of an independent judiciary, or any measure of equality.
Let's please not pretend that it is in any way comparable to any given Western nation in terms of freedoms.
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But I wasn't comparing it to Western nations, comparing it to Ukraine.
To play silly games, the first link is US. Can't think why they'd be biased...
Again, I'm not suggesting Russia is free in the sense western Europe is, but neither is Ukraine.
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Again, as I’ve said to peks, pick literally any given international human rights or corruption monitoring NGO based anywhere in the world and read what they have to say about Russia. Any single one.
It isn’t a matter of bias. It’s cold, hard facts about a brutal authoritarian regime led by a monomaniac dictator.
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And again, I'm not suggesting comparing to Europe.
The freedom index gives 7.13 as an average.
Russia is at 6.23, bad right? 👍
Ukraine is at 6.86. Also bad.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-index-by-country
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Now just to play that forward. What’s next for Russia? Is it Lithuania? Finland? Latvia? Well they’re both right up there on what you shared, should NATO step in there?
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Lithuania and Latvia are members if NATO.
Apples and cannonballs comparison.
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
Russia is ranked 126th of 165 countries worldwide on the Cato Institute' Freedom Index below the likes of Nicaragua, Mali, Uganda, Rwanda and Cambodia.
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2021
It is ranked 125th for corruption by Transparency International, around and about the likes of Azerbaijan and Laos.
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021
Russia is an authoritarian dictatorship without freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, media freedom, any pretence of an independent judiciary, or any measure of equality.
Let's please not pretend that it is in any way comparable to any given Western nation in terms of freedoms.
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But I wasn't comparing it to Western nations, comparing it to Ukraine.
To play silly games, the first link is US. Can't think why they'd be biased...
Again, I'm not suggesting Russia is free in the sense western Europe is, but neither is Ukraine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Again, as I’ve said to peks, pick literally any given international human rights or corruption monitoring NGO based anywhere in the world and read what they have to say about Russia. Any single one.
It isn’t a matter of bias. It’s cold, hard facts about a brutal authoritarian regime led by a monomaniac dictator.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And again, I'm not suggesting comparing to Europe.
The freedom index gives 7.13 as an average.
Russia is at 6.23, bad right? 👍
Ukraine is at 6.86. Also bad.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-index-by-country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now just to play that forward. What’s next for Russia? Is it Lithuania? Finland? Latvia? Well they’re both right up there on what you shared, should NATO step in there?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lithuania and Latvia are members if NATO.
Apples and cannonballs comparison.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ah are they? My apologies, Finland and Sweden then?
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
Russia is ranked 126th of 165 countries worldwide on the Cato Institute' Freedom Index below the likes of Nicaragua, Mali, Uganda, Rwanda and Cambodia.
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2021
It is ranked 125th for corruption by Transparency International, around and about the likes of Azerbaijan and Laos.
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021
Russia is an authoritarian dictatorship without freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, media freedom, any pretence of an independent judiciary, or any measure of equality.
Let's please not pretend that it is in any way comparable to any given Western nation in terms of freedoms.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
But I wasn't comparing it to Western nations, comparing it to Ukraine.
To play silly games, the first link is US. Can't think why they'd be biased...
Again, I'm not suggesting Russia is free in the sense western Europe is, but neither is Ukraine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Again, as I’ve said to peks, pick literally any given international human rights or corruption monitoring NGO based anywhere in the world and read what they have to say about Russia. Any single one.
It isn’t a matter of bias. It’s cold, hard facts about a brutal authoritarian regime led by a monomaniac dictator.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And again, I'm not suggesting comparing to Europe.
The freedom index gives 7.13 as an average.
Russia is at 6.23, bad right? 👍
Ukraine is at 6.86. Also bad.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-index-by-country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now just to play that forward. What’s next for Russia? Is it Lithuania? Finland? Latvia? Well they’re both right up there on what you shared, should NATO step in there?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lithuania and Latvia are members if NATO.
Apples and cannonballs comparison.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ah are they? My apologies, Finland and Sweden then?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Moldova?
Was just reading that both Finland and Sweden have signed agreements with NATO that allow those countries to request assistance from NATO when under "threats of national security".
