invergowrie arab Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Aye it sounds like they're desperate to stay "neutral" as much as they can, which can only be good surely. Probably more bother than its worth for them to get involved in Europe just now. Just sit back, watch the carnage, then side with who comes out the other side the strongest. As opposed to their usual aggressive interventionist policy towards Europe? Edited February 25, 2022 by invergowrie arab 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: Shat it from Liz Truss She'll have that claim filed away for her leadership campaign. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, Lofarl said: That can't be the same car that got hit by the tank? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Seen Minsk floated as the location for negotiations which seems a bit…risky? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleMoo Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 If the cities and, in particular, Kiev are able to hold out for a few days I wonder if Putin would consider rolling out the heavy artillery. The missile strikes, on the whole, appear to be fairly targeted. Shelling civilians indiscriminately and levelling cities would turn what is already a fucking disaster into the stuff of nightmares 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: As opposed to their usual aggressive interventionist policy towards Europe? I didn't mean that they'd be sending troops to Europe. I just hope it means they won't bother helping Russia out just now by attacking Taiwan. That would surely be their strategy if they're in it together, to try and split the American forces across two continents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 46 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: At the risk of learning nothing from the last week he hasn't threatened Sweden and Finland. More just asked them to think on "Nice saunas you have, I'm hearing, might have to pay a little visit.." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, TheGoon said: Seen Minsk floated as the location for negotiations which seems a bit…risky? Can I suggest The Horn between Dundee and Perth? 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, TheGoon said: Seen Minsk floated as the location for negotiations which seems a bit…risky? Keir Giles from Chatham House was on AlJazeera earlier basically saying this and that Putin's goons have a habit of inviting foreign politicians to a seemingly neutral venue for talks and then kidnapping and imprisoning them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Can I suggest The Horn between Dundee and Perth? Courier reporters more concerned with how Vlad liked the bacon roll than negotiations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: I didn't mean that they'd be sending troops to Europe. I just hope it means they won't bother helping Russia out just now by attacking Taiwan. That would surely be their strategy if they're in it together, to try and split the American forces across two continents. You seem to have gone completely off your nut. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 The big player in this won't be China - as they seem to be desperate to keep everyone on their relative good side. It'll be Turkey and Saudi Arabia - for differing reasons. Turkey can shut the Dardanelles to Russian Warships - effectively trapping them in the Black Sea/Mediterranean. Plus they're the other "big" authoritarian military power in the region (also a NATO member). They also have a weird Ribbentrop/Molotov pact with Putin going on that absolutely no one seems to believe. Saudi because they could come out and say they'll increase oil and gas production to keep the lights on in Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Can I suggest The Horn between Dundee and Perth? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: You seem to have gone completely off your nut. *shrugs* It feels like we're on the verge of a World War. The same folk mocking anyone for saying that are the same folk mocking everyone for saying Russia would try and take over Ukraine this time last week. I don't think it'll happen because I don't think NATO will take the risk of it in the slightest, and Ukraine will be victims of it all, but its as close as its been in my lifetime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Can I suggest The Horn between Dundee and Perth? Relief after multiple suspected cases of polonium poisoning found to be the result of undercooked polony rolls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: *shrugs* It feels like we're on the verge of a World War. The same folk mocking anyone for saying that are the same folk mocking everyone for saying Russia would try and take over Ukraine this time last week. I don't think it'll happen because I don't think NATO will take the risk of it in the slightest, and Ukraine will be victims of it all, but its as close as its been in my lifetime. Just try to think of it as the boy Putin letting of a bit of steam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 So serious question. If Zelensky is apparently at risk of being killed by the Russians, are the Kiltschko’s too given their closeness to government (and taking up arms)? There’s something about their worldwide fame that would make them martyrs, and surely that’s not beneficial to Putin? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, TheGoon said: Seen Minsk floated as the location for negotiations which seems a bit…risky? Zelenskyy should just tell him he's up for it. Over Zoom though...it's not like every c**t doesn't know how to use it by now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Can I suggest The Horn between Dundee and Perth? That's a private nickname between me and you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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