Ukraine.

[Raven]

Putin bothers me a lot, the man seems to be becoming unhinged more each day. IMO he's been in power far too long, time he was removed. AND by removed, I mean any way any means. 

[1955vintage]

Boris is talking about sanctions on the banks. I think the Premier League should deduct 25 points from Chelsea. That would have more impact on the Russkies.

[Diasi]

In support of Putin half of the Ukraine population consider themselves Russian & want to be reunited with Russia & it's none of our godammned business.

He doesn't poke his nose into Ireland.

If I was Putin I'd cut off all gas to Europe & sit back & watch us all go bust or freeze.

[zoony]

I just listened to a 45 minute 'news' broadcast and heard no news at all! The endless speculation about Russia/Ukraine isn't NEWS!! News is when something happens not weeks of pointless speculation as to whether it will or not..

[Diasi]

I just listened to a 45 minute 'news' broadcast and heard no news at all! The endless speculation about Russia/Ukraine isn't NEWS!! News is when something happens not weeks of pointless speculation as to whether it will or not..

I totally agree.

[Michael Rolls]

 Me too

[Michael Rolls]

It's news now. Putin says Russia has carried out airstrikes against Ukrainian military installations and infrastructure. The Ukrainian president Zelensky has described the Russian action as a fully fledged invasion.
Mike

[klondike]

Yes Putin has started a war. No idea what this means for the rest of the world but it will mean the end of it for some Russians and Ukranians.

[Diasi]

Yes Putin has started a war. No idea what this means for the rest of the world but it will mean the end of it for some Russians and Ukranians.

It doesn't have to mean anything for the rest of the world, unless the rest of the world decides to make it mean something, like it did in 1939.

[Flying Bomb]

Will Europe Putin a really big boot on sanctions?
I doubt it.

[crabbyob]

the Germans are tied to that gas pipeline that Ukrain was siphoning, what might you have done?
and no i am certainly not pro Russia, but Ukraine is not held in high esteem by its neighbours...
when i started down the pit there were a few 'Poles and Ukrainians' and every Pole lothed the Ukrainians.

[Raven]

Why was that crabbyob?

[GrannyMac]

Megalomaniac.


[automatically pruned due to age]

[crabbyob]

well as one Pole explained it to me
when the Germans invaded the Ukrainians held their hands up "Kamerad, kamerad"
then when the Russians came, the same hands went up "Kamerad...Kamerad"
followed by a descriptive adjective.... from the Poles

[Scrumpy]

Vietnam war springs to mind..
I saw many young men queuing at Sydney airport waiting to go to battle in Vietnam.. A sight I will never forget..  Many didn't come back..
For what..!!!
Very sad.. but keep our nose out.. The worlds leaders seldom are the fighters..