Sweden and Finland are NATO 'partners' but not members:
https://atlantic-forum.com/content/sweden-and-finland%E2%80%99s-special-relationship-nato
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 2 minutes ago
While it is true that the US put in place this current Ukrainian government that is anti-Russian and has tried to encircle Russia it was the policies of the Kiev government that created this conflict by unnecessarily discriminating against Russian speakers. If the Russian minority - one that wasn't even ethnically conscious but certainly is so now - had been left alone there wouldn't be a conflict.
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More nonsense.
“encircle Russia”
6% of Russia’s total land border is with NATO countries.
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Have a look around the North Pole.
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 4 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by Robbb Kanchelskis (U22716)
posted 37 seconds ago
There is a debate to be had whether Russian money infiltrated the Brexit campaign and helped to divide Europe in readiness for something like today.
(And no, that’s it an anti right wing thing as I’m sure plenty of people on the right didn’t want Brexit).
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I don't think there is that much of a debate. Russian money is supporting anything that causes division in the West. They were organising BLM marches and whatever the counter thing was on the same days, through fake Facebook accounts.
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Jeeeze
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Why is my name on that, but none of what I posted?
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 32 minutes ago
Can’t believe this hasn’t circulated yet today…
All rolling TV news networks worldwide be like, “That’s it - yes - it’s WAR!”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO6GP9NMY
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Ratings, man. Ratings.
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 36 minutes ago
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 4 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 19 minutes ago
Putin isn't mad , he's planned this for a long time
he's got all his bases covered
built up a huge reserve of gold to fund war,
not bothered about western sanctions, because the west has lost its economic power now....china, his mate, is now were the trading is to be done
this is a geopolitical shift of epic proportions
is this where the west loses its pre-eminence , and the shift of power moves east to china-russia
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Russia is of little interest to China, strategically or economically.
There’s one superpower in the East, and they’ll bin off Russia when it suits them, which may be very soon.
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Not so sure. All that lovely oil and gas to power their factories. Paid for by useful western idiots who "need" the the newest I phone.
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What kind of phone are you using right now? You useful idiot.
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Not on my phone, but my phone is 9 years old. And its a Sony. Okay by you, pal?
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 16 minutes ago
Sweden and Finland are NATO 'partners' but not members:
https://atlantic-forum.com/content/sweden-and-finland%E2%80%99s-special-relationship-nato
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That link suggests Ukraine also partners 🤔
NEW: FCO source > “It was a heated meeting. Liz Truss kicked him out early. Said he should be ashamed of himself, that Russia has lied repeatedly and lost its last shred of credibility with the international community”
My foreign Secretary
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 9 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
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Will be pretty massive if it includes energy firms mate, that's a fight you don't want to lose.
SWIFT is the international payments system. for worldwide transfers.
Russia has alternatives, but it is still a pain for any nation not to have it at their disposal.
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
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World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces are trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Its significant as its the quickest route to the Capital Kyiv
It’s Kuwait - Iraq all over again
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
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World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
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comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
----------------------------------------------------------------------
World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
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I know F all about finance, but would this be a good time to invest in some block chain bitcoin thingy?
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 31 minutes ago
Was just reading that both Finland and Sweden have signed agreements with NATO that allow those countries to request assistance from NATO when under "threats of national security".
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Given Finland's history with Russia and its cultural ties. It's people are obviously threatened by Putin.
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
----------------------------------------------------------------------
World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
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I know F all about finance, but would this be a good time to invest in some block chain bitcoin thingy?
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Invest in a mattress to store the cash 😃
There are cryptos talked about replacing Swift but it's unlikely
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
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Talking like a ladies dicky there.
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
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Good..
Burn the whole northern hemisphere
comment by Insert random username (U10647)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
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Good..
Burn the whole northern hemisphere
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Except Ireland
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posted on 24/2/22
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
Russia is ranked 126th of 165 countries worldwide on the Cato Institute' Freedom Index below the likes of Nicaragua, Mali, Uganda, Rwanda and Cambodia.
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2021
It is ranked 125th for corruption by Transparency International, around and about the likes of Azerbaijan and Laos.
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021
Russia is an authoritarian dictatorship without freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, media freedom, any pretence of an independent judiciary, or any measure of equality.
Let's please not pretend that it is in any way comparable to any given Western nation in terms of freedoms.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
But I wasn't comparing it to Western nations, comparing it to Ukraine.
To play silly games, the first link is US. Can't think why they'd be biased...
