Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Even in this country there are a few mental backbenchers you can rely on to give a juicy quote to the Sunday papers.

There is absolutely zero chance of Russia moving on any NATO territory. It’s barely capable of moving within Ukraine right now.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Kazakhstan are well capable of defending themselves.
Given Russia cant even take Ukraine, they arent going to take on even more.

On top of that, since it borders China, I would think they would take a rather dim view.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Without being churlish, but “you and whose army”? would be the reply

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Agreed entirely.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Leaked video of the Kremlin discussing their new Russian POWs propaganda campaign.

Hilarous but close to the truth. Especially the 3 ply.

https://twitter.com/TourOfTheFuture/...12375907598338

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Spot on, certainly not Russia's! ;)

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Bellingcat is rumoured to be revealing that the FSB paid some Ukranians handsomely to launch a coup d'état immediately after the invasion. However, the Ukranians just took the money and didn't launch the coup.

From Eliot Higgins at Bellingcat 27/3/22:
https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/sta...75669154533379

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

So pretty much everywhere then .. :dozey:

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

From Bellingcat as reported by Sky News.

https://news.sky.com/story/roman-abr...talks-12576989

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

I think those living in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America will largely be ok.

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Some good news for Johnson - Zelensky ranks the UK's support the most out of the UK, France, Germany and USA. And he's not particularly happy with France.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...d695ee7e2f3031

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Contrary to the British penchant for self-loathing (and some justifiable anger about our lukewarm response to the humanitarian crisis), we have been sending them truckloads of arms and training them to use the stuff for nearly 10 years.

Much of the expert commentary (that doesn’t make it into the national press, sadly) is pointing out that Ukraine’s army, despite being ex-Soviet, does not fight like that. It fights like a Western army. That didn’t happen by accident.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Good, just when they think the worlds screwing them hard their own country joins in.

Biden said earlier Russoa was the world's 11th richest nation 6 weeks ago, now its not even in top 20

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

The UK has been the biggest trainer and supplier of the Ukranian army for all of that time. Not forgetting they have trained the infantry in the use of NATO weaponry, eg the Javelin anti tank and surface to air missiles etc.

My friend has a son who is a W.O. stationed in Germany and is a trainer of the trainers (if that makes sense), has stated that the normal rotational monthly service of tanks and other vehicles has changed to they are servicing them all ASAP.

Makes you wonder what the future has to hold for us. Fear of a Nuclear war will only allow Putin to get away with whatever he wants. When will that fear end. Not something I'd like to decide on.

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

Not breaking news as it was known over a month ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...n-us-officials

Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
 

That’s not saying the same thing at all.

In the guardian item from February, Russia’s invasion force assembly on the Ukrainian border is 70% complete. Today, the US’s assessment is that Russia has deployed 70-75% of its entire functional military strength to Ukraine. Lying behind that statistic is the emerging truth that just because Russia claims to have a million men in uniform and a gazillion tanks, it does not follow that all of them are in any fit state to go to war.