bickster Posted April 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Porkchop says it was us Pork chop flew all the way over to the other side of Russia today to meet Putin at the Vostochny Spaceport and this is what they came up with? It really is kindergarten level bullshit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 DW saying 75 percent of Russians are still backing the war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, Zatman said: DW saying 75 percent of Russians are still backing the war Was an unverified intercepted recording of a Russian soldier speaking to his wife / girlfriend going around earlier today … she is heard telling him I don’t mind you raping some Ukrainian woman just so long as you wear protection and don’t tell me It would seem the brainwashing is indeed high but to stress the source is unverified , and the translation from Russian as well for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2022 For those that don't know, this is who Putin was thought to be going to install as President of Ukraine when they took Kyev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, bickster said: For those that don't know, this is who Putin was thought to be going to install as President of Ukraine when they took Kyev He’ll pull his miniature right hand out of those cuffs and escape again if they’re not careful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Just like to highlight how utterly pathetic the level of French support to Ukraine has been. Keep in mind BP and Shell wrote off billions in value of their businesses to leave Russia post-invasion, but French Total is still there now. Macron, so desperate for EU strategic autonomy, has killed it stone dead. Eastern Europe will put its faith in NATO - undoubtedly good news for the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 45 minutes ago, Zatman said: DW saying 75 percent of Russians are still backing the war That low? A lot must have misgivings but still too afraid to speak out in the slightest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, Awol said: Just like to highlight how utterly pathetic the level of French support to Ukraine has been. I wonder what the reaction to Macron wanting to go to Kyiv for a Photo Op would be? Given that... Which kind of puts into perspective Macron's recent comment about not going for an "embassy visit." No Macron, they wouldn't let you in. Steinmeier later confirmed the above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2022 This one may have also slipped by people That story is bigger than it appears but tied in with that is this story... A purge of the FSB who have been effectively Putin's private army / police force since he gained power. The head of department was the man Putin humiliated on Live TV just before the start of the war because, he had misgivings about the Special Operation So on the one hand he's had a trusted oligarch who was very publically hawkish about invading Ukraine arrested and on the other he's had the bloke that tried to tell him invading was a shit idea arrested too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 2 hours ago, bickster said: I wonder what the reaction to Macron wanting to go to Kyiv for a Photo Op would be? Given that... Which kind of puts into perspective Macron's recent comment about not going for an "embassy visit." No Macron, they wouldn't let you in. Steinmeier later confirmed the above. Can’t blame the Ukrainians, in either case. This seems to be one of those times when taking a moral stand as the UK (admittedly on this issue alone, I’m not suggesting it’s a moral government ) will actually benefit us geopolitically. There were serious questions post-Brexit about the UK commitment to European security, and those have been answered positively in spades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Not sure if anyone already shared this, but thought quite interesting - don't know anything about Malbrunot's reliability, but Le Figaro is respected. Edited April 12, 2022 by KentVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Not sure if anyone already shared this, but thought quite interesting - don't know anything about Malbrunot's reliability, but Le Figaro is respected. Delta left at the same time as everyone else. Only tea drinkers remained. Former US General Wesley Clark blabbed about it on CNN a few weeks ago as an example of why the US should do more, but I think the French have said this out of spite. Allies, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Awol said: Delta left at the same time as everyone else. Only tea drinkers remained. Former US General Wesley Clark blabbed about it on CNN a few weeks ago as an example of why the US should do more, but I think the French have said this out of spite. Allies, eh? We've been at war with the French for 1,000 years. Don't let the last 120 years fool you. They've been too quiet for too long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, sidcow said: We've been at war with the French for 1,000 years. Don't let the last 120 years fool you. They've been too quiet for too long. It’s still a dick move. The Lancaster House Agreement (2010) has become a farce, Macron is a poison dwarf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, avfc1982am said: More French horses**t. The Ukrainian Foreign Legion is largely manned by Brits and Americans, the vast majority of whom are former servicemen. The stuff about mobile phones is standard and for the safety of everyone, these French cretins are (quelle surprise) trying to push an anti-‘Anglo’ agenda. The simple fact is the French (and Germans) are disgracefully ambiguous about Putin’s war, this propaganda is designed to distract from their collective scummery as governments. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Its just more Russian propaganda (as you can see by looking at the rest of that youtube channel which is full of Putins lies). Even with the bias however the French reporter admitted he was there seeing foreign volunteers being trained by US volunteers, thats hardly a story. There is zero evidence any serving US military forces are engaged in Ukraine. In fact Biden has said we are not. Given Biden has been proven to be 100% truthful so far vs Putins lies I believe Biden. These are private individuals who can go and fight for freedom as they choose. Good for them. I am proud lots of American as well as British heroes are volunteering to fight the Russian invaders. Edited April 12, 2022 by ciggiesnbeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, bickster said: This one may have also slipped by people That story is bigger than it appears but tied in with that is this story... A purge of the FSB who have been effectively Putin's private army / police force since he gained power. The head of department was the man Putin humiliated on Live TV just before the start of the war because, he had misgivings about the Special Operation So on the one hand he's had a trusted oligarch who was very publically hawkish about invading Ukraine arrested and on the other he's had the bloke that tried to tell him invading was a shit idea arrested too Good news if true that Vlad Surkov maybe arrested. These henchmen who openly admire Stalin should have read more about him. Like all dictators Stalin made sure the hangmen get the bullet when the dictator feels its time for someone to get the blame. Putin is following the same playbook. Go ask Yagoda or Yezhov.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Yezhov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genrikh_Yagoda Edited April 12, 2022 by ciggiesnbeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Sweden aims to join NATO in June, Finland to decide on application in next few weeks. Nice work, Vlad. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I am happy with that but it does seem like a kind of mockery towards Ukraine if Sweden and Finland are fast-tracked to be members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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