Caledonian1 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 not sure it is possible to look at this map without breaking into the Dads Army Tune.....who do you think you are kidding Mr Putin...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Finger on the pulse, as always, George. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, AlbionSaint said: Also, the Dunkirk evacuation began in May of that year, so Hitler was threatening to invade. He might have treated us kindly if we'd given his soldiers rides over in the little boats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Ukraine is a huge country, 2.5 times the size of the UK with lots of big towns and cities. It makes sense to make it as difficult as possible for Russia, the longer it drags on and the more body bags get shipped home, the more pissed off the folks at home will get and the greater the likelihood of serious negotiations. That's no use, how many times is it the size of Wales? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said: That's no use, how many times is it the size of Wales? I can't remember, how many Norfolks is it to one Wales? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Anyone else canceling their trip to Hull incase Russia invade? If anything I think an invasion would cheer up Hull. It's very bleak. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Not sure what’s worse - the take or the use of “y’all”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That's no use, how many times is it the size of Wales? 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I can't remember, how many Norfolks is it to one Wales? Tua phedwar Norfolk i Gymru a naw ar hugain o Gymru i’r Wcráin… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I can't remember, how many Norfolks is it to one Wales? Norfolking chance of that being answered... (4 Norfolks = 1 Wales.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, WATTOO said: This is the real world though, would the Yanks let Mexico or Canada sign a treaty with Russia to allow them as a direct ally ??? Similarities here to the Cuban missile crisis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, 101 said: Anyone else canceling their trip to Hull incase Russia invade? If anything I think an invasion would cheer up Hull. It's very bleak. Was about to post a joke about Yakov Smirnoff appearing there, but looking up the spelling noticed has was born in Ukraine during USSR. Oh well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I can't remember, how many Norfolks is it to one Wales? @Jacksgranda is right. The SI unit of countries is one Wales. Imperial measurements are still on one Texas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 hours ago, 101 said: Joining NATO or the EU is a matter for the Ukrainian electorate in the first instance and then a matter for the bodies they join. f**k all Todo with Russia. See, it is precisely this sort of delusional, 'unlimited sovereignty' nonsense that has contributed significantly to the current conflict breaking out. NATO member states have repeated this mantra without actually backing it up with credible measures. Which has practically invited Putin to demonstrate it to be utter nonsense in the most brutal form. Why was it so fucking difficult for NATO to just publicly sign an agreement pledging Ukraine would not become a member state - given it was never going to be accepted - and that neutrality was the best option available to it? To be clear, the onus was not on NATO to do this - but its failure to take the threat seriously is now resulting potentially the biggest conflict in Europe since 1945. While the lion's share of the blame undoubtedly rests with Russia, NATO's combination of mealy-mouthed platitudes and detachment from reality has served up Ukraine as a fucking killing ground. What was the purpose of this? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, virginton said: See, it is precisely this sort of delusional, 'unlimited sovereignty' nonsense that has contributed significantly to the current conflict breaking out. NATO member states have repeated this mantra without actually backing it up with credible measures. Which has practically invited Putin to demonstrate it to be utter nonsense in the most brutal form. Why was it so fucking difficult for NATO to just publicly sign an agreement pledging Ukraine would not become a member state - given it was never going to be accepted - and that neutrality was the best option available to it? To be clear, the onus was not on NATO to do this - but its failure to take the threat seriously is now resulting potentially the biggest conflict in Europe since 1945. While the lion's share of the blame undoubtedly rests with Russia, NATO's combination of mealy-mouthed platitudes and detachment from reality has served up Ukraine as a fucking killing ground. What was the purpose of this? Yes, this is a fair point. Farage has been stating this for quite some time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) Ukraine is 29 Wales's big. It's surely not too much of a stretch for Putin to just invade Wales as well at some point before, say, the end of March? Edited February 25, 2022 by Gordon EF 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Ukraine is a huge country, 2.5 times the size of the UK with lots of big towns and cities. It makes sense to make it as difficult as possible for Russia, the longer it drags on and the more body bags get shipped home, the more pissed off the folks at home will get and the greater the likelihood of serious negotiations. Only if Putin's goal is permanent occupation. Which I don't think it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, virginton said: See, it is precisely this sort of delusional, 'unlimited sovereignty' nonsense that has contributed significantly to the current conflict breaking out. NATO member states have repeated this mantra without actually backing it up with credible measures. Which has practically invited Putin to demonstrate it to be utter nonsense in the most brutal form. Why was it so fucking difficult for NATO to just publicly sign an agreement pledging Ukraine would not become a member state - given it was never going to be accepted - and that neutrality was the best option available to it? To be clear, the onus was not on NATO to do this - but its failure to take the threat seriously is now resulting potentially the biggest conflict in Europe since 1945. While the lion's share of the blame undoubtedly rests with Russia, NATO's combination of mealy-mouthed platitudes and detachment from reality has served up Ukraine as a fucking killing ground. What was the purpose of this? Presumably NATO calculated that leading Ukraine on and permanently dangling the carrot of membership would stop them falling into Russia's orbit? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gordon EF said: Ukraine is 29 times the size of Wales. It's surely not too much of a stretch for Putin to just invade Wales as well at some point before, say, the end of March? He'd need to invade it 29 times, surely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, virginton said: What was the purpose of this? Dunno, I'm posting on a Scottish football forum. If I knew the answer to that I would probably have better things to be doing right now. But you do identify the question to ask. Thankfully no one on here is qualified to answer it. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, coprolite said: Presumably NATO calculated that leading Ukraine on and permanently dangling the carrot of membership would stop them falling into Russia's orbit? Presumably Nato were using Granny Danger's calculator... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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