[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

[Thunder Bolt]

Doesnt surprise me - about 50% of the Swedes are willing to join NATO. Unthinkable 30 years ago but we've been Americanized and seen enough Hollywood movies to join some imperialist neo-colonialist military alliance.

I wouldnt be surprised if we joined (eventually).

Finland is an entirely different question. A big majority there dont want NATO.

NATO is a peace-keeping force not an imperialist neo-colonialist military alliance.
I suggest you read some books and get off the internet.

 

[jakarta]

Kyiv will fall but the Ukraine will not. This has guerrilla war written all over it and it will be long and unfortunately bloody.

The airport should have fallen within hours especially as helicopters and paratroopers were used. It has only just fallen. The fact that Russian state media claims that 200 Ukraine special forces died with no Russian losses is farcical in the extreme because that just doesn’t happen. If it did then the airport would have fallen by 10:00 on Thursday morning.
It all smacks very much of ‘****, it’s not going to plan’.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You might have thought after Afghanistan someone might have tapped Putin on the shoulder and mentioned the Taliban and who eventually won the war?

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Doesnt surprise me - about 50% of the Swedes are willing to join NATO. Unthinkable 30 years ago but we've been Americanized and seen enough Hollywood movies to join some imperialist neo-colonialist military alliance.

I wouldnt be surprised if we joined (eventually).

Finland is an entirely different question. A big majority there dont want NATO.

Can you list the NATO colonies ? Clearly I’m shit at googling as I can’t find them.

 

[Poojah]

This absolutely terrifies me.

Apologies. Wasn’t trying to be fear-mongering; was just rather laying it down as I see it. Which is probably and hopefully very, very wrong.

 

[Surport Local Team]

Doesnt surprise me - about 50% of the Swedes are willing to join NATO. Unthinkable 30 years ago but we've been Americanized and seen enough Hollywood movies to join some imperialist neo-colonialist military alliance.

I wouldnt be surprised if we joined (eventually).

Finland is an entirely different question. A big majority there dont want NATO.

If a new thread is started with a pole, and more than half of people vote for u to leave this site 24 hours after it is started!, will u honor that, and never return to this site in any form??

 

[Curious Orange]

Looks like the UK entry for Eurovision will still come last now that Russia have been kicked out of the contest...

 

[Insel affe]

Looks like the UK entry for Eurovision will still come last now that Russia have been kicked out of the contest...

Oh for fecks sake....

even when we get a break, we get fecked over....

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Looks like the UK entry for Eurovision will still come last now that Russia have been kicked out of the contest...

This is exactly how Nazi Germany started

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

Doesnt surprise me - about 50% of the Swedes are willing to join NATO. Unthinkable 30 years ago but we've been Americanized and seen enough Hollywood movies to join some imperialist neo-colonialist military alliance.

I wouldnt be surprised if we joined (eventually).

Finland is an entirely different question. A big majority there dont want NATO.

WTF, are you for real or on a wind up??

 

[astralavi]

Ukraine has an army of 360 000 soldiers, there are relatively few casualties on both sides, civilians are being given weapons, where is the army?

 

[Brok]

If a new thread is started with a pole, and more than half of people vote for u to leave this site 24 hours after it is started!, will u honor that, and never return to this site in any form??

U don't have to read Swannys posts. U could put him on ignore, if u want.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Ukraine has an army of 360 000 soldiers, there are relatively few casualties on both sides, civilians are being given weapons, where is the army?

I suspect it’s all about hit and run as, from what I can gather, they don’t have the hardware necessary to meet the Russians head on.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[A1X]

Oh for fecks sake....

even when we get a break, we get fecked over....

There's only one way to save face. We enter Ed Sheeran (who's unfathomably popular) singing "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Putin?"

 

[Eric the meek]

Who is the ghost of Kyiv?

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/who-ghost-kyiv-hero-ukrainian-26331677

The Ghost of Kyiv is a fighter pilot who, unconfirmed reports claim, has so far shot down six Russian jets at the time of writing.

Probably a load of nonsense, but hey!

(Apologies if already posted).

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Ukraine has an army of 360 000 soldiers, there are relatively few casualties on both sides, civilians are being given weapons, where is the army?

The army is firing Javelins to destroy Putin's armor.

One soldier suicide bombed a bridge to bring it down.


It's a heartbreaking fight to the death.


What can they do against such reckless hate ?

 

[TomandJerry]

In the latest alarming development, a senior US defence source has briefed Pentagon reporters that they believed Russia has launched an amphibious landing with thousands of naval infantry to the west of the key southern coastal city of Mariupol

Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I suspect it’s all about hit and run as, from what I can gather, they don’t have the hardware necessary to meet the Russians head on.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

A Ukrainian hero

[tweet]1497136374369116171[/tweet]

 

[MJsGhost]

If a new thread is started with a pole, and more than half of people vote for u to leave this site 24 hours after it is started!, will u honor that, and never return to this site in any form??

I'd be gutted if we lost Swanny. I don't always agree with it, but I do find his opinion on many things interesting and appreciate a different perspective

 

[MJsGhost]

Hopefully we dont join NATO as it is an act of aggression and I dont like war.

The Finnish people absolutely do not want to join NATO so it will be trouble on many levels if they do.

Just one random on Twitter, but might suggest that opinion is changing...


[tweet] 1496047676718301190 [/tweet]

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

[Tweet]1497255219696078851[/Tweet]


A hero at peace with his fate. There's few better deaths.