Again, I'm not suggesting Russia is free in the sense western Europe is, but neither is Ukraine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Again, as I’ve said to peks, pick literally any given international human rights or corruption monitoring NGO based anywhere in the world and read what they have to say about Russia. Any single one.
It isn’t a matter of bias. It’s cold, hard facts about a brutal authoritarian regime led by a monomaniac dictator.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And again, I'm not suggesting comparing to Europe.
The freedom index gives 7.13 as an average.
Russia is at 6.23, bad right? 👍
Ukraine is at 6.86. Also bad.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-index-by-country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now just to play that forward. What’s next for Russia? Is it Lithuania? Finland? Latvia? Well they’re both right up there on what you shared, should NATO step in there?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lithuania and Latvia are members if NATO.
Apples and cannonballs comparison.
posted on 24/2/22
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
Russia is ranked 126th of 165 countries worldwide on the Cato Institute' Freedom Index below the likes of Nicaragua, Mali, Uganda, Rwanda and Cambodia.
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2021
It is ranked 125th for corruption by Transparency International, around and about the likes of Azerbaijan and Laos.
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021
Russia is an authoritarian dictatorship without freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, media freedom, any pretence of an independent judiciary, or any measure of equality.
Let's please not pretend that it is in any way comparable to any given Western nation in terms of freedoms.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
But I wasn't comparing it to Western nations, comparing it to Ukraine.
To play silly games, the first link is US. Can't think why they'd be biased...
Again, I'm not suggesting Russia is free in the sense western Europe is, but neither is Ukraine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Again, as I’ve said to peks, pick literally any given international human rights or corruption monitoring NGO based anywhere in the world and read what they have to say about Russia. Any single one.
It isn’t a matter of bias. It’s cold, hard facts about a brutal authoritarian regime led by a monomaniac dictator.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And again, I'm not suggesting comparing to Europe.
The freedom index gives 7.13 as an average.
Russia is at 6.23, bad right? 👍
Ukraine is at 6.86. Also bad.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-index-by-country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now just to play that forward. What’s next for Russia? Is it Lithuania? Finland? Latvia? Well they’re both right up there on what you shared, should NATO step in there?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lithuania and Latvia are members if NATO.
Apples and cannonballs comparison.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ah are they? My apologies, Finland and Sweden then?
posted on 24/2/22
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The goat did it (U10408)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
Russia is ranked 126th of 165 countries worldwide on the Cato Institute' Freedom Index below the likes of Nicaragua, Mali, Uganda, Rwanda and Cambodia.
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2021
It is ranked 125th for corruption by Transparency International, around and about the likes of Azerbaijan and Laos.
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021
Russia is an authoritarian dictatorship without freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, media freedom, any pretence of an independent judiciary, or any measure of equality.
Let's please not pretend that it is in any way comparable to any given Western nation in terms of freedoms.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
But I wasn't comparing it to Western nations, comparing it to Ukraine.
To play silly games, the first link is US. Can't think why they'd be biased...
Again, I'm not suggesting Russia is free in the sense western Europe is, but neither is Ukraine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Again, as I’ve said to peks, pick literally any given international human rights or corruption monitoring NGO based anywhere in the world and read what they have to say about Russia. Any single one.
It isn’t a matter of bias. It’s cold, hard facts about a brutal authoritarian regime led by a monomaniac dictator.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And again, I'm not suggesting comparing to Europe.
The freedom index gives 7.13 as an average.
Russia is at 6.23, bad right? 👍
Ukraine is at 6.86. Also bad.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-index-by-country
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now just to play that forward. What’s next for Russia? Is it Lithuania? Finland? Latvia? Well they’re both right up there on what you shared, should NATO step in there?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lithuania and Latvia are members if NATO.
Apples and cannonballs comparison.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ah are they? My apologies, Finland and Sweden then?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Moldova?
posted on 24/2/22
Was just reading that both Finland and Sweden have signed agreements with NATO that allow those countries to request assistance from NATO when under "threats of national security".
posted on 24/2/22
Sweden and Finland are NATO 'partners' but not members:
https://atlantic-forum.com/content/sweden-and-finland%E2%80%99s-special-relationship-nato
posted on 24/2/22
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 2 minutes ago
While it is true that the US put in place this current Ukrainian government that is anti-Russian and has tried to encircle Russia it was the policies of the Kiev government that created this conflict by unnecessarily discriminating against Russian speakers. If the Russian minority - one that wasn't even ethnically conscious but certainly is so now - had been left alone there wouldn't be a conflict.
