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For a bit of fun I’ve just tried to open a Ruble account on my Revolut account but surprisingly it’s one of the few currencies they don’t offer ( their systems probably don’t have the capacity to keep up with it!)

I agree - Russia is a melting pot of different ethnicities who, if central government starts to breakdown, may sense an opportunity to pursue independence. How that might play out is anyone’s guess. Putin has previously had to fight two wars in Chechnya and still can’t totally suppress it.

I’d recommend them too

It will be tough moving away from a part of Brighton that you’ve known and loved most of your life. You’re doing the right thing in planning your future now rather than waiting for the inevitable to happen, but it seems that you’re going to have to compromise somewhere along the line. Moving...

I enjoyed the game. Haywards Heath played well, particularly in the first half. It didn’t look like they are 3 divisions below Whitehawk, but the home side grew stronger as the game progressed.

….after that I think they should rearrest you!

Thanks for helping with my christmas present list - I’ve read a couple of them, but not all. Currently reading Midnight in Moscow by John Sullivan, the US Ambassador in Moscow in the years leading up to and including the start of the invasion (sorry SMO). I’m not very far into it but it gives an...

A few years ago I jumped into a mate’s car to travel to anAlbion away match. I’d never met one of my fellow travelling supporters before and when we stopped at a service station he bought a movie magazine and I asked if he had a particular interest in movies. “Yes, I’m an actor” he said. Then I...

Re Trump, sorry if it’s been mentioned before but I was reminded today about Trump’s alleged phone call to Zelensky in 2019 to dig up dirt on Hunter Biden in return for continued US military support. Can’t remember whether the allegations were proven but I wonder how much, if at all, that might...

Thanks for posting- still struggling to find Spain and Italy! Maybe they’ll be immune from any fall out……..something for other countries to resolve.

Yes, where do countries like Spain, Italy and others sit in the league table of support for Ukraine? Unless they ramp up their support vocally and practically it simply adds weight to Trump’s view that Europe /Nato isn’t pulling its weight

I was there too and you’ve given a good summary of the match. Saltdean deserved to win, but when you’re down at the bottom you don’t always get the rub of the green.

On one hand it’s good to see another distraction for Putin to deal with, but on the other hand it’s a worrying indication of how Russia might disintegrate into numerous other violent disputes when Putin is eventually overthrown.

I’m no economist but don’t you need to keep interest rates high to support a weak currency? Double whammy?

I’ve only just realised that Rosenberg does a daily summary of the Russian newspapers. It’s short and concise and can be accessed on YouTube

Seems a bit expensive to me, for Wetherspoons.

And additionally the Ruble continues to fall

If you look carefully at the clip they all seem to be suppressing a smile - no great surprise: how can you keep a straight face at such garbage?

It seems strange that there aren’t any midweek Southern Combination matches week. I’ve had to stay in and make conversation!

Steve Rosenberg also reported similar this morning. His summary of today’s Russian newspapers, which are obviously subject to heavy censorship/ control, nonetheless contained a lot of negative references to inflation, referenced the “war” (not SMO) and one paper had a cut out and keep prayer...