Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Florentine_Pogen]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/denmark-to-hold-referendum-eu-defence-opt-out

Denmark to increase defence budget and hold referendum on EU defence opt-out.

[Binos]

5 minutes ago, Loonytoons said:

It would be used for propaganda by Putin that the West had entered the war.

You're probably right 

But it's beyond ludicrous 

It's like saying britain were involved in the Spanish civil war due to the international brigade 

[Tony Ferrino]

23 minutes ago, Welly boy said:

Whats the problem with ex servicemen or even  joe blog wanting to head over to fight with the Ukrainians.

Truss is just trying to get some 'foreigners' to go back and die while also giving ex servicemen a job.

[Loonytoons]

You're probably right 
But it's beyond ludicrous 
It's like saying britain were involved in the Spanish civil war due to the international brigade 

Yep. But that's the spin that would be put on it.
However, since the guy has stated no one should go over and fight especially current forces soldiers, there's now plausible deniability spin that it can be countered with...unless Truss opens her mouth again.

[Florentine_Pogen]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/06/oligarch-money-is-embedded-in-london-beware-the-big-talk-of-a-crackdown

"Underneath all the hype, this is the basic reason why Britain has become a haven for so much dirty money. To understand that in an instant, consider the system of “golden visas” that the UK used for more than 25 years, allowing people to live in the country in return for investment in UK-registered companies. In 2014, the level of cash required was doubled from £1m to £2m; on 17 February this year, the scheme was scrapped. But between 2008 and early 2015, to quote from a report by the thinktank Chatham House, “checks that were carried out on applicants were the sole responsibility of the law firms and wealth managers representing them”. This became known as the “blind faith” period. Twenty-three per cent of applications over that time came from Russia; last year, it was estimated that in the 11 years up to 2019, only 9% of golden visa applications were rejected, compared with 42% of requests for asylum."

[MuckleMoo]

You're probably right 
But it's beyond ludicrous 
It's like saying britain were involved in the Spanish civil war due to the international brigade 

This whole war is ludicrous tbh bud. All it would take would be for one of these 'mercenaries' to be captured and paraded in front of the Russian media for Putin to then claim NATO/the West had boots on the ground

[DiegoDiego]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/06/oligarch-money-is-embedded-in-london-beware-the-big-talk-of-a-crackdown
"Underneath all the hype, this is the basic reason why Britain has become a haven for so much dirty money. To understand that in an instant, consider the system of “golden visas” that the UK used for more than 25 years, allowing people to live in the country in return for investment in UK-registered companies. In 2014, the level of cash required was doubled from £1m to £2m; on 17 February this year, the scheme was scrapped. But between 2008 and early 2015, to quote from a report by the thinktank Chatham House, “checks that were carried out on applicants were the sole responsibility of the law firms and wealth managers representing them”. This became known as the “blind faith” period. Twenty-three per cent of applications over that time came from Russia; last year, it was estimated that in the 11 years up to 2019, only 9% of golden visa applications were rejected, compared with 42% of requests for asylum."

The astonishing thing about that is the scheme was scrapped. I genuinely thought every country did something of the sort. Every country I've looked into moving to does.

[Florentine_Pogen]

3 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said:

20 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/06/oligarch-money-is-embedded-in-london-beware-the-big-talk-of-a-crackdown
"Underneath all the hype, this is the basic reason why Britain has become a haven for so much dirty money. To understand that in an instant, consider the system of “golden visas” that the UK used for more than 25 years, allowing people to live in the country in return for investment in UK-registered companies. In 2014, the level of cash required was doubled from £1m to £2m; on 17 February this year, the scheme was scrapped. But between 2008 and early 2015, to quote from a report by the thinktank Chatham House, “checks that were carried out on applicants were the sole responsibility of the law firms and wealth managers representing them”. This became known as the “blind faith” period. Twenty-three per cent of applications over that time came from Russia; last year, it was estimated that in the 11 years up to 2019, only 9% of golden visa applications were rejected, compared with 42% of requests for asylum."

The astonishing thing about that is the scheme was scrapped. I genuinely thought every country did something of the sort. Every country I've looked into moving to does.

Apparently scrapped because of concern over money linked to Kremlin.

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-scraps-golden-visas-for-foreign-investors-amid-dirty-money-crackdown/

[ICTChris]

Big assault on Kharkiv tonight.

[Hillonearth]

When you consider the size of Ukraine and all the hinterland that needs to be conquered, this is an eye-opener. Throwing ordnance around outside the areas you control is one thing, establishing a continuing presence there is another....

 

[red23]

On 05/03/2022 at 23:12, Jedi said:

As others have said it took America a full month to be able to take over Iraq militarily, a country which had less resources than Ukraine with which to fight back. Iraq also didn't have arms handed out to the general population. In that sense Putin has probably miscalculated, but the oligarchs have got so much cash that the sanctions would take some time to effect them.

Kind of different fighting Iraq thousands of miles away and attacking a neighbouring country 

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

1 hour ago, Binos said:

You're probably right 

But it's beyond ludicrous 

It's like saying britain were involved in the Spanish civil war due to the international brigade 

Putin is ludicrous, remember the shite hes telling the Russian soldiers and public about being liberators and heroes. 

[coprolite]

4 hours ago, welshbairn said:

India changed their laws last year to do that, not specifically to Ukrainians of course.

That's pretty shit company to be in. 

[welshbairn]

2 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/denmark-to-hold-referendum-eu-defence-opt-out

Denmark to increase defence budget and hold referendum on EU defence opt-out.

Them and Germany basically told Trump to go fk himself when he asked them to raise military spending to 2% of GDP. Putin does it by clicking his fingers.

Edited March 7, 2022 by welshbairn

[Elixir]

Obviously if you're Ukrainian you're going to be utterly desperate for anything, but the constant 'cLoSe ThE sKiEs' mewling is growing both tiresome and irritating. They need told once and for all, under no circumstances, is a no-fly zone happening. Enough.

[Tony Ferrino]

2 hours ago, ICTChris said:

Big assault on Kharkiv tonight.

I binged on twitter for a couple of days. Re-started playing old songs, now about to go full head in sand.

[Dee Man]

5 hours ago, RandomGuy. said:

I can imagine a country thats already convinced itself that half the world is against it would respond well to having their President assassinated.

If by "a country" you mean it's citizens, there's literally no way to gauge what the average man on the street thinks. Obviously those protesting aren't believing the propaganda and you'd have to believe that far more people would like to protest but would rather not face the consequences. I'm pretty sure there are plenty of Russians who could see by now that it wouldn't be a bad thing. Not to mention that number will now be rising by the day. 

[Theroadlesstravelled]

 

[Granny Danger]

5 hours ago, Elixir said:

Obviously if you're Ukrainian you're going to be utterly desperate for anything, but the constant 'cLoSe ThE sKiEs' mewling is growing both tiresome and irritating. They need told once and for all, under no circumstances, is a no-fly zone happening. Enough.

Yeah, the Ukrainians should stop being “tiresome and irritating”.  You fucking halfwit.

[steve55]

5 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said:

 

More like the CIA did this under the banner of Anonymous.