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More nonsense.
“encircle Russia”
6% of Russia’s total land border is with NATO countries.
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Have a look around the North Pole.
posted on 24/2/22
comment by AFCISMYTEAM (U14931)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 4 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by Robbb Kanchelskis (U22716)
posted 37 seconds ago
There is a debate to be had whether Russian money infiltrated the Brexit campaign and helped to divide Europe in readiness for something like today.
(And no, that’s it an anti right wing thing as I’m sure plenty of people on the right didn’t want Brexit).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't think there is that much of a debate. Russian money is supporting anything that causes division in the West. They were organising BLM marches and whatever the counter thing was on the same days, through fake Facebook accounts.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeeeze
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why is my name on that, but none of what I posted?
posted on 24/2/22
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 32 minutes ago
Can’t believe this hasn’t circulated yet today…
All rolling TV news networks worldwide be like, “That’s it - yes - it’s WAR!”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO6GP9NMY
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratings, man. Ratings.
posted on 24/2/22
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 36 minutes ago
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 4 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 19 minutes ago
Putin isn't mad , he's planned this for a long time
he's got all his bases covered
built up a huge reserve of gold to fund war,
not bothered about western sanctions, because the west has lost its economic power now....china, his mate, is now were the trading is to be done
this is a geopolitical shift of epic proportions
is this where the west loses its pre-eminence , and the shift of power moves east to china-russia
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Russia is of little interest to China, strategically or economically.
There’s one superpower in the East, and they’ll bin off Russia when it suits them, which may be very soon.
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Not so sure. All that lovely oil and gas to power their factories. Paid for by useful western idiots who "need" the the newest I phone.
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What kind of phone are you using right now? You useful idiot.
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Not on my phone, but my phone is 9 years old. And its a Sony. Okay by you, pal?
posted on 24/2/22
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
posted on 24/2/22
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 16 minutes ago
Sweden and Finland are NATO 'partners' but not members:
https://atlantic-forum.com/content/sweden-and-finland%E2%80%99s-special-relationship-nato
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That link suggests Ukraine also partners 🤔
posted on 24/2/22
NEW: FCO source > “It was a heated meeting. Liz Truss kicked him out early. Said he should be ashamed of himself, that Russia has lied repeatedly and lost its last shred of credibility with the international community”
My foreign Secretary
posted on 24/2/22
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 9 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Will be pretty massive if it includes energy firms mate, that's a fight you don't want to lose.
SWIFT is the international payments system. for worldwide transfers.
Russia has alternatives, but it is still a pain for any nation not to have it at their disposal.
posted on 24/2/22
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
----------------------------------------------------------------------
World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
posted on 24/2/22
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces are trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Its significant as its the quickest route to the Capital Kyiv
It’s Kuwait - Iraq all over again
posted on 24/2/22
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
----------------------------------------------------------------------
World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
posted on 24/2/22
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
----------------------------------------------------------------------
World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I know F all about finance, but would this be a good time to invest in some block chain bitcoin thingy?
posted on 24/2/22
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 31 minutes ago
Was just reading that both Finland and Sweden have signed agreements with NATO that allow those countries to request assistance from NATO when under "threats of national security".
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Given Finland's history with Russia and its cultural ties. It's people are obviously threatened by Putin.
posted on 24/2/22
comment by son of quebec (U8127)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 10 minutes ago
Sanctions latest per UK sources
Sovereign debt, export controls, sanctions on energy/defence firms likely as reported Weds
TBC: UK looking at legal means to expel oligarchs, more military support, crime bills brought forward
SWIFT being discussed but reservations in EU & UK
What is swift??
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World’s biggest (I believe) executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide.
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I know F all about finance, but would this be a good time to invest in some block chain bitcoin thingy?
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Invest in a mattress to store the cash 😃
posted on 24/2/22
There are cryptos talked about replacing Swift but it's unlikely
posted on 24/2/22
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
posted on 24/2/22
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
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Talking like a ladies dicky there.
posted on 24/2/22
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
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Good..
Burn the whole northern hemisphere
posted on 24/2/22
What?
Where will I live?
posted on 24/2/22
comment by Insert random username (U10647)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to "unfriendly" European Union sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
We aren’t gonna see Easter let alone Christmas lads
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Good..
Burn the whole northern hemisphere
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Except Ireland
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