nick76 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, sidcow said: Yes, if the plan was to press on, why would they remove Putin in the first place? That just wouldn't make sense. It wasn’t to press on, it was more of not retreating once done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 55 minutes ago, Adman said: As a reasonable man, I just think it's time to let women rule the world. We have had a good go, and we're just screwing it up over and over again. Our fragile egos aren't cut out for positions of power Agreed but if there’s one thing we know from history it’s that mens egos DO NOT let them relinquish positions of power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, nick76 said: Rep. Kinzinger on point as usual Certainly a good window into the mindset of someone who believes in pre-emptive escalation, and the bizarre logic that underpins that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Awol said: Interesting thread that summarises some of the UK involvement with Ukraine to date. Though I believe Johnson’s success so far is due to getting very good advice, at least he appears to be taking it. Given the stakes that’s good news. I'm sorry, but who the **** is Ben Judah? He doesn't seem to cite any sources for these claims, and for some reason he seems to have disabled replies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'm sorry, but who the **** is Ben Judah? He doesn't seem to cite any sources for these claims, and for some reason he seems to have disabled replies. Spook-adjacent journalist I believe? His replies are always turned off, it's nothing different for this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 I've been following him on twitter for a few years. Always worth listening to, whether you agree with him or not. I often don't, but still a useful voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidcow Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, nick76 said: Wasn’t the news the other day that the Generals wanted to go in harder than they currently are and it was others that tempered it down. The soldiers sound like they don’t want war, it was the Generals around Putin that wanted more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) Go on world! Keep on turning the screw. The Russian population cannot stand for this. Aside from the link below, it is also reported that Samsung are donating $6M in humanitarian aid. BBC Quote Smartphone maker Samsung is halting shipments of its phones and chips to Russia "due to current geopolitical developments". The company said it will "continue to actively monitor this complex situation to determine our next steps". The South Korean electronics giant is the most popular smartphone maker in Russia, ahead of China's Xiaomi and America's Apple. Edited March 5, 2022 by trekka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 Now to watch this grow and grow. 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_boycott_of_Russia_and_Belarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 3 hours ago, nick76 said: Rep. Kinzinger on point as usual He is so far off point here . He is absolutely wrong. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 They bombed the zoo in Kharkiv. Quote It took 10 years to build Kharkiv's Feldman Ecopark, and just one day to destroy it, zoo director Vitaly Ilchenko said after it was hit by Russian missiles. Home to around 2,000 animals, the zoo is located just outside the city, covering more than 354 acres. A day before the war began, its Facebook page showed a video of a monkey enjoying fruit snacks. The very next day, the zoo said it had been hit by five Russian missiles, killing and injuring some of the animals, prompting calls for volunteers to help rebuild. Kharkiv is a Ukrainian city like no other. Everything about it is special. When it comes to its zoo, it stands out, big time. It’s three-and-half times the size of Kyiv's and home to half as many animals. The Feldman EcoparkCopyright: The Feldman Ecopark The zoo's pair of kiangs offered a glimmer of hopeImage caption: The zoo's pair of kiangs offered a glimmer of hope When the rockets began falling, zookeepers let some of the animals - like deer and moose - free from their enclosures and into the park’s forest so they wouldn’t get scared or injured. On the first morning of the invasion, Russian shelling broke the glass aviaries of housing monkeys, porcupines and raccoons and the distressed animals fled. While zookeepers managed to find them, they cannot locate a pair of dholes and asked locals to help. But even a war can’t stop life. On the last day of winter, following Russian grad rocket attacks, the zoo's pair of kiangs welcomed a baby colt. Announcing the new arrival, it declared: "We can’t be defeated." Article share tools Time to level the Kremlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Adman said: As a reasonable man, I just think it's time to let women rule the world. We have had a good go, and we're just screwing it up over and over again. Our fragile egos aren't cut out for positions of power It was my thought to post this the other day. Blokes have had 100's of years. I would at best give us a D-. Some cool technological innovations maybe but at what cost? There's no spiritual or cultural balance across continents let alone the world. No common sense of right and wrong. War seems to be a constant. Give the ladies a go for say, 100 years. It easily would be better. #womenincharge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 My grandpa always used to say the world would be better off with women in charge. I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post markavfc40 Posted March 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, osmark86 said: My grandpa always used to say the world would be better off with women in charge. I agree. My grandad used to say that as well until this came along. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 6 hours ago, trekka said: Now to watch this grow and grow. 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_boycott_of_Russia_and_Belarus This is to me is what is separating this wars from others, never seen this response before, I find it all mad and great 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Laws changing on Monday in the UK to help target the Russian Oligarchs. This will be the end of the head start that they gave Roman Abramovic then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Had to google the significance of this - but it is very significant - basically Putin's advisor quoting a poet who thinks quite differently to Putin. Tick tock Vlad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Random thought - maybe Putin is looking for a way out, by being completely uncalculatingly despicable. The guy wants to retire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: My grandad used to say that as well until this came along. Yeah while I’m sympathetic with the broader point being made by @TheAuthority and @osmark86 and would like to think there’s something in it, it is undermined somewhat by the three most prominent female MPs in this country being Patel, Truss and Dorries. 7 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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