Totally not Gorgon Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Well that's sorted then, they will have to withdraw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugarup Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-no-longer-needs-diplomatic-ties-with-west-ex-president-medvedev-2022-02-26/ Quote of the ducky house owner from there: "He condemned as "really unfair" a decision by the Council of Europe, a rights watchdog, to suspend Russian membership, but added the move provided a good reason "to slam the door" for good on the organisation, giving Russia an opportunity to restore the death penalty for dangerous criminals" So a way to spite vile foreigners is to start killing own citizens. It's so...Russian. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally not Gorgon Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Hiro Protagonist said: Russia just got banned from Eurovision. Well that's sorted then, they will have to withdraw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally not Gorgon Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 We shouldn't have **** footed around regarding NATO membership. A bit like exposing your jugular vein to a tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Im watching on Al-Jazeera and I am very impressed with number of East European countries opening their borders to Ukrainian refugees, its great to see that type of solidarity 1 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeYellow Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 39 minutes ago, BruceVC said: Im watching on Al-Jazeera and I am very impressed with number of East European countries opening their borders to Ukrainian refugees, its great to see that type of solidarity But not Syrians, right? Racist pigs. Also, Interesting 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanisatha Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Hiro Protagonist said: Russia just got banned from Eurovision. They've also been booted from FIFA and the Grand Prix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanisatha Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 There's a part of me that feels sorry for Belarus. For the people of Belarus, they are just as much victims here as the Ukrainians. They too have essentially lost their country to Russia and now face, effectively, a Russian occupation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 15 minutes ago, ComradeYellow said: But not Syrians, right? Racist pigs. Also, Interesting What a strange expectation, many East Europeans have ethnic and cultural ties with Ukrainians ....they dont have the same ties with Syrians. So no its nothing to do with racism "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestic Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 28 minutes ago, BruceVC said: What a strange expectation, many East Europeans have ethnic and cultural ties with Ukrainians ....they dont have the same ties with Syrians. So no its nothing to do with racism Bruce, perhaps you'd like to rephrase that into: They had no legal obligation to help the Syrians and sticking to treaties their request for asylum needs to be processed at their point of entry into the EU, not somewhere else. Because the way you're writing it boils down to: Ya, I'm not racist, but they brown, so we ain't helping. 2 2 No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeYellow Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Here come the Chechens (allies to Russia). Nazi hunting allegedly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elerond Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 hours ago, ComradeYellow said: But not Syrians, right? Racist pigs. Also, Interesting That is typical war propaganda. It is meant to lower defenders will to fight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally not Gorgon Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Helpful to have Chechnyans killing Ukrainians I suppose. Divide and conquer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Calmly walking and typical 'blyat' shouting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 The arrogance of Putin knows no bounds, now he is threatening both Sweden and Finland not to join NATO https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/finland-sweden-brush-off-moscows-warning-joining-nato-83126927 1 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeYellow Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 15 minutes ago, Elerond said: That is typical war propaganda. It is meant to lower defenders will to fight. I'm aware, just struck me as surreal considering my American background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 This is even better, look at that old 'babushka' in white head scarf tossing molotov like a champ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) Reportedly (i.e. grain of salt), there was a conscription in the weeks leading up to this war that forced a lot of untrained young men into Russia's invasion force after being told they would be held back for training only - might explain why there have been some reports (more grain of salt) of apparently (and thankfully) pathetic displays of army professionalism. Untrained boys who wanted absolutely nothing to do with any of this will do that - can't imagine how I would fare in the same situation. Edited February 26, 2022 by Bartimaeus 1 1 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraptor Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Very big grain of salt on that, same as stories of large scale defections and the like (on either side). Not the poor discipline, that's extremely believable and in some cases well documented, but it's unlikely to be because the soldiers were 'conscripts tricked into fighting' or whatever. Most of the claims in the buildup were of Russia building up professional troops, transferred from Siberia etc; claims of conscripts tended to be from those who thought Russia still had a conscript army and any build up would therefore be conscripts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Zoraptor said: Very big grain of salt on that, same as stories of large scale defections and the like (on either side). Not the poor discipline, that's extremely believable and in some cases well documented, but it's unlikely to be because the soldiers were 'conscripts tricked into fighting' or whatever. Most of the claims in the buildup were of Russia building up professional troops, transferred from Siberia etc; claims of conscripts tended to be from those who thought Russia still had a conscript army and any build up would therefore be conscripts. Yeah, I know, virtually everything is fake news at this point. However, I posted it more to highlight the human element of both sides here - never a bad idea to remind yourself that even the invading force of an army usually has a pretty large makeup of what are effectively very scared children. 2 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarex Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) Video of a hit helicopter going down. Very probably Russian. https://t.me/Novyna/13088 Edited February 26, 2022 by Sarex 1 "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilloutman Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshae Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 6 hours ago, majestic said: Because the way you're writing it boils down to: Ya, I'm not racist, but they brown, so we ain't helping. Many Syrians have white flesh tones. Just saying. Sometimes it just boils down to history and culture. 1 "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestic Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) Looks like Germany is reneging on their refusal to ban Russia from SWIFT. Still needs to pass the 27 member vote unanimously, but... signs point to it being back on the table. The cynic in me thinks it's time to invest in the Yuan. Giant spoiler: Spoiler Some German and Swiss banks already adopted SPFS as an alternative and can switch any time and China is more than capable of acting as an intermediary through CIPS. If you think a SWIFT ban is going to stop anyone of note from trading with Russia, think again... Edited February 26, 2022 by majestic 2 1 